Everest | 2009 S Col-SE Ridge

A Russia expedition to Everest in 2009 via S Col-SE Ridge, led by Alex Abramov. Summit reached on 20th May 2009. 24 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 6422
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID EVER09156
Peak ID EVER
Year 2009
Season 1
Host Country 1
Route 1 S Col-SE Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Russia
Leaders Alex Abramov
Sponsor Seven Summits Club Everest 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 Canada, France, Moldova, Netherlands, UK, USA
Approach -
Basecamp Date 2009-04-15
Summit Date 2009-05-20
Summit Time 0500
Summit Days 35
Total Days 42
Termination Date 2009-05-27
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 8849
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 4
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 14
Summit Members 12
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 11
Summit Hired 10
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(15/04,5400m),C1(20/04,6000m),C2(26/04,6400m),C3(02/05,7000m),C4(19/05,7900m),Smt(20-21/05)
Route Notes 20 May summit team left C4 at 8:30 pm on 19 May. Weather was clear but windy. Straightforward climb. Team spent 15 minutes on summit, descended to C2, arrived between 5 pm and 8 pm. On 21 May members and Sherpas descended to BC. Abramov waited for second group at C2. 21 May summit team left C4 at 8 pm on 20 May. As they arrived at summit in dark they waited for sunlight. They descended to C2, arrived between 8 pm and 9 pm. On his way down Cherny suffered from snowblindness. He was helped down by two of Russell Brice's guides and two Sherpas from Abramov's team. The guides gave him eyedrops. He descended to C4 where he stayed the night. He was better next day and descended to C2, where rest of his team was resting. On 23 May all descended to BC. Burlet reached C1 on 20 April; stayed 1 night. He did not feel well and lacked mental strength. He left BC on 24 April. Crellin reached C3 on 5 May, stayed 1 night, but never acclimatized well and left BC on 16 May. Sherpas: Mingma Gelu, Balakharka, Makalu 5/2/79, Everest X5, Cho Oyu X1 Ang Dawa, Tashigaon, Makalu, 27/4/81 (15/01/2038), Everest X3 Jangbu Sherpa, Balakharka, Makalu, 26/8/85, Everest X2 Nima Ongdi, Balakharka, Makalu, 19/12/1979, Everest X2, Cho Oyu X1 Peme Sherpa, Tashigaon, Makalu, 21/9/65, Everest X3 Na Dorje, Makalu-9, 19/12/75 Rinjen Sherpa, Balakharka, Makalu, 1/2/73, Everest X4 Pemba Nurbu, Tashigaon, Makalu, 28/2/80, Everest X2 Pemba Tenzing, Thamo, Khumbu, 23/8/1976, Everest X4 Karma Sherpa, Balakharka, Makalu, 20/8/86 (4/5/2043), no 8000ers
Accidents Snowblindness by Cherny
Achievement -
Agency Asian Trekking
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

24 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Alexander (Alex) Abramov M 1964 Russia Leader Moscow, Russia Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Victor Bobok M 1961 Russia Climbing Guide Moscow, Russia Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Maxim Bogatyrev M 1975 Russia Climber Maykop, North Caucasus, Russia Tourism manager Details Other expeditions
Philippe Burlet M 1961 France Climber Saint-Verand, Isere, France Engineer Details Other expeditions
Andrei Carpenco M 1960 Moldova Climber Kiskiwev, Moldova Businessman Details Other expeditions
Nikolai Dmitrievich Cherny M 1938 Russia Climber Moscow, Russia Carpenter Details Other expeditions
John Anthony (Jack) Crellin M 1953 UK Climber Douglas, Isle of Man Civil engineer Details Other expeditions
Noel Richmond Hanna M 1967 UK Climber Dromara, Down, Northern Ireland Fitness instructor Details Other expeditions
Lynne Patricia Hanna F 1962 UK Climber Dromara, Down, Northern Ireland General manager of perfume company Details Other expeditions
Vladimir Khutorovski M 1969 Russia Climber St. Petersburg (Leningrad), Russia Motorcyle salesman Details Other expeditions
Michael James Marin M 1958 USA Climber Gilbert, Arizona Retired attorney & investment manager Details Other expeditions
Dmitri Nikitin M 1969 Russia Climber Singapore Corporate financier Details Other expeditions
Erik Revenstijn M 1983 Netherlands Climber Delft, Netherlands Civil engineer Details Other expeditions
Patrick Rajnaraine Singh M 1958 Canada Climber Uxbridge, Ontario Retired hedge-fund manager Details Other expeditions
Mingma Gelu Sherpa M 1979 Nepal H-A Worker Balakharka, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Ang Dawa Sherpa M 1982 Nepal H-A Worker Tashigaon, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Jangbu Sherpa M 1985 Nepal H-A Worker Balakharka, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Nima Ongdi Sherpa M 1979 Nepal H-A Worker Balakharka, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Peme Sherpa M 1965 Nepal H-A Worker Tashigaon, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Karma Sherpa M 1986 Nepal H-A Worker Balakharka, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Nga Dorje (Nga Dorchi) Sherpa M 1975 Nepal H-A Worker Makalu-9, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Pemba Tenzing Sherpa M 1976 Nepal H-A Worker Thamo, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Pemba Nurbu Sherpa M 1980 Nepal H-A Worker Tashigaon, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Rinjen Sherpa M 1973 Nepal H-A Worker Balakharka, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions

References

1 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
EVER09156 - - http://www.7summits-club.com/newssections/all_1/newssection_32_1 - - -