Everest | 2010 S Col-SE Ridge
A USA expedition to Everest in 2010 via S Col-SE Ridge, led by Guillermo (Willie) Benegas. Summit reached on 23rd May 2010. 16 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 7288 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | EVER10126 |
| 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 | Guillermo (Willie) Benegas |
| Sponsor | Patagonian Brothers Argentine Biscentenrio 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 | Argentina, Canada, Guatemala, Italy |
| Approach | - |
| Basecamp Date | 2010-04-11 |
| Summit Date | 2010-05-23 |
| Summit Time | 0823 |
| Summit Days | 42 |
| Total Days | 48 |
| Termination Date | 2010-05-29 |
| Termination Reason | 1 |
| Termination Notes | - |
| High Point (m) | 8849 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 4 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 1000 |
| Total Members | 10 |
| Summit Members | 9 |
| Member Deaths | 0 |
| Total Hired | 6 |
| Summit Hired | 5 |
| 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(11/04,5350m),C1(18/04,6100m),C2(25/04,6500m),C3(21/05,7180m),C4(22/05,7900m),Smt(23/05) |
| Route Notes | Damian Benegas, Guillermo Benegas (Willie), Chiocconi, Dawson, Deza, Galosi, Cardona, Proverbio, Puente, Lhakpa Nurbu, Phurbu Gyalzen, Pasang Jangbu, Ang Gyalzen and Tul Singh started their summit bid from C4 at 9 pm on 22 May. The team reached the top at 8:23 am on 23 May and stayed on summit for 45 minutes. Most of the members back to C4 by 12 noon. Willie returned to C4 at 5 pm; he was engaged in rescue work. All members descended to C2 and slept there except Willie and Chiocconi who spent night at the top of the icefall helping Eva Maria Zarzuelo from Spain who fell down into the icefall about 30m due to fall of the ladder on which she was crossing. She was not clipped on the fixed rope. Willie and Chiocconi helped Eva Maria with tent, medication and oxygen. Eva Maria was evacuated from the top of the icefall by helicopter to Pheriche on 25 May. Willie and Chiocconi accompanied her to Pheriche and went back to BC on same helicopter. Rest of the members went down to BC on 25 May. Pasang Illa (Yila) was a standby Sherpa at C4. Willie's team returned to Kathmandu on 29 May by helicopter. The team will leave on 2 June. McLean had kidney stone problem and left BC on 4 May by helicopter to Kathmandu; he left on 7 May. |
| Accidents | McLean had kidney stone problem |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | High Altitude Dreams |
| 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
16 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guillermo (Willie) Benegas | M | 1968 | USA | Leader | Sandy, Utah | Alpine guide | Details Other expeditions |
| Damian Benegas | M | 1968 | USA | Deputy Leader | Sandy, Utah | Alpine guide | Details Other expeditions |
| Andrea Melissa Cardona Morfin | F | 1982 | Guatemala | Climber | Bariloche, Rio Negro, Argentina | Physician & alpine guide | Details Other expeditions |
| Antonio Ramon Chiocconi | M | 1970 | Argentina | Exp Doctor | Bariloche, Rio Negro, Argentina | Physician & alpine guide | Details Other expeditions |
| Shawn Dawson | M | 1967 | Canada | Climber | Ottawa, Ontario | Businessman | Details Other expeditions |
| Marcelo Ricardo Deza | M | 1970 | Argentina | Climber | Bariloche, Rio Negro, Argentina | Accountant | Details Other expeditions |
| Carlos Javier Galosi | M | 1975 | Italy | Climber | Bariloche, Rio Negro, Argentina | Physical education teacher | Details Other expeditions |
| Leonardo Enrique (Leo) McLean | M | 1960 | Argentina | Climber | Buenos Aires, Argentina | Businessman | Details Other expeditions |
| Leonardo Martin Proverbio | M | 1979 | Argentina | Climber | Bariloche-Calafate, Rio Negro, Argentina | Alpine guide, ski instructor & racer | Details Other expeditions |
| Alval Carlos Puente Greene | M | 1976 | Argentina | Climber | Bariloche, Rio Negro, Argentina | Carpenter, worker on tall buildings | Details Other expeditions |
| Tul Singh (Tulsi) Gurung | M | 1983 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Laprak-9, Gorkha | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Ang Gyalzen (Ang Geljen, Rinji) Sherpa | M | 1973 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Kharikhola, Solukhumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Lhakpa Nuru Sherpa | M | 1978 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Namche Bazar, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Pasang Jangbu Sherpa | M | 1978 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Bung-9, Solukhumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Pasang Yila Sherpa | M | 1978 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Pangboche, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Phura Gyalzen (Phurba Gyalzen) Sherpa | M | 1984 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Pangkoma, Jubing-9, Solukhumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
References
1 recorded references.
| Expedition ID | Journal | Author | Title | Publisher | Citation | Yak 94 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EVER10126 | - | - | http://www.patagonianbrothers.com/blog/?cat=1 | - | - | - |