Everest | 2011 S Col-SE Ridge
A New Zealand expedition to Everest in 2011 via S Col-SE Ridge, led by Russell Brice. Summit reached on 5th May 2011. 29 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 7190 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | EVER11140 |
| Peak ID | EVER |
| Year | 2011 |
| 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 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 | Australia, China, Japan, Netherlands, Norway, UK, USA |
| Approach | - |
| Basecamp Date | 2011-04-15 |
| Summit Date | 2011-05-05 |
| Summit Time | 1600 |
| Summit Days | 20 |
| Total Days | 37 |
| Termination Date | 2011-05-22 |
| Termination Reason | 1 |
| Termination Notes | - |
| High Point (m) | 8849 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 4 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 0 |
| Total Members | 16 |
| Summit Members | 11 |
| Member Deaths | 0 |
| Total Hired | 19 |
| Summit Hired | 13 |
| 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 |
| Campsites | BC(15,19/04,5200m),C1(28/04,6100m),C2(19/04,6400m),C3(02/05,7300m),C4(19/05,7900m),Smt(05,20/05) |
| Route Notes | The expedition sent two teams to the top, but the first team summited only because they were fixing the ropes to the summit. The first team consisted of Ballinger accompanying Phurba Tashi, Dorje Sonam Gyalzen, Rita Dorje, Tshering Tashi and Tashi Tshering. They left C2 at 00:20 on 5 May and started up from C4 at the South Col at 6:38 am fixing rope as they slowly made their way to the summit, where they finally arrived together at 4:00 pm. The foreign member was with them at the Sherpas' request for guidance on how to do the job. The main Everest summit party left C4 at 12:25 pm on 19 May and reached the summit on 20 May as follows: Member Sherpa with this member Summit time Adrian Ballinger (none) 5:56am Renee Bergsma Lakpa Nuru 6:54am Martin Frey Tashi Chhiring 7:09am Matthew Gabriele Dorje Sonam Gyalzen 6:05am James Holliday Lhakpa Nuru 6:55am Naoki Ishikawa Nima Tenzing 6:12am Alan Millard Pasang Kami 6:18am Adam Parore Pasang Nima 6:15am David Tait Nawang Tenjing 5:50am Shinji Tamura (none) 7:09am Mark Woodward (none) 6:54am Son Dorje 5:56am Phurba Tashi 6:54am (For Ballinger, Dorje Sonam Gyalzen and Phurba Tashi, their ascents on 20 May were their second ascents this month, after having fixed rope to the top on 5 May.) All summiters returned to C4 by 9:45 am. Non-summiting Everest members: Brice remained in BC throughout the climb. Jacobsen reached C3 on 2 May, then went down to BC; he made an attempt to go up the mountain again and went into the Icefall, then decided he didn't want to continue and left the expedition on 17 May. Chung went up to C2 on 28 April, but became concerned about his health. He left the team on 14 May after taking a while to make up his mind whether to go or not. Oritz did not get past BC for no clear reason and left on 12 April with his wife and daughter who had trekked to BC. Sandstrom also did not go above BC, and because of a heart problem left on 27 April. Oxygen was used by all members from C3 to their high points to C2 or wherever their supplies ran out. The Sherpas who fixed the ropes on May 5 used it in C2 to the top and down to C2 or wherever their supplies ran out. The main summit party's Sherpas used in C4 to their high points and down to C2 or wherever their supplies ran out. Sherpas: Dorje Sonam Gyalzen, 24/5/81, Phortse, Everest X9, Cho Oyu X1, Manaslu X1 Lakpa Nuru, 1962, Phortse, Everest X2, Manaslu X1 Lhakpa Nuru, 18/6/80, Phortse, Everest X4 Nawang Tenjing, 1994-95, Phortse, no 8000ers Nima Tenzing, 26/4/91 (13/1/2048), Phortse, Everest X3 Pasang Kami, 26/7/79, Phortse, Everest X3, Manaslu X1 Pasang Nima, 1/10/92 (15/6/2049), Phortse, Everest X2 Phurba Tashi, 24/5/71, Khumjung, Everest X17, Cho Oyu X5, Manaslu X1 Rita Dorje, 24/10/77 (8/4/2034), Phortse, Everest X7 Son Dorje, 22/5/63, Phortse, Everest X9, Manaslu X1 Tashi Chhiring, 8/5/90, Khumjung, Everest X3 Tashi Tshering, 26/4/77, Khumjung, Everest X2 Tshering Tashi, 30/4/80, Khunde, Everest X3 |
| Accidents | - |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | Mountain Experience |
| Commercial Route | True |
| Standard Route | True |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | False |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2462063 |
| Year | 2011 |
| Summit Success | True |
| O2 Summary | Used |
| Route (lowercase) | s col-se ridge |
Members
29 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adrian John Ballinger | M | 1976 | UK | Climbing Leader | Aspen, Colorado | Alpine guide | Details Other expeditions |
| Renee Michael Bergsma | M | 1957 | Netherlands | Climber | Amsterdam, Netherlands | Pharmacist | Details Other expeditions |
| Russell Reginald Brice | M | 1952 | New Zealand | Leader | Argentiere, Haute-Savoie, France | Alpine guide | Details Other expeditions |
| Martin Meredith Frey | M | 1959 | USA | Climber | Cottonwood Heights, Utah | Investor | Details Other expeditions |
| Matthew James Mucciacciaro Gabriele | M | 1980 | Australia | Climber | Perth, WA, Australia | Trader | Details Other expeditions |
| James Edward Holliday | M | 1955 | USA | Climber | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | Structural engineer | Details Other expeditions |
| Naoki Ishikawa | M | 1977 | Japan | Climber | Tokyo, Japan | Photographer | Details Other expeditions |
| Thomas Svane Jacobsen | M | 1970 | Norway | Climber | Oslo, Norway | Banker | Details Other expeditions |
| Kin-Man Chung | M | 1983 | China | Climber | Hong Kong | Sports shop owner | Details Other expeditions |
| Alan Robert Millard | M | 1962 | UK | Climber | White Cone, Essex, England | Insurance broker | Details Other expeditions |
| Michael Oritz | M | 1956 | New Zealand | Climber | Carbondale, Colorado | Treader | Details Other expeditions |
| Adam Craig Parore | M | 1971 | New Zealand | Climber | Auckland, New Zealand | Company director | Details Other expeditions |
| Stephen Sandstrom | M | 1964 | USA | Climber | Orem, Utah | Architect | Details Other expeditions |
| David Simon John (Dave) Tait | M | 1962 | UK | Climber | Cabham, Surrey, England | Portfolio manager | Details Other expeditions |
| Shinji Tamura | M | 1966 | Japan | Climbing Leader | Zermatt, Valais, Switzerland | Alpine guide | Details Other expeditions |
| Mark Wynton Woodward | M | 1963 | New Zealand | Deputy Leader | Queenstown, New Zealand | Alpine guide | Details Other expeditions |
| Lakpa Nuru Sherpa | M | 1962 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Khumjung/Phortse, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Tashi Chhiring (Tashi Tshering) Sherpa | M | 1990 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Khumjung, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Dorje Sonam Gyalzen Sherpa | M | 1981 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Phortse, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Lhakpa Nuru Sherpa | M | 1980 | 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 |
| 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 |
| Ngawang Tenjing (Nawang Tenzing) Sherpa | M | 1993 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Phortse, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Son Dorje Sherpa | M | 1963 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Phortse, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Phurba Tashi Sherpa | M | 1971 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Khumjung, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Rita Dorje (Ang Rita Dorje) Sherpa | M | 1977 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Phortse, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Tshering Tashi Sherpa | M | 1980 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Khunde, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Tashi Tshering Sherpa | M | 1977 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Khumjung, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
References
1 recorded references.
| Expedition ID | Journal | Author | Title | Publisher | Citation | Yak 94 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EVER11140 | - | - | http://himalayanexperience.com/newsletters/everest-south-2011 | - | - | - |