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.