Everest | 2002 S Col-SE Ridge

A Nepal expedition to Everest in 2002 via S Col-SE Ridge, led by Pemba Doma Thaktopa Sherpa. Summit reached on 16th May 2002. 2 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	4050
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	EVER02135
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2002
Season	1
Host Country	1
Route 1	S Col-SE Ridge
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	Nepal
Leaders	Pemba Doma Thaktopa Sherpa
Sponsor	Nepalese Women Everest Expedition I.Y.M. 2002
Success 1	True
Success 2	False
Success 3	False
Success 4	False
Ascent 1	419
Ascent 2	-
Ascent 3	-
Ascent 4	-
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Countries	-
Approach	Lukla->Khumbu Valley
Basecamp Date	2002-04-10
Summit Date	2002-05-16
Summit Time	0910
Summit Days	36
Total Days	42
Termination Date	2002-05-22
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	1
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(10/04,5400m),C1(25/04,6270m),C2(22/04,6523,C3(13/05,6800m),C4(14/05,7900m),Smt(16/05)
Route Notes	C4 at South Col. May 15: Miss Pemba and Lhakpa started from C4 at 22:00 hours. Summited on 16th at 09:10 hours and stayed about 20-25 minutes. Returned to South Col at about 12:30 hours (about 3 hours from summit to C4). Descended to BC on 17th. At the time of summit there were 5 or 6 people on summit including Appa and Tashi. 1) Oxygen: Miss Pemba used oxygen from yellow band (about 7800m), little oxygen for sleep at C4. Summit day, from C4 to summit then to C4. Lhakpa Tshering used oxygen on summit day from C4 to summit and to C4. 2) First Nepalese woman and only fourth woman from any nation to scale Everest twice. Miss Pemba Doma said she can fluently speak eight different languages (Sherpa, Nepali, Tibetan, Hindi, English, German, Italian and French) and currently learning Spanish.
Accidents	-
Achievement	1st Nepal woman and only 4th woman from any nation to scale Everest twice
Agency	Cho Oyu Trekking
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	31672
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER02135
Member ID	01
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2002
Season	1
First Name	Pemba Doma Thaktopa
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	F
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1970
Calculated Age	31
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	Leader
Residence	Namche Bazar, Khumbu
Occupation	Lodge manager
Leader	True
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
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	0910
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	419
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 Yellow Band, sleep 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	2nd ascent of Everest
Necrology	(1970-2007) Died 21 May 2007 on Lhotse from falling
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2438763
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	pemba doma thaktopa sherpa
Year of Birth	1970
Year	2002
Age at Expedition	32
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	31673
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER02135
Member ID	02
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2002
Season	1
First Name	Lhakpa Tshering/Chhiring
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1971
Calculated Age	31
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Mende (Thamo), 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	0910
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	419
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	From 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	3rd ascent of Everest
Necrology	(1971-2006) Died 21 Apr 2006 on Everest from icefall collapse
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2438956
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	lhakpa tshering/chhiring sherpa
Year of Birth	1971
Year	2002
Age at Expedition	31
Role	Hired

2 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Pemba Doma Thaktopa Sherpa	F	1970	Nepal	Leader	Namche Bazar, Khumbu	Lodge manager	Details Other expeditions
Lhakpa Tshering/Chhiring Sherpa	M	1971	Nepal	H-A Worker	Mende (Thamo), Khumbu	-	Details Other expeditions

References

Field	Value
ID	5771
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	EVER02135
Reference ID	01
Year	2002
Type	3
Journal	HIGH
Author	-
Title	-
Publisher	-
Publication Date	2003
Language	-
Citation	244:58 (Mar 2003)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

1 recorded references.

Expedition ID	Journal	Author	Title	Publisher	Citation	Yak 94
EVER02135	HIGH	-	-	-	244:58 (Mar 2003)	-