Everest | 2012 S Col-SE Ridge

A USA expedition to Everest in 2012 via S Col-SE Ridge, led by Charles Lalonde, Robert McDonald. Summit reached on 19th May 2012. 4 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	7681
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	EVER12184
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	Charles Lalonde, Robert McDonald
Sponsor	-
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	2012-04-06
Summit Date	2012-05-19
Summit Time	0715
Summit Days	43
Total Days	0
Termination Date	-
Termination Reason	1
Termination Notes	-
High Point (m)	8849
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	4
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	2
Summit Members	2
Member Deaths	0
Total Hired	2
Summit Hired	2
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(06/04,5330m),C1(6100m),C2(19/04,6500m),C3(7100m),C4(18/05,7950m),Smt(19/05)
Route Notes	-
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	High Altitude Dreams?
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

Field	Value
ID	56663
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER12184
Member ID	03
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2012
Season	1
First Name	Dorje Lama
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1971
Calculated Age	41
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Churung Kharka, Bhakanje, Solukhumbu
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	2012-05-19
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0715
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	-
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	5th ascent of Everest
Necrology	(1971-2016) Died 22 Sept 2016 in Gorkha from landslide
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2439030
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	dorje lama sherpa
Year of Birth	1971
Year	2012
Age at Expedition	41
Role	Hired

4 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Charles Joseph Lalonde	M	1959	USA	Co-Leader	-	-	Details Other expeditions
Robert Alan McDonald	M	1952	USA	Co-Leader	-	-	Details Other expeditions
Dorje Lama Sherpa	M	1971	Nepal	H-A Worker	Churung Kharka, Bhakanje, Solukhumbu	-	Details Other expeditions
Gyalze (Gelje) Sherpa	M	1977	Nepal	H-A Worker	Ragani-8, Okhaldhunga	-	Details Other expeditions

Field	Value
ID	8580
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	EVER12184
Reference ID	01
Year	2012
Type	5
Journal	-
Author	-
Title	http://everest2012teamcolorado.wordpress.com/
Publisher	-
Publication Date	-
Language	-
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

1 recorded references.

Expedition ID	Journal	Author	Title	Publisher	Citation	Yak 94
EVER12184	-	-	http://everest2012teamcolorado.wordpress.com/	-	-	-