Everest | 2003 S Col-SE Ridge

A USA expedition to Everest in 2003 via S Col-SE Ridge, led by Bill Crouse. Summit reached on 22nd May 2003. 8 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 4261
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID EVER03111
Peak ID EVER
Year 2003
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 on Everest 2003
Success 1 True
Success 2 False
Success 3 False
Success 4 False
Ascent 1 -
Ascent 2 -
Ascent 3 -
Ascent 4 -
Claimed False
Disputed False
Countries Australia
Approach -
Basecamp Date 2003-04-17
Summit Date 2003-05-22
Summit Time 0930
Summit Days 35
Total Days 40
Termination Date 2003-05-27
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 8849
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 4
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 4
Summit Members 0
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 True
O2 Medical False
O2 Taken False
O2 Unknown False
Other Summits -
Campsites BC(17/04),C1(23/04,6100m),C2(29/04,6400m),C3(04/05,7300m),C4(20/05,7900m),Smt(22/05)
Route Notes C1 at top of Icefall C2 at West Cwm C3 at Lhotse face C4 at South Col. All 4 members in summit bid turned back below the balcony while 3 Sherpas went on to the top. Crouse, Dyer and Gilman reached South Summit (8750m); Arnette and Lhakpa Tarke turned back at 8150m. Oxygen: all members used it sleeping in C3 20 and 21 May, climbing and sleeping from C3 to their high points, to C4, sleeping in C4; Crouse did not use it descending from C4 but other 3 members used it from C4 to C3 on 23rd. The 3 Sherpas used oxygen in C4 to top and in C4 night of 22nd. Crouse comment by phone on 31 May: the competence of the climbers this year was lower than before. "The Japanese team - not Miura's - were really, really slow." Sherpa summiters: Phu Tashi, Pangboche, Everest X3 Pasang Tenzing, Everest X2 Chuldim Dorje, Everest X1, Cho Oyu X3
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Himalayan Guides
Commercial Route True
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2458880
Year 2003
Summit Success True
O2 Summary Used
Route (lowercase) s col-se ridge

Members

8 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Alan Duane Arnette M 1956 USA Climber Fort Collins, Colorado Product manager Details Other expeditions
William Charles (Bill) Crouse M 1963 USA Leader Breckenridge, Colorado Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Nicholas Dyer M 1965 Australia Climber Glebe, NSW, Australia Construction manager Details Other expeditions
Robert Lorin Gilman M 1962 USA Climber Wassila, Alaska Building contractor Details Other expeditions
Phu Tashi Sherpa M 1972 Nepal H-A Worker Pangboche, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Pasang Tenzing Sherpa M 1978 Nepal H-A Worker Phortse, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Chuldim Dorje (Ang Dorje) Sherpa M 1964 Nepal H-A Worker Pangboche, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Lhakpa Tharke Sherpa M 1981 Nepal H-A Worker Phortse, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions

References

2 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
EVER03111 - - http://www.adventureconsultants.com/adventure/Dispatches_Archived/ - - -
EVER03111 - - http://www.alanarnette.com - - -