Everest | 2006 S Col-SE Ridge

A Singapore expedition to Everest in 2006 via S Col-SE Ridge, led by Swee Chiow Khoo. Summit reached on 23rd May 2006. 7 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 5232
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID EVER06120
Peak ID EVER
Year 2006
Season 1
Host Country 1
Route 1 S Col-SE Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Singapore
Leaders Swee Chiow Khoo
Sponsor Everest Friendship 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 Malaysia
Approach Lukla->Lobuche->BC
Basecamp Date 2006-04-07
Summit Date 2006-05-23
Summit Time -
Summit Days 46
Total Days 48
Termination Date 2006-05-25
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 8849
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 4
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 2
Summit Members 2
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 5
Summit Hired 5
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(07/04,5300m),C1(16/04,6000m),C2(29/04,6300m),C3(03/05,7000m),C4(12/05,8000m),Smt(23/05)
Route Notes C4 to Khoo went up for acclimatization before summit push and stayed the night. Team left C4 at 8:45 am on 22 May. Weather was calm and clear, good views from the summit. After summiting they descended to C4 where they arrived at 10:30 am. Pasang and Danuru descended to C2 on 23 May. Remaining team descended to C2 on 24 May. On ascent Loh developed "cortical blindness," which happens when body gets too much oxygen as it deprives the body of carbon dioxide. This happended on ascent at 8700m and Loh thinks he had about 20 percent of vision left. He carried on to summit, hanging on to Danuru Sherpa. Vision improved on summit and descent, probably due to less frantic breathing. His vision was restored completely when he arrived at C4. He was guided down to C4 by Pasang and Da Nurbu. Sherpa summiters: Dawa Nurbu/Danuru, 1977, Kharikhola, Everest X5 Pasang Rinji, 28/11/76, Kharikhola, Everest X4 Ang Phuri Gyalzen, 1971, Sikli, near Kharikhola, Everest 28/5/97 Nga Temba, 1955, Sikli, Everest X10, Cho Oyu X1 Doma Chhiri, 17/1/84, Sikli, Everest 16/5/04
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Himalayan Treasure
Commercial Route True
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2460070
Year 2006
Summit Success True
O2 Summary Used
Route (lowercase) s col-se ridge

Members

7 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Swee Chiow Khoo M 1964 Singapore Leader Singapore Adventurer & motivational speaker Details Other expeditions
Khee Lian Vincent Loh M 1955 Malaysia Climber Penang, Malaysia Engineering company executive Details Other expeditions
Ngatemba (Nga Temba) Sherpa M 1955 Nepal H-A Worker Sikli, Jubing, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions
Pasang Rinji Sherpa M 1976 Nepal H-A Worker Kharikhola, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions
Dawa Nurbu (Danuru) Sherpa M 1976 Nepal H-A Worker Kharikhola, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions
Doma Chhiri Sherpa M 1984 Nepal H-A Worker Sikli, Jubing-9, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions
Ang Phuri Gyalzen Sherpa M 1971 Nepal H-A Worker Sikli (Kharikhola), Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.