Everest | 2009 S Col-SE Ridge

A Spain expedition to Everest in 2009 via S Col-SE Ridge, led by Manuel Diez. Summit reached on 19th May 2009. 6 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 6409
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID EVER09143
Peak ID EVER
Year 2009
Season 1
Host Country 1
Route 1 S Col-SE Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Spain
Leaders Manuel Diez
Sponsor Espana Everests 2009
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 Ecuador
Approach Via Chhukung village & Island Peak
Basecamp Date 2009-04-15
Summit Date 2009-05-19
Summit Time 1030
Summit Days 34
Total Days 38
Termination Date 2009-05-23
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 8849
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 4
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 3
Summit Members 2
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 3
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 Climbed Island Peak on 13 April
Campsites BC(15,18/04,5350m),C1(19-20/04,6050m),C2(26/04,6400m),C3(28/04,7300m),C4(18-19/05,7900m),Smt(19-20/05)
Route Notes C1 at top of Icefall C2 in Western Cwm C3 on Lhotse Face C4 at South Col. Aulestia and Monedero established BC on 15 April. Diez went first to Island Peak, which he summited on 13 April, then stayed briefly at Chhukung village because his left foot was painful; he got to BC on the 18th. On 19 April Monedero pitched C1; the other two members arrived at C1 the next day while Monedero went up to C2's site and down to BC. On the 21st Aulestia descended to BC because she had a cough, Diez went to C2's site and back to BC. All three members established C2 together in the Western Cwm on 26 April. The next day Diez and Mondero went to the bottom of the West Face of Lhotse while Aulestia remained in C2. On the 28th, all three made C3 on the Lhotse face at 7300m. On the 29th, Mondero first climbed up to 7600m on the face, then descended with his teammates to BC. Now the weather turned bad and they descended to the villages to wait for it to improve before going for the summit. On 14 May Monedero returned to BC; Aulestia and Diez followed on the 15th. Now they were set for the push to the summit, but they did not all go up on the same day because they had only two two-man tents, so they had to move on different dates. Monedero and Dawa Gyalzen started first: on 16 May they climbed up to C2, on the 17th to C3, and made C4 on the 18th. They left C4 at 10:30 that night and reached the summit at 10:30 am on 19th May. They descended to C2 on the 20th and to BC on the 21st. The other two members and their Sherpas moved up from BC to C2 on the 17th, to C3 to the 18th, and to C4 on the 19th. They left C4 for the top at 9:00 pm on the 19th. Diez and Pemba Chhoti made it to the summit at 7:00 am on the 20 May and back to C4 at 11:00 am. But Aulestia went no higher than 8600m (above the Balcony), which she reached at 9:30 am, and then decided it was too late for her to go to the top. She, and Pasang Gyalzen with her, turned back and got to C4 at 1:00 pm. All four descended to C2 on the 21st and to BC on the 22nd. Diez and Monedero got frostnip on their fingers and toes. Oxygen was used by Aulestia and Diez from 7500m to high points to 7500m. Monedero used it from 8400m to the summit to 8500m. Dawa Gyalzen used it from 7800m to C4 carrying a heavy load and from C4 to top to C4. Pasang Gyalzen and Pemba Chhoti used it from C4 to the top to C4. Sherpas: Dawa Gyalzen, 10/5/86, Beding, Everest X2, Cho Oyu X1 Pasang Gyalzen, 30/9/64, Walung, Makalu, Cho Oyu X2, Xixabangma X1, Dhaulagiri I X1 Pemba Chhoti Sherpa, 27/1/81, Beding, Everest X6
Accidents Diez and Monedero fingers and toes numb from frostbite
Achievement -
Agency Prestige Adventure
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

6 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Jenny Paulina Aulestia Enriquez F 1967 Ecuador Climber Quito, Ecuador Attorney Details Other expeditions
Manuel (Lolo) Diez Sedano M 1979 Spain Leader Coslada, Madrid, Spain Airline office Details Other expeditions
Francisco (Paco) Monedero Bueno M 1969 Spain Climber San Cristobal, Segovia, Spain Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Pemba Chhoti Sherpa M 1981 Nepal H-A Worker Beding, Dolakha - Details Other expeditions
Dawa Gyalzen Sherpa M 1986 Nepal H-A Worker Beding, Dolakha - Details Other expeditions
Pasang Gyalje (Pasang Gyalzen) Sherpa M 1964 Nepal H-A Worker Walung, Makalu-9, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.