Everest | 2017 S Col-SE Ridge

A China expedition to Everest in 2017 via S Col-SE Ridge, led by Zhang Wei. Summit reached on 21st May 2017. 17 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 9450
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID EVER17107
Peak ID EVER
Year 2017
Season 1
Host Country 1
Route 1 S Col-SE Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality China
Leaders Zhang Wei
Sponsor Chinese 14 Peaks 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->Pangboche->Everest BC
Basecamp Date 2017-04-19
Summit Date 2017-05-21
Summit Time 0500
Summit Days 32
Total Days 34
Termination Date 2017-05-23
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 4
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 11
Summit Hired 5
Hired Deaths 0
No Hired False
O2 Used True
O2 None False
O2 Climb True
O2 Descent False
O2 Sleep True
O2 Medical True
O2 Taken False
O2 Unknown False
Other Summits -
Campsites BC(19/04,5400m),C1(30/04,6100m),C2(01/05,6500m),C3(19/05,7200m),C4(20/05,7950m),Smt(21/05)
Route Notes BC 19/04 5400m C1 30/04 6100m C2 01/05 6500m C3 19/05 7200m C4 20/05 7950m Smt 21/05 by Chang Jiang and Champa Sherpa at 5:30 am, Lu Jian and Nima Sherpa at 6 am, Xu Fei-Yue and Walung [Dorchi] Sherpa at 6:30 am, Yu Jian-Hong, Pastemba Sherpa and Pasang Sherpa, at 5 am. Summit team, An Shao-Hua, Liu Zheng left C4 between 7 pm and 9 pm on 20 May. It was a bit windy, around 40 km/h. At 8100m An Shao-Hua decided to turn back as he did not feel safe. He returned to C4. Liu Zheng reached 8700m, but had to turn back as he was going blind. He was with Dawa Sherpa and they turned back at about 5 am. They got to C4 at 11 am, rested and continued to C2 that day. His eyes recovered at C4. Summit team carried on with no problems, spent about 10 minutes on the sumit (it was windy) and then descended to C2. Zhu Gang reached C4 20 May; he was too tired to go for the summit and descended to C2. Gao Yang reached C4 on 20 May; she was too slow to carry on and descended to C2. Qiu Xiao-Bin reached BC on 19 April and was rescued by helicopter 22 April due to pulmonary oedema. Xu-Hong Zhou never arrived in Nepal. He was stopped at Chinese customs. Will come in 2018. Wei got to 6800m on 8 May in the hope that the rope fixers would go up, but when they decided that they would not, he returned to BC where he stayed as the expedition leader. 22 May everyone back at BC. Team left BC on 23 May by helicopter. Oxygen: Taken and used from C3 to top or high point to C2 by members From C4 to top or high point to C4 by Sherpas.
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Seven Summit Treks
Commercial Route True
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference -
Primary ID -
Checksum 2459957
Year 2017
Summit Success True
O2 Summary Used
Route (lowercase) s col-se ridge

Members

17 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Gang Zhu M 1971 China Climber Beijing, China CEO of a company Details Other expeditions
Jian Chang M 1975 China Climber Kunming, China Engineer Details Other expeditions
Yang Gao F 1973 China Climber Guangzhou, Shenzhen, China Alpinist Details Other expeditions
Jian Lu M 1980 China Climber Chengdu, Sichuan, China Sales manager Details Other expeditions
Xiao-Bin Qiu M 1969 China Climber Wuxi, Jiangsu, China CEO of electrical company Details Other expeditions
Fei-Yue Xu F 1983 China Climber Hong Kong Attorney Details Other expeditions
Wei Zhang M 1975 China Leader Taizhou, Jiangsu, China Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Zheng Liu M 1959 China Climber Xi'an, Shaanxi, China Company owner Details Other expeditions
Xu-Zhong Zhou M 1956 China Climber Beijing, China Law professor Details Other expeditions
Jian-Hong Yu M 1972 China Climber Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China Restaurant general manager Details Other expeditions
Shao-Hua An M 1963 China Climber Urumqi, Xinjiang, China Sales manager Details Other expeditions
Chhangba Sherpa M 1997 Nepal H-A Worker Makalu-5, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Nima Dorje Sherpa M 1980 Nepal H-A Worker Tashigaon, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Dorchi (Halung Dorje) Sherpa M 1989 Nepal H-A Worker Makalu-5, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Pastemba Sherpa M 1998 Nepal H-A Worker Makalu-5, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Pasang Sherpa M - Nepal H-A Worker - - Details Other expeditions
Dawa Gyaljen (Ang Dawa) Sherpa M 1994 Nepal H-A Worker Makalu-5, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.