Everest | 2006 S Col-SE Ridge

A UK expedition to Everest in 2006 via S Col-SE Ridge, led by Tim Calder, Henry Todd. Summit reached on 18th May 2006. 20 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 5223
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID EVER06111
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 Tim Calder, Henry Todd
Sponsor ICE 8000 Expedition Everest 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 Australia, Canada
Approach -
Basecamp Date 2006-04-12
Summit Date 2006-05-18
Summit Time 0530
Summit Days 36
Total Days 46
Termination Date 2006-05-28
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 8849
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 4
Fixed Rope (m) 300
Total Members 13
Summit Members 10
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 13
Summit Hired 7
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(12/04,5350m),C1(21/04,6100m),C2(28/04,6300m),C3(05/05,7380m),C4(17/05,7900m),Smt(18/05)
Route Notes C1 at top of Icefall C2 in Western Cwm C3 on Lhotse Face C4 at South Col. 1st summit party left C4 at 9:30 pm of 17th; summiters and Topchen who turned back at 8400m because oxygen mask frozen up down to C4. Summiters were on top from 5:30 am onwards and all to C4 to sleep at 9:00 am to 12:00 except extremely tired Botha, who returned to C4 5:00 pm. 2nd summit party: summiters and Brennan and Ang Namgyal who turned back at 8650m when Brennan too exhausted to go on up and back to C4. All left C4 10:30 pm 24 May and on top 25 May 7:00 am to 9:20 am and C4 except Casserley, Colquhoun, Hayes, Pasang Dawa (again), Lhakpa Thundu (again), Topchen Bhote and Pemba Chhiri (Pasang Dawa and Lhakpa Thundu started from BC). Oxygen used by members from C3 to their high points to C4, some below C4. Sherpas from C4 to summit to high points to C4. Member not in summit attempts: Joshi went into the Icefall, but was scared off by collapse of the Icefall that killed three Sherpas on 21 April and left expedition about 26 April. Sherpa summiters: 19 May: Pasang Dawa (aka Pando), 18/1/77, Pangboche, Everest X5, Lhotse X1, Cho Oyu X3 Pasang Nuru, 13/4/76, Pangboche, 1st 8000er Ang Namgyal, 21 years old, Pangboche, 1st 8000er Chewang Dorje, 23 years old, Pangboche, 1st 8000er Lhakpa Thundu/Thumdu, 20/5/70, Pangboche, Everest X1, Annapurna X1 25 May: Topchen Bhote, about 28 years old, formerly from Makalu, now Somere (between Pheriche and Pangboche, 1st 8000er Pemba Chhiri/Tshering, 1965, Pangboche, Everest X2, Lhotse X1 Lhakpa Thundu again from BC Pasang Dawa again from BC
Accidents Only very minor frostbite (Botha's & Pomfret toes)
Achievement -
Agency Himalayan Guides
Commercial Route True
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2460065
Year 2006
Summit Success True
O2 Summary Used
Route (lowercase) s col-se ridge

Members

20 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Andries Nolte Botha M 1952 Canada Climber Vancouver, British Columbia Physician Details Other expeditions
Michael John Brennan M 1958 UK Climber St. Albans, Hertford, England Physician Details Other expeditions
Serena Helen Brocklebank F 1967 UK Climber Kathmandu Diplomat Details Other expeditions
Timothy Miles Halcott (Tim) Calder M 1967 UK Co-Leader Islamabad, Pakistan Expedition leader Details Other expeditions
Robert Hargraves (Rob) Casserley M 1975 UK Climber Bath, Avon, England Physician Details Other expeditions
Thomas Joceline Clowes M 1973 UK Climber London, England Lecturer Details Other expeditions
Benedict Timothy Clowes M 1974 UK Climber London, England Financial analyst Details Other expeditions
Timothy Greig (Tim) Colquhoun M 1968 Australia Climber Dubai, United Arab Emirates Airbus regional sales director Details Other expeditions
Adrian Michael Hayes M 1959 UK Climber Dubai, United Arab Emirates Airbus regional sales director Details Other expeditions
Rajiv (Raj) Joshi M 1976 UK Climber Walsall, W Midlands, England Physician Details Other expeditions
John Charles Pomfret M 1962 UK Climber Cleethorpes, Lincoln, England Builder Details Other expeditions
Mark Squirrell M 1972 Australia Climber Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Security officer Details Other expeditions
Pasang Dawa (Pa Dawa, Pando) Sherpa M 1977 Nepal H-A Worker Pangboche, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Pasang Nuru (Ang Nurbu/Nuru) Sherpa M 1976 Nepal H-A Worker Pangboche, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Tshering Namgyal (Ang Namgyal) Sherpa M 1984 Nepal H-A Worker Pangboche, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Chewang Dorje Sherpa M 1981 Nepal H-A Worker Pangboche, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Lhakpa Thundu/Thudu (Tindu) Sherpa M 1970 Nepal H-A Worker Pangboche, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Topchen (Tapchen Lama) Bhote M 1979 Nepal H-A Worker Hatiya-3, Makalu-Barun (now Shomare, Khumbu) - Details Other expeditions
Pemba Tshering (Pemba Chhiri) Sherpa M 1965 Nepal H-A Worker Pangboche, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Henry Barclay Todd M 1945 UK Co-Leader Kingussie, Inverness, Scotland Expedition organizer & leader Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.