Everest | 2008 S Col-SE Ridge

A UK expedition to Everest in 2008 via S Col-SE Ridge, led by David Hamilton. Summit reached on 23rd May 2008. 15 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	5984
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	EVER08112
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2008
Season	1
Host Country	1
Route 1	S Col-SE Ridge
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	UK
Leaders	David Hamilton
Sponsor	Jagged Globe Everest Expedition 2008
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	Ireland
Approach	Lukla->Namche->Pangboche->Gorakshep
Basecamp Date	2008-04-06
Summit Date	2008-05-23
Summit Time	0500
Summit Days	47
Total Days	50
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	9
Summit Members	5
Member Deaths	0
Total Hired	6
Summit Hired	6
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(06/04,5350m),C1(13/04,6060m),C2(27/04,6410m),C3(11/05,7140m),C4(22/05,7900m),Smt(23/05)
Route Notes	Summit team left C4 at 9 pm on 22 May. Clear, moderate wind, gust of wind between midnight to 4 am. About 30 to 40 people on way. Good views from summit. Hamilton spent only 5 minutes on summit as McGarvey had to stop at 4 am at South Summit (8715m) due to eye problems. Hamilton got to him at about 5:45 am and descended to C4 with him, got there at 8:38 am. McGarvey's eyes had recovered by then. They spent night at C4. Kinch reached about 8500m on 23 May at 3:30 am, then turned back due to exhaustion and descended to C4. O'Connor reached 8500m on 23 May at 2 am, turned back due to exhaustion and descended to C4. Rutland reached C2 on 2 May, abandoned climb due to pain on the side of stomach. He left BC on 5 May. McGarvey got to South Summit on 23 May, but had to abandon climb due to loss of vision. Sherpas: Lila Bahadur Basnet, 31/3/83, Lamabagar-3, Dolakha, Everest 24/5/07 Mingma Tshering, aka Mingma Chhiri, Mingma Tsiring/Tsiri, 2/8/70, Beding, Everest X12, Cho Oyu X2, Dhaulagiri X1, K2 X1 Nima Gyalzen Sherpa, 18/5/76 (5/2/2033), Beding, Everest X5 Pasang Tenzing Sherpa, 1/10/84 (15/6/2041), Beding, Everest X4, Cho Oyu X2 Pemba Chhiring Sherpa, 17/12/83 (2/9/2040), Beding, Everest X5, Lhtose X1, Cho Oyu X2 Wangchu Sherpa, 20/11/67, Phurte, Namche-4, Everest 17/5/07
Accidents	None apart from McGarvey temporarily losing vision
Achievement	-
Agency	Summit Nepal Trekking
Commercial Route	True
Standard Route	True
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	False
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2460848
Year	2008
Summit Success	True
O2 Summary	Used
Route (lowercase)	s col-se ridge

Members

Field	Value
ID	44898
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER08112
Member ID	02
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2008
Season	1
First Name	James M.
Last Name	Balfour
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1983
Calculated Age	24
Citizenship	UK
Status	Climber
Residence	London, England
Occupation	Managing director of fitness center
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	2008-05-23
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 C3
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	2443383
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	james m. balfour
Year of Birth	1983
Year	2008
Age at Expedition	25
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	44899
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER08112
Member ID	01
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2008
Season	1
First Name	David William
Last Name	Hamilton
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1961
Calculated Age	47
Citizenship	UK
Status	Leader
Residence	Nuneaton, Warwick, England
Occupation	Alpinist
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	2008-05-23
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 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	2435241
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	david william hamilton
Year of Birth	1961
Year	2008
Age at Expedition	47
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	44900
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER08112
Member ID	03
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2008
Season	1
First Name	Graham
Last Name	Kinch
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1978
Calculated Age	29
Citizenship	Ireland
Status	Climber
Residence	Dun Laoghaire, Dublin, Ireland
Occupation	Engineer
Leader	False
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)	False
Personal High Point (m)	8500
Summit Date 1	2008-05-23
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 C3 to 8500m to C3
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	7
HCN	0
Checksum	2441588
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	graham kinch
Year of Birth	1978
Year	2008
Age at Expedition	30
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	44901
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER08112
Member ID	04
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2008
Season	1
First Name	Martin Carey
Last Name	McGarvey
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1973
Calculated Age	35
Citizenship	UK
Status	Climber
Residence	Largs, N Ayrshire, England
Occupation	Health physicist
Leader	False
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)	False
Personal High Point (m)	8715
Summit Date 1	2008-05-23
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 C3 to 8715m to C3
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	9
HCN	0
Checksum	2439660
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	martin carey mcgarvey
Year of Birth	1973
Year	2008
Age at Expedition	35
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	44902
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER08112
Member ID	05
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2008
Season	1
First Name	Timothy
Last Name	O'Connor
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1977
Calculated Age	31
Citizenship	Ireland
Status	Climber
Residence	Glenbeigh, Kerry, Ireland
Occupation	Construction engineer
Leader	False
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)	False
Personal High Point (m)	8500
Summit Date 1	2008-05-23
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 C3 to 8500m to C3
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	7
HCN	0
Checksum	2441097
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	timothy o'connor
Year of Birth	1977
Year	2008
Age at Expedition	31
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	44903
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER08112
Member ID	06
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2008
Season	1
First Name	Adele Marie
Last Name	Pennington
Sex	F
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1966
Calculated Age	42
Citizenship	UK
Status	Climber
Residence	Dronfield, Derbyshire, England
Occupation	Alpine instructor
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	2008-05-23
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0715
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 C3
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	2437086
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	adele marie pennington
Year of Birth	1966
Year	2008
Age at Expedition	42
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	44904
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER08112
Member ID	07
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2008
Season	1
First Name	Janet A.
Last Name	Pickett
Sex	F
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1961
Calculated Age	46
Citizenship	UK
Status	Climber
Residence	Cambridge, England
Occupation	Physician
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	2008-05-23
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0715
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 C3
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	2435354
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	janet a. pickett
Year of Birth	1961
Year	2008
Age at Expedition	47
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	44905
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER08112
Member ID	08
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2008
Season	1
First Name	Ronald (Ron)
Last Name	Rutland
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1948
Calculated Age	59
Citizenship	UK
Status	Climber
Residence	Coniston, Cumbria, England
Occupation	Director of company operating trekking-goods shops
Leader	False
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)	False
Personal High Point (m)	6140
Summit Date 1	2008-05-02
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	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
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	1
Summit Term	9
HCN	0
Checksum	2430685
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	ronald (ron) rutland
Year of Birth	1948
Year	2008
Age at Expedition	60
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	44906
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER08112
Member ID	09
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2008
Season	1
First Name	Ian Ronald
Last Name	Taylor
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1978
Calculated Age	29
Citizenship	Ireland
Status	Climber
Residence	Leixlip, Kildare, Ireland
Occupation	Fitness center manager
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	2008-05-23
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0610
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 C3
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	2441614
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	ian ronald taylor
Year of Birth	1978
Year	2008
Age at Expedition	30
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	44907
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER08112
Member ID	13
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2008
Season	1
First Name	Pasang Tenzing
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1984
Calculated Age	23
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	2008-05-23
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 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	5th ascent of Everest
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2443829
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	pasang tenzing sherpa
Year of Birth	1984
Year	2008
Age at Expedition	24
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	44908
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER08112
Member ID	11
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2008
Season	1
First Name	Mingma Tshering/Tsiri
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1970
Calculated Age	37
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	2008-05-23
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0536
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	13th ascent of Everest
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2438668
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	mingma tshering/tsiri sherpa
Year of Birth	1970
Year	2008
Age at Expedition	38
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	44909
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER08112
Member ID	14
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2008
Season	1
First Name	Pema Chhiring/Chhiri
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1983
Calculated Age	24
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	2008-05-23
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0610
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
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2443541
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	pema chhiring/chhiri sherpa
Year of Birth	1983
Year	2008
Age at Expedition	25
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	44910
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER08112
Member ID	10
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2008
Season	1
First Name	Lila Bahadur
Last Name	Basnet
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1983
Calculated Age	25
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Lamabagar-3, Dolakha
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
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	2008-05-23
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0610
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	2443280
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	lila bahadur basnet
Year of Birth	1983
Year	2008
Age at Expedition	25
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	44911
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER08112
Member ID	12
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2008
Season	1
First Name	Nima Gyalzen
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1976
Calculated Age	32
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	2008-05-23
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0715
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	7th ascent of Everest
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2440779
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	nima gyalzen sherpa
Year of Birth	1976
Year	2008
Age at Expedition	32
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	44912
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER08112
Member ID	15
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2008
Season	1
First Name	Wangchu
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1967
Calculated Age	40
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Phurte, 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	2008-05-23
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0715
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	2437686
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	wangchu sherpa
Year of Birth	1967
Year	2008
Age at Expedition	41
Role	Hired

15 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
James M. Balfour	M	1983	UK	Climber	London, England	Managing director of fitness center	Details Other expeditions
David William Hamilton	M	1961	UK	Leader	Nuneaton, Warwick, England	Alpinist	Details Other expeditions
Graham Kinch	M	1978	Ireland	Climber	Dun Laoghaire, Dublin, Ireland	Engineer	Details Other expeditions
Martin Carey McGarvey	M	1973	UK	Climber	Largs, N Ayrshire, England	Health physicist	Details Other expeditions
Timothy O'Connor	M	1977	Ireland	Climber	Glenbeigh, Kerry, Ireland	Construction engineer	Details Other expeditions
Adele Marie Pennington	F	1966	UK	Climber	Dronfield, Derbyshire, England	Alpine instructor	Details Other expeditions
Janet A. Pickett	F	1961	UK	Climber	Cambridge, England	Physician	Details Other expeditions
Ronald (Ron) Rutland	M	1948	UK	Climber	Coniston, Cumbria, England	Director of company operating trekking-goods shops	Details Other expeditions
Ian Ronald Taylor	M	1978	Ireland	Climber	Leixlip, Kildare, Ireland	Fitness center manager	Details Other expeditions
Pasang Tenzing Sherpa	M	1984	Nepal	H-A Worker	Beding, Dolakha	-	Details Other expeditions
Mingma Tshering/Tsiri Sherpa	M	1970	Nepal	H-A Worker	Beding, Dolakha	-	Details Other expeditions
Pema Chhiring/Chhiri Sherpa	M	1983	Nepal	H-A Worker	Beding, Dolakha	-	Details Other expeditions
Lila Bahadur Basnet	M	1983	Nepal	H-A Worker	Lamabagar-3, Dolakha	-	Details Other expeditions
Nima Gyalzen Sherpa	M	1976	Nepal	H-A Worker	Beding, Dolakha	-	Details Other expeditions
Wangchu Sherpa	M	1967	Nepal	H-A Worker	Phurte, Khumbu	-	Details Other expeditions

References

Field	Value
ID	7669
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	EVER08112
Reference ID	01
Year	2008
Type	5
Journal	-
Author	-
Title	http://www.jagged-globe.co.uk/news/reports_list.html?id=1
Publisher	-
Publication Date	-
Language	-
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	7682
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	EVER08112
Reference ID	02
Year	2008
Type	5
Journal	-
Author	-
Title	http://www.jagged-globe.co.uk/news/reports_read.html?id=668
Publisher	-
Publication Date	-
Language	-
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	7883
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	EVER08112
Reference ID	03
Year	2008
Type	5
Journal	-
Author	-
Title	http://www.jagged-globe.co.uk/news/despatches_list.html?id=27
Publisher	-
Publication Date	-
Language	-
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

3 recorded references.

Expedition ID	Journal	Author	Title	Publisher	Citation	Yak 94
EVER08112	-	-	http://www.jagged-globe.co.uk/news/reports_list.html?id=1	-	-	-
EVER08112	-	-	http://www.jagged-globe.co.uk/news/reports_read.html?id=668	-	-	-
EVER08112	-	-	http://www.jagged-globe.co.uk/news/despatches_list.html?id=27	-	-	-