Everest | 2016 S Col-SE Ridge

A UK expedition to Everest in 2016 via S Col-SE Ridge, led by Hugo Searle. Summit reached on 19th May 2016. 9 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 9125
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID EVER16140
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 Hugo Searle
Sponsor High Adventure Expeditions Everest 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 Canada, USA
Approach -
Basecamp Date 2016-04-24
Summit Date 2016-05-19
Summit Time 0330
Summit Days 25
Total Days 27
Termination Date 2016-05-21
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 0
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 5
Summit Hired 1
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(24/04,5350m),C1(29/04),C2(01/05),C3(04/05,7200m),C4(18/05,8000m),Smt(19/05)
Route Notes Only Pemba Ngima went for the summit. He left C4 on 18 May at 7:30 pm, summited on 19 May at 3:30 am, stayed 3 hours, then descended to C2. Non-Summiting Members: Bill Driggs 8000m exhaustion Ade Pettitt 7300m exhaustion TA Loeffler 7200m HACE Amit Kotecha 6800m AMS TA Loeffler got HACE descending from C2; she was helicoptered from C1 to KTM. Hugo Searle fell in a hidden crevasse and tore his calf muscle in icefall (reported to been blown into crevasse from blast from nearby avalanche).
Accidents Searle fall into crevasse
Achievement -
Agency Happy Feet Mountaineers
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

9 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Hugo David Searle M 1966 UK Leader St. Louis Park, Minnesota Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
William Michael (Bill) Driggs M 1970 USA Climber South Glastonbury, Connecticut Restauranteur Details Other expeditions
Amit Kumar Kotecha M 1968 UK Climber Kirby Muxloe, Leicester, England Oral surgeon Details Other expeditions
Tracey Anne (T. A.) Loeffler F 1965 Canada Climber St. John's, Newfoundland University professor for outdoor recreation Details Other expeditions
Adrian (Ade) Pettitt M 1962 UK Climber Roziers-Saint-Georges, Haute-Vienne, France Mechanic Details Other expeditions
Pemba Ngima Sherpa M 1989 Nepal H-A Worker Bakachol-9, Khotang - Details Other expeditions
Nima Tenji (Nima Tenzing) Sherpa M 1980 Nepal H-A Worker Paiya, Jubing-7, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions
Chhong Karma Sherpa M 1980 Nepal H-A Worker Tingla-2, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions
Jangbu Sherpa M 1965 Nepal H-A Worker Bakachol-9, Khotang - Details Other expeditions

References

2 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
EVER16140 - - http://www.haexpeditions.com/blog/8 - - -
EVER16140 - - http://www.2hopewell.com/everest-2016/ - - -