Everest | 2002 S Col-SE Ridge

A USA expedition to Everest in 2002 via S Col-SE Ridge, led by Bill Crouse. Summit reached on 16th May 2002. 13 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	4060
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	EVER02130
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2002
Season	1
Host Country	1
Route 1	S Col-SE Ridge
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	USA
Leaders	Bill Crouse
Sponsor	Adventure Consultants Everest Expedition 2002
Success 1	True
Success 2	False
Success 3	False
Success 4	False
Ascent 1	424
Ascent 2	-
Ascent 3	-
Ascent 4	-
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Countries	Australia, Iceland, New Zealand
Approach	-
Basecamp Date	2002-04-08
Summit Date	2002-05-16
Summit Time	0956
Summit Days	38
Total Days	40
Termination Date	2002-05-18
Termination Reason	1
Termination Notes	-
High Point (m)	8849
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	4
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	9
Summit Members	4
Member Deaths	0
Total Hired	8
Summit Hired	3
Hired Deaths	0
No Hired	False
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	True
O2 Medical	False
O2 Taken	False
O2 Unknown	False
Other Summits	-
Campsites	BC(08/04,5350m),C1(14/04,6100m),C2(16/04,6400m),C3(04/05,7350m),C4(15/05,7900m),Smt(16/05)
Route Notes	C4 at South Col. Summit party left C4 10:30 pm 15 May: 11 people, of whom 7 got to top: Arnette (turned back at 8300m at 1:55 am 16 May [due to lung infection]), Burch and Plotke at 2:35 am with Phu Tashi Sherpa, 2 members exhausted and Sherpa went with them at 8350m). Other seven, Miller, Olafsson, Hiddleston, Crouse, 3 Sherpas to top at 9:56 and 10:25 (as per Ministry of Tourism list). All down to C4 to sleep. [Guy Cotter reported to EverestNews.com summit times of 10:10 and 10:50, instead of 9:56 and 10:25.] Oxygen: All 11 people used it: C3 sleeping and C3 to C4. 7 members; 2 summit party Sherpas sleeping in C4 (Chuldim from Khumjung and Phurba from Makalu VDC). All 11 summit party including Sherpas used it from C4 towards top and down to C4 and sleeping in C4 on 16th by 8 people, the 7 to top and Chuldim. Summit Sherpas: Chuldim, aka Ang Dorje, Chuldim Dorje, 10/5/64, Pangboche, Everest X7 Pasang Tenzing, 25, Phortse, Everest X1 Lhakpa Dorje, 41, Sanam, Makalu X2, Lhotse 2 members left early: Maluish on 21 April, not experienced enough climber Taske on 28 April for personal reasons
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	Wilderness Experience
Commercial Route	True
Standard Route	True
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	-
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2458463
Year	2002
Summit Success	True
O2 Summary	Used
Route (lowercase)	s col-se ridge

Members

Field	Value
ID	31778
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER02130
Member ID	02
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2002
Season	1
First Name	Alan Duane
Last Name	Arnette
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1956
Calculated Age	45
Citizenship	USA
Status	Climber
Residence	Fort Collins, Colorado
Occupation	Computer company manager
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	8300
Summit Date 1	2002-05-16
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	True
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	C3 sleep, C3-C4, C4-highpt-C4, sleep C4
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	4
Summit Term	9
HCN	0
Checksum	2433783
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	alan duane arnette
Year of Birth	1956
Year	2002
Age at Expedition	46
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	31779
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER02130
Member ID	03
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2002
Season	1
First Name	Thomas C.
Last Name	Burch
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1956
Calculated Age	45
Citizenship	USA
Status	Climber
Residence	Greenbrae, California
Occupation	Attorney
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	8350
Summit Date 1	2002-05-16
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	True
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	C3 sleep, C3-C4, C4-highpt-C4, sleep C4
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	4
Summit Term	7
HCN	0
Checksum	2433817
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	thomas c. burch
Year of Birth	1956
Year	2002
Age at Expedition	46
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	31780
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER02130
Member ID	01
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2002
Season	1
First Name	William Charles (Bill)
Last Name	Crouse
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1963
Calculated Age	38
Citizenship	USA
Status	Leader
Residence	Breckenridge, Colorado
Occupation	Alpine guide
Leader	True
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8849
Summit Date 1	2002-05-16
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1025
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	424
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	True
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	C3 sleep, C3-C4, C4-smt-C4, sleep C4
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2436360
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	william charles (bill) crouse
Year of Birth	1963
Year	2002
Age at Expedition	39
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	31781
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER02130
Member ID	04
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2002
Season	1
First Name	David John
Last Name	Hiddleston
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1969
Calculated Age	33
Citizenship	New Zealand
Status	Climber
Residence	Wanaka, New Zealand
Occupation	Alpine guide
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8849
Summit Date 1	2002-05-16
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1025
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	424
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	True
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	Sleep C2&C3&C4, C3-C4, C4-smt-C4
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	(1969-2002) Died 31 December 2002 on Mt. Tasman in New Zealand from avalanche
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2438256
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	david john hiddleston
Year of Birth	1969
Year	2002
Age at Expedition	33
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	31782
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER02130
Member ID	05
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2002
Season	1
First Name	Andrew
Last Name	Maluish
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1949
Calculated Age	53
Citizenship	Australia
Status	Climber
Residence	Monte Carlo
Occupation	Mechanical engineer
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	12
HCN	0
Checksum	2431121
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	andrew maluish
Year of Birth	1949
Year	2002
Age at Expedition	53
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	31783
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER02130
Member ID	06
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2002
Season	1
First Name	Ellen Elizabeth
Last Name	Miller
Sex	F
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1959
Calculated Age	43
Citizenship	USA
Status	Climber
Residence	Vail, Colorado
Occupation	Manager of club teaching skiing
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8849
Summit Date 1	2002-05-16
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0956
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	424
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	True
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	C3 sleep, C3-C4, C4-smt-C4, sleep C4
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2434623
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	ellen elizabeth miller
Year of Birth	1959
Year	2002
Age at Expedition	43
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	31784
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER02130
Member ID	07
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2002
Season	1
First Name	Haraldur
Last Name	Olafsson
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1971
Calculated Age	30
Citizenship	Iceland
Status	Climber
Residence	Reykjavik, Iceland
Occupation	Attorney
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8849
Summit Date 1	2002-05-16
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1025
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	424
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	True
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	C3 sleep, C3-C4, C4-smt-C4, sleep C4
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2439251
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	haraldur olafsson
Year of Birth	1971
Year	2002
Age at Expedition	31
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	31785
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER02130
Member ID	08
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2002
Season	1
First Name	Robert
Last Name	Plotke
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1961
Calculated Age	40
Citizenship	USA
Status	Climber
Residence	Chicago, Illinois
Occupation	Management consultant
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	8350
Summit Date 1	2002-05-16
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	True
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	C3 sleep, C3-C4, C4-highpt-C4, sleep C4
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	4
Summit Term	7
HCN	0
Checksum	2435649
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	robert plotke
Year of Birth	1961
Year	2002
Age at Expedition	41
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	31786
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER02130
Member ID	09
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2002
Season	1
First Name	John Edward
Last Name	Taske
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1940
Calculated Age	61
Citizenship	Australia
Status	Climber
Residence	Brisbane, QLD, Australia
Occupation	Anesthetist
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	18
HCN	0
Checksum	2427874
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	john edward taske
Year of Birth	1940
Year	2002
Age at Expedition	62
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	31787
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER02130
Member ID	10
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2002
Season	1
First Name	Chuldim Dorje (Ang Dorje)
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1964
Calculated Age	37
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Pangboche, Khumbu
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	True
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8849
Summit Date 1	2002-05-16
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0956
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	424
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	True
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	From C4-smt-C4, sleeping C4
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	8th ascent of Everest
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2436719
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	chuldim dorje (ang dorje) sherpa
Year of Birth	1964
Year	2002
Age at Expedition	38
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	31788
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER02130
Member ID	12
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2002
Season	1
First Name	Pasang Tenzing
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1978
Calculated Age	24
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Phortse, Khumbu
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	True
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8849
Summit Date 1	2002-05-16
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1025
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	424
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	True
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	From C4-smt-C4, sleeping C4
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	2nd ascent of Everest; brother of Lhakpa Tharke (Phortse)
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2441510
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	pasang tenzing sherpa
Year of Birth	1978
Year	2002
Age at Expedition	24
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	31789
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER02130
Member ID	11
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2002
Season	1
First Name	Lhakpa Dorje
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1961
Calculated Age	40
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Sanam, Gudel-4, Solukhumbu
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	True
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8849
Summit Date 1	2002-05-16
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1025
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	424
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	True
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	From C4-smt-C4, sleeping C4
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	Brother of Lhakpa Tenzing
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2435617
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	lhakpa dorje sherpa
Year of Birth	1961
Year	2002
Age at Expedition	41
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	47369
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER02130
Member ID	13
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2002
Season	1
First Name	Phu Tashi
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1972
Calculated Age	29
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Pangboche, Khumbu
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	True
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	8350
Summit Date 1	2002-05-16
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	True
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	From C4-highpt-C4, sleeping C4
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	4
Summit Term	14
HCN	0
Checksum	2439724
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	phu tashi sherpa
Year of Birth	1972
Year	2002
Age at Expedition	30
Role	Hired

13 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Alan Duane Arnette	M	1956	USA	Climber	Fort Collins, Colorado	Computer company manager	Details Other expeditions
Thomas C. Burch	M	1956	USA	Climber	Greenbrae, California	Attorney	Details Other expeditions
William Charles (Bill) Crouse	M	1963	USA	Leader	Breckenridge, Colorado	Alpine guide	Details Other expeditions
David John Hiddleston	M	1969	New Zealand	Climber	Wanaka, New Zealand	Alpine guide	Details Other expeditions
Andrew Maluish	M	1949	Australia	Climber	Monte Carlo	Mechanical engineer	Details Other expeditions
Ellen Elizabeth Miller	F	1959	USA	Climber	Vail, Colorado	Manager of club teaching skiing	Details Other expeditions
Haraldur Olafsson	M	1971	Iceland	Climber	Reykjavik, Iceland	Attorney	Details Other expeditions
Robert Plotke	M	1961	USA	Climber	Chicago, Illinois	Management consultant	Details Other expeditions
John Edward Taske	M	1940	Australia	Climber	Brisbane, QLD, Australia	Anesthetist	Details Other expeditions
Chuldim Dorje (Ang Dorje) Sherpa	M	1964	Nepal	H-A Worker	Pangboche, Khumbu	-	Details Other expeditions
Pasang Tenzing Sherpa	M	1978	Nepal	H-A Worker	Phortse, Khumbu	-	Details Other expeditions
Lhakpa Dorje Sherpa	M	1961	Nepal	H-A Worker	Sanam, Gudel-4, Solukhumbu	-	Details Other expeditions
Phu Tashi Sherpa	M	1972	Nepal	H-A Worker	Pangboche, Khumbu	-	Details Other expeditions

References

Field	Value
ID	5769
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	EVER02130
Reference ID	01
Year	2002
Type	3
Journal	HIGH
Author	-
Title	-
Publisher	-
Publication Date	2003
Language	-
Citation	244:58 (Mar 2003)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	7770
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	EVER02130
Reference ID	02
Year	2002
Type	5
Journal	-
Author	-
Title	http://www.adventureconsultants.com/adventure/Dispatches_Archived/
Publisher	-
Publication Date	-
Language	-
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	7855
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	EVER02130
Reference ID	03
Year	2002
Type	5
Journal	-
Author	-
Title	http://www.alanarnette.com
Publisher	-
Publication Date	-
Language	-
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

3 recorded references.

Expedition ID	Journal	Author	Title	Publisher	Citation	Yak 94
EVER02130	HIGH	-	-	-	244:58 (Mar 2003)	-
EVER02130	-	-	http://www.adventureconsultants.com/adventure/Dispatches_Archived/	-	-	-
EVER02130	-	-	http://www.alanarnette.com	-	-	-