Everest | 2012 S Col-SE Ridge

A Switzerland expedition to Everest in 2012 via S Col-SE Ridge, led by Ueli Steck. Summit reached on 18th May 2012. 3 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 7440
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID EVER12107
Peak ID EVER
Year 2012
Season 1
Host Country 1
Route 1 S Col-SE Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Switzerland
Leaders Ueli Steck
Sponsor Khumbu Express II to Ama Dablam, Tawoche & Everest
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 USA
Approach Lobuje East->Ama Dablam
Basecamp Date 2012-05-01
Summit Date 2012-05-18
Summit Time 1330
Summit Days 17
Total Days 19
Termination Date 2012-05-20
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 8849
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 3
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 2
Summit Members 1
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 1
Summit Hired 1
Hired Deaths 0
No Hired False
O2 Used False
O2 None True
O2 Climb False
O2 Descent False
O2 Sleep False
O2 Medical False
O2 Taken False
O2 Unknown False
Other Summits Climbed Ama Dablam on 27 March
Campsites BC(01/05,5350m),C2(03/05,6400m),C3(09/05,7200m),C4(10/05,8000m),Smt(18/05)
Route Notes Summit on 18 May by Steck and Tenzing Sherpa at 1:30-2 pm. Steck took 2 hours 37 minutes from BC to C2. On 17 May during the summit attempt, they did not stay at C3 but went straight to C4. This was lucky as that evening a huge ice block came down and destroyed many tents at C3. They would have been hit by the ice avalanche. Tenzing and Steck left C4 at 12:30 am. They were climbing behind the rope fixing Sherpas. They caught up with the Sherpas at the Balcony. Weather was clear and only slightly windy. They waited for about 40 minutes at the Hillary Step for the Sherpas to fix the rope. They stayed about 10 minutes on the summit, then descended to C4, Steck arrived at 4:15 pm and Tenzing at 6:30 pm. The following day they descended to BC. Steck flew to Lukla by helicopter on 20 May. Oxygen: not taken, not used. Sherpas: Tenzing Sherpa, Sanam, Gudel-4, 7/3/92, 1st 8000er
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Royal Orchid Treks
Commercial Route True
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2462443
Year 2012
Summit Success True
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) s col-se ridge

Members

3 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Ueli Steck M 1976 Switzerland Leader Ringgenberg, Bern, Switzerland Alpinist Details Other expeditions
Fredrick Stare (Freddie) Wilkinson M 1979 USA Climber Madison, New Hampshire Alpinist Details Other expeditions
Tenzing (Tenji) Sherpa M 1992 Nepal H-A Worker Sanam, Gudel-4, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.