Everest | 2009 S Col-SE Ridge

A USA expedition to Everest in 2009 via S Col-SE Ridge, led by Joseph Klopack. Summit reached on 27th April 2009. 2 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	6386
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	EVER09119
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2009
Season	1
Host Country	1
Route 1	S Col-SE Ridge
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	USA
Leaders	Joseph Klopack
Sponsor	International Adventure Alternative (Klopack on Everest)
Success 1	False
Success 2	False
Success 3	False
Success 4	False
Ascent 1	-
Ascent 2	-
Ascent 3	-
Ascent 4	-
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Countries	-
Approach	Namche->Khumjung->Tengboche->Dingboche->Lobuche
Basecamp Date	2009-04-15
Summit Date	2009-04-27
Summit Time	-
Summit Days	12
Total Days	36
Termination Date	2009-05-21
Termination Reason	7
Termination Notes	Abandoned at 7000m due to throat problem
High Point (m)	7000
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	2
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	1
Summit Members	0
Member Deaths	0
Total Hired	1
Summit Hired	0
Hired Deaths	0
No Hired	False
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Taken	True
O2 Unknown	False
Other Summits	-
Campsites	BC(15/04,5380m),C1(24/04,5975m),C2(25/04,6400m),xxx(27/04,7000m)
Route Notes	Klopack during his acclimatization climb, went up to 23,000 ft (around) on 27 April, walked around C3 for about an hour with Maila Tamang and back to C2. Next day to BC. Klopack suffered from dry throat on 1 May for four days. He was waiting for the improvement from his throat sickness but it became worst, throat became completely dry. He returned to Kathmandu on 25 May and will leave on 27 May.
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	Asian Trekking
Commercial Route	True
Standard Route	True
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	True
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2461233
Year	2009
Summit Success	False
O2 Summary	None
Route (lowercase)	s col-se ridge

Members

Field	Value
ID	47833
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER09119
Member ID	01
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2009
Season	1
First Name	Joseph John
Last Name	Klopack
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1950
Calculated Age	58
Citizenship	USA
Status	Leader
Residence	Des Plaines, Illinois
Occupation	Telecommunications repairman
Leader	True
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	7000
Summit Date 1	2009-04-27
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
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	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
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	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	9
HCN	0
Checksum	2431463
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	joseph john klopack
Year of Birth	1950
Year	2009
Age at Expedition	59
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	47834
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER09119
Member ID	02
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2009
Season	1
First Name	Maila
Last Name	Tamang
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1967
Calculated Age	41
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Narayanthan-6, Kavre
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	7000
Summit Date 1	2009-04-27
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
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	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
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	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	14
HCN	0
Checksum	-2106
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	maila tamang
Year of Birth	1967
Year	2009
Age at Expedition	42
Role	Hired

2 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Joseph John Klopack	M	1950	USA	Leader	Des Plaines, Illinois	Telecommunications repairman	Details Other expeditions
Maila Tamang	M	1967	Nepal	H-A Worker	Narayanthan-6, Kavre	-	Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.