Everest | 2007 S Col-SE Ridge

A USA expedition to Everest in 2007 via S Col-SE Ridge, led by Troy Aupperle. Summit reached on 15th May 2007. 2 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	5716
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	EVER07188
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	Troy Aupperle
Sponsor	Independent on Everest
Success 1	False
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->Gorakshep->BC
Basecamp Date	2007-04-07
Summit Date	2007-05-15
Summit Time	-
Summit Days	38
Total Days	42
Termination Date	2007-05-19
Termination Reason	4
Termination Notes	Abandoned at 8400m due to bad weather
High Point (m)	8400
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	4
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	1
Summit Members	0
Member Deaths	0
Total Hired	1
Summit Hired	0
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(07/04,5400m),C1(14/04,5900m),C2(22/04,6400m),C3(14/05,7300m),C4(15/05,8400m),xxx(15/05,8400m)
Route Notes	BC at Khumbu Glacier C1 at above the Khumbu Icefall. C2 in Western Cwm C3 on Lhotse West Face C4 at South Col High point at Balcony. Aupperle and Lama Babu left South Col at 9 pm on 15 May, reached 8400m (Balcony) about 2 am of 16 May. Started snowfall and strong wind, so Aupperle decided to turn around and arrived South Col at about 6 am. Descended to C2 where they reached around 5 pm. Next day to BC. The team returned to Kathmandu on 23 May. Aupperle left Kathmandu on 24 May. He stayed at Yak and Yeti Hotel. Sherpa: Lam Babu/Lama Babu, 23/9/68, Cheremy, Bung-9, Solu, Everest X3
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	Mountain Madness
Commercial Route	True
Standard Route	True
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	False
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2460473
Year	2007
Summit Success	False
O2 Summary	Used
Route (lowercase)	s col-se ridge

Members

Field	Value
ID	42948
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER07188
Member ID	01
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2007
Season	1
First Name	Troy Aaron
Last Name	Aupperle
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1964
Calculated Age	42
Citizenship	USA
Status	Leader
Residence	Alexandria, Minnesota
Occupation	President of company selling organic food supplements
Leader	True
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8400
Summit Date 1	2007-05-15
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
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	C3 to Balcony to C4
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	4
Summit Term	3
HCN	0
Checksum	2436687
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	troy aaron aupperle
Year of Birth	1964
Year	2007
Age at Expedition	43
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	42949
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER07188
Member ID	02
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2007
Season	1
First Name	Lama Babu
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1968
Calculated Age	38
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Cheremy, Bung-9, 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	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8400
Summit Date 1	2007-05-15
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
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 C4 to Balcony to C4
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	4
Summit Term	3
HCN	0
Checksum	2438048
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	lama babu sherpa
Year of Birth	1968
Year	2007
Age at Expedition	39
Role	Hired

2 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Troy Aaron Aupperle	M	1964	USA	Leader	Alexandria, Minnesota	President of company selling organic food supplements	Details Other expeditions
Lama Babu Sherpa	M	1968	Nepal	H-A Worker	Cheremy, Bung-9, Solukhumbu	-	Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.