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.