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 - - -