Everest | 2008 S Col-SE Ridge

A Vietnam expedition to Everest in 2008 via S Col-SE Ridge, led by Vitidnan Rojanpanich. Summit reached on 22nd May 2008. 13 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 6015
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID EVER08148
Peak ID EVER
Year 2008
Season 1
Host Country 1
Route 1 S Col-SE Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Vietnam
Leaders Vitidnan Rojanpanich
Sponsor Vietnam Everest 2008 'Vietnam Spirit to the World'
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 Thailand, USA
Approach -
Basecamp Date 2008-04-19
Summit Date 2008-05-22
Summit Time 0600
Summit Days 33
Total Days 37
Termination Date 2008-05-26
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 8849
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 4
Fixed Rope (m) 800
Total Members 6
Summit Members 5
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 7
Summit Hired 7
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(19/04,5364m),C1(28/04,5900m),C2(29/04,6500m),C3(12/05,7300m),C4(21/05,8000m),Smt(22/05)
Route Notes BC at Khumbu Glacier C1 above Khumbu Icefall C2 in Western Cwm C3 on Lhotse West Face C4 at South Col. Phan, Clement, Ngoi, Nguyen, Rojanpanich, Sherap, Pemba Chhoti, Phurba Chotar "Jangbu", Kami Rita, Pasang Tenjing, Dawa Gyalzen and Jit Bahadur "Thile" left C4 at 8 pm on 21 May. Clement and Ngoi reached summit at 6 am, rest of the members and Sherpas reached summit at 8 am. The climbers stayed on summit between 30 to 60 minutes. Descended to C4. Clement and Ngoi at 2 pm, rest of the climbers at 4 pm, slept at C4. Next day to C2 and the following day to BC. Weather was very good, no wind after mid-day, snowfall and little windy. Ahead of this team there were about 50 climbers and behind may be about 30 climbers. Le climbed up to 6500m on 29 April. He had some stress and did not climb futher otherwise he was physically fit. The team returned to Kathmandu on 29 May and will leave on 3 June. Fixed rope: 800m from South Col to summit. Sherpa: Pemba Chhoti Sherpa, 27/1/78 (14/10/2034), Beding Phurba Chhotar Sherpa, aka "Jangbu", 20/8/71 (4/5/2028),Yilajung Kami Rita Sherpa, 22/10/77 (6/7/2034), Thami, Everest X6 Pasang Tenzing Sherpa, 21/1/78 (8/10/2034), Phortse, Everest X7, Cho Oyu X1 Dawa Gyalzen Sherpa, 10/5/86 (27/1/2043), Beding, Everest X1, Cho Oyu X1 Serap Sherpa, 8/8/72, Beni-3, Everest X3 Jit Bahadur Sherpa, aka "Thile", 30/7/78 (15/4/2035), Khare-5, Dolakha, (he was with the expedition as kitchen boy)
Accidents -
Achievement 1st Vietnamese and 1st Thai to summit
Agency Peak Paldor 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

13 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Bradley Charles (Brad) Clement M 1971 USA Climber Boulder, Colorado Film-maker Details Other expeditions
Ba-Cong Le M 1978 Vietnam Climber Nha Trang, Khanh Hoa, Vietnam Trader (buyer & seller of various Vietnamese items) Details Other expeditions
Bui-Van Ngoi M 1984 Vietnam Climber Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Student Details Other expeditions
Mau-Linh Nguyen M 1977 Vietnam Climber Hanoi, Vietnam Trader Details Other expeditions
Phan Thanh-Nhien M 1985 Vietnam Climber Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Student Details Other expeditions
Vitidnan Rojanapanich M 1968 Thailand Leader Bangkok, Thailand Film director Details Other expeditions
Pemba Chhoti Sherpa M 1981 Nepal H-A Worker Beding, Dolakha - Details Other expeditions
Phurba Chhoter (Ang Jangbu) Sherpa M 1971 Nepal H-A Worker Yilajung, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Kami Rita Sherpa M 1977 Nepal H-A Worker Thami, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Pasang Tenzing Sherpa M 1978 Nepal H-A Worker Phortse, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Dawa Gyalzen Sherpa M 1986 Nepal H-A Worker Beding, Dolakha - Details Other expeditions
Serap/Sherap Sherpa M 1972 Nepal H-A Worker Taktar, Beni, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions
Jit Bahadur (Thile) Sherpa M 1978 Nepal H-A Worker Khare-5, Dolakha - Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.