Everest | 2008 S Col-SE Ridge

A UK expedition to Everest in 2008 via S Col-SE Ridge, led by Rob Casserley. Summit reached on 22nd May 2008. 20 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 5985
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID EVER08113
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 Rob Casserley
Sponsor ICE 8000 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 Algeria, Australia, S Africa, USA
Approach Lukla->Namche->Pangboche->Gorakshep
Basecamp Date 2008-04-09
Summit Date 2008-05-22
Summit Time 0630
Summit Days 43
Total Days 48
Termination Date 2008-05-27
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 8849
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 4
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 13
Summit Members 10
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 8
Summit Hired 7
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(09/04,5350m),C1(20/04,6000m),C2(27/04,6400m),C3(20/05,7300m),C4(21/05,7950m),Smt(22,24/05)
Route Notes 22 May summit team left C4 at 8:30 pm on 21 May. Holland S. got hit by rock near Balcony and bruised his arm. Climb straightforward. They spent about 1 hour on summit and descended to C4, arrived at 4 pm. Camp 2 on 23 May, BC on 24 May. 24 May summit team: left C4 at 8:30 pm on 23 May. Weather was cold and clear. Low cloud, very busy. They waited at Hillary Step for half hour. Tanner fell into hidden crevasse just below summit - no injuries. They descended to C4, arrived at 11:30 am. On 25 May Casserley and Sherpas descended to BC. Bixler and Trumpelmann descended to C2 on 25 May to BC on 26 May. 25 May Summit team: Roberts, Smith, Brennan and Dendounle left C2 at 5 am on 23 May. They reached C3 at 1 am. On 24 May they left for C4 at 8 am and reached it at 5 pm, apart from Smith who turned back at the Geneva Spur at 3 pm. He abandoned climb due to to exhaustion and dehydration. He descended to C2, where he arrived at 5 pm. Brennan, Dendoune, Kalzang Dorje, Lhakpa Sherpa left C4 at 9:15 pm on 24 May. Hillary Step was not busy, straightforward climb. They spent about 15 minute on summit and descended to C4, where they arrived at 5 pm. Roberts did not summit. He was too exhausted to leave C4 on 24 May. He descended to BC on 25 May with Casserley (and Kenton Cool) Sherpas: Kalzang Dorje, Pangboche, Khumbu, 23/07/81 Pemba Dorje, Pangboche, Khumbu, 34, 2007 Everest with AC but no summit Dorje Gyalzen, Pangboche, Khumbu, 16/04/82 Chayang Jangbu, Hatiya-1, 28/9/79, Everest: 22/05/07 with British Army Pasang Dawa (Padawa) Sherpa, Pangboche, 18/10/77, Everest X9, Cho Oyu X4, Lhotse X1 Tshering Namgyal Sherpa, 14/6/84, Pangboche, Khumbu, Everest: 24/5/07, 17/05/07 with Saunders, 17/05/06 with Todd Nurbu Bhote Lama, Hatiya-Barun, 29/5/81, Everest: 22/5/2007, 24/5/2008 Lhakpa Wangchu, Pangboche, Khumbu, 20/10/86, Everest: 17/5/07 & 24/05/07 with Saunders (assigned to Kenton Cool team for hired counts)
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Himalayan Guides
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

20 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Tanner Cornell Bixler M 1987 USA Climber Davis, California University student Details Other expeditions
Michael John Brennan M 1958 UK Climber Kendal, Cumbria, England Physician Details Other expeditions
Daniel Willam (Dan) Bull M 1980 Australia Climber Aspendale, Victoria, Australia Business analyst & information technology consultant Details Other expeditions
Robert Hargraves (Rob) Casserley M 1975 UK Co-Leader Bath, Avon, England Physician Details Other expeditions
Mark Andrew George M 1965 Australia Climber Albert Park, Victoria, Australia Financial advisor Details Other expeditions
Simon A. Holland M 1968 Australia Climber Alphington, New Zealand Orthopedic surgeon Details Other expeditions
Travis A. Holland M 1974 Australia Climber Elwood, Victoria, Australia Consultant Details Other expeditions
Paul W. Truempelmann M 1974 S Africa Climber Bournemouth, Dorset, England Physician (anaesthetist) Details Other expeditions
Gregory Roberts M 1964 UK Climber Liverpool, Merseyside, England Physiotherapist Details Other expeditions
Nadir Dendoune M 1972 Algeria Climber L'Ile-Saint-Denis, Seine-Saint-Denis, France Journalist Details Other expeditions
Andre Matthew Zlattinger M 1972 UK Climber Little Horsted, E Sussex, England Art dealer Details Other expeditions
Raymond (Ray) Smith M 1958 UK Climber South Shields, Tyne & Wear, England Local government official Details Other expeditions
Henry Barclay Todd M 1945 UK Co-Leader Kingussie, Inverness, Scotland Expedition organizer & leader Details Other expeditions
Pasang Dawa (Pa Dawa, Pando) Sherpa M 1977 Nepal H-A Worker Pangboche, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Chayang Jangbu (Chhyang Jyalbu) Bhote M 1979 Nepal H-A Worker Hatiya-1, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Dorje Gyalzen Sherpa M 1982 Nepal H-A Worker Pangboche, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Kalzang Dorje Sherpa M 1981 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
Nurbu Bhote Lama M 1981 Nepal H-A Worker Hatiya-1, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Pemba Dorje Sherpa M 1973 Nepal H-A Worker Pangboche, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.