Everest | 2009 S Col-SE Ridge

A India expedition to Everest in 2009 via S Col-SE Ridge, led by Tapi Mra. Summit reached on 21st May 2009. 2 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	6375
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	EVER09105
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2009
Season	1
Host Country	1
Route 1	S Col-SE Ridge
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	India
Leaders	Tapi Mra
Sponsor	An Indian on 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	-
Approach	Phakding->Namche->Tengboche->Dingboche->Lobuche->Gorakshep
Basecamp Date	2009-04-03
Summit Date	2009-05-21
Summit Time	0640
Summit Days	48
Total Days	51
Termination Date	2009-05-24
Termination Reason	1
Termination Notes	-
High Point (m)	8849
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	3
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	1
Summit Members	1
Member Deaths	0
Total Hired	1
Summit Hired	1
Hired Deaths	0
No Hired	False
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	True
O2 Medical	False
O2 Taken	False
O2 Unknown	False
Other Summits	-
Campsites	BC(03/04,5300m),C2(17/04,6400m),C3(19/05,7200m),C4(20/05,7950m),Smt(21/05)
Route Notes	C2 in Western Cwm C3 on Lhotse West Face C4 at South Col. First Indian to summit Everest in 41 hours (BC to summit). Mra started his summit push from BC on 19 May at 1 am in the dark. He was alone and planning to reach summit on 20 May. He fell into a waist-deep water hole in a flat area in the icefall. He came out of cold waterhole and continued to C2 where he changed his damp clothes. Mra reached C3 at about noon time. His sherpa Karma was waiting there for him. On 20 May Mra and Karma left C3 at about 6 am and reached C4 around noon time. Mra and Karma left C4 at about 8:30 pm on 20 May, reached the summit at 6:40 am of 21 May, stayed on summit about 10 minutes. They descended to C4 around noon, slept in C4. Next day went down to BC. The weather was very good, little windy. Another climber from India Miss Krushnaa Patil was on summit ahead of Mra. Mra returned to Kathmandu on 28 May. He will leave Kathmandu on 4 or 5 June. Sherpa: Karma Sherpa, 7/7/76, Sotang-6, Everest X1, Cho Oyu X1
Accidents	-
Achievement	1st person from Arunachal Pradesh
Agency	Arun Treks
Commercial Route	True
Standard Route	True
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	False
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2461257
Year	2009
Summit Success	True
O2 Summary	Used
Route (lowercase)	s col-se ridge

Members

Field	Value
ID	47803
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER09105
Member ID	01
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2009
Season	1
First Name	Tapi
Last Name	Mra
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1985
Calculated Age	23
Citizenship	India
Status	Leader
Residence	Darporrjo, Sunansiri, Arunachal Pradesh, India
Occupation	Farmer & social worker
Leader	True
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8849
Summit Date 1	2009-05-21
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0640
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	True
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	C3 to smt to S Col
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	(1985-2022) Missing since 24 Aug 2022
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2444245
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	tapi mra
Year of Birth	1985
Year	2009
Age at Expedition	24
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	47804
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER09105
Member ID	02
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2009
Season	1
First Name	Karma
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1976
Calculated Age	32
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Sotang-6, Solukhumbu
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	True
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8849
Summit Date 1	2009-05-21
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0640
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	From C4 to smt to C4
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	2nd ascent of Everest
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2440809
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	karma sherpa
Year of Birth	1976
Year	2009
Age at Expedition	33
Role	Hired

2 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Tapi Mra	M	1985	India	Leader	Darporrjo, Sunansiri, Arunachal Pradesh, India	Farmer & social worker	Details Other expeditions
Karma Sherpa	M	1976	Nepal	H-A Worker	Sotang-6, Solukhumbu	-	Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.