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/ - - -