Everest | 2008 S Col-SE Ridge
A New Zealand expedition to Everest in 2008 via S Col-SE Ridge, led by Jamie McGuinness. Summit reached on 20th May 2008. 11 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 5994 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | EVER08123 |
| Peak ID | EVER |
| Year | 2008 |
| Season | 1 |
| Host Country | 1 |
| Route 1 | S Col-SE Ridge |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | New Zealand |
| Leaders | Jamie McGuinness |
| Sponsor | Project Himalaya Everest 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 | Australia, Costa Rica, France, Ireland, UK |
| Approach | Lukla->Namche->Pangboche->Gorakshep |
| Basecamp Date | 2008-04-19 |
| Summit Date | 2008-05-20 |
| Summit Time | 1030 |
| Summit Days | 31 |
| Total Days | 36 |
| 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) | 1000 |
| Total Members | 7 |
| Summit Members | 4 |
| Member Deaths | 0 |
| Total Hired | 4 |
| Summit Hired | 4 |
| 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(19/04,5350m),C1(25/04,6060m),C2(27/04,6400m),C3(18/05,7150m),C4(20/05,7900m),Smt(20-21/05) |
| Route Notes | Namgyal Sherpa was fixing rope with 10 other Sherpas from other teams on 20 May. He reached summit at 3:25 pm and returned to C4, where he arrived at 7 pm. 21 May summit team left C4 at 10 pm. Perfect weather. Route was very busy, a lot of waiting en route. They stayed on summit for 1 hour. McGuinness waited for Falgate and Pasang Gombu, started descending at 1:30 pm. Just below Hillary step they met Swiss climber Uwe Gianni Goeltz who was in trouble. Goeltz's Sherpa was feeding him with oxygen and McGuinness gave him 4 mg Dexamethasone. McGuinness accompanied them to Balcony and left them when one of Kobler's Sherpas arrived with extra oxygen. Further down he bumped into a Korean in trouble; he assisted him and Sherpa for a while, finally arrived at C4 at 11 pm. Other members and Sherpas arrived at C4 at 6 pm. On 22 May they descended to C2 and got to BC on 23 May. Gernez reached 8000m [8300m?] on 23 May; he abandoned summit attempt due to exhaustion, turned back at 6 am and descended to C2. O'Leary reached 7300m on 20 May; he abandoned climb due to fatigue; he was also too slow. Soto-Buturla got to 7000m on 21 May; she turned back due to chest infection. Fixed rope: 1000m from C4 to south summit. Sherpas: Namgyal Sherpa, Rakha, Khotang, 05/10/77, Everest X3, Cho Oyu X4 Pasang Gombu, Sotang, Solukhumbu, 28/12/69, Everest 25/5/06 Jangbu Sherpa, Sotang-6, Solukhumbu, 01/10/81, no previous summit Chhewang Palden, Sotang-6, Solukhumbu, 06/02/74, Everest X1 (25/8/06) |
| Accidents | - |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | Explore Himalaya |
| Commercial Route | True |
| Standard Route | True |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | False |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2460845 |
| Year | 2008 |
| Summit Success | True |
| O2 Summary | Used |
| Route (lowercase) | s col-se ridge |
Members
11 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James D. O'Leary | M | 1980 | Ireland | Climber | Rossbrook, Cork, Ireland | Anasesthetist | Details Other expeditions |
| David G. Cole | M | 1968 | Australia | Climber | Maryborough, Victoria, Australia | Factory manager | Details Other expeditions |
| Andrew J. Falgate | M | 1969 | UK | Climber | York, N Yorkshire, England | Financial accountant | Details Other expeditions |
| Raphael Jenny Mario Gernez | M | 1963 | France/USA | Climber | San Francisco, California | Microchip engineer | Details Other expeditions |
| James Stuart (Jamie) McGuinness | M | 1965 | New Zealand | Leader | Gisborne, New Zealand | Alpine guide | Details Other expeditions |
| Anselm Benedict Murphy | M | 1983 | Ireland | Climber | Hounslow, Middlesex, England | Pharmaceutical manager | Details Other expeditions |
| Gineth Soto-Buturla | F | 1973 | Costa Rica | Climber | Shasta Lake, California | Hotel cleaner | Details Other expeditions |
| Namgyal Sherpa | M | 1977 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Rakha Bangdel-5, Khotang | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Jangbu Sherpa | M | 1981 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Sotang-6, Solukhumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Chhewang Palden Sherpa | M | 1974 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Sotang-6, Solukhumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Pasang Gombu Sherpa | M | 1969 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Kurima, Lokhim-9, Solukhumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
References
1 recorded references.
| Expedition ID | Journal | Author | Title | Publisher | Citation | Yak 94 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EVER08123 | - | - | http://www.project-himalaya.com/dispatches/2008/08-everest-index.html | - | - | - |