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