Everest | 2005 S Col-SE Ridge

A USA expedition to Everest in 2005 via S Col-SE Ridge, led by Daniel Smith. Summit reached on 31st May 2005. 8 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 4973
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID EVER05196
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 Daniel Smith
Sponsor Climbing for a Cure to Everest
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 -
Approach Lukla->Namche->BC
Basecamp Date 2005-04-09
Summit Date 2005-05-31
Summit Time 0630
Summit Days 52
Total Days 45
Termination Date 2005-05-24
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 8849
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 4
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 5
Summit Members 2
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 4
Summit Hired 3
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(09/04,5334m),C1(17/04,5883m),C2(18/04,6492m),C3(28/04,7254m),C4(30/05,7925m),Smt(31/05)
Route Notes Left BC - May 24 - Huss and Smith June 2 - Chang June 4 - Gray and Stout May 30 Chang and Gray left C3 at about 6 am, arrived C4 at 1 pm. Sherpas came from C2 and passed the members on the way up to C4. Members and Sherpas left C4 at 9 pm. Apa Sherpa summited at 6:30 am of May 31, Gray and Dawa Sherpa summited at 7 am, Chang and Ang Pasang summited at 8:30 am. Apa and Gray spent about 15 minutes on the summit. Chang and Ang Pasang spent about 10 minutes on the summit, Chang and Ang Pasang arrived at South Col at 4 pm. Slept all except Apa South Col. Next day to C1. Weather was windy while ascending. Chang left BC on June 2, arrived KTM on June 3 by helicopter. Chang was treated at CWIC Clinic. Gray and Stout will arrive KTM on June 6 and will leave on 10. Note: Chang, Gray and Stout arrived at BC on April 8, Smith on 13 and Huss on 14th. Dawa Nuru Sherpa Thame had summited 3 or 4 times and Ang Pasang too had summited Everest 4 or 5 times - he is also from Thame. Pasang Tendu turned around from Balcony due to cold. Apa Sherpa, Gray and Dawa Nuru reached C4 between 11 am to 12 pm. Apa descended to C2 where he reached between 2 or 3 pm. Huss and Smith slept at C3 on April 28: They left expedition early because of work commitments at home. Sherpas summiters: Apa, Thami, 2/62, Everest X14 Dawa Nuru, Thami, 25/11/64, Everest X5 Ang Pasang, Thami, 19/6/67, Everest X6
Accidents While descending Chang suffered from pulmonary edema, cerebral edema, keratitis, pneumonia at the altitude of 8200m on 31st (he took medicines as soon as he realized the sickness)
Achievement Apa Sherpa's 15th ascent of Everest
Agency Asian Trekking
Commercial Route True
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2459712
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
Robert Timothy Chang M 1968 USA Climber Santa Clara, California Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
John Christopher Gray M 1968 USA Climber Palo Alto, California Paralegal Details Other expeditions
Charles Dewayne (Chuck) Huss M 1949 USA Exp Doctor Iowa City, Iowa Physician Details Other expeditions
Daniel Kingsley Smith M 1960 USA Leader Sandy, Utah Cartographer Details Other expeditions
Paula Stout F 1966 USA BC Manager Palo Alto, California Writer Details Other expeditions
Apa (Appa) Sherpa M 1960 Nepal H-A Worker Thami Og, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Dawa Nuru/Norbu Sherpa M 1963 Nepal H-A Worker Thami, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Ang Pasang Sherpa M 1967 Nepal H-A Worker Thami, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.