Everest | 2009 S Col-SE Ridge

A India expedition to Everest in 2009 via S Col-SE Ridge, led by Harbhajan Singh. Summit reached on 1st October 2009. 33 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 6651
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID EVER09302
Peak ID EVER
Year 2009
Season 3
Host Country 1
Route 1 S Col-SE Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality India
Leaders Harbhajan Singh
Sponsor First Indian Mountaineering & Skiing Expedition to Mt. Everest
Success 1 False
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 2009-09-02
Summit Date 2009-10-01
Summit Time -
Summit Days 29
Total Days 34
Termination Date 2009-10-06
Termination Reason 5
Termination Notes Abandoned at 7200m due to extremely deep snow
High Point (m) 7200
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 3
Fixed Rope (m) 3500
Total Members 28
Summit Members 0
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 5
Summit Hired 0
Hired Deaths 0
No Hired False
O2 Used False
O2 None True
O2 Climb False
O2 Descent False
O2 Sleep False
O2 Medical False
O2 Taken True
O2 Unknown False
Other Summits -
Campsites BC(02/09),C1(16/09,6000m),C2(22/09,6300m),C3(30/09,7000m),xxx(01/10,7200m)
Route Notes C1 storage only (never slept there) C3 storage only (never slept there). The expedition never reached the South Col because of continous snowfall. Above C3 at 7000m, four feet of snow accumulated. No camp was pitched at the normal C1 site at the to of the Icefall and under the SW Face, and the C3 site at 7000m, on the west face of Lhotse was used for storing supplies only (never slept in) because of dangerous avalanching. On 14 September huge avalanches came down from Lhotse and Nuptse into the Western Cwm, down the Cwm and the Icefall to BC. Climbers in the Icefall had a "miraculous escape," but no one was hurt and tents at BC were undamaged. The expedition's high point at 7200m was reached on 1 October at 9:00 am by climbers from C2 at 6300m. They were members Baghu, Gurung, Jagmat Namgyal, Napishu, Ram, Sherpa and Shimray with Sherpas Lhakpa Tenji, Mingma Temba, Na Dorje, Ngima Dorje and Ongda Gyalzen. They retreated from the very deep snow and returned to C2 at about 12:00 noon. The seven members and six Sherpas stayed in C2 until 4 October for the official decision to end the climb to be issued from New Delhi by the Director General of Police. But the team themselves had actually decided on 1 October to abandon the climb. Fixed rope: about 3500m all the way from BC to high point. Sherpas: Lhakpa Tenji, 21/9/73 (5/6/2030), Makalu-9, Sankhuwasabha, no 8000ers Mingma Temba, 7/9/83 (22/5/2040), Makalu-9, Sankhuwasabha, no 8000ers Nga Dorje, 24/12/75 (9/9/2032), Makalu-9, Sankhuwasabha, no 8000ers Nima/Ngima Dorje, 29/1/83 (15/10/2039), Makalu-9, Sankhuwasabha, no 8000ers Ongda Gyalzen/Gyalje, 23/2/81 (Indian living in Darjeeling, but born Nepalese in Makalu-9, Sankhuwasabha), Everest X2
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Himalaya Expeditions
Commercial Route True
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2461435
Year 2009
Summit Success False
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) s col-se ridge

Members

33 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Tsering Angdush M 1971 India Climber Matho, Leh, J&K, India ITBP havildar Details Other expeditions
Bhag Chand Bhagu M 1960 India Climber Palchan, Kullu, HP, India ITBP assistant commandant Details Other expeditions
Yogendra Gautam M 1987 India Climber New Delhi, India ITBP constable Details Other expeditions
Krishan Prasad Gurung M 1980 India Climber Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India ITBP constable Details Other expeditions
Pream Ballabh Khanduri M 1967 India Climber Bansoli, Chamoli, Uttarakhand, India ITBP havildar Details Other expeditions
Narender Kumar M 1980 India Climber Gairgara, Pithorgarh, Uttarakhand, India ITBP constable Details Other expeditions
Raj Kumar M 1967 India BC Manager Larhi, Chamba, HP, India ITBP constable Details Other expeditions
Rajendra Lal M 1971 India Radio Operator Malai, Chamoli, Uttarakhand, India ITBP sub-inspector Details Other expeditions
Sardari Lal M 1964 India Climber Sathwin, Hamirpur, HP, India ITBP havildar Details Other expeditions
Murup Namgyal M 1977 India Climber Skara, Leh, J&K, India ITBP constable Details Other expeditions
Gawang Namgyal M 1972 India Climber Ropa, Kinnaur, HP, India ITBP havildar Details Other expeditions
Jagmat Namgyal M 1973 India Climber Mulbekh, Kargil, J&K, India ITBC havildar Details Other expeditions
Nurbu Wangdus Napishu M 1981 India Climber Leh, J&K, India ITBP constable Details Other expeditions
Pradeep Kumar Negi M 1973 India Climber Chhikul, Kinnaur, HP, India ITBP constable Details Other expeditions
Yogesh Chandra Negi M 1977 India Radio Technician Jhatkandi, Pauri Garhwal, Uttarakhand, India ITBP havildar Details Other expeditions
Jai Parkash Painuly M 1977 India Climber Bhandargaon, Tehari, Uttarakhand, India ITBP constable Details Other expeditions
Shambh Prasad Painuly M 1969 India BC Staff Shour, Tehari, Uttarakhand, India ITBP havildar Details Other expeditions
Hira Ram Singh M 1963 India Climber Sumyora, Bageshwar, Uttarakhand, India ITBP inspector Details Other expeditions
Pasang Tenzing Sherpa M 1979 India Climber Darjeeling, India ITBP constable Details Other expeditions
Ningreisem Ronra Shimray M 1977 India Deputy Leader New Delhi, India ITBP deputy commandant Details Other expeditions
Dilbag Singh M 1968 India Radio Operator Sur Singh, Amritsar, Punjab, India ITBP sub-inspector Details Other expeditions
Harbhajan Singh M 1956 India Leader Patiala, Punjab, India ITBP DIG Details Other expeditions
Jaivir Singh M 1974 India Exp Doctor Quilanau, Faridkot, Punjab, India ITBP medical branch Details Other expeditions
Virender Singh M 1976 India Climber Naswal, Bilaspur, HP, India ITBP constable Details Other expeditions
Sonam Spalgais M 1972 India Climber Aranu, Leh, J&K, India ITBP constable Details Other expeditions
Nanak Chand Thakur M 1971 India Climber Palchan, Kullu, HP, India ITBP assistant commandant Details Other expeditions
Bhanita Timungpi F 1969 India Climber Narikal Basti, Assam, India ITBP inspector Details Other expeditions
Stanzin Samstan Warsudopa M 1977 India Climber Achinathan, Leh, J&K, India ITBP constable Details Other expeditions
Lhakpa Tenji Sherpa M 1973 Nepal H-A Worker Makalu-9, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Mingma Temba (Mingtemba) Sherpa M 1983 Nepal H-A Worker Makalu-9, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Nga Dorje (Nga Dorchi) Sherpa M 1975 Nepal H-A Worker Makalu-9, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Nima Dorje (Ngima Dorchi) Sherpa M 1983 Nepal H-A Worker Makalu-9, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Ongda Gyalzen Sherpa M 1981 India H-A Worker Darjeeling, India - Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.