Everest | 2016 S Col-SE Ridge

A Austria expedition to Everest in 2016 via S Col-SE Ridge, led by Lukas Furtenbach. Summit reached on 19th May 2016. 16 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 9118
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID EVER16134
Peak ID EVER
Year 2016
Season 1
Host Country 1
Route 1 S Col-SE Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Austria
Leaders Lukas Furtenbach
Sponsor Furtenbach Adventures 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 Denmark, Estonia, Germany, Italy
Approach -
Basecamp Date 2016-04-14
Summit Date 2016-05-19
Summit Time 0250
Summit Days 35
Total Days 39
Termination Date 2016-05-23
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 8849
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 3
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 8
Summit Members 5
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 8
Summit Hired 7
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(14/04,5280m),C2(26/04,6500m),C3(29/04,7200m),C4(17/05,7950m),Smt(19/05)
Route Notes Summit team left C4 on 18 May at 7:15 pm. Summiters were: Summit 02:50 by Stocker, Tenji Sherpa (Brice) Summit 03:20 by Hager, Tenji (Phortse) Summit 06:15 by Furtenbach, Flaemig, Karma, Mingma & Ram Nurbu (brothers from Makalu) Summit 06:30 by Ruch, Dorji Sherpa Weather was clear, but very cold. Wind from Balcony increasing and got very strong in the morning (around 50km/h gusts). The team was behind the Indian Army team, who were very slow. Some of the members were able to overtake them, others did not. Team spent 1-1/2 hours on the summit, then descended to C2. Jensen reached the Yellow Band (7800m) on 17 May. He had problems with his eyes and had very cold hands. He turned back and descended to C2. Krosing never reached BC. She had problems on the acclimatization trip on Island Peak and decided not to climb Everest. Schratt reached BC. He was already unwell on the trek in and flew out by helicopter within the first week of the expedition. Oxygen: From C3 to summit to C3 by members and Sherpas.
Accidents Stocker had frostbite on four toes of each foot; he was flown out by helicopter from C2 after the summit push
Achievement -
Agency Iceland Trekking
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

16 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Philip Christian Flaemig M 1969 Germany Climber Dresden, Saxony, Germany Journalist & cameraman Details Other expeditions
Lukas Furtenbach M 1977 Austria Leader Innsbruck, Tirol, Austria Managing director of Furtenbach Adventures Details Other expeditions
Manfred Hager M 1986 Austria Climber Lunz am See, Lower Austria, Austria Building engineer Details Other expeditions
David Benjamin Jensen M 1976 Denmark Climber Copenhagen, Denmark Physician Details Other expeditions
Evelyn Krosing F 1978 Estonia Climber St. Julians, Malta - Details Other expeditions
Dominik Tobias Ruch M 1978 Germany Climber Rielasingen, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany CEO Details Other expeditions
Manfred Schratt M 1961 Germany Climber Schongau, Bavaria, Germany Mounting carpenter Details Other expeditions
Anton Martin Stocker M 1966 Italy Climber Prad am Stilfser Joch, Bolzano, Italy Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Ram Nurbu Sherpa M 1980 Nepal H-A Worker Makalu-2, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Kunga Sherpa M 1992 Nepal H-A Worker Khijiphalate-9, Okhaldhunga - Details Other expeditions
Tenji Sherpa M 1981 Nepal H-A Worker Tapting-7, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions
Tenzing Gyalzen Sherpa M 1991 Nepal H-A Worker Phortse, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Karma Gyalzen/Gelje Sherpa M 1970 Nepal H-A Worker Bishinga-9, Okhaldhunga - Details Other expeditions
Mingma Dorchi/Dorje Sherpa M 1980 Nepal H-A Worker Tashigaon, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Rinji Sherpa M 1985 Nepal H-A Worker Nurbugaon, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Dorje Sherpa M 1970 Nepal H-A Worker Dimbil, Tapting-9, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.