Everest | 2010 S Col-SE Ridge

A USA expedition to Everest in 2010 via S Col-SE Ridge, led by Garrett Madison. Summit reached on 5th May 2010. 22 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 7281
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID EVER10177
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 Garrett Madison
Sponsor Alpine Ascents International (AAI) 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 Australia, Germany
Approach -
Basecamp Date 2010-04-14
Summit Date 2010-05-05
Summit Time 1130
Summit Days 21
Total Days 43
Termination Date 2010-05-27
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 8849
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 4
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 14
Summit Members 9
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 16
Summit Hired 8
Hired Deaths 0
No Hired False
O2 Used True
O2 None False
O2 Climb True
O2 Descent False
O2 Sleep True
O2 Medical True
O2 Taken False
O2 Unknown False
Other Summits -
Campsites BC(14/04,5350m),C1(19/04,5800m),C2(21/04,6700m),C3(30/04,7300m),C4.Shrpas(04/05,7900m),C4.Mbrs(12/05,7900m),Smt(05,24/05)
Route Notes Three of the expedition's Sherpas worked with a few other Sherpas fixing the ropes to the summit on 5 May. They got to C4 on the 4th and finished the job to the top at 11:30 am on the 5th. They were Chuwang Nima, Kami Rita and Phura Kancha. Nine members and eight Sherpas summited on one day, the 24th. They were: Members Sherpas Folkerts Ang Pasang Healy Chuwang Nima Horst Dawa Nuru Kraft Kami Rita Levine Lhakpa Rita Madison Mingma Dorje Martin Mingma Chhiri Tejas Phura Kancha Vescovo They went to C4 on the 22nd. Healy (aged 65), Tejas (one of three deputy leaders) and Ang Pasang left camp at 9:45 pm, while all others in the summit party left at 10:45 pm. They reached the top on 24 May at slightly different times: Folkerts, Levine, Madison, Chuwang Nima, Mingma Dorje and Phura Kancha at 8:10 am; Horst, Martin, Vescovo, Kami Rita and Mingma Chhiri at 8:20 am; and Healy, Kraft, Tejas, Ang Pasang and Dawa Nuru at 8:50 am. For Chuwang Nima, Kami Rita and Phura Kancha, this was their second ascent this month since they had been there on 5 May fixing rope. There was a light wind blowing when they were on the summit and it was slightly cloudy, but when they got down to the South Summit, they were in thick clouds. All returned to C4 between noon and 1:00 pm and stayed there that night. On the 25th Tejas and Martin descended all the way to BC; Tejas was attempting to set a speed record for the elapsed time between the first and last of the seven summits. The next day, the 26th, they were picked up by a helicopter from Gorak Shep and flown to Kathmandu. All the other summiters stopped at C2, were back in BC on the 26th and left BC on the 27th. Healy, Craft and Vescovo went to Gorak Shep that day and flew by helicopter to Kathmandu; Vescovo went on to Bangkok the same afternoon. Non-summiting members: Henke was BC manager and did not go above BC. Kluberton was assistant BC manager and also did not go higher. McDonald developed a problem with his sciatic nerve in C2 on 18 May, retreated to BC on the 21st and left the same day in a helicopter from Gorak Shep. Rudolf had gastrointestinal problems in BC and left by helicopter on 15 April. Smith got to C3 but was incapable of climbing higher and left the expedition on 7 May. Oxygen was used by all members except Horst and Kraft while going for the summit, sleeping in C3, going to the top and down to C2. Horst and Kraft started using it in C2 on their way up because Kraft was rather dizzy on the day that members left C2 on the team's summit push, and Horst (a deputy leader) moved with him. The Sherpas used none while fixing rope or climbing with members. Sherpas: Ang Pasang, 19/6/67, Thami, Khumbu, Everest X9, Lhotse X1 Chuwang/Chewang Nima, 20/8/67, Tesho, Khumbu, Everest X16 (before 5/5/10), Cho Oyu X2 Dawa Nuru/Da Nuru, 25/11/64, Thami, Khumbu, Everest X2 Kami Rita (Topke), 17/1/70, Thami, Khumbu, Everest X15 (before 5/5/10, Cho Oyu X4 Lhakpa Rita, 9/9/66, originally from Thami, Khumbu, but now living in Shoreline, Washington, USA, Everest X12, Cho Oyu X7 Mingma Chhiri/Tsheri, 22/7/68, Thami, Khumbu, Everest X11 Mingma Dorje, 28/5/69, Sibuje, Waku-4, Solu, Everest X3 Phura Kancha, 17/1/77, Thame, Khumbu, Everest X4 (before 5/5/10), Cho Oyu X2
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 2461652
Year 2010
Summit Success True
O2 Summary Used
Route (lowercase) s col-se ridge

Members

22 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Garrett Christian Madison M 1978 USA Leader Bainbridge Island, Washington Expedition manager & alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Vernon Edward (Vern) Tejas M 1953 USA Deputy Leader New York, New York Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Vanessa Alessandra Folkerts F 1988 USA Climber Key Biscayne, Florida Student Details Other expeditions
Donall Brian Healy M 1945 USA Climber New York, New York Business executive Details Other expeditions
Eleanor (Ellie) Henke F 1950 USA BC Manager Talkeetna, Alaska Base camp manager Details Other expeditions
James Michael Horst M 1978 USA Climber Seattle, Washington Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Joseph (Joe) Kluberton M 1979 USA Assistant BC Mgr Talkeetna, Alaska Engineer Details Other expeditions
Michael Thomas (Mike) Kraft M 1956 Germany Climber Celle, Lower Saxony, Germany Geoscientist Details Other expeditions
Alison P. Levine F 1966 USA Climber San Francisco, California Consultant and professor Details Other expeditions
John Montague (Jack) Martin M 1949 USA Climber Seattle, Washington Real estate developer Details Other expeditions
Derek C. McDonald M 1972 USA Climber Naperville, Illinois Executive of Triumph Link Logistics Details Other expeditions
John Curtis Rudolf M 1948 USA Climber Seattle, Washington Chairman of investment firm Details Other expeditions
Janice Catherine Smith F 1944 Australia Climber Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Clinical psychologist Details Other expeditions
Victor Lance Vescovo M 1966 USA Climber Southlake, Texas Investor Details Other expeditions
Ang Pasang Sherpa M 1967 Nepal H-A Worker Thami, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Chhuwang Nima Sherpa M 1967 Nepal H-A Worker Tesho, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Dawa Nuru (Da Nuru) Sherpa M 1964 Nepal H-A Worker Thami, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Kami Rita (Topke) Sherpa M 1970 Nepal H-A Worker Thami, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Lhakpa Rita Sherpa M 1966 Nepal H-A Worker Thami, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Mingma Chhiri/Chhiring Sherpa M 1968 Nepal H-A Worker Thami, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Mingma Dorje Sherpa M 1969 Nepal H-A Worker Sibuje, Waku-4, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions
Phura Kancha (Fur Kancha) Sherpa M 1977 Nepal H-A Worker Thami, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions

References

1 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
EVER10177 - - http://www.alpineascents.com/everest-cybercast10.asp - - -