Everest | 2016 S Col-SE Ridge

A Japan expedition to Everest in 2016 via S Col-SE Ridge, led by Kenji Kondo. Summit reached on 19th May 2016. 12 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 9121
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID EVER16130
Peak ID EVER
Year 2016
Season 1
Host Country 1
Route 1 S Col-SE Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Japan
Leaders Kenji Kondo
Sponsor Adventure Guides 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 Pangboche->Lobuje East
Basecamp Date 2016-04-23
Summit Date 2016-05-19
Summit Time 1115
Summit Days 26
Total Days 31
Termination Date 2016-05-24
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 8849
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 3
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 6
Summit Members 5
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 10
Summit Hired 5
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 Attempted Lhotse (LHOT-161-07)
Campsites BC(23/04,5350m),C2(01/01,6400m),C3(17/05,7000m),C4(18/05,7900m),Smt(19/05)
Route Notes BC 23/04 5350m C1 -- -- C2 01/05 6400m C3 17/05 7000m C4 18/05 7900m Smt 19/05 by Ito, Kondo, Nishida, Hibino, Hamatsu, Purba Chhiri (2011), Dawa Sangmu, Cheppa, Kitap, Da Kalsang between 11:15 am and 12:15 pm. Summit team left C4 at 11 pm on 18 May. Straightforward climb. Team spent about 15 to 30 minutes on the summit. Kondo met Kazuya Hiraide on the summit who came up from the North side. They descended to C4, where they arrived at 4 pm. On 20 May Everest team went down to C2 and on 21 May to BC. On 20 May Ito and Kondo descended to Lhotse C4 (for Lhotse attempt). Jitsukawa started at 8 pm from C4 on 18 May. He reached the south summit (8700m) and noticed frostbite on his fingers and in his eyes. He descended with Da Dendi to C4. They spent a night there and on 19 May they descended to C2, where Jitsukawa was picked up by helicopter and flown to Kathmandu on 20 May. Three fingers could be amputated on left hand. Nishida also got frostbite on left foot which he noticed at C2 and descended to BC on 21 May and was picked up by helicopter. Oxygen: Taken and used from C3 to top to C3 by all members. From C4 to top to C4 by Sherpas. Sherpas: Cheppa Sherpa, Sotang-6, Solukhumbu, 29/10/1983 Phura Chhiri, Sakpharma, Lokhim, Solukhumbu, 22/04/1968 Da Kalsang, Lhokim-9, Solukhumbu, 20/01/1986 Kitap Singh Tamang, Deusa-6, Solukhumbu, 30/08/1976 Dawa Sangmu Bhot,e Hatiya-3, Makalu-Barun, 06/09/1977
Accidents Frostbite by Jitsukawa and Nishida
Achievement -
Agency Cosmo Treks
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

12 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Kenji Kondo M 1962 Japan Leader Tokyo, Japan Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Ban Ito M 1995 Japan Climber Tokyo, Japan Student Details Other expeditions
Koki Nishida M 1958 Japan Climber Tokyo, Japan Company executive Details Other expeditions
Sumio Hibino M 1956 Japan Climber Aichi, Japan Insurance broker Details Other expeditions
Tomoaki Hamatsu M 1975 Japan Climber Tokyo, Japan Actor Details Other expeditions
Yoshinobu Jitsukawa M 1943 Japan Climber Kanagawa, Japan - Details Other expeditions
Chhepa Sherpa M 1983 Nepal H-A Worker Sotang-6, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions
Phura Chhiri (Phurba Chhiri) Sherpa M 1969 Nepal H-A Worker Sakpharma, Lokhim-9, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions
Da Kalsang (Kaljung) Sherpa M 1986 Nepal H-A Worker Lokhim-9, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions
Kitap Sing Tamang M 1976 Nepal H-A Worker Deusa-6, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions
Dawa Jangbu Lama M 1987 Nepal H-A Worker Beni-3, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions
Da Dendi (Da Tendi) Sherpa M 1981 Nepal H-A Worker Sakpharma, Lokhim-9, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.