Everest | 2008 S Col-SE Ridge

A Jordan expedition to Everest in 2008 via S Col-SE Ridge, led by Mostafa Salameh. Summit reached on 25th May 2008. 3 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 6000
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID EVER08131
Peak ID EVER
Year 2008
Season 1
Host Country 1
Route 1 S Col-SE Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Jordan
Leaders Mostafa Salameh
Sponsor Jordan Seven Summits Everest Expedition
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 2008-04-08
Summit Date 2008-05-25
Summit Time 0650
Summit Days 47
Total Days 49
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 1
Summit Members 1
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 2
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(08/04,5334m),C1(15/04,5944m),C2(21/04,6400m),C3(16/05,7010m),C4(24/05,7925m),Smt(25/05)
Route Notes Salameh, Lhakpa Tsheri and Chhongba Nurbu left C4 at 9:30 pm on 24 May, reached summit at 6:50 am of 25 May, spent one hour on summit, descended to C4 between 9:30-10 am. Then to C2 at 3 pm and slept there. Next day to BC. While on summit Salameh had talk with the Jordanian King. The summit day weather was very good. He will be going for South and North Pole. After his Seven Summits, he will stop climbing. Salameh wants to be Tourism Minister in future. He returned Kathmandu on 31 May and will leave on 2 June. Sherpas: Lhakpa Tshering Sherpa, 25/11/72, Chaurikharka-1, Everest in 2007, Ama Dablam [?] Changba Nurbu Sherpa, 1964, Tate, Chaurikharka-7, Everest X6, Cho Oyu X1, Dhaulagiri X1
Accidents -
Achievement 1st Jordanian to summit Everest
Agency High Altitude Dreams
Commercial Route True
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2460895
Year 2008
Summit Success True
O2 Summary Used
Route (lowercase) s col-se ridge

Members

3 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Mostafa Mahmoud Salameh M 1970 Jordan Leader Amman, Jordan Alpinist Details Other expeditions
Lhakpa Tshering Sherpa M 1972 Nepal H-A Worker Chaurikharka, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Changba Nurbu (Chhongba Nuru) Sherpa M 1964 Nepal H-A Worker Tate, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions

References

1 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
EVER08131 - Salameh, Mostofa Dreams of a Refugee Bloomsbury, London - -