Everest | 2012 S Col-SE Ridge

A France expedition to Everest in 2012 via S Col-SE Ridge, led by Nathalie Lamoureux. Summit reached on 19th May 2012. 2 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 7450
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID EVER12118
Peak ID EVER
Year 2012
Season 1
Host Country 1
Route 1 S Col-SE Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality France
Leaders Nathalie Lamoureux
Sponsor Frenchwoman to Everest
Success 1 False
Success 2 False
Success 3 False
Success 4 False
Ascent 1 -
Ascent 2 -
Ascent 3 -
Ascent 4 -
Claimed False
Disputed False
Countries -
Approach Pangboche
Basecamp Date 2012-04-30
Summit Date 2012-05-19
Summit Time -
Summit Days 19
Total Days 22
Termination Date 2012-05-22
Termination Reason 4
Termination Notes Abandoned at 8760m due to wind, too late
High Point (m) 8760
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 3
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 1
Summit Members 0
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 1
Summit Hired 0
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(30/04,5350m),C2(15/05,6900m),C3(17/05,7000m),C4(18/05,8000m),xxx(19/05,8760m)
Route Notes High point on 19 May at 8700 m by Pasang Karma, Lamoureux at 9:30 am. Lamoureux and Pasang Karma left C4 at 9:30 pm. They wanted to leave earlier but they had only arrived at C4 at 6 pm due to queues. They were the last to leave that night. When they reached the bottom of Hillary Step the wind was very strong and Lamoureux was hit by the wind so hard that she fell down. As it was already late and windy, they decided to turn back. They descended to C4, where they arrived at noon. Pasang Karma descended straight to C2 as he was not feeling well and wanted to go down. Lamoureux rested there for about four hours and descended to C3 with Pasang Nuru (who summited with Richard Stihler). They arrived at 2 am on 20 May. Lamoureux was very tired and found it very hard to cross the avalanche debris that had come down on 17 May. Pasang Nuru helped a Chinese climber down. They met and his Sherpa Kaila on the Geneva Spur. Pasang Nuru put the Chinese on a short rope and dragged him down. Kaila was also very tired, so he could not help. They put the two in an empty tent at C3; on 20 May they were better, descended to C2 and were picked up by helicopter there. On 20 May, Lamoureux and Pasang Nuru descended to C2 and on 21 May they descended to BC. They left BC on 22 May and walked to Lukla. After two days they walked to Paphlu, from where they took a jeep to Kathmandu. It took 20 hours. Oxygen: Taken and used from C3 to high point to C2 by Lamoureux. From C4 to high point to C4 by Pasang Karma. Lamoureux Sherpa: Pasang Karma, Paiya, Jubing, Solu, 25/12/1972, Everest X4 Stihler Sherpa: Pasang Nuru, Bupsa, Jubing, Solu, 17/5/1974, summited with Richard Stihler, Cho Oyu X1, Everest X4, Makalu X1
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Thamserku Trekking
Commercial Route True
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2462444
Year 2012
Summit Success False
O2 Summary Used
Route (lowercase) s col-se ridge

Members

2 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Nathalie Lamoureux F 1967 France Leader Paris, France Journalist Details Other expeditions
Pasang Karma Sherpa M 1972 Nepal H-A Worker Paiya, Jubing-7, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.