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) | - |