Everest | 2012 S Col-SE Ridge

A USA expedition to Everest in 2012 via S Col-SE Ridge, led by Garrett Madison. Summit reached on 18th May 2012. 19 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	7556
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	EVER12169
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2012
Season	1
Host Country	1
Route 1	S Col-SE Ridge
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	USA
Leaders	Garrett Madison
Sponsor	Alpine Ascents International (AAI) 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, Ecuador, UK
Approach	-
Basecamp Date	2012-04-13
Summit Date	2012-05-18
Summit Time	1300
Summit Days	35
Total Days	40
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)	4500
Total Members	12
Summit Members	7
Member Deaths	0
Total Hired	15
Summit Hired	7
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 by Marc Hester and Eric Murphy on 20th May at 3 pm (LHOT-121-23)
Campsites	BC(13/04,5500m),C1(20/04,6000m),C2(22/04,6500m),C3(17/05,7300m),C4(18/05,7900m),Smt(18,20/05)
Route Notes	As was common with the big commercial expeditions, this team sent a Sherpa to join in fixing rope to the summit. He was Kami Rita, and he worked his way to the top on 18 May. The expedition mounted one summit bid. All members except Girard and Murphy left C4 for the top at 8:30 pm on the 19th with Sherpas Ang Norbu, Ang Pasang, Dawa Nuru, Kami Rita (again to the top), Karma Sarki, Lhakpa Rita, Mingma Dorje, Mingma Chhiri and Pemba Tenzing. Matter got to 10 meters below the Hillary Step at 5:00 the next morning, then turned back to C4 because his hands were cold and he wanted to avoid frostbite; Mingma Dorje went down with him. Christopher Sobecki went up to 8450m (just below the Balcony) at 1:00 am, then retreated to C4 because of eye trouble; he was accompanied down by Dawa Nuru. The remaining summit-party members reached the summit at 6:07 am on 20 May and descended to C4. Other non-summiting members: Girard got to 6550m on 4 May, because exhausted and never got any higher. He left the team on 15 May. Murphy went to C4 to the South Col and waited there for Hester to join in a bid for Lhotse's summit. Oxygen was used by Clark and Mater from C2 to their high points to C2. All other summit-party members used it in C3 to high points to C2. Their Sherpas used it in C4 to their high points to C2. Lhotse saw two members of this expedition, Hester and Murphy, go to its summit. Murphy did not go to the top of Everest but stayed in C4 at 7900m while Hester did on 20 May. The next day, they moved down onto the West Face of Lhotse at the point where the routes to the summits of Everest and Lhotse diverge (at perhaps, 7300m), and from there climbed the remainder of Lhotse's West Face to its summit. They began the day's climb at 7:30 am, were on the summit at 3:00 pm, and were down in C2 in the Western Cwm (6500m) at 10:00 pm. Sherpas: Ang Norbu Sherpa, 5/12/81 (20/8/2038), Thami, no 8000ers Ang Pasang Sherpa, 19/6/87 (5/3/2024), Thami, Everest X1 Kami Rita Sherpa, 17/1/70 (4/10/2026), Thami, Everest X16, Cho Oyu X4, Lhotse X1 Karma Sarki Sherpa, 25/1/87 (11/10/2043), Yilajung (orig Phortse), Everest X1 Lhakpa Rita Sherpa, 9/9/66 (24/5/2025), Thami, Everest X24, Cho Oyu X7 Mingma Chhiri Sherpa, 22/7/68 (7/4/2025), Thami, Everest X15 Pemba Tenzing Sherpa, 23/8/76 (7/5/5/2033), Phurte, Everest X6, Cho Oyu X2 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	Sherpa Shangri-La Trekking
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

Field	Value
ID	55874
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER12169
Member ID	02
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2012
Season	1
First Name	Laurence Stephen
Last Name	Clark
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1960
Calculated Age	51
Citizenship	UK
Status	Climber
Residence	High Wycombe, Buckingham, England
Occupation	Finance director
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8849
Summit Date 1	2012-05-20
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	True
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	From C2 to smt to C2
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2435222
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	laurence stephen clark
Year of Birth	1960
Year	2012
Age at Expedition	52
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	55875
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER12169
Member ID	03
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2012
Season	1
First Name	Michael Lee
Last Name	Girard
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1958
Calculated Age	53
Citizenship	USA
Status	Climber
Residence	Morrison, Colorado
Occupation	Physician
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	6550
Summit Date 1	2012-05-04
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	7
HCN	0
Checksum	2434549
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	michael lee girard
Year of Birth	1958
Year	2012
Age at Expedition	54
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	55876
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER12169
Member ID	04
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2012
Season	1
First Name	Marc Andre
Last Name	Hester
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1978
Calculated Age	33
Citizenship	Australia
Status	Climber
Residence	Richmond, Australia
Occupation	Fund manager
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8849
Summit Date 1	2012-05-20
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0607
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	True
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	In C3 to smt to C2
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2441848
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	marc andre hester
Year of Birth	1978
Year	2012
Age at Expedition	34
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	55877
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER12169
Member ID	05
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2012
Season	1
First Name	Benjamin Mason (Ben)
Last Name	Jones
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1978
Calculated Age	33
Citizenship	USA
Status	Climber
Residence	Jackson, Wyoming
Occupation	Alpine guide
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	True
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	17
HCN	0
Checksum	2441800
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	benjamin mason (ben) jones
Year of Birth	1978
Year	2012
Age at Expedition	34
Role	BC Only

Field	Value
ID	55878
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER12169
Member ID	01
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2012
Season	1
First Name	Garrett Christian
Last Name	Madison
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1978
Calculated Age	33
Citizenship	USA
Status	Leader
Residence	Seattle, Washington
Occupation	Alpine guide
Leader	True
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8849
Summit Date 1	2012-05-20
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0607
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	True
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	In C3 to smt to C2
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2441796
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	garrett christian madison
Year of Birth	1978
Year	2012
Age at Expedition	34
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	55879
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER12169
Member ID	06
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2012
Season	1
First Name	James Alan
Last Name	Matter
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1942
Calculated Age	69
Citizenship	USA
Status	Climber
Residence	Fergus Falls, Minnesota
Occupation	Radiologist
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	8700
Summit Date 1	2012-05-20
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	True
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	From C2 to smt to C2
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	4
Summit Term	8
HCN	0
Checksum	2428701
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	james alan matter
Year of Birth	1942
Year	2012
Age at Expedition	70
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	55880
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER12169
Member ID	07
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2012
Season	1
First Name	Eric Douglas
Last Name	Murphy
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1971
Calculated Age	40
Citizenship	USA
Status	Climber
Residence	Clinton, Washington
Occupation	Alpine guide
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	7900
Summit Date 1	2012-05-19
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	True
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	In C3 to high pt to C2
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	17
HCN	0
Checksum	2439147
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	eric douglas murphy
Year of Birth	1971
Year	2012
Age at Expedition	41
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	55881
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER12169
Member ID	08
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2012
Season	1
First Name	Jose Luis
Last Name	Peralvo Arcos
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1966
Calculated Age	45
Citizenship	Ecuador
Status	Climber
Residence	Quito, Ecuador
Occupation	Alpine guide
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8849
Summit Date 1	2012-05-20
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0607
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	True
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	In C3 to smt to C2
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2437412
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	jose luis peralvo arcos
Year of Birth	1966
Year	2012
Age at Expedition	46
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	55882
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER12169
Member ID	10
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2012
Season	1
First Name	Leanna Marie
Last Name	Shuttleworth
Sex	F
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1993
Calculated Age	19
Citizenship	UK
Status	Climber
Residence	Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Occupation	Student
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8849
Summit Date 1	2012-05-20
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0607
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	True
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	In C3 to smt to C2
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2447077
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	leanna marie shuttleworth
Year of Birth	1993
Year	2012
Age at Expedition	19
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	55883
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER12169
Member ID	09
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2012
Season	1
First Name	David Mark
Last Name	Shuttleworth
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1963
Calculated Age	49
Citizenship	UK
Status	Climber
Residence	Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Occupation	Chief financial officer
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8849
Summit Date 1	2012-05-20
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0607
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	True
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	In C3 to smt to C2
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2436160
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	david mark shuttleworth
Year of Birth	1963
Year	2012
Age at Expedition	49
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	55884
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER12169
Member ID	11
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2012
Season	1
First Name	Christopher Joseph
Last Name	Sobecki
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1958
Calculated Age	53
Citizenship	USA
Status	Climber
Residence	Pleasantville, New York
Occupation	Consultant
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	8450
Summit Date 1	2012-05-20
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	True
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	In C3 to high pt to C2
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	4
Summit Term	9
HCN	0
Checksum	2434437
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	christopher joseph sobecki
Year of Birth	1958
Year	2012
Age at Expedition	54
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	55885
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER12169
Member ID	12
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2012
Season	1
First Name	Robert Laurence (Rob)
Last Name	Sobecki
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1990
Calculated Age	22
Citizenship	USA
Status	Climber
Residence	Pleasantville, New York
Occupation	Engineer
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8849
Summit Date 1	2012-05-20
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0607
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	True
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	In C3 to smt to C2
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2445863
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	robert laurence (rob) sobecki
Year of Birth	1990
Year	2012
Age at Expedition	22
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	55886
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER12169
Member ID	13
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2012
Season	1
First Name	Ang Norbu
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1981
Calculated Age	30
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Thamiteng, Khumbu
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	True
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8849
Summit Date 1	2012-05-20
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0607
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	True
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	In C4 to smt to C2
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	1st 8000er
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2442921
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	ang norbu sherpa
Year of Birth	1981
Year	2012
Age at Expedition	31
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	55887
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER12169
Member ID	14
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2012
Season	1
First Name	Ang Pasang
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1967
Calculated Age	44
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Thami, Khumbu
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	True
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8849
Summit Date 1	2012-05-20
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0607
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	True
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	In C4 to smt to C2
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	12th ascent of Everest
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2437652
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	ang pasang sherpa
Year of Birth	1967
Year	2012
Age at Expedition	45
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	55888
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER12169
Member ID	15
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2012
Season	1
First Name	Kami Rita (Topke)
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1970
Calculated Age	42
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Thami, Khumbu
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	True
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8849
Summit Date 1	2012-05-18
Summit Date 2	2012-05-20
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1300
Summit Time 2	0607
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	1
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	True
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	In C4 to smt to C2
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	16th and 17th ascents of Everest (summited from C4 on 20 May); brother of Lhakpa Rita
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2438592
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	4
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	kami rita (topke) sherpa
Year of Birth	1970
Year	2012
Age at Expedition	42
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	55889
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER12169
Member ID	16
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2012
Season	1
First Name	Karma Serki (Karma Sarki)
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1987
Calculated Age	25
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Phortse, Khumbu
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	True
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8849
Summit Date 1	2012-05-20
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0607
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	True
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	In C4 to smt to C2
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	2nd ascent of Everest
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2444792
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	karma serki (karma sarki) sherpa
Year of Birth	1987
Year	2012
Age at Expedition	25
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	55890
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER12169
Member ID	17
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2012
Season	1
First Name	Lhakpa Rita
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1966
Calculated Age	45
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Thami, Khumbu
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	True
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8849
Summit Date 1	2012-05-20
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0607
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	True
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	In C4 to smt to C2
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	15th ascent of Everest; brother of Kami Rita (Topke)
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2437370
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	lhakpa rita sherpa
Year of Birth	1966
Year	2012
Age at Expedition	46
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	55891
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER12169
Member ID	18
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2012
Season	1
First Name	Mingma Chhiri/Chhiring
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1968
Calculated Age	43
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Thami, Khumbu
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	True
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8849
Summit Date 1	2012-05-20
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0607
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	True
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	In C4 to smt to C2
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	14th ascent of Everest; brother of Phura Kancha
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2438050
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	mingma chhiri/chhiring sherpa
Year of Birth	1968
Year	2012
Age at Expedition	44
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	56281
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER12169
Member ID	19
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2012
Season	1
First Name	Pemba Tenzing
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1976
Calculated Age	35
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Thamo, Khumbu
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	True
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8849
Summit Date 1	2012-05-20
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0607
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	True
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	In C4 to smt to C2
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	7th ascent of Everest
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2440996
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	pemba tenzing sherpa
Year of Birth	1976
Year	2012
Age at Expedition	36
Role	Hired

19 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Laurence Stephen Clark	M	1960	UK	Climber	High Wycombe, Buckingham, England	Finance director	Details Other expeditions
Michael Lee Girard	M	1958	USA	Climber	Morrison, Colorado	Physician	Details Other expeditions
Marc Andre Hester	M	1978	Australia	Climber	Richmond, Australia	Fund manager	Details Other expeditions
Benjamin Mason (Ben) Jones	M	1978	USA	Climber	Jackson, Wyoming	Alpine guide	Details Other expeditions
Garrett Christian Madison	M	1978	USA	Leader	Seattle, Washington	Alpine guide	Details Other expeditions
James Alan Matter	M	1942	USA	Climber	Fergus Falls, Minnesota	Radiologist	Details Other expeditions
Eric Douglas Murphy	M	1971	USA	Climber	Clinton, Washington	Alpine guide	Details Other expeditions
Jose Luis Peralvo Arcos	M	1966	Ecuador	Climber	Quito, Ecuador	Alpine guide	Details Other expeditions
Leanna Marie Shuttleworth	F	1993	UK	Climber	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	Student	Details Other expeditions
David Mark Shuttleworth	M	1963	UK	Climber	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	Chief financial officer	Details Other expeditions
Christopher Joseph Sobecki	M	1958	USA	Climber	Pleasantville, New York	Consultant	Details Other expeditions
Robert Laurence (Rob) Sobecki	M	1990	USA	Climber	Pleasantville, New York	Engineer	Details Other expeditions
Ang Norbu Sherpa	M	1981	Nepal	H-A Worker	Thamiteng, Khumbu	-	Details Other expeditions
Ang Pasang Sherpa	M	1967	Nepal	H-A Worker	Thami, Khumbu	-	Details Other expeditions
Kami Rita (Topke) Sherpa	M	1970	Nepal	H-A Worker	Thami, Khumbu	-	Details Other expeditions
Karma Serki (Karma Sarki) Sherpa	M	1987	Nepal	H-A Worker	Phortse, Khumbu	-	Details Other expeditions
Lhakpa Rita Sherpa	M	1966	Nepal	H-A Worker	Thami, Khumbu	-	Details Other expeditions
Mingma Chhiri/Chhiring Sherpa	M	1968	Nepal	H-A Worker	Thami, Khumbu	-	Details Other expeditions
Pemba Tenzing Sherpa	M	1976	Nepal	H-A Worker	Thamo, Khumbu	-	Details Other expeditions

References

Field	Value
ID	8559
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	EVER12169
Reference ID	01
Year	2012
Type	5
Journal	-
Author	-
Title	http://www.alpineascents.com/everest-cybercast.asp
Publisher	-
Publication Date	-
Language	-
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

1 recorded references.

Expedition ID	Journal	Author	Title	Publisher	Citation	Yak 94
EVER12169	-	-	http://www.alpineascents.com/everest-cybercast.asp	-	-	-