Everest | 2007 S Col-SE Ridge

A USA expedition to Everest in 2007 via S Col-SE Ridge, led by Dan Mazur. Summit reached on 22nd May 2007. 5 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 5641
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID EVER07174
Peak ID EVER
Year 2007
Season 1
Host Country 1
Route 1 S Col-SE Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality USA
Leaders Dan Mazur
Sponsor SummitClimb Everest Expedition 2008
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 -
Approach -
Basecamp Date 2007-04-08
Summit Date 2007-05-22
Summit Time 0830
Summit Days 44
Total Days 48
Termination Date 2007-05-26
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 8849
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 4
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 4
Summit Members 1
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 4
Summit Hired 1
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(08/04,5350m),C1(16/04,6100m),C2(24/04,6400m),C3(05/05,7150m),C4(21/05,7900m),Smt(22/05)
Route Notes C2 in Western Cwm C3 on Lhotse Face C4 at South Col. American Everest expedition led by Daniel Mazur, Spring 2007 - 3 June 2007 Summit party of Schuck and Lhakpa Gelu left C4 for the summit at 9:00 pm on 21 May and reached the top at 8:30 am on the 22nd. They returned to C4 for the night. Non-summiting members: Burke left C4 for the top with a Sherpa at 9:30 pm on 20 May and climbed above the Balcony, then decided he had to turn back because he was tired, could not climb rapidly and did not have enough time to reach the summit and return safely to C4, so down to C4. Luscher developed a serious stomach problem on 26 April on C1, went up to C3 nevertheless, but then left the expedition on 17 May. Mazur was team leader, but was on his own Lhotse expedition and did not attempt to summit Everest. Oxygen: members used it in C3 to high points to C2, Sherpas in C4 to high point to C4. Sherpa: Lhakpa Gelu Sherpa, 13/4/77, Thumduk, Beni, Solu, Everest 18/5/04
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Everest Parivar
Commercial Route True
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2460480
Year 2007
Summit Success True
O2 Summary Used
Route (lowercase) s col-se ridge

Members

5 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
William Mitchell (Bill) Burke M 1942 USA Climber Costa Mesa, California Retired attorney Details Other expeditions
Mark W. Luscher M 1948 USA Climber Albany, Oregon Engineer and contractor Details Other expeditions
Terry Karl Schuck M 1961 USA Climber Quarryville, Pennyslvania Chemist Details Other expeditions
Daniel Lee (Dan) Mazur M 1960 USA Leader Longbranch, Washington Expedition organizer Details Other expeditions
Lhakpa Gelu (Lhakpa Gelbu) Sherpa M 1977 Nepal H-A Worker Thumduk, Beni, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions

References

1 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
EVER07174 - - http://summitclimb.com/new/default.asp?linktype=r&mtype=smenu&vid=18&nid=52 - - -