Everest | 2015 S Col-SE Ridge
A India expedition to Everest in 2015 via S Col-SE Ridge, led by Ranveer Singh Jamwal. Summit reached on 23rd April 2015. 35 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 8728 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | EVER15135 |
| Peak ID | EVER |
| Year | 2015 |
| Season | 1 |
| Host Country | 1 |
| Route 1 | S Col-SE Ridge |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | India |
| Leaders | Ranveer Singh Jamwal |
| Sponsor | Ranveer Singh Jamwal Indian Army Everest-Lhotse Massif Exped 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 | - |
| Basecamp Date | 2015-04-20 |
| Summit Date | 2015-04-23 |
| Summit Time | - |
| Summit Days | 3 |
| Total Days | 14 |
| Termination Date | 2015-05-04 |
| Termination Reason | 14 |
| Termination Notes | Abandoned at 6400m due to earthquake |
| High Point (m) | 6400 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 1 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 0 |
| Total Members | 15 |
| Summit Members | 0 |
| Member Deaths | 0 |
| Total Hired | 20 |
| 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(20/04,5200m),C2(23/04,6400m),xxx |
| Route Notes | The Indian army mounted a large effort to scale Everest and Lhotse with 22 climbing members (16 Indian citizens and 6 Nepalese) from various army regiments, plus eight men from the Army Adventure Wing to assist in administration. Morever, two of the climbers, Ranveer Singh Jamwal and Hajari Lal, planned to summit Everest, descend to the South Col and summit Lhotse. But despite the meticulous planning and climbers high hopes, it all came to naught when on 25 April a serious earthquake triggered fatal avalanching off of Pumori and Nuptse that devastated the Khumbu Valley. After-shocks continued for some time, and when this team left BC on 4 May, Pumori was still avalanching. A large part of Everest's base camp area was obliterated, but this team's camp was safe. 10 Sherpas had carried loads to C2 and marked out this team's camp area on 23 April. They were safely back in BC on the 25th. Jamwal, the leader, told his members on 27-28 April that he did not think it would be possible to do any more climbing this season, and when it was clear that no one would be refixing the route up to C2, he formally decided to abandon the climb on 4 May. |
| Accidents | - |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | Arun Treks |
| Commercial Route | True |
| Standard Route | True |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | False |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2459151 |
| Year | 2015 |
| Summit Success | False |
| O2 Summary | None |
| Route (lowercase) | s col-se ridge |
Members
35 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unnikannan Azhuthan Poyil Veetil | M | 1983 | India | Everest Climber | Peringome, Kerala, India | Naik Subedar in engineers regiment | Details Other expeditions |
| Mirza Zahid Baig | M | 1979 | India | Deputy Leader | Kurang, Odisha, India | Major in Gurkha Rifles | Details Other expeditions |
| Kesang Rangdol Bodh | M | 1985 | India | Everest Climber | - | Havildar in Dogra Scouts | Details Other expeditions |
| Rinzin Dorje Bodh | M | 1979 | India | Everest Climber | - | Naik Subedar in Dogra Scouts | Details Other expeditions |
| Dorjey Gyalson | M | 1984 | India | Everest Climber | Leh, Ladakh, J&K, India | Naik in Ladakh Scouts | Details Other expeditions |
| Ranveer Singh Jamwal | M | 1975 | India | Leader | Samba, J&K, India | Major in Jat Regiment, at present posted in Army Adventure Wing | Details Other expeditions |
| K. Siva Kumar | M | 1981 | India | Everest Climber | Lovedale, Tamil Nadu, India | Havidar in Madras Regiment | Details Other expeditions |
| Hajari Lal | M | 1978 | India | Everest-Lhotse Climber | Garh Taknet, Rajasthan, India | Havildar in Rajputana Rifles | Details Other expeditions |
| Umesh Rai | M | 1986 | India | Everest Climber | Upper Mamring Busty, West Bengal, India | Rifles in Gurkha regiment | Details Other expeditions |
| Min Bahadur Rana | M | 1980 | Nepal | Everest Climber | Dumkot, Tanahun | Lance Naik in Gurkha regiment | Details Other expeditions |
| Ankur Rawat | M | 1985 | India | Everest Climber | Pipla, Maharashtra, India | Army Ordinance Corp | Details Other expeditions |
| Pratap Singh | M | 1983 | India | Everest Climber | Lodla, Chamoli, Uttarakhand, India | Lance Naik in Gharwal Rifles | Details Other expeditions |
| Min Bahadur Tamang | M | 1981 | Nepal | Everest Climber | Tungechha, Bhojpur | Naik in Gurkha regiment | Details Other expeditions |
| Arjun Kumar Thapa | M | 1982 | Nepal | Everest Climber | Ghetung, Shantipur, Gulmi | Havildar in Gurkha regiment | Details Other expeditions |
| Chandra Bahadur Thapa | M | 1982 | Nepal | Everest Climber | Ramtola, Baglung | Lance Naik in Gurkha regiment | Details Other expeditions |
| Dawa Chhiri (Dawa Tsiri) Sherpa | M | 1967 | Nepal | Sirdar | Kurima, Lokhim-9, Solukhumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Mingma Temba (Mingtemba) Sherpa | M | 1983 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Makalu-9, Makalu-Barun | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Furtenji (Furba Tenjing) Sherpa | M | 1990 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Jubing-3, Solukhumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Ngata (Nada) Sherpa | M | 1976 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Ghunsa, Lelep-9, Taplejung | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Pemba Tshering Sherpa | M | 1988 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Lelep-8, Taplejung | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Urken Sherpa | M | 1992 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Jubing-3, Solukhumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Pasang Gyalzen/Geljen Sherpa | M | 1985 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Kharikhola, Solukhumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Da Phinju (Da Finju) Sherpa | M | 1989 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Lokhim-9, Solukhumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Ang Gelu Sherpa | M | 1991 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Jubing-8, Solukhumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Dawa Sherpa | M | 1969 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Loding Tamakhani-9, Solukhumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Kami Chhiri Sherpa | M | 1968 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Bhakanje-5, Solukhumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Mingmar Sherpa | M | 1994 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Sotang-6, Solukhumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Ngangba Sherpa | M | 1988 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Makalu-9, Makalu-Barun | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Ang Tendi Sherpa | M | 1985 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Bupsa, Jubing-5, Solukhumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Tashi Tamang | M | 1972 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Garamani-9, Okhaldhunga | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Sherku Sherpa | M | 1990 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Gudel-9, Solukhumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Lhakpa Sonam Sherpa | M | 1995 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Kharikhola, Solukhumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Pemba Chhiring Sherpa | M | 1986 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Lelep-8, Taplejung | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Gyamjo Chhiring Bhote | M | 1981 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Yamphudin-2, Taplejung | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Kishor Gurung | M | 1985 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Kerauja-5, Gorkha | - | Details Other expeditions |
References
1 recorded references.
| Expedition ID | Journal | Author | Title | Publisher | Citation | Yak 94 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EVER15135 | - | - | http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/jammu-kashmir/community/maj-jamwal-leads-army-expedition-to-everest/64220.html | - | - | - |