Everest | 2016 S Col-SE Ridge

A USA expedition to Everest in 2016 via S Col-SE Ridge, led by Garrett Madison. Summit reached on 19th May 2016. 30 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 9103
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID EVER16118
Peak ID EVER
Year 2016
Season 1
Host Country 1
Route 1 S Col-SE Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality USA
Leaders Garrett Madison
Sponsor Madison Mountaineering 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 Argentina, India, New Zealand, UK
Approach -
Basecamp Date 2016-04-12
Summit Date 2016-05-19
Summit Time 0646
Summit Days 37
Total Days 40
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 15
Summit Members 12
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 17
Summit Hired 15
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(12/04,5350m),C1(19/04,6000m),C2(20/04,6400m),C3(16/05,7200m),C4(17/05,7950m),Smt(19/05)
Route Notes BC 12/04 5350m C1 19/04 6000m C2 20/04 6400m C3 16/05 7200m C4 17/05 7950m Smt 19/05 by Schauer, Lumberg, Nugent, Pemba Sherpa, KB Thapa Magar and another Sherpa at 6:46 am, Erskine, Phurba Sherpa at 7:45, Madison, Perks, Mingma Dorje Sherpa and his brother [Pasang] 8:05, White, Ang Phurba, Lakpa at 8:10, Glasbrenner (1st American amputee), Lakpa Sherpa and one other Sherpa 8:36, Bahl, Lhakpa Bhote, Karma Sherpa at 10:25, Bliss at 10:35, Bishop and Alldrege at 10:40. Schauer, Lumberg and Nugent left C4 at 7 pm and the rest of the summit team left at 10 pm. Straightforward climb. The group spent between 10 and 30 minutes on the summit. They descended to C4 where they arrived at around 2 pm. On 20 May they descended to C2 and 21 May to BC. De Santos reached C2 on 20 April. He had pulmonary edema and left BC helicopter on 25 April. Girard reached C2 on 20 April. He did not acclimatize well and left BC by helicopter on 25 April. Stewart reached BC on 12 April. He did not acclimatize as he came too late and had problems despite having used a hypoxic tent previously. Oxygen: Taken and used from C2 to summit to C2 by members; C4 to summit to C4 by Sherpas
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Himalayan Guides
Commercial Route True
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference -
Primary ID -
Checksum 2459544
Year 2016
Summit Success True
O2 Summary Used
Route (lowercase) s col-se ridge

Members

30 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Garrett Christian Madison M 1978 USA Leader Seattle, Washington Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Fred Paul Alldredge M 1970 USA Climbing Guide Salt Lake City, Utah Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Brent Russell Bishop M 1966 USA Climbing Guide Seattle, Washington Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Ankur Bahl M 1961 India Climber Gurgaon, Haryana, India Ship broker Details Other expeditions
Conan Tundra Bliss M 1970 USA Climbing Guide Lakewood, Colorado Building contractor Details Other expeditions
Marcelo Fabian De Santos M 1969 Argentina Climber Madison, New Jersey Information system manager Details Other expeditions
Ian Stuart Erskine M 1965 New Zealand Climber Camrose, Alberta Franchisor Details Other expeditions
Michael Lee Girard M 1958 USA Climber Morrison, Colorado Emergency physician Details Other expeditions
Jeffrey James Glasbrenner M 1973 USA Climber Golden, Colorado Self-employed Details Other expeditions
James Winfield Lumberg M 1965 USA Climber Winnetka, Illinois Financial advisor Details Other expeditions
Edward William Nugent IV M 1981 USA Climbing Guide Seattle, Washington Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Nicholas Alexander E. Perks M 1981 UK Climber London, England Trader Details Other expeditions
Joel Curtis Schauer M 1960 USA Climber Hawthorn Woods, Illinois General manager of rubber production company Details Other expeditions
Stephen Kent Stewart M 1956 USA Climber Birmingham, Alabama Property attorney Details Other expeditions
Lisa Irene Thompson White F 1972 USA Climber Snohomish, Washington None Details Other expeditions
Pemba Sherpa M 1985 Nepal H-A Worker Sisuwa-9, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Kul Bahadur Thapa Magar M 1970 Nepal H-A Worker Taluwa-9, Okhaldhunga - Details Other expeditions
Phurba Ridar Bhote M 1958 Nepal H-A Worker Hatiya-1, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Mingma Dorchi Sherpa M 1987 Nepal H-A Worker Tashigaon, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Pasang Sherpa M 1991 Nepal H-A Worker Tashigaon, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Ang Phurba Sherpa M 1985 Nepal H-A Worker Khembalung, Yaphu-9, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Lhakpa/Lakpa Bhote M 1984 Nepal H-A Worker Hatiya-2, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Karma Sherpa M 1987 Nepal H-A Worker Waku-4, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions
Lhakpa Tshering (Lakpa Chhiring) Sherpa M 1990 Nepal H-A Worker Pangboche, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Lhakpa Wangchu Sherpa M 1986 Nepal H-A Worker Pangboche, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Pasang Dawa (Pasdawa) Sherpa M 1991 Nepal H-A Worker Makalu-9, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Ang Thindu Sherpa M 1994 Nepal H-A Worker Yaphu-9, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Lhakpa Dendi Sherpa M 1988 Nepal H-A Worker Chheskam-2, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions
Pemba Ongdi Sherpa M 1987 Nepal H-A Worker Yaphu-9, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Bibas Sherpa M 1995 Nepal H-A Worker Yaphu-9, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions

References

1 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
EVER16118 - - http://madisonmountaineering.com/dispatches/everest/everest2016/ - - -