Everest | 2004 S Col-SE Ridge

A USA expedition to Everest in 2004 via S Col-SE Ridge, led by David Breashears. Summit reached on 17th May 2004. 19 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 4627
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID EVER04138
Peak ID EVER
Year 2004
Season 1
Host Country 1
Route 1 S Col-SE Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality USA
Leaders David Breashears
Sponsor 2004 Working Title Films 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 Austria, Finland, UK
Approach -
Basecamp Date 2004-04-01
Summit Date 2004-05-17
Summit Time 0615
Summit Days 46
Total Days 49
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) 400
Total Members 11
Summit Members 6
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 14
Summit Hired 8
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(01/04),C1(07/04,6100m,C2(14/04,6450m),C3(18/04,7300m),C4(16/05,7900m),Smt(17/04)
Route Notes C1 at top of Icefall C2 in Western Cwm C3 on Lhotse Face C4 at South Col. Summit team left C4 at 10:00 pm 16th May, got behind 35 climbers moving too slowly on fixed ropes to balcony at 27,000 ft. Above balcony was able to to pass the slow people and get to top. Breashears met Apa at top - all to C4 11:00-11:30 am to sleep; all to C2 except Gustafsson to BC. Sherpa summiters: Lhakpa Gelje, 25/1/72, Tapting-1, Solu, 1st 8000er Lhakpa Dorje, Kurima, Solu, 27/3/66, Everest X3, Lhotse X1 Kami, aka Kame, 1962, Kerung, Solu, Everest X3, Lhotse, Cho Oyu, Dhaula Da Sonam, 1965, Pangboche, Everest X3 Dawa Jangbu, 22/4/73, Beding, Lhotse X1 Dawa Tenzing, 1979, Beding, Lhotse X1 Kami, 9/11/79, Okhaldhunga, Everest X2 Mingma Dorje, 25 years, Tapting, Solu, 1st 8000er Daldry and Finn went into Icefall only, left expedition 12 April.
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Peak Promotion
Commercial Route True
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2459242
Year 2004
Summit Success True
O2 Summary Used
Route (lowercase) s col-se ridge

Members

19 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Douglas Evan (Doug) Berry M 1964 USA Film Team Telluride, Colorado Photographer Details Other expeditions
David Finlay Breashears M 1955 USA Leader Boston, Massachusetts Film maker & alpinist Details Other expeditions
Amy Camp (Supy) Bullard F 1968 USA Climber Bozeman, Montana Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
James Kuo-Wei (Jimmy) Chin M 1973 USA Climber Jackson, Wyoming Photographer Details Other expeditions
Stephen Daldry M 1960 UK Film Team London, England Film director Details Other expeditions
Jon Finn M 1966 UK Film Team London, England Film producer Details Other expeditions
Eero Veikka Juhani Gustafsson M 1968 Finland Climber Espoo, Finland Alpinist Details Other expeditions
Hans Robert Schauer M 1953 Austria Climber Graz, Styria, Austria Cameraman and film producer Details Other expeditions
Robin Sheedy M 1974 USA BC Manager Allston, Massachusetts Attorney Details Other expeditions
Anne Lorraine Smith F 1963 USA Film Team Ophir, Colorado Film production coordinator Details Other expeditions
Edmund Karl (Ed) Viesturs M 1959 USA Deputy Leader Bainbridge Island, Washington Professional mountaineer Details Other expeditions
Lhakpa Gelje Sherpa M 1971 Nepal H-A Worker Tapting, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions
Lhakpa Dorje Sherpa M 1965 Nepal H-A Worker Chitre, Sotang, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions
Kami (Kame) Sherpa M 1962 Nepal H-A Worker Bagam, Kerung, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions
Dawa Sona (Da Sona, Da Sonam) Sherpa M 1965 Nepal H-A Worker Pangboche, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Dawa Jangbu (Da Jangbu) Sherpa M 1973 Nepal H-A Worker Pangboche, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Dawa Tenzing Sherpa M 1979 Nepal H-A Worker Beding, Dolakha - Details Other expeditions
Kami Sherpa M 1978 Nepal H-A Worker Jantarkhani, Okhaldhunga - Details Other expeditions
Mingma Dorje (Mingmar Dorje) Sherpa M 1979 Nepal H-A Worker Tapting, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.