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.