Everest | 2015 S Col-SE Ridge

A New Zealand expedition to Everest in 2015 via S Col-SE Ridge, led by Russell Brice. Summit reached on 12th April 2015. 32 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 8792
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID EVER15123
Peak ID EVER
Year 2015
Season 1
Host Country 1
Route 1 S Col-SE Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality New Zealand
Leaders Russell Brice
Sponsor Himalayan Experience (Himex) 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, Japan, Poland, UK, USA
Approach -
Basecamp Date 2015-04-10
Summit Date 2015-04-12
Summit Time -
Summit Days 2
Total Days 26
Termination Date 2015-05-06
Termination Reason 14
Termination Notes Abandoned at 6100m due to earthquake
High Point (m) 6100
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 0
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 15
Summit Members 0
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 17
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 Summited Lobuche East by all members
Campsites BC(10/04,5350m),xxx.Mbrs(19/04,5500m),xxx.Shrpas(12-19/04,6100m)
Route Notes The Himex Everest and Lhotse expeditions were early arrivals at BC: their camp was established on 10 April. The members went next to Lobuche East to acclimatize, and all summited it on 14 April. Then they returned to Everest BC on the 18th. The next day one Everest member, Julian Mountain, ventured into the Icefall as far as the "football field" at about 5500m. Meanwhile their Sherpas moved up to C1 to dump loads and descend to BC from the 12th to the 19th. But there was no significant movement of these members or Sherpas on Everest or Lhotse any higher. The earthquake hit the area of the 25th of April. The Icefall doctors, the Sherpas who install the fixed ropes up to C2, fled and climbing came to an abrupt halt. The Himex climbers were evacuated from C1 and BC on 6 May in an orientation that began with the Himex Makalu team's evacuation from Hillary BC by helicopters that then picked up the Khumbu teams and flew all of them to Kathmandu.
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Mountain Experience
Commercial Route True
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2459140
Year 2015
Summit Success False
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) s col-se ridge

Members

32 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Robert Craig Ross M 1958 UK Climber London, England Actuary Details Other expeditions
Russell Reginald Brice M 1952 New Zealand Leader London, England Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Nicholas Jan (Nick) Cienski M 1966 Canada Climber Baltimore, Maryland Innovative designer Details Other expeditions
Ellen Marie Gallant F 1966 USA Climber Park City, Utah Cardiologist Details Other expeditions
Jaroslaw Piotr Gawrysiak M 1973 Poland Climber Warsaw, Poland IT specialist Details Other expeditions
Peter Robert King M 1966 New Zealand Climber Papakura, New Zealand Company director Details Other expeditions
David Marshall McGrain M 1963 USA Climber Austin, Texas Real estate business Details Other expeditions
Susumu Motoike M 1959 Japan Climber Kumamoto, Japan Physician Details Other expeditions
Julian David Mountain M 1965 UK Climber Gaddesden Row, Hertford, England Investment company director Details Other expeditions
Elia Saikaly M 1978 Canada Climber Ottawa, Ontario Film-maker Details Other expeditions
Takayasu Semba M 1964 Japan Climber Nihonbashi, Tokyo, Japan IT business consultant Details Other expeditions
Richard Grant Hunter M 1985 New Zealand Climbing Guide Queenstown, Otago, New Zealand Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Michael Patrick Madden M 1978 New Zealand Climbing Guide Queenstown, Otago, New Zealand Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Shinji Tamura M 1966 Japan Climbing Guide Zermatt, Valais, Switzerland Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Mark Wynton Woodward M 1963 New Zealand Climbing Guide Queenstown, New Zealand Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Phurba Tashi Sherpa M 1971 Nepal Sirdar Khumjung, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Ang Karma Sherpa M 1964 Nepal H-A Worker Phortse, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Dawa Tenzing/Tenjing Sherpa M 1996 Nepal H-A Worker Pare, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Gyalzen Dorje (Gyaljen Dorje) Sherpa M 1988 Nepal H-A Worker Phortse, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Lakpa Nuru Sherpa M 1962 Nepal H-A Worker Khumjung/Phortse, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Lhakpa Nuru Sherpa M 1980 Nepal H-A Worker Phortse, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Pasang Nima Sherpa M 1992 Nepal H-A Worker Phortse, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Nima Tshering (Ngima Chhiri) Sherpa M 1972 Nepal H-A Worker Phortse, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Nima Wangchu Sherpa M 1974 Nepal H-A Worker Phortse, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Nima Tenzing (Ngima Tenjing) Sherpa M 1991 Nepal H-A Worker Phortse, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Ngima Sona (Nima Sona) Sherpa M 1970 Nepal H-A Worker Phortse, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Phura Namgya Sherpa M 1987 Nepal H-A Worker Khumjung, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Rita Dorje (Ang Rita Dorje) Sherpa M 1977 Nepal H-A Worker Phortse, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Sonam Tashi Sherpa M 1990 Nepal H-A Worker Phortse, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Son Dorje Sherpa M 1963 Nepal H-A Worker Phortse, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Tenjing Gyalzen Sherpa M 1996 Nepal H-A Worker Phortse, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Urken Lendu (Urgen Tenzing) Sherpa M 1993 Nepal H-A Worker Phortse, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions

References

1 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
EVER15123 - - http://himalayanexperience.com/newsletters/everest-2015#sthash.6szroWuK.dpbs - - -