Everest | 2003 S Col-SE Ridge

A Italy expedition to Everest in 2003 via S Col-SE Ridge, led by Renzo Benedetti. Summit reached on 26th May 2003. 2 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	4269
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	EVER03120
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2003
Season	1
Host Country	1
Route 1	S Col-SE Ridge
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	Italy
Leaders	Renzo Benedetti
Sponsor	Speizione Trentina dul Tetto del Mondo
Success 1	False
Success 2	False
Success 3	False
Success 4	False
Ascent 1	-
Ascent 2	-
Ascent 3	-
Ascent 4	-
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Countries	-
Approach	Standard
Basecamp Date	2003-04-21
Summit Date	2003-05-26
Summit Time	-
Summit Days	35
Total Days	36
Termination Date	2003-05-27
Termination Reason	4
Termination Notes	Abandoned at 8815m due to bad weather and exhaution
High Point (m)	8815
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	4
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	2
Summit Members	0
Member Deaths	0
Total Hired	2
Summit Hired	0
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(21/04,5300m),C1(23/04,6100m),C2(26/04,6400m),C3(08/05,7100m),C4(13/05,7900m),xxx(26/05,8815m)
Route Notes	C1 at 6100m (deposit only - which was blown away by storm) May 25: Benedetti and Valentini both started from C2 on May 25 at 06:00 hours. Benedetti arrived at C4 at 13:00 hours. Valentini arrived at 16:00 hours. Both got rest and food, then continued at 21:00 hours. Benedetti reached at 8815m at 04:45 hours. On May 26 he had to return to C4 at 11:00 hours due to the problem in oxygen mask which did not release oxygen. Valentini reached to 8100m at 11:00 hours without oxygen. He felt very cold and tired, decided to give up. Nima Sherpa who was climbing with Valentini continued with the permission of Valentini. Nima told him that he had summited. Valentini while waiting for Nima, as he was suffering from bit of snowblind, asked one of the army members descending from summit to put his ice axe into his rucksack instead the climber took the axe with him. Sherpas: Nima Sherpa, Thami Ang Kazi Sherpa The expedition returned to KTM on May 31 and will leave on June 03. Nima did not go to the summit, according to trekking agent, Nima Nuru of Cho Oyu Trekking - this was a misunderstanding
Accidents	Bit of snowblindness of Valentini for sometime
Achievement	-
Agency	Cho Oyu Trekking
Commercial Route	True
Standard Route	True
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	False
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2458884
Year	2003
Summit Success	False
O2 Summary	Used
Route (lowercase)	s col-se ridge

Members

Field	Value
ID	33292
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER03120
Member ID	01
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2003
Season	1
First Name	Renzo
Last Name	Benedetti
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1955
Calculated Age	48
Citizenship	Italy
Status	Leader
Residence	Segonzano, Trento, Italy
Occupation	Postal employee
Leader	True
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)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8815
Summit Date 1	2003-05-26
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	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	4
Summit Term	11
HCN	0
Checksum	2433166
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	renzo benedetti
Year of Birth	1955
Year	2003
Age at Expedition	48
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	33293
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER03120
Member ID	02
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2003
Season	1
First Name	Sergio
Last Name	Valentini
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1957
Calculated Age	45
Citizenship	Italy
Status	Climber
Residence	Canazei, Trento, Italy
Occupation	Businessman (in wine & spirits)
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)	8100
Summit Date 1	2003-05-26
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	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	4
Summit Term	8
HCN	0
Checksum	2434062
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	sergio valentini
Year of Birth	1957
Year	2003
Age at Expedition	46
Role	Member

2 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Renzo Benedetti	M	1955	Italy	Leader	Segonzano, Trento, Italy	Postal employee	Details Other expeditions
Sergio Valentini	M	1957	Italy	Climber	Canazei, Trento, Italy	Businessman (in wine & spirits)	Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.