Everest | 2009 S Col-SE Ridge

A USA expedition to Everest in 2009 via S Col-SE Ridge, led by Vernon Tejas. Summit reached on 5th May 2009. 29 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	6423
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	EVER09157
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	Vernon Tejas
Sponsor	Alpine Ascents International (AAI) Everest Expedition 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, New Zealand, Panama
Approach	-
Basecamp Date	2009-04-15
Summit Date	2009-05-05
Summit Time	0740
Summit Days	20
Total Days	41
Termination Date	2009-05-26
Termination Reason	1
Termination Notes	-
High Point (m)	8849
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	4
Fixed Rope (m)	1500
Total Members	19
Summit Members	11
Member Deaths	0
Total Hired	22
Summit Hired	10
Hired Deaths	0
No Hired	False
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	True
O2 Sleep	True
O2 Medical	False
O2 Taken	False
O2 Unknown	False
Other Summits	-
Campsites	BC(15/04,5350m),C1(23/04,6035m),C2(25/04,6500m),C3(04/05,7300m),C4(21/05,7400m),Smt(23/05)
Route Notes	The big summit party left C4 for the top in two groups at 10:05 and 11:00 pm on 22 May. They were Slachman, Du Puy, LeClaire, Madison, Horst, Geist, Boyer, Schneider, Herschke, Coney, Morales, Tiensch, Justman and Hutchinson, plus Sherpas Lhakpa Rita, Chuwang Nima, Tshering Dorje, Mingma Chhiri, Phura Kancha, Dawa Nuru, Dawa Tshering, Pasang Sona, Kami Rita (for the second time this month, after having been to the top on 5 May fixing rope), and Pasang Rita. Tiensch, Hutchinson and Justman turned back at the South Summit at 7:30 am on 23rd. Tiensch had become completely snowblind, Hutchinson was exhausted, and Justman escorted them down to C4, where they spent that night. All the others summited. The first on top were Le Claire (in her fourth attempt) and Lhakpa Rita at 7:40 am on 23 May. The last was Horst at 8:05 am. All descended to C4 that day, to C2 on the 24th and BC on the 25th. Other non-summiting members: Guisinde reached C3, got severe frostnip in his fingers and left the expedition on 7 May. Iscoe got to C3 and developed pulmonary edema on 5 May; he was on oxygen as he descended from C3 to BC until he was evacuated from BC on 7 May. Setian reached 6700m on 6 May but was not strong enough to continue. She left the team on 8 May. Oxygen was used by all members in the summit party in C3 to their high points to C2. All summit party Sherpas used it in C4 the top to and in C4. Sherpas: Chuwang Nima, aka Chewang Nima, 20/8/67, Tesho, Everest X15, Cho Oyu X2 Dawa Nuru, 25/11/64, Thami, Everest 24/5/08 Dawa Tshering, aka Dawa Chhiri/Tsheri, 19/11/66, Thami, Everest X8, Cho Oyu X3 Kami Rita, aka Topke, 17/1/70, Thami, Everest X12, Cho Oyu X2 (on 5 May 2009 and on 23 May 2009 again from BC) Lhakpa Rita, 9/9/66, Thami (but lives in Seattle), Everest X11, Cho Oyu X6 Mingma Chhiri/Chhiring, 22/7/68, Thami, Phura Kancha's brother, Everest X10 Pasang Rita, aka Pa Rita, 12/7/74, Yilajung, Namche-9, Everest X2 Pasang Sona, aka Ang Sona, 21/7/77, Thami Og, Everest X6, Cho Oyu X1 Phura Kancha, aka Fura Kancha, 17/1/1977, Thami, Mingma Chhiring's brother, Everest X3, Cho Oyu X1 Tshering Dorje, 20/7/70, Kharikhola, Everest X10, Cho Oyu X4, K2 X1
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	Sherpa Shangri-La Trekking
Commercial Route	True
Standard Route	True
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	False
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2461241
Year	2009
Summit Success	True
O2 Summary	Used
Route (lowercase)	s col-se ridge

Members

Field	Value
ID	48164
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER09157
Member ID	03
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2009
Season	1
First Name	Thomas Patrick
Last Name	Boyer
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1969
Calculated Age	39
Citizenship	USA
Status	Climber
Residence	Seattle, Washington
Occupation	Physician
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8849
Summit Date 1	2009-05-23
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	True
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	In C3 to smt to C2
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2438344
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	thomas patrick boyer
Year of Birth	1969
Year	2009
Age at Expedition	40
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	48165
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER09157
Member ID	04
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2009
Season	1
First Name	Stephen John
Last Name	Coney
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1967
Calculated Age	41
Citizenship	New Zealand
Status	Climber
Residence	San Francisco, California
Occupation	Engineer
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8849
Summit Date 1	2009-05-23
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	True
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	In C3 to smt to C2
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2437598
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	stephen john coney
Year of Birth	1967
Year	2009
Age at Expedition	42
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	48166
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER09157
Member ID	05
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2009
Season	1
First Name	Matthew Woodruff
Last Name	Du Puy
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1977
Calculated Age	31
Citizenship	USA
Status	Climber
Residence	Mission Viejo, California
Occupation	Engineer
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8849
Summit Date 1	2009-05-23
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	True
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	In C3 to smt to C2
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2441342
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	matthew woodruff du puy
Year of Birth	1977
Year	2009
Age at Expedition	32
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	48167
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER09157
Member ID	06
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2009
Season	1
First Name	Adam John
Last Name	Geist
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1981
Calculated Age	28
Citizenship	USA
Status	Climber
Residence	Charlotte, North Carolina
Occupation	Banker
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8849
Summit Date 1	2009-05-23
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	True
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	In C3 to smt to C2
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2442511
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	adam john geist
Year of Birth	1981
Year	2009
Age at Expedition	28
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	48168
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER09157
Member ID	07
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2009
Season	1
First Name	Kurt
Last Name	Gusinde
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1955
Calculated Age	54
Citizenship	USA
Status	Climber
Residence	Scottsdale, Arizona
Occupation	Retired investment manager
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	7300
Summit Date 1	2009-05-06
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	8
HCN	0
Checksum	2433057
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	kurt gusinde
Year of Birth	1955
Year	2009
Age at Expedition	54
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	48169
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER09157
Member ID	08
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2009
Season	1
First Name	Eleanor (Ellie)
Last Name	Henke
Sex	F
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1950
Calculated Age	59
Citizenship	USA
Status	BC Manager
Residence	Talkeetna, Alaska
Occupation	Works as base camp manager for teams led by her husband
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	True
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	17
HCN	0
Checksum	2431233
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	eleanor (ellie) henke
Year of Birth	1950
Year	2009
Age at Expedition	59
Role	BC Only

Field	Value
ID	48170
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER09157
Member ID	09
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2009
Season	1
First Name	Philippe Marc
Last Name	Herschke
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1976
Calculated Age	33
Citizenship	France
Status	Climber
Residence	Zurich, Switzerland
Occupation	Management consultant
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8849
Summit Date 1	2009-05-23
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	True
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	In C3 to smt to C2
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2440674
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	philippe marc herschke
Year of Birth	1976
Year	2009
Age at Expedition	33
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	48171
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER09157
Member ID	10
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2009
Season	1
First Name	James Michael
Last Name	Horst
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1978
Calculated Age	30
Citizenship	USA
Status	Climbing Guide
Residence	Seattle, Washington
Occupation	Alpine guide
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8849
Summit Date 1	2009-05-23
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0805
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	True
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	In C3 to smt to C2
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2441672
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	james michael horst
Year of Birth	1978
Year	2009
Age at Expedition	31
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	48172
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER09157
Member ID	11
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2009
Season	1
First Name	Frank G.
Last Name	Hutchinson
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1954
Calculated Age	54
Citizenship	USA
Status	Climber
Residence	Dripping Springs, Texas
Occupation	Golf course developer/owner
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	8750
Summit Date 1	2009-05-23
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	True
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	In C3 to high pt to C2
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	4
Summit Term	7
HCN	0
Checksum	2432855
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	frank g. hutchinson
Year of Birth	1954
Year	2009
Age at Expedition	55
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	48173
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER09157
Member ID	12
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2009
Season	1
First Name	Alexander Harris
Last Name	Iscoe
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1980
Calculated Age	28
Citizenship	Canada
Status	Climber
Residence	Toronto, Ontario
Occupation	Banker
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	7300
Summit Date 1	2009-05-05
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	True
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	True
Injury Date	2009-05-05
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	1
Injury Height (m)	7300
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	6
HCN	0
Checksum	2442336
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	alexander harris iscoe
Year of Birth	1980
Year	2009
Age at Expedition	29
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	48174
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER09157
Member ID	02
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2009
Season	1
First Name	Jeffrey James (Jeff)
Last Name	Justman
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1972
Calculated Age	36
Citizenship	USA
Status	Deputy Leader
Residence	Appleton, Wisconsin
Occupation	Alpine guide
Leader	False
Deputy	True
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	8750
Summit Date 1	2009-05-23
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	True
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	In C3 to high pt to C2
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	4
Summit Term	14
HCN	0
Checksum	2439445
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	jeffrey james (jeff) justman
Year of Birth	1972
Year	2009
Age at Expedition	37
Role	Deputy

Field	Value
ID	48175
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER09157
Member ID	13
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2009
Season	1
First Name	Carolyn Kay
Last Name	LeClaire
Sex	F
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1949
Calculated Age	60
Citizenship	USA
Status	Climber
Residence	Spokane, Washington
Occupation	Retired nurse
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8849
Summit Date 1	2009-05-23
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0740
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	True
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	In C3 to smt to C2
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2430853
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	carolyn kay leclaire
Year of Birth	1949
Year	2009
Age at Expedition	60
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	48176
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER09157
Member ID	14
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2009
Season	1
First Name	Garrett Christian
Last Name	Madison
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1978
Calculated Age	30
Citizenship	USA
Status	Climbing Guide
Residence	Bainbridge Island, Washington
Occupation	Alpine guide
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8849
Summit Date 1	2009-05-23
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	True
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	In C3 to smt to C2
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2441656
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	garrett christian madison
Year of Birth	1978
Year	2009
Age at Expedition	31
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	48177
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER09157
Member ID	15
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2009
Season	1
First Name	Michael Anthony
Last Name	Morales Carter
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1971
Calculated Age	38
Citizenship	Panama
Status	Climber
Residence	Panama City, Panama
Occupation	Business executive
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8849
Summit Date 1	2009-05-23
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	True
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	In C3 to smt to C2
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2438883
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	michael anthony morales carter
Year of Birth	1971
Year	2009
Age at Expedition	38
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	48178
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER09157
Member ID	16
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2009
Season	1
First Name	Lori Marie
Last Name	Schneider
Sex	F
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1956
Calculated Age	52
Citizenship	USA
Status	Climber
Residence	Bayfield, Wisconsin
Occupation	Retired teacher
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8849
Summit Date 1	2009-05-23
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	True
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	In C3 to smt to C2
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2433521
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	lori marie schneider
Year of Birth	1956
Year	2009
Age at Expedition	53
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	48179
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER09157
Member ID	17
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2009
Season	1
First Name	Kathlee (Kathy)
Last Name	Setian
Sex	F
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1960
Calculated Age	49
Citizenship	USA
Status	Climber
Residence	Greenwich, Connecticut
Occupation	Nurse & home-maker
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	6700
Summit Date 1	2009-05-06
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	7
HCN	0
Checksum	2434878
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	kathlee (kathy) setian
Year of Birth	1960
Year	2009
Age at Expedition	49
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	48180
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER09157
Member ID	18
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2009
Season	1
First Name	Frank Norman
Last Name	Slachman
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1953
Calculated Age	55
Citizenship	USA
Status	Climber
Residence	Carmichael, California
Occupation	Cardiac surgeon
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8849
Summit Date 1	2009-05-23
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	True
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	In C3 to smt to C2
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2432583
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	frank norman slachman
Year of Birth	1953
Year	2009
Age at Expedition	56
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	48181
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER09157
Member ID	01
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2009
Season	1
First Name	Vernon Edward (Vern)
Last Name	Tejas
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1953
Calculated Age	56
Citizenship	USA
Status	Leader
Residence	Talkeetna, Alaska
Occupation	Alpine guide
Leader	True
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	8700
Summit Date 1	2009-05-23
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	True
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	In C3 to high pt to C2
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	4
Summit Term	19
HCN	0
Checksum	2432364
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	vernon edward (vern) tejas
Year of Birth	1953
Year	2009
Age at Expedition	56
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	48182
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER09157
Member ID	19
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2009
Season	1
First Name	Christopher
Last Name	Tiensch
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1968
Calculated Age	41
Citizenship	USA
Status	Climber
Residence	Austin, Texas
Occupation	Retired
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	8750
Summit Date 1	2009-05-23
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	True
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	In C3 to high pt to C2
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	4
Summit Term	8
HCN	0
Checksum	2437771
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	christopher tiensch
Year of Birth	1968
Year	2009
Age at Expedition	41
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	48183
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER09157
Member ID	24
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2009
Season	1
First Name	Lhakpa Rita
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1966
Calculated Age	42
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Thami, Khumbu
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	True
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8849
Summit Date 1	2009-05-23
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0740
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	True
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	In C4 to smt to & in C4
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	12th ascent of Everest; brother of Kami Rita (Topke)
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2437230
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	lhakpa rita sherpa
Year of Birth	1966
Year	2009
Age at Expedition	43
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	48184
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER09157
Member ID	20
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2009
Season	1
First Name	Chhuwang Nima
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1967
Calculated Age	41
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Tesho, Khumbu
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	True
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8849
Summit Date 1	2009-05-23
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	True
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	In C4 to smt to & in C4
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	16th ascent of Everest; brother of Nima Nuru
Necrology	(1967-2010) Died 23 Oct 2010 on Baruntse from falling
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2437574
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	chhuwang nima sherpa
Year of Birth	1967
Year	2009
Age at Expedition	42
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	48185
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER09157
Member ID	29
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2009
Season	1
First Name	Tshering Dorje
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1970
Calculated Age	38
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Kharikhola, Solukhumbu
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	True
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8849
Summit Date 1	2009-05-23
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	True
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	In C4 to smt to & in C4
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	11th ascent of Everest
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2438636
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	tshering dorje sherpa
Year of Birth	1970
Year	2009
Age at Expedition	39
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	48186
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER09157
Member ID	25
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2009
Season	1
First Name	Mingma Chhiri/Chhiring
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1968
Calculated Age	40
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Thami, Khumbu
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	True
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8849
Summit Date 1	2009-05-23
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	True
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	In C4 to smt to & in C4
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	11th ascent of Everest; brother of Phura Kancha
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2437910
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	mingma chhiri/chhiring sherpa
Year of Birth	1968
Year	2009
Age at Expedition	41
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	48187
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER09157
Member ID	28
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2009
Season	1
First Name	Phura Kancha (Fur Kancha)
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1977
Calculated Age	32
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Thami, Khumbu
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	True
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8849
Summit Date 1	2009-05-23
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	True
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	In C4 to smt to & in C4
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	4th ascent of Everest; brother of Mingma Chhiri
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2441002
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	phura kancha (fur kancha) sherpa
Year of Birth	1977
Year	2009
Age at Expedition	32
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	48188
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER09157
Member ID	21
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2009
Season	1
First Name	Dawa Nuru (Da Nuru)
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1964
Calculated Age	44
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Thami, Khumbu
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	True
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8849
Summit Date 1	2009-05-23
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	True
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	In C4 to smt to & in C4
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	2nd ascent of Everest
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2436579
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	dawa nuru (da nuru) sherpa
Year of Birth	1964
Year	2009
Age at Expedition	45
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	48189
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER09157
Member ID	22
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2009
Season	1
First Name	Dawa Tshering (Dawa Chhiri)
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1966
Calculated Age	42
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Thami, Khumbu
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	True
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8849
Summit Date 1	2009-05-23
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	True
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	In C4 to smt to & in C4
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	9th ascent of Everest
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2437301
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	dawa tshering (dawa chhiri) sherpa
Year of Birth	1966
Year	2009
Age at Expedition	43
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	48190
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER09157
Member ID	27
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2009
Season	1
First Name	Pasang Sona (Ang Sona/Sonam)
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1977
Calculated Age	31
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Thami Og, Khumbu
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	True
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8849
Summit Date 1	2009-05-23
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	True
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	In C4 to smt to & in C4
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	7th ascent of Everest; son of Apa
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2441187
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	pasang sona (ang sona/sonam) sherpa
Year of Birth	1977
Year	2009
Age at Expedition	32
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	48191
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER09157
Member ID	23
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2009
Season	1
First Name	Kami Rita (Topke)
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1970
Calculated Age	39
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Thami, Khumbu
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	True
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8849
Summit Date 1	2009-05-05
Summit Date 2	2009-05-23
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	1
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	True
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	In C4 to smt to & in C4
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	13th and 14th ascents of Everest; brother of Lhakpa Rita
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2438452
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	kami rita (topke) sherpa
Year of Birth	1970
Year	2009
Age at Expedition	39
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	48192
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER09157
Member ID	26
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2009
Season	1
First Name	Pasang Rita (Pa Rita)
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1974
Calculated Age	34
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Yilajung, Khumbu
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	True
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8849
Summit Date 1	2009-05-23
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	True
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	In C4 to smt to & in C4
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	3rd ascent of Everest
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2440090
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	pasang rita (pa rita) sherpa
Year of Birth	1974
Year	2009
Age at Expedition	35
Role	Hired

29 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Thomas Patrick Boyer	M	1969	USA	Climber	Seattle, Washington	Physician	Details Other expeditions
Stephen John Coney	M	1967	New Zealand	Climber	San Francisco, California	Engineer	Details Other expeditions
Matthew Woodruff Du Puy	M	1977	USA	Climber	Mission Viejo, California	Engineer	Details Other expeditions
Adam John Geist	M	1981	USA	Climber	Charlotte, North Carolina	Banker	Details Other expeditions
Kurt Gusinde	M	1955	USA	Climber	Scottsdale, Arizona	Retired investment manager	Details Other expeditions
Eleanor (Ellie) Henke	F	1950	USA	BC Manager	Talkeetna, Alaska	Works as base camp manager for teams led by her husband	Details Other expeditions
Philippe Marc Herschke	M	1976	France	Climber	Zurich, Switzerland	Management consultant	Details Other expeditions
James Michael Horst	M	1978	USA	Climbing Guide	Seattle, Washington	Alpine guide	Details Other expeditions
Frank G. Hutchinson	M	1954	USA	Climber	Dripping Springs, Texas	Golf course developer/owner	Details Other expeditions
Alexander Harris Iscoe	M	1980	Canada	Climber	Toronto, Ontario	Banker	Details Other expeditions
Jeffrey James (Jeff) Justman	M	1972	USA	Deputy Leader	Appleton, Wisconsin	Alpine guide	Details Other expeditions
Carolyn Kay LeClaire	F	1949	USA	Climber	Spokane, Washington	Retired nurse	Details Other expeditions
Garrett Christian Madison	M	1978	USA	Climbing Guide	Bainbridge Island, Washington	Alpine guide	Details Other expeditions
Michael Anthony Morales Carter	M	1971	Panama	Climber	Panama City, Panama	Business executive	Details Other expeditions
Lori Marie Schneider	F	1956	USA	Climber	Bayfield, Wisconsin	Retired teacher	Details Other expeditions
Kathlee (Kathy) Setian	F	1960	USA	Climber	Greenwich, Connecticut	Nurse & home-maker	Details Other expeditions
Frank Norman Slachman	M	1953	USA	Climber	Carmichael, California	Cardiac surgeon	Details Other expeditions
Vernon Edward (Vern) Tejas	M	1953	USA	Leader	Talkeetna, Alaska	Alpine guide	Details Other expeditions
Christopher Tiensch	M	1968	USA	Climber	Austin, Texas	Retired	Details Other expeditions
Lhakpa Rita Sherpa	M	1966	Nepal	H-A Worker	Thami, Khumbu	-	Details Other expeditions
Chhuwang Nima Sherpa	M	1967	Nepal	H-A Worker	Tesho, Khumbu	-	Details Other expeditions
Tshering Dorje Sherpa	M	1970	Nepal	H-A Worker	Kharikhola, Solukhumbu	-	Details Other expeditions
Mingma Chhiri/Chhiring Sherpa	M	1968	Nepal	H-A Worker	Thami, Khumbu	-	Details Other expeditions
Phura Kancha (Fur Kancha) Sherpa	M	1977	Nepal	H-A Worker	Thami, Khumbu	-	Details Other expeditions
Dawa Nuru (Da Nuru) Sherpa	M	1964	Nepal	H-A Worker	Thami, Khumbu	-	Details Other expeditions
Dawa Tshering (Dawa Chhiri) Sherpa	M	1966	Nepal	H-A Worker	Thami, Khumbu	-	Details Other expeditions
Pasang Sona (Ang Sona/Sonam) Sherpa	M	1977	Nepal	H-A Worker	Thami Og, Khumbu	-	Details Other expeditions
Kami Rita (Topke) Sherpa	M	1970	Nepal	H-A Worker	Thami, Khumbu	-	Details Other expeditions
Pasang Rita (Pa Rita) Sherpa	M	1974	Nepal	H-A Worker	Yilajung, Khumbu	-	Details Other expeditions

References

Field	Value
ID	8164
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	EVER09157
Reference ID	01
Year	2009
Type	5
Journal	-
Author	-
Title	http://www.alpineascents.com/everest-cybercast09.asp
Publisher	-
Publication Date	-
Language	-
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

1 recorded references.

Expedition ID	Journal	Author	Title	Publisher	Citation	Yak 94
EVER09157	-	-	http://www.alpineascents.com/everest-cybercast09.asp	-	-	-