Everest | 2011 S Col-SE Ridge

A USA expedition to Everest in 2011 via S Col-SE Ridge, led by Greg Vernovage. Summit reached on 5th May 2011. 50 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 7096
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID EVER11142
Peak ID EVER
Year 2011
Season 1
Host Country 1
Route 1 S Col-SE Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality USA
Leaders Greg Vernovage
Sponsor International Mountain Guides (IMG) 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, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Germany, Mexico, Norway
Approach -
Basecamp Date 2011-04-11
Summit Date 2011-05-05
Summit Time 1600
Summit Days 24
Total Days 43
Termination Date 2011-05-24
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 8849
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 4
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 28
Summit Members 17
Member Deaths 1
Total Hired 55
Summit Hired 20
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(11/04,5350m),C1(20/04,5900m),C2(22/04,6550m),C3(01/05,7300m),C4(12/05),Smt(05,13-14,21/05)
Route Notes After establishing BC on 1 April, the expedition went to Lobuche for an acclimatization climb. All members and half of the 55-strong Sherpa team summited on 15 April. They went back to Everest BC the next day. The members went to the summit in three groups, but first, two of their Sherpas participated in the final rope-fixing effort and reached the summit on 5 May. Karma Gelgen and Phu Tshering left C2 at 00:20 hours on the 5th, left C4 at 6:38 am and worked their way to the summit at 4:00 pm. They spent that night back in C4. The first summit group left C4 on 12 May at 8:30 pm. These members were Bunce, Elrod, Grotli, Hamill, Matty, Rindahl and Schlimme. With them were Sherpas Kalden Phura, Kancha Nuru (Pangboche), Karma Rita, Pasang Nuru, Phinjo Dorje and Sanduk Dorje Tamang. Schlimme got as high as the Balcony at 8500m on the 13th, but was too tired to continue the ascent. He turned back and Karma Rita accompanied him in his descent to BC. All the other members and Sherpas continued up to the summit, which they reached between 6:40 am (Matty) and 7:20 am (Grotli). All members (except Bunce who stopped in C4) descended to C2. Bunce got back to his tent at 1:30 pm; the others reached C2 between 3:00 pm and 6:00 pm. The second party, Austin, Derby, Gottfurcht, Maison, Pastor and Zaitzeff, plus Sherpas Da Nuru, Danuru, Dorje Lama, Kancha Nuru (Phortse), Nima Karma and Phu Tashi, left C4 at 8:30 pm on the 13th. Maison got all the way to the South Summit on 14 May, but then turned back because he was extremely tired; Dorje Lama retreated with him. The rest of the party went to the main summit on the 14th between 4:35 am (Pastor) and 6:18 pm (Gottfurcht). All went down to C2, where they arrived between 3:00 pm and 9:00 pm. The last party started from C4 on the 20th at 9:00 pm. They were Arnette, Mirjam Beaudoin, Gomez, Jovine, Mella, Millard, Reckord and Weiner, and Sherpas Ang Chhiring, Karma Rita (who had come back up the mountain after escorting Schlimme down to BC), Mingma Dorje, Mingma Tenzing, another Mingma Tenzing, Nima Nuru, Panuru, Pasang Rinji and Pasang Yila. Jovine and Reckord stopped at the Balcony; they were too tired to continue; Nima Nuru descended with Jovine; Reckord, who was the leader for IMG's Lhotse team, went down by himself. The rest of the climbers reached the summit between 4:30 am (Mirjam Beaudoin) and 8:20 am (Weiner). All descended to C2 where they arrived from 12:30 pm to 9:00 pm. Other non-summiting members: Jay Beaudoin climbed up to C3 on 28 April, then ran out the energy. Bemis got to C2 on 28 April, then had no energy to continue. Eubank lost motivation when he got to C3 and went no farther. Hitch approached C3 on 1 May, then collapsed and died [probable heart attack]. Merle (deputy leader) was with Bemis when he got to C2 and turned around with him. Soto reached C2 on 26 April, then was too tired to continue. Vernovage leader stayed in C2 to direct this big expedition of 28 members and 55 climbing Sherpa. Oxygen was used by all members who made summit bids in C3 to their high points to C2. The Sherpas were on it in C4 to their high points to C4. The only health problem was Austin's seriously frostbitten fingertips. They became frostbitten on his summit day, but he is not expected to lose any tips. Sherpas: Ang Chhiring (Kami Tshering), 1962 (2019), Pangboche, Everest X10, Cho Oyu X7 Da Nuru/Danuru, 19/5/59, Phortse, Everest X8, Cho Oyu X6, Makalu X1 Danuru, 26/10/78, Phortse, Everest X12, Cho Oyu X8 Kalden Phura, 27/2/87, Pangboche, Everest X3 Kancha Nuru, 5/12/87, Pangboche, Everest X2, Cho Oyu X1 Kancha Nuru, 30/11/82, Phortse, Everest X3 Karma Gyalzen/Gelgen, 23/4/87, Phortse, Everest X1 Karma Rita, 21/1/76, Phortse, Everest X6, Cho Oyu X1 Mingma Dorje, 22/7/65, Phortse, Everest X5, Cho Oyu X2 Mingma Tenzing, 1/6/86, Phortse, Everest X6, Cho Oyu X6 Mingma Tenzing, 10/6/92 (28/2/2049), Phortse, no 8000ers Nima Karma, 30/6/83, Phortse, Everest X4 Nima Nuru, 20/6/71, Thami, moved to Pangboche, Everest 24/5/10 with IMG Panuru/Pa Nuru, 22/5/68, Phortse, Everest X8, Cho Oyu X4 Pasang Nuru, 30/1/73, Phortse, Everest X2 Pasang Rinji, 18/1/77, Phortse, Everest X4 Pasang Yila, 27/12/77, Pangboche, Everest X4 Phinjo Dorje, 3/9/86, Pangboche, Everest X4, Cho Oyu X1 Phu Tshering, 24/8/77 (8/5/2034), Phortse, Everest 5/5/10 with IMG Phu Tashi, 17/11/72, Pangboche, Everest X9, Cho Oyu X3 Sanduk Dorje Tamang, 31/5/83, Pangboche, Everest X5 Mirjam Beadouin - 23 Feb 2012 Hello, My name is Mirjam Beaudoin (Germany) and I summited Mt. Everest (South) on May 21st, 2011 as listed in your database. I was very happy to see my name on your list! Thank you for updating the 2011 season. However, the summit time is not quite correct. I summited with Mingma Tenzing Sherpa (Phortse, Nepal) prior 5:00 am and before Alan Arnette and Karim Mella. I know this is only a minor correction, however I know that there was another woman from Germany summiting from the north side and I just would like to make sure that my summit time is correct and that I am the fourth Germany woman to successfully summit Mt. Everest. I would appreciate the update to show the correct sequence of Everest ascents on May 21st, 2011. Thank you and kind regards, Mirjam Beaudoin
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Beyul Adventure
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

50 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Alan Duane Arnette M 1956 USA Climber Fort Collins, Colorado Retired computer engineer Details Other expeditions
Graham M. Austin M 1972 Australia Climber Canberra, ACT, Australia Civil servant Details Other expeditions
Jay Alan Beaudoin M 1965 USA Climber Hendersonville, Tennessee Health care administrator Details Other expeditions
Mirjam Beaudoin F 1975 Germany Climber Hendersonville, Tennessee Unemployed Details Other expeditions
Lawrence Bemis M 1949 USA Climber Jackson, Wyoming Attorney Details Other expeditions
Maximillien Peter (Max) Bunce M 1977 USA Deputy Leader Boulder, Colorado Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Yonsuk Suzanna Derby F 1961 USA Climber Greenwich, Connecticut Retired hedge fund manager Details Other expeditions
Carlyle Eubank M 1987 USA Climber Santa Ynez, California Student Details Other expeditions
Walter Lee Elrod M 1961 USA Climber Sylvania, Ohio Physician Details Other expeditions
Ivan E. Gomez Carrasco M 1975 Dominican Republic Climber Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic Business administrator Details Other expeditions
Jeffrey Gottfurcht M 1973 USA Climber Los Alto, California Retired financial investor Details Other expeditions
Knut Grotli M 1969 Norway Climber Ski, Norway Advisor Details Other expeditions
Michael Aaron Hamill M 1977 USA Climber Seattle, Washington Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Rick Howe Hitch M 1956 USA Climber Roseville, California Warehouse owner Details Other expeditions
Federico Jovine M 1975 Dominican Republic Climber Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic Attorney with UN Development Program Details Other expeditions
Stephen B. Maison M 1966 USA Climber Barrington Hills, Illinois Investment banker Details Other expeditions
Michael Robert Matty M 1967 USA Climber Longmeadow, Massachusetts Investment manager Details Other expeditions
Karim Marino Mella Nazir M 1967 USA/Dominican Republic Climber Tampa, Florida USA govt civil servant Details Other expeditions
Justin Reese Merle M 1978 USA Deputy Leader Kent, Washington Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Richard Luke Millard M 1977 USA Climber Colbert, Washington No occupation Details Other expeditions
David Israel Pastor Repizo M 1967 Mexico Climber Mexico City, Mexico Businessman Details Other expeditions
Eben Fleming Reckord M 1983 USA Climber Eugene, Oregon Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Martin Arthur Rindahl M 1963 USA Climber Fresno, California Physician Details Other expeditions
David E. (Dave) Schlimme M 1962 USA Climber Malvern, Pennsylvania Linesman with electric company Details Other expeditions
Gineth Soto-Buturla F 1973 Costa Rica Climber Shasta Lake, California Businesswoman Details Other expeditions
Gregory (Greg) Vernovage M 1972 USA Leader Ashford, Washington Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Heiko Weiner M 1962 Germany Climber Pasadena, Texas Chemist Details Other expeditions
Zachary Derek Zaitzeff M 1974 USA Climber New York, New York Restaurant owner Details Other expeditions
Karma Gyalzen (Karma Gelgen) Sherpa M 1987 Nepal H-A Worker Phortse, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Phu Tshering Sherpa M 1977 Nepal H-A Worker Phortse, Khumbu - 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
Pasang Nuru Sherpa M 1973 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
Samduk Dorje (Sanduk Dorje) Tamang M 1983 Nepal H-A Worker Pangboche, Khumbu - 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
Kanchha Nuru Sherpa M 1982 Nepal H-A Worker Phortse, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Nima Karma Sherpa M 1983 Nepal H-A Worker Phortse, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Phu Tashi Sherpa M 1972 Nepal H-A Worker Pangboche, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Kami Tshering (Ang Chhiring) Sherpa M 1962 Nepal H-A Worker Pangboche, 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 Tenzing Sherpa M 1992 Nepal H-A Worker Phortse, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Panuru (Pasang Nuru, Pa Nuru) Sherpa M 1968 Nepal H-A Worker Phortse, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Pasang Rinji Sherpa M 1977 Nepal H-A Worker Phortse, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Pasang Yila Sherpa M 1978 Nepal H-A Worker Pangboche, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Dorje Lama Sherpa M 1971 Nepal H-A Worker Churung Kharka, Bhakanje, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions
Nima Nuru Sherpa M 1971 Nepal H-A Worker Thami, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions

References

1 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
EVER11142 - - http://www.mountainguides.com/everest-south11.shtml - - -