Everest | 2009 S Col-SE Ridge
A New Zealand expedition to Everest in 2009 via S Col-SE Ridge, led by Russell Brice. Summit reached on 5th May 2009. 63 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 6430 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | EVER09168 |
| Peak ID | EVER |
| Year | 2009 |
| Season | 1 |
| Host Country | 1 |
| Route 1 | S Col-SE Ridge |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | New Zealand |
| Leaders | Russell Brice |
| Sponsor | Himalayan Experience (Himex) 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 | Belgium, France, Germany, Ireland, Japan, Mexico, Norway, S Africa, UK, USA |
| Approach | - |
| Basecamp Date | 2009-04-07 |
| Summit Date | 2009-05-05 |
| Summit Time | 1238 |
| Summit Days | 28 |
| Total Days | 50 |
| 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 | 37 |
| Summit Members | 28 |
| Member Deaths | 0 |
| Total Hired | 26 |
| Summit Hired | 25 |
| 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 Lobuche East to acclimatize twice; climbed Lhotse on 22 May |
| Campsites | BC(07/04,5700m),C1(29/04,6057m),C2(151/04,6493m),C3(02/05,7249m),C4(04/05,7000m),Smt(05/21-23) |
| Route Notes | The members of this huge expedition went to the summit of Everest on three dates: one member with four Sherpas fixing rope to the top on 5 May, 12 members and 11 Sherpas on the 21st, and 15 members and 13 Sherpas on the 23rd. In addition, one member and one Sherpa summited Lhotse on the 22nd. The first Everest group, Tait with Phurba Tashi, Dorje Sonam Gyalzen and Nima Tshering, left C4 0:06 on 5 May and fixed rope as they slowly made their way to the summit, where they finally arrived together at 12:38 pm. Tait descended to C3, the Sherpas to C2. The second Everest summit left C4 at 11:40 pm on 20 May and reached the summit on 21 May as follows: Member Sherpa with this member Summit time Ballinger (none) 5:45 am Bierling Pasang Kami 9:50 am Black Pasang Nima 7:33 am Dovell Phurba Tashi 5:45 am Fox Tashi Tshering ('77) 8:50 am Hutson (none) 8:50 am Jones Son Dorje 7:40 am Massimo Nuru Gyalzen ('90) 7:30 am Nava Falcon Tashi Tshering ('90) 7:18 am Qui Nima 8:50 am Rambol Shera Gyalzen 8:55 am Staples Karsang Namgel 9:37 am (For Phurba Tashi his ascent on 21 May was his second ascent this month, after having fixed rope to the top on 5 May). Most of the members stopped in C4 on their descent; Ballinger, Dovell and Jones continued down to C2. Their Sherpas went with them to C4 or C2. All were in BC on the 23rd. The final Everest summit group left C4 at 1:00 am on 23 May, and they too arrived at the top at different times: Member Sherpa with this member Summit time Boulanger Ang Karma 9:08 am Delehany Lakpa Nuru 9:44 am Kojetin Lhakpa Nuru 9:27 am Kuraoka (none) 7:20 am Macklin Tshering Tashi 9:22 am McKinley (none) 9:22 am Parker Pemba Nuru 9:41 am Robinson Nima Tenzing 9:31 am Saito Kami Chhiring ('86) 9:27 am Takiguchi Ang Tshiring 9:27 am Tamura Kami Chhiring ('87) 9:22 am Turner Dorje Sonam Gyalzen 7:20 am Whetu (none) 9:44 am Rita Dorji 9:44 am Dawa Temba 9:44 am Woodward Nima Tenjing 9:22 am Yoshida Nima Sona 8:30 am For Dorje Sonam Gyalzen, this was his second ascent this month after having fixed rope to the top on 5 May. All of these summiters stayed in C4 that night and were back in BC on the 25th. Meanwhile, Ms. Ellen Miller and Nima Tshering had summited Lhotse on 22 May. Non-summiting Everest members: Brice remained in BC throughout the climb. Carder climbed to the South Summit on 21 May, then retreated to C4. He was deaf in both ears and thought it was prudent to go down. His Sherpa, Kami Chhiring (Khumjung), retreated with him. Constant went up to C2 on 15 April and down to BC. He had a bad dream and did not want to go through the Icefall again. He left the expedition about 18 April. Hansen went to C1 on 2 May and went down to BC. He left the expedition about 4 May because he did not want to go through the Icefall again. Hjertenes arrived at BC before the team went up the mountain; he went to Lobuche summit camp as part of the expedition's acclimatization program, but he eid not acclimatize well. He did not go above Everest BC and left on 30 April. Holliday went to C3 on 1 May. He got stomach trouble, perhaps because he was nervous. He went to C2 later but not to C3 again, and he left the expedition on 27 May. Jacobsen followed exactly the same pattern as Hjertenes. Stern got to C2 on 15 April and down to BC. He did not want to go through the Icefall and left about 18 April. Vandaele went as high as C2 on 15 April. He couldn't acclimatize well; he got to C1 again but decided to quit and left the team on 8 or 9 May. Oxygen was used by all members from C3 to their high points to and in C3. The Sherpas used it in C4 to their high points to and in C4. Sherpas: Ang Karma, 19/11/64, Phortse, no 8000ers Ang Chhiring/Tshering, 1952, Phortse, Everest X1 Dawa Temba, 1/1/58, Tesho, Everest X1, Cho Oyu X1 Dorje Sonam Gyalzen, 24/5/81, Phortse, Everest X9, Cho Oyu X1, Manaslu X1 Kami Chhiring, 7/3/87, Khumjung, no 8000ers Kami Chhiring, 30/8/86, Khunde, no 8000ers Karsang Namgel, 24/8/79, Thami, Everest X8, Cho Oyu X7 Lakpa Nuru, 1962, Khumjung/Phortse, Everest X2, Manaslu X1 Lhakpa Nuru, 18/6/80, Phortse, Everest X4 Nima, 29/5/89 (16/2/2042), Khunde, no 8000ers Ngima Sona, 18/9/70 (2/6/2027), Phortse, no 8000ers Nima Tenzing, 26/4/91 (13/1/2048), Phortse, no 8000ers Nima Tenzing/Tenjing, 16/4/88, Khumjung, Everest X2 Nima Tshering, 7/3/84 (24/11/2041), Khunde, no 8000ers Nima Tshering, 22/4/72, Phortse, Everest X2 Nuru Gyalzen, 1/8/73, Phortse, Everest X3 Pasang Kami, 26/7/79, Phortse, Everest X1, Manaslu X1 Pasang Nima, 1/10/92 (15/6/2049), Phortse, no 8000ers Pemba Nuru, 27/11/80 (12/8/2037), Khumjung, no 8000ers Phurba Tashi, 24/5/71, Khumjung, Everest X13, Cho Oyu X5, Manaslu X1 Rita Dorje, 24/10/77, Phortse, Everest X4 Shera Gyalzen, 25/9/87 (9/6/2044), no 8000ers Son Dorje, 22/5/63, Phortse, Everest X7, Manaslu X1 Tashi Tshering, 30/4/80, Khunde, no 8000ers Tashi Tshering, 8/5/90 (25/1/2047), Khumjung, no 8000ers Tashi Tshering, 26/4/77, Khumjung, no 8000ers Tshering Tashi, 30/4/80, Khumjung, Everest X1 |
| Accidents | - |
| Achievement | Reached C3 on 1 May during acclimatization climb |
| Agency | Mountain Experience |
| 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
63 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adrian John Ballinger | M | 1976 | UK | Climbing Guide | Carnelian Bay, California | Alpine guide | Details Other expeditions |
| Barbara Susanne (Billi) Bierling | F | 1967 | Germany | Climber | Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Bavaria, Germany | Freelance journalist | Details Other expeditions |
| John Arthur Black | M | 1980 | UK | Climber | Constantia Kloof, S Africa | Sports shop manager | Details Other expeditions |
| Antoine Pierre Boulanger | M | 1954 | France | Climber | Noisy-le-Grand, Seine-St-Denis, France | Engineer | Details Other expeditions |
| Russell Reginald Brice | M | 1952 | New Zealand | Leader | Argentiere, Haute-Savoie, France | Alpine guide | Details Other expeditions |
| Stuart Alan Carder | M | 1968 | UK | Climber | Chesterton, Oxford, England | Plumber | Details Other expeditions |
| Eugene Constant | M | 1968 | France | Climber | Cabries, Aix-en-Provence, France | Portfolio manager | Details Other expeditions |
| Megan Louise Delehanty | F | 1962 | USA | Climber | Fairfield, California | Accountant | Details Other expeditions |
| Christopher Richard Dovell | M | 1967 | UK | Climber | London, England | Property developer | Details Other expeditions |
| Lance Stevens Fox | M | 1970 | USA | Climber | New London, Wisconsin | Veterinarian | Details Other expeditions |
| Jon Steven Hansen | M | 1957 | USA | Climber | Wautoma, Wisconsin | Businessman | Details Other expeditions |
| Asbjorn Hjertenes | M | 1948 | Norway | Climber | Jorpeland, Norway | Hardware shop manager | Details Other expeditions |
| James Edward Holliday | M | 1955 | USA | Climber | Pittsburgh, Pennyslvania | Structural engineer | Details Other expeditions |
| Shaun Peter Hutson | M | 1965 | UK | Climbing Guide | Chamonix, Haute-Savoie, France | Alpine guide | Details Other expeditions |
| Thomas Svane Jacobsen | M | 1970 | Norway | Climber | Oslo, Norway | Banker | Details Other expeditions |
| Christopher Stephen Jones | M | 1963 | Ireland | Climber | Mara, Galaway, Ireland | Medical company director | Details Other expeditions |
| Robert Grant Kojetin | M | 1978 | S Africa | Climber | Durban North, S Africa | Copy writer | Details Other expeditions |
| Hiroyuki Kuraoka | M | 1961 | Japan | Climbing Guide | Abiko, Chiba, Japan | Alpine guide | Details Other expeditions |
| Christopher Charles Macklin | M | 1981 | UK | Climber | London, England | Attorney | Details Other expeditions |
| Valerio Camilio Francesco Massimo | M | 1973 | UK | Climber | London, England | Financier | Details Other expeditions |
| David McKinley | M | 1968 | New Zealand | Climbing Guide | Twizel, New Zealand | Alpine guide | Details Other expeditions |
| Moises Nava Falcon | M | 1975 | Mexico | Climber | Playa del Carmen, Solidaridad, Mexico | Investor | Details Other expeditions |
| Bruce Kent Parker | M | 1955 | USA | Climber | Logan, Utah | School facilitates manager | Details Other expeditions |
| Zi-Qiang Qiu | M | 1962 | USA | Climber | Kensington, California | Chinese-American professor of physics | Details Other expeditions |
| Bjorn Tommy Rambol | M | 1966 | Norway | Climber | Orje, Norway | Carpenter | Details Other expeditions |
| Joseph Paul Robinson | M | 1953 | USA | Climber | West Lafayette, Indiana | Professor | Details Other expeditions |
| Shokichi Saito | M | 1954 | Japan | Climber | Fukui-shi, Fukui, Japan | Retired taxi driver | Details Other expeditions |
| Dean Douglas Staples | M | 1964 | New Zealand | Climbing Guide | Queenstown, New Zealand | Alpine guide | Details Other expeditions |
| Gerald Stern | M | 1951 | S Africa | Climber | Capetown, S Africa | Management consultant | Details Other expeditions |
| David Simon John (Dave) Tait | M | 1962 | UK | Climber | Cobham, Surrey, England | Portfolio manager | Details Other expeditions |
| Kiyomi Takiguchi | F | 1948 | Japan | Climber | Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan | Retired restaurant owner | Details Other expeditions |
| Shinji Tamura | M | 1966 | Japan | Climbing Guide | Zermatt, Valais, Switzerland | Alpine guide | Details Other expeditions |
| Alec Joseph Turner | M | 1965 | USA | Climber | Fairbanks, Alaska | Stone fabricator | Details Other expeditions |
| Christophe Vandaele | M | 1973 | Belgium | Climber | New York, New York | Sports shop owner | Details Other expeditions |
| Mark Anthony Whetu | M | 1959 | New Zealand | Climber | Twizel, New Zealand | Alpine guide & cameraman | Details Other expeditions |
| Mark Wynton Woodward | M | 1963 | New Zealand | Deputy Leader | Queenstown, New Zealand | Alpine guide | Details Other expeditions |
| Takenori Yoshida | M | 1948 | Japan | Climber | Amagasaki, Hyogo, Japan | Taxi driver | Details Other expeditions |
| Dorje Sonam Gyalzen Sherpa | M | 1981 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Phortse, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Nima Tshering (Ngima Chhiri) Sherpa | M | 1972 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Phortse, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Phurba Tashi Sherpa | M | 1971 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Khumjung, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Tashi Tshering Sherpa | M | 1977 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Khumjung, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Tashi Chhiring (Tashi Tshering) Sherpa | M | 1990 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Khumjung, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Nuru Gyalzen Sherpa | M | 1973 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Phortse, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Pasang Nima Sherpa | M | 1992 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Phortse, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Son Dorje Sherpa | M | 1963 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Phortse, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Nima Sherpa | M | 1989 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Khunde, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Tshering Tashi Sherpa | M | 1980 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Khunde, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Shera Gyalzen Sherpa | M | 1987 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Khumjung, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Karsang Namgyal/Namgel Sherpa | M | 1971 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Thami, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Kami Tshering (Kami Chhiring) Sherpa | M | 1987 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Khunde, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Ngima Sona (Nima Sona) Sherpa | M | 1970 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Phortse, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Ang Karma Sherpa | M | 1964 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Phortse, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Dawa Temba (Da Temba) Sherpa | M | 1958 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Tesho, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Nima Tenzing (Ngima Tenjing) Sherpa | M | 1991 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Phortse, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Pemba Nuru Sherpa | M | 1980 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Khumjung, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Lakpa Nuru Sherpa | M | 1962 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Khumjung/Phortse, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Rita Dorje (Ang Rita Dorje) Sherpa | M | 1977 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Phortse, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Kami Tshering Sherpa | M | 1986 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Khumjung, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Ang Chhiring (Ang Tshering) Sherpa | M | 1956 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Phortse, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Lhakpa Nuru Sherpa | M | 1980 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Phortse, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Nima Tenzing Sherpa | M | 1988 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Khumjung, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Nima Tshering (Ngima Tshering) Sherpa | M | 1985 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Khunde, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Pasang Kami (PK) Sherpa | M | 1979 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Phortse, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
References
4 recorded references.
| Expedition ID | Journal | Author | Title | Publisher | Citation | Yak 94 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EVER09168 | - | - | http://himalayanexperience.com/newsletters/everest-expedition-2009 | - | - | - |
| EVER09168 | - | - | http://www.cyto.purdue.edu/trackpaul | - | - | - |
| EVER09168 | - | Fox, Lance S. | No Place But Up! | By author, New London, WI | - | - |
| EVER09168 | - | - | http://www.foxeverest.com | - | - | - |