Everest | 2014 S Col-SE Ridge

A USA expedition to Everest in 2014 via S Col-SE Ridge, led by Damian Benegas. Summit reached on 17th April 2014. 5 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 8418
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID EVER14118
Peak ID EVER
Year 2014
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 Everest Expedition 2014
Success 1 False
Success 2 False
Success 3 False
Success 4 False
Ascent 1 -
Ascent 2 -
Ascent 3 -
Ascent 4 -
Claimed False
Disputed False
Countries Canada, Germany, Guatemala, USA
Approach Pangboche
Basecamp Date 2014-04-11
Summit Date 2014-04-17
Summit Time -
Summit Days 6
Total Days 14
Termination Date 2014-04-25
Termination Reason 6
Termination Notes Abandoned at 5800m due to fatal avalanche
High Point (m) 5800
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 0
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 5
Summit Members 0
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 5
Summit Hired 0
Hired Deaths 0
No Hired False
O2 Used False
O2 None True
O2 Climb False
O2 Descent False
O2 Sleep False
O2 Medical False
O2 Taken False
O2 Unknown False
Other Summits -
Campsites BC(11/04,5350m),xxx(17/04,5800m)
Route Notes The day before the deadly avalanche, the team (apart from Mix) went on an acclimatization hike through the icefall. They reached the football field and then went back to BC. Mix did not join the rest of the team as he had flown to Kathmandu for a few days. He needed good internet connection to send his PhD thesis to his university. When the avalanche hit, Benegas and three of his Sherpas were involved in the rescue efforts while Baumann, who is a physician, helped treating the injured people in the HRA clinic. The team did not consider carrying on as on 19 April Benegas realized that 200m of icefall were subject to great danger when he was searching for missing bodies.
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency High Altitude Dreams
Commercial Route True
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2463234
Year 2014
Summit Success False
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) s col-se ridge

Members

5 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
John Paul Bailey M 1968 Canada Climber New York, New York Retired stock trader Details Other expeditions
Matthias Baumann M 1971 Germany Climber Tuebingen, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany Physician Details Other expeditions
Damian Benegas M 1968 USA Leader Sandy, Utah Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Hari Thomas Mix M 1985 USA Climber Palo Alto, California Earth science PhD student/lecturer Details Other expeditions
Barbara Padilla Del Aguila F 1985 Guatemala Climber Guatemala City, Guatemala Alpinist Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.