Everest | 2016 S Col-SE Ridge

A China expedition to Everest in 2016 via S Col-SE Ridge, led by Zhang An-Hua. Summit reached on 19th May 2016. 4 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	9127
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	EVER16142
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2016
Season	1
Host Country	1
Route 1	S Col-SE Ridge
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	China
Leaders	Zhang An-Hua
Sponsor	Glacier Melting 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	-
Basecamp Date	2016-04-13
Summit Date	2016-05-19
Summit Time	0745
Summit Days	36
Total Days	38
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	1
Summit Members	1
Member Deaths	0
Total Hired	2
Summit Hired	2
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(13/04,5350m),C1(23/04,6000m),C2(24/04,6500m),C3(17/05,7300m),C4(18/05,7900m),Smt(19/05)
Route Notes	Zhang, Thundu and Samde left C4 on 18 May at 8 pm, summited on 19 May at 7:45 am, stayed 5, then descended to C4 arriving at 4:15 pm. Weather good. Many people. 20 minutes traffic jam on the Hillary Step. Zhang sprained his knee on his way down from C3 to C2 and was evacuated from C2 on 21 May. Helicopter took him first to BC, then Pheriche, Lukla and Kathmandu. Oxygen: From C3 to top C3 by Zhang, Thundu and Samde. Sherpas: Thundu Sherpa, Beding, 18/02/1978 Samden Sherpa, Khotang
Accidents	-
Achievement	Zhang 2nd oldest Chinese to summit Everest
Agency	Asia Voyage
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

Field	Value
ID	66544
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER16142
Member ID	01
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2016
Season	1
First Name	An-Hua
Last Name	Zhang
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1957
Calculated Age	58
Citizenship	China
Status	Leader
Residence	Beijing, China
Occupation	Economist
Leader	True
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	2016-05-19
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0745
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 C3
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	True
Injury Date	2016-05-20
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	4
Injury Height (m)	7000
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2433964
Summit Note 1	2
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	an-hua zhang
Year of Birth	1957
Year	2016
Age at Expedition	59
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	66545
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER16142
Member ID	04
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2016
Season	1
First Name	Thundu
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1978
Calculated Age	38
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Beding, 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	2016-05-19
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0745
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 C3
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	9th ascent of Everest; brother of Nima Temba
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2441458
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	thundu sherpa
Year of Birth	1978
Year	2016
Age at Expedition	38
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	66546
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER16142
Member ID	03
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2016
Season	1
First Name	Samden
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1988
Calculated Age	28
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Bakachol-9, 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	2016-05-19
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0745
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 C3
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	3rd ascent of Everest
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2445080
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	samden sherpa
Year of Birth	1988
Year	2016
Age at Expedition	28
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	66547
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER16142
Member ID	02
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2016
Season	1
First Name	Nima Gombu (Gombu)
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1969
Calculated Age	47
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	Sirdar
Residence	Beding, Dolakha
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	True
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	True
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	False
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	0
Summit Term	0
HCN	0
Checksum	2438258
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	nima gombu (gombu) sherpa
Year of Birth	1969
Year	2016
Age at Expedition	47
Role	BC Only

4 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
An-Hua Zhang	M	1957	China	Leader	Beijing, China	Economist	Details Other expeditions
Thundu Sherpa	M	1978	Nepal	H-A Worker	Beding, Dolakha	-	Details Other expeditions
Samden Sherpa	M	1988	Nepal	H-A Worker	Bakachol-9, Khotang	-	Details Other expeditions
Nima Gombu (Gombu) Sherpa	M	1969	Nepal	Sirdar	Beding, Dolakha	-	Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.