Everest | 2009 S Col-SE Ridge

A Taiwan expedition to Everest in 2009 via S Col-SE Ridge, led by Wu Yu-Lung. Summit reached on 19th May 2009. 7 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 6393
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID EVER09126
Peak ID EVER
Year 2009
Season 1
Host Country 1
Route 1 S Col-SE Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Taiwan
Leaders Wu Yu-Lung
Sponsor Atunas Taiwanese 7 Summits 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 2009-04-14
Summit Date 2009-05-19
Summit Time 1015
Summit Days 35
Total Days 40
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) 0
Total Members 4
Summit Members 3
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 3
Summit Hired 3
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(14/04,5350m),C1(20/04,5900m),C2(27/04,6400m),C3(13/05,7200m),C4(18/05,7900m),Smt(19/05)
Route Notes Summit team left C4 at 10 pm. Weather was calm and clear. Very busy, about 40 minutes wait at Hillary Step. They spend 20 minutes on summit, then descended to C4, arrived at 3 pm. On 20 May to C2; on 21 May to BC. Hsieh reached C3 on 13 May, stayed 1 night for acclimatization when team returned to BC. He caught a cold. On summit push he reached C2, but returned to BC as he was not feeling well. Sherpas: Tshering Thundu Sherpa, Khumjung, Khumbu, 4/10/74 (18/6/2031), Everest 2007 & 2004 with Dream Everest, Cho Oyu X1 Phura Nuru, Tesho, Namche-5, 28/6/85, Everest X1 Ngima Nuru, Tesho, Namche-5, 6/11/81, Everest X9, Cho Oyu X1
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Asian Trekking
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

7 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Hsiu-Chen (Ann) Chiang F 1971 Taiwan Climber Taichung, Taiwan National park ranger Details Other expeditions
Yin-Shu Hsieh M 1974 Taiwan Climber Taipei, Taiwan Alpinist Details Other expeditions
Jyh-How Huang M 1974 Taiwan Climber Kao-Hsiung, Taiwan University researcher Details Other expeditions
Yu-Lung Wu M 1962 Taiwan Leader Taichung, Taiwan Construction company owner Details Other expeditions
Tshering Thundu Sherpa M 1974 Nepal H-A Worker Khumjung, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Phura Nuru Sherpa M 1985 Nepal H-A Worker Tesho, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Ngima Nuru (Nima Nuru) Sherpa M 1981 Nepal H-A Worker Tesho, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.