Everest | 2016 S Col-SE Ridge

A Nepal expedition to Everest in 2016 via S Col-SE Ridge, led by Mingma Gyalje Sherpa. Summit reached on 20th May 2016. 8 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	9122
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	EVER16125
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2016
Season	1
Host Country	1
Route 1	S Col-SE Ridge
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	Nepal
Leaders	Mingma Gyalje Sherpa
Sponsor	Dreamers Destination Everest & Lhotse 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	China, India
Approach	-
Basecamp Date	2016-04-19
Summit Date	2016-05-20
Summit Time	0630
Summit Days	31
Total Days	39
Termination Date	2016-05-28
Termination Reason	1
Termination Notes	-
High Point (m)	8849
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	4
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	5
Summit Members	4
Member Deaths	0
Total Hired	8
Summit Hired	2
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	Summited Lhotse (LHOT-161-08)
Campsites	BC(19/04,5350m),C1(04/05,6000m),C2(06/05,6200m),C3(08/05,7200m),C4(19/05,7925m),Smt(20/05)
Route Notes	Summit team of Liu, Zhou and two Sherpas set out from C4 on 19 May at 8 pm. Mingma Gyalje and Ma left from Lhotse C4 (7800m) at 8 pm. Team spent about 15 minutes on the summit and everyone descended to C4, where they arrived at about 2 pm. Summit times were Liu Lei, Dakipa Sherpa at 6:30 am Zhou Hua, Phurba Tenzing Sherpa at 7:30 am Mingma Gyalje and Ma at 10:50 am Mingma Gyalje and Ma stopped about 30-50m below the very top. [Summit prayer flags are behind the team further up the slope in summit photo. Team acknowledged in a now deleted Facebook post that they did not go to the very top.] Oxygen: From C3 to top to C3 by Chinese members, Sherpas from C4 to top to C4. Hired Sherpas: Dakipa (Dawa Kipa), Kharikhola, 06/12/1983 Phurba Tenzing, Beding, 23/05/1988 Campsites for Chinese: BC(19/04,5350m),C1(04/05,6000m),C2(06/05,6200m),C3(08/05,7200m),C4(19/05,7925m), Smt(20/05) Bandbuche reached C4 on 19 May with Kaji Sherpa; however, Kaji had a throat infection and he descended to C2 on 20 May. Bandbuche stayed another night. Mingma Gyalje Sherpa arrived from Lhotse to join Bandbuche. On 21 May the two descended to C2 and on 23 May Mingma Gyalje and Bandbuche ascended to C3 and on 24 May to C4. At 10 pm on 24 May they left C4 for the summit. It was very windy and very cold. They were on their own and the route was covered in snow and the rope was buried in the snow. Mingma Gyalje tried hard to retrieve the rope; however, it was too difficult and then they decided to turn back from 8250m at about 11:30 pm. They descended to C4, where they arrived at 1 am on 25 May. On 26 May to C2, then BC. Oxygen: Bandbuche from C3 to high point to C3 by Bandbuche. Mingma Gyalje did not use any oxygen. Campsites for Bandbuche: BC(19/04,5350m),C1(23/04,6000m),C2(24/04,6475m),C3(26/04,7100m),C4(19/05,8000m), xxx(24/05,8250m)
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	Dreamers Destination Treks
Commercial Route	True
Standard Route	True
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	-
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2459545
Year	2016
Summit Success	True
O2 Summary	Used
Route (lowercase)	s col-se ridge

Members

Field	Value
ID	66509
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER16125
Member ID	01
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2016
Season	1
First Name	Mingma Gyalje
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1986
Calculated Age	30
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	Leader
Residence	Beding, Dolakha
Occupation	Managing director of Dreamers Destination Treks
Leader	True
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
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	2016-05-20
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1030
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	From 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	4th ascent of Everest
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2444427
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	mingma gyalje sherpa
Year of Birth	1986
Year	2016
Age at Expedition	30
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	66510
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER16125
Member ID	02
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2016
Season	1
First Name	Pranay Kashinath
Last Name	Bandbuche
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1989
Calculated Age	26
Citizenship	India
Status	Climber
Residence	Nagpur, Maharashtra, India
Occupation	Real estate agent, owner of kindergarten
Leader	False
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)	8250
Summit Date 1	2016-05-24
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	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	True
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	From C3 to high pt 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	4
Summit Term	12
HCN	0
Checksum	2445814
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	pranay kashinath bandbuche
Year of Birth	1989
Year	2016
Age at Expedition	27
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	66511
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER16125
Member ID	04
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2016
Season	1
First Name	Li-Yamu
Last Name	Ma
Sex	F
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1969
Calculated Age	46
Citizenship	China
Status	Climber
Residence	Wulumuqi (Urumchi), Xinjiang, China
Occupation	Partner on expedition company
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	2016-05-20
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1030
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	From 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	2438421
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	li-yamu ma
Year of Birth	1969
Year	2016
Age at Expedition	47
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	66512
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER16125
Member ID	03
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2016
Season	1
First Name	Lei
Last Name	Liu
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1983
Calculated Age	32
Citizenship	China
Status	Climber
Residence	Hubei, Tianjin, China
Occupation	-
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	2016-05-20
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0630
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	From 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	2443511
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	lei liu
Year of Birth	1983
Year	2016
Age at Expedition	33
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	66513
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER16125
Member ID	05
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2016
Season	1
First Name	Hua
Last Name	Zhou
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1980
Calculated Age	35
Citizenship	China
Status	Climber
Residence	Sichuan, China
Occupation	-
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	2016-05-20
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0730
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	From 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	2442433
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	hua zhou
Year of Birth	1980
Year	2016
Age at Expedition	36
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	66514
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER16125
Member ID	06
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2016
Season	1
First Name	Dakipa (Dawa Kipa)
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1983
Calculated Age	32
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Kharikhola, Solukhumbu
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	2016-05-20
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0630
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	From 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	5th ascent of Everest
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2443570
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	dakipa (dawa kipa) sherpa
Year of Birth	1983
Year	2016
Age at Expedition	33
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	66515
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER16125
Member ID	08
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2016
Season	1
First Name	Phurba Tenzing
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1988
Calculated Age	27
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Beding, Dolakha
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	2016-05-20
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0730
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	From 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	9th ascent of Everest; brother of Pemba Dorje
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2445195
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	phurba tenzing sherpa
Year of Birth	1988
Year	2016
Age at Expedition	28
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	66516
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER16125
Member ID	07
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2016
Season	1
First Name	Kazi (Kaji)
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1971
Calculated Age	44
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Tapting-9, Solukhumbu
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	True
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)	7925
Summit Date 1	2016-05-19
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	9
HCN	0
Checksum	2439106
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	kazi (kaji) sherpa
Year of Birth	1971
Year	2016
Age at Expedition	45
Role	Hired

8 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Mingma Gyalje Sherpa	M	1986	Nepal	Leader	Beding, Dolakha	Managing director of Dreamers Destination Treks	Details Other expeditions
Pranay Kashinath Bandbuche	M	1989	India	Climber	Nagpur, Maharashtra, India	Real estate agent, owner of kindergarten	Details Other expeditions
Li-Yamu Ma	F	1969	China	Climber	Wulumuqi (Urumchi), Xinjiang, China	Partner on expedition company	Details Other expeditions
Lei Liu	M	1983	China	Climber	Hubei, Tianjin, China	-	Details Other expeditions
Hua Zhou	M	1980	China	Climber	Sichuan, China	-	Details Other expeditions
Dakipa (Dawa Kipa) Sherpa	M	1983	Nepal	H-A Worker	Kharikhola, Solukhumbu	-	Details Other expeditions
Phurba Tenzing Sherpa	M	1988	Nepal	H-A Worker	Beding, Dolakha	-	Details Other expeditions
Kazi (Kaji) Sherpa	M	1971	Nepal	H-A Worker	Tapting-9, Solukhumbu	-	Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.