Everest | 2003 S Col-SE Ridge

A USA expedition to Everest in 2003 via S Col-SE Ridge, led by Scott Woolums. Summit reached on 22nd May 2003. 6 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 4315
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID EVER03168
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 Scott Woolums
Sponsor Adventures International 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 Canada, UK
Approach -
Basecamp Date 2003-04-01
Summit Date 2003-05-22
Summit Time 1230
Summit Days 51
Total Days 55
Termination Date 2003-05-26
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 8849
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 4
Fixed Rope (m) 500
Total Members 4
Summit Members 2
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(08/04,5400m),C1(14/04,6100m),C2(23/04,6300m),C3(03/05,7300m),C4(20/05,7900m),Smt(22/05)
Route Notes BC at 5400m usual campsite (18,000 ft) C1 at 6100m standard camp site C2 at 6300m standard camp site (21,000 ft) C3 at 7300m at Lhotse Face (24,000 ft). Summit Sherpas: Mingmar Chhiri, 12/12/2027 (22 yrs old), Kharikhola, Everest X2 Jangbu, 3/6/2036 (23 yrs old), Kharikhola, 1st 8000er All 4 members made bid for summit together with 4 Sherpas, but McEvoy and Neal turned back at bottom of Hillary Step with 2 Sherpas (Lama Babu Sherpa from Bung, no 8000ers) and Phanden Sherpa (from Kharikhola, Everest x2 and Cho Oyu X2) because members were worried about their safety: weather seemed to be deteriorating and there were a lot of other people on the Step. May 21: Dargonne, McEvoy, Neal, Woolums, Jangbu, Mingma Chhiri, Phanden and Lama Babu left C4 at 11 pm. No wind wind, crystal clear skies, the perfect day. "Second night at South Col and we all felt ready after being on oxygen here since our arrival (from website)." All reached at South Summit on May 22 at 10 am. McEvoy and Neal decided to retreat due to weather (at that time started gathering clouds and windy), crowd ahead of them and tiredness; with McEvoy and Neal, Phenden and Lama Babu went down to C4. Woolums and Dargonne reached summit at 12:30 pm and Jangbu Sherpa and Mingma Chhiri Sherpa at about 1 pm. Summiters returned to C4 at 4 pm. All four Sherpas reached C4 from C2. BC to Lukla by helicopter on May 27. Comment: Change the Sat phone permits and radio permits to encourage better communications. Allow helicopter to only charter in/out from Lobuche at the highest.
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency High Country 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

6 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Clifford (Cliff) Dargonne M 1964 UK Climber Brighton, E Sussex, England Dentist Details Other expeditions
Sean Christopher McEvoy M 1967 Canada Climber London, Ontario Dentist Details Other expeditions
Kevin Lee Neal M 1962 USA Climber Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida Dentist Details Other expeditions
Charles Scott Woolums M 1957 USA Leader Hood River, Oregon Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Mingma Tshering (Mingma Chhiri) Sherpa M 1981 Nepal H-A Worker Kharikhola, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions
Jangbu Sherpa M 1980 Nepal H-A Worker Kharikhola, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.