Everest | 2003 S Col-SE Ridge

A Nepal expedition to Everest in 2003 via S Col-SE Ridge, led by Ungdi Tshering Sherpa. Summit reached on 11th May 2003. 4 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 4316
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID EVER03169
Peak ID EVER
Year 2003
Season 1
Host Country 1
Route 1 S Col-SE Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Nepal
Leaders Ungdi Tshering Sherpa
Sponsor First Differently-abled Sherpa Expedition
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 Lukla->Namche->Tengboche->Dugla->BC
Basecamp Date 2003-04-19
Summit Date 2003-05-11
Summit Time -
Summit Days 22
Total Days 35
Termination Date 2003-05-24
Termination Reason 4
Termination Notes Abandoned at 7900m due to bad weather and lack of Sherpa support
High Point (m) 7900
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 3
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 1
Summit Members 0
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 5
Summit Hired 0
Hired Deaths 0
No Hired False
O2 Used False
O2 None True
O2 Climb False
O2 Descent False
O2 Sleep False
O2 Medical False
O2 Taken True
O2 Unknown False
Other Summits -
Campsites BC(19/04,5300m),C1(01/05,6100m),C2(02/05,6600m),C3(19/05,7300m),xxx(11,13/05,7900m)
Route Notes BC at 5300m C1 at 6100m at top of Icefall C2 at 6600m at W Cwm C3 at 7300m at Lhotse Face High point at 7900m at South Col on 11 and 13 May to dump gear (+ 21 May to retrieve). Leader Ungdi Tshering reached C2 on May 2 and remained there till he left for C3 on 19th with Mingma (Mingma Dorje) Sherpa. Mingma (Dorje) and Ungdi spent night of 19th at C3. On 20th Ungdi and Mingma went up to 7600m in the morning. When Ungdi met other expedition members coming down from C4, due to storm in up camp, Ungdi and Mingma (Dorje) also descended to C2. On 21st both of them came down to BC and called off the expedition. Ungdi gave up the expedition because two of his Sherpas Mingma (who got frostbite) and other one Thukpa Chiring (got frostbite on left hand) and two remaining Sherpas too were tired. Ungdi thought that it would be difficult to try again. Note (1): Highest point for leader Ungdi is 7600m. For Mingma Dorje, Dawa Ongchu, Mingma Thindu the highest point is South Col where all three Sherpas went to deposit their supplies on May 11 and 13. Dawa Ongchu went again to South Col on 21st to collect the supplies with Mingma Thindu. For Thukpa high point was yellow band on May 13. Frostbite (note 2) Mingma Sherpa, toe of right foot, which quickly healed completely. Thukpa Chiring left hand's four fingers all black but in early August were healing. HAS Kasa Dawa Sherpa suffered from HAS while at C2 and sent down to BC.
Accidents Frostbite and HAS
Achievement -
Agency Thamserku Trekking
Commercial Route True
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2458869
Year 2003
Summit Success False
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) s col-se ridge

Members

4 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Ungdi Tshering Sherpa M 1971 Nepal Leader Kathmandu Works in trekking business Details Other expeditions
Mingma Dorje Sherpa M 1967 Nepal H-A Worker Khumjung, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Mingma Thinduk/Thenduk Sherpa M 1969 Nepal H-A Worker Nurbugaon, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Dawa Wangchuk (Dawa Ongchu) Sherpa M 1972 Nepal H-A Worker Walung, Makalu-9, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.