Everest | 2016 S Col-SE Ridge

A India expedition to Everest in 2016 via S Col-SE Ridge, led by Jitesh Popatial Mody. Summit reached on 19th May 2016. 23 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 9130
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID EVER16145
Peak ID EVER
Year 2016
Season 1
Host Country 1
Route 1 S Col-SE Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality India
Leaders Jitesh Popatial Mody
Sponsor Satori Adventures International 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 Iran, Japan, Poland
Approach Lukla->Namche->Tengboche->Dingboche->Lobuche->Everest BC
Basecamp Date 2016-04-11
Summit Date 2016-05-19
Summit Time -
Summit Days 38
Total Days 42
Termination Date 2016-05-23
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 8849
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 4
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 11
Summit Members 7
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 12
Summit Hired 9
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(11-15/04,5350m),C1(25/04,6100m),C2(27/04,6500m),C3(17/05,7160m),C4(18/05,7950m),Smt(19/05)
Route Notes BC 11-15 Apr 5350m C1 25 Apr 6100m C2 27 Apr 6500m C3 17 May 7160m C4 18 May 7950m Smt 19 May by Bhagwan Singh Kushwah, Dev Raj Dutta, Yasumasa Katoh, Pradeep Chandra Sahoo, Ms. Chetna Sahoo, Rafik Taher Shaikh, Joisher, Mingma Tenji (31), Phurba Gyalje (37), Thupten (20), Dawa Temba (26), Ngima (26), Chhering (24), Pemba Tashi, Lhakpa Tashi and Rinji. Fixed rope: Contributed money. Oxygen: From C3 to summit to C2 by all. The team members started from C4 at 7 pm, 8:30 pm and 9 pm of 18 May. Katoh reached summit at 5:30 am with his three Sherpas, Shaikh at 9 am, Joihser at 9:30 am, Kushwah at 9:45 am, rest at 10:45 am. They stayed on summit between 20 to 40 minutes. Katoh returned C4 early. Joisher at 3:30 pm, other members by 4:30 pm except Chetna Sahoo who reached at C4 at 3 am on 20 May. She was exhausted and brought down by two Sherpas from little above Balcony. She was heli-lifted from the base of Lhotse on 21 May to Kathmandu. Rest of climbers went down to C2. Shaikh also was Heli-lifted from C2 to Kathmandu on 21 May. Jitesh Modi went up to 8200m. Polish climber Gawron went up to South Col. His feet got cold and went down to C2 on 19 May and BC on 20 May. He was Heli-lifted on 21 May. Note: Name of leader on the permit is different. Literally Joisher was the leader, but he is not in the same permit of Satori because last year he was in different company and as per regulation one has to use same company which issued permit to. The Sherpa names are given by Joisher and all of them are from Makalu.
Accidents -
Achievement Joisher 1st vegan to summit Everest?
Agency Satori Adventures
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

23 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Kuntal Ajit Joisher M 1980 India Climber Mumbai (Bombay), India Software programmer Details Other expeditions
Pemba Tashi Sherpa M 1993 Nepal H-A Worker Yaphu-6, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Jitesh Popatial Mody M 1976 India Leader - - Details Other expeditions
Bhagwan Singh Kushwah M 1974 India Climber - - Details Other expeditions
Debraj Dutta M 1978 India Climber Kolkata (Calcutta), India Adventure instructor Details Other expeditions
Pradeep Chandra Sahoo M 1967 India Climber Kolkata (Calcutta), India Mining business Details Other expeditions
Chetna Sahoo F 1967 India Climber Kolkata (Calcutta), India Housewife Details Other expeditions
Rafik Taher Shaikh M 1986 India Climber Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India Government service Details Other expeditions
Mingma Tenzi Sherpa M 1984 Nepal Sirdar Khembalung, Yaphu-9, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Wojciech Janusz (Wojtek) Gawron M 1963 Poland Climber - - Details Other expeditions
Yasumasa Katoh M 1959 Japan Climber - - Details Other expeditions
Mohammad Moein Esfahani Zanjani M 1990 Iran Climber - - Details Other expeditions
Phurba Gyalje/Gyalzen Sherpa M 1978 Nepal H-A Worker Makalu-9, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Thuktang Sherpa M 1995 Nepal H-A Worker Makalu-8, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Dawa Temba Sherpa M 1989 Nepal H-A Worker Khembalung, Yaphu-9, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Samgel (Samgyal) Sherpa M 1972 Nepal H-A Worker Makalu-9, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Ngima Sherpa M 1986 Nepal H-A Worker Bakachol-9, Khotang - Details Other expeditions
Chhiring (Tshering) Sherpa M 1991 Nepal H-A Worker Chitre, Sisuwa-9, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Pasang Dawa Sherpa M 1986 Nepal H-A Worker Makalu-9, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Rinji Sherpa M 1984 Nepal H-A Worker Yaphu-9, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Lhakpa Tashi Sherpa M 1985 Nepal H-A Worker Khembalung, Yaphu-9, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Pemba Dorje Sherpa M 1973 Nepal H-A Worker Pangboche, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Naresh Raju Cholaraju M 1984 India Climber Bangalore, India - Details Other expeditions

References

3 recorded references.