Everest | 2017 S Col-SE Ridge

A UK expedition to Everest in 2017 via S Col-SE Ridge, led by Richard Gale. Summit reached on 15th May 2017. 33 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 9445
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID EVER17103
Peak ID EVER
Year 2017
Season 1
Host Country 1
Route 1 S Col-SE Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality UK
Leaders Richard Gale
Sponsor British Gurkha 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 Nepal
Approach Lukla->Namche->Pangboche
Basecamp Date 2017-04-14
Summit Date 2017-05-15
Summit Time 1325
Summit Days 31
Total Days 35
Termination Date 2017-05-19
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 8849
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 4
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 20
Summit Members 13
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 19
Summit Hired 13
Hired Deaths 0
No Hired False
O2 Used True
O2 None False
O2 Climb True
O2 Descent False
O2 Sleep False
O2 Medical False
O2 Taken False
O2 Unknown False
Other Summits Purja summited Everest (EVER-171-05) again, Lhotse (LHOT-171-03) and Makalu (MAKA-171-12)
Campsites BC(14/04,5350m),C1(19/04,6100m),C2(20/04,6500m),C3(14/05,7100m),C4(14/05,7900m),Smt(15-16/05)
Route Notes BC 14/04 5350m C1 19/04 6100m C2 20/04 6500m C3 14/05 7100m (2nd summit team) C4 14/05 7900m members Smt 15/05 rope-fixing team of Pema Chhiring, Pem Chhiri, Kancha Nuru Sherpa, Lhakpa Gelu, Sonam Jangbu Sherpa, Pasang Sherpa, Chhimi Gurung, Dhani Rai, Krishna Thapa Magar, Nirmal Purja at 1:30 pm. Smt 16/05 Gale, Prasad Ghale, Subarna Gurung, Umesh Gurung, Yam Bahadur Gurung, Kumar Rai, Rice, Rakesh Sunuwar, Smith and Boote, Pema Chhiring (again from C4), Pem Chhiri (again from C4), Kancha Nuru (again from C4), Sonam Jangbu Sherpa (again from C4), Ang Rinji Sherpa, Da Rinji Sherpa, Nuri Sherpa, Lhakpa Tamang, Mitra Tamang, Phur Temba Sherpa at 8:45 am. 15 May summit team left at about 3 am on 14 May. They were fixing from the Balcony and pulled out the rope to the Balcony. 16 May summit team left C4 at about 10:30 pm. Straightforward climb. The Ascent Himalaya and Global Adventure teams were in front of them and they got a bit stuck. They were able to overtake some above the Balcony. They spent about an hour on the summit and descended to C4, where Smith, Rai, Subana Gurung and Rakesh Sunuar stayed (windy night). Rest of the summit team descended to C2, where they arrived between 5:30 pm and 9:30 pm. On 18 May everyone at BC. Team left BC by helicopter and walking. The generals in the UK made a command decision to stop the expedition after the main summit team on 16 May. Shakti Gurung, Govinda Rana and Pasang Sherpa reached the Bergschrund at about 6700m on 25 April. Maher Thapa reached the Bergschrund at 6700m on 25 April. He had a chest infection and never recovered. Aleksandr Yul Gromen-Hayes reached C3 on 22 April. He was also in the second summit and was told that the expedition was over. Todd reached the Bergschrund at 6700m on 25 April on the acclimatization trip. He gave up his space on the summiting team to Christopher Boote. Oxygen: Taken and used from C3 to top to C3 by members and Sherpas. Sherpa: Pema Chhiring/Chhiri, Beding, 17/12/1983 Pema Tshering (Pem Chhiri), Chankhu, 16/12/1980 Kancha Nuru, Khumjung, 2039/08/15 Lhakpa Gelu, Beni-3, Solukhumbu, 2034 Sonam Jangbu, Phurte, 27/08/1987 Chhimi Lhenduk Gurung, Mustang 24/05/1986 Pasang Sherpa, Makalu-5, 2048/08/15 Ang Rinji, Chankur-6, 2047/12/19 Da Rinji, Jubing, Solu, 2037/11/10 Ila Nuru Sherpa, Khumjung 2055/01/10 Lhakpa Tamang, Salleri, Solukhumbu, 2033 Mitra Bahadur Tamang, Beding, 29/10/1987 Phur Temba Sherpa, Phortse, 2053/10/14
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Summit Nepal 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

33 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Richard Howard (Dick) Gale M 1969 UK Leader Chilwell, Nottingham, E Midlands, England Captain Royal Engineers Details Other expeditions
Dhan Prasad Ghale M 1989 Nepal Climber Kent, England Army Details Other expeditions
Shakti Gurung M 1987 Nepal Climber Kent, England Soldier Details Other expeditions
Subarna Gurung M 1977 Nepal Climber Staffordshire, England British army Details Other expeditions
Umesh Gurung M 1988 Nepal Climber Kent, England British army Details Other expeditions
Yam Bahadur Gurung M 1978 Nepal Climber Hampshire, England HM Forces Details Other expeditions
Dhaniram (Dhani) Rai M 1981 Nepal Climber Herefordshire, England HM Forces Details Other expeditions
Milan Kumar Rai M 1979 UK/Nepal Climber Warwickshire, England HM Forces Details Other expeditions
Govinda Bahadur Rana M 1972 Nepal Climber Kent, England British Gurkhas Details Other expeditions
Timothy James Rice M 1982 UK Climber Herefordshire, England HM Forces Details Other expeditions
Pasang Sherpa M 1979 Nepal Climber Maidstone, Kent, England British army Details Other expeditions
Rakesh Sunuwar M 1990 Nepal Climber Brunei British army Details Other expeditions
Maher Bahadur Thapa M 1988 Nepal Climber Kuala Belait, Brunei British army Details Other expeditions
Krishna (Krish) Thapa Magar M 1976 Nepal Climber Hereford, England British army Details Other expeditions
Andrew Patrick Todd M 1979 UK Climber Wiltshire, England British army officer Details Other expeditions
Pema Chhiring/Chhiri Sherpa M 1983 Nepal H-A Worker Beding, Dolakha - Details Other expeditions
Sonam Jangbu Sherpa M 1987 Nepal H-A Worker Phurte, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Alun Edward Richardson M 1957 UK Climber Tembe, Wales Alpine guide & photographer Details Other expeditions
Christopher Robert Boote M 1987 UK Climber Folkestone, Shorncliffe, England Army officer Details Other expeditions
Liam Patrick Smith M 1991 UK Climber Folkestone, Shorncliffe Army officer Details Other expeditions
Pema Tshering (Pem Chhiri) Sherpa M 1980 Nepal H-A Worker Chankhu-6, Dolakha - Details Other expeditions
Kanchha Nuru Sherpa M 1982 Nepal H-A Worker Phortse, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Lhakpa Gelu (Lhakpa Gelbu) Sherpa M 1977 Nepal H-A Worker Thumduk, Beni, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions
Chhimi Lhenduk Gurung M 1986 Nepal H-A Worker Chhoser-8, Mustang - Details Other expeditions
Pasang Sherpa M 1991 Nepal H-A Worker Tashigaon, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Ang Ringi Sherpa M 1991 Nepal H-A Worker Chankhu-6, Dolakha - Details Other expeditions
Da Rinji Sherpa M 1981 Nepal H-A Worker Jubing-5, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions
Ila Nuru Sherpa M 1998 Nepal H-A Worker Phortse, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Lhakpa Tamang M 1977 Nepal H-A Worker Lura, Salleri-9, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions
Mitra Bahadur (Rakesh) Tamang M 1987 Nepal H-A Worker Beding, Dolakha - Details Other expeditions
Phura Temba Sherpa M 1997 Nepal H-A Worker Phortse, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Nirmal Purja Pun Magar M 1983 Nepal Climber Poole, Dorset, England British army Details Other expeditions
Aleksandr Yul (Sandro) Gromen-Hayes M 1990 UK Climber Bristol, England Film-maker Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.