Everest | 2012 S Col-SE Ridge
A Canada expedition to Everest in 2012 via S Col-SE Ridge, led by Francois Houde. Summit reached on 19th May 2012. 4 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 7463 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | EVER12137 |
| Peak ID | EVER |
| Year | 2012 |
| Season | 1 |
| Host Country | 1 |
| Route 1 | S Col-SE Ridge |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | Canada |
| Leaders | Francois Houde |
| Sponsor | Satori Adventures 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 | - |
| Approach | - |
| Basecamp Date | 2012-04-11 |
| Summit Date | 2012-05-19 |
| Summit Time | 0728 |
| Summit Days | 38 |
| Total Days | 41 |
| Termination Date | 2012-05-22 |
| Termination Reason | 1 |
| Termination Notes | - |
| High Point (m) | 8849 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 4 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 0 |
| Total Members | 2 |
| Summit Members | 2 |
| Member Deaths | 0 |
| Total Hired | 2 |
| 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(11/04,5300m),C1(19/04,6100m),C2(20/04,6400m),C3(30/04,7100m),C4(18/05,7950m),Smt(19/05) |
| Route Notes | Houde, Dupasquier, Mingma and Lhakpa left C4 at 7:30 pm on 18 May. Mingma and Houde got to the top at 7:28 am on 19 May. Lhakpa and Dupasquier got to the top at 8 am. The first team stayed on summit for an hour and second team for 30 minutes. The team returned to C4 at 3 pm and 4 pm. They spent the night at C4. Next day 20 May they slept at C2 and on 21 May descended to BC. There were about 12 climbers ahead of Houde team. They came across about 30 climbers at Hillary Step where they had to wait at least an hour. On 27 April Houde's tent was hit by avalanche that came from Nuptse's face. Luckily no serious damage done to climbers and tent. Sherpa: Mingma Temba Sherpa, 19/01/8, Yaphu-9, Cho Oyu X1, Everest X3 Lhakpa Tashi Sherpa, Yaphu-9, Everest X1 with Indian Women Air Force in 2011 |
| Accidents | - |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | Snowy Horizon Treks |
| Commercial Route | True |
| Standard Route | True |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | False |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2462489 |
| Year | 2012 |
| Summit Success | True |
| O2 Summary | Used |
| Route (lowercase) | s col-se ridge |
Members
4 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Catherine Dupasquier | F | 1966 | Canada | Climber | St. Alexandre, Quebec | Hairdresser | Details Other expeditions |
| Francois Houde | M | 1959 | Canada | Leader | Mt. St. Gregoire, Quebec | Engineering manager | Details Other expeditions |
| Mingma Temba Sherpa | M | 1980 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Yaphu-9, Makalu-Barun | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Lhakpa Tashi Sherpa | M | 1985 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Khembalung, Yaphu-9, Makalu-Barun | - | Details Other expeditions |
References
0 recorded references.