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 - - -