Everest | 2008 S Col-SE Ridge

A USA expedition to Everest in 2008 via S Col-SE Ridge, led by David Morton. Summit reached on 22nd May 2008. 5 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 5997
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID EVER08126
Peak ID EVER
Year 2008
Season 1
Host Country 1
Route 1 S Col-SE Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality USA
Leaders David Morton
Sponsor Team Inspired Everest Expedition 2008 (Alpine Ascents International)
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 Canada
Approach Lukla->Namche->Tengboche->Pheriche->Lobuche
Basecamp Date 2008-04-12
Summit Date 2008-05-22
Summit Time 0820
Summit Days 40
Total Days 45
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) 600
Total Members 3
Summit Members 3
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 5
Summit Hired 2
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(12/04,5334m),C1(23/04,6100m),C2(25/04,6400m),C3(20/05,7400m),C4(21/05,8000m),Smt(22/05)
Route Notes C4 at South Col. Miss Arnot, Dossett, Morton, Phura Kancha and Tshering Dorje Sherpa left C4 at 10:45 pm of 21 May. The team reached summit at 8:20 am of 22 May, spent an hour on summit, descended to C4 at 2 pm to sleep. Next day to C2 and the following day to BC. The team had to wait for 2 hours at the first rock step 200m above Balcony. Descending was very very slow from South Summit due to crowd of climbers. The team returned Kathmandu on 29 May and will leave on 2 June. Fixed rope: 600m between C2 and C3. Sherpa: Phura Kancha, 17/1/77 (4/10/2033), Namche-7, Thami/Thame, Ever X2, Cho Oyu X1 Tshering Dorje, 20/7/70 (5/4/2027), Jubing-1, Ever X9, Cho Oyu X4, Ama Dablam X3
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Sherpa Shangri-La Trekking
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

5 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Melissa Sue Arnot F 1983 USA Climber Bozeman, Montana Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Jeffery John Dossett M 1960 Canada Climber Woodinville, Washington Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
David Charles (Dave) Morton M 1971 USA Leader Seattle, Washington Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Phura Kancha (Fur Kancha) Sherpa M 1977 Nepal H-A Worker Thami, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Tshering Dorje Sherpa M 1970 Nepal H-A Worker Kharikhola, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions

References

1 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
EVER08126 - - http://www.alpineascents.com/everest-cybercast08.asp - - -