Everest | 2001 S Col-SE Ridge

A Germany expedition to Everest in 2001 via S Col-SE Ridge, led by Goetz Wiegand. Summit reached on 22nd May 2001. 7 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 3791
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID EVER01116
Peak ID EVER
Year 2001
Season 1
Host Country 1
Route 1 S Col-SE Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Germany
Leaders Goetz Wiegand
Sponsor Saxony Himalaya Everest Expedition 2001
Success 1 True
Success 2 False
Success 3 False
Success 4 False
Ascent 1 386
Ascent 2 -
Ascent 3 -
Ascent 4 -
Claimed False
Disputed False
Countries -
Approach -
Basecamp Date 2001-04-29
Summit Date 2001-05-22
Summit Time 1700
Summit Days 23
Total Days 30
Termination Date 2001-05-29
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 8849
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 4
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 5
Summit Members 1
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 2
Summit Hired 0
Hired Deaths 0
No Hired False
O2 Used True
O2 None False
O2 Climb False
O2 Descent False
O2 Sleep True
O2 Medical True
O2 Taken False
O2 Unknown False
Other Summits Attempted Pumori (PUMO-011-02)
Campsites BC(29/04,5350m),C2(02/05,6400m),C3(03/05,7200m),C4(21/05,7900m),Smt(22/05)
Route Notes C2 at West Cwm C3 on Lhotse Face C4 at South Col. From C4 Stingl and Tuerpe 22 May at 12:30 am. Tuerpe to South Summit turned back at 1:30 pm, using ropes fixed that morning by Indian expedition while Stingl to top at 5:00 pm. Stingl slept at C4 at 9:00 pm (with headlamp). Wiegand hoped to go to top starting on 22/23 night, but had to help Tuerpe. 2nd summit bid planned from South Col but weather bad. All in BC May 25 May. Oxygen: taken to Everest and used by [Sirdar] Lhakpa Tshering (Khunde) while sick and by Mingma [Nuru] while he stayed at South Col. Members used none at all.
Accidents Lhakpa Tshering altitude sickness
Achievement -
Agency Asian Trekking
Commercial Route True
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference -
Primary ID -
Checksum 2458103
Year 2001
Summit Success True
O2 Summary Used
Route (lowercase) s col-se ridge

Members

7 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Frank Udo Meutzner M 1965 Germany Climber Dresden, Saxony, Germany Engineer Details Other expeditions
Joerg Stingl M 1961 Germany Climber Dresden, Saxony, Germany Mechanical engineer Details Other expeditions
Thomas Tuerpe M 1961 Germany Climber Dresden, Saxony, Germany Photographer Details Other expeditions
Goetz Wiegand M 1959 Germany Leader Dresden, Saxony, Germany Alpinist Details Other expeditions
Olaf Zill M 1966 Germany Climber Basel, Switzerland Physiotherapist Details Other expeditions
Mingma Nuru Sherpa M 1969 Nepal H-A Worker Pangboche, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Lhakpa Tshering Sherpa M - Nepal Sirdar Khunde, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions

References

4 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
EVER01116 HIGH - - - 231:74 (Feb 2002) -
EVER01116 - Stingl, Joerg Ganz Oben Chemnitzer, Leipzig - -
EVER01116 - - http://www.k2news.com/sax.htm - - -
EVER01116 - - http://www.himalaya-saxonia.de - - -