Everest | 2014 S Col-SE Ridge

A USA expedition to Everest in 2014 via S Col-SE Ridge, led by Eric Murphy. Summit reached on 18th April 2014. 15 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 8484
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID EVER14150
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 Eric Murphy
Sponsor Alpine Ascents International (AAI) 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, Turkey, UK
Approach -
Basecamp Date 2014-04-13
Summit Date 2014-04-18
Summit Time -
Summit Days 5
Total Days 9
Termination Date 2014-04-22
Termination Reason 6
Termination Notes Abandoned at 58000m due to fatal avalanche
High Point (m) 5800
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 0
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 11
Summit Members 0
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 4
Summit Hired 0
Hired Deaths 3
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(13/04),xxx(18/04,5800m)
Route Notes Not above BC except Murphy and Horst and then only to Icefall to rescue Sherpas. The avalanche fatal to 16 Sherpas was caused by a serac breaking off from the lower west shoulder at 6:45 am on 18 April. Five Sherpas working with this team and with the associated NBC team led by Ben Jones were killed in this icefall disaster. They were Tshering Chottar Sherpa, Nima Sherpa and Ang Tshiri Sherpa with this team and Dorji Sherpa and Mingma Nuru with the NBC group. Murphy, Horst and Lhakpa Rita Sherpa went into the Icefall to take part in rescuing Sherpas hit by the avalanche. They rescued first those who could walk despite their broken arms, wounded the bodies of the dead. They stayed in the Icefall for two hours, 45 minutes (not nearly as long as other rescuers, who stayed until 2:00 pm). The Sherpas had been unhappy about the way the "Icefall Doctors" had made the route, installing only one leader in places where there should have been two, for example. They felt that the route should have received more attention, in that it had not been up to the quality of the past. But this was not the major factor in the refusal of the Sherpas to resume climbing after the fatal avlanche. The deaths of their collegues were what led them to stop. Some Sherpas at first were willing to resume the climb, but their eyes and body language showed their extreme reluctance, following all the deaths. Most foreigers did want to go back, and many said they intended to return to Everest as soon as they could manage. (The Nepelese government reportedly offered new permits for climbs within the next five years). This team's members concluded that they would not resume their climb this spring out of respect for their team's Sherpas and the other dead Sherpas. The first four members to leave flew out of BC in a helicopter on 21 April. The leader, Murphy, walked out to Lukla on the 22nd. Others were still there, using the BC for an attempt to climb nearby Lobuche East. Note: three AAI Sherpas were among the avalanche victims: Ang Tsiri Sherpa, Thami, Namche-7 Nima Sherpa, Namche-9 Tenzing Chhotar Sherpa, Namche-9, 24/11/1989
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Shangri-La Nepal Treks
Commercial Route True
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2463235
Year 2014
Summit Success False
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) s col-se ridge

Members

15 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
John David Burns M 1963 USA Climber Port Ludlow, Washington Business owner (glass production sales) Details Other expeditions
Michael Lee Girard M 1958 USA Climber Morrison, Colorado Emergency physician Details Other expeditions
James Michael Horst M 1978 USA Deputy Leader Squamish, British Columbia Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Stephen Kevin Jones M 1966 Canada Climber Toronto, Ontario Management consultant Details Other expeditions
James Winfield Lumberg M 1965 USA Climber Winnetka, Illinois Financial technology entrepreneur (business owner) Details Other expeditions
Edward Anthony McCullough M 1955 USA Climber Seattle, Washington Attorney Details Other expeditions
Fiona Jane Joyce Muntz F 1980 UK Climber London, England Works in financial industry Details Other expeditions
Eric Douglas Murphy M 1971 USA Leader Clinton, Washington Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Magali Rose-Marie Salomon F 1964 USA/Switzerland Climber Mill Valley, California Financial advisor Details Other expeditions
Joel Curtis Schauer M 1960 USA Climber Hawthorn Woods, Illinois General manager of rubber industries Details Other expeditions
Gulnur Tumbat F 1975 Turkey Climber Emeryville, California Professor of marketing (San Francisco State University) Details Other expeditions
Ang Tshiri Sherpa M - Nepal H-A Cook Thamo, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Ngima Sherpa M 1986 Nepal H-A Worker Taksindu-3, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions
Lhakpa Rita Sherpa M 1966 Nepal H-A Worker Thami, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Tenzing Chhetar Sherpa M 1989 Nepal H-A Worker Yilajung, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions

References

1 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
EVER14150 - - https://www.outsideonline.com/1924596/everests-darkest-year - - -