Everest | 2008 S Col-SE Ridge

A UK expedition to Everest in 2008 via S Col-SE Ridge, led by Samuel Short. Summit reached on 22nd May 2008. 2 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	5995
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	EVER08124
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	Samuel Short
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	-
Basecamp Date	2008-04-12
Summit Date	2008-05-22
Summit Time	0630
Summit Days	40
Total Days	43
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)	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	-
Campsites	BC(12/04,5300m),C1(19/04,5900m),C2(25/04,6200m),C3(12/05,7200m),C4(21/05,8000m),Smt(22/05)
Route Notes	BC at Khumbu Glacier C1 above the Khumbu Icefall C2 in Western Cwm C3 on Lhotse West Face C4 at South Col. Short and Mingma Temba left C4 at 9:30 pm of 21 May, reached summit at 6:30 am of 22 May, stayed on summit about an hour and descended to C4 at about 12 noon. Rested for about two hours then descended to C3 at about 5 pm, spent night there. Next day to BC. Weather on summit was great. While descending passed south summit it was cloudy and snowing all the way down to C3. On summit ahead of short team were between 20-30 climbers, behind them were may be more than 30 climbers. Short was so impressed by Mingma Temba's performance that he did climb up and down C3 to C4 in five hours with a load of six oxygen cyclinders. The team returned Kathmandu on 30 May. Short went to attend Buddhist course for ten days on 31 May and returned on 10 June. Short will go for rafting on 11 May and will return on 14 June. He will leave Kathmandu on 15 June. Sherpa: Mingma Temba Sherpa, 19/1/80 (5/10/2036), Yaphu-9, Sankhuwasabha, Everest in 2006, 2007
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	Monterosa Treks
Commercial Route	True
Standard Route	True
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	False
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2460892
Year	2008
Summit Success	True
O2 Summary	Used
Route (lowercase)	s col-se ridge

Members

Field	Value
ID	44979
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER08124
Member ID	01
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2008
Season	1
First Name	Samuel William
Last Name	Short
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1969
Calculated Age	38
Citizenship	UK
Status	Leader
Residence	Tokyo, Japan
Occupation	General manager of Japan branch of helicopter manufacturer
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	2008-05-22
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0630
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 7700m to smt in 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	2438445
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	samuel william short
Year of Birth	1969
Year	2008
Age at Expedition	39
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	44980
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER08124
Member ID	02
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2008
Season	1
First Name	Mingma Temba
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1980
Calculated Age	28
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Yaphu-9, Makalu-Barun
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	2008-05-22
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0630
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	3rd ascent of Everest
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2442116
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	mingma temba sherpa
Year of Birth	1980
Year	2008
Age at Expedition	28
Role	Hired

2 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Samuel William Short	M	1969	UK	Leader	Tokyo, Japan	General manager of Japan branch of helicopter manufacturer	Details Other expeditions
Mingma Temba Sherpa	M	1980	Nepal	H-A Worker	Yaphu-9, Makalu-Barun	-	Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.