Everest | 2016 S Col-SE Ridge

A China expedition to Everest in 2016 via S Col-SE Ridge, led by Zhang Wei. Summit reached on 15th May 2016. 10 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	9093
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	EVER16107
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2016
Season	1
Host Country	1
Route 1	S Col-SE Ridge
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	China
Leaders	Zhang Wei
Sponsor	Chinese Dream Everest Expedition 2016
Success 1	True
Success 2	False
Success 3	False
Success 4	False
Ascent 1	-
Ascent 2	-
Ascent 3	-
Ascent 4	-
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Countries	-
Approach	Lukla->Namche->Pangboche->Everest BC
Basecamp Date	2016-04-19
Summit Date	2016-05-15
Summit Time	0600
Summit Days	26
Total Days	33
Termination Date	2016-05-22
Termination Reason	1
Termination Notes	-
High Point (m)	8849
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	4
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	6
Summit Members	5
Member Deaths	0
Total Hired	7
Summit Hired	4
Hired Deaths	0
No Hired	False
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	True
O2 Medical	False
O2 Taken	False
O2 Unknown	False
Other Summits	-
Campsites	BC(19/04,5350m),C2(25/04,6400m),C3(13/05,7100m),C(14/05,7900m),Smt(15-16,19/05)
Route Notes	BC 19/04 5350m C1 ----- ----- C2 25/04 6400m C3 13/05 7100m C4 14/05 7900m Smt 15/05 by Zhang Jing-Chuan, Mingma Tendu at 6 am Smt 16/05 by Zhu Qian + one Sherpa at 9 am Smt 19/05 by Cao Shu-Ping, Dong Gui-Jun at 2:30 am; Liu Yong, Renje Lhakpa, Lhakpa, Sonam at 8 am. On 14 May, the whole team arrived at South Col. Zhang Wei wanted to go without oxygen, but it was too windy for him. The whole team apart from Zhang Jing-Chuan descended to C2 due to the high winds. Zhang Jing-Chuan stayed and left C4 at 9 pm on 14 May and returned to C4 at 11:30 am and descended to C2 the same day. 16 May summit team left C4 at 8 pm and returned to C4 in the afternoon. Zhu stayed at C4. 19 May summit team left C4 at 7:30 pm on 18 May and returned to C4 at 1 pm. Whole team spent night at C2. After the first summit push, Zhang Wei decided to abandon the expedition as he wanted to climb without oxygen. Oxygen: Taken and used from C3 to summit to C3 by members (apart from Zhang Wei) Used by Sherpas from C4 to summit to C4. Reports from Chinese media state that all five members of this team summited: Zhang Jing-Chuan Liu Yong Zhu Qian Dong Gui-Jun Ms. Cao Shu-Ping Chinese media also gave the names of Hua Zi and Xin Gui instead of Zhu Qian and Dong Gui-Jun as summiters. Ministry of Tourism gives 10 Sherpas as summiting with Song Yu-Jiang and Zhang Jing-Chaun teams on 16 May and are divided between teams as: Sona [Chhiri] Sherpa, Makalu-9, 26/08/89 Renje Lhakpa Sherpa, Makalu-5, 17/02/88 Lakpa Nuru Sherpa, Makalu-5, 14/02/83
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	Seven Summit Treks
Commercial Route	True
Standard Route	True
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	-
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2459540
Year	2016
Summit Success	True
O2 Summary	Used
Route (lowercase)	s col-se ridge

Members

Field	Value
ID	66104
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER16107
Member ID	05
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2016
Season	1
First Name	Jing-Chuan
Last Name	Zhang
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1971
Calculated Age	45
Citizenship	China
Status	Climber
Residence	Kunming, Yunnan, China
Occupation	Government official
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8849
Summit Date 1	2016-05-15
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0600
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	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	True
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	C3 to smt to C3
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	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2438976
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	jing-chuan zhang
Year of Birth	1971
Year	2016
Age at Expedition	45
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	66105
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER16107
Member ID	04
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2016
Season	1
First Name	Yong
Last Name	Liu
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1970
Calculated Age	46
Citizenship	China
Status	Climber
Residence	Hubei, China
Occupation	Government employee
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8849
Summit Date 1	2016-05-19
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0800
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	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	True
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	C3 to smt to C3
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	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2438499
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	yong liu
Year of Birth	1970
Year	2016
Age at Expedition	46
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	66106
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER16107
Member ID	06
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2016
Season	1
First Name	Qian
Last Name	Zhu
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1975
Calculated Age	41
Citizenship	China
Status	Climber
Residence	Suzhou, Jiangsu, China
Occupation	Government employee
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8849
Summit Date 1	2016-05-16
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0900
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	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	True
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	C3 to smt to C3
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	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2440397
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	qian zhu
Year of Birth	1975
Year	2016
Age at Expedition	41
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	66107
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER16107
Member ID	03
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2016
Season	1
First Name	Gui-Jun
Last Name	Dong
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1970
Calculated Age	45
Citizenship	China
Status	Climber
Residence	Jiangsu, China
Occupation	Worker
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8849
Summit Date 1	2016-05-19
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0230
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	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	True
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	C3 to smt to C3
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	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2438710
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	gui-jun dong
Year of Birth	1970
Year	2016
Age at Expedition	46
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	66108
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER16107
Member ID	02
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2016
Season	1
First Name	Shu-Ping
Last Name	Cao
Sex	F
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1967
Calculated Age	49
Citizenship	China
Status	Climber
Residence	Lan Zhou, Gansu, China
Occupation	Housewife
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8849
Summit Date 1	2016-05-19
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0230
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	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	True
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	C3 to smt to C3
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	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2437539
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	shu-ping cao
Year of Birth	1967
Year	2016
Age at Expedition	49
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	68889
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER16107
Member ID	01
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2016
Season	1
First Name	Wei
Last Name	Zhang
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1975
Calculated Age	40
Citizenship	China
Status	Leader
Residence	Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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)	7900
Summit Date 1	2016-05-14
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	3
Summit Term	3
HCN	0
Checksum	2440710
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	wei zhang
Year of Birth	1975
Year	2016
Age at Expedition	41
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	68890
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER16107
Member ID	08
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2016
Season	1
First Name	Mingma Thinduk
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1982
Calculated Age	33
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Nurbu Chaur, Upper Walung, Makalu-Barun
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	True
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8849
Summit Date 1	2016-05-15
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0600
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	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	True
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	C4 to smt to C4
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	2nd ascent of Everest
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2443202
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	mingma thinduk sherpa
Year of Birth	1982
Year	2016
Age at Expedition	34
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	68891
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER16107
Member ID	10
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2016
Season	1
First Name	Sona Chhiri
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1989
Calculated Age	26
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Makalu-9, Makalu-Barun
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	True
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8849
Summit Date 1	2016-05-19
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0800
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	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	True
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	C4 to smt to C4
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	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2445654
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	sona chhiri sherpa
Year of Birth	1989
Year	2016
Age at Expedition	27
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	68892
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER16107
Member ID	09
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2016
Season	1
First Name	Renje Lhakpa
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1988
Calculated Age	28
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Balakharka, Makalu-5, Makalu-Barun
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	True
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8849
Summit Date 1	2016-05-19
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0800
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	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	True
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	C4 to smt to C4
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	3rd ascent of Everest
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2445099
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	renje lhakpa sherpa
Year of Birth	1988
Year	2016
Age at Expedition	28
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	68893
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER16107
Member ID	07
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2016
Season	1
First Name	Lhakpa Nurbu
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1983
Calculated Age	33
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Tashigaon, Makalu-Barun
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	True
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8849
Summit Date 1	2016-05-19
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0800
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	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	True
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	C4 to smt to C4
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	3rd ascent of Everest
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2443275
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	lhakpa nurbu sherpa
Year of Birth	1983
Year	2016
Age at Expedition	33
Role	Hired

10 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Jing-Chuan Zhang	M	1971	China	Climber	Kunming, Yunnan, China	Government official	Details Other expeditions
Yong Liu	M	1970	China	Climber	Hubei, China	Government employee	Details Other expeditions
Qian Zhu	M	1975	China	Climber	Suzhou, Jiangsu, China	Government employee	Details Other expeditions
Gui-Jun Dong	M	1970	China	Climber	Jiangsu, China	Worker	Details Other expeditions
Shu-Ping Cao	F	1967	China	Climber	Lan Zhou, Gansu, China	Housewife	Details Other expeditions
Wei Zhang	M	1975	China	Leader	Chengdu, Sichuan, China	Alpine guide	Details Other expeditions
Mingma Thinduk Sherpa	M	1982	Nepal	H-A Worker	Nurbu Chaur, Upper Walung, Makalu-Barun	-	Details Other expeditions
Sona Chhiri Sherpa	M	1989	Nepal	H-A Worker	Makalu-9, Makalu-Barun	-	Details Other expeditions
Renje Lhakpa Sherpa	M	1988	Nepal	H-A Worker	Balakharka, Makalu-5, Makalu-Barun	-	Details Other expeditions
Lhakpa Nurbu Sherpa	M	1983	Nepal	H-A Worker	Tashigaon, Makalu-Barun	-	Details Other expeditions

References

Field	Value
ID	9598
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	EVER16107
Reference ID	01
Year	2016
Type	5
Journal	-
Author	-
Title	http://www.banghw.com/news/p998.html
Publisher	-
Publication Date	-
Language	Chinese
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

1 recorded references.

Expedition ID	Journal	Author	Title	Publisher	Citation	Yak 94
EVER16107	-	-	http://www.banghw.com/news/p998.html	-	-	-