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.