Everest | 2012 S Col-SE Ridge

A Netherlands expedition to Everest in 2012 via S Col-SE Ridge, led by Arnold Coster. Summit reached on 26th May 2012. 14 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 7554
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID EVER12165
Peak ID EVER
Year 2012
Season 1
Host Country 1
Route 1 S Col-SE Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Netherlands
Leaders Arnold Coster
Sponsor SummitClimb 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 Australia, Canada, Switzerland, UK, USA
Approach -
Basecamp Date 2012-04-17
Summit Date 2012-05-26
Summit Time 0330
Summit Days 39
Total Days 36
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 9
Summit Members 4
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 8
Summit Hired 4
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 Climbed Lhotse (LHOT-121-16)
Campsites BC(17/04,5300m),C1(224/04,6030m),C2(29/04,6400m),C3(04/05,7100m),C4(19/05,7900m),Smt(26/05)
Route Notes The first summit bid was launched from C4 on 19 May, the day C4 was first occupied. Nine members (all members except Neefjes, who had left the team) set out from C4 at 7:30 pm, but turned back from various altitudes because of the bad weather. Four of the members tried again: Camkin, Kedrowski, Leduc and Maybank, with Sherpas Ang Pasang, Chhewang Karma, Jangbu and Lhakpa Gelu left C4 for the top at 7:30 pm on the 25th. All of them reached the summit morning: Kedrowski and Jangbu summited on 26 May at 3:30 am, while the rest of the party were on the top at 5:30 am. Camkin descended to C3 only and arrived there at 6:00 pm, but Jangbu continued down to C2, and all the other summiters also went to C2 that afternoon between 1:00 pm (Kedrowski) and 4:00 pm (Leduc). All were back in BC on the 27th. Non-summiting members: Arnold reached the Balcony (8500m) on 20 May, then the weather became "terrible" and he got involved in rescue work. Coster summited Lhotse instead. Jaeggi got to 8600m on 20 May, then retreated because of the bad weather. Jones summited Lhotse instead. Neefjes left team on 29 April after three fingers were badly frostbitten in C2. Van Hassel reached 8400m on 20 May before bad weather drove him back. Sherpas: Ang Pasang, 15/6/84, Patle-4, Okhaldhunga, Everest X1 Chhewang Karma, 28/1/89, Patle, Okhaldhunga, no 8000ers Jangbu, 24/5/67, Patle, Everest X6, Cho Oyu X4, Lhotse X1 Lhakpa Gelu/Gelbu, 13/4/77, Thumduk, Beni-4, Solu, Everest X6, Cho Oyu X2, Lhotse X1
Accidents Neefjes frostbite and Lhakpa Nuru's broken jaw from falling rock
Achievement -
Agency Everest Parivar
Commercial Route True
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2462496
Year 2012
Summit Success True
O2 Summary Used
Route (lowercase) s col-se ridge

Members

14 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Eric Ary Arnold M 1980 Netherlands Climber Rotterdam, Netherlands Government middle manager Details Other expeditions
Stephen Leonard Camkin M 1960 Australia Climber Boise, Idaho Training consultant Details Other expeditions
Arnold Coster M 1976 Netherlands Leader Capelle a/d Ijssel, Netherlands Mechanical engineer & expedition leader Details Other expeditions
Urs Walter Jaeggi M 1963 Switzerland Climber Uetikon am See, Zurich, Switzerland Airline pilot Details Other expeditions
Jonathan James (Jon) Kedrowski M 1979 USA Climber Avon, Colorado Author & professor Details Other expeditions
Sandra Leduc F 1977 Canada Climber Gatineau, Quebec Attorney Details Other expeditions
Richard Thomas Maybank M 1977 UK Climber Billericay, Essex, England Contractor Details Other expeditions
Martha Elisabeth Maria (Marlies) Neefjes F 1962 Netherlands Climber Hoogkarspel, Netherlands Head teacher Details Other expeditions
Johannes Petrus Alexander Van Hassel M 1960 Netherlands Climber Helmond, Netherlands Importer Details Other expeditions
Ang Pasang Sherpa M 1984 Nepal H-A Worker Patle-4, Okhaldhunga - Details Other expeditions
Chhewang Karma Sherpa M 1989 Nepal H-A Worker Patle-4, Okhaldhunga - Details Other expeditions
Jangbu Sherpa M 1967 Nepal H-A Worker Patle-4, Okhaldhunga - Details Other expeditions
Lhakpa Gelu (Lhakpa Gelbu) Sherpa M 1977 Nepal H-A Worker Thumduk, Beni, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions
Lhakpa Nuru Sherpa M 1981 Nepal H-A Worker Phakding, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.