Everest | 2008 S Col-SE Ridge

A Canada expedition to Everest in 2008 via S Col-SE Ridge, led by Tim Rippel. Summit reached on 21st May 2008. 17 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 5993
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID EVER08122
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 Tim Rippel
Sponsor Peak Freaks 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 Oman, Saudi Arabia, UK, USA
Approach -
Basecamp Date 2008-04-01
Summit Date 2008-05-21
Summit Time 0700
Summit Days 50
Total Days 56
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 9
Summit Members 6
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 11
Summit Hired 7
Hired Deaths 0
No Hired False
O2 Used True
O2 None False
O2 Climb True
O2 Descent False
O2 Sleep True
O2 Medical False
O2 Taken False
O2 Unknown False
Other Summits -
Campsites BC(01/04,5350m),C1(15/04,6000m),C2(28/04,6450m),C3(19/05,7300m),C4(20/05,7950m),Smt(21/05)
Route Notes Peak Freaks Everest Expedition, led by Tim Rippel - 30 May 2008 The team in their summit push slept in C3 on 18 May, climbed to C4 on 20 May, and left C4 between 10:00 and 10:30 pm of the 20th for the top. They were Gilbert with Kaji, Williams with Karma, Mortensen with Lhakpa Bhote, LaMoureaux with Jangbu, Rippel with Gyalzen, Alzuman with Mingmar, and Al Ismaili with Ngima Dendi. The summit was reached by Gilbert and Kaji at 7:00 am on 21 May, by Williams and Karma at 11:30 am, by Mortensen and Lhakpa Bhote at 11:45 am, by Rippel, LaMoureaux, Gyalzen, Jangbu and Ang Pasang (who was carrying spare oxygen bottles) at 1:00-1:10 pm, and Alzuman and Mingmar at 3:00 pm. The summit day's weather was clear, warm and no wind. All the summiters returned to C4 for the night. On the 22nd, all were in C2 except Rippel and LaMoureaux, who stayed in C3, and all of them were in BC by the 24th. Al Ismaili turned around at the South Summit at 2:00 pm because of dehydration and extreme exhaustion, and Ngima Dendi went with him. When Rippel was on the summit, he received a radio call from Al Ismaili asking for water; Rippel told him to descend and Rippel would catch up with him. Rippel met him just below the South Summit and Rippel helped him to go down, sometimes dragging him and several Sherpas roping him. They got him to 100m above C4 and left him there in a sleeping bag after he had been given more oxygen, water and medication; he was ready to go to sleep. They left him for two to three hours, then Sherpas from the Indian expedition led by Ashok Abbey (actually Indian Sherpa members) saw him moving and brought him into camp. He was able to walk to C3 for the night. Oxygen used by all members from C3 on 20 May to their high points to C3. Sherpas used it in C4 to top to C4. Two members left early: Lodey went into the Icefall on 13 May, had "lead legs," turned around at C1 and left the team on 14 May. Naseer slipped on a ladder in the Icefall and suffered a stress fracture in mid-shin on 9 May, slept in C1 that night, went down to BC on the 10th, and on the 12th left BC with a Sherpa to Lukla; descended from Namche to Lukla in just four hours. He said he would get an X-ray and return to BC for a speed ascent of Everest, but he never came back. Sherpas: Ang Pasang Sherpa, 5/11/70 (20/7/2027), Waku-4, Solu Gyalzen Sherpa, 19/4/84 (7/1/2041), Bakachol-9, Khotang, no 8000ers Jangbu Sherpa, 18/6/65 (4/3/2022), Bakachol-9, Khotang, Everest X3 Kaji Sherpa, 12/2/87 (29/10/2043), Sikli, Jubing-9, Solu Karma Sherpa, 7/7/76, Sotang-6, Solu, Cho Oyu 5/5/07 Lhakpa Bhote, 5/11/70, Hatiya-3, Sankhuwasabha, Everest 21/5/07 Mingmar Sherpa, 22/7/70 (7/4/2027), Jantarkhani-9, Okhaldhunga, Everest 20/4/07 Ngima Dendi, aka Nima Dendi/Ang Dendi, Dendi 25/5/74, Bakachol-9 Khotang, Everest 19/5/07
Accidents Alzuman snowblinded briefly at C4 22 May; Naseer slipped in Icefall
Achievement -
Agency Explore Himalaya
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

17 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Sultan Nasser Ahmed Al Ismaili M 1980 Oman Climber Wadi Kabeer, Oman Police detective Details Other expeditions
Faruq Saad Alzuman M 1977 Saudi Arabia Climber Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Accounts manager Details Other expeditions
Dominique (Dom) Gilbert M 1980 Canada Climber Sainte-Foy, Quebec Web entrepreneur Details Other expeditions
George LaMoureaux M 1956 USA Climber Anchorage, Alaska Realtor and owner of several other businesses Details Other expeditions
Nabil Lodey M 1973 UK Climber Paris, France Attorney Details Other expeditions
Michael Scott Mortensen M 1976 USA Climber Thousand Oaks, California Writer & film-maker Details Other expeditions
Saad Naseer M 1977 USA Climber Chicago, Illinois Medical student Details Other expeditions
Timothy Leonard (Tim) Rippel M 1961 Canada Leader Nelson, British Columbia Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Lawrence E. (Larry) Williams M 1961 USA Climber Reno, Nevada Teacher Details Other expeditions
Ang Pasang Sherpa M 1970 Nepal H-A Worker Waku-4, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions
Gyalzen Sherpa M 1984 Nepal H-A Worker Bakachol-9, Khotang - Details Other expeditions
Jangbu Sherpa M 1965 Nepal H-A Worker Bakachol-9, Khotang - Details Other expeditions
Kaji (Pasang Kaji) Sherpa M 1987 Nepal H-A Worker Sikli, Jubing, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions
Karma Sherpa M 1976 Nepal H-A Worker Sotang-6, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions
Lhakpa Bhote M 1970 Nepal H-A Worker Hatiya-3, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Mingmar Sherpa M 1970 Nepal H-A Worker Damar, Jantarkhani, Okhaldhunga - Details Other expeditions
Ngima Dendi (Nima Dendi, Ang Dendi) Sherpa M 1974 Nepal H-A Worker Bakachol, Khotang - Details Other expeditions

References

2 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
EVER08122 - - http://www.peakfreaks.com/everestnews2008.htm - - -
EVER08122 IM - - - 44:116-117 (2008) -