Everest | 2005 S Col-SE Ridge
A USA expedition to Everest in 2005 via S Col-SE Ridge, led by Willi Prittie. Summit reached on 20th May 2005. 24 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 4971 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | EVER05191 |
| 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 | Willi Prittie |
| Sponsor | Alpine Ascents International (AAI) Everest Expedition 2005 |
| 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 | Ecuador, Jordan, Mexico, S Africa, UK |
| Approach | - |
| Basecamp Date | 2005-04-09 |
| Summit Date | 2005-05-20 |
| Summit Time | 1135 |
| Summit Days | 41 |
| Total Days | 57 |
| Termination Date | 2005-06-05 |
| Termination Reason | 1 |
| Termination Notes | - |
| High Point (m) | 8849 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 4 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 0 |
| Total Members | 16 |
| Summit Members | 7 |
| Member Deaths | 0 |
| Total Hired | 18 |
| Summit Hired | 8 |
| Hired Deaths | 0 |
| No Hired | False |
| O2 Used | True |
| O2 None | False |
| O2 Climb | True |
| O2 Descent | True |
| O2 Sleep | True |
| O2 Medical | False |
| O2 Taken | False |
| O2 Unknown | False |
| Other Summits | - |
| Campsites | BC(09/04,5350m),C1(18/04,6100m),C2(20/04,6500m),C3(01/05,7200m),C4(29/05,7900m),Smt(30/05,02/06) |
| Route Notes | C1 at top of Icefall C2 at West Cwm C3 at Lhotse Face C4 at South Col. 1st summit party left C4 at 11:15 pm 29 May and all reached summit at 11:35 am and all to C4 to stay at 4:00 pm. Next summit party left C4 at 9:30 pm on 1 June, earlier because worried about strong winds starting, on top 7:30 to 8:50 am, back to C4 at 11:25 am to 1:50 pm to sleep. C1 totally destroyed by avalanche 4 May (ice blocks and boulders from top of West Shoulder). Oxygen used: all Sherpas and summiters in C4 except Tejas, used it on descent to BC because of lung infection. Stawiecki left expedition 5 May because of bad asthma attack at 6810m. Clark, Farb and Grant left 29 May to return to work. Strange left 23 May for family reasons. Mahmound left 30 May with bleeding stomach ulcer. Groninger also left on 30th May because not strong enough. Sherpa summiters - 30 May: Kami Rita, aka "Topke", 17/01/70, Thami, Everest X8, Cho Oyu X2 Chuwang Nima, 20/8/67, Phurte, Everest X11, Cho Oyu X2 Sherpa summiters - 2 June: Lhakpa Rita, 9/9/66, Thami, now Seattle, Everest X7, Cho Oyu X4 Mingma Chhiri, 22/7/68, Thami, Everest X6 Kami Rita, 25/8/60, Thami, Everest X3 Tsheri, 31/5/73, Thami/Yilajung, Everest X1 Nima Nuru, Thami/Theso, 6/11/81, Everest X3 Tshering Dorje, Kharikhola, 20/7/70, Everest X6, Cho Oyu X2 |
| Accidents | Stawiecki bad asthma; Tejas lung infection; Mahmound bleeding stomach ulcer |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | Sherpa Shangri-La Trekking |
| Commercial Route | True |
| Standard Route | True |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | False |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2459701 |
| Year | 2005 |
| Summit Success | True |
| O2 Summary | Used |
| Route (lowercase) | s col-se ridge |
Members
24 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nigel Clark | M | 1949 | UK | Climber | Beijing, China | Managing director of organization promoting British Business interests | Details Other expeditions |
| Esther Colwill | F | 1974 | UK | Climber | Calgary, Alberta | Business consultant | Details Other expeditions |
| Ronald G. (Ron) Farb | M | 1945 | USA | Climber | Gainesville, Florida | Salesman | Details Other expeditions |
| Danielle Fisher | F | 1984 | USA | Climber | Bow, Washington | University student | Details Other expeditions |
| Kevin E. Grant | M | 1960 | USA | Climber | Concord, Massachusetts | Retired investment adviser | Details Other expeditions |
| Kent Leland Groninger | M | 1941 | USA | Climber | Boulder, Colorado | Retired manager of oceanographic and atmospheric laboratory | Details Other expeditions |
| David Liano Gonzalez | M | 1979 | Mexico | Climber | Huixquilucan, Mexico | Business analyst | Details Other expeditions |
| Mostafa Mahmoud Salameh | M | 1970 | Jordan | Climber | Luton, England | Hotel manager | Details Other expeditions |
| David Charles (Dave) Morton | M | 1971 | USA | Climber | Seattle, Washington | Alpine guide | Details Other expeditions |
| Jose Luis Peralvo Arcos | M | 1966 | Ecuador | Climber | Quito, Ecuador | Alpine guide | Details Other expeditions |
| William D. (Willi) Prittie | M | 1955 | USA | Leader | Talkeetna, Alaska | Alpine guide | Details Other expeditions |
| Cathleen Richards-Groninger | F | 1949 | USA | Climber | Boulder, Colorado | Accountant | Details Other expeditions |
| Jeanne M. Stawiecki | F | 1950 | USA | Climber | Charlton, Massachusetts | Nurse | Details Other expeditions |
| Dianette Marie Strange | F | 1966 | USA | Climber | Malibu, California | Business owner | Details Other expeditions |
| Vernon Edward (Vern) Tejas | M | 1953 | USA | Deputy Leader | Talkeetna, Alaska | Alpine guide | Details Other expeditions |
| Anthony Peter (Tony) Van Marken | M | 1964 | S Africa | Climber | Franschhoek, S Africa | Investment consultant | Details Other expeditions |
| Kami Rita (Topke) Sherpa | M | 1970 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Thami, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Chhuwang Nima Sherpa | M | 1967 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Tesho, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Lhakpa Rita Sherpa | M | 1966 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Thami, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Mingma Chhiri/Chhiring Sherpa | M | 1968 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Thami, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Kami Rita Sherpa | M | 1977 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Thami, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Ngima Nuru (Nima Nuru) Sherpa | M | 1981 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Tesho, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Tsheri Sherpa | M | 1973 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Yilajung (Thami), Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Tshering Dorje Sherpa | M | 1970 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Kharikhola, Solukhumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
References
1 recorded references.
| Expedition ID | Journal | Author | Title | Publisher | Citation | Yak 94 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EVER05191 | - | - | http://www.alpineascents.com/everest-cybercast05.asp | - | - | - |