Everest | 2001 S Col-SE Ridge

A Spain expedition to Everest in 2001 via S Col-SE Ridge, led by Carlos Soria Fontan. Summit reached on 23rd May 2001. 1 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 3792
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID EVER01117
Peak ID EVER
Year 2001
Season 1
Host Country 1
Route 1 S Col-SE Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Spain
Leaders Carlos Soria Fontan
Sponsor Independent (Asian Trekking)
Success 1 True
Success 2 False
Success 3 False
Success 4 False
Ascent 1 404
Ascent 2 -
Ascent 3 -
Ascent 4 -
Claimed False
Disputed False
Countries -
Approach Lukla->Khumbu Valley
Basecamp Date 2001-04-05
Summit Date 2001-05-23
Summit Time 1230
Summit Days 48
Total Days 51
Termination Date 2001-05-26
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 8849
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 4
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 1
Summit Members 1
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 1
Summit Hired 0
Hired Deaths 0
No Hired False
O2 Used True
O2 None False
O2 Climb True
O2 Descent False
O2 Sleep False
O2 Medical False
O2 Taken False
O2 Unknown False
Other Summits -
Campsites BC(05/04,5400m),C1(12/04,6100m),C2(13/04,6400m),C3(21/05,7300m),C4(22/05,7900m),Smt(23/05)
Route Notes C4 at South Col. May 22 left C4 at 23:30 hours. Summit on 23rd about 12:30 hours. Stayed about 30 minutes. Returned to C4 18:30 about hours. Next day to C2. His Sherpa Pemba did not show up at C4 to accompany him to summit. Met on summit 2 Russians and Italian. Returned to KTM on May 29. Leaves on June 1 or 3.
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Asian Trekking
Commercial Route True
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference -
Primary ID -
Checksum 2458104
Year 2001
Summit Success True
O2 Summary Used
Route (lowercase) s col-se ridge

Members

1 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Carlos Soria Fontan M 1939 Spain Leader Madrid, Spain Interior decorator Details Other expeditions

References

1 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
EVER01117 HIGH - - - 231:77 (Feb 2002) -