Everest | 2013 S Col-SE Ridge

A Nepal expedition to Everest in 2013 via S Col-SE Ridge, led by Arjun Karki. Summit reached on 19th May 2013. 2 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	8075
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	EVER13182
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2013
Season	1
Host Country	1
Route 1	S Col-SE Ridge
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	Nepal
Leaders	Arjun Karki
Sponsor	Arjun Karki 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	See route notes
Basecamp Date	2013-04-05
Summit Date	2013-05-19
Summit Time	0430
Summit Days	44
Total Days	46
Termination Date	2013-05-21
Termination Reason	1
Termination Notes	-
High Point (m)	8849
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	3
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	1
Summit Members	1
Member Deaths	0
Total Hired	1
Summit Hired	1
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(05/04,5500m),C2(28/04,6400m),C3(16/05,7100m),C4(17/05,8000m),Smt(19/05)
Route Notes	Approach: Dhulikhel, Handichaur, Mude, Tamakoshi, Jiri, Bamti Bhandar, Lamjura, Sailung, Nunthala, Boksa, Lukla, Phakding, Namche, Tengboche. Karki and his Sherpa left C1 at 7:30 pm on 18 May for summit. The team reached summit at 4:30 am on 19 May, stayed on summit for about 60 minutes, then descended C4 where they arrived around 12 noon. They rested at C4 for two hours and went down to C2 where they arrived at around 8 pm. Next day 19 May went to BC. Karki team first attempt started at 8 pm on 17 May from C4. At about 300m above C4 Karki felt that his toes were getting numb and returned to C4. Sherpa: Ningma Sherpa, Makalu
Accidents	-
Achievement	1st cinema actor to summit; claimed he did Shirshasan (yoga on the top); climbed as guide to avoid paying royalty
Agency	Seven Summit Treks
Commercial Route	True
Standard Route	True
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	False
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2462900
Year	2013
Summit Success	True
O2 Summary	Used
Route (lowercase)	s col-se ridge

Members

Field	Value
ID	59126
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER13182
Member ID	01
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2013
Season	1
First Name	Arjun
Last Name	Karki
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1979
Calculated Age	33
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	Leader
Residence	Bajaya Basti, Sanepa, Lalitpur
Occupation	Cinema actor, martial arts and wrestler
Leader	True
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8849
Summit Date 1	2013-05-19
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0430
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	True
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	C3 to smt to C3
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	Originally from Bahuni-5, Morang
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2442114
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	arjun karki
Year of Birth	1979
Year	2013
Age at Expedition	34
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	59127
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER13182
Member ID	02
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2013
Season	1
First Name	Ningma
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	0
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Makalu-Barun
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	True
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8849
Summit Date 1	2013-05-19
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0430
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	C4 to smt to C4
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	-62
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	ningma sherpa
Year of Birth	-
Year	2013
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Hired

2 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Arjun Karki	M	1979	Nepal	Leader	Bajaya Basti, Sanepa, Lalitpur	Cinema actor, martial arts and wrestler	Details Other expeditions
Ningma Sherpa	M	-	Nepal	H-A Worker	Makalu-Barun	-	Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.