Everest | 2002 S Col-SE Ridge

A USA expedition to Everest in 2002 via S Col-SE Ridge, led by William Prittie. Summit reached on 25th May 2002. 21 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	4054
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	EVER02140
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	William Prittie
Sponsor	Alpine Ascents International (AAI) South Col Expedition 2002
Success 1	True
Success 2	False
Success 3	False
Success 4	False
Ascent 1	449
Ascent 2	-
Ascent 3	-
Ascent 4	-
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Countries	Canada, Ecuador, New Zealand, Switzerland
Approach	-
Basecamp Date	2002-04-13
Summit Date	2002-05-25
Summit Time	1030
Summit Days	42
Total Days	46
Termination Date	2002-05-29
Termination Reason	1
Termination Notes	-
High Point (m)	8849
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	4
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	13
Summit Members	9
Member Deaths	0
Total Hired	19
Summit Hired	8
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(13/04,5350m),C1(19/04,5900m),C2(21/04,6400m),C3(05/05,7200m),C4(23/05,7900m),Smt(25/05)
Route Notes	C1 just at top of Icefall C2 in Western Cwm C3 on Lhotse Face C4 at South Col. Summit party left C4 at 8:20 pm to 10:00 pm on 24 May: Leroy, McDonald, Witzig, Yoder, Hanna, Prittie, Tejas, Peralvo, Roberts, Benitez. Hanna got to 8050m, not feeling strong, not moving well, not right for going on and down to South Col: deep snow (to knees, some to thighs) from 8400m to South Summit and this expedition did 80% of trail breaking here (Athans did other 20%). Also in summit party were 8 Sherpas, all of whom reached top. Summit reached at 10:30 am by Benitez, Witzig and Pemba Rinzi; last on top Prittie at 11:50 am. All slept in C4 (including Hanna)); all down to C2 on 26th and BC 27th. Oxygen used: 98 bottles of 4 liters each were used: Summit party, all members sleeping in C3, climbing to C4, sleeping in C4, climbing to top and back to C4, sleeping in C4 (Hanna down from C4 to C2 and sleeping in C2, Tejas sleeping in C2, but not climbing to C2). All Sherpa summiters sleeping in C4, climbing to top and back to C4 and sleeping again in C4. Sherpa summiters: Lhakpa Rita, Thami, 1966, Everest X4, Cho Oyu X2 Chuwang Nima, Thami, 1967, Everest X8 Tshering Dorje, Kharikhola, 1970, Everest X3 Kami Rita, aka Topke, Thami, Everest X5, Cho Oyu X1 Pemba Rinzi, Kharikhola, Everest X3 Mingma Chhiri, Thami, Everest X3 Ang Pasang, Thami, 34, Everest X3 Kami Rita, Thami (also), 24 years, Everest X1 Mathy left expedition 23 May because of serious intestinal infection. Al Hanna - 31 March 2002 "We try to give inspiration to clever people not to give up." "Going to reach the top this time?" "Yes I am" he said emphatically. "I understand the mountain and can visualize the South Summit where I turned back last time and from talking to people and seeing pictures of the last 300 ft. I realize its not so awesome as I thought it was."
Accidents	Mathy serious intestinal infection; nothing else serious
Achievement	-
Agency	Sherpa Shangri-La Trekking
Commercial Route	True
Standard Route	True
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	-
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2458472
Year	2002
Summit Success	True
O2 Summary	Used
Route (lowercase)	s col-se ridge

Members

Field	Value
ID	31706
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER02140
Member ID	03
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2002
Season	1
First Name	Luis Guillermo
Last Name	Benitez
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1972
Calculated Age	29
Citizenship	USA
Status	Climber/Guide
Residence	Boulder, Colorado
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	2002-05-25
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1030
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	449
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 C3, C3-C4, 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	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2439503
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	luis guillermo benitez
Year of Birth	1972
Year	2002
Age at Expedition	30
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	31707
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER02140
Member ID	04
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2002
Season	1
First Name	Bryce Kendall
Last Name	Brown
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1974
Calculated Age	27
Citizenship	Canada
Status	Exp Doctor
Residence	Winnipeg, Manitoba
Occupation	Physician
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	True
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	17
HCN	0
Checksum	2440194
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	bryce kendall brown
Year of Birth	1974
Year	2002
Age at Expedition	28
Role	BC Only

Field	Value
ID	31708
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER02140
Member ID	05
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2002
Season	1
First Name	Albert C. (Al)
Last Name	Hanna
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1930
Calculated Age	71
Citizenship	USA
Status	Climber
Residence	Chicago, Illinois
Occupation	Real estate financial adviser
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)	8050
Summit Date 1	2002-05-25
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	Down from C4 to C2, sleeping C2
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	2424199
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	albert c. (al) hanna
Year of Birth	1930
Year	2002
Age at Expedition	72
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	31709
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER02140
Member ID	06
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2002
Season	1
First Name	Eleanor (Ellie)
Last Name	Henke
Sex	F
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1950
Calculated Age	52
Citizenship	USA
Status	BC Manager
Residence	Olympia, Washington
Occupation	Alpine guide
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	True
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	17
HCN	0
Checksum	2431327
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	eleanor (ellie) henke
Year of Birth	1950
Year	2002
Age at Expedition	52
Role	BC Only

Field	Value
ID	31710
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER02140
Member ID	07
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2002
Season	1
First Name	Joseph Alexander (Joe)
Last Name	Leroy
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1949
Calculated Age	52
Citizenship	USA
Status	Climber
Residence	Granite Bay, California
Occupation	Owns packaging materials business
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	2002-05-25
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1101
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	449
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 C3, C3-C4, sleep C4, C4-smt-C4, sleep
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	2431139
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	joseph alexander (joe) leroy
Year of Birth	1949
Year	2002
Age at Expedition	53
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	31711
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER02140
Member ID	08
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2002
Season	1
First Name	Jeffrey William
Last Name	Mathy
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1978
Calculated Age	23
Citizenship	USA
Status	Climber
Residence	Fullerton, California
Occupation	Spokesman for a tea company
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	True
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	True
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	10
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	Left May 23 with intestinal infection
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	9
HCN	0
Checksum	2441743
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	jeffrey william mathy
Year of Birth	1978
Year	2002
Age at Expedition	24
Role	BC Only

Field	Value
ID	31712
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER02140
Member ID	09
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2002
Season	1
First Name	Cleve E.
Last Name	McDonald
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1949
Calculated Age	52
Citizenship	USA
Status	Climber
Residence	Anchorage, Alaska
Occupation	Airline pilot
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	2002-05-25
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1110
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	449
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 C3, C3-C4, 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	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2431095
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	cleve e. mcdonald
Year of Birth	1949
Year	2002
Age at Expedition	53
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	31713
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER02140
Member ID	10
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2002
Season	1
First Name	Jose Luis
Last Name	Peralvo Arcos
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1966
Calculated Age	35
Citizenship	Ecuador
Status	Climber/Guide
Residence	Quito, Ecuador
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	2002-05-25
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1114
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	449
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 C3, C3-C4, 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	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2437412
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	jose luis peralvo arcos
Year of Birth	1966
Year	2002
Age at Expedition	36
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	31714
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER02140
Member ID	01
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2002
Season	1
First Name	William D. (Willi)
Last Name	Prittie
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1955
Calculated Age	46
Citizenship	USA
Status	Leader
Residence	Olympia, Washington
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	2002-05-25
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1155
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	449
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 C3, C3-C4, 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	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2433453
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	william d. (willi) prittie
Year of Birth	1955
Year	2002
Age at Expedition	47
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	31715
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER02140
Member ID	11
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2002
Season	1
First Name	Michael John (Mike)
Last Name	Roberts
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1961
Calculated Age	40
Citizenship	New Zealand
Status	Climber/Guide
Residence	Pagosa Springs, Colorado
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	2002-05-25
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1110
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	449
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 C3, C3-C4, 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	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2435545
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	michael john (mike) roberts
Year of Birth	1961
Year	2002
Age at Expedition	41
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	31716
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER02140
Member ID	02
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2002
Season	1
First Name	Vernon Edward (Vern)
Last Name	Tejas
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1953
Calculated Age	49
Citizenship	USA
Status	Deputy Leader
Residence	Anchorage, Alaska
Occupation	Alpine guide
Leader	False
Deputy	True
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	2002-05-25
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1118
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	449
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	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2432458
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	vernon edward (vern) tejas
Year of Birth	1953
Year	2002
Age at Expedition	49
Role	Deputy

Field	Value
ID	31717
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER02140
Member ID	12
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2002
Season	1
First Name	Arnold
Last Name	Witzig
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1949
Calculated Age	53
Citizenship	Switzerland
Status	Climber
Residence	Vancouver, British Columbia
Occupation	Architect
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	2002-05-25
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1030
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	449
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	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2431014
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	arnold witzig
Year of Birth	1949
Year	2002
Age at Expedition	53
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	31718
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER02140
Member ID	13
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2002
Season	1
First Name	Karl Erik
Last Name	Yoder
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1967
Calculated Age	34
Citizenship	USA
Status	Climber
Residence	Sacramento, California
Occupation	Public finance investment bank consultant
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	2002-05-25
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1118
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	449
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	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2437796
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	karl erik yoder
Year of Birth	1967
Year	2002
Age at Expedition	35
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	31719
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER02140
Member ID	18
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2002
Season	1
First Name	Lhakpa Rita
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1966
Calculated Age	35
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Thami, 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	2002-05-25
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1030
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	449
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 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	5th ascent of Everest; brother of Kami Rita (Topke)
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2437370
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	lhakpa rita sherpa
Year of Birth	1966
Year	2002
Age at Expedition	36
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	31720
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER02140
Member ID	21
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2002
Season	1
First Name	Tshering Dorje
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1970
Calculated Age	31
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Kharikhola, 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	2002-05-25
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1118
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	449
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 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	4th ascent of Everest
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2438776
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	tshering dorje sherpa
Year of Birth	1970
Year	2002
Age at Expedition	32
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	31721
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER02140
Member ID	17
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2002
Season	1
First Name	Kami Rita (Topke)
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1970
Calculated Age	32
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Thami, 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	2002-05-25
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1101
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	449
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 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	6th ascent of Everest; brother of Lhakpa Rita
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2438592
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	kami rita (topke) sherpa
Year of Birth	1970
Year	2002
Age at Expedition	32
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	31722
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER02140
Member ID	20
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2002
Season	1
First Name	Pemba Rinzi/Rinji
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1974
Calculated Age	27
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Kharikhola, 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	2002-05-25
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1030
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	449
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 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	4th ascent of Everest
Necrology	(1974-2008) Died February 2008 in Kathmandu from illness
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2440361
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	pemba rinzi/rinji sherpa
Year of Birth	1974
Year	2002
Age at Expedition	28
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	31723
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER02140
Member ID	19
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2002
Season	1
First Name	Mingma Chhiri/Chhiring
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1968
Calculated Age	33
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Thami, 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	2002-05-25
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1110
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	449
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 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	4th ascent of Everest; brother of Phura Kancha
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2438050
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	mingma chhiri/chhiring sherpa
Year of Birth	1968
Year	2002
Age at Expedition	34
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	31724
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER02140
Member ID	15
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2002
Season	1
First Name	Chhuwang Nima
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1967
Calculated Age	34
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Tesho, 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	2002-05-25
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1101
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	449
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 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	9th ascent of Everest; brother of Nima Nuru
Necrology	(1967-2010) Died 23 Oct 2010 on Baruntse from falling
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2437714
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	chhuwang nima sherpa
Year of Birth	1967
Year	2002
Age at Expedition	35
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	31725
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER02140
Member ID	14
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2002
Season	1
First Name	Ang Pasang
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1967
Calculated Age	34
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Thami, 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	2002-05-25
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1101
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	449
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 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	4th ascent of Everest
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2437652
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	ang pasang sherpa
Year of Birth	1967
Year	2002
Age at Expedition	35
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	31726
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER02140
Member ID	16
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2002
Season	1
First Name	Kami Rita
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1977
Calculated Age	24
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Thami, 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	2002-05-25
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1110
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	449
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 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	2nd ascent of Everest; (not same as Kami Rita "Topke")
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2441420
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	kami rita sherpa
Year of Birth	1977
Year	2002
Age at Expedition	25
Role	Hired

21 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Luis Guillermo Benitez	M	1972	USA	Climber/Guide	Boulder, Colorado	Alpine guide	Details Other expeditions
Bryce Kendall Brown	M	1974	Canada	Exp Doctor	Winnipeg, Manitoba	Physician	Details Other expeditions
Albert C. (Al) Hanna	M	1930	USA	Climber	Chicago, Illinois	Real estate financial adviser	Details Other expeditions
Eleanor (Ellie) Henke	F	1950	USA	BC Manager	Olympia, Washington	Alpine guide	Details Other expeditions
Joseph Alexander (Joe) Leroy	M	1949	USA	Climber	Granite Bay, California	Owns packaging materials business	Details Other expeditions
Jeffrey William Mathy	M	1978	USA	Climber	Fullerton, California	Spokesman for a tea company	Details Other expeditions
Cleve E. McDonald	M	1949	USA	Climber	Anchorage, Alaska	Airline pilot	Details Other expeditions
Jose Luis Peralvo Arcos	M	1966	Ecuador	Climber/Guide	Quito, Ecuador	Alpine guide	Details Other expeditions
William D. (Willi) Prittie	M	1955	USA	Leader	Olympia, Washington	Alpine guide	Details Other expeditions
Michael John (Mike) Roberts	M	1961	New Zealand	Climber/Guide	Pagosa Springs, Colorado	Alpine guide	Details Other expeditions
Vernon Edward (Vern) Tejas	M	1953	USA	Deputy Leader	Anchorage, Alaska	Alpine guide	Details Other expeditions
Arnold Witzig	M	1949	Switzerland	Climber	Vancouver, British Columbia	Architect	Details Other expeditions
Karl Erik Yoder	M	1967	USA	Climber	Sacramento, California	Public finance investment bank consultant	Details Other expeditions
Lhakpa Rita Sherpa	M	1966	Nepal	H-A Worker	Thami, Khumbu	-	Details Other expeditions
Tshering Dorje Sherpa	M	1970	Nepal	H-A Worker	Kharikhola, Solukhumbu	-	Details Other expeditions
Kami Rita (Topke) Sherpa	M	1970	Nepal	H-A Worker	Thami, Khumbu	-	Details Other expeditions
Pemba Rinzi/Rinji Sherpa	M	1974	Nepal	H-A Worker	Kharikhola, Solukhumbu	-	Details Other expeditions
Mingma Chhiri/Chhiring Sherpa	M	1968	Nepal	H-A Worker	Thami, Khumbu	-	Details Other expeditions
Chhuwang Nima Sherpa	M	1967	Nepal	H-A Worker	Tesho, Khumbu	-	Details Other expeditions
Ang Pasang Sherpa	M	1967	Nepal	H-A Worker	Thami, Khumbu	-	Details Other expeditions
Kami Rita Sherpa	M	1977	Nepal	H-A Worker	Thami, Khumbu	-	Details Other expeditions

References

Field	Value
ID	7862
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	EVER02140
Reference ID	01
Year	2002
Type	5
Journal	-
Author	-
Title	http://climb.mountainzone.com/everest/2002/html/0619_wrap.html
Publisher	-
Publication Date	-
Language	-
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	7986
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	EVER02140
Reference ID	02
Year	2002
Type	5
Journal	-
Author	-
Title	http://climb.mountainzone.com/everest/2002/html/dispatch_index.html
Publisher	-
Publication Date	-
Language	-
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

2 recorded references.

Expedition ID	Journal	Author	Title	Publisher	Citation	Yak 94
EVER02140	-	-	http://climb.mountainzone.com/everest/2002/html/0619_wrap.html	-	-	-
EVER02140	-	-	http://climb.mountainzone.com/everest/2002/html/dispatch_index.html	-	-	-