Everest | 2010 S Col-SE Ridge

A USA expedition to Everest in 2010 via S Col-SE Ridge, led by David Hahn. Summit reached on 25th May 2010. 19 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 7285
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID EVER10181
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 David Hahn
Sponsor Rainier Mountaineering (RMI) 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 Phakding->Namche->Debuche->Pheriche->Lobuche
Basecamp Date 2010-04-07
Summit Date 2010-05-25
Summit Time 0653
Summit Days 48
Total Days 51
Termination Date 2010-05-28
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 8849
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 4
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 9
Summit Members 6
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 10
Summit Hired 6
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(07/04,5426m),C1(14/04,6035m),C2(22/04,6492m),C3(30/04,7315m),C4(23/05,7950m),Smt(25/05)
Route Notes Brown, Grom, Hahn, Jones, Waterfall, Whittaker, Pasang Tendi, Pasang Temba, Tshering Dorje, Dawa Jamba, Nima Tenji and Dawa Gyalzen started their summit bid from C4 at 11 pm on 24 May. First one to reach to the top was Waterfall at 6:53 am on 25 May. By 7:40 am all members and Sherpas were on the summit. They stayed on summit from an hour to 30 minutes. Then descended to C4 at 10:30 am. Hahn and Whittaker slept at C4. Rest of the members descended to C2. Next day all went down to BC. Summit day weather was warm and nice but cold feet, good visibility. Ahead of Hahn's team on summit were about 5 climbers of the Himalayan Guides team. Behind them were about 20 climbers. The members returned to Kathmandu on 30 and 31st May. Members will leave Kathmandu on 1-4 of June. Booker left the expedition around 20 April and left Nepal on 22 April; her high point was below C1; she was tired. Peele's high point was C3; he was supposed to assist other climbers. Suero spent a night at C3 on 30 April; next day he went down to BC; he was exhausted. Sherpa summiters: Pasang Tendi 27/10/83, Yaphu-9, Sankhuwasabha Pasang Temba, 27/10/86 (10/7/2043), Lukla, Chaurikharka-8, Solu Tshering Dorje 3/3/89 (20/11/2045), Beding, Gaurishankar-1 Dawa Jamba, 17/9/78, Yaphu-9, Sankhuwasabha Nima Tenzi, 24/8/80 (8/5/2037), Beding, Gaurishankar-1, Everest X7 Dawa Gyalzen, 21/8/87 (15/5/2044), Chaurikharka-2, Solu These Sherpas went up to C4: Lama Babu, 23/9/68, Bung-9 Nawang (Ngawang) Lhakpa, 17/1/72, Chaurikharka-3 Kaji, 29/5/71, Tapting-9 Chhongba Nurbu, 49 years old, Chaurikharka-7
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency High Altitude Dreams
Commercial Route True
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2461672
Year 2010
Summit Success True
O2 Summary Used
Route (lowercase) s col-se ridge

Members

19 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Lama Babu Sherpa M 1968 Nepal H-A Worker Cheremy, Bung-9, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions
David Allen (Dave) Hahn M 1961 USA Leader Taos Ski Valley, New Mexico Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Casey Aaron Grom M 1974 USA Deputy Leader Ashford, Washington Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Chad Fleming Peele M 1973 USA Deputy Leader Ridgeway, Colorado Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Seth Griffith Waterfall M 1974 USA Deputy Leader Enumclaw, Washington Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Wendy Lob Booker F 1954 USA Climber Beverley Farms, Masachusetts Public relations executive Details Other expeditions
Charles Michael Brown M 1966 USA Climber Boulder, Colorado Company manager Details Other expeditions
Scott Lloyd Jones M 1991 USA Climber Alamo, California Student Details Other expeditions
Roberto Carlos Suero M 1964 USA Climber Orlando, Florida Software developer Details Other expeditions
Leif Roberts Whittaker M 1985 USA Climber Port Townsend, Washington Alpinist Details Other expeditions
Changba Nurbu (Chhongba Nuru) Sherpa M 1964 Nepal H-A Worker Tate, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Dawa Gyalzen/Gyaljen Sherpa M 1987 Nepal H-A Worker Chheplung, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Dawa Jongbu (Dawa Jamba) Sherpa M 1978 Nepal H-A Worker Yaphu-9, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Kazi (Kaji) Sherpa M 1971 Nepal H-A Worker Tapting-9, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions
Nawang Lhakpa (Ngang Lhakpa) Sherpa M 1972 Nepal H-A Worker Chheplung, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Nima Tenji/Tenzi Sherpa M 1980 Nepal H-A Worker Beding, Dolakha - Details Other expeditions
Pasang Temba Sherpa M 1986 Nepal H-A Worker Lukla, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Pasang Tendi Sherpa M 1983 Nepal H-A Worker Khembalung, Yaphu-9, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Tshering Dorje (Chhering Dorje) Sherpa M 1989 Nepal H-A Worker Beding, Dolakha - Details Other expeditions

References

1 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
EVER10181 - - http://www.rmiguides.com/dispatches/everest10.php - - -