Everest | 2017 S Col-SE Ridge

A Mexico expedition to Everest in 2017 via S Col-SE Ridge, led by Viridaina Alvarez. Summit reached on 16th May 2017. 18 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 9459
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID EVER17116
Peak ID EVER
Year 2017
Season 1
Host Country 1
Route 1 S Col-SE Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Mexico
Leaders Viridaina Alvarez
Sponsor Ascent Himalayas International 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, Brazil, Ireland, Norway, UK
Approach Lukla->Namche->Island Peak->Everest BC
Basecamp Date 2017-04-20
Summit Date 2017-05-16
Summit Time 0930
Summit Days 26
Total Days 29
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 9
Summit Members 8
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 9
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 BC(20/04,5300m),C1(27/04,6100m),C2(28/04,6400m),C3(14/05,7000m),C4(15/05,7950m),Smt(16/05)
Route Notes BC 20/04 5300m C1 27/04 6100m C2 28/04 6400m C3 14/05 7000m C4 15/05 7950m Smt 16/05 by John Burke, Allan Meek, Richard Brooks, Torkjel Hurtig, Adriano Freire, Une Prestholt, Andre Spica, Viridaina Alvarez, Pasang Tenzing, Tamting, Dawa Tashi, Furtemba, Tsering Dawa, Naren Shahi, Pur Bahadur Gurung, Lama Dawa Sherpa and Nawang Jangbu between 9 and 10 am. The team left C4 at 9:20 pm on 15 May. The weather was very good, no wind, very clear, quite warm. They reached the summit at 9:30 am on 16 May. John Burke is the first of his county in Ireland (Clare) to reach the summit of Mount Everest. Oxygen: Taken and used by climbing Sherpas from C4 to summit and back to C4 By clients from C3 to the summit and back to C3. Sherpas: Pasang Tenzing, Beding, 1/10/1984 Tamtin (Thomting, Tamding), Beding, 19/12/1974 Dawa Tashi, Beding, 18/04/1987 Furtemba, Simigaon, 11/10/1984 Tshering Dawa, Beding Naren Shahi, Lamjung Pur Bahadur Gurung, Lamjung Lama Dawa Sherpa, Solukhumbu Nawang Jangbu, Yilajung, 16/02/1975
Accidents Richard Brooks got frostbite in his toes on summit day and has been hospitalized in Kathmandu
Achievement -
Agency Ascent Himalayas
Commercial Route True
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference -
Primary ID -
Checksum 2459952
Year 2017
Summit Success True
O2 Summary Used
Route (lowercase) s col-se ridge

Members

18 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Viridiana Alvarez Chavez F 1983 Mexico Leader Aguascalientes, Mexico - Details Other expeditions
Allan Michael Meek M 1961 UK Climber Cardiff, Wales Engineer Details Other expeditions
Une Kristin Groenstein Prestholt F 1976 Norway Climber Blystadlia, Norway Event manager Details Other expeditions
John Desmond Burke M 1978 Ireland Climber Miltown Malbay, Clare, Ireland Company owner/director Details Other expeditions
Andre Spica M 1976 Norway Climber Bergen, Norway Guide Details Other expeditions
Torkjel Ustgaard Hurtig M 1989 Norway Climber Oslo, Norway Administration of fitness company Details Other expeditions
Adriano Da Cunha Freire M 1974 Brazil Climber Sao Paulo, Brazil - Details Other expeditions
Richard Paul Brooks M 1963 Australia Climber Sydney, NSW, Australia Electrician Details Other expeditions
Pasang Tenzing Sherpa M 1984 Nepal H-A Worker Beding, Dolakha - Details Other expeditions
Tamting Sherpa M 1974 Nepal H-A Worker Beding, Dolakha - Details Other expeditions
Dawa Tashi Sherpa M 1987 Nepal H-A Worker Beding, Dolakha - Details Other expeditions
Phurba Temba (Furtemba) Sherpa M 1984 Nepal H-A Worker Simigaon, Dolakha - Details Other expeditions
Tshering Dawa Sherpa M 1990 Nepal H-A Worker Beding, Dolakha - Details Other expeditions
Pur Bahadur (Yukta) Gurung M 1988 Nepal H-A Worker Laprak-3, Gorkha - Details Other expeditions
Narendra Shahi M 1982 Nepal H-A Worker Bhalayakharka-6, Lamjung - Details Other expeditions
Lama Dawa Sherpa M 1975 Nepal H-A Worker Sibuje, Waku-4, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions
Nawang Jangbu Sherpa M 1975 Nepal H-A Worker Yilajung, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Armando Rafael Gonzalez Munoz M 1979 Mexico Climber Aguascalientes, Mexico - Details Other expeditions

References

1 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
EVER17116 - - https://www.facebook.com/ArmandoLas7Cimas/ - - -