Everest | 2005 S Col-SE Ridge
A USA expedition to Everest in 2005 via S Col-SE Ridge, led by Jim Williams. Summit reached on 2nd June 2005. 8 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 4972 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | EVER05192 |
| 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 | Jim Williams |
| Sponsor | Exploradus 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 | Canada |
| Approach | - |
| Basecamp Date | 2005-04-11 |
| Summit Date | 2005-06-02 |
| Summit Time | 0500 |
| Summit Days | 52 |
| Total Days | 54 |
| Termination Date | 2005-06-04 |
| Termination Reason | 1 |
| Termination Notes | - |
| High Point (m) | 8849 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 4 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 0 |
| Total Members | 4 |
| Summit Members | 2 |
| Member Deaths | 0 |
| Total Hired | 4 |
| 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(11/04),C1(18/04,6085m),C2(19/04,6380m),C3(30/04,7330m),C4(30/05,7900m),Smt(02/06) |
| Route Notes | C1 at top of Icefall C2 at West Cwm C3 at Lhotse Face C4 at South Col. Summit party of Grubb, Mueller, Tokarska and 4 Sherpas left 8:30-9:00 pm from South Col of 1 June. Grubb turned back at about 8000m at 10:00 pm because cold feet, had problems with oxygen mask and unable to keep up with the group so down to C4 with Nima Tashi. Others to top: Nima Tashi at 5:00 am, Pemba Temba at 5:00 am, Tokarska at 5:15 am with Nima Tashi again (Nima Tashi from bottom of Hillary Step 2nd time); Mueller at 9:45 am with Lhakpa Gelje, Pasang Yila at 9:00 am; all down to C4. Oxygen: members in C3 to high points to and in C4 to C3; Sherpas in C4 to high points to C4. Sherpa summiters: Nima Tashi, 4/4/60, Pangboche, Everest X6 Pemba Temba, 20/8/65, Pangboche, Everest X2 Lhakpa Gelje, 25/1/72, Tapting, Everest X1 Pasang Yila, 1978, Pangboche, Everest X1 |
| Accidents | Nothing, not even stomach trouble |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | Sherpa Shangri-La Trekking |
| Commercial Route | True |
| Standard Route | True |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | False |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2459714 |
| Year | 2005 |
| Summit Success | True |
| O2 Summary | Used |
| Route (lowercase) | s col-se ridge |
Members
8 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christopher Thomas Grubb | M | 1980 | USA | Climber | New York, New York | Graduate student in business administration | Details Other expeditions |
| Neal Edward Mueller | M | 1977 | USA | Climber | Chaska, Minnesota | Business school student | Details Other expeditions |
| Urszula Elzbieta Tokarska | F | 1963 | Canada | Climber | Toronto, Ontario | Interior designer | Details Other expeditions |
| James Malone (Jim) Williams | M | 1954 | USA | Leader | Jackson, Wyoming | Alpine guide | Details Other expeditions |
| Pema Temba (Pemba Temba) Sherpa | M | 1965 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Pangboche, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Lhakpa Gelje Sherpa | M | 1971 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Tapting, Solukhumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Pasang Yila Sherpa | M | 1978 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Pangboche, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Nima Tashi Sherpa | M | 1960 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Pangboche, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
References
1 recorded references.
| Expedition ID | Journal | Author | Title | Publisher | Citation | Yak 94 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EVER05192 | - | - | http://www.humanedgetech.com/expedition/exploradus01/showDispatch.php?id=2075 | - | - | - |