Everest | 2007 S Col-SE Ridge

A USA expedition to Everest in 2007 via S Col-SE Ridge, led by Mark Tucker. Summit reached on 19th May 2007. 45 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 5663
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID EVER07183
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 Mark Tucker
Sponsor International Mountain Guides (IMG) Everest Expedition 2007
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 Canada, Mexico, S Africa, Singapore, UK
Approach -
Basecamp Date 2007-04-04
Summit Date 2007-05-19
Summit Time 0515
Summit Days 45
Total Days 47
Termination Date 2007-05-21
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 8849
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 4
Fixed Rope (m) 4000
Total Members 22
Summit Members 15
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 35
Summit Hired 22
Hired Deaths 0
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(04/03,5350m),C1(18/04,6035m),C2(22/04,6500m),C3(02/05,7300m),C4(10/05,7900m),Smt(19-22/05)
Route Notes Expedition sent climbers to the summits on 19, 20, 21 and 22 May. On the 18th, Bredenkamp, Hancock, Salazar, Waldron, Pasang Rinji, Mingma Tshering, Dawa Nuru, Mingma Tenzing, Chewang Lendu, and Ang Namgyal left C4 at 9:20 pm for the summit; Schlimme left C4 ten minutes later and at about 8300m, "respiratory distress" forced him to turn back. All the others got to the top; Salazar was the first member to summit, at 5:15 am on the 19th, and Bredenkamp was the last that day, at 8:25 am. Salazar got down to C2 at 2:05 pm; Bredenkamp, Hancock and Waldron descended only to C4. On the 19th, Campbell, Kay, Lamb, Mello, Patterson, Smelser, Gyalzen Dorje, Ang Karma, Panuru, Kami Tshering, Mingma Dorje, Panuru, Samduk Dorje Tamang, Mingmar Sherpa, Dawa Sona, and Karma Serki went for the top between 8:55 and 9:10 pm. They summited on the 20th between 4:53 am (Patterson) and 7:30 am (Smelser). The summiters on the 21st left C4 from 9:40 (Haugen) to 11:55 (Hahn) pm on the 20th and were on the summit at 5:00 am (Haugen and Grom) to 6:55 am (Hahn) the next day. The Sherpas who summited on the 21st were Cheppi Bhote, Lhakpa Bhote, Karma Rita, Nima Karma, and Phinzo Dorje. The last summit party consisted of the two Singaporeans and Jamling Bhote. Goh left C4 at 8:15 pm on 21 May not using oxygen, got to just below the Balcony at 2:45 am, but was moving much too slowly and turned back there, started to use oxygen, and went down to C2 on it. Ang and Jamling Bhote set out from C4 at 9:30 pm on the 21st and were on the summit at 8:15 am on the 22nd. Other non-summiting members: Jones went to C2 only, was not acclimatizing well, left team on 1 May. Loeffler got to C2, had "health issues" and left expedition on 8 May. Tucker went into the Icefall, no further. Warren got to C3, developed chest infection. Oxygen: General pattern: members in C3 to high point to C2; Sherpas in C4 to high point to or in C4. Sherpa summiters: 19 May Dawa Nuru, aka Danuru, 26/10/78, Phortse, Cho Oyu X7, Everest X8, Manaslu X1 Mingma Tshering/Mingma Chhiring, 26/4/72, Phortse, Cho Oyu X2, Everest X4 Mingma Tenzing/Tenjing, 1/6/86, Phortse, Cho Oyu X2, Everst X2 Pasang Rinji, 18/1/77 (5/10/2033), Phortse, Everest 31/5/05 Chewang/Tsewang Lendu, 19/4/80, Phortse, Lhotse & Manaslu in 2006 Ang Namgyal, 21/6/80, originally Phortse now Pangboche 20 May Kami Tshering, aka Ang Tshering/Chhiring, 1962, Pangboche, Everest X7, Cho Oyu X5 Ang Karma, 25/7/74, Phortse, Cho Oyu X1, Everest X1 Dawa Sona/Da Sona/Da Sonam, 1965, Pangboche, Everest X6 Gyalzen/Gyaljen Dorje, 17/2/88, Phortse, 1st 8000er Karma Serki/Sarki, 25/1/87, Phortse, 1st 8000er Mingma Dorje, 22/7/65 (7/4/2022), Phortse, Everest 26/5/03 & 30/5/06 (with DOB 21/6/65) Panuru/Pasang Nuru/Pa Nuru, 22/5/68, Phortse, Cho Oyu X3, Everest X5 Phu Nuru, 16/5/80, Phortse, Cho Oyu X6, Everest X2 Samduk Dorje Tamang, 31/5/83, Pangboche, Everest 18/5/06 Mingmar, 1970-71, Jantarkhani, 1st 8000er 21 May Chhepi/Chhebbi Bhote, 30/9/74, Hatiya-3, Sankhuwasabha, Everest X1, Makalu X1 Finjo Dorje, 03/9/86, Pangboche, 1st 8000er Karma Rita, 21/1/76, Phortse, Cho Oyu X2, Everest X3 Lhakpa Bhote, 5/11/70, Hatiya-3, 1st 8000er Nima Karma, 30/6/83, Phortse, Everest 18/5/06 22 May Jamling Bhote, 28/12/77, Hatiya-3, Cho Oyu X1, Everest X1
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Great Escapes Trekking
Commercial Route True
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2460477
Year 2007
Summit Success True
O2 Summary Used
Route (lowercase) s col-se ridge

Members

45 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Yau Choon Ang M 1967 Singapore Climber Singapore Lt. Colonel in army Details Other expeditions
Andre Victor Bredenkamp M 1957 S Africa Climber Cape Town, S Africa Property developer Details Other expeditions
Ryan La Vor Campbell M 1970 USA Climber Chugiak, Alaska Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Ee Kiat Robert Goh M 1965 Singapore Climber Singapore Aeronautical engineer Details Other expeditions
Casey Aaron Grom M 1974 USA Climber Ashford, Washington Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
David Allen (Dave) Hahn M 1961 USA Deputy Leader Taos Ski Valley, New Mexico Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Adolphus Gordon (Al) Hancock M 1959 Canada Climber Fort McMurray, Alberta Millwright Details Other expeditions
Michael John Haugen M 1976 USA Climber Denver, Colorado Teacher & alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Larry Jones M 1949 USA Climber Snowmass Village, Colorado Realtor Details Other expeditions
Samuel Kilbourne (Sam) Kay M 1975 UK Climber London, England Attorney Details Other expeditions
Russell David Lamb M 1975 UK Climber London, England Attorney Details Other expeditions
Tracey Anne (T. A.) Loeffler F 1965 Canada Climber St. John's, Newfoundland University professor Details Other expeditions
Fernando Salvador Mello Palacios M 1960 Mexico Climber Queretaro, Mexico Bank officer Details Other expeditions
Michael William (Mike) Nixon M 1959 S Africa Climber Cape Town, S Africa Property developer Details Other expeditions
James A. (Jim) Patterson M 1964 USA Climber San Francisco, California Manager in an IT business Details Other expeditions
Jean Ricard M 1951 Canada Climber Gatineau, Quebec Management consultant Details Other expeditions
Benjamin Salazar Cortez M 1976 Mexico Climber Mexico City, Mexico Bank executive Details Other expeditions
David E. (Dave) Schlimme M 1962 USA Climber Malvern, Pennsylvania Electric and gas utility foreman Details Other expeditions
Nathaniel B. Smelser M 1962 USA Climber Bradenton, Florida Furniture maker Details Other expeditions
Mark Scott Tucker M 1957 USA Leader Seattle, Washington Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
James Stoddard (Jim) Waldron M 1947 USA Climber Murrieta, California Information systems manager Details Other expeditions
Timothy W. Warren M 1960 USA Climber Saunderstown, Rhode Island Chiropractor Details Other expeditions
Pasang Rinji Sherpa M 1977 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
Dawa Nuru (Danuru) Sherpa M 1978 Nepal H-A Worker Phortse, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Mingma Tenzing Sherpa M 1986 Nepal H-A Worker Phortse, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Chhewang Lendu (Tsewang Lendu) Sherpa M 1980 Nepal H-A Worker Phortse, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Ang Namgyal Sherpa M 1980 Nepal H-A Worker Phortse/Pangboche, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Kami Tshering (Ang Chhiring) Sherpa M 1962 Nepal H-A Worker Pangboche, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Ang Karma Sherpa M 1974 Nepal H-A Worker Phortse, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Dawa Sona (Da Sona, Da Sonam) Sherpa M 1965 Nepal H-A Worker Pangboche, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Gyalzen Dorje (Gyaljen Dorje) Sherpa M 1988 Nepal H-A Worker Phortse, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Karma Serki (Karma Sarki) Sherpa M 1987 Nepal H-A Worker Phortse, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Mingma Dorje Sherpa M 1965 Nepal H-A Worker Phortse, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Mingmar Sherpa M 1970 Nepal H-A Worker Damar, Jantarkhani, Okhaldhunga - Details Other expeditions
Panuru (Pasang Nuru, Pa Nuru) Sherpa M 1968 Nepal H-A Worker Phortse, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Phu Nuru (Phunuru) Sherpa M 1980 Nepal H-A Worker Phortse, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Samduk Dorje (Sanduk Dorje) Tamang M 1983 Nepal H-A Worker Pangboche, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Chhebi Bhote M 1974 Nepal H-A Worker Hungung, Hatiya-1, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Phinjo Dorje (Finjo Dorje) Sherpa M 1986 Nepal H-A Worker Pangboche, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Karma Rita Sherpa M 1976 Nepal H-A Worker Phortse, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Lhakpa Bhote M 1970 Nepal H-A Worker Hatiya-3, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Nima Karma Sherpa M 1983 Nepal H-A Worker Phortse, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Jamling Bhote M 1977 Nepal H-A Worker Hungung, Hatiya-1, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Da Nuru (Dawa Nuru/Norbu) Sherpa M 1959 Nepal H-A Worker Phortse, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions

References

3 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
EVER07183 - Loeffler, T. A. More Than a Mountain Creative Publishers, St. John's, Newfoundland - -
EVER07183 - - http://www.mountainguides.com/everest-south07.shtml - - -
EVER07183 - - http://www.everest2007.ca - - -