Everest | 2005 S Col-SE Ridge
A USA expedition to Everest in 2005 via S Col-SE Ridge, led by Mark Tucker. Summit reached on 30th May 2005. 23 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 4982 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | EVER05174 |
| Peak ID | EVER |
| Year | 2005 |
| Season | 1 |
| Host Country | 1 |
| Route 1 | S Col-SE Ridge |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | USA |
| Leaders | Mark Tucker |
| Sponsor | International Mountain Guides (IMG) 2005 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, Canada, Spain, UK |
| Approach | - |
| Basecamp Date | 2005-04-05 |
| Summit Date | 2005-05-30 |
| Summit Time | 0935 |
| Summit Days | 55 |
| Total Days | 27 |
| Termination Date | 2005-05-02 |
| Termination Reason | 1 |
| Termination Notes | - |
| High Point (m) | 8849 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 4 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 1000 |
| Total Members | 15 |
| Summit Members | 4 |
| Member Deaths | 0 |
| Total Hired | 20 |
| Summit Hired | 5 |
| 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(04/05,5350m),C1(13/04,5900m),C2(22/04,6500m),C3(24/04,7200m),C4(29/05,7900m),Smt(30-31/05) |
| Route Notes | C1 at top of Icefall C2 at West Cwm C3 at Lhotse Face C4 at South Col. 4 May avalanche from West Shoulder wiped out C1. On summit push, some Sherpas were on "fixing team" putting in ropes and Phu Nuru was part of this team and left C4 at 9:00 pm on 29th; Hahn, Brockmeyer, Dawa Nuru and Mingma Tenzing left at 10:00 pm and on top at 9:35 am slowed by waiting for fixing team to do its work in deep snow and then back to C4 at 2:15 pm and to C2 31st; also going for top on 29-30 May were Waldron and Da Nuru (Phortse, 1959) left C4 10:15 pm, turned back at 28,350 ft (well above the balcony) because Waldron felt that was his limit and be able to descend on his feet. Used oxygen in C3 (Waldron) and from C3 (Hahn and Brockmeyer) to high point to nearly to yellow band enroute to C3 (Brockmeyer and Waldron) to and in C4 only by Hahn and Sherpas in C4 to top and in C4 (this was first summit party overseen by Hahn). The second summit party of Diffendal, Hamill, Laserer, Morris, Rionda, Schachinger, Strife, Tucker, Da Nuru Sherpa, Da Sonam Sherpa [and Pasang Rinji] followed one day behind. Second summit party left C4 at 10:00 pm of 30th May; Laserer turned back at 8150m because of bad weather he said; Rionda back at about same altitude; Strife and Schachinger reached about 8500m, perhaps slightly less (Schachinger said because of the weather); Hamill, Morris, Tucker and Da Nuru turned back at about 8600m because of cold winds; Diffendal, Pemberton, Da Sonam [and Pasang Rinji] reached top at 8:45 am of 31st and return to sleep in C4 at about 11:00 pm; all others in this party went down to C2. Oxygen used by the second party: members in C3 to high points to C4 and most of them below C4 - Sherpa in C4 to high points to C4. [Third summit party of Peter Ford, Mingma Ongel and Ang Pasang wanted to try for summit on June 1, but were prevented from starting out by high winds.] Climb now finished. Sherpa summiters. Dawa Nuru/Danuru, 26/10/78, Phortse, Everest X5, Manaslu X1 Mingma Tshering, 1/6/86, Phortse, Cho Oyu X1 Phu Nuru, 16/5/80, Phortse, Cho Oyu X3, Everest X1 Da Sonam, 1965, Pangboche, Everest X4 Pasang Rinji, Phortse [added from IMG web site] Other Sherpas: Da Nuru, Phortse, 19/5/59 |
| Accidents | - |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | Great Escapes Trekking |
| Commercial Route | True |
| Standard Route | True |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | False |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2459666 |
| Year | 2005 |
| Summit Success | True |
| O2 Summary | Used |
| Route (lowercase) | s col-se ridge |
Members
23 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Douglas Lee Brockmeyer | M | 1960 | USA | Climber | Salt Lake City, Utah | Pediatric neurosurgeon | Details Other expeditions |
| Edward Oner (Ed) Diffendal | M | 1967 | USA | Climber | San Francisco, California | Sells and markets computer systems | Details Other expeditions |
| Peter James Ford | M | 1956 | USA | Climber | Arlington, Virginia | Attorney | Details Other expeditions |
| David Allen (Dave) Hahn | M | 1961 | USA | Deputy Leader | Taos Ski Valley, New Mexico | Alpine guide | Details Other expeditions |
| Walter Laserer | M | 1961 | Austria | Climber | Graz, Styria, Austria | Alpine guide | Details Other expeditions |
| Laurent (Larry) Legault | M | 1955 | Canada | Climber | Kingsport, Tennessee | Physician | Details Other expeditions |
| Wayne Anthony Morris | M | 1968 | UK | Climber | Delray Beach, Florida | Network developer | Details Other expeditions |
| Rex Phillip Moresby Pemberton | M | 1983 | USA | Climber | Sydney, NSW, Australia | Motivational speaker and student | Details Other expeditions |
| Jose Ignacio (Nacho) Piedra Rascon | M | 1965 | Spain | Climber | Madrid, Spain | Banker | Details Other expeditions |
| Jose Andres Rionda | M | 1966 | USA | Climber | Charlotte, North Carolina | Banker | Details Other expeditions |
| Renate Schachinger | F | 1976 | Austria | Climber | Styria, Austria | Waitress | Details Other expeditions |
| Jeffrey Strife | M | 1967 | USA | Climber | Arlington, Virginia | Building contractor | Details Other expeditions |
| Mark Scott Tucker | M | 1957 | USA | Leader | Seattle, Washington | Alpine guide | Details Other expeditions |
| James Stoddard (Jim) Waldron | M | 1947 | USA | Climber | Murrieta, California | Informations systems manager | Details Other expeditions |
| Dawa Nuru (Danuru) Sherpa | M | 1978 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Phortse, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Mingma Tenzing Sherpa | M | 1986 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Phortse, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Phu Nuru (Phunuru) Sherpa | M | 1980 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Phortse, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Dawa Sona (Da Sona, Da Sonam) Sherpa | M | 1965 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Pangboche, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Michael Aaron Hamill | M | 1977 | USA | Climber | Hanover, New Hampshire | Alpine guide | Details Other expeditions |
| Pasang Rinji Sherpa | M | 1977 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Phortse, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Da Nuru (Dawa Nuru/Norbu) Sherpa | M | 1959 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Phortse, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Ang Pasang Sherpa | M | 1966 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Pangboche, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Mingma Ongel (Sonam Gyalzen) Sherpa | M | 1978 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Phortse, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
References
2 recorded references.
| Expedition ID | Journal | Author | Title | Publisher | Citation | Yak 94 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EVER05174 | - | - | http://www.mountainguides.com/photos/simo/everest05.html | - | - | - |
| EVER05174 | - | - | http://www.diffendal.com/everest_blog_05.htm | - | - | - |