Everest | 2008 S Col-SE Ridge

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

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	5987
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	EVER08115
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	Richard Kurdziel
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->Tengboche->Chhukung->Island Peak->Lobuche
Basecamp Date	2008-04-07
Summit Date	2008-05-21
Summit Time	0800
Summit Days	44
Total Days	46
Termination Date	2008-05-23
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	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Taken	False
O2 Unknown	False
Other Summits	Climbed Island Peak (3 April)
Campsites	BC(07/04,5360m),C1(19/04,6050m),C2(25/04,6430m),C3(11/05,7300m),C4(20/05,8000m),Smt(21/05)
Route Notes	BC at Khumbu Glacier C1 at top of Icefall C2 in Western Cwm C3 on Lhotse West Face C4 at South Col. Kurdziel and Ngima Nuru left C4 at 9:30 am of 20 May, reached summit at 8 am on 21 May, stayed on summit 45 minutes, descended to C4 at 11:30 am, then to C2 at 6 pm. Next day to BC. The team had to wait about 1-1/2 hours before the South Summit. Summit day weather was beautiful mist on Tibetan side - no wind, warm day. There were about 20 climbers before Kurdziel team and about 40 climbers after him. The team returned Kathmandu on 26 May and will leave on 29 May. Fixed rope: contributed 100m. Sherpa: Ngima Nuru Sherpa, 6/22/81 (21-1-2038), Namche-4 Summited Everest 8 times, first in 2001, Cho Oyu in 2003, Sishapagma in 2000 & 2004, Ama Dablam also summited
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	Arun Treks
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	44935
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER08115
Member ID	01
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2008
Season	1
First Name	Richard (Ryszard)
Last Name	Kurdziel
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1952
Calculated Age	55
Citizenship	Canada
Status	Leader
Residence	Calgary, Alberta
Occupation	Electrical engineer
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	0800
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	2432177
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	richard (ryszard) kurdziel
Year of Birth	1952
Year	2008
Age at Expedition	56
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	44936
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER08115
Member ID	02
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2008
Season	1
First Name	Ngima Nuru (Nima Nuru)
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1981
Calculated Age	26
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Tesho, 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	2008-05-21
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0800
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	9th ascent of Everest; brother of Chuwang Nima
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2442772
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	ngima nuru (nima nuru) sherpa
Year of Birth	1981
Year	2008
Age at Expedition	27
Role	Hired

2 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Richard (Ryszard) Kurdziel	M	1952	Canada	Leader	Calgary, Alberta	Electrical engineer	Details Other expeditions
Ngima Nuru (Nima Nuru) Sherpa	M	1981	Nepal	H-A Worker	Tesho, Khumbu	-	Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.