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.
| Expedition ID | Journal | Author | Title | Publisher | Citation | Yak 94 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EVER16121 | - | - | http://altitudejunkies.com/dispatcheverest16.html | - | - | - |
| EVER16121 | - | - | http://climbwithstarcity.blogspot.com | - | - | - |
| EVER16121 | - | - | https://www.goodthingsguy.com/people/mount-everest/ | - | - | - |
| EVER16121 | - | - | http://www.prensalibre.com/deportes/deporte-nacional/barbara-padilla-conquista-el-everest | - | - | - |
| EVER16121 | - | - | http://www.yabba.guru/ben-darlington-life-saver-cancer-survivor-everest-conquerer/ | - | - | - |