Everest | 2007 S Col-SE Ridge

A UK expedition to Everest in 2007 via S Col-SE Ridge, led by Kenton Cool. Summit reached on 17th May 2007. 9 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	5672
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	EVER07192
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	Kenton Cool
Sponsor	Cool Everest Expedition
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	Egypt, S Africa
Approach	Lukla
Basecamp Date	2007-04-12
Summit Date	2007-05-17
Summit Time	0800
Summit Days	35
Total Days	46
Termination Date	2007-05-28
Termination Reason	1
Termination Notes	-
High Point (m)	8849
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	4
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	5
Summit Members	5
Member Deaths	0
Total Hired	4
Summit Hired	4
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(12/04,5200m),C1(20/04,6000m),C2(25/04,6000m),C3(27/04,7000m),C4(16/05,7900m),Smt(17,24/05)
Route Notes	17 May summit team left C4 at 10:30 pm on 16 May. In perfect conditions Cool, Maud and Chewang Dorje arrived at top at 8 am. Samra and Lhakpa Wangchu at 9:30 am [9:49 am according to Samra]. On way down Chewang Dorje collapsed (about 10 am) and Cool thinks it was cerebral edema. Cool gave him Dexamethasone and Chewang Dorje recovered quickly. They arrived at C4 at 12:30 pm. Samra and Lhakpa Wangchu arrived at 3 pm. On 18 May Cool descended to BC; the rest of team to C2. On 21 May Cool left BC again for 2nd Summit push. Stephen, James, Lhakpa Thundu and Tapchen had left BC on 19 May. Cool caught up with James, Lhakpa Tundu at C2 on 21 May. They caught up with Stephens and Tapchen at C4 on 23 May. On summit push Stephens and Tapchen left C4 at 8 pm; Cool, James and Lhakpa Thundu left at 9 pm. Cool left James and Lhakpa Thundu and sped up as he was feeling unwell and wanted to get to summit as quickly as possible; he arrived at 3:50 am. James and Lhakpa Thundu summited at 8:30 am and Stephens and Tapchen at 9:30 am. Cool descended to C2, arrived at noon. Rest of summit team spent night at C4, arrived at about 2 pm. On 25 May they descended to C2 and 26 May to BC. Sherpas: Lhakpa Wangchu, 20/10/86, Pangboche, Khumbu Chawang/Chewang Dorje, 17/4/81, Pangboche, Khumbu, Everest 19/5/06 Lhakpa Thundu, 20/5/71, Pangboche, Khumbu, Everest X4 Topchen Lama, aka Bhote, 28/8/79, Hatiya-3, Sankhuwasabha originally, now Somere near Pangboche; Everest 25/6/06 with Calder/Todd expedition Their second ascents this month: Lhakpa Thundu with Saunders 17 May Topchen Lama with Todd's team 17 May
Accidents	Cerebral edema by Chewang Dorje
Achievement	1st Egyptian
Agency	Himalayan Guides
Commercial Route	True
Standard Route	True
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	False
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2460475
Year	2007
Summit Success	True
O2 Summary	Used
Route (lowercase)	s col-se ridge

Members

Field	Value
ID	42594
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER07192
Member ID	01
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2007
Season	1
First Name	Kenton Edward
Last Name	Cool
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1973
Calculated Age	33
Citizenship	UK
Status	Leader
Residence	Chamonix, Haute-Savoie, France
Occupation	Alpine guide
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	2007-05-17
Summit Date 2	2007-05-24
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0800
Summit Time 2	0350
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	1
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	From C4 to smt 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	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2439779
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	kenton edward cool
Year of Birth	1973
Year	2007
Age at Expedition	34
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	42595
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER07192
Member ID	02
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2007
Season	1
First Name	Victoria Fern (Tori)
Last Name	James
Sex	F
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1981
Calculated Age	25
Citizenship	UK
Status	Climber
Residence	London, England
Occupation	Expedition organizer
Leader	False
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	2007-05-24
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0830
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	From C3 to smt 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	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2442826
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	victoria fern (tori) james
Year of Birth	1981
Year	2007
Age at Expedition	26
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	42596
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER07192
Member ID	03
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2007
Season	1
First Name	Gregory K. (Greg)
Last Name	Maud
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1974
Calculated Age	33
Citizenship	S Africa
Status	Climber
Residence	Parkwood, S Africa
Occupation	Staff member of large corporation
Leader	False
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	2007-05-17
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0800
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	From C4 to smt 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	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2440025
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	gregory k. (greg) maud
Year of Birth	1974
Year	2007
Age at Expedition	33
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	42597
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER07192
Member ID	04
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2007
Season	1
First Name	Omar Sharif
Last Name	Samra
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1978
Calculated Age	28
Citizenship	Egypt/UK
Status	Climber
Residence	London, England
Occupation	Student
Leader	False
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	2007-05-17
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0949
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 smt 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	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2441612
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	omar sharif samra
Year of Birth	1978
Year	2007
Age at Expedition	29
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	42598
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER07192
Member ID	05
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2007
Season	1
First Name	Benjamin J. (Ben)
Last Name	Stephens
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1980
Calculated Age	27
Citizenship	UK
Status	Climber
Residence	London, England
Occupation	Student
Leader	False
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	2007-05-24
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0930
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	From 6600m to smt to 6600m
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	2442127
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	benjamin j. (ben) stephens
Year of Birth	1980
Year	2007
Age at Expedition	27
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	42599
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER07192
Member ID	09
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2007
Season	1
First Name	Lhakpa Wangchu
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1986
Calculated Age	20
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Pangboche, Khumbu
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	2007-05-17
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0949
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 smt 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	1st 8000er (also summited on 24 May 2007 with Todd team) Brother of Pasang Dawa (Pando)
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2444599
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	lhakpa wangchu sherpa
Year of Birth	1986
Year	2007
Age at Expedition	21
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	42600
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER07192
Member ID	07
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2007
Season	1
First Name	Chewang Dorje
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1981
Calculated Age	26
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Pangboche, Khumbu
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	2007-05-17
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0800
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 smt 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	2nd ascent of Everest
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2442589
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	chewang dorje sherpa
Year of Birth	1981
Year	2007
Age at Expedition	26
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	42601
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER07192
Member ID	08
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2007
Season	1
First Name	Lhakpa Thundu/Thudu (Tindu)
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1970
Calculated Age	36
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Pangboche, Khumbu
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	2007-05-24
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0830
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 smt 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	6th ascent of Everest (also summited on 17 May 2007 with Saunders team)
Necrology	(1970-2016) Died 28 Nov 2016 on Ama Dablam from earthquake-caused avalanche
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2438646
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	lhakpa thundu/thudu (tindu) sherpa
Year of Birth	1970
Year	2007
Age at Expedition	37
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	42602
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER07192
Member ID	06
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2007
Season	1
First Name	Topchen (Tapchen Lama)
Last Name	Bhote
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1979
Calculated Age	27
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Hatiya-3, Makalu-Barun (now Shomare, Khumbu)
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	True
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	2007-05-24
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0930
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 smt 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	3rd ascent of Everest (also summited on 17 May 2007 with Todd team)
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2441993
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	topchen (tapchen lama) bhote
Year of Birth	1979
Year	2007
Age at Expedition	28
Role	Hired

9 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Kenton Edward Cool	M	1973	UK	Leader	Chamonix, Haute-Savoie, France	Alpine guide	Details Other expeditions
Victoria Fern (Tori) James	F	1981	UK	Climber	London, England	Expedition organizer	Details Other expeditions
Gregory K. (Greg) Maud	M	1974	S Africa	Climber	Parkwood, S Africa	Staff member of large corporation	Details Other expeditions
Omar Sharif Samra	M	1978	Egypt/UK	Climber	London, England	Student	Details Other expeditions
Benjamin J. (Ben) Stephens	M	1980	UK	Climber	London, England	Student	Details Other expeditions
Lhakpa Wangchu Sherpa	M	1986	Nepal	H-A Worker	Pangboche, Khumbu	-	Details Other expeditions
Chewang Dorje Sherpa	M	1981	Nepal	H-A Worker	Pangboche, Khumbu	-	Details Other expeditions
Lhakpa Thundu/Thudu (Tindu) Sherpa	M	1970	Nepal	H-A Worker	Pangboche, Khumbu	-	Details Other expeditions
Topchen (Tapchen Lama) Bhote	M	1979	Nepal	H-A Worker	Hatiya-3, Makalu-Barun (now Shomare, Khumbu)	-	Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.