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.