Everest | 2017 S Col-SE Ridge

A USA expedition to Everest in 2017 via S Col-SE Ridge, led by Ben Jones. Summit reached on 27th May 2017. 15 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	9454
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	EVER17111
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2017
Season	1
Host Country	1
Route 1	S Col-SE Ridge
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	USA
Leaders	Ben Jones
Sponsor	Alpine Ascents International (AAI) Everest-Lhotse 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	Australia
Approach	Lukla->Namche->Pangboche->Everest BC
Basecamp Date	2017-04-09
Summit Date	2017-05-27
Summit Time	0815
Summit Days	48
Total Days	50
Termination Date	2017-05-29
Termination Reason	1
Termination Notes	-
High Point (m)	8849
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	4
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	8
Summit Members	6
Member Deaths	0
Total Hired	12
Summit Hired	6
Hired Deaths	1
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	Summited Lhotse (LHOT-171-02)
Campsites	BC(09/04,5400m),C1(24/04,6100m),C2(26/04,6500m),C3(24/05,7400m),C4(25/05,7950m),Smt(27/05)
Route Notes	BC 09/04 5400m C1 24/04 6100m C2 26/04 6500m C3 24/05 7400m C4 25/05 7950m Smt 27/05 by Jones, Petersen, Zeckendorf, Perez, Murphy, Alexander, Jangbu, Kami Rita, Mingma Chhiri, Da Nuru, Phura Kancha at 8:15 am. Summit Lhotse on 28 May by Perez and Jangbu, Karma Serki at 8 am. Everest summit team left C4 at 11 pm on 26 May. Weather was warm but cloudy. Light snow on the SE Ridge. Straightforward climb. They spent about half an hour on the summit and descended to C4, where they arrived at about 12:30 am. On 27 May they all descended to C2 apart from Perez, who summited Lhotse from C4 on Everest. He [with Jangbu] left C4 Everest at 1 am. He felt exhausted after Everest, but pushed himself and got up Lhotse. Good and clear day. They spent about 15 minutes on the summit and descended to C2 at about 3 pm. On 28 May whole team at C2. On 29 May at 3 am everyone descended to BC, packed and took helicopter to Lukla and then Kathmandu. Hill reached C1 on 24 April. He was too tired and left expedition. King reached reached 5500m. He had been having a cold and felt too weak. Left expedition. Oxygen: Taken and used from C2 to summit and down to C2 by members, From C3 to top to C3 by Jones, Murphy and Jangbu, From C4 to top to C4 by Sherpas. Sherpas: Jangbu, Patle-5, Okhaldhunga, 21/05/1971 Kami Rita (Topke), Thami, 17/01/1970 Mingma Chhiri/Chhiring, Thami, 22/07/1968 Dawa Nuru (Da Nuru), Thami, 25/11/1964 Phura Kancha (Fur Kancha), Thami, 17/01/1977 Karma Serki (Karma Sarki), Phortse, 25/01/1987 Jangbu Sherpa is a qualified guide and counted as guide on the expedition. Death: Goht Khuber Rai, the cook of the expedition died of a stroke/heart failure on the night of 27 May [at BC]. Team was at the South Col and Lakpa Rita and the doctors worked hard to do all they could to keep him alive.
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	Shangri-La Nepal Treks
Commercial Route	True
Standard Route	True
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	-
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2459963
Year	2017
Summit Success	True
O2 Summary	Used
Route (lowercase)	s col-se ridge

Members

Field	Value
ID	68995
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER17111
Member ID	01
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2017
Season	1
First Name	Benjamin Mason (Ben)
Last Name	Jones
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1978
Calculated Age	38
Citizenship	USA
Status	Leader
Residence	Jackson, Wyoming
Occupation	Alpine guide
Leader	True
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8849
Summit Date 1	2017-05-27
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0815
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	True
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	C3 to smt to C3
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2441630
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	benjamin mason (ben) jones
Year of Birth	1978
Year	2017
Age at Expedition	39
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	68996
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER17111
Member ID	02
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2017
Season	1
First Name	Malcolm John
Last Name	Alexander
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1959
Calculated Age	58
Citizenship	Australia
Status	Climber
Residence	Bellevue, Washington
Occupation	Consultant
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8849
Summit Date 1	2017-05-27
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0815
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	True
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	C2 to smt to C2
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2434576
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	malcolm john alexander
Year of Birth	1959
Year	2017
Age at Expedition	58
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	68997
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER17111
Member ID	03
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2017
Season	1
First Name	David Richard
Last Name	Hill
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1949
Calculated Age	67
Citizenship	USA
Status	Climber
Residence	Sacramento, California
Occupation	Financial planner
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	6100
Summit Date 1	2017-04-24
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	7
HCN	0
Checksum	2431131
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	david richard hill
Year of Birth	1949
Year	2017
Age at Expedition	68
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	68998
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER17111
Member ID	04
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2017
Season	1
First Name	Mark Steven
Last Name	King
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1958
Calculated Age	58
Citizenship	USA
Status	Climber
Residence	Issaquah, Washington
Occupation	Management
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	5500
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	7
HCN	0
Checksum	2434252
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	mark steven king
Year of Birth	1958
Year	2017
Age at Expedition	59
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	68999
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER17111
Member ID	06
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2017
Season	1
First Name	Santiago Fernando
Last Name	Perez
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1977
Calculated Age	40
Citizenship	USA
Status	Climber
Residence	Miami, Florida
Occupation	Consultant
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8849
Summit Date 1	2017-05-27
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0815
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	True
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	C2 to smt to C2
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2441110
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	santiago fernando perez
Year of Birth	1977
Year	2017
Age at Expedition	40
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	69000
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER17111
Member ID	08
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2017
Season	1
First Name	John
Last Name	Zeckendorf
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1970
Calculated Age	46
Citizenship	Australia
Status	Climber
Residence	Kingston Beach, Tasmania, Australia
Occupation	Accountant
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8849
Summit Date 1	2017-05-27
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0815
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	True
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	C2 to smt to C2
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2438694
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	john zeckendorf
Year of Birth	1970
Year	2017
Age at Expedition	47
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	69001
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER17111
Member ID	07
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2017
Season	1
First Name	John Scott
Last Name	Peterson
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1959
Calculated Age	57
Citizenship	USA
Status	Climber
Residence	Boulder, Colorado
Occupation	Retired
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8849
Summit Date 1	2017-05-27
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0815
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	True
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	C2 to smt to C2
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2434807
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	john scott peterson
Year of Birth	1959
Year	2017
Age at Expedition	58
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	69002
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER17111
Member ID	05
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2017
Season	1
First Name	Eric Douglas
Last Name	Murphy
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1971
Calculated Age	46
Citizenship	USA
Status	Climbing Guide
Residence	Bellingham, Washington
Occupation	Alpine guide
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8849
Summit Date 1	2017-05-27
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0815
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	True
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	C3 to smt to C3
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2438977
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	eric douglas murphy
Year of Birth	1971
Year	2017
Age at Expedition	46
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	69003
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER17111
Member ID	11
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2017
Season	1
First Name	Jangbu
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1972
Calculated Age	45
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	Climbing Guide
Residence	Garma-8, Solukhumbu
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	True
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8849
Summit Date 1	2017-05-27
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0815
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	True
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	C3 to smt to C3
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	1st 8000er
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2439266
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	jangbu sherpa
Year of Birth	1972
Year	2017
Age at Expedition	45
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	69004
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER17111
Member ID	12
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2017
Season	1
First Name	Kami Rita (Topke)
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1970
Calculated Age	47
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Thami, Khumbu
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	True
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8849
Summit Date 1	2017-05-27
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0815
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	True
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	C4 to smt to C4
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	21st ascent of Everest; brother of Lhakpa Rita
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2438492
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	kami rita (topke) sherpa
Year of Birth	1970
Year	2017
Age at Expedition	47
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	69005
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER17111
Member ID	14
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2017
Season	1
First Name	Mingma Chhiri/Chhiring
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1968
Calculated Age	48
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Thami, Khumbu
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	True
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8849
Summit Date 1	2017-05-27
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0815
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	True
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	C4 to smt to C4
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	16th ascent of Everest; brother of Phura Kancha
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2437950
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	mingma chhiri/chhiring sherpa
Year of Birth	1968
Year	2017
Age at Expedition	49
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	69006
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER17111
Member ID	10
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2017
Season	1
First Name	Dawa Nuru (Da Nuru)
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1964
Calculated Age	52
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Thami, Khumbu
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	True
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8849
Summit Date 1	2017-05-27
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0815
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	True
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	C4 to smt to C4
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	7th ascent of Everest
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2436619
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	dawa nuru (da nuru) sherpa
Year of Birth	1964
Year	2017
Age at Expedition	53
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	69007
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER17111
Member ID	15
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2017
Season	1
First Name	Phura Kancha (Fur Kancha)
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1977
Calculated Age	40
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Thami, Khumbu
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	True
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8849
Summit Date 1	2017-05-27
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0815
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	True
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	C4 to smt to C4
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	10th ascent of Everest; brother of Mingma Chhiri
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2441042
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	phura kancha (fur kancha) sherpa
Year of Birth	1977
Year	2017
Age at Expedition	40
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	69008
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER17111
Member ID	13
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2017
Season	1
First Name	Karma Serki (Karma Sarki)
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1987
Calculated Age	30
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Phortse, Khumbu
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	True
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8849
Summit Date 1	2017-05-27
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0815
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	True
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	C4 to smt to C4
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	4th ascent of Everest
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2444692
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	karma serki (karma sarki) sherpa
Year of Birth	1987
Year	2017
Age at Expedition	30
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	69308
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER17111
Member ID	09
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2017
Season	1
First Name	Goht Khuber
Last Name	Rai
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	0
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	Exp Cook
Residence	-
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	True
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	True
Death Date	2017-05-27
Death Time	-
Death Type	10
Death Height (m)	5350
Death Class	2
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	Died of a stroke/heart failure
Member Notes	-
Necrology	(....-2017) Died 27 May 2017 on Everest from ******
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	17
HCN	0
Checksum	-142
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	1
Name (lowercase)	goht khuber rai
Year of Birth	-
Year	2017
Age at Expedition	-
Role	BC Only

15 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Benjamin Mason (Ben) Jones	M	1978	USA	Leader	Jackson, Wyoming	Alpine guide	Details Other expeditions
Malcolm John Alexander	M	1959	Australia	Climber	Bellevue, Washington	Consultant	Details Other expeditions
David Richard Hill	M	1949	USA	Climber	Sacramento, California	Financial planner	Details Other expeditions
Mark Steven King	M	1958	USA	Climber	Issaquah, Washington	Management	Details Other expeditions
Santiago Fernando Perez	M	1977	USA	Climber	Miami, Florida	Consultant	Details Other expeditions
John Zeckendorf	M	1970	Australia	Climber	Kingston Beach, Tasmania, Australia	Accountant	Details Other expeditions
John Scott Peterson	M	1959	USA	Climber	Boulder, Colorado	Retired	Details Other expeditions
Eric Douglas Murphy	M	1971	USA	Climbing Guide	Bellingham, Washington	Alpine guide	Details Other expeditions
Jangbu Sherpa	M	1972	Nepal	Climbing Guide	Garma-8, Solukhumbu	-	Details Other expeditions
Kami Rita (Topke) Sherpa	M	1970	Nepal	H-A Worker	Thami, Khumbu	-	Details Other expeditions
Mingma Chhiri/Chhiring Sherpa	M	1968	Nepal	H-A Worker	Thami, Khumbu	-	Details Other expeditions
Dawa Nuru (Da Nuru) Sherpa	M	1964	Nepal	H-A Worker	Thami, Khumbu	-	Details Other expeditions
Phura Kancha (Fur Kancha) Sherpa	M	1977	Nepal	H-A Worker	Thami, Khumbu	-	Details Other expeditions
Karma Serki (Karma Sarki) Sherpa	M	1987	Nepal	H-A Worker	Phortse, Khumbu	-	Details Other expeditions
Goht Khuber Rai	M	-	Nepal	Exp Cook	-	-	Details Other expeditions

References

Field	Value
ID	10072
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	EVER17111
Reference ID	01
Year	2017
Type	5
Journal	-
Author	-
Title	https://www.alpineascents.com/cybercast-archives/climb-everest/2017/05/
Publisher	-
Publication Date	-
Language	-
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

1 recorded references.

Expedition ID	Journal	Author	Title	Publisher	Citation	Yak 94
EVER17111	-	-	https://www.alpineascents.com/cybercast-archives/climb-everest/2017/05/	-	-	-