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 - - -