Everest | 2005 S Col-SE Ridge
A USA expedition to Everest in 2005 via S Col-SE Ridge, led by Willie Benegas. Summit reached on 30th May 2005. 12 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 4979 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | EVER05193 |
| 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 | Willie Benegas |
| Sponsor | Mountain Madness 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 | Luxembourg |
| Approach | - |
| Basecamp Date | 2005-04-09 |
| Summit Date | 2005-05-30 |
| Summit Time | 0920 |
| Summit Days | 51 |
| Total Days | 24 |
| Termination Date | 2005-05-03 |
| Termination Reason | 1 |
| Termination Notes | - |
| High Point (m) | 8849 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 4 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 1000 |
| Total Members | 7 |
| Summit Members | 4 |
| Member Deaths | 0 |
| Total Hired | 5 |
| 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(09/04,5350m),C1(15/04,6000m),C2(20/04,6400m),C3(05/05,7350m),C4(29/05,7900m),Smt(30/05) |
| Route Notes | C1 at top of Icefall C2 in Western Cwm C3 on Lhotse Face. Summit party left C4 10:00 pm 29th and all reached top at 9:20 am to 9:50 am. First team to top despite fact they fixed rope from 50m below balcony (8400m) to top; returned to C2 to sleep at 1:35 pm (Benegas) to 2:10 pm, by all others. Oxygen used: Sherpas Lhakpa Norbu from C3 up; others in C4 to top to and in C4; members: all from C3 to top to and in C4. Behm left 10 May after having reached C3, then lost motivation. Bonner left 12 April, got to C1, then lost motivation. LeClaire left 4 May, reached C2, then had medical complication. Summit Sherpas: Nima Wandeki, 22/6/73, Kharikhola, Everest X2, Lhotse X1, Kangch X1 Lama Jangbu, 22/7/64, Kharihola, Everest X9, Cho Oyu X1 Lhakpa Nuru, 23/5/78, Namche, Everest X1 Mingma Tshering, 25/3/81, Kharikhola, Everest X4 Ang Pasang, 22/7/69, Kharikhola, Everest X3 |
| Accidents | Nothing serious |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | Mountain Madness |
| Commercial Route | True |
| Standard Route | True |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | False |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2459711 |
| Year | 2005 |
| Summit Success | True |
| O2 Summary | Used |
| Route (lowercase) | s col-se ridge |
Members
12 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raymond Leon Francois Behm | M | 1952 | Luxembourg | Climber | Luxembourg | Retired business owner | Details Other expeditions |
| Guillermo (Willie) Benegas | M | 1968 | USA | Leader | Salt Lake City, Utah | Alpine guide | Details Other expeditions |
| Joseph John Bonner | M | 1953 | USA | Climber | Spokane, Washington | Property developer | Details Other expeditions |
| Dean Daniel Cardinale | M | 1969 | USA | Climber | Snowbird, Utah | Avalanche forecaster, rescuer & alpine guide | Details Other expeditions |
| Christine Joyce Feld Boskoff | F | 1967 | USA | Deputy Leader | Norwood, Colorado | Owner of mountain guiding company | Details Other expeditions |
| Eric Samuel Garza | M | 1963 | USA | Climber | Evergreen, Colorado | Owner of mortgage financing company | Details Other expeditions |
| Carolyn Kay LeClaire | F | 1949 | USA | Climber | Spokane, Washington | Retired nurse | Details Other expeditions |
| Nima Wandeki (Nima Ongdi/Wangdi) Sherpa | M | 1973 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Kharikhola, Solukhumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Lama Jangbu Sherpa | M | 1964 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Kharikhola, Solukhumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Lhakpa Nuru Sherpa | M | 1978 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Namche Bazar, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Mingma Tshering (Mingma Chhiri) Sherpa | M | 1981 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Kharikhola, Solukhumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Ang Pasang Sherpa | M | 1969 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Leldhum, Jubing, Solukhumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
References
1 recorded references.
| Expedition ID | Journal | Author | Title | Publisher | Citation | Yak 94 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EVER05193 | - | - | http://www.mountainmadness.com/newsroom/newsroom.cfm?dis_id=1 | - | - | - |