Everest | 2013 S Col-SE Ridge

A USA expedition to Everest in 2013 via S Col-SE Ridge, led by Damian Benegas. Summit reached on 23rd May 2013. 6 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 7985
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID EVER13136
Peak ID EVER
Year 2013
Season 1
Host Country 1
Route 1 S Col-SE Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality USA
Leaders Damian Benegas
Sponsor Benegas Brothers Expeditions (BBE) Everest 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 Argentina, Brazil
Approach -
Basecamp Date 2013-04-13
Summit Date 2013-05-23
Summit Time 0515
Summit Days 40
Total Days 43
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 3
Summit Members 2
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 3
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(13/04,5350m),C1(21/04,6000m),C2(23/04,6400m),C3(21/05,7300m),C4(22/05,7900m),Smt(23/05)
Route Notes BC 13 Apr 5350m C1 12 Apr 6000m C2 23 Apr 6400m C3 21 May 7300m C4 22 May 7900m Smt 23 May by Benegas, Dos Reis, Lhakpa Gyalzen, Ang Gyalgen (Rinji) at 5:15 am. Summit team and Ribaya with Phura Gyalzen left South Col at 9 pm. It was calm. Not many people on the route. They let the Himex group pass. As they were too fast [to get to the summit at sunrise], they waited at the South Summit, Hillary Step and Bishop Rock to slow down. They summited at 5:15 am and spent about 10 minutes on the summit. It was cold and windy. They saw the Bangladeshi dead climber [Mohammad Khaled Hossain] just below the South Summit. They descended to C4, where they arrived at 10:30 am. They rested there until 12 noon and descended to C2, where they arrived at 7 pm. On 24 May to BC. Ribaya reached 8300m. He was too tired to carry on and turned back at 11 pm together with Phura Gyalzen. They descended to C4. He waited for the summit team and descended to C2 with them. Oxygen: Taken and used from C3 to summit to C3 by members and Sherpas Sherpas: Phura Gyalzen (Phurba Gyalzen), 24/1/84, Pangkoma, Solu Ang Gyalzen (Ang Geljen, Rinji), Kharikhola, 24/6/73 Lhakpa Gyalzen, Paiya, Jubing, Solukhumbu, 20/7/74
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency High Altitude Dreams
Commercial Route True
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2462859
Year 2013
Summit Success True
O2 Summary Used
Route (lowercase) s col-se ridge

Members

6 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Damian Benegas M 1968 USA Leader Sandy, Utah Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Jefferson Dos Reis M 1970 Brazil Climber Barveri, Sao Paulo, Brazil Empresario Details Other expeditions
Luis Felipe Ribaya M 1977 Argentina Climber Buenos Aires, Argentina Banker (financial analyst) Details Other expeditions
Phura Gyalzen (Phurba Gyalzen) Sherpa M 1984 Nepal H-A Worker Pangkoma, Jubing-9, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions
Ang Gyalzen (Ang Geljen, Rinji) Sherpa M 1973 Nepal H-A Worker Kharikhola, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions
Lhakpa Gyalzen Sherpa M 1974 Nepal H-A Worker Paiya, Jubing-7, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.