Everest | 2008 S Col-SE Ridge

A Spain expedition to Everest in 2008 via S Col-SE Ridge, led by Catalina Quesada. Summit reached on 21st May 2008. 2 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	5979
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	EVER08107
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2008
Season	1
Host Country	1
Route 1	S Col-SE Ridge
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	Spain
Leaders	Catalina Quesada
Sponsor	Independent on Everest
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->Pangboche->Gorakshep
Basecamp Date	2008-04-17
Summit Date	2008-05-21
Summit Time	1045
Summit Days	34
Total Days	39
Termination Date	2008-05-26
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	True
O2 Sleep	True
O2 Medical	False
O2 Taken	False
O2 Unknown	False
Other Summits	-
Campsites	BC(17/04,5350m),C1(21/04,5900m),C2(26/04,6400m),C3(11/05,7100m),C4(20/05,7900m),Smt(21/05)
Route Notes	Team left C4 at 10 pm on 20 May. Weather as calm and clear. It was very busy and Quesada and Pemba had to wait a lot on route. She met Gianni Goltz on South Summit, the Swiss man who died. He was resting and on his way up. He seemed tired but Ok. They spent one hour on summit. They descended to C4, arrived at 5 pm. On 22 May descent to C2, Quesada was not feeling well, so she used oxygen to descend to 7500m. BC on 23 May. Sherpa: Pemba Rita Sherpa, Rolwaling, 29/8/79, Everest X2 (2005 & 2007), Cho Oyu in 2004
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	Prestige Adventure
Commercial Route	True
Standard Route	True
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	False
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2460846
Year	2008
Summit Success	True
O2 Summary	Used
Route (lowercase)	s col-se ridge

Members

Field	Value
ID	44883
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER08107
Member ID	01
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2008
Season	1
First Name	Catalina (Lina)
Last Name	Quesada Castro
Sex	F
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1969
Calculated Age	39
Citizenship	Spain
Status	Leader
Residence	Seville, Spain
Occupation	Civil servant
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	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8849
Summit Date 1	2008-05-21
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1045
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	True
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	From 7600m to smt to C4, then to 7500m
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	2438182
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	catalina (lina) quesada castro
Year of Birth	1969
Year	2008
Age at Expedition	39
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	44884
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER08107
Member ID	02
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2008
Season	1
First Name	Pemba Rita
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1979
Calculated Age	28
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Beding, Dolakha
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	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8849
Summit Date 1	2008-05-21
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1045
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 7600m 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
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2441976
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	pemba rita sherpa
Year of Birth	1979
Year	2008
Age at Expedition	29
Role	Hired

2 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Catalina (Lina) Quesada Castro	F	1969	Spain	Leader	Seville, Spain	Civil servant	Details Other expeditions
Pemba Rita Sherpa	M	1979	Nepal	H-A Worker	Beding, Dolakha	-	Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.