Everest | 2009 S Col-SE Ridge

A Singapore expedition to Everest in 2009 via S Col-SE Ridge, led by Jane Lee. Summit reached on 20th May 2009. 12 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 6419
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID EVER09153
Peak ID EVER
Year 2009
Season 1
Host Country 1
Route 1 S Col-SE Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Singapore
Leaders Jane Lee
Sponsor NATAS Singapore Women's Everest Team (IMG permit)
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 2009-05-20
Summit Time 0345
Summit Days 45
Total Days 49
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 7
Summit Members 5
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 5
Summit Hired 5
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(05/05,5350m),C1(15/04,6100m),C2(17/04,6400m),C3(29/04,7400m),C4(19/05,7600m),Smt(20,22/05)
Route Notes NATAS Singapore Women's Everest Team, Jane Lee - 28 May 9009 (National Association of Travel Agents Singapore) The expedition went to the summit in two parties. The first one consisted of three members and three Sherpas: Li Hui Lee, Jane Lee, Tan, Ang Chhiring, Panuru, and Jamling Bhote. They left C4 on 19 May: Li Hui Lee, Tan, Panuru and Jamling at 8:20 pm, Jane Lee and Ang Chhiring at 8:30 pm. Li Hui Lee and Panuru were on the summit at 3:45 am on 20 May, Tan and Jamling at 3:54 am, and Jane Lee and Ang Chhiring at 4:43 am. Tan and Jamling returned to C4 at noon and spent the night there while the others descended to C2 between 4:30 pm and 6:15 pm. The second summit party left C4 on 21 May: Peh Gee Lee and Danuru at 9:10 am, and Soo and Da Tenji at 9:15 pm. Soo and Da Tenji were on the top on 22 May at 5:31 am, Peh Gee Lee and Danuru at 5:54 am. Peh Gee Lee and Danuru arrived at C4 at noon and stayed there that night, the other two went down to C2 at about 5:00 pm. Non-summiting members: Lim was BC Manager, and did not go above BC. Sim reached C2 developed chest pains, and stayed in BC for the rest of the climb. Other health problems: Peh Gee Lee had an asthma attack in C4 on her return from the summit. She also had windburn on her face. Oxygen was used by all members in and from C3 to the summit; Li Hui Lee, Jane Lee and Tan continued using it to C3, Soo to C2, and Peh Gee Lee, who spents her summit night in C4, kept using it in and from C4 until her return to BC on 23 May (see health problems above). The Sherpas used it from C4 to the top; some used it to C4 only, others to C3. Sherpa summiters: Ang Chhiring (name in passport & citizenship certificate), generally known as Kami Chhiring, 1962 (2019), Pangboche, Everest X8, Cho Oyu X3 Da Tenji, aka Dawa Tenzing/Da Tenzing, 22/7/70 (7/4/2027), Phortse, Everest X3, Cho Oyu X2 Da Nuru, aka Danuru/Dawa Nuru, 19/5/59, Phortse, Everest X6, Cho Oyu X4, Makalu X1 Jamling Bhote, 28/12/77 (13/9/2034), Hatiya-1, Sankhu., Everest X3, Cho Oyu X2 Panuru, aka Pa Nuru/Pasang Nuru, 22/5/68 (9/2/2025), Phortse, Everest X6 to end of 2008, + 5/5/09 fixing rope on Simonson's IMG expeditions (after his 5/5/09 ascent he went down to BC, spent a few days at his home in the village not far away, and returned to the mountain to join the Singaporean ladies), Cho Oyu X3
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Beyul Adventure
Commercial Route True
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2461256
Year 2009
Summit Success True
O2 Summary Used
Route (lowercase) s col-se ridge

Members

12 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Li Hui Lee F 1981 Singapore Climber Singapore Owner of pharmaceuticals distribution company Details Other expeditions
Peh Gee Lee F 1976 Singapore Climber Singapore Army officer assigned to headquarters Details Other expeditions
Zhen Zhen Jane Lee F 1984 Singapore Leader Singapore Civil servant: outdoor adventure training advisor to Singapore govt Details Other expeditions
Kim Boon Lim M 1965 Singapore BC Manager Singapore Alpine instructor Details Other expeditions
Yi Hui Sim F 1982 Singapore Deputy Leader Singapore Outdoor adventure training facilitator Details Other expeditions
Mei Ying Joanne Soo F 1970 Singapore Climber Singapore Adventure training company owner Details Other expeditions
Yin Xuan Esther Tan F 1982 Singapore Climber Singapore Advertising copy writer Details Other expeditions
Kami Tshering (Ang Chhiring) Sherpa M 1962 Nepal H-A Worker Pangboche, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Panuru (Pasang Nuru, Pa Nuru) Sherpa M 1968 Nepal H-A Worker Phortse, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Jamling Bhote M 1977 Nepal H-A Worker Hungung, Hatiya-1, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Da Nuru (Dawa Nuru/Norbu) Sherpa M 1959 Nepal H-A Worker Phortse, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Dawa Tenzing (Da Tenzing) Sherpa M 1970 Nepal H-A Worker Phortse, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions

References

3 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
EVER09153 - - http://www.womenoneverest.com - - -
EVER09153 - - http://www.mountainguides.com/everest-south09.shtml - - -
EVER09153 - Lee, Jane, et. al. More Than a Mountain Singapore Women’s Everest Team - -