Everest | 2017 S Col-SE Ridge

A New Zealand expedition to Everest in 2017 via S Col-SE Ridge, led by Mike Roberts. Summit reached on 21st May 2017. 39 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 9455
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID EVER17112
Peak ID EVER
Year 2017
Season 1
Host Country 1
Route 1 S Col-SE Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality New Zealand
Leaders Mike Roberts
Sponsor Adventure Consultants 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 Australia, Ireland, UK, USA
Approach Lukla->Namche->Pangboche->Everest BC
Basecamp Date 2017-04-12
Summit Date 2017-05-21
Summit Time 0620
Summit Days 39
Total Days 47
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 18
Summit Members 11
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 27
Summit Hired 20
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(12/04,5350m),C1(19/04,6000m),C2(21/04,6450m),C3(19/05,7350m),C4(20/05,8000m),Smt(21-22,27)
Route Notes BC 12/04 5350m C1 19/04 6000m C2 21/04 6450m C3 19/05 7350m C4 20/05 8000m Smt 21/05 by Ang Dorje, Pheby, Rinji, Pemba Nuru and Rinji Palden at 6:20 am. Smt 22/05 by Gustin, Mace, Pasang Bhote, Dawa Bhote and Dipen Bhote at 6:30 am; Kelly, Jay, Brecx, Smith, Roberts, Kami Rita, Chewang Dorje, Tenzing Gyalzen, Nima Tshering, Umung Bhote, Nawang Rapke and Ngima Nuru between 4:20 am to 6:20 am. Smt 27/05 by Haugen, Pender, Simper, Sange Dorje, Pemba Chhoti, Ang Jangbu, Mingma Tenji, Pasang Wangchu Bhote and Nima Nuru at 5:30 am. 21 May summit teams left C4 at 8:50 pm on 20 May. Weather calm and nice. Straightforward climb. They spent about 30 minutes on the summit and descended to C4, where they arrived 11 am. On 22 May C2 and 23 May BC. 22 May summit team and Robin Moore left at 9 pm on 21 May. Straightforward climb. They came across Sange Sherpa, who was with the Pakistani climber, when they were on the South Summit. Sange fell down the steepest part of the South Summit about 25 metres after he had unclipped himself. He must have suffered from HACE. He landed beside Smith, who tried to give him assistance, but Sange refused. Robin Moore, who is a doctor, reached Dawa Sange at about 8700m. She gave him some oxygen. She carried on and came across the Pakistani, and also gave him some of her oxygen and by the time, she reached about 8750m she was exhausted and her oxygen unit failed. She described it as a near death experience and descended to C4. 22 May summit team spent about half an hour on the summit and descended to C4, where they arrived between 9 am and noon. Jay had a retinal hemorrhage on the summit. She descended with two Sherpas and Roberts to C4. Roberts injected some dex and gave her oxygen at a flow rate of 4l per minute. She got better and could descend to C2 the following day. On 23 May, everyone down at BC. 27 May summit team left C4 at about 8:30 pm. Weather was warm, but cloudy. Straightforward climb. Spent about half an hour on the summit. They descended to C4, where they arrived at 1 pm. On 28 May, the team descended to C2. On 29 May, Pender who had slipped the previous day and allegedly got a concussion was helicoptered from C2 straight to Kathmandu via BC. Davies reached the base of the Lhotse face on 24 April. On the descent back to BC he fractured his arm just below C1 during an arm wrapping descent on 25 April. He descended to BC and was helicoptered out on 25 April. Kitney reached 6700m on 24 April. He decided to abandon the expedition and left on 10 May. Wells reached 5600m on 30 April. He had asthma and left BC on 3 May. Oxygen: C3 to summit to C3 by members; C4 to summit to C4 by Sherpas. Sherpas: Chuldim Dorje (private guide for Pheby) Rinji (Rinzin), Gorakhani-5, Solukhumbu, 26/07/1975 Pasang Bhote, Chepuwa-1, Makalu-Barun, 30/11/1973 Dawa, Hatiya, [05/09/1988?] Kami Rita, Thami, 22/10/1977 Chewang Dorje, Pangboche, 17/04/1981 Tenzing Gyalzen, Phortse, [02/07/1991?] Nima Tshering. Phortse Sange Dorje, Khumjung, 14/04/1978 Pemba Chhoti, Thami, 25/11/1972 Dawa Jangbu (Da Jangbu), Pangboche, 22/04/1973 Pemba Nuru Dipen Bhote Umung Bhote Nawang Rapke Mingma Tenji Pasang Wangchu Nima Nuru Rinji Palden
Accidents Snowblindness (Jay)
Achievement -
Agency Himalayan Guides
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

39 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Michael John (Mike) Roberts M 1961 New Zealand Leader Wanaka, New Zealand Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Robert Kelso Smith M 1971 Ireland/UK Climbing Guide Fort William, Inverness, Scotland Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Chuldim Dorje (Ang Dorje) Sherpa M 1964 Nepal Climbing Guide (Pvt)_ Pangboche, Khumbu Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Michael John Haugen M 1976 USA Climbing Guide (Pvt)_ Denver, Colorado Teacher & alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Charles Ely (Charley) Mace M 1958 USA Climbing Guide (Pvt) Golden, Colorado Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Scott G. Simper M 1969 USA Cameraman Salt Lake City, Utah Cameraman Details Other expeditions
Susan Veronica Louise Kelly F 1969 New Zealand Climber Lake Hawea, New Zealand General manager of Adventure Consultants Details Other expeditions
Paul Bennett Pender M 1959 USA Climber College Station, Texas Entrepreneur Details Other expeditions
Robin Michelle Moore F 1978 USA Climber Miami, Florida Physician Details Other expeditions
James Michael Davies M 1958 New Zealand Climber Auckland, New Zealand Telecommunications Details Other expeditions
Leah Maree Jay F 1964 Australia Climber The Junction, NSW, Australia Company director Details Other expeditions
Paul Michael Kitney M 1966 Australia Climber Hong Kong Investment management Details Other expeditions
Roy Alan Wells M 1958 Australia Climber Greenwith, SA, Australia General manager of manufacturing company Details Other expeditions
Paul John Pheby M 1960 UK Climber Hong Kong Managing director of assets company Details Other expeditions
Wendy Kathleen Gustin F 1971 USA Climber Golden, Colorado - Details Other expeditions
Lionel Philippe Brecx M 1983 USA Climber New York, New York - Details Other expeditions
Anthea Fisher F 1979 Australia BC Manager Wanaka, New Zealand Logistics manager Details Other expeditions
Sophie Amanda Elisa Wallace F 1983 UK Exp Doctor Perth, WA, Australia Physician Details Other expeditions
Norma Beatriz Vogel F 1979 USA BC Cook Managua, Nicaragua Chef Details Other expeditions
Pemba Nuru Sherpa M 1995 Nepal H-A Worker Pangboche, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Pemba Chhoti Sherpa M 1972 Nepal H-A Worker Thami, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Phurba Chhoter (Ang Jangbu) Sherpa M 1971 Nepal H-A Worker Yilajung, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Pasang Bhote M 1973 Nepal H-A Worker Chepuwa-1, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Dawa Bhote M 1991 Nepal H-A Worker Hatiya-3, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Dipen Nuppa Bhote M 1996 Nepal H-A Worker Chepuwa-1, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Kami Rita Sherpa M 1977 Nepal H-A Worker Thami, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Chewang Dorje Sherpa M 1981 Nepal H-A Worker Pangboche, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Rinji Palden Sherpa M 1998 Nepal H-A Worker Pare, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Ngima Nuru Sherpa M 1988 Nepal H-A Worker Taksindu-6, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions
Umung/Umabang Bhote M 1990 Nepal H-A Worker Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Ngawang Rapke Sherpa M 1991 Nepal H-A Worker Thami, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Rinji (Rinzin) Sherpa M 1975 Nepal H-A Worker Gorakhani-5, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions
Nima Tshering (Ngima Chhiri) Sherpa M 1972 Nepal Sirdar Phortse, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Dawa Jangbu (Da Jangbu) Sherpa M 1973 Nepal Sirdar Pangboche, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Mingma Tenjing Sherpa M 1993 Nepal H-A Worker Khumjung, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Pasang Wangchu/Angju Bhote M 1977 Nepal H-A Worker Chepuwa-2, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Ngima Nuru Sherpa M 1995 Nepal H-A Worker Thami, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Sange Dorje Sherpa M 1978 Nepal H-A Worker Khumjung, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Tenjing Gyalzen Sherpa M 1996 Nepal H-A Worker Phortse, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions

References

1 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
EVER17112 - - http://www.adventureconsultants.com/adventure/Everest_Dispatches2017/ - - -