Everest | 2009 S Col-SE Ridge

A USA expedition to Everest in 2009 via S Col-SE Ridge, led by Steve Lem. Summit reached on 19th May 2009. 4 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	6434
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	EVER09172
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	Steve Lem
Sponsor	LEM on Everest
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	Phakding->Namche->Pheriche->Gorakshep
Basecamp Date	2009-04-20
Summit Date	2009-05-19
Summit Time	1000
Summit Days	29
Total Days	36
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)	0
Total Members	1
Summit Members	1
Member Deaths	0
Total Hired	3
Summit Hired	3
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(20/04,5120m),C1(28/04,6000m),C2(29/04,6400m),C3(17/05,7000m),C4(18/05,7920m),Smt(19/05)
Route Notes	BC at Khumbu Glacier C1 above Khumbu Icefall C2 in Western Cwm C3 on Lhotse West Face C4 at South Col Lem, Pemba Dorje, Nima Gyalzen, Phurba Tenzing left C4 at 10 pm on 18 May. They reached summit at 10 am on 19 May. spent an hour on summit. Pemba Dorje and his brother brought one half-foot Golden statue of Buddha; to fix the statue on the summit took long time. Ahead of Lem team there were about 20 climbers on the summit. Behind them were 10-15 climbers. The team descended to C4 at 4 pm, slept there. Slept in C2 on 20 May and on 21 to BC. Summit day weather was good. Little wind but cold. While ascending Lem had to wait about 20 minutes below Balcony. Worst wait was just below the South Summit. The climbers ahead of Lem's team were very slow. Also had to wait about 15 minutes before Hillary Step. Sherpas: Pemba Dorje, 27/4/77 (15/01/2034), Beding, Speed claim on Everest, Everest X6, Lhotse X1, Manaslu X1 Nima Gyalzen, 9/8/85 (25/04/2042), Beding, Everest X3, Cho Oyu X1 Phurba Tenzing, 23/5/88 (10/02/2045), Beding, Everest 22/5/08
Accidents	-
Achievement	Steve Lem completed Seven Summits
Agency	World Summit Explorer
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

Field	Value
ID	48339
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER09172
Member ID	01
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2009
Season	1
First Name	Steven Louie (Steve)
Last Name	Lem
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1958
Calculated Age	50
Citizenship	USA
Status	Leader
Residence	San Francisco, California
Occupation	Sells and markets pharmaceuticals
Leader	True
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	2009-05-19
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1000
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	From C3 to smt to C2, used to sleep 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	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2434349
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	steven louie (steve) lem
Year of Birth	1958
Year	2009
Age at Expedition	51
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	48340
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER09172
Member ID	03
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2009
Season	1
First Name	Pemba Dorje
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1977
Calculated Age	32
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Beding, Dolakha
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	2009-05-19
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1000
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	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	From C4 to smt to 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	2441102
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	pemba dorje sherpa
Year of Birth	1977
Year	2009
Age at Expedition	32
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	48341
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER09172
Member ID	02
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2009
Season	1
First Name	Nima Gyalzen
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1985
Calculated Age	23
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Beding, Dolakha
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	2009-05-19
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1000
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	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	From C4 to smt to 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 Pemba Dorje
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2444120
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	nima gyalzen sherpa
Year of Birth	1985
Year	2009
Age at Expedition	24
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	48762
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER09172
Member ID	04
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2009
Season	1
First Name	Phurba Tenzing
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1988
Calculated Age	20
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Beding, Dolakha
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	2009-05-19
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1000
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	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	From C4 to smt to 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	5th ascent of Everest; brother of Pemba Dorje
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2445135
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	phurba tenzing sherpa
Year of Birth	1988
Year	2009
Age at Expedition	21
Role	Hired

4 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Steven Louie (Steve) Lem	M	1958	USA	Leader	San Francisco, California	Sells and markets pharmaceuticals	Details Other expeditions
Pemba Dorje Sherpa	M	1977	Nepal	H-A Worker	Beding, Dolakha	-	Details Other expeditions
Nima Gyalzen Sherpa	M	1985	Nepal	H-A Worker	Beding, Dolakha	-	Details Other expeditions
Phurba Tenzing Sherpa	M	1988	Nepal	H-A Worker	Beding, Dolakha	-	Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.