Everest | 2003 S Col-SE Ridge

A USA expedition to Everest in 2003 via S Col-SE Ridge, led by Sean Burch. Summit reached on 22nd May 2003. 2 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	4277
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	EVER03129
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	Sean Burch
Sponsor	Dream Everest Expedition (on Belgian Huygh permit)
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	-
Approach	Lukla->BC
Basecamp Date	2003-04-03
Summit Date	2003-05-22
Summit Time	0930
Summit Days	49
Total Days	52
Termination Date	2003-05-25
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	1
Summit Hired	1
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(03/04,5365m),C1(08/04,6070m),C2(14/04,6460m),C3(27/04,7180m),C4(20/05,7920m),Smt(22/05)
Route Notes	C1 at top of Icefall C2 at West Cwm C3 at Lhotse Face C4 at South Col. Burch skipped rope at South Col. He and Pemba Temba Sherpa left C4 together at 9:00 pm 21 May and reached top 9:30 am on 22nd, spent 5 minutes on top. Burch returned to C4 at 7:00 pm while Sherpa went down ahead of him so Burch was alone in his descent to C4. Burch was very slow and toes got frostbitten because he was not using oxygen from top to C4. Had to wait at Hillary Step. Oxygen used: Burch in climb from C4 to top only. Sherpa used from C4 to top to C4. Summit Sherpa: Pasang Temba, 20/8/65 (4/5/2022), Thami
Accidents	Burch frostbite on both feet
Achievement	-
Agency	Asian Trekking
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

Field	Value
ID	33355
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER03129
Member ID	01
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2003
Season	1
First Name	Sean T.
Last Name	Burch
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1970
Calculated Age	32
Citizenship	USA
Status	Leader
Residence	Oakton, Virginia
Occupation	Fitness and martial arts instructor
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	2003-05-22
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0930
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	Burch in climb from C4 to top only
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	True
Injury Date	2003-05-22
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	3
Injury Height (m)	8800
Death Notes	Frostbitten toes
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2438724
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	sean t. burch
Year of Birth	1970
Year	2003
Age at Expedition	33
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	33356
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER03129
Member ID	02
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2003
Season	1
First Name	Pasang Temba
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1970
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	2003-05-22
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0930
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	C4-top-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	1st 8000er
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2438582
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	pasang temba sherpa
Year of Birth	1970
Year	2003
Age at Expedition	33
Role	Hired

2 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Sean T. Burch	M	1970	USA	Leader	Oakton, Virginia	Fitness and martial arts instructor	Details Other expeditions
Pasang Temba Sherpa	M	1970	Nepal	H-A Worker	Thami, Khumbu	-	Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.