Everest | 2012 S Col-SE Ridge

A UK expedition to Everest in 2012 via S Col-SE Ridge, led by David Hamilton. Summit reached on 25th May 2012. 14 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 7448
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID EVER12116
Peak ID EVER
Year 2012
Season 1
Host Country 1
Route 1 S Col-SE Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality UK
Leaders David Hamilton
Sponsor Jagged Globe 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 Costa Rica, France, Ireland
Approach -
Basecamp Date 2012-04-07
Summit Date 2012-05-25
Summit Time 0600
Summit Days 48
Total Days 51
Termination Date 2012-05-28
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 8849
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 4
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 8
Summit Members 6
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 7
Summit Hired 5
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(07/04,5350m),C1(20/04,6000m),C2(24/04,6400m),C3(05/05,7100m),C4(24/05,8000m),Smt(25/05)
Route Notes Summit on 25 May by Hamilton, Rojas, O'Brochlain, Mingma, Tundu at 6 am; Purdy, Ridley, Wangdi and Phurba at 6:15 am; Bailey and Tshering at 7 am. Summit team left C4 at 8 pm on 24 May. There were about 100 people on route. It was very windy, especially from the South Summit onwards. Team spent about 10 minutes on the summit. They descended to C4, where they arrived between 11 am and noon. They spent the night there and descended to C2 on 26 May. They descended to BC on 27 May. Baschung reached to about 8050m, just outside of C4 but decided to turn back due to fatigue. He stayed at C4 to wait for the others. Hammond reached 8500m (Balcony) at 3 am. He was feeling tired and had problems with oxygen mask. He descended to C4, where he arrived at 4:30 am. Accidents: Pem Chhiri was hit by ice avalanche near C3 on 17 May. He broke an arm and a leg. He was taken to C2 on a stretcher and then helicoptered to Kathmandu. Oxygen: Taken and used from C3 to top or high pt to C3 by members. From C4 to top to C4 by Sherpas. Summit Sherpas: Mingma Tshering, Beding, Dolakha, 1/8/1970, Cho Oyu X3, Everest X17 Thundu, Beding, Dolakha, 18/2/1978, Cho Oyu X3, Everest X6 Tshering Pemba, Beding, Dolakha, 22/11/85 Wangdi Sherpa, Shyama-4, Dolakha, 1/3/89 summited Everest on 16/5/2011 with Hamilton Phurba Namgyal, Beding, Dolakha, 7/2/1986, Everest X2, Cho Oyu X2 Accident Sherpa: Pema Tshering (Pem Chhiri), Chankhu, Dolakha, 16/12/80, Everest X6, Cho Oyu X2
Accidents Pem Chhiri was hit by ice avalanche near C3 on 17 May
Achievement 1st Costa Rican
Agency Summit Nepal Trekking
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

14 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Nicholas James (Nick) Bailey M 1972 UK Climber Long Ditton, Surrey, England Software engineer Details Other expeditions
Bruno Charles Albert Baschung M 1965 France Climber Coppet, Vaud, Switzerland Financial director Details Other expeditions
David William Hamilton M 1961 UK Leader Nuneaton, Warwick, England Alpinist Details Other expeditions
Brett Martin Hammond M 1962 UK Climber Upminster, Essex, England Director of company dealing in coins and antiquiities Details Other expeditions
Philip Ian Purdy M 1960 UK Climber Halifax, W Yorkshire, England Buyer of engineering equipment Details Other expeditions
Cian O'Brolchain M 1980 Ireland Climber Dublin, Ireland Tennis coach Details Other expeditions
Ian Ridley M 1963 UK Climber Exeter, Devon, England Outdoor instructor Details Other expeditions
Warner Rojas Chinchilla M 1972 Costa Rica Climber San Antonio, San Jose, Costa Rica Trekking guide Details Other expeditions
Mingma Tshering/Tsiri Sherpa M 1970 Nepal H-A Worker Beding, Dolakha - Details Other expeditions
Thundu Sherpa M 1978 Nepal H-A Worker Beding, Dolakha - Details Other expeditions
Wangdi Sherpa M 1989 Nepal H-A Worker Shyama-4, Dolakha - Details Other expeditions
Phurba Namgyal Sherpa M 1986 Nepal H-A Worker Beding, Dolakha - Details Other expeditions
Tshering Pemba Sherpa M 1985 Nepal H-A Worker Beding, Dolakha - Details Other expeditions
Pema Tshering (Pem Chhiri) Sherpa M 1980 Nepal H-A Worker Chankhu-6, Dolakha - Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.