Everest | 2014 S Col-SE Ridge

A UK expedition to Everest in 2014 via S Col-SE Ridge, led by Tim Mosedale. Summit reached on 19th April 2014. 5 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 8420
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID EVER14126
Peak ID EVER
Year 2014
Season 1
Host Country 1
Route 1 S Col-SE Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality UK
Leaders Tim Mosedale
Sponsor Tim Mosedale's 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 -
Approach Pangboche
Basecamp Date 2014-04-19
Summit Date 2014-04-19
Summit Time -
Summit Days 0
Total Days 7
Termination Date 2014-04-26
Termination Reason 14
Termination Notes Abandoned at 5350m due to Sherpa strike
High Point (m) 5350
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(19/04,5350m),xxx
Route Notes Mosedale's Sherpas had taken some loads to C2 prior to the fatal avalanche, which killed 16 Sherpas on 18 April. Mosedale by email on 6 June 2014 We decided to trek out on 25 April and then departed on 26 April. All in all it was becoming an untenable situation and we felt that on the back of some other big teams withdrawing (for various reasons) that we couldn't justify staying. Partly it was becoming a difficult situation to put a positive spin on, but also we would have lost all our allies and we weren't keen on being forced in to teaming up with the remaining teams. We were contemplating to continue. We decided to lie low for a while and had total embargo on any social media in case it got misinterpreted (unlike Joby who two days after the incident updated that he was looking forward to getting back on the hill (since removed) and he was made very unwelcome indeed - a tad tactless one might say). So our Sherpas all returned having had a few days at home and they wanted to go back to work. Unfortunately it became evident that the Sherpas were all getting a bit twitchy about the intimidation, so we considered going into the Icefall ourselves (my team along with Rob Casserley's, Tim Calder's and Henry's privated clients), but then we were advised by our Sirdar that this may cause a problem. We weren't sure whether it was us getting threatened (in which case "bring it on") or that our Sherpas would suffer in some way as a result of our actions. So we decided not to proceed and shortly after that it was time to go home.
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Himalayan Guides
Commercial Route True
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2463236
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
Christopher Robert (Chris) Handy M 1981 UK Climber Sheffield, S Yorkshire, England Master mariner Details Other expeditions
Scott Mackenzie M 1981 UK Climber London, England IT specialist Details Other expeditions
Timothy John (Tim) Mosedale M 1965 UK Leader Keswick, Cumbria, England Alpinist Details Other expeditions
Alexander Edward Staniforth M 1995 UK Climber Kelsall, Cheshire, England Kitchen porter Details Other expeditions
Ellis James Stewart M 1973 UK Climber Hartlepool, Durham, England Self employed (print & design) Details Other expeditions

References

1 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
EVER14126 - Stewart, Ellis J. Everest, It's Not About the Summit Pinnacle Editorial, UK - -