Everest | 2009 S Col-SE Ridge

A China expedition to Everest in 2009 via S Col-SE Ridge, led by John Tsang. Summit reached on 21st May 2009. 3 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	6390
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	EVER09123
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2009
Season	1
Host Country	1
Route 1	S Col-SE Ridge
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	China
Leaders	John Tsang
Sponsor	International Adventure Alternative (Hong Kong to 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	-
Basecamp Date	2009-04-05
Summit Date	2009-05-21
Summit Time	0730
Summit Days	46
Total Days	50
Termination Date	2009-05-25
Termination Reason	1
Termination Notes	-
High Point (m)	8849
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	4
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	1
Summit Members	1
Member Deaths	0
Total Hired	2
Summit Hired	2
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(05/04,5350m),C1(17/04,6000m),C2(21/04,6400m),C3(25/04,7200m),C4(20/05,7900m),Smt(21/05)
Route Notes	Tsang and his 2 Sherpas left C4 for the summit at 9:00 pm on 20 May, reached the top at 7:30 am on 21st and stayed in C4; went to C2 on 22nd and BC 23rd. Sherpas: Lhakpa Tshering, 15/6/75, Khumjung, Ever X4, Anna X1, Cho Oyu X1 (with Tsang) Pasang Dawa, 16/6/80, Khumjung, Everest X1
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	Asian Trekking
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

Field	Value
ID	47841
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER09123
Member ID	01
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2009
Season	1
First Name	Chi-Sing John
Last Name	Tsang
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1972
Calculated Age	36
Citizenship	China
Status	Leader
Residence	Hong Kong
Occupation	Training consultant for adventure education
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	0730
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	In C3 to smt to C3
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	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2439331
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	chi-sing john tsang
Year of Birth	1972
Year	2009
Age at Expedition	37
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	47843
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER09123
Member ID	02
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2009
Season	1
First Name	Lhakpa Tshering/Tshiri
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1975
Calculated Age	33
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Khumjung, Khumbu
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	0730
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	In C3 to smt to C3
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	5th ascent of Everest
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2440422
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	lhakpa tshering/tshiri sherpa
Year of Birth	1975
Year	2009
Age at Expedition	34
Role	Hired

3 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Chi-Sing John Tsang	M	1972	China	Leader	Hong Kong	Training consultant for adventure education	Details Other expeditions
Pasang Dawa Sherpa	M	1980	Nepal	H-A Worker	Khumjung, Khumbu	-	Details Other expeditions
Lhakpa Tshering/Tshiri Sherpa	M	1975	Nepal	H-A Worker	Khumjung, Khumbu	-	Details Other expeditions

0 recorded references.