Everest | 2007 S Col-SE Ridge

A UK expedition to Everest in 2007 via S Col-SE Ridge, led by David Ratcliffe. Summit reached on 21st May 2007. 2 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	5665
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	EVER07184
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2007
Season	1
Host Country	1
Route 1	S Col-SE Ridge
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	UK
Leaders	David Ratcliffe
Sponsor	Adventure Guide Qomolangma 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	-
Approach	Lukla->Namche->Everest BC
Basecamp Date	2007-04-06
Summit Date	2007-05-21
Summit Time	0840
Summit Days	45
Total Days	47
Termination Date	2007-05-23
Termination Reason	1
Termination Notes	-
High Point (m)	8849
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	4
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	1
Summit Members	1
Member Deaths	0
Total Hired	1
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(06/04,5300m),C1(12/04,6050m),C2(13/04,6400m),C3(16/05,7100m),C4(19/05,8000m),Smt(21/05)
Route Notes	BC at Khumbu Glacier C1 above Khumbu Glacier C2 in Western Cwm C3 on Lhotse Face C4 at South Col. Ratcliffe and Nuri Chhiri Sherpa left South col at 8 pm on 20 May, reached summit at 8:40 am on 21 May, stayed on summit about 45 minutes, descended to South Col at 3 pm. Next day to BC. The weather on summit day was very good and warm. Ahead of Ratcliffe team there were about 30 people and behind were about 2-3 people. Ratcliffe returned Kathmandu on 26 May and will leave on 27 May. Sherpa: Nuru/Nuri Chhiri, (26-4-1970) Bhakanje-2 Summited: Pumori in 1997 (Italians) Lhotse in 2003 (Koreans) Everest Tibet in 2004 (Koreans)
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	Climb High Himalaya
Commercial Route	True
Standard Route	True
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	False
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2460479
Year	2007
Summit Success	True
O2 Summary	Used
Route (lowercase)	s col-se ridge

Members

Field	Value
ID	42513
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER07184
Member ID	01
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2007
Season	1
First Name	David M.
Last Name	Ratcliffe
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1955
Calculated Age	51
Citizenship	UK
Status	Leader
Residence	Walton-on-Thames, Surrey, England
Occupation	Physician
Leader	True
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8849
Summit Date 1	2007-05-21
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0840
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	True
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	Yellow band to smt to South Col
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2433337
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	david m. ratcliffe
Year of Birth	1955
Year	2007
Age at Expedition	52
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	42514
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER07184
Member ID	02
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2007
Season	1
First Name	Nuru Chhiri
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1970
Calculated Age	37
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Churung Kharka, Bhakanje, Solukhumbu
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	True
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8849
Summit Date 1	2007-05-21
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0840
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	From S Col to smt to S Col; did not use while sleeping
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	2nd ascent of Everest
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2438591
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	nuru chhiri sherpa
Year of Birth	1970
Year	2007
Age at Expedition	37
Role	Hired

2 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
David M. Ratcliffe	M	1955	UK	Leader	Walton-on-Thames, Surrey, England	Physician	Details Other expeditions
Nuru Chhiri Sherpa	M	1970	Nepal	H-A Worker	Churung Kharka, Bhakanje, Solukhumbu	-	Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.