Everest | 2009 S Col-SE Ridge

A UK expedition to Everest in 2009 via S Col-SE Ridge, led by Phil Crampton. Summit reached on 19th May 2009. 8 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 6385
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID EVER09118
Peak ID EVER
Year 2009
Season 1
Host Country 1
Route 1 S Col-SE Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality UK
Leaders Phil Crampton
Sponsor Altitude Junkies 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 USA
Approach -
Basecamp Date 2009-04-01
Summit Date 2009-05-19
Summit Time 0700
Summit Days 48
Total Days 53
Termination Date 2009-05-24
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 8849
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 4
Fixed Rope (m) 200
Total Members 5
Summit Members 2
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 5
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.Ldr(01/04,5350m),BC.Mbrs(08/04,5350m),C1(14/04,6000m),C2(22/04,6400m),C3(16/05,7150m),C4(17/05,7950m),Smt(19,21/05)
Route Notes Altitude Junkies Everest, Phil Crampton - 31 May 2009 The team went for the summit on two days. On 18 May Crampton, Parkinson and Rogers left C4 for the top at 8:00 pm with Sherpas Tarke and Tawa Chhiri at 9:00 pm. At 9:00 am on the 19th they were at the bottom of the Hillary Step, where Parkinson and Rogers turned back and descended to C4 at 11:00 am with the two Sherpas. Rogers was nearly blind: the cornea in one eye had frozen, and other was freezing. Parkinson's toes had felt cold; when she was in C4, she found that five toes had gotten frostbitten (they will heal). Crampton had already been to the summit at 7:00 am, and he returned to C4 at 1:00 pm. They all went down to C2 on the 20th and BC on the 21st. Rogers and Parkinson left BC on the 24th. Meanwhile Westgate had left C4 in her own summit bid at 8:45 pm on the 20th with Chhewang Palden. They got to the top at 7:00 am on the 21st, stayed in C4, went down to C2 on the 22nd and were back in BC on the 23rd. Bonner had reached C2 on 8 May. A blood clot formed in his leg and moved to his lung; he was down in BC on the 9th and left in a helicopter to Kathmandu on the 15th. Oxygen was used by all members and Sherpas on their summit bids. The members were on oxygen from the Yellow Band (about 7700m) to their high points to C3. Sherpas used it in C4 to their high points to C4. Sherpas: Chhewang Palden, 6/1/74, Sotang-6, Solu, Everest X2 Tarke Sherpa, 1967, Raksha Kharka, Lokhim-4, Solu, Cho Oyu X5, Everest X2, Manaslu X1 Tawa Chhiri, 26/1/79 (12/10/2035), Sotang-6, Solu, no previous 8000ers
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Explore Himalaya
Commercial Route True
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2461255
Year 2009
Summit Success True
O2 Summary Used
Route (lowercase) s col-se ridge

Members

8 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Joseph John Bonner M 1953 USA Climber Tacoma, Washington Builder Details Other expeditions
Philip James (Phil) Crampton M 1970 UK Leader New York, New York Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Valerie Parkinson F 1959 UK Climber Studley, Calne, Wiltshire, England Tour guide Details Other expeditions
Ian Rogers M 1966 UK Climber Market Harborough, Leicester, England Forensic consultant Details Other expeditions
Pamela Helen (Pam) Westgate F 1972 UK Climber Basingstoke, Hampshire, England Air crew member Details Other expeditions
Chhewang Palden Sherpa M 1974 Nepal H-A Worker Sotang-6, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions
Tarke Sherpa M 1967 Nepal H-A Worker Rakshikharka, Lokhim-9, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions
Tawa Chhiri Sherpa M 1979 Nepal H-A Worker Charwo, Sotang-6, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.