Everest | 2016 S Col-SE Ridge

A S Africa expedition to Everest in 2016 via S Col-SE Ridge, led by Ronnie Muhl. Summit reached on 15th May 2016. 10 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	9124
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	EVER16139
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2016
Season	1
Host Country	1
Route 1	S Col-SE Ridge
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	S Africa
Leaders	Ronnie Muhl
Sponsor	Adventures Global 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, USA
Approach	-
Basecamp Date	2016-04-11
Summit Date	2016-05-15
Summit Time	0620
Summit Days	34
Total Days	36
Termination Date	2016-05-17
Termination Reason	1
Termination Notes	-
High Point (m)	8849
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	4
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	6
Summit Members	3
Member Deaths	0
Total Hired	7
Summit Hired	4
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(11/04,5350m),C1(24/04,5900m),C2(25/04,6500m),C3(12/05,7100m(),C4(13/05,7900m),Smt(15/05)
Route Notes	Summit team of Snell, Roth, Farebrother, Lakpa, Lhakpa, Furi and Tendi Sherpa left C4 on 14 May at 9 pm, summited on 15 May at 6:20 am, stayed 10 minutes, then descended to C4 at 11:30 am. Snell was very tired and the team decided to stay at the South Col for a third night. The following day they went to BC where they arrived at 8:30 pm. Galat reached 7400m on 13 May; he was tired and decided to give up and descended to C2. Oxygen: C3 to summit to C2 by members. C4 to summit to C4 by Sherpas.
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	Dream Himalaya Adventures
Commercial Route	True
Standard Route	True
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	-
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2459540
Year	2016
Summit Success	True
O2 Summary	Used
Route (lowercase)	s col-se ridge

Members

Field	Value
ID	66519
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER16139
Member ID	01
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2016
Season	1
First Name	Ronald Kevin (Ronnie)
Last Name	Muhl
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1955
Calculated Age	60
Citizenship	S Africa
Status	Leader
Residence	Cape Town, S Africa
Occupation	Managing director of Adventures Global
Leader	True
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	True
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)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
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	1
Summit Term	17
HCN	0
Checksum	2433314
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	ronald kevin (ronnie) muhl
Year of Birth	1955
Year	2016
Age at Expedition	61
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	66520
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER16139
Member ID	02
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2016
Season	1
First Name	Elizabeth Angela
Last Name	Bool Kohnen
Sex	F
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1959
Calculated Age	57
Citizenship	USA
Status	BC Mgr
Residence	Cape Town, S Africa
Occupation	Retired attorney
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	True
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)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
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	Wife of Ronnie Muhl
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	17
HCN	0
Checksum	2434673
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	elizabeth angela bool kohnen
Year of Birth	1959
Year	2016
Age at Expedition	57
Role	BC Only

Field	Value
ID	66521
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER16139
Member ID	03
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2016
Season	1
First Name	Kevin John
Last Name	Farebrother
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1968
Calculated Age	48
Citizenship	Australia
Status	Climber
Residence	Perth, WA, Australia
Occupation	Firefighter
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	2016-05-15
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0620
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 C2
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	2437832
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	kevin john farebrother
Year of Birth	1968
Year	2016
Age at Expedition	48
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	66522
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER16139
Member ID	04
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2016
Season	1
First Name	Matthew Charles
Last Name	Galat
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1979
Calculated Age	36
Citizenship	USA
Status	Climber
Residence	St. Clair Shores, Michigan
Occupation	Traveller and videographer
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)	7400
Summit Date 1	2016-05-13
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	2
Summit Term	7
HCN	0
Checksum	2442044
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	matthew charles galat
Year of Birth	1979
Year	2016
Age at Expedition	37
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	66523
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER16139
Member ID	05
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2016
Season	1
First Name	James Edward
Last Name	Roth
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1984
Calculated Age	31
Citizenship	Australia
Status	Climber
Residence	Geelong, Victoria, Australia
Occupation	Physician
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	2016-05-15
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0620
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 C2
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	2443750
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	james edward roth
Year of Birth	1984
Year	2016
Age at Expedition	32
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	66524
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER16139
Member ID	06
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2016
Season	1
First Name	Jason Russell
Last Name	Snell
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1966
Calculated Age	50
Citizenship	Australia
Status	Climber
Residence	Kallaroo, WA, Australia
Occupation	Builder/carpenter
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	2016-05-15
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0620
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 C2
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	2437070
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	jason russell snell
Year of Birth	1966
Year	2016
Age at Expedition	50
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	66525
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER16139
Member ID	08
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2016
Season	1
First Name	Lhakpa/Lakpa
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1982
Calculated Age	33
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Rakha Bangdel-5, Khotang
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	2016-05-15
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0620
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	2nd ascent of Everest
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2443196
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	lhakpa/lakpa sherpa
Year of Birth	1982
Year	2016
Age at Expedition	34
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	66526
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER16139
Member ID	07
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2016
Season	1
First Name	Lhakpa
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1986
Calculated Age	30
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Lelep-8, Taplejung
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	2016-05-15
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0620
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	2444351
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	lhakpa sherpa
Year of Birth	1986
Year	2016
Age at Expedition	30
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	66527
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER16139
Member ID	10
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2016
Season	1
First Name	Tendi
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1995
Calculated Age	20
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Bhimeshwar, Lakuri Danda-8, 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	2016-05-15
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0620
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	1st 8000er
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2447794
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	tendi sherpa
Year of Birth	1995
Year	2016
Age at Expedition	21
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	66528
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER16139
Member ID	09
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2016
Season	1
First Name	Phuri (Furi)
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1984
Calculated Age	32
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Khijiphalate-5, Okhaldhunga
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	2016-05-15
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0620
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	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2443668
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	phuri (furi) sherpa
Year of Birth	1984
Year	2016
Age at Expedition	32
Role	Hired

10 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Ronald Kevin (Ronnie) Muhl	M	1955	S Africa	Leader	Cape Town, S Africa	Managing director of Adventures Global	Details Other expeditions
Elizabeth Angela Bool Kohnen	F	1959	USA	BC Mgr	Cape Town, S Africa	Retired attorney	Details Other expeditions
Kevin John Farebrother	M	1968	Australia	Climber	Perth, WA, Australia	Firefighter	Details Other expeditions
Matthew Charles Galat	M	1979	USA	Climber	St. Clair Shores, Michigan	Traveller and videographer	Details Other expeditions
James Edward Roth	M	1984	Australia	Climber	Geelong, Victoria, Australia	Physician	Details Other expeditions
Jason Russell Snell	M	1966	Australia	Climber	Kallaroo, WA, Australia	Builder/carpenter	Details Other expeditions
Lhakpa/Lakpa Sherpa	M	1982	Nepal	H-A Worker	Rakha Bangdel-5, Khotang	-	Details Other expeditions
Lhakpa Sherpa	M	1986	Nepal	H-A Worker	Lelep-8, Taplejung	-	Details Other expeditions
Tendi Sherpa	M	1995	Nepal	H-A Worker	Bhimeshwar, Lakuri Danda-8, Dolakha	-	Details Other expeditions
Phuri (Furi) Sherpa	M	1984	Nepal	H-A Worker	Khijiphalate-5, Okhaldhunga	-	Details Other expeditions

References

Field	Value
ID	9628
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	EVER16139
Reference ID	01
Year	2016
Type	5
Journal	-
Author	-
Title	http://www.adventuresglobal.net/category/everest/everest-2016/
Publisher	-
Publication Date	-
Language	-
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

1 recorded references.

Expedition ID	Journal	Author	Title	Publisher	Citation	Yak 94
EVER16139	-	-	http://www.adventuresglobal.net/category/everest/everest-2016/	-	-	-