Everest | 2004 S Col-SE Ridge

A Mexico expedition to Everest in 2004 via S Col-SE Ridge, led by Andres Delgado, Alejandro Ochoa Reyes. Summit reached on 16th May 2004. 14 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 4623
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID EVER04101
Peak ID EVER
Year 2004
Season 1
Host Country 1
Route 1 S Col-SE Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Mexico
Leaders Andres Delgado, Alejandro Ochoa Reyes
Sponsor Everest 2004
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
Approach -
Basecamp Date 2004-03-29
Summit Date 2004-05-16
Summit Time 0730
Summit Days 48
Total Days 52
Termination Date 2004-05-20
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 8849
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 4
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 11
Summit Members 3
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 5
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 True
O2 Taken False
O2 Unknown False
Other Summits -
Campsites BC(29/03,5350m),C1(03/04,6000m),C2(09/04,6350m),C3(18/04,7234m),C4(15/05,7900m),Smt(16/05)
Route Notes BC at Khumbu Glacier C1 at usual campsite C2 at usual campsite C3 at usual campsite C4 at South Col. Boileau, Cartier, Masterson, Delgado, Espinoza, Ochoa Reyes and five Sherpas left South Col at 9:30 pm of May 15. Summit by Boileau at 7:30 am with Namgyal, Espinoza at 10:30 am, Ochoa Reyes at 11:00 am, Ang Kami at 11:15. Stayed at summit: Boileau and Namgyal for one hour, Ochoa Reyes for 40 minutes and Ang Kami for 15 minutes. Discovery team members were already on summit; while on summit Greek and Sherpas came up. Weather was perfect. Boileau reached South Col at 12 noon, Ochoa Reyes at 5 pm. Other members: Cartier up to 8400m, felt exhausted, short breath then went down to South Col with Da Nima. Then to C2 with Pasang. Masterson reached without oxygen at 8750m, got loose crampon, felt dizzy put on oxygen back to South Col on 16th. Masterson was assisted back to the South Col by Delgado, Hector Ponce de Leon and Andrew Lock where he was given medical oxygen and other medication. Gomez Pietrini suffered high altitude retinal hemorrhage on April 20th while in C3, went down to BC on 22nd. The expedition team - 5 members returned to KTM on 22. Leaving for Chitwan on 24. They plan to return KTM on 26 and leave Nepal on 27th. Lhotse Source (On Arrival form for Delgado & Ochoa Reyes) - 22 March 2004 First summit bids for both summits planned from C3 in late April; if those fail, then form C4 in early May. Kili Sherpa, of Mountain Madness Treks who was at Base Camp with the Canadian expedition led by Ben Webster, said in Kathmandu on 10 June 2004 that Delgado's team made no attempt to reach Lhotse's summit.
Accidents Masterson developed cerebral edema at about 8600m (below South Summit, he was without supplemental oxygen)
Achievement -
Agency Arun Treks
Commercial Route True
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2459241
Year 2004
Summit Success True
O2 Summary Used
Route (lowercase) s col-se ridge

Members

14 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Jose Luis Abreu M 1945 Mexico BC Manager Sant. Esteve d'En Bas, Spain Information technician Details Other expeditions
Martin Boileau M 1964 Canada Climber Estrerel, Quebec Physician Details Other expeditions
Richard Cartier M 1961 Canada Climber Ste-Adelle, Quebec Physician Details Other expeditions
Andres Delgado Calderon M 1969 Mexico Leader Mexico City, Mexico Alpine guide & outdoor activities trainer Details Other expeditions
Luis Espinoza Santillan M 1977 Mexico Climber Neza, Mexico Rafting and alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Pedro Fernandez M 1942 Mexico Journalist Guadalajara, Mexico Sports and travel writer Details Other expeditions
Juan Pablo Gomez Pietrini M 1974 Mexico Climber Guadalajara, Mexico Sales manager of business selling windows and flooring Details Other expeditions
Thomas G. (Tom) Masterson M 1944 Canada Climber Boulder, Colorado Teacher Details Other expeditions
Alejandro Ochoa Reyes M 1976 Mexico Deputy Leader Guadalajara, Mexico Sports agent Details Other expeditions
Javier Ochoa Cortes M 1939 Mexico BC Manager Guadalajara, Mexico Golf coach Details Other expeditions
Marta Ostos F 1978 Mexico Journalist Mexico City, Mexico Sports reporter Details Other expeditions
Namgya/Namgyal Sherpa M 1971 Nepal H-A Worker Gyabla, Lelep-8, Taplejung - Details Other expeditions
Kami Chhiri (Ang Kami) Lama M 1968 Nepal H-A Worker Bhakanje, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions
Da Nima Sherpa M 1972 Nepal H-A Worker Bhakanje, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.