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/ | - | - | - |