Everest | 2013 S Col-SE Ridge
A USA expedition to Everest in 2013 via S Col-SE Ridge, led by Greg Vernovage. Summit reached on 18th May 2013. 65 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 8074 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | EVER13181 |
| 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 | Greg Vernovage |
| Sponsor | International Mountain Guides (IMG) 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 | Australia, Austria, China, Germany, Japan, Norway, UK |
| Approach | - |
| Basecamp Date | 2013-04-10 |
| Summit Date | 2013-05-18 |
| Summit Time | 0555 |
| Summit Days | 38 |
| Total Days | 35 |
| Termination Date | 2013-05-15 |
| Termination Reason | 1 |
| Termination Notes | - |
| High Point (m) | 8849 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 4 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 6400 |
| Total Members | 42 |
| Summit Members | 20 |
| Member Deaths | 0 |
| Total Hired | 65 |
| Summit Hired | 22 |
| Hired Deaths | 1 |
| 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(10/04,5325m),C1(19/04,6900m),C2(21/04,6700m),C3(29/04,7300m),C4(17/05,7900m),Smt(18,20-21/05) |
| Route Notes | This huge expedition of 42 foreigners and 65 climbing Sherpas lent two of its Sherpas (Pasang Kami and Tsheten Dorje) to the joint rope-fixing effort, and then sent 20 members and 22 Sherpa helpers to the summit in three waves, on the 18th, 20th and 21st of May. The first summit party was a small one who left for the top from C4 at 9:30 pm on 17 May. They were Hamill, Hasenstab, Heggland and Neil with seven Sherpas, Chhedar, Chewang Lendu, Pasang, Pemba, Sonam Dorje, Tashi Tshering and Thunang Lhomi (not a Sherpa). All summited between 5:55 and 7:30 am on the 18th. They were back in C4 between 3:30 and 5:00 that afternoon. Two of these summiters, Niel and Chewang Lendu, went from C4 at the South Col that afternoon over to C4 for Lhotse, which had been established by expedition Sherpas while climbers were going to Everest's summit. The two then summited Lhotse the next day, 19 May. The second Everest summit party started out from C4 at 7:30 and 9:00 pm on the 19th as 13 members and on equal number of Sherpas. But two foreigners Gibson and Merrin, dropped back and their Sherpas retreated with them. The successful members on 20th May were Ackles, Bunce, Hardt, Klitzke, Konow, Mainer, Marshall, Martin, Mauro, Rodgers and Snyder, and the Sherpas who went to the top with them were Danuru, Sona, Nima Thundu, Pasang Sona and Phinjo Dorje. They summited between 4:50 and 7:30 am on the 20th and went down to C2 between 2:00 and 6:30 pm that day except for Hardt who was too exhausted to descend below C4. The third and final party began as a large group of nine members who set out for the summit between 7:30 and 9:00 pm on the 20th. However four of them did not get all the way to the top, so in the end only five summited on 21 May: Anderson, Beede, Ingram, Merle and Meyer, plus an equal number of Sherpas, Ang Gyalzen, Nuru Gyalzen, Pemba Nuru, Phinjo and Tenjing Gyalzen. Oxygen was used by all members attempting the summit in and from C3 to their high points to C2. Their Sherpas used it in and from C4 to their high points to, but not in C4. Non-summiting members: Chris Bergum got to the bottom of the Hillary Step on 21 May, but his hands had become extremely cold, so he went down to C4 instead of continuing to the summit. Nicholas Gibson went to 8300m with the summit party of 19/20 May, but was very tired, turned around and descended to C2. Colin Merrin became too tired and suffered from a head cold, so when he reached 8200m on 19/20 May, he retreated to C2. Ryoko Miyazaki got to 200m below the South Summit on 21 May when he realized he was too tired to get to the summit and return safely, so he also descended to C2. Ms. Ning Ting reached 300m above the Balcony on 21 May, was too tired to continue, and went back to C2. Robert Smothers was another who became too exhausted to go to the summit; he got to 200 below the South Summit on 21 May, then retreated to C2. Death: Da Rita Sherpa, 25/11/76, Phortse, died of a heart problem in C3 on 5 May. Sherpa summiters: Ang Gyalzen Sherpa, 18/3/83, Garma-3, Solu Cheddar Sherpa, 19/12/63, Sisuwa-9, Sankhuwasabha Chhewang Lendu Sherpa, 19/4/80, Phortse Danuru Sherpa, 19/5/58, Phortse Dawa Tenzing Sherpa, 14/5/80, Khumjung Karma Rita Sherpa, 21/1/76, Phortse Lhakpa Bhote, 5/11/70, Hatiya-3, Sankhuwasabha Mingma Chhiring Sherpa, 26/4/72, Phortse Mingma Sona Sherpa, 24/2/91, Phortse Ngima Karma Sherpa, 29/6/83, Phortse Nima Thundu Sherpa, 20/4/80, Dingboche Nuru Gyalzen Sherpa, 18/8/73, Phortse Pasang Sherpa, 6/10/74, Sisuwa-9, Sankhuwasabha Pasang Kami Sherpa, 2/9/89, Phortse Pasang Sona Sherpa, 18/9/96, Phortse Pemba Sherpa, 21/8/91, Phortse Pemba Nuru Sherpa, 7/10/81, Khumjung Phinjo Sherpa, 23/4/71, Phortse Phinjo Dorje Sherpa, 3/9/86, Pangboche Sonam Dorje Sherpa, 14/4/88, Phortse Tashi Tsheri Sherpa, 23/12/90, Pangboche Tenjing Gyalzen Sherpa, 30/10/96, Phortse Thunang Lhomi, 1/8/86, Hatiya-3, Sankhuwasabha Tsheten Dorje Sherpa, 28/4/79, Pangboche Sherpa-Client pairings: Cheddar Sherpa with Knut Heggland (May 18) Chhewang Lendu Sherpa with Paul Niel (May 18 Everest, May 19 Lhotse) Karma Rita Sherpa with Roger Snyder (May 20) Mingma Chhiring Sherpa with Dave Mauro (May 20) Phinjo Dorje Sherpa with David Rogers (May 20) Danaru Sherpa with Rob Marshall (May 20) Ngima Karma Sherpa with Christian Konow (May 20) Mingma Sona Sherpa with Andrew Ackles (May 20) Dawa Tenzing Sherpa with Kyle Martin (May 20) Lakpa Bhote with Ty Hardt (May 20) Nima Thundu Sherpa with Marshall Klitzke (May 20) Pemba Nuru Sherpa with Dan Meyer (May 21) Nuru Gyalzen Sherpa with John Beede (May 21) Phinjo Sherpa with Doug Ingram (May 21) |
| Accidents | Bergum slight frostbite; Sherpa fatal illness (Da Rita Sherpa died of a heart problem in C3 on 5 May) |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | Beyul Adventure |
| Commercial Route | True |
| Standard Route | True |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | False |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2462899 |
| Year | 2013 |
| Summit Success | True |
| O2 Summary | Used |
| Route (lowercase) | s col-se ridge |
Members
65 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Michael (Drew) Ackles | M | 1983 | USA | Climber | Daleville, Alabama | Helicopter pilot | Details Other expeditions |
| Peter Novak Anderson | M | 1979 | USA | Assistant Leader | Missoula, Montana | Alpine guide & nurse | Details Other expeditions |
| John Ryan Beede | M | 1982 | USA | Climber | Henderson, Nevada | Marketing | Details Other expeditions |
| Christian Olson Bergum | M | 1993 | USA | Climber | Victorville, California | Architect | Details Other expeditions |
| Maximillien Peter (Max) Bunce | M | 1977 | USA | Assistant Leader | Boulder, Colorado | Alpine guide | Details Other expeditions |
| Michael Roy Chambers | M | 1986 | USA | Climber | Westport, Michigan | Non-profit management guide | Details Other expeditions |
| Edward John Dohring | M | 1957 | USA | Climber | Paradise Valley, Arizona | Physician (surgeon) | Details Other expeditions |
| Erica Jacqueline Dohring | F | 1991 | USA | Climber | Paradise Valley, Arizona | Student | Details Other expeditions |
| Slayden Martin Douthitt | M | 1945 | USA | Climber | Jackson, Kentucky | Merchant | Details Other expeditions |
| Carl Dean Duester | M | 1957 | USA | Climber | University Place, Washington | Habitat for Humanity site manager | Details Other expeditions |
| Nicholas Ryan Turner Gibson | M | 1976 | USA | Climber | Atlanta, Georgia | Para-rescuer | Details Other expeditions |
| Michael Aaron Hamill | M | 1977 | USA | Climber | Seattle, Washington | Alpine guide | Details Other expeditions |
| Ty Wilson Hardt | M | 1966 | USA | Climber | Mt. McKinley, Alaska | Communications | Details Other expeditions |
| Angela Serio Harney | F | 1980 | USA | Climber | Amarillo, Texas | Pharmacist | Details Other expeditions |
| Seth Terrance Harney | M | 1986 | USA | Climber | Amarillo, Texas | Carpenter | Details Other expeditions |
| Michael James Hasenstab | M | 1973 | USA | Climber | San Francisco, California | Investor | Details Other expeditions |
| Knut Heggland | M | 1979 | Norway | Climber | Lillesand, Norway | Psychologist | Details Other expeditions |
| James Douglas (Doug) Ingram | M | 1948 | USA | Climber | Colorado Springs, Colorado | Sport administrator | Details Other expeditions |
| Fei-Biao Jin | M | 1960 | China | Climber | Kunming, Yunnan, China | Businessman | Details Other expeditions |
| Marshall Wayne Klitzke | M | 1982 | USA | Climber | Colorado Springs, Colorado | Pilot | Details Other expeditions |
| Christian Gerhard Konow | M | 1975 | Germany | Climber | Berlin, Germany | Civil servant | Details Other expeditions |
| Jie Li | M | 1959 | China | Climber | Kunming, Yunnan, China | Businessman | Details Other expeditions |
| Aaron Fisher Mainer | M | 1981 | USA | Assistant Leader | Enumclaw, Washington | Alpine guide | Details Other expeditions |
| Robert Morris (Rob) Marshall | M | 1978 | USA | Climber | Mercer Island, Washington | Air force pilot | Details Other expeditions |
| Kyle Emerson Martin | M | 1983 | USA | Climber | Yorktown, Virginia | Air force pilot | Details Other expeditions |
| David Jon Mauro | M | 1962 | USA | Climber | Bellingham, Washington | Financial planner | Details Other expeditions |
| Fraser Leith McKenzie | M | 1962 | Australia | Climber | Perth, WA, Australia | Federal police officer | Details Other expeditions |
| Justin Reese Merle | M | 1978 | USA | Assistant Leader | Bellingham, Washington | Alpine guide | Details Other expeditions |
| Colin Moran Merrin | M | 1984 | USA | Climber | Colorado Springs, Colorado | US Air Force officer | Details Other expeditions |
| Daniel Gary Meyer | M | 1978 | USA | Climber | Littleton, Colorado | Delivery driver | Details Other expeditions |
| Ryoko Miyazaki | F | 1970 | Japan | Climber | New York, New York | Accountant | Details Other expeditions |
| Paul Niel | M | 1978 | Austria | Climber | Hong Kong | Financial expert | Details Other expeditions |
| Ting Ning | F | 1984 | China | Climber | Kunming, Yunnan, China | Businesswoman | Details Other expeditions |
| Dwight Gaithel Rodgers. Jr. | M | 1966 | USA | Climber | Raleigh, North Carolina | Attorney | Details Other expeditions |
| Robert Wayne Smothers | M | 1967 | USA | Climber | Seattle, Washington | Programmer | Details Other expeditions |
| Roger Grant Snyder | M | 1964 | USA | Climber | Salmon, Idaho | Consultant | Details Other expeditions |
| Stephen Kent Stewart | M | 1956 | USA | Climber | Birmingham, Alabama | Attorney | Details Other expeditions |
| Victoria Louise Tracey | F | 1975 | UK | Climber | Chicago, Illinois | Management consultant | Details Other expeditions |
| Cesar Vasquez | M | 1956 | USA | Climber | New York, New York | Manager | Details Other expeditions |
| Gregory (Greg) Vernovage | M | 1972 | USA | Leader | Ashford, Washington | Alpine guide | Details Other expeditions |
| Valari Boker Wedel | F | 1960 | USA | Climber | Edmond, Oklahoma | Nursing school staff member | Details Other expeditions |
| Xiao-Yu Yang | M | 1984 | China | Climber | Dalian, Yunnan, China | Businessman | Details Other expeditions |
| Ang Gyalzen Sherpa | M | 1983 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Garma-3, Solukhumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Chhedar Sherpa | M | 1963 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Sisuwa-9, Makalu-Barun | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Chhewang Lendu (Tsewang Lendu) Sherpa | M | 1980 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Phortse, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Da Nuru (Dawa Nuru/Norbu) Sherpa | M | 1959 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Phortse, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Dawa Tenzing (Dawa Tenji) Sherpa | M | 1980 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Khumjung, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Karma Rita Sherpa | M | 1976 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Phortse, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Lhakpa Bhote | M | 1970 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Hatiya-3, Makalu-Barun | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Mingma Tshering (Mingma Chhiring) Sherpa | M | 1972 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Phortse, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Mingma Sona Sherpa | M | 1991 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Phortse, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Nima Karma Sherpa | M | 1983 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Phortse, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Nima Thundu Sherpa | M | 1980 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Pangboche, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Nuru Gyalzen Sherpa | M | 1973 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Phortse, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Pasang Sherpa | M | 1974 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Sisuwa-9, Makalu-Barun | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Pasang Sona Sherpa | M | 1996 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Phortse, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Pemba Sherpa | M | 1991 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Phortse, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Pemba Nuru Sherpa | M | 1980 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Khumjung, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Phinzo/Phinjo Sherpa | M | 1971 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Phortse, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Phinjo Dorje (Finjo Dorje) Sherpa | M | 1986 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Pangboche, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Sonam Dorje Sherpa | M | 1988 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Phortse, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Tashi Tshering (Tashi Tsiri) Sherpa | M | 1990 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Pangboche, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Tenjing Gyalzen Sherpa | M | 1996 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Phortse, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Thunang Lhomi Bhote | M | 1986 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Hungung, Hatiya-1, Makalu-Barun | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Da Rita Sherpa | M | 1976 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Phortse, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
References
3 recorded references.
| Expedition ID | Journal | Author | Title | Publisher | Citation | Yak 94 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EVER13181 | - | - | http://amarillo.com/news/2013-06-15/amarilloans-escape-treacherous-mountain-voyage-intact-barely | - | - | - |
| EVER13181 | - | - | http://ruggedtales.wordpress.com/category/everest-base-camp/ | - | - | - |
| EVER13181 | - | - | http://www.mountainguides.com/everest-south13.shtml | - | - | - |