Everest | 2002 S Col-SE Ridge

A USA expedition to Everest in 2002 via S Col-SE Ridge, led by Sean Swarner. Summit reached on 16th May 2002. 3 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 4057
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID EVER02143
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 Sean Swarner
Sponsor Cancer Climber Expedition 2002 to Everest
Success 1 True
Success 2 False
Success 3 False
Success 4 False
Ascent 1 420
Ascent 2 -
Ascent 3 -
Ascent 4 -
Claimed False
Disputed False
Countries -
Approach Lukla->Khumbu Valley
Basecamp Date 2002-04-07
Summit Date 2002-05-16
Summit Time 0930
Summit Days 39
Total Days 41
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 1
Summit Members 1
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 4
Summit Hired 2
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(07/04,5360m),C1(14/04,6300m),C2(20/04,21,6700m),C3(22/04,7300m),C4(15/05,7900m),Smt(16/05)
Route Notes BC at 5300m C4 at South Col. C1 about altitudes, he did not remember but all camps were made at places where other expedition put up camps. May 15: All 3 summiters started from C4 at 23:00 hours. Summit at 09:30 hours of May 16 and stayed on top about 35 minutes. Back to C4 at about 14:00 hours. Does not have firm idea about returning time to C4. Next day to BC. Swarner returned to KTM on 22 and will leave on May 25. Nima Gombu Sherpa, this his 8th summit, and Kami Sherpa his 4th summit on Everest. Sherpa summiters Nima Gombu, 2 Jan 1969, Beding, Everest X7, Cho Oyu 9/10/01 Kami (aka Kame), 1962, Bagam, Kerung, Everest X3, Lhotse 25/5/98, Cho Oyu 29/9/01
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Peak Promotion
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

3 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Sean Swarner M 1974 USA Leader Estes Park, Colorado Self-employed fundraiser for cancer organization Details Other expeditions
Nima Gombu (Gombu) Sherpa M 1969 Nepal H-A Worker Beding, Dolakha - Details Other expeditions
Kami (Kame) Sherpa M 1962 Nepal H-A Worker Bagam, Kerung, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions

References

1 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
EVER02143 - Swarner, Sean Keep Climbing Atria Books, New York - -