Everest | 2012 S Col-SE Ridge
A India expedition to Everest in 2012 via S Col-SE Ridge, led by Umesh Zirpe. Summit reached on 19th May 2012. 22 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 7534 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | EVER12143 |
| Peak ID | EVER |
| Year | 2012 |
| Season | 1 |
| Host Country | 1 |
| Route 1 | S Col-SE Ridge |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | India |
| Leaders | Umesh Zirpe |
| Sponsor | Giripremi Pune Everest 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 | Nepal |
| Approach | Pangboche |
| Basecamp Date | 2012-04-07 |
| Summit Date | 2012-05-19 |
| Summit Time | 0830 |
| Summit Days | 42 |
| Total Days | 46 |
| Termination Date | 2012-05-23 |
| Termination Reason | 1 |
| Termination Notes | - |
| High Point (m) | 8849 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 4 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 0 |
| Total Members | 13 |
| Summit Members | 8 |
| Member Deaths | 0 |
| Total Hired | 13 |
| Summit Hired | 9 |
| 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(19/04,6000m),C2(27/04,6300m),C3(29/04,7400m),C4(18/05),Smt(19/05) |
| Route Notes | Summit 19 May by Adikhari 8:45 am, Dhokale 8:45 am, Jalihal 9:30 am, Ketkar 9 am, Khopade 9:30 am, Mane 10 am, Joshi 8:30 am, Yelange 10:30 am, Kami, Pemba, Dakipa, Rinji, Dawa Gyalgen, Dorje, Nurbu Bhote, Dendi, Norbu Sherpa. Summit team and Mali and More left C4 between 7 pm and 9 pm on 18 May. Mali and More had problems with their oxygen mask and when they reached the Balcony at 8400m, they decided to turn back at 3:45 am. They returned to C4, where they arrived at 8:30 am. The summit team carried on. They spent about 20 minutes on the summit. On the way down the waiting time at the Hillary Step was about 2 hours. Everyone spent the night at C4, where they arrived between 5:30 pm and 6:30 pm. On 20 May everyone descended to BC. Deng reached C2 on 29 April and spent a night there. On the summit attempt he reached C2, but was suffering from chest pain and returned to BC. Zirpe reached C2 on 27 April. He stayed there for 2 nights. As his first priority was looking after his team, so he neer really intended to climb. Team left BC on 23 May by helicopter to Lukla. Oxygen: Taken and used from C3 to top to C3 by members. From C4 to top to C4 by Sherpas. |
| Accidents | Dhokale slight frostbitten on toe, Yelange on toe, Adhikari on all 10 toes |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | Peak Promotion |
| 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
22 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Takka Bahadur (Tekraj) Adhikari | M | 1982 | Nepal | Climber | Sivpur, Bardia | Civil servant | Details Other expeditions |
| Sachin Ramesh Deng | M | 1973 | India | Climber | Pune, Maharashtra, India | Hotel owner | Details Other expeditions |
| Krishna Sukhadev Dhokale | M | 1976 | India | Climber | Pune, Maharashtra, India | Civil servant | Details Other expeditions |
| Bhushan Uday Harshe | M | 1985 | India | Climber | Pune, Maharashtra, India | Staff member of outdoor activities business | Details Other expeditions |
| Surendra Ravindra Jalihal | M | 1983 | India | Climber | Pune, Maharashtra, India | Footwear shop owner | Details Other expeditions |
| Prasad Narendra Joshi | M | 1986 | India | Climber | Pune, Maharashtra, India | Cost accountant | Details Other expeditions |
| Chetan Shirish Ketkar | M | 1980 | India | Climber | Pune, Maharashtra, India | Handicraft businessman | Details Other expeditions |
| Rupesh Bharat Khopade | M | 1982 | India | Climber | Pune, Maharashtra, India | Computer consultant | Details Other expeditions |
| Anand Shivling Mali | M | 1982 | India | Climber | Pune, Maharashtra, India | Outdoor instructor | Details Other expeditions |
| Ashish Sharad Mane | M | 1990 | India | Climber | Satara, Maharashtra, India | Computer science graduate | Details Other expeditions |
| Ganesh Krishna More | M | 1981 | India | Climber | Pune, Maharashtra, India | Engineer | Details Other expeditions |
| Rahul Balu Yelange | M | 1985 | India | Climber | Pune, Maharashtra, India | Outdoor expert | Details Other expeditions |
| Umesh Mallikarjun Zirpe | M | 1965 | India | Leader | Pune, Maharashtra, India | Tax consultant | Details Other expeditions |
| Kami (Kame) Sherpa | M | 1962 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Bagam, Kerung, Solukhumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Pemba Sherpa | M | 1980 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Patle-4, Okhaldhunga | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Dakipa (Dawa Kipa) Sherpa | M | 1983 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Kharikhola, Solukhumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Pemba Rinzi/Rinji Sherpa | M | 1976 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Bishinga-7, Okhaldhunga | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Dawa Gyalzen/Gyaljen Sherpa | M | 1987 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Chheplung, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Dorje Sherpa | M | 1970 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Dimbil, Tapting-9, Solukhumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Nurbu Bhote Lama | M | 1981 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Hatiya-1, Makalu-Barun | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Dendi Sherpa | M | 1976 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Gorakhani-2, Solukhumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Norbu/Nurbu (Nuru) Sherpa | M | 1968 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Beding, Dolakha | - | Details Other expeditions |
References
2 recorded references.
| Expedition ID | Journal | Author | Title | Publisher | Citation | Yak 94 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EVER12143 | - | - | http://www.puneeverest2012.org/ | - | - | - |
| EVER12143 | - | - | http://www.peakpromotionnepal.com/giripremi/ | - | - | - |