Everest | 2002 S Col-SE Ridge

A Switzerland expedition to Everest in 2002 via S Col-SE Ridge, led by Stephane Schaffter. Summit reached on 16th May 2002. 9 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 4052
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID EVER02138
Peak ID EVER
Year 2002
Season 1
Host Country 1
Route 1 S Col-SE Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Switzerland
Leaders Stephane Schaffter
Sponsor Geneva Everest 1952-2002 Expedition
Success 1 True
Success 2 False
Success 3 False
Success 4 False
Ascent 1 415
Ascent 2 -
Ascent 3 -
Ascent 4 -
Claimed False
Disputed False
Countries Australia, France
Approach -
Basecamp Date 2002-04-02
Summit Date 2002-05-16
Summit Time 0845
Summit Days 44
Total Days 49
Termination Date 2002-05-21
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 8849
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 4
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 6
Summit Members 5
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 6
Summit Hired 3
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(02/04,5350m),C1(11/04,5900m),C2(17/04,6400m),C3(13/05,7300m),C4(14/05,7950m),Smt(16/05)
Route Notes C1 at top of Icefall C2 in West Cwm C3 on Lhotse Face C4 at South Col. 14th evening not good enough weather for summit bid. Left C4 15th May 9:30 pm for top: all summiters and Troillet left camp together. Troillet the only one without oxygen (he considers it unethical). Troillet turned back at balcony 8450m, where going slowly and did not like being in a queue with tourists, what's going on Everest in commercialization, which means organizers takes nearly everybody with enough money. Others in party went to top from 8:45 pm (Apa) to about 10:00 am. All slept in C4 on 16th. 17th Lambert to C2, Tashi to BC. 18 May all in BC. Lambert: I climbed Everest as a tribute to my father and to make the film about the 1952 and 2002 expeditions. I telephoned my mother when I was safely down in BC and she was "very happy." Sherpa Summiters: Apa, Thami, Everest X11 Dawa Nuru, 38, Thami, Everest X2, Cho Oyu X1 Ang Sona, Thami, 25 years, Everest 25/5/01 Scheffter by Email - 30 July 02 Oxygen used by Schaffter, Lambert, Vallot, Tashi Tenzing & Arvis from 7800m to Col, Col to top and back to Col. Apa - 20 July 02 3 Sherpa summiters used O2 from Col to top and back, but not at Col. Everest heroes' descendents return from Everest By Hawley Kathmandu, May 22 (Reuters) - The son of Swiss mountaineer who climbed in 1952 to the highest point on earth attained until then, and a grandson of the Sherpa who accompanied him, returned on May 22 from their successful ascent of Everest together in memory of their ancestors on May 16. Tashi Tenzing said that he "had a clear image of his grandfather at the summit. I saw him before my eyes, and he had a big smile on his face." Tashi Tenzing left on the the summit a photograph of Tenzing Norgay and Raymond Lambert together, which Tashi's mother, a daughter of Tenzing Norgay, had given him to take to the top of the world. While on the summit, Tashi bowed three times to the picture, and thanked Chongolungma, for giving him "beautiful weather" that day and thus letting them succeed. He also telephoned to his mother in Darjeeling with the great news. Lambert said that he had no visions -- "I'm a pragmatic sort of person," he explained. But he did have a warm memory of this father throughout his climb. He wore to the summit a scarf that Tenzing Norgay had given his father (but Lambert did not leave it there).
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Asian 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

9 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Philippe Gerard Frederic Arvis M 1962 France Exp Doctor Argentan, Normandie, France Physician Details Other expeditions
Yves Lambert M 1961 Switzerland Climber Vessy, Geneva, Switzerland Crude oil trader Details Other expeditions
Stephane Charles Joseph Schaffter M 1953 Switzerland Leader Veyrier, Geneva, Switzerland Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Tashi Wangchuk Tenzing M 1965 Australia Climber Oatley, Sydney, NSW, Australia Alpine guide & travel agent Details Other expeditions
Jean Fernand Troillet M 1948 Switzerland Climber La Fouly, Valais, Switzerland Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Guillaume Antoine Vallot M 1970 France Climber St. Martin d'Uriage, Isere, France Photographer Details Other expeditions
Apa (Appa) Sherpa M 1960 Nepal H-A Worker Thami Og, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Dawa Nuru/Norbu Sherpa M 1963 Nepal H-A Worker Thami, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Pasang Sona (Ang Sona/Sonam) Sherpa M 1977 Nepal H-A Worker Thami Og, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions

References

1 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
EVER02138 HIGH - - - 244:58-59 (Mar 2003) -