Everest | 2004 S Col-SE Ridge
A Canada expedition to Everest in 2004 via S Col-SE Ridge, led by Benjamin Webster. Summit reached on 15th May 2004. 9 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 4630 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | EVER04126 |
| Peak ID | EVER |
| Year | 2004 |
| Season | 1 |
| Host Country | 1 |
| Route 1 | S Col-SE Ridge |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | Canada |
| Leaders | Benjamin Webster |
| Sponsor | Discovery Channel Everest Expedition |
| 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 | Australia, Mexico |
| Approach | - |
| Basecamp Date | 2004-04-06 |
| Summit Date | 2004-05-15 |
| Summit Time | 1030 |
| Summit Days | 39 |
| Total Days | 52 |
| Termination Date | 2004-05-28 |
| Termination Reason | 1 |
| Termination Notes | - |
| High Point (m) | 8849 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 4 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 600 |
| Total Members | 5 |
| Summit Members | 2 |
| Member Deaths | 0 |
| Total Hired | 8 |
| Summit Hired | 4 |
| 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(06/04),C1(11/04,6100m),C2(22/04,6300m),C3(7500m),C4(15/05,7900m),Smt(15-16/05) |
| Route Notes | Fixed rope 400-600m C3 - yellow band combined with other expedition. C4 at South Col Lama Jangbu Sherpa left C4 at about 9 pm on 14th and reached summit at about 10:30 am on 15th. He is the first person to summit of the season. He did filming of Chilean climbers. Lock and Ponce de Leon together with Lhakpa Gelu, Mingma Tshering, Dawa Gyalje and Chongba Nurbu Sherpa (from other Canadian expedition) left C4 at 10 pm on 15th, summited at 9:15 am on on 16th by Lock, Mingma Tshering and Dawa Gyalje. At 9:40 am came to summit Ponce de Leon, Lhakpa Gelu and Chongba Nurbu Sherpa. All members and Sherpas stayed on summit till 11:30 am. By 6 pm all returned to South Col. There were about 20 people on summit. Weather was stunning on summit day. The expedition members also were filming other climbers. Second Push: Miss Burke reached South Col on 24th with four Sherpas; spent two nights waitiing for improvement in weather which was very windy. Member and Sherpas went down to BC on 26th. Webster went up to halfway to C3 on 23rd. He was very tired and gave up climbing. Ponce de Leon left KTM in the morning of June 1. Lock to leave on June 2. At the time of meeting Lock did not know about others departure. Later I understand from Rishi that Webster and Burke left on June 3. Sherpa summiters: Lama Jangbu, 22/7/64, Kharikhola, Everest X8 Dawa Gyalje, 14/3/79, Beding, 1st 8000er Lhakpa Gelu, 23/6/67,, Bubsa, Everest X10, Cho Oyu X1 Mingma Tshering, 2/8/70, Beding, Everest X9, K2 X1, Cho Oyu X2 |
| Accidents | - |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | Mountain Madness |
| Commercial Route | True |
| Standard Route | True |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | False |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2459240 |
| Year | 2004 |
| Summit Success | True |
| O2 Summary | Used |
| Route (lowercase) | s col-se ridge |
Members
9 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shaunna Marie Burke | F | 1975 | Canada | Climber | Kanata, Ontario | Graduate student in sports psychology | Details Other expeditions |
| Andrew James Lock | M | 1961 | Australia | Climber | Sydney, NSW, Australia | Travel agent | Details Other expeditions |
| Hector Mario Ponce de Leon Gomez | M | 1966 | Mexico | Climber | Pemia de Dalt, Barcelona, Spain | Tour operator | Details Other expeditions |
| Frank Vilaca | M | 1964 | Canada | Member | Ravenna, Ontario | Cameraman | Details Other expeditions |
| Benajmin M. (Ben) Webster | M | 1962 | Canada | Leader | Kanata, Ontario | Television producer & alpine guide | Details Other expeditions |
| Lama Jangbu Sherpa | M | 1964 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Kharikhola, Solukhumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Lhakpa Gelu Sherpa | M | 1967 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Kharikhola, Solukhumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Mingma Tshering/Tsiri Sherpa | M | 1970 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Beding, Dolakha | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Dawa Gyalje (Dawa Gyalzen) Sherpa | M | 1979 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Beding, Dolakha | - | Details Other expeditions |
References
0 recorded references.