Everest | 2017 S Col-SE Ridge
A India expedition to Everest in 2017 via S Col-SE Ridge, led by Satendra Sangwan. Summit reached on 15th May 2017. 21 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 9444 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | EVER17102 |
| Peak ID | EVER |
| Year | 2017 |
| Season | 1 |
| Host Country | 1 |
| Route 1 | S Col-SE Ridge |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | India |
| Leaders | Satendra Sangwan |
| Sponsor | Asian Trekking ONGC Eco-Everest Expedition 2017 |
| 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 | Lukla->Namche->Lobuche->Everest BC |
| Basecamp Date | 2017-04-13 |
| Summit Date | 2017-05-15 |
| Summit Time | 1325 |
| Summit Days | 32 |
| Total Days | 48 |
| Termination Date | 2017-05-31 |
| Termination Reason | 1 |
| Termination Notes | - |
| High Point (m) | 8849 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 4 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 0 |
| Total Members | 12 |
| Summit Members | 7 |
| Member Deaths | 0 |
| Total Hired | 15 |
| 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 | See route notes |
| Route Notes | The ONGC (Oil and Natural Gas Corporation) expedition consisted of 2 teams: 12 members in total, 9 climbers and 3 support staff. Support staff consisted of 1 medical doctor (reached C2), Ritu Sharma (reached C2) and expedition leader Satendra Sagwan (only BC). Final summit attempt was made by 7 members, all summited [as corrected by Asian Trekking]: Team 1: Nirmal Kumar, Monti Rajkhowa, Prabhat Gaurav, Santosh Kumar BC 13/04 5350m C1 26/04 6100m C2 27/04 6500m C3 26/05 7200m C4 27/05 7950m Smt 28/05 by Nirmal Kumar, Prabhat Gaurav, Santosh Kumar, Pasang Rita Sherpa, Tshering Thundu Sherpa, Pemba Tshering Sherpa, Pasang Sherpa at 8 am. Team 2: N Jagoi, Yogendar Garbiyal, Loveraj Singh, Rahul Jarngal, Surendra Tomar C1 01/05 6100m C2 02/05 6500m C3 25/05 7200m C4 26/05 7950m Smt 27/05 by Yogendar Garbiyal, Loveraj Singh at 6:15 am; by N Jagoi, Rahul Jarngal, Shera Gyalzen Sherpa, Sonam Tshering Sherpa, Tenzing Dorje Sherpa, Pasang Temba Sherpa, Temba Sherpa at 7:45 am. Team 1 started for the summit from C4 at 11 pm on 27 May. They stayed on the top for 40 minutes. Weather was very good on that day, clear, bright and sunny on the summit. When they started there were strong winds, but later on winds subsided. They were the last team on Everest, making use of the very last weather window. Team got back to C4 around noon and to C2 after 1 hour rest. They reached C2 at 5:30 pm. Next day to BC (29 May). Team 2 on summit push left C4 at 11:30 pm on 26 May. It was cloudy, windy, visibility was very poor. Wind turned to a storm on the summit (40km/h). Team stayed on the top for at least 30 minutes. They got back to C4 at 12:17 pm. After 1 hour rest, team continued descent to C2, which they reached at 7:30 pm. Next day to BC (28 May). Monti Rajkhowa from Team 1 was not able to make a summit attempt, she had a bad cough and sore throat and abandoned climb at C2. She got as high as C4 on first summit attempt, but had to go down again because of bad weather. Surendra Tomar from Team 2 abandoned climb at C2 because of abdominal pain. He reached C3 on the first rotation. Tomar was evacuated from C2 to BC by helicopter on 25 May. The expedition collected 500 kg of garbage from South Col, bringing it down to C2. Helicopter took the garbage from C2 to BC. 1000 kg of garbage was collected at BC. Oxygen: Taken and used by members from start of Lhotse Face (6600m) to summit and down to C2; by Sherpas from C3/C4 to summit and down to C4. |
| Accidents | - |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | Asian Trekking |
| Commercial Route | True |
| Standard Route | True |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | - |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2459951 |
| Year | 2017 |
| Summit Success | True |
| O2 Summary | Used |
| Route (lowercase) | s col-se ridge |
Members
21 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Satendra K. Sangwan | M | 1971 | India | Leader | New Delhi, India | HR manager at ONGC Ltd. | Details Other expeditions |
| Rahul Jarngal | M | 1990 | India | Climber | Gurabeldaran, Hira Nagar, J&K, India | Instrumentation engineer at ONGC | Details Other expeditions |
| Loveraj Singh Dharmshaktu | M | 1973 | India | Deputy Leader | New Delhi, India | BSF inspector | Details Other expeditions |
| Ritu Sharma | F | 1980 | India | Support | Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India | Service | Details Other expeditions |
| Monti Rajkhowa | F | 1989 | India | Climber | Hatigaon, Guwahati, India | Executive engineer at ONGC | Details Other expeditions |
| Surendra Singh Tomar | M | 1978 | India | Climber | Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India | Government official at ONGC | Details Other expeditions |
| Yogendar Garbiyal | M | 1980 | India | Climber | Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand, India | Engineer | Details Other expeditions |
| Nirmal Kumar | M | 1988 | India | Climber | Doda, J&K, India | Engineer at ONGC | Details Other expeditions |
| Ngayaising Jagoi | M | 1990 | India | Climber | Ukhrul, Manipur, India | Engineer at ONGC | Details Other expeditions |
| Santosh Kumar Singh | M | 1981 | India | Climber | Kathgodam, Nainital, Uttarakhand, India | Government service | Details Other expeditions |
| Prabhat Gaurav Sonu | M | 1986 | India | Climber | Kankarbagh, Patna, India | Government service | Details Other expeditions |
| Nitin Chawla | M | - | India | Exp Doctor | - | Physician | Details Other expeditions |
| Pasang Rita (Pa Rita) Sherpa | M | 1974 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Yilajung, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Tshering Thundu Sherpa | M | 1974 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Khumjung, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Pasang Temba Sherpa | M | 1970 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Thami, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Temba Sherpa | M | 1972 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Shree Chaur-8, Okhaldhunga | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Shera Gyalzen Sherpa | M | 1987 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Khumjung, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Sonam Tshering (Paldorje) Sherpa | M | 1979 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Khumjung, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Pasang Sherpa | M | 1978 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Thamo, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Tenzing Dorje Sherpa | M | 1970 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Phortse, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Pemba Tshering Sherpa | M | 1979 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Khumjung, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
References
3 recorded references.