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/ | - | - | - |