Everest | 2013 S Col-SE Ridge

A India expedition to Everest in 2013 via S Col-SE Ridge, led by Neeraj Rana. Summit reached on 21st May 2013. 16 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 8140
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID EVER13126
Peak ID EVER
Year 2013
Season 1
Host Country 1
Route 1 S Col-SE Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality India
Leaders Neeraj Rana
Sponsor The Lawrence School (Sanawar) Everest Expedition 2013
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 2013-04-18
Summit Date 2013-05-21
Summit Time 0426
Summit Days 33
Total Days 38
Termination Date 2013-05-26
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 8849
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 4
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 8
Summit Members 6
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 8
Summit Hired 6
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 Summited Lobuche East on 2 May (2 members)
Campsites BC(18/04,5350m),C1(16/05,6100m),C2(17/05,6550m),C3(19/05,7000m),C4(20/05,7900m),Smt(21/05)
Route Notes The expedition was led by Neeraj Rana, who runs an Indian adventure company, Ocean to Sky, but its membership was composed entirely of schoolboys from The Lawrence School, Sanawar. It was under the benevolent eye of the Nepalese army's Chief of Army Staff, Gen. Gavrav S. J. B. Rana, who had himself attended the school. (In addition, the fathers of two Lawrence schoolboys were on a permit for Nuptse so they could accompany their sons to C2; they did not attempt to climb Nuptse, which would have been too difficult technically.) With the schoolboys and Rana were eight Sherpas. The party arrived at BC on 18 April and spent a month acclimatizing, including a successful trip to the summit of Lobuche East on 2 May. Once the party actually started climbing Everest, they occupied one camp after the other almost daily and then summited. Rana and the schoolboys set out for the top on the 20th of May at 7:30 pm. They were Brar with Mingma Thinduk, Chahal with Mingma Dorchi, Grewal with Pasang Dorchi, Joneja with Ang Temba, Kaushik with Lhakpa, Singh with Ang Tendi, Sohal with Kalden Phura, and Rana with Ang Kami. Four of the climbers did not go all the way: Grewal got to 8200m, then had a chest pain so he and Pasang Dorchi turned back at about 10:00 pm. The Sherpa with Rana, Ang Kami, developed frostbite in his hands, and both men turned back at the South Summit at 6:50 am on 21 May. The remaining six members and their Sherpas reached the summit at different times, between 4:26 and 9:00 am on 21 May. They returned to C4 at different times, from 9:00 am to 4:30 pm. Oxygen was used by members from C3 to their high points and back to C3. Sherpas used it from C4 to high points to C4. Sherpas: Ang Kami, 27/5/87, Makalu-9, Kangch X1 Ang Temba, 31/8/79 Ang Tendi, 22/10/86, Waku-4, Solu, Manaslu X1 Kalden Phura, 27/2/87, Pangboche, Everest X2 Lhakpa, 25/12/91, Makalu-9, Everest X2, Makalu X1 Mingma Dorchi, 18/8/87 Mingma Thinduk, 22/2/84 Pasang Dorchi, 26/9/81
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Seven Summit Treks
Commercial Route True
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2462857
Year 2013
Summit Success True
O2 Summary Used
Route (lowercase) s col-se ridge

Members

16 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Fateh Singh Brar M 1996 India Climber Muktsar, Punjab, India Student Details Other expeditions
Prithvi Singh Chahal M 1996 India Climber Patiala, Punjab, India Student Details Other expeditions
Hakikat Singh Grewal M 1996 India Climber Sangwar, Punjab, India Student Details Other expeditions
Raghav Joneja M 1997 India Climber Maradabad, UP, India Student Details Other expeditions
Shubham Kaushik M 1996 India Climber New Delhi, India Student Details Other expeditions
Neeraj Rana M 1967 India Leader Panchula, Haryana, India Businessman (retired army colonel) Details Other expeditions
Guribadat Singh Somal M 1996 India Climber New Delhi, India Student Details Other expeditions
Ajay Sohal M 1996 India Climber Manali, HP, India Student Details Other expeditions
Ang Kami Sherpa M 1987 Nepal H-A Worker Makalu-9, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Ang Demba Sherpa M 1969 Nepal H-A Worker Walung, Makalu-9, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Ang Tendi Sherpa M 1986 Nepal H-A Worker Waku-4, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions
Kalden Phura Sherpa M 1987 Nepal H-A Worker Pangboche, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Lhakpa/Lakpa Sherpa M 1991 Nepal H-A Worker Makalu-9, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Mingma Dorchi Sherpa M 1987 Nepal H-A Worker Tashigaon, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Mingma Thindu (Hapsi) Sherpa M 1984 Nepal H-A Worker Makalu-9, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Pasang Dorchi Sherpa M 1981 Nepal H-A Worker Walung, Makalu-9, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions

References

2 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
EVER13126 - - http://www.tribuneindia.com/2013/20130610/cth2.htm - - -
EVER13126 - - http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-06-03/others/39713575_1_expedition-team-mount-everest-sherpas - - -