Everest | 2010 S Col-SE Ridge

A New Zealand expedition to Everest in 2010 via S Col-SE Ridge, led by Russell Brice. Summit reached on 5th May 2010. 42 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 7283
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID EVER10179
Peak ID EVER
Year 2010
Season 1
Host Country 1
Route 1 S Col-SE Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality New Zealand
Leaders Russell Brice
Sponsor Himalayan Experience (Himex) 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, China, Denmark, France, Germany, Japan, Oman, Romania, Spain, UK, USA
Approach -
Basecamp Date 2010-04-09
Summit Date 2010-05-05
Summit Time 1125
Summit Days 26
Total Days 46
Termination Date 2010-05-25
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 8849
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 4
Fixed Rope (m) 900
Total Members 25
Summit Members 16
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 23
Summit Hired 17
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 Climbed Lobuche East after going to BC (all members)
Campsites BC(09/04,5250m),C1(29/04,6057m),C2(29/04,6453m),C3(03/05,7249m),C4(04/05,7900m),Smt(05,22/05)
Route Notes The expedition established BC on 9 April, then climbed Lobuche East to acclimatize and returned to BC on 25 April. Working with other teams to fix ropes all the way to the top, Ballinger and three Sherpas, Dorje Sonam Gyalzen, Phurba Tashi and Rita Dorje, left C4 at 1:00 am on 5 May and reached the summit at 11:25 am. They returned to C4 that afternoon and went all the way down to BC the next day. The rest of the summiting members reached the top on 22 May. Sixteen members and 17 Sherpas left C4 at 11:00 pm on 21 May and all summited the next morning between 6:05 am and 7:58 am as follows. Member Sherpa with this member Summit time Ballinger (none) 7:56 am Chen Rita Dorje 7:58 am Courtois Lakpa Nuru 7:43 am Davison (none) 7:56 am Drnek Nima Tenzing 7:56 am Kuraoka (none) 6:05 am Laaff Ngima Chhiri 6:29 am Li Ang Chhiring 7:25 am Lu Pemba Nuru 6:10 am Nielsen Pasang Kami 6:45 am Pedersen Lhakpa Nuru 7:56 am Viti Son Dorje 7:29 am Jian Wang Lopsang Temba 7:43 am Jing Wang Nima Sona 6:05 am Shi Wang Tashi Chhiring 7:29 am Woodward (none) 7:29 am Sherpas not with specific members: Dorje Sonam Gyalzen - 7:29 am Pasang Ngima - 7:43 am Phurba Tashi - 7:43 am Tashi Tshering - 6:05 am Tshering Tashi - 7:25 am (For Adrian Ballinger, Dorje Sonam Gyalzen, Phurba Tashi and Rita Dorje, their ascent on 22nd May was their second ascent this month, after having fixed rope to the top on 5 May). All summiters descended to C4 to stay the night except Ballinger, Chen, Laaf, Pedersen, Jing Wang and Shi Wang with their Sherpas; they who went down to C2. Non-summiting members: Al-Busaida climbed Lobuche East and went to BC with them, but he had broken his ankle on Lobuche. He did not go above BC, and he left the expedition on 26 April. Baciu also did not get above BC; he had a back problem and also left on 26 April. Brice stayed in BC throughtout the climb leading from there. Daniels reached C2 twice, on 30 April and 8 May, but was not good enough climber to go higher. He left the team on 10 April. Danize got to C3 on 3 May, but not good enough to continue. He left the expedition on 19 May. Funabashi reached C2 on 1 May, was too slow, and left the team on 6 May. McKinley was in C4 with the summit party on 21 May, but did not feel well enough to go to the the top. Piris was expedition doctor and stayed in BC throughout the climb. Terry did not climb above BC; the mountain frightened him. He left on 29 April. Oxygen was used by all members in C3 to the summit and down until their supplies ran out below C4. Their Sherpas used it in C4 to the summit and down until their supplies were finished. Sherpas: Ang Chhiring, 1952, Phortse, Everest X2 Dorje Sonam Gyalzen, 24/5/81, Phortse, Everest X11, Manaslu X1 Lakpa Nuru, 1962, Phortse, Everest X3, Manaslu X2 Lhakpa Nuru, 18/6/80, Phortse, Everest X5 Lobsang Temba, 23/5/68, Khumjung, Everest X5, Cho Oyu X7 Ngima Chhiri/Nima Tshering, 22/4/72, Phortse, Everest X3, Lhotse X1, Manaslu X1 Nima Sona, 18/9/70, Phortse, Everest X1 Nima Tenzing, 26/4/91, Phortse, Everest X1 Pasang Kami, 26/7/79, Phortse, Everest X2 Pasang Ngima/Nima, 1/10/92, Everest X1 Pemba Nuru, 27/11/80, Khumjung, Everest X1 Phurba Tashi, 24/5/71, Khumjung, Everest X15, Cho Oyu X5 Rita Dorje, 24/10/77, Phortse, Everest X5 Son Dorje, 22/5/63, Phortse, Everest X8, Manaslu X1 Tashi Chhiring/Tshering, 8/5/90, Khumjung, Everest X1 Tashi Tshering, 26/4/77, Khumjung, Everest X1 Tshering Tashi, 30/4/80, Khunde, Everest X2
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Mountain Experience
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

42 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Russell Reginald Brice M 1952 New Zealand Leader Argentiere, Haute-Savoie, France Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Adrian John Ballinger M 1976 UK Deputy Leader Olympic Valley, California Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Jonathan Paul Davison M 1980 New Zealand Deputy Leader Auckland, New Zealand Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Hiroyuki Kuraoka M 1961 Japan Deputy Leader Abiko, Chiba, Japan Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
David McKinley M 1968 New Zealand Deputy Leader Twizel, New Zealand Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Mark Wynton Woodward M 1963 New Zealand Deputy Leader Queenstown, New Zealand Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Nabil Al-Basaida M 1970 Oman Climber Manama, Bahrain IT engineer Details Other expeditions
Dorin Sorin Baciu M 1961 Romania Climber Piatra Neamt, Romania Geologist Details Other expeditions
Fang Chen F 1977 China Climber Yantian, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China Researcher Details Other expeditions
Andre Jean Luc Henri Courtois M 1960 France Climber Aix-les-Bains, Savoie, France Sales manager Details Other expeditions
Shari Jane Daniels F 1980 Australia Climber New Farm, QLD, Australia Dentist Details Other expeditions
Erin Stewart Denize M 1973 New Zealand Climber Konstanz, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany Dentist Details Other expeditions
Joseph Allen Drnek M 1944 USA Climber Manhattan Beach, California Retired house builder Details Other expeditions
Eiko Funahashi F 1939 Japan Climber Tokyo, Japan Attorney Details Other expeditions
Helmut Laaff M 1961 Germany Climber Merzhausen, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany Physician Details Other expeditions
Hong-Hai Li M 1975 China Climber Futain District, Shenzhen, China Film producer Details Other expeditions
Zhong-Lin Lu M 1974 China Climber Shenzhen, Guangdong, China TV producer Details Other expeditions
Jens Christian Trolle Nielsen M 1969 Denmark Climber Frederiksberg, Denmark Engineer Details Other expeditions
Stina Glavind Dalgaard Pedersen F 1974 Denmark Climber Frederiksberg, Denmark Sales manager Details Other expeditions
Monica Piris Chavarri F 1974 Spain Exp Doctor Darlinghurst, Sydney, NSW, Australia Bar manager Details Other expeditions
Ian Karl Terry M 1964 UK Climber Manchester, England Bar manager Details Other expeditions
Gabriel Joseph Viti M 1963 USA Climber Highland Park, Illinois Chef Details Other expeditions
Jian Wang M 1954 China Climber Yantian, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China Researcher Details Other expeditions
Jing Wang F 1975 China Climber Beijing, China Products instructor Details Other expeditions
Shi Wang M 1951 China Climber Shenzhen, Guangdong, China Real estate agent Details Other expeditions
Ang Chhiring (Ang Tshering) Sherpa M 1956 Nepal H-A Worker Phortse, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Dorje Sonam Gyalzen Sherpa M 1981 Nepal H-A Worker Phortse, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Lakpa Nuru Sherpa M 1962 Nepal H-A Worker Khumjung/Phortse, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Lhakpa Nuru Sherpa M 1980 Nepal H-A Worker Phortse, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Lobsang Temba (Lupsang Temba) Sherpa M 1968 Nepal H-A Worker Khumjung, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Ngima Sona (Nima Sona) Sherpa M 1970 Nepal H-A Worker Phortse, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Nima Tenzing (Ngima Tenjing) Sherpa M 1991 Nepal H-A Worker Phortse, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Nima Tshering (Ngima Chhiri) Sherpa M 1972 Nepal H-A Worker Phortse, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Pasang Kami (PK) Sherpa M 1979 Nepal H-A Worker Phortse, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Pasang Nima Sherpa M 1992 Nepal H-A Worker Phortse, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Pemba Nuru Sherpa M 1980 Nepal H-A Worker Khumjung, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Phurba Tashi Sherpa M 1971 Nepal Sirdar Khumjung, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Rita Dorje (Ang Rita Dorje) Sherpa M 1977 Nepal H-A Worker Phortse, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Son Dorje Sherpa M 1963 Nepal H-A Worker Phortse, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Tashi Tshering Sherpa M 1977 Nepal H-A Worker Khumjung, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Tashi Chhiring (Tashi Tshering) Sherpa M 1990 Nepal H-A Worker Khumjung, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Tshering Tashi Sherpa M 1980 Nepal H-A Worker Khunde, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions

References

1 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
EVER10179 - - http://himalayanexperience.com/newsletters/everest-spring-2010 - - -