Everest | 2007 S Col-SE Ridge

A UK expedition to Everest in 2007 via S Col-SE Ridge, led by Victor Saunders. Summit reached on 17th May 2007. 11 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 5669
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID EVER07193
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 Victor Saunders
Sponsor Saunders International 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 Belgium, USA
Approach -
Basecamp Date 2007-04-12
Summit Date 2007-05-17
Summit Time 0900
Summit Days 35
Total Days 39
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) 0
Total Members 6
Summit Members 6
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 5
Summit Hired 5
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),C1(20/04,6000m),C2(26/04,6400m),C3(27/04,7100m),C4(16/05,7900m),Smt(17/05)
Route Notes Summit party of 6 foreigners and 5 Sherpas left C4 on 16 May at 11:00 pm and all on summit at 9:00-10:30 am 17 May except David Larson who was slow and summited at 1:00 pm; all to C4 that night about 1:00-2:00 pm and 6:00 pm (Larson). Windless and warm day. Next night in C2. Members used oxygen from C3 to top to and in C4 to C3; Sherpas from C4 to top to C4. Summit Sherpas: Lhakpa Thundu, 20/5/70, Pangboche, Annapurna I X1, Cho Oyu X1, Everest X4 Tika Bahadur Tamang, 34 years old, Rampur-8, Ramechap, Cho Oyu X1 Pemba Gyalzen, 4/9/74, Phortse, Everest 24/5/06 Dorje Gyalzen, Pangboche, 16/7/82 (1/4/2039) Ang Namgyal/Tshering Nyamgal, Pangboche, 14/6/84 (1/3/2041), Everest X1, Cho Oyu X1
Accidents -
Achievement -
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

11 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Douglas P. (Doug) Beall M 1966 USA Climber Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Physician Details Other expeditions
James Durie Kerr M 1969 UK Climber Bristol, Avon, England Retired marketing expert Details Other expeditions
David D. Larson M 1956 USA Climber Long Beach, California Physician Details Other expeditions
Samantha A. Larson F 1988 USA Climber Long Beach, California Student Details Other expeditions
Anthony Victor (Vic) Saunders M 1950 UK Leader Les Houches, Haute-Savoie, France Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Wim Eddy Lucia Smets M 1968 Belgium Climber Antwerp, Belgium IT management consultant Details Other expeditions
Tika Bahadur Tamang M 1972 Nepal H-A Worker Rampur-8, Ramechap - Details Other expeditions
Pemba Gyalzen Sherpa M 1974 Nepal H-A Worker Phortse, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Dorje Gyalzen Sherpa M 1982 Nepal H-A Worker Pangboche, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Tshering Namgyal (Ang Namgyal) Sherpa M 1984 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

References

0 recorded references.