Everest | 2010 S Col-SE Ridge

A USA expedition to Everest in 2010 via S Col-SE Ridge, led by Dave Morton. Summit reached on 23rd May 2010. 4 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 7225
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID EVER10107
Peak ID EVER
Year 2010
Season 1
Host Country 1
Route 1 S Col-SE Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality USA
Leaders Dave Morton
Sponsor First Ascent Everest Expedition 2010
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 -
Basecamp Date 2010-04-13
Summit Date 2010-05-23
Summit Time 1015
Summit Days 40
Total Days 43
Termination Date 2010-05-26
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 8849
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 4
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 2
Summit Members 2
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 2
Summit Hired 2
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(13/04,5360m),C1(19/04,6300m),C2(20/04,6450m),C3(4/05,7200m),C4(22/05,7900m),Smt(23/05)
Route Notes The summit party, which was the entire team, Arnot, Morton, Tshering Dorje and Tshering Wangchu, left C4 for the summit at 1:00 am on 23 May, and all got there at 10:15 am. They returned to C4 at 3:00 pm. They were back in BC on the 24th, left BC on the 26th and trekked to Gorak Shep, where a helicopter picked them up and took them to Kathmandu the same morning. Everyone, members and Sherpas alike, used oxygen in C4 to the summit to and in C4. Sherpas: Tshering Dorje, 20/7/70, Kharikhola, Solu, Everest 11, Cho Oyu X5, K2 X1 Tshering Wangchu, 16/3/83, Thamo, Everest X3, Lhotse X1, Cho Oyu 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 2461670
Year 2010
Summit Success True
O2 Summary Used
Route (lowercase) s col-se ridge

Members

4 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
David Charles (Dave) Morton M 1971 USA Leader Seattle, Washington Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Melissa Sue Arnot F 1983 USA Climber Seattle, Washington Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Tshering Dorje Sherpa M 1970 Nepal H-A Worker Kharikhola, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions
Tshering Wangchu (Tshering Ongchuk) Sherpa M 1983 Nepal H-A Worker Thamo, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.