Everest | 2011 S Col-SE Ridge

A Japan expedition to Everest in 2011 via S Col-SE Ridge, led by Kenji Kondo. Summit reached on 26th May 2011. 7 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 7068
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID EVER11106
Peak ID EVER
Year 2011
Season 1
Host Country 1
Route 1 S Col-SE Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Japan
Leaders Kenji Kondo
Sponsor Adventure Guides Everest Expedition 2011
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 -
Basecamp Date 2011-04-28
Summit Date 2011-05-26
Summit Time 1400
Summit Days 28
Total Days 31
Termination Date 2011-05-29
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 8849
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 4
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 4
Summit Members 3
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 4
Summit Hired 3
Hired Deaths 0
No Hired False
O2 Used True
O2 None False
O2 Climb True
O2 Descent True
O2 Sleep True
O2 Medical False
O2 Taken False
O2 Unknown False
Other Summits Climbed Island Peak
Campsites BC(28/04,5350m),C1(03/05,6000m),C2(04/05,6300m),C3(24/05,7000m),C4(25/05,7900m),Smt(26/05)
Route Notes First the team went to acclimatize by climbing Island Peak. Three members, Hiraide, Kawasaki and Kondo, plus three Sherpas summited at 25 April while one member, Kusunoki, dropped out of the expedition that day and did not go to Everest with the others because of a throat infection. The remaining three members, who had summited Island Peak on 25 April, went to the top of Everest on 26 May. The summit party, Hiraide, Kawasaki and Kondo, plus Sherpas Cheppa, Da Tendi and Phurba Chhiri, left C4 for the summit at 2:00 am and all were on the top 12 hours later at 2:00 pm. They were back in C4 at 5:00 pm. The next day they went to BC. The three members used oxygen in C3 to the top to C1; their Sherpas used it in C4 to the summit to C2. Sherpas: Cheppa Sherpa, 29/10/83, Sotang-6, Solu, Everest X1 Da Tendi Sherpa, 28/5/81, Saframa, Solu, Everest X3, Cho Oyu X3, Manaslu X1 Phurba Chhiri/Tshering Sherpa, 4/10/68, Saframa, Lokhim-9, Everest X6, Cho Oyu X3, Lhotse X2, Manaslu X3, K2 X1
Accidents Kusonoki throat infection; nothing serious for the three members and Sherpas
Achievement -
Agency Cosmo Treks
Commercial Route True
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2462039
Year 2011
Summit Success True
O2 Summary Used
Route (lowercase) s col-se ridge

Members

7 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Kazuya Hiraide M 1979 Japan Climber Tokyo, Japan Sportswear salesman and cameraman Details Other expeditions
Kumiko Kawasaki F 1976 Japan Climber Kashiwa, Chiba, Japan Secretary Details Other expeditions
Kenji Kondo M 1962 Japan Leader Tokyo, Japan Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Tadaki Kasunoki M 1943 Japan Climber Kobe, Hyogo, Japan Physician Details Other expeditions
Chhepa Sherpa M 1983 Nepal H-A Worker Sotang-6, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions
Phura Chhiri (Phurba Chhiri) Sherpa M 1969 Nepal H-A Worker Sakpharma, Lokhim-9, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions
Da Dendi (Da Tendi) Sherpa M 1981 Nepal H-A Worker Sakpharma, Lokhim-9, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.