Everest | 2012 S Col-SE Ridge
A Argentina expedition to Everest in 2012 via S Col-SE Ridge, led by Willi Benegas. Summit reached on 25th May 2012. 9 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 7444 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | EVER12112 |
| Peak ID | EVER |
| Year | 2012 |
| Season | 1 |
| Host Country | 1 |
| Route 1 | S Col-SE Ridge |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | Argentina |
| Leaders | Willi Benegas |
| Sponsor | Patagonian Brothers Everest Expedition 2012 |
| 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 | Pangboche |
| Basecamp Date | 2012-04-15 |
| Summit Date | 2012-05-25 |
| Summit Time | 0818 |
| Summit Days | 40 |
| Total Days | 45 |
| Termination Date | 2012-05-30 |
| Termination Reason | 1 |
| Termination Notes | - |
| High Point (m) | 8849 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 4 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 1500 |
| Total Members | 6 |
| Summit Members | 4 |
| Member Deaths | 0 |
| Total Hired | 7 |
| Summit Hired | 2 |
| 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 | - |
| Campsites | BC(15/04,5350m),C1(24/04,6000m),C2(26/04,6500m),C3(23/05,7300m),C4(24/05,8000m),Smt(25/05) |
| Route Notes | Summit on 25 May Benegas, Betancourt, Carracedo, Grajales, Phurba Gyalgen, Funuru at 8:18 am. Summit team and Rodriguez left between 8 pm and 9 pm on 24 May. It was very windy. They only experienced short waiting times at South Summit, but waited for about 45 minutes at Hillary Step. When Rodriguez reached the Hillary Step, his cornea was frozen and he was blind on one eye. He turned back at about 7 am and descended to C4 [was accompanied by Mingma Tenji & two other Sherpas]. Summit was very cold and windy, so they spent only 5 minutes on the summit. They descended to C4, where they arrived at 2:30 pm. Benegas put some bolts on the rock steps a the South Summit and was refining anchors. On 26 May they descended to C2 and on 27 May to BC. Arana never got out of BC due to altitude sickness; he left the expedition on 20 April. Oxygen: Taken and used C3 to top to C3 by Carracedo. Other members C3 to top to C4. C4 to top to C4 by Sherpas. Sherpas: Phunuru, Jubing-7, 25/10/82, Makalu 17/5/11 Phurba Gyalzen, Pangkoma, Jubing, Solu |
| Accidents | - |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | High Altitude Dreams |
| Commercial Route | True |
| Standard Route | True |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | False |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2462450 |
| Year | 2012 |
| Summit Success | True |
| O2 Summary | Used |
| Route (lowercase) | s col-se ridge |
Members
9 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jorge Facundo Arana Tagle | M | 1972 | Argentina | Climber | Barrio Altamira, Tigre, Argentina | Actor | Details Other expeditions |
| Guillermo (Willie) Benegas | M | 1968 | USA | Leader | Sandy, Utah | Alpine guide | Details Other expeditions |
| Pablo Betancourt | M | 1976 | Argentina | Climber | Mendoza, Argentina | Photographer | Details Other expeditions |
| Hernan Alberto Carracedo | M | 1977 | Argentina | Climber | Neuquen, Argentina | Programmer | Details Other expeditions |
| Fernando Nicolas Grajales Abad Jr. | M | 1979 | Argentina | Climber | Necochez, Mendoza, Argentina | Businessman | Details Other expeditions |
| Fernando Andres Rodriguez de Hoz | M | 1972 | Argentina | Climber | Neuquen, Argentina | Accountant | Details Other expeditions |
| Phura Gyalzen (Phurba Gyalzen) Sherpa | M | 1984 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Pangkoma, Jubing-9, Solukhumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Phu Nuru (Funuru) Sherpa | M | 1982 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Jubing-7, Solukhumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Mingma Tenzi Sherpa | M | 1984 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Khembalung, Yaphu-9, Makalu-Barun | - | Details Other expeditions |
References
1 recorded references.
| Expedition ID | Journal | Author | Title | Publisher | Citation | Yak 94 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EVER12112 | - | - | http://patagonianbrothers.com/KHUMBU/ | - | - | - |