Everest | 2006 S Col-SE Ridge

A Germany expedition to Everest in 2006 via S Col-SE Ridge, led by Klaus Mees. Summit reached on 19th May 2006. 2 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	5218
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	EVER06106
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2006
Season	1
Host Country	1
Route 1	S Col-SE Ridge
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	Germany
Leaders	Klaus Mees
Sponsor	Team No Limits to Everest (group of independents)
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->Gokyo->Lobuche->BC
Basecamp Date	2006-04-22
Summit Date	2006-05-19
Summit Time	-
Summit Days	27
Total Days	30
Termination Date	2006-05-22
Termination Reason	8
Termination Notes	Abandoned at 8700m due to late in the day, oxygen ran out
High Point (m)	8700
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	5
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(22/04,5300m),C1(30/04,6000m),C2(05/05,6400m),C3(11/05,7400m),C4(18/05,7900m),xxx(19/05,8700m)
Route Notes	C4 at South Col High point at bottom of Hillary Step. Mees and Phurba left C4 at 11 pm on 18 May. It was very windy. They were not sure whether they should do summit push but Adventure Consultants team left for summit, so they decided to leave. They had to break trail through new snow, which was very hard. When Mees arrived at the bottom of the Hillary Step he decided to turn around as he had already used 40% of his third and last oxygen bottle and there were about 20 people there. He turned back at about 11:15 am. They descended to C4, where they arrived at about 4 pm. Mees was very exhausted as his oxygen had run out at 8500m. He lay down in his tent and inhaled oxygen. On 20 May he descended to C2 and then to BC the next day. Sherpa: Furba Tundu/Phurba Thundup, Beding, 1975-76, scaled Everest 18 May 2003
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	Asian Trekking
Commercial Route	True
Standard Route	True
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	False
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2460066
Year	2006
Summit Success	False
O2 Summary	Used
Route (lowercase)	s col-se ridge

Members

Field	Value
ID	39537
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER06106
Member ID	01
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2006
Season	1
First Name	Klaus Norbert
Last Name	Mees
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1947
Calculated Age	59
Citizenship	Germany
Status	Leader
Residence	Munich, Bavaria, Germany
Occupation	Physician
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)	8700
Summit Date 1	2006-05-19
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 S Col to high point and back to 8500m
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	10
HCN	0
Checksum	2430204
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	klaus norbert mees
Year of Birth	1947
Year	2006
Age at Expedition	59
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	47202
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER06106
Member ID	02
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2006
Season	1
First Name	Phurba Thundup (Furba Tundu)
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1973
Calculated Age	32
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Beding, Dolakha
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	False
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	8700
Summit Date 1	2006-05-19
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	(1973-2006) Died 14 Oct 2006 on Pumori from avalanche
Summit Bid	4
Summit Term	14
HCN	0
Checksum	2439906
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	phurba thundup (furba tundu) sherpa
Year of Birth	1973
Year	2006
Age at Expedition	33
Role	Hired

2 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Klaus Norbert Mees	M	1947	Germany	Leader	Munich, Bavaria, Germany	Physician	Details Other expeditions
Phurba Thundup (Furba Tundu) Sherpa	M	1973	Nepal	H-A Worker	Beding, Dolakha	-	Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.