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 | - | - | - |