Everest | 2015 S Col-SE Ridge

A UK expedition to Everest in 2015 via S Col-SE Ridge, led by Richard Gale. Summit reached on 25th April 2015. 33 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 8735
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID EVER15126
Peak ID EVER
Year 2015
Season 1
Host Country 1
Route 1 S Col-SE Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality UK
Leaders Richard Gale
Sponsor Himalayan Odyssey Expedition Spring 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 Nepal
Approach Pangboche
Basecamp Date 2015-04-14
Summit Date 2015-04-25
Summit Time -
Summit Days 11
Total Days 14
Termination Date 2015-04-28
Termination Reason 14
Termination Notes Abandoned at 6110m due to earthquake
High Point (m) 6110
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 1
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 16
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 True
O2 Unknown False
Other Summits -
Campsites BC(14/04,5350m),C1(25/04,6110m),xxx(25/04,6110m)
Route Notes BC 14/04 5350m C1 25/04 6110m HPt 25/04 6110m by all members apart from Rana, Gurung Subarna, Gurung Shakti and Rice. The high point team was at C1 when the earthquake happened. They saw several big avalanches coming down, but they were safe and unaffected. On 27 April they were picked up by helicopter and taken BC. Rana, Subarna Gurung, and Shakti Gurung reached 5900m at 11 am on 25 April. As they were too slow, Gale told them to turn back to BC, so they did. When the avalanche happened they were still in the Icefall but fine and after the dust had settled down they continued to BC. When they got down they found that their whole camp was wiped out; however, their BC manager and 3 kitchen staff were fine. Rice never managed to get out of BC. He was suffering from pneumonia and left on 17 April. During the time of the avalanche, 7 Sherpas were at C2 and 9 Sherpas were in the Icefall. No injuries.
Accidents Pneumonia by Rice
Achievement -
Agency Summit Nepal Trekking
Commercial Route True
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2459153
Year 2015
Summit Success False
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) s col-se ridge

Members

33 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Richard Howard (Dick) Gale M 1969 UK Leader Chilwell, Nottingham, E Midlands, England Captain Royal Engineers Details Other expeditions
Dhan Prasad Ghale M 1989 Nepal Climber Kent, England Army Details Other expeditions
Shakti Gurung M 1987 Nepal Climber Kent, England Soldier Details Other expeditions
Subarna Gurung M 1977 Nepal Climber Staffordshire, England British army Details Other expeditions
Umesh Gurung M 1988 Nepal Climber Kent, England British army Details Other expeditions
Yam Bahadur Gurung M 1978 Nepal Climber Hampshire, England HM Forces Details Other expeditions
Krishna (Krish) Thapa Magar M 1976 Nepal Climber Hereford, England British army Details Other expeditions
Govinda Bahadur Rana M 1972 Nepal Climber Kent, England British Gurkhas Details Other expeditions
Dhaniram (Dhani) Rai M 1981 Nepal Climber Herefordshire, England HM Forces Details Other expeditions
Milan Kumar Rai M 1979 UK/Nepal Climber Warwickshire, England HM Forces Details Other expeditions
Timothy James Rice M 1982 UK Climber Herefordshire, England HM Forces Details Other expeditions
Pasang Sherpa M 1979 Nepal Climber Maidstone, Kent, England British army Details Other expeditions
Rakesh Sunuwar M 1990 Nepal Climber Brunei British army Details Other expeditions
Maher Bahadur Thapa M 1988 Nepal Climber Kuala Belait, Brunei British army Details Other expeditions
Andrew Patrick Todd M 1979 UK Climber Wiltshire, England British army officer Details Other expeditions
Benjamin William Wright M 1986 UK Climber Herefordshire, England HM Forces Details Other expeditions
Lila Bahadur Basnet M 1983 Nepal H-A Worker Lamabagar-3, Dolakha - Details Other expeditions
Serap/Sherap Sherpa M 1972 Nepal Sirdar Taktar, Beni, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions
Pema Chhiring/Chhiri Sherpa M 1983 Nepal H-A Worker Beding, Dolakha - Details Other expeditions
Tamting Sherpa M 1974 Nepal H-A Worker Beding, Dolakha - Details Other expeditions
Mingmar Dorje Sherpa M 1981 Nepal H-A Worker Gudel-9, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions
Nima Kancha Sherpa M 1975 Nepal H-A Worker Pare, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Ningma Dorje Tamang M 1986 Nepal H-A Worker Gaurishankar-8, Dolakha - Details Other expeditions
Kami Singee Tamang M 1977 Nepal H-A Worker Syamba, Ramche, Rasuwa - Details Other expeditions
Pasang Tharke Sherpa M 1971 Nepal H-A Worker Thyangmoche (Thami), Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Ngima Dorje (Nima Dorje) Sherpa M 1984 Nepal H-A Worker Pare, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Sonam Jangbu Sherpa M 1987 Nepal H-A Worker Phurte, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Phurba Chhoter (Ang Jangbu) Sherpa M 1971 Nepal H-A Worker Yilajung, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Lhakpa Rinji Sherpa M 1981 Nepal H-A Worker Kharikhola, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions
Ang Pemba Sherpa M 1984 Nepal H-A Worker Yilajung, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Dawa Tamang M 1984 Nepal H-A Worker Deusa-6, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions
Lhakpa Nuru Sherpa M 1970 Nepal H-A Worker Thamiteng, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Phurba Temba (Lama Thami) Sherpa M 1968 Nepal H-A Worker Yilajung, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.