Everest | 2016 S Col-SE Ridge

A UK expedition to Everest in 2016 via S Col-SE Ridge, led by Phil Crampton. Summit reached on 19th May 2016. 22 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 9106
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID EVER16121
Peak ID EVER
Year 2016
Season 1
Host Country 1
Route 1 S Col-SE Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality UK
Leaders Phil Crampton
Sponsor Altitude Junkies 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 Australia, Guatemala, S Africa, USA
Approach -
Basecamp Date 2016-04-09
Summit Date 2016-05-19
Summit Time 0330
Summit Days 40
Total Days 45
Termination Date 2016-05-24
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 8849
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 4
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 7
Summit Members 5
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 15
Summit Hired 12
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(09/04,5350m),C1(25/04,6100m),C2(26/04,6400m),C3(16/03,7100m),C4(17/05,7950m),Smt(19/05)
Route Notes BC 09/04 5350m C1 25/04 6000m C2 26/04 6400m C3 16/05 7100m C4 17/05 7900m Smt 19/05 by Darlington Benjamin, Darlington Laura, Kay, Padilla, Turner, Pasang Wangchu, Wangdi Sherpa, Sange, Pemba Chhiri, Pasang Nima, Mingma Nuru, Sange, Namgyal, Sonam Chhiring, Kami Sherpa between 4:30 am and 9:30 am [plus two kitchen boys]. Entire team at South Col on the evening of 17 May. Weather too bad and too windy for summit on 18 May, so they stayed another night at South Col. Summit team left C4 at 9 pm on 18 May. Straightforward climb. They stayed for about half an hour and everyone down to C4 the same day. The following day everyone down to C2 and then BC on 21 May. Kay felt unwell on the descent and he deteriorated at the South Col. The Sherpas helped him down and he was evacuated from C2; see blog at: www.climbwithstarcity.blogspot.com Crampton and Dellis reached South Col. On morning of 18 May, Crampton descended with Dellis and Karma Gyalgen Sherpa as Dellis was coughing up blood (HAPE). They went to C2 and on 19 May descended to BC. Dellis was evacuated on 21 May. Oxygen: Taken and used from C3 to summit to C2 by members and Sherpas. Sherpas: Pasang Wangchu (Pasang Ongchhu), Cheremy, Bung, 25/04/1987 Wangdi Sherpa, Taplejung, Phungling-6, Suketar, 1988 Sange, Sotang-6, Solukhumbu, 20/09/1973 Pemba Chhiri Sherpa, Solukhumbu Pasang Nima, Chaurikharka, 28/01/1974 Pasang Karma, Lokhim-9, 15/05/1985 Mingma Nuru, Namche-4, Samshing, 2041/18/06 Karma Gyalzen (Karma Geljen), Surke, Khumbu, 26/09/1971 [bio in error] Temba, Sotang-6, Solukhumbu, 04/09/1977 Sange, Gaurishankar-2, 29/01/80 (2036/15/02) [Pasang] Namgyal, Khiraule, Bung-9, Solukhumbu, 25/09/1971 [DOB in error] Sonam Chhiring, Waku-4, Solukhumbu, 05/08/1991 Kami Tshering, Pangboche, 20/04/62 Summiting kitchen boys; Pasang Lakpa (Maila), Lokhim -4, Solukhumbu Phurba Lakpa, Bung-9, Solukhumbu Lysle Turner - 29 March 2017 Pasang Nima and Sonam summited with me at 3:30 am. The rest of the team summited much later, I would say around 10:30 am.
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Expedition Himalaya
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

22 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Philip James (Phil) Crampton M 1970 UK Leader Woodstock, New York Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Benjamin Ian (Ben) Darlington M 1982 Australia Climber Aranda, ACT, Australia Electrician Details Other expeditions
Laura Jane Darlington F 1984 Australia Climber Aranda, ACT, Australia Accountant Details Other expeditions
Nelson Charles Dellis M 1984 USA/UK Climber Miami, Florida Software developer Details Other expeditions
Robert John Kay M 1961 USA Climber Lincoln, Nebraska Owner of motor sports company Details Other expeditions
Barbara Padilla Del Aguila F 1985 Guatemala Climber Guatemala City, Guatemala Motovational speaker Details Other expeditions
Lysle Warren Turner M 1989 S Africa Climber Pretoria, S Africa Entrepreneur & mining consultant Details Other expeditions
Pasang Wangchu (Pasang Ongchhu) Sherpa M 1987 Nepal Sirdar Cheremy, Bung-9, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions
Wangdi Sherpa M 1989 Nepal H-A Worker Phungling-6, Taplejung - Details Other expeditions
Sange Sherpa M 1980 Nepal H-A Worker Simigaon, Dolakha - Details Other expeditions
Pemba Chhiri Sherpa M 1972 Nepal H-A Worker Pawai-2, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions
Pasang Nima Sherpa M 1974 Nepal H-A Worker Chaurikharka-2, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Mingma Nuru (Ang Nuru) Sherpa M 1984 Nepal H-A Worker Namche Bazar, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Pasang Karma Sherpa M 1982 Nepal H-A Worker Lokhim-9, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions
Karma Gelgen (Karma Gyalzen) Sherpa M 1978 Nepal H-A Worker Taksindu-7, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions
Temba Sherpa M 1977 Nepal H-A Worker Sotang-6, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions
Sange Sherpa M 1973 Nepal H-A Worker Sotang-6, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions
Sonam Chhiring Sherpa M 1995 Nepal H-A Worker Waku-4, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions
Pasang Namgel Sherpa M 1985 Nepal H-A Worker Khiraule, Bung-9, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions
Kami Tshering (Ang Chhiring) Sherpa M 1962 Nepal H-A Worker Pangboche, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Phurba Lakpa Sherpa M 1968 Nepal H-A Worker Bung-9, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions
Pasang Lakpa Sherpa M 1985 Nepal H-A Worker Lokhim-4, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions

References

5 recorded references.