Everest | 2013 S Col-SE Ridge
A India expedition to Everest in 2013 via S Col-SE Ridge, led by Somit Joshi. Summit reached on 21st May 2013. 16 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 7983 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | EVER13132 |
| 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 | Somit Joshi |
| Sponsor | SSB (Border Police Force) Mount 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 | 2013-04-15 |
| Summit Date | 2013-05-21 |
| Summit Time | 0945 |
| Summit Days | 36 |
| Total Days | 42 |
| Termination Date | 2013-05-27 |
| Termination Reason | 1 |
| Termination Notes | - |
| High Point (m) | 8849 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 4 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 0 |
| Total Members | 10 |
| Summit Members | 5 |
| Member Deaths | 0 |
| Total Hired | 6 |
| 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 | - |
| Campsites | BC(15/04,5350m),C1(27/04,6000m),C2(28/04,6500m),C3(09/05,7200m),C4(20/05,7900m),Smt(21/05) |
| Route Notes | SSB = Seema Sastra Bal (Border Police Force) BC 15 Apr 5350m C1 27 Apr 6000m C2 28 Apr 6500m C3 04 May 7200m C4 20 May 7900m Smt 21 May by Joshi, Chandola, Tame, Negi, Tyagi, Pasang, Dawa Rita, Mingmar Dorje, Pemba Chhiri, Ngima Tashi, Dhan Kubir Rai at 9:45 am. Summit team started at 8:30 pm on 20 May. Perfect weather. Waiting time between Balcony and South Summit. Team summited at 9:45 am and spent 2 hours on the summit, then descended to C4, where they arrived at 6 pm. On 22 May they descended to C2, where they arrived at 3 pm. They spent another night at C2 as both Chandola and Negi had slight problems with their eyes. They put some dressing on and they were able to descend to BC on 24 May. Parmar reached C2 on 28 April. He stayed for two nights, but was struggling with altitude. He stayed at BC for rest of expedition. Oxygen: Taken and used from C3 to top to C3 by members From C4 to top to C4 by Sherpas Sherpas: Pasang, Jiri, Dolakha, 11/8/75 Mingmar Dorje, Gudel-9, Solu, 28/6/81 Dawa Rita, Paiya, Jubing, Solu, 19/11/72 Pemba Chhiri, Paiya, Jubing, Solu, 10/3/84 Dhan Kubir Rai, Bung-4, Solu, (2033/10/7) 20/01/77, 1st time smt Ngima Tashi, Gudel-4, (2045/8/10) 25/11/88, 1st time smt |
| Accidents | Snowblindness for Negi and Chandola |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | Himalaya Expeditions |
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tame (Man) Bagang | M | 1977 | India | Climber | East Kameng, Arunachal Pradesh, India | Indian border police | Details Other expeditions |
| Subodh Kumar Chandola | M | 1970 | India | Climber | Bhowali, Uttarakhand, India | Government servant | Details Other expeditions |
| Somit Joshi | M | 1970 | India | Leader | Almora, Uttarakhand, India | Border police | Details Other expeditions |
| Vinod Singh Negi | M | 1985 | India | Climber | Rudraprayag, Uttarakhand, India | Indian border police | Details Other expeditions |
| Kushal Kumar Parmar | M | 1984 | India | Climber | Hoshiarpur, Punjab, India | Indian border police | Details Other expeditions |
| Rahul Kumar Tyagi | M | 1986 | India | Climber | Bijnor, UP, India | Indian border police | Details Other expeditions |
| Umed Singh Bisht | M | 1962 | India | BC Support | Uttarakhand, India | Indian border police | Details Other expeditions |
| Abir Chowdhury | M | 1979 | India | BC Support | Uttarakhand, India | Indian border police | Details Other expeditions |
| Jagdish Chandra Singh Kapkoti | M | 1962 | India | BC Support | Uttarakhand, India | Indian border police | Details Other expeditions |
| Mohammad Tasoom Magrey | M | 1982 | India | BC Support | Uttarakhand, India | Indian border police | Details Other expeditions |
| Pasang Sherpa | M | 1975 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Jiri, Dolakha | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Dawa Rita Sherpa | M | 1972 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Paiya, Jubing-7, Solukhumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Mingmar Dorje Sherpa | M | 1981 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Gudel-9, Solukhumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Pemba Chhiri Sherpa | M | 1984 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Paiya, Jubing-7, Solukhumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Ngima Tashi Sherpa | M | 1988 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Gudel-4, Solukhumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Dhan Kubir Rai | M | 1977 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Bung-4, Solukhumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
References
0 recorded references.