Everest | 2012 S Col-SE Ridge
A India expedition to Everest in 2012 via S Col-SE Ridge, led by Ajay Kothiyal. Summit reached on 18th May 2012. 37 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 7885 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | EVER12154 |
| 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 | Ajay Kothiyal |
| Sponsor | Indian Army Women Everest Expedition |
| 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 | 2012-04-16 |
| Summit Date | 2012-05-18 |
| Summit Time | 1300 |
| Summit Days | 32 |
| Total Days | 43 |
| Termination Date | 2012-05-29 |
| Termination Reason | 1 |
| Termination Notes | - |
| High Point (m) | 8849 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 4 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 0 |
| Total Members | 23 |
| Summit Members | 15 |
| Member Deaths | 0 |
| Total Hired | 14 |
| Summit Hired | 13 |
| 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(16/04,5350m),C1(21/04,6100m),C2(27/04,6700m),C3(30/04,7200m),C4(19/05,7900m),Smt(18,25-26/05) |
| Route Notes | The expedition sent its members and Sherpas to the top in two parties, the first, eight members and seven Sherpas, on 25 May, and the second, five members and eight more Sherpas, on the following day. The first group left C4 between 7:00 and 7:30 pm on the 24th. They summited between 4:00 am (Jalal, Linyu, Smitha, Pema Tsiring and Karma Gyalje and 9:30 am (Jamwal, Deepika Rathore, Sudhir Singh, Phujung Bhote, Na Dorje and Pasang Tenje) on 25 May; in between then were Jalal, Paldan, Namrata Rathore, Praveen Thapa, Chembi and Samgel. All of them descended to C2 between 2:00 and 7:30 pm that day and were in BC on the 26th. Meanwhile the second summit party set out for the top from C4 at 8:00-8:30 pm on the 25th. Bhatnagar, Bisht, Gole, Negi, Sangwan, Lakche, Jamchang Bhote, Lhakpa Thendu, Dawa Nurbu, Mingma Tendu, Pasang Sherpa, Pekma Lama Bhote and Pima Tenjing Lama summited at 5:45-6:00 am of 26 May and returned to C2 at 3:45 pm. They were safely back in BC on the 27th. [Pekma Lama Bhote and Pima Tenjing Lama were with Toolika Rani]. Oxygen was used by all summiting members except Rajendra Singh Jalal, who did not use at all. The others used it from C3 to the top to C4 and slept on it the night of their return. Their summit Sherpas used it from C4 to the top and in C4. Their sirdar, Dawa Ongchu, directed the Sherpas towards the end from C4, but he himself did not go to the summit (he had already been there four times), but went alone from C4 to Lhotse's summit on the 26th and back to C4 the same day. Sherpa summiters (spellings by Sirdar Ongju): Chembi Sherpa, 9/1/77, Makalu-9 [21/4/66 (9/1/2023)] Dawa Nurbu, 24/11/78, Dobane-9, Bhojpur Jamchang Bhote, 13/4/81, Hatiya Karma Gyalje, 12/9/83, Makalu-9 Lakpa Thendu, 18/4/87, Makalu-9, Manaslu X1 Mingma Tendu, 18/6/75, Makalu-9 Nadorjee Sherpa, 19/12/75, Makalu-9 Pasang Sherpa, 28/7/87, Makalu-5 Pasang Tenje, 25/11/81, Makalu-9, Manaslu X1 Pekma Lama Bhote, 14/12/70, Hatiya-3 [climbed with Toolika Rani] Pema Tshiring, 17/5/71, Makalu-9 Phujung Bhote, 31/5/79, Hatiya-1 Pima Tenjing Lama, 10/12/86, Hatiya-3 [climbed with Toolika Rani] Samgel Sherpa, 28/3/72, Makalu-9 Lakche Sherpa [only listed on Rimo web site] Lhotse summiter: Dawa Ongju (widely known as Dawa Wangchuk), 17/12/72, Mathilow, Walung, Makalu-9 Dhaulagiri X1, Everest X4, Kangchenjunga X3, Makalu X3 Note from IMG web site: 8 Sherpas summited on 18 May as part of a joint expedition rope-fixing team: Ang Kazi (Chitre) - USA (North Face, Conrad Anker) Jyamchang Bhote (Hungung) - India (Ajay Kothiyal) Kami Rita (Thami) - USA (AAI, Garrett Madison) Phura Kancha (Thami) - Chile (Eugenio Guzman) Karma Gyalzen (Phortse) - USA (IMG, Mike Hamill) Phu Tashi (Phortse) - Canada (Peak Freaks, Tim Rippel) Palden Namgyal (Phortse) - Canada (Peak Freaks, Tim Rippel) Nima Dorje - (Seven Summit Treks) |
| Accidents | - |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | Rimo Expeditions |
| Commercial Route | True |
| Standard Route | True |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | False |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2462488 |
| Year | 2012 |
| Summit Success | True |
| O2 Summary | Used |
| Route (lowercase) | s col-se ridge |
Members
37 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ajay Kothiyal | M | 1969 | India | Leader | Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India | Army officer | Details Other expeditions |
| Nitin Balram Ahuja | M | 1985 | India | Climber | Mumbai (Bombay), India | Captain in Indian Army | Details Other expeditions |
| Unnikannan Azhuthan Poyil Veetil | M | 1983 | India | Climber | Peringome, Kerala, India | Army officer | Details Other expeditions |
| Neha Bhatnagar | F | 1981 | India | Climber | Jaipur, Rajasthan, India | Major in Indian Army | Details Other expeditions |
| Prabhu Dayal Bisht | M | 1968 | India | Climber | Pauri Garwhal, Uttarakhand, India | Subedar in Indian Army | Details Other expeditions |
| Khem Chand | M | 1976 | India | Climber | Kulu, HP, India | Army officer | Details Other expeditions |
| Prachi Ramesh Gole | F | 1983 | India | Climber | Mumbai (Bombay), India | Captain in Indian Army | Details Other expeditions |
| Rajendra Singh Jalal | M | 1972 | India | Climber | Bhaisoli, Almora, Uttarakhand, India | Subedar, Indian army | Details Other expeditions |
| Ranveer Singh Jamwal | M | 1975 | India | Climber | Samba, J&K, India | Major, Indian Army | Details Other expeditions |
| Gary Jarman Lamare | M | 1981 | India | Cameraman | Shillong, Meghalaya, India | Scuba diving instructor and cameraman | Details Other expeditions |
| Smitha Laxman | F | 1987 | India | Climber | Nagamangla, Karnataka, India | Captain in Indian Army | Details Other expeditions |
| Neikhrietuonuo Linyu | F | 1974 | India | Climber | Kohima, Nagaland, India | Major in Indian Army | Details Other expeditions |
| Sherab Palden | M | 1980 | India | Climber | Shey, Leh, Ladakh, J&K, India | Havildar in Indian Army | Details Other expeditions |
| Deepika Rathore | F | 1984 | India | Climber | Jaipur, Rajasthan, India | Captain, Indian Army | Details Other expeditions |
| Namrata Rathore | F | 1986 | India | Climber | Sheradun, Uttrakhand, India | Captain, Indian Army | Details Other expeditions |
| Poonam Sangwan | F | 1984 | India | Climber | Kheri Bura, Bhiwani, Haryana, India | Captain in Indian Army | Details Other expeditions |
| Daljinder Singh | M | 1982 | India | Climber | Amritsar, Punjab, India | Army officer | Details Other expeditions |
| Hoshiyar Singh | M | 1979 | India | Climber | Dhandal, Mandi, Himachal Pradesh, India | Army officer | Details Other expeditions |
| Sudhir Singh | M | 1975 | India | Climber | Chottabhanwal, Punjab, India | Army officer | Details Other expeditions |
| Tejpal Singh Negi | M | 1979 | India | Climber | Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India | Subedar in Indian army | Details Other expeditions |
| Sonam Targais | M | 1983 | India | Climber | Thiksey Shangtat, Leh, Ladakh, J&K, India | Army officer | Details Other expeditions |
| Chandra Bahadur Thapa | M | 1985 | India | Climber | Ranipur, Haridwar, Uttarakhand, India | Army officer | Details Other expeditions |
| Praveen Thapa | M | 1976 | India | Climber | Nawab Wala, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India | Havildar in Indian army | Details Other expeditions |
| Jyamchang Bhote | M | 1981 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Hungung, Hatiya-1, Makalu-Barun | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Phujung (Phuchung) Bhote | M | 1979 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Hatiya-1, Makalu-Barun | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Chhumbi/Chombe Sherpa | M | 1966 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Walung, Makalu-9, Makalu-Barun | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Danuru Sherpa | M | 1978 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Dobhane-9, Bhojpur | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Dawa Wangchuk (Dawa Ongchu) Sherpa | M | 1972 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Walung, Makalu-9, Makalu-Barun | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Karma Gyalzen Sherpa | M | 1983 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Makalu-9, Makalu-Barun | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Lhakpa Tendu Sherpa | M | 1987 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Makalu-9, Makalu-Barun | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Mingma Thindu (Hapsi) Sherpa | M | 1984 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Makalu-9, Makalu-Barun | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Nga Dorje (Nga Dorchi) Sherpa | M | 1975 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Makalu-9, Makalu-Barun | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Pasang Sherpa | M | 1987 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Makalu-5, Makalu-Barun | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Pasang Tenzing (Pasang Tenje) Sherpa | M | 1981 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Walung, Makalu-9, Makalu-Barun | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Pema Tshering Sherpa | M | 1970 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Walung, Makalu-9, Makalu-Barun | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Samgel (Samgyal) Sherpa | M | 1972 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Makalu-9, Makalu-Barun | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Lakcha Sange Sherpa | M | 1964 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Nurbugaon, Makalu-Barun | - | Details Other expeditions |
References
4 recorded references.
| Expedition ID | Journal | Author | Title | Publisher | Citation | Yak 94 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EVER12154 | - | - | http://rimoexpeditions.com/blog/ | - | - | - |
| EVER12154 | - | - | http://www.telegraphindia.com/1120527/jsp/frontpage/story_15537443.jsp#.V8Bc8BQrl8Y | - | - | - |
| EVER12154 | - | - | http://www.theshillongtimes.com/2012/05/27/shillongite-scales-mt-everest/ | - | - | - |
| EVER12154 | - | - | http://www.assamtribune.com/scripts/detailsnew.asp?id=may2712/oth05 | - | - | - |