Everest | 2010 S Col-SE Ridge

A USA expedition to Everest in 2010 via S Col-SE Ridge, led by Mike Hamill. Summit reached on 5th May 2010. 52 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 7284
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID EVER10180
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 Mike Hamill
Sponsor International Mountain Guides (IMG) Everest Expedition
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 Canada, China, Czech Republic, Germany, Greece, Singapore, S Africa, Taiwan, UK
Approach -
Basecamp Date 2010-04-11
Summit Date 2010-05-05
Summit Time 0637
Summit Days 24
Total Days 44
Termination Date 2010-05-25
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 8849
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 0
Fixed Rope (m) 7000
Total Members 28
Summit Members 20
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 42
Summit Hired 21
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 Lobuche East
Campsites BC(11/04,5350m),C1(20/04,5950m),C2(22/04,6500m),C3(03/05,7300m),C4(22/05,7900m),Smt(05,23-24/05)
Route Notes Three Sherpas from this expedition joined others in fixing rope to the summit on 5 May. They were Nima Karma, Phu Tshering and Phinjo Dorje. Members and more Sherpas went to the summit in two parties on 23 and 24 May. The group with the most climbers left C4 at 8:10 pm on the 22nd and all of them summited. They were: Members Sherpas Boaz Da Sonam Carstens Dorje Lama Bryan Chapman Jamling Bhote Fairhurst Kalden Phura Hamill Kancha Nuru (Pangboche) Hancock Kancha Nuru (Phortse) Igo Karma Gyalzen Sankaran Karma Rita Lein Mingma Dorje Masek Pasang Reckford Pasang Nuru Schega Pasang Rinji Van Dalen Phinjo Vernovage Phinjo Dorje (2nd ascent in May 2010) Chien-Min Wang Tseten Dorje This party left C4 at 8:10 pm on the 22nd. All of them got to the summit on 23 May between 6:37 am (Bryan Chapamn) and 10:40am (Reckford). They descended to C4, Masek was back at 11:00 am and Reckford at 5:20 pm. But Bryan Chapman, Masek and Shega went on down to C2, where they arrived at 2:00 pm. Everyone was in BC on the 25th. In the second party were eight members and seven Sherpas, who left C4 on the 23rd at 8:00 pm. They were Bergum, Michael Chapman, John and Ryan Dahlem, Ford, Kay, Merle and Lei Wang with Sherpas Danuru, Dawa Nuru, Mingma Chhiring, Mingma Tenzing, Nima Nuru and Sanduk Dorje. Because of the wind and light snowfall, three members, Bergum, Ford and Kay, turned back at the Balcony (about 8500m) and Mingma Chhiring, Mingma Tenzing and Nima Nuru went down with them; they returned to C4 at 6:00 am. The rest of the group summited on 24 May from 7:40 am (Michael Chapman) to 8:37 am (Merle). All of these summiters stopped for the night in C4 between 11:00 am and 1:00 pm. They descended to C2 on the 25th and BC on the 26th. Oxygen was used by all members sleeping in C3 to their high points to and in C4; those who went down to C2 on the 23rd continued using it to C2. Sherpas used oxygen in C4 to their high points to (but not in) C4. Members not in summit parties: Barnes climbed to C2 on 22 April in the first party to occupy it. A family emergency arose back home, and he left the expedition on 3 May. Gottfurcht reached C2, then developed serious breathing problems and left on 8 May. Iliopoulou never got above BC; she was unhappy and left on 27 April. Sherpas: Danuru Sherpa, 26/10/78, Phortse, Everest X11, Cho Oyu X8, Manaslu X1 Dawa Nuru/Danuru, 19/5/59, Phortse, Everest X7, Cho Oyu X5, Makalu X1 Dawa Sona/Da Sonam, 5/12/65, Pangboche, Everest X8, Cho Oyu X2 Dorje Lama, 7/4/71, Churung Kharka, Bhakanje, Solu, Everest X3, Cho Oyu X2 Kalden Phura, 27/2/87 (15/11/2043), Pangboche, no 8000ers Kanche Nuru, 5/12/87, Pangboche, Everest X1, Cho Oyu X1 Kancha Nuru, 30/11/82, Phortse, Everest X2 Karma Gyalzen, 23/4/87 (10/1/2044), Phortse, no 8000ers Karma Rita, 21/7/76, Phortse, Everest X4, Cho Oyu X2 Mingma Chhiring, 26/4/72, Phortse, Everest X7, Cho Oyu X2 Mingma Dorje, 22/7/65, Phortse, Everest X4, Cho Oyu X2 Mingma Tenzing, 1/6/86, Phortse, Everest X5, Cho Oyu X4 Nima Karma, 30/6/83 (16/3/2040), Phortse, Everest X3 Nima Nuru, 20/6/71 (6/3/2028), originally from Thame, now Khunde and Pangboche Pasang, 12/8/78 (28/4/2035), originally from Salleri-9, now Thamo, Everest X1 Pasang Nuru, 30/1/73, Pangboche, Everest X1 Pasang Rinji, 18/1/77, Phortse, Everest X3 Phinzo/Phinjo Sherpa, 23/4/71, Everest X5, Manaslu X1 Phinjo Dorje, 3/89/86, Pangboche, Everest X2, Cho Oyu 23/9/07 Phu Tshering, 24/8/77 (8/5/2034), Phortse, Everest X1 Sanduk Dorje Tamang, 31/5/83 (17/2/2040), Pangboche, Everest X4 Tseten Dorje, 28/4/79 (15/1/2036), Pangboche, no 8000ers
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Beyul Adventure
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

52 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Michael Aaron Hamill M 1977 USA Leader Seattle, Washington Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Justin Reese Merle M 1978 USA Deputy Leader Kent, Washington Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Eben Fleming Reckord M 1983 USA Deputy Leader Eugene, Oregon Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Gregory (Greg) Vernovage M 1972 USA Deputy Leader Pacifica, California Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Stephen Edward Barnes M 1958 USA Climber Buffalo, New York Attorney Details Other expeditions
Christian Olson Bergum M 1953 USA Climber Victorville, California Architect & teacher Details Other expeditions
Michael Allen Boaz M 1954 USA Climber Truckee, California Contractor Details Other expeditions
Louis Carstens M 1962 S Africa Climber Johannesburg, S Africa Psychologist Details Other expeditions
Bryan Keith Chapman M 1966 USA Climber Kathmandu Army officer (military attache in US embassy) Details Other expeditions
Michael Earl Chapman M 1955 USA Climber Mission Viejo, California Engineer Details Other expeditions
John Stephen Dahlem M 1943 USA Climber Huntington Beach, California Retired school principal Details Other expeditions
Ryan Steven Dahlem M 1970 USA Climber Aliso Viejo, California High school admissions officer Details Other expeditions
Theodore Fairhurst M 1947 Canada Climber Montreal, Quebec Owner of numerous commercial & apartment buildings Details Other expeditions
Peter James Ford M 1956 USA Climber Arlington, Virginia Attorney Details Other expeditions
Jeffrey Gottfurcht M 1973 USA Climber Los Altos, California Financial consultant Details Other expeditions
Adolphus Gordon (Al) Hancock M 1959 Canada Climber Fort McMurray, Alberta Maintenance supervisor Details Other expeditions
Timothy Brian Igo M 1977 USA Climber Burlington, Massachusetts IT salesman Details Other expeditions
Anastasia Iliopoulou F 1961 Greece Climber Athens, Greece Accountant Details Other expeditions
Robert John Kay M 1961 USA Climber Lincoln, Nebraska Owners of motors sports team Details Other expeditions
Sandhosh Kumar Sankaran M 1983 Singapore Climber Singapore Banker Details Other expeditions
Choong Luen Lein M 1977 Singapore Climber Singapore Civil servant Details Other expeditions
Karel Masek M 1964 Czech Republic Climber Prague, Czech Republic Businessman Details Other expeditions
Martin Carey McGarvey M 1973 UK Climber Largs, N Ayreshire, Scotland Radiation protection physicist Details Other expeditions
Sylvia Hella Moser F 1955 Canada Climber Victoria, British Columbia Apartment owner Details Other expeditions
Mayk Ulrich Schega M 1964 Germany Climber Munich, Bavaria, Germany Staff recruiter for businesses (head hunter) Details Other expeditions
Jason Van Dalen M 1970 USA Climber East Hampton, New York Architect Details Other expeditions
Chien-Min (Davis) Wang M 1967 Taiwan Climber Shengeng Shiang, Taipei, Taiwan Engineer Details Other expeditions
Lei Wang F 1971 China/USA Climber Somerville, Massachusetts Software saleswoman Details Other expeditions
Jamling Bhote M 1977 Nepal H-A Worker Hungung, Hatiya-1, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Da Nuru (Dawa Nuru/Norbu) Sherpa M 1959 Nepal H-A Worker Phortse, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Dawa Nuru (Danuru) Sherpa M 1978 Nepal H-A Worker Phortse, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Dawa Sona (Da Sona, Da Sonam) Sherpa M 1965 Nepal H-A Worker Pangboche, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Dawa Tenzing (Da Tenzing) Sherpa M 1970 Nepal H-A Worker Phortse, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Dorje Lama Sherpa M 1971 Nepal H-A Worker Churung Kharka, Bhakanje, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions
Kalden Phura Sherpa M 1987 Nepal H-A Worker Pangboche, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Kancha Nuru Sherpa M 1987 Nepal H-A Worker Pangboche, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Kanchha Nuru Sherpa M 1982 Nepal H-A Worker Phortse, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Karma Gyalzen (Karma Gelgen) Sherpa M 1987 Nepal H-A Worker Phortse, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Karma Rita Sherpa M 1976 Nepal H-A Worker Phortse, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Mingma Dorje Sherpa M 1965 Nepal H-A Worker Phortse, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Mingma Tenzing Sherpa M 1986 Nepal H-A Worker Phortse, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Mingma Tshering (Mingma Chhiring) Sherpa M 1972 Nepal H-A Worker Phortse, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Nima Karma Sherpa M 1983 Nepal H-A Worker Phortse, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Nima Nuru Sherpa M 1971 Nepal H-A Worker Thami, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Pasang Sherpa M 1978 Nepal H-A Worker Thamo, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Pasang Nuru Sherpa M 1973 Nepal H-A Worker Phortse, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Pasang Rinji Sherpa M 1977 Nepal H-A Worker Phortse, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Phinjo Dorje (Finjo Dorje) Sherpa M 1986 Nepal H-A Worker Pangboche, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Phinzo/Phinjo Sherpa M 1971 Nepal H-A Worker Phortse, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Phu Tshering Sherpa M 1977 Nepal H-A Worker Phortse, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Tseten Dorje (Chheten Dorje) Sherpa M 1979 Nepal H-A Worker Pangboche, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Samduk Dorje (Sanduk Dorje) Tamang M 1983 Nepal H-A Worker Pangboche, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions

References

1 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
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