Everest | 2006 S Col-SE Ridge
A UK expedition to Everest in 2006 via S Col-SE Ridge, led by Kenton Cool. Summit reached on 17th May 2006. 11 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 5221 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | EVER06109 |
| Peak ID | EVER |
| Year | 2006 |
| Season | 1 |
| Host Country | 1 |
| Route 1 | S Col-SE Ridge |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | UK |
| Leaders | Kenton Cool |
| Sponsor | Jagged Globe Everest Expedition 2006 |
| 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 | Bolivia |
| Approach | Lukla->Lobuche->BC |
| Basecamp Date | 2006-04-06 |
| Summit Date | 2006-05-17 |
| Summit Time | 1515 |
| Summit Days | 41 |
| Total Days | 45 |
| Termination Date | 2006-05-21 |
| Termination Reason | 1 |
| Termination Notes | - |
| High Point (m) | 8849 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 4 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 500 |
| Total Members | 6 |
| Summit Members | 4 |
| Member Deaths | 0 |
| Total Hired | 5 |
| 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(06/04,5200m),C1(11/04,6000m),C2(19/04,6250m),C3(25/04,7000m),C4(16/04,7950m),Smt(17/05) |
| Route Notes | BC at Khumbu Glacier. Six members Cool, Drowley, Escobar, Farthing, Welsh and Jones and five Sherpas left C4 at midnight; seven reached summit at 15:15 hours, stayed about 10 minutes, descended to C4 all members and Sherpas by 19:00 hours. The team was followed to the summit by two Korean, one Filipino, two Sherpas Kari Koblar's team member and a Sherpa. Team member Drowley and Farthing turned around from Balcony with two Sherpas. Drowley suffered from cold feet, for Farthing it was too late and he was very tired to continue climbing. The team returned to Kathmandu on May 24 and leaving on different dates. Leader is leaving on 28th. Cool will be coming for Cho Oyu on August 26. Sherpa summiters: Pasang Tenzing, 1/10/84, Beding, Everest X2 Thundu, 18/02/78, Beding, Everest 26/5/03, Cho Oyu X1 Pema Chhiring/Chhiri, 17/12/83, Beding, Everest X4, Lhotse X1, Cho Oyu X1 Non-summiting Sherpas: Mingma Tsiri, Beding Lhakpa Thundu, aka Tindu, 20/5/70 |
| Accidents | - |
| Achievement | (1) Jones youngest to summit seven summits; (2) Cool is first Brit to summit Everest 3 times |
| Agency | Summit Nepal Trekking |
| Commercial Route | True |
| Standard Route | True |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | False |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2460064 |
| Year | 2006 |
| Summit Success | True |
| O2 Summary | Used |
| Route (lowercase) | s col-se ridge |
Members
11 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenton Edward Cool | M | 1973 | UK | Leader | Chamonix, Haute-Savoie, France | Alpine guide | Details Other expeditions |
| Philip James Drowley | M | 1967 | UK | Climber | Douglas, Isle of Man | Police officer | Details Other expeditions |
| Carlos Escobar Aguilar | M | 1961 | Bolivia | Climber | La Paz, Bolivia | Alpine guide | Details Other expeditions |
| Harry Farthing | M | 1964 | UK | Climber | Como, Italy | Surveyor | Details Other expeditions |
| Rhys Miles Jones | M | 1986 | UK | Climber | Bartley, New Forest, Hampshire, England | Activities instructor | Details Other expeditions |
| Barry Gordon Welsh | M | 1970 | UK | Climber | Edinburgh, Scotland | Teacher | Details Other expeditions |
| Pasang Tenzing Sherpa | M | 1984 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Beding, Dolakha | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Thundu Sherpa | M | 1978 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Beding, Dolakha | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Pema Chhiring/Chhiri Sherpa | M | 1983 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Beding, Dolakha | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Mingma Tshering/Tsiri Sherpa | M | 1970 | Nepal | Sirdar | Beding, Dolakha | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Lhakpa Thundu/Thudu (Tindu) Sherpa | M | 1970 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Pangboche, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
References
1 recorded references.
| Expedition ID | Journal | Author | Title | Publisher | Citation | Yak 94 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EVER06109 | - | - | http://www.jagged-globe.co.uk/news/despatches_list.html?id=21 | - | - | - |