Everest | 2006 S Col-SE Ridge
A USA expedition to Everest in 2006 via S Col-SE Ridge, led by Mark Tucker. Summit reached on 18th May 2006. 35 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 5227 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | EVER06115 |
| Peak ID | EVER |
| Year | 2006 |
| Season | 1 |
| Host Country | 1 |
| Route 1 | S Col-SE Ridge |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | USA |
| Leaders | Mark Tucker |
| Sponsor | International Mountain Guides (IMG) 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 | Australia, Austria, Canada, Germany, Switzerland |
| Approach | Standard |
| Basecamp Date | 2006-04-03 |
| Summit Date | 2006-05-18 |
| Summit Time | 0510 |
| Summit Days | 45 |
| Total Days | 47 |
| Termination Date | 2006-05-20 |
| Termination Reason | 1 |
| Termination Notes | - |
| High Point (m) | 8849 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 4 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 0 |
| Total Members | 17 |
| Summit Members | 12 |
| Member Deaths | 0 |
| Total Hired | 24 |
| Summit Hired | 17 |
| Hired Deaths | 1 |
| No Hired | False |
| O2 Used | True |
| O2 None | False |
| O2 Climb | True |
| O2 Descent | True |
| O2 Sleep | True |
| O2 Medical | False |
| O2 Taken | False |
| O2 Unknown | False |
| Other Summits | - |
| Campsites | BC(03/04,5340m),C1(13/04,6000m),C2(16/04,6550m),C3(03/05,7300m),C4(10/05,7927m),Smt(18-20,23-24/05) |
| Route Notes | Buel, Carrey, Flock, Merle, Laserer, Karma Rita (28), Nima Karma (22), Ang Chhiring (Kami) (42), Dorjee Lama (32), Sanduk Dorje (21) and Danuru (Dawa) (46) left C4 between 20:30-21:30 hours on May 17, summited between 05:10-07:00 hours on May 18, spent time on summit on average 30 minutes. The team descended to C4 where members and Sherpas reached between 11:00-11:30 hrs. Carrey, Merle and Danuru (Dawa) went down to C2 where they reached between 15:00-15:30 hrs. Danenberg, Turner, Panuru (28) and Mingma Chiring (30) (brothers) left C4 at 23:00 hours on May 18. Turner had to turn around between South Col and Balcony due to stomach problem. Danenberg, Panuru and Mingma Chiring summited on May 19 (details not available). Walsh, Dawa Nuru (27) and Mingma Tenzing (20) left C4 at 20:30 hours on May 19, summited at 02:55 hours on 20th, descended to C4 at about 06:00 hours. Fiona Adler and Mingma Ongel (28) left C4 at 21:00 hours on May 22, summited at 08:30 hours on May 23, descended to C4 spent night there. Paul Adler and Ang Namgyal (26) left C4 at 22:00 hours, turned around from 65m below South Summit to C4. Kellner, Phinzo (35) and Ang Karma (30) left C4 at 22:15 hours on May 22, summited at around 06:00 hours on May 23, descended to South Col by 08:30 hours (about), went down to C2. Hahn and Danuru (of May 18th summit) left C4 at 23:00 hours on May 22, summited at 04:20 hours on May 23 stayed about 15 minutes on summit, descended to South Col at 06:35 hours, went down to C2. Gagne, Griffith, Paul Alder, Pemba Dorje (44) and Tashi Tshering (36) left C4 around 21:00 hours on May 23. Paul Alder turned around from below the Balcony to C4. Griffith and Tashi Tshering summited at about 06:00 hours on May 24, descended to C4 at 09:00 hours. Gagne and Pemba Dorje summited at 07:00 hours on May 24, descended to C4 at 13:30 hours. All stayed at C4. Next day to C2. High point for Allen ws 20,500 ft; suffered from chest infection. Leader Tucker remained at BC. Turner had to turn around from between South Col and Balcony due to stomach problem to C2. Gerstein reached up to C3, suffered from stroke, went home early. Sherpa summiters (revised list based on data from Great Eascapes Jangbu in July 2006) 18 May. Kami Tshering, aka Ang Tshering, 1962, Pangboche, Everest X6, Cho Oyu X5 Karma Rita, 21/1/76, Phortse, Everest X2, Cho Oyu X2 Nima Karma, 30/6/83, Phortse, 1st 8000er Dorje Lama Sherpa, 9/4/76, Bhakanje, Solu, Everest X1, Cho Oyu X2 Sanduk Dorje Tamang, 31/5/83, Pangboche, 1st 8000er Dawa Nuru, Phortse [added by RAS] 19 May Pa Nuru, aka Panuru, Pasang Nuru, 22/5/68, Phortse, Everest X5, Cho Oyu X3 Mingma Tshering, aka Mingma Chhiring, 26/4/72, Phortse, Everest X3, Cho Oyu X2 20 May Mingma Tenzing, 1/6/86, Phortse, Everest X1, Cho Oyu X1 Dawa Nuru, aka Danuru, 26/10/78, Phortse, Everest X6, Cho Oyu X6, Manaslu X1 23 May Phinzo, 23/4/71, Phortse, Everest X2, Manaslu X1 Dawa Nuru, No. 9 again from ABC Mingma Ongel, aka Sonam Gyalzen, 27/3/78, Phortse, Everest X3 Da Nuru, aka Danuru, Dawa Nuru/Norbu, 19/5/59, Phortse, Everest X3, Cho Oyu X3, Makalu X1 Ang Karma, 25/7/74, Phortse, 1st 8000er Ang Namgyal, 21/6/80, Phortse, 1st 8000er 24 May Chhepi Bhote, aka Chumbi/Chebi, 30/9/74, Honggaon, Hatiya-3, Makalu, Makalu 10/5/04 Tashi Tshering, 18/4/70, Pangboche, Everest X7, Cho Oyu X2 Pemba Dorje, 1961, Pangboche, Everest X3, Cho Oyu X2 Oxygen: Members from C3 to top to C3 or C2 Sherpas from C4 to top to C4 |
| Accidents | Gerstein suffered from stroke; Allen suffered from chest infection; Khumbu Icefall collapsed on Ang Phintso, aka Tenzing Phinzo (Phortse) |
| Achievement | Danenberg first black woman to summit Everest? |
| Agency | Great Escapes Trekking |
| 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
35 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fiona Lee Adler | F | 1974 | Australia | Climber | Brighton, Victoria, Australia | Marketing consultant | Details Other expeditions |
| Paul John Adler | M | 1975 | Australia | Climber | Brighton, Victoria, Australia | Investor | Details Other expeditions |
| Randolph Michael (Bud) Allen | M | 1958 | USA | Climber | Fortson, Georgia | Real estate developer | Details Other expeditions |
| Markus Paul Buel | M | 1948 | Switzerland | Climber | Lucerne, Switzerland | Physician | Details Other expeditions |
| Jean-Francois Carrey | M | 1981 | Canada | Climber | Ottawa, Ontario | Student | Details Other expeditions |
| Sophia Marie Danenberg | F | 1972 | USA | Climber | Glastonbury, Connecticut | Businesswoman | Details Other expeditions |
| Karl Wolfgang Flock | M | 1953 | Germany | Climber | Weilheim, Bavaria, Germany | Physician specializing in orthopedics | Details Other expeditions |
| James L. (Jim) Gagne | M | 1964 | USA | Climber | Ashland, New Hampshire | Nurse | Details Other expeditions |
| Jack Merel Gerstein | M | 1952 | USA | Climber | Winter Park, Colorado | Realtor | Details Other expeditions |
| Daniel George Griffith | M | 1950 | Canada | Climber | Invermere, British Columbia | Alpine guide | Details Other expeditions |
| David Allen (Dave) Hahn | M | 1961 | USA | Climber | Taos Ski Valley, New Mexico | Alpine guide | Details Other expeditions |
| Dennis Richard Kellner | M | 1952 | USA | Climber | Marathon, Florida | Retired contractor | Details Other expeditions |
| Walter Laserer | M | 1961 | Austria | Climber | Graz, Styria, Austria | Alpine guide | Details Other expeditions |
| Justin Reese Merle | M | 1978 | USA | Deputy Leader | Kent, Washington | Alpine guide | Details Other expeditions |
| Mark Scott Tucker | M | 1957 | USA | Leader | Seattle, Washington | Alpine guide | Details Other expeditions |
| John Turner | M | 1962 | USA | Climber | Tampa, Florida | Investor | Details Other expeditions |
| Brenda Lucy Walsh | F | 1973 | USA | Climber | Seattle, Washington | Alpine guide | Details Other expeditions |
| Karma Rita Sherpa | M | 1976 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Phortse, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Nima Karma Sherpa | M | 1983 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Phortse, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Kami Tshering (Ang Chhiring) Sherpa | M | 1962 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Pangboche, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Dorje Lama Sherpa | M | 1971 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Churung Kharka, Bhakanje, Solukhumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Samduk Dorje (Sanduk Dorje) Tamang | M | 1983 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Pangboche, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Panuru (Pasang Nuru, Pa Nuru) Sherpa | M | 1968 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Phortse, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Mingma Tshering (Mingma Chhiring) Sherpa | M | 1972 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Phortse, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Mingma Tenzing Sherpa | M | 1986 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Phortse, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Dawa Nuru (Danuru) Sherpa | M | 1978 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Phortse, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Phinzo/Phinjo Sherpa | M | 1971 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Phortse, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Mingma Ongel (Sonam Gyalzen) Sherpa | M | 1978 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Phortse, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Da Nuru (Dawa Nuru/Norbu) Sherpa | M | 1959 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Phortse, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Ang Karma Sherpa | M | 1974 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Phortse, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Ang Namgyal Sherpa | M | 1980 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Phortse/Pangboche, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Chhebi Bhote | M | 1974 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Hungung, Hatiya-1, Makalu-Barun | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Tashi Tshering Sherpa | M | 1970 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Pangboche, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Pemba Dorje Sherpa | M | 1961 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Pangboche, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Tenzing Phinzo (Ang Phintso) Sherpa | M | 1953 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Phortse, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
References
1 recorded references.
| Expedition ID | Journal | Author | Title | Publisher | Citation | Yak 94 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EVER06115 | - | - | http://www.mountainguides.com/everest06/everest06.html | - | - | - |