Everest | 2005 S Col-SE Ridge

A USA expedition to Everest in 2005 via S Col-SE Ridge, led by Will Cross. Summit reached on 31st May 2005. 2 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	4978
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	EVER05198
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	Will Cross
Sponsor	Novolog Peaks and Poles Challenge (on Daniel Smith permit)
Success 1	False
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	2005-04-05
Summit Date	2005-05-31
Summit Time	-
Summit Days	56
Total Days	59
Termination Date	2005-06-03
Termination Reason	4
Termination Notes	Abandoned at 8750 due to high winds
High Point (m)	8750
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	4
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	1
Summit Members	0
Member Deaths	0
Total Hired	1
Summit Hired	0
Hired Deaths	0
No Hired	False
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Taken	False
O2 Unknown	False
Other Summits	-
Campsites	BC(05/04,5534m),C1(17/04,6096m),C2(18/04,6706m),C3(28/04,7315m),C4(30/05,7925m),xxx(31/05,8750m)
Route Notes	30 May Cross and Ang Lhakpa Nuru left C3 at 06:00 am, arrived South Col at 13:00 hours. Left C4 at 22:00, reached South Summit at about 07:30 of 31st. Wind started blowing very strong, then turned around to C4 where they reached C4 about 13:00 and slept there. Cross arrived KTM on June 4 and left same day for home. Cross called me before leaving for airport and told me about his highest point. Very cooperative. Sherpa: Lhakpa Nuru, Upper Thami and Tesho, about 35 yrs old, no 8000ers
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
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	False
O2 Summary	Used
Route (lowercase)	s col-se ridge

Members

Field	Value
ID	38115
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER05198
Member ID	01
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2005
Season	1
First Name	William Hayden Gregory (Will)
Last Name	Cross
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1967
Calculated Age	38
Citizenship	USA
Status	Leader
Residence	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Occupation	Alpinist & motivational speaker
Leader	True
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8750
Summit Date 1	2005-05-31
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	From C3-South Smt-BC
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	4
Summit Term	3
HCN	0
Checksum	2437534
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	william hayden gregory (will) cross
Year of Birth	1967
Year	2005
Age at Expedition	38
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	44526
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER05198
Member ID	02
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2005
Season	1
First Name	Lhakpa Nuru
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1971
Calculated Age	33
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Phurte, Khumbu
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	True
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8750
Summit Date 1	2005-05-31
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	4
Summit Term	3
HCN	0
Checksum	2439130
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	lhakpa nuru sherpa
Year of Birth	1971
Year	2005
Age at Expedition	34
Role	Hired

2 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
William Hayden Gregory (Will) Cross	M	1967	USA	Leader	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	Alpinist & motivational speaker	Details Other expeditions
Lhakpa Nuru Sherpa	M	1971	Nepal	H-A Worker	Phurte, Khumbu	-	Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.