Everest | 2009 S Col-SE Ridge
A USA expedition to Everest in 2009 via S Col-SE Ridge, led by Rohan Freeman. Summit reached on 19th May 2009. 3 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 6407 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | EVER09141 |
| 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 | Rohan Freeman |
| Sponsor | USA-Jamaican Everest Expedition |
| 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 | Namche->Phortse->Dingboche->Lobuche->Gorakshep |
| Basecamp Date | 2009-04-08 |
| Summit Date | 2009-05-19 |
| Summit Time | 0800 |
| Summit Days | 41 |
| Total Days | 43 |
| Termination Date | 2009-05-21 |
| 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(08/04,5334m),C1(16/04,6035m),C2(23/04,6400m),C3(30/04,7400m),C4(18/05,7900m),Smt(19/05) |
| Route Notes | Freeman, Kami and Pemba left C4 about 9:30 pm on 18 May. They arrived at the summit at 8 am on 19 May. Freeman, Kame and Pemba stayed on the summit. Freeman team had to wait for an hour on Hillary Step, lots of people. They reached C4 at 1 pm; had rest and left C4 at 4 pm, then reached C2 at 9:45 pm and slept there. Next day to BC. On summit, the weather was good, clear, partly windy. The team returned to Kathmandu on 25 May and will leave on 25 May. Sherpas: Kami/Kame Sherpa, April 1962, Kerung-4, Everest X8, Dhaulagiri X1, Cho Oyu X2, climbed Everest with Dick Morse in 2008 Pemba Sherpa, 6/1/80 (22/8/2036), Patle, Okhaldhunga, Everest 23/5/08 |
| Accidents | - |
| Achievement | 1st [ethnic] Jamaican, 1st black male American on top of Everest |
| Agency | Peak Promotion |
| 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
3 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rohan Ainsworth Freeman | M | 1965 | USA/Jamaica | Leader | Rocky Hill, Connecticut | Engineer | Details Other expeditions |
| Pemba Sherpa | M | 1980 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Patle-4, Okhaldhunga | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Kami (Kame) Sherpa | M | 1962 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Bagam, Kerung, Solukhumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
References
1 recorded references.
| Expedition ID | Journal | Author | Title | Publisher | Citation | Yak 94 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EVER09141 | - | - | http://www.jamaicans.com/articles/primeinterviews/interviewrohanfreeman.shtml | - | - | - |