Everest | 2008 S Col-SE Ridge

A Canada expedition to Everest in 2008 via S Col-SE Ridge, led by Brian Jones. Summit reached on 25th May 2008. 12 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 6009
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID EVER08142
Peak ID EVER
Year 2008
Season 1
Host Country 1
Route 1 S Col-SE Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Canada
Leaders Brian Jones
Sponsor Canada West Mountain School Expedition to 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 USA
Approach Lukla->Namche->Pangboche->Gorakshep
Basecamp Date 2008-04-06
Summit Date 2008-05-25
Summit Time 0915
Summit Days 49
Total Days 52
Termination Date 2008-05-28
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 8849
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 4
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 8
Summit Members 3
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 5
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(06/04,5350m),C1(18/04,6060m),C2(29/04,6400m),C3(09/05,7300m),C4(23/05,7900m),Smt(25/05)
Route Notes Jones, Furneaux, Sasseville, Bjarnason, Ainscough and 5 Sherpas (Thendorje, Pasang Yila, Chheden Dorje, Mingma Dukpa and Phurba Bhote) reached C4 on 23 May at 3 pm. They were shocked to see that most of their food was stolen and it was not enough for summit. Phurba Bhote went down to get food that is why summit push was delayed by one day. On 24 May team left C4 at 8:30 pm. Ainscough and Bjarnason turned back at 8250m since Ainscough had problems with oxygen mask and Bjarnason felt onset of AMS. They desceded to C4, where they spent night. Summit team spent 30 minutes on top, good views. They descended to C2 and BC on 27 May. Browning reached 6800m on 7 May; he was on acclimatization trip; he did not go back up due to problems with his knees; he left BC on 17 May. Hill reached BC on 6 April as he suffers from Crohn's disease he had a flare up and was flown to Kathmandu from Lobuche on 14 April. As Sarkany was there to film Hill; he returned to Kathmandu with him. They left for Canada on 16 April. Sherpas: Thendorje Sherpa, Pangboche, 22/4/1983, Everest: 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007, Manaslu: 2006 Pasang Yila, Pangboche, March 1978, Everst: 2001, 2003 & 2007 Mingma Dukpa, Yaphu-9, 15/6/1980, Everest: 16/5/2007, Polish Expedition Cho Oyu 4/10/07 Chheten Dorje, Pangboche, 28/5/87 (14/2/2044), no previous 8000ers
Accidents Hill's illness
Achievement -
Agency Himalayan Guides
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

12 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Darrell Gordon Ainscough M 1952 Canada Climber Richmond, British Columbia Postal carrier Details Other expeditions
Erik Bjarnason M 1965 Canada Climber N Vancouver, British Columbia Firefighter Details Other expeditions
Wayne A. Browning M 1936 USA Climber Truckee, California Retired software engineer Details Other expeditions
John Furneaux M 1979 Canada Climber Squamish, British Columbia Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Robert William Hill M 1970 Canada Climber Vancouver, British Columbia Motivational speaker & consultant Details Other expeditions
Brian Jones M 1960 Canada Leader Vancouver, British Columbia Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Dave Sarkany M 1968 Canada Climber Whistler, British Columbia Alpine guide & film maker Details Other expeditions
Sebastien Sasseville M 1979 Canada Climber Montreal, Quebec Motivational speaker Details Other expeditions
Pasang Yila Sherpa M 1978 Nepal H-A Worker Pangboche, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Chheten Dorje Sherpa M 1987 Nepal H-A Worker Pangboche, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Mingma Dukpa Sherpa M 1980 Nepal H-A Worker Yaphu-9, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Thendorje (Thendu Dorje) Sherpa M 1983 Nepal H-A Worker Pangboche, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.