Everest | 2009 S Col-SE Ridge

A Japan expedition to Everest in 2009 via S Col-SE Ridge, led by Kenji Kondo. Summit reached on 21st May 2009. 11 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 6373
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID EVER09108
Peak ID EVER
Year 2009
Season 1
Host Country 1
Route 1 S Col-SE Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Japan
Leaders Kenji Kondo
Sponsor Adventure Guides Everest Expedition 2009
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 2009-04-20
Summit Date 2009-05-21
Summit Time 0730
Summit Days 31
Total Days 35
Termination Date 2009-05-25
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 8849
Traverse False
Ski True
Paraglide False
Camps 3
Fixed Rope (m) 20
Total Members 6
Summit Members 5
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 5
Summit Hired 5
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 Climbed Island Peak on 26 Apr by Tetsuo Honda, Kenji Kondo, Junichi Shinozaki and Kunihide Takata
Campsites BC(30/04,5350m),C1(02/05,6100m),C2(06/05,6500m),C3(19/05,7100m),C4(20/05,7900m),Smt(21/05)
Route Notes Adventure Guides Everest Expedition 2009 - 30 May 2009 All climbing members and five Sherpas left C4 for the top on 20 May. Arai left at 9:00 pm, while all the others left at 11:00 pm. Shinozaki summited at 7:30 am on the 21st, Arai at 9:45 am and the others after Arai until 10:15 am. They returned to C4 at about 3:00 pm, descended to C2 on the 22nd an were back in BC on the 23rd. During the climb to the summit, each member was accompanied by a Sherpa: Da Tendi with Arai, Pasang Kaji with Honda, Phurba Chhiri with Kondo, Lama Babu with Shinozaki and Cheppa with Takata. Kondo came down by snowboard from C2 to the top of the Icefall. Arai, Honda, Shinozaki and Takata skied from C2 to the Icefall. Oxygen: during summit push, all members except Kondo in C2 on the 19th, and all five climbing members in C3 to the top to and in C4. All Sherpas in C4 to the top to and in C4. Sherpas: Cheppa Sherpa, 29/10/83 (12/7/2040), Sotang, Solu, no 8000ers Da Tendi, 28/5/81, Saframa, Lokhim, Solu, Everest X1, Cho Oyu X2, Manaslu X1 Lama Babu, 24/6/69 (10/3/2026), Kurima, Lokhim, Solu, no 8000ers Pasang Kaji, 24/2/81, Sotang, Solu, Cho Oyu X1, Manaslu X1 Phurba Chhiri, 4/10/68, Kurima, Lokhim, Solu, Everest X5, Manaslu X3, Lhotse X2, Cho Oyu X2, K2 X1
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Cosmo 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

11 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Makoto Arai M 1951 Japan Climber Hadano, Kanagawa, Japan Retired paper company office worker Details Other expeditions
Tetsuo Honda M 1956 Japan Climber Koriyama, Fukushima, Japan Attorney Details Other expeditions
Kenji Kondo M 1962 Japan Leader Tokyo, Japan Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Junichi Shinozaki M 1963 Japan Exp Doctor Takayama, Gifu, Japan Physician Details Other expeditions
Kazuo Takahashi M 1957 Japan BC Manager Fuchu, Tokyo, Japan Acupuncturist and masseur Details Other expeditions
Kunihide Takata M 1957 Japan Climber Myoko, Niigata, Japan Wooden furniture maker by hand carving Details Other expeditions
Da Dendi (Da Tendi) Sherpa M 1981 Nepal H-A Worker Sakpharma, Lokhim-9, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions
Pasang Kaji Sherpa M 1981 Nepal H-A Worker Dhodre, Sotang, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions
Phura Chhiri (Phurba Chhiri) Sherpa M 1969 Nepal H-A Worker Sakpharma, Lokhim-9, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions
Lama Babu Sherpa M 1969 Nepal H-A Worker Sakpharma, Lokhim-9, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions
Chhepa Sherpa M 1983 Nepal H-A Worker Sotang-6, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.