Everest | 2015 S Col-SE Ridge

A USA expedition to Everest in 2015 via S Col-SE Ridge, led by Jacob Schmitz. Summit reached on 20th April 2015. 5 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	8802
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	EVER15121
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2015
Season	1
Host Country	1
Route 1	S Col-SE Ridge
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	USA
Leaders	Jacob Schmitz
Sponsor	Mountain Trip Everest Expedition 2015
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	2015-04-14
Summit Date	2015-04-20
Summit Time	-
Summit Days	6
Total Days	23
Termination Date	2015-05-07
Termination Reason	14
Termination Notes	Abandoned at 6400m due to earthquake
High Point (m)	6400
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	0
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	2
Summit Members	0
Member Deaths	0
Total Hired	3
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	True
O2 Unknown	False
Other Summits	-
Campsites	BC(14/04,5350m),xxx.Mbrs(23/04,5650m),xxx.Shrpas(20/04,6400m)
Route Notes	BC 14/04 5350m HPt 23/04 5650m by Schmitz and Holder 20/04 6400m by Sherpas. Schmitz and Holder reached their high point in the Icefall during an acclimatization climb. When the earthquake occurred Schmitz was in his tent and Holder had flown to Lukla on 24 April as he had not been feeling well and tried to recover there. Holder never came back to BC and Schmitz spent 13 days at BC after the quake to clean up and take down his camp.
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	Expedition Himalaya
Commercial Route	True
Standard Route	True
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	False
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2459148
Year	2015
Summit Success	False
O2 Summary	None
Route (lowercase)	s col-se ridge

Members

Field	Value
ID	63695
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER15121
Member ID	01
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2015
Season	1
First Name	Jacob Francis
Last Name	Schmitz
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1975
Calculated Age	39
Citizenship	USA
Status	Leader
Residence	Bend, Oregon
Occupation	Alpine guide
Leader	True
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	5650
Summit Date 1	2015-04-23
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
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	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
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	1
Summit Term	18
HCN	0
Checksum	2440741
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	jacob francis schmitz
Year of Birth	1975
Year	2015
Age at Expedition	40
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	63741
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER15121
Member ID	02
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2015
Season	1
First Name	Scott Parker
Last Name	Holder
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1965
Calculated Age	49
Citizenship	USA
Status	Climber
Residence	Santa Rosa, California
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	5650
Summit Date 1	2015-04-23
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
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	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
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	1
Summit Term	9
HCN	0
Checksum	2436971
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	scott parker holder
Year of Birth	1965
Year	2015
Age at Expedition	50
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	63999
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER15121
Member ID	04
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2015
Season	1
First Name	Da Ongchhu (Dawangchu)
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1979
Calculated Age	35
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Kurima, Lokhim-9, Solukhumbu
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	True
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	6400
Summit Date 1	2015-04-20
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
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	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
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	1
Summit Term	18
HCN	0
Checksum	2441986
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	da ongchhu (dawangchu) sherpa
Year of Birth	1979
Year	2015
Age at Expedition	36
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	64000
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER15121
Member ID	03
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2015
Season	1
First Name	Da Nuru (Danurbu)
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1983
Calculated Age	32
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Kurima, Lokhim-9, Solukhumbu
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	True
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	6400
Summit Date 1	2015-04-20
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
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	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
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	1
Summit Term	18
HCN	0
Checksum	2443403
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	da nuru (danurbu) sherpa
Year of Birth	1983
Year	2015
Age at Expedition	32
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	64001
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER15121
Member ID	05
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2015
Season	1
First Name	Samden
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1988
Calculated Age	27
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Bakachol-9, Khotang
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	True
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	6400
Summit Date 1	2015-04-20
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
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	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
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	1
Summit Term	18
HCN	0
Checksum	2445187
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	samden sherpa
Year of Birth	1988
Year	2015
Age at Expedition	27
Role	Hired

5 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Jacob Francis Schmitz	M	1975	USA	Leader	Bend, Oregon	Alpine guide	Details Other expeditions
Scott Parker Holder	M	1965	USA	Climber	Santa Rosa, California	-	Details Other expeditions
Da Ongchhu (Dawangchu) Sherpa	M	1979	Nepal	H-A Worker	Kurima, Lokhim-9, Solukhumbu	-	Details Other expeditions
Da Nuru (Danurbu) Sherpa	M	1983	Nepal	H-A Worker	Kurima, Lokhim-9, Solukhumbu	-	Details Other expeditions
Samden Sherpa	M	1988	Nepal	H-A Worker	Bakachol-9, Khotang	-	Details Other expeditions

References

Field	Value
ID	9292
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	EVER15121
Reference ID	01
Year	2015
Type	5
Journal	-
Author	-
Title	http://mountaintrip.com/location/everest/2015-everest-expedition/
Publisher	-
Publication Date	-
Language	-
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

1 recorded references.

Expedition ID	Journal	Author	Title	Publisher	Citation	Yak 94
EVER15121	-	-	http://mountaintrip.com/location/everest/2015-everest-expedition/	-	-	-