Everest | 2008 S Col-SE Ridge

A Canada expedition to Everest in 2008 via S Col-SE Ridge, led by Francois-Guy Thivierge. Summit reached on 22nd May 2008. 4 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	5982
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	EVER08110
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2008
Season	1
Host Country	1
Route 1	S Col-SE Ridge
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	Canada
Leaders	Francois-Guy Thivierge
Sponsor	Canadians 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->Kalapattar
Basecamp Date	2008-04-06
Summit Date	2008-05-22
Summit Time	0500
Summit Days	46
Total Days	49
Termination Date	2008-05-25
Termination Reason	1
Termination Notes	-
High Point (m)	8849
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	4
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	2
Summit Members	2
Member Deaths	0
Total Hired	2
Summit Hired	2
Hired Deaths	0
No Hired	False
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Taken	False
O2 Unknown	False
Other Summits	-
Campsites	BC(06/04,5356m),C1(16/04,5900m),C2(20/04,6400m),C3(11/05,7200m),C4(21/05,7900m),Smt(22/05)
Route Notes	Team left C4 on 21 May at 8:30 pm. No wind, minus 20 degrees, clear weather. Many people ascended that day. No snow on Hillary Step. It was difficult to find new rope, too many old ropes. The rope between Hillary Step and summit was very thin. First group waited for other group on summit. Descended at 6:30 am. Arrived at C4 9 am, rested at C4 for 3 hours, descended to C2 at 6 pm. 23 May they descended to BC. Sherpas: Nima Gombu, 2/1/69, Rolwaling, Beding, Cho Oyu X3, Everest X13 Pemba Nuru, 17/1/77, Thamiteng, Everest X4, Cho Oyu X1
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	Nima Gombu Sherpa (freelancer)
Commercial Route	True
Standard Route	True
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	False
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2460847
Year	2008
Summit Success	True
O2 Summary	Used
Route (lowercase)	s col-se ridge

Members

Field	Value
ID	44891
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER08110
Member ID	02
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2008
Season	1
First Name	Sebastien
Last Name	Audy
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1978
Calculated Age	29
Citizenship	Canada
Status	Climber
Residence	Montreal, Quebec
Occupation	Human resources consultant
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	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8849
Summit Date 1	2008-05-22
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0556
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 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	2441714
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	sebastien audy
Year of Birth	1978
Year	2008
Age at Expedition	30
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	44892
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER08110
Member ID	01
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2008
Season	1
First Name	Francois-Guy
Last Name	Thivierge
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1964
Calculated Age	44
Citizenship	Canada
Status	Leader
Residence	Quebec City, Quebec
Occupation	President of a climbing center
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	2008-05-22
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0500
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 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	2436324
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	francois-guy thivierge
Year of Birth	1964
Year	2008
Age at Expedition	44
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	44893
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER08110
Member ID	03
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2008
Season	1
First Name	Nima Gombu (Gombu)
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1969
Calculated Age	39
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	2008-05-22
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0500
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 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	13th ascent of Everest
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2438119
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	nima gombu (gombu) sherpa
Year of Birth	1969
Year	2008
Age at Expedition	39
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	44894
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER08110
Member ID	04
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2008
Season	1
First Name	Pemba Nuru
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1977
Calculated Age	31
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Thamiteng, 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	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8849
Summit Date 1	2008-05-22
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0555
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 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	5th ascent of Everest
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2441022
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	pemba nuru sherpa
Year of Birth	1977
Year	2008
Age at Expedition	31
Role	Hired

4 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Sebastien Audy	M	1978	Canada	Climber	Montreal, Quebec	Human resources consultant	Details Other expeditions
Francois-Guy Thivierge	M	1964	Canada	Leader	Quebec City, Quebec	President of a climbing center	Details Other expeditions
Nima Gombu (Gombu) Sherpa	M	1969	Nepal	H-A Worker	Beding, Dolakha	-	Details Other expeditions
Pemba Nuru Sherpa	M	1977	Nepal	H-A Worker	Thamiteng, Khumbu	-	Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.