Everest | 2012 S Col-SE Ridge

A Japan expedition to Everest in 2012 via S Col-SE Ridge, led by Hiroyuki Kuraoka. Summit reached on 19th May 2012. 7 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 7543
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID EVER12152
Peak ID EVER
Year 2012
Season 1
Host Country 1
Route 1 S Col-SE Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Japan
Leaders Hiroyuki Kuraoka
Sponsor Mountain Experience Everest Expedition 2012
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 Indonesia
Approach -
Basecamp Date 2012-04-13
Summit Date 2012-05-19
Summit Time -
Summit Days 36
Total Days 40
Termination Date 2012-05-23
Termination Reason 4
Termination Notes Abandoned at 7980m due to bad weather and lost time helping others
High Point (m) 7980
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 4
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 6
Summit Members 0
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 6
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(13/04,5350m),C1(02/05,6100m),C2(03/05,6450m),C3(07/05,7200m),C4(19/05,7980m),xxx(19/05,7980m)
Route Notes The team pitched BC on 13 April, then went to Lobuche East to acclimatize. On 22 April they climbed to its fore-summit, then returned to Everest BC. This group became friendly with a Chinese expedition and shared a dining and kitchen tent at C2 with them. When their Sherpas went up to C3 on the W Face of Lhotse on 17 May, Kami Tenzing was hit by falling ice. He was evacuated from C2 by helicopter the next day. After the team three remaining members arrived at C4 on 19 May, at 8:00 pm they sent two of their Sherpas to locate a lost Chinese climber, who died below the Balcony. The next day, the 20th, instead of summiting Everest, they cancelled their climb. It was now very windy. They no longer had enough oxygen for a summit bid; when they had returned to C3 on their way for a summit attempt, they found that two tents had been destroyed by strong wind, and some oxygen bottles were lost. (Some members slept at C3 in a Chinese tent). Their remaining Sherpas were too tired. Members and Sherpas used oxygen from C2 to C4 and down to C2 on 19-20 May. Non-summit-team members: Hanaoka reached 6700m on 5 May; was very slow and was probably suffering from altitude sickness. Left the team on 6 May. Yaftebbi got to C3 on 7 May, then turned back with a throat infection. Sherpas: Kami Tenzing, Khumjung, 1991
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Mountain Experience
Commercial Route True
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2462489
Year 2012
Summit Success False
O2 Summary Used
Route (lowercase) s col-se ridge

Members

7 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Fajir Al Luthfi M 1985 Indonesia Climber Bandung, West Java, Indonesia Just out of college Details Other expeditions
Kazufumi Gomi M 1982 Japan Climber Chino, Nagano, Japan Ticket seller Details Other expeditions
Yuriko Hanaoka F 1947 Japan Climber Narashino, Chiba, Japan Retired schoolteacher Details Other expeditions
Hiroyuki Kuraoka M 1961 Japan Leader Abiko, Chiba, Japan Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Yukiko Tanaka F 1960 Japan Climber Tokyo, Japan Housewife Details Other expeditions
Ardeshir Yaftebbi M 1982 Indonesia Climber Bandung, West Java, Indonesia Photographer Details Other expeditions
Kami Tenzing Sherpa M 1991 Nepal H-A Worker Khumjung, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.