Everest | 2017 S Col-SE Ridge

A China expedition to Everest in 2017 via S Col-SE Ridge, led by Tsang Yin-Hung (Ada). Summit reached on 21st May 2017. 9 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	9460
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	EVER17117
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	Tsang Yin-Hung (Ada)
Sponsor	Dreamers Destination 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	New Zealand
Approach	-
Basecamp Date	2017-04-20
Summit Date	2017-05-21
Summit Time	0600
Summit Days	31
Total Days	0
Termination Date	-
Termination Reason	1
Termination Notes	-
High Point (m)	8849
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	4
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	5
Summit Members	4
Member Deaths	0
Total Hired	4
Summit Hired	4
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(20/04,5350m),C1(27/04,6100m),C2(30/04,6400m),C3(19/05),C4(20/05),Smt(21-22/05)
Route Notes	Notes from Dreamers Destination web site: 2017-04-04: Our staffs are now in Everest base camp. 2017-04-13: All members for the Everest expedition have safely landed to Lukla Airport and are heading towards the Base Camp for Everest Expedition 2017. 2017-04-19: All the climbing team along with the guide and Sherpas have reached to Gorak Shep today and they shall reach to the Base Camp tomorrow early morning. 2017-04-27: All the members have successfully climbed Mt. Lobuche for the acclimatization and are heading to Camp 1 today. 2017-04-30: The team has made up to Camp 2 and are heading towards Camp 3 for the further acclimatization. They will complete there first rotation and will be back to the base camp within few days. 2017-05-19: The team has reached to Camp 3 successfully and are preparing to make the summit attempt on 22nd May. All the team along with Sherpas are in good condition. 2017-05-21: Our team members Mr. Zhang Jiang Guo, Mr. Elton Ng and Ms. Tsang Yin Hung made their successful summit today at 6:00 am in the morning along with their supporting climbing partners Phurba Tenzing Sherpa, Nima Tenzing Sherpa, Ang Nuru Sherpa and Padam Sherpa. We congratulate Ada for being the first lady from Hong Kong to reach the summit of Mt. Everest. 2017-05-22: Our final member Tan Bao Tao also reached Everest summit today along with the supporting Sherpas Phurba Tenzing Sherpa and Ang Norbu Sherpa. Phurba Tenzing Sherpa and Ang Norbu Sherpa made it twice to the summit in the same season. We are proud to have 100 percent success rate for our our Everest Expedition 2017.
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	Dreamers Destination 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

Field	Value
ID	69116
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER17117
Member ID	04
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2017
Season	1
First Name	Bo-Tao
Last Name	Tan
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1967
Calculated Age	49
Citizenship	China
Status	Climber
Residence	Chongqing, China
Occupation	Trainer in school (outdoor instructor)
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	2017-05-22
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	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	True
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	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2437679
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	bo-tao tan
Year of Birth	1967
Year	2017
Age at Expedition	50
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	69117
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER17117
Member ID	03
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2017
Season	1
First Name	Chun Ting Elton
Last Name	Ng
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1978
Calculated Age	38
Citizenship	China
Status	Climber
Residence	Hong Kong
Occupation	Physiotherapist
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	2017-05-21
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0600
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	-
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	2441679
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	chun ting elton ng
Year of Birth	1978
Year	2017
Age at Expedition	39
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	69118
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER17117
Member ID	01
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2017
Season	1
First Name	Yin-Hung (Ada)
Last Name	Tsang
Sex	F
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1975
Calculated Age	41
Citizenship	China
Status	Leader
Residence	Hong Kong
Occupation	High school teacher
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	2017-05-21
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0600
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	-
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	2440608
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	yin-hung (ada) tsang
Year of Birth	1975
Year	2017
Age at Expedition	42
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	69119
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER17117
Member ID	05
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2017
Season	1
First Name	Jian-Gu
Last Name	Zhang
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1965
Calculated Age	52
Citizenship	China
Status	Climber
Residence	Changzhou, Jiangsu, China
Occupation	Retired civil servant
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	2017-05-21
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0600
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	-
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	2436677
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	jian-gu zhang
Year of Birth	1965
Year	2017
Age at Expedition	52
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	69120
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER17117
Member ID	09
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2017
Season	1
First Name	Phurba Tenzing
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1988
Calculated Age	28
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Beding, Dolakha
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	2017-05-21
Summit Date 2	2017-05-22
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0600
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	1
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	-
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 and 11th ascents of Everest (summited from C4 on 22 May); brother of Pemba Dorje
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2445175
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	4
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	phurba tenzing sherpa
Year of Birth	1988
Year	2017
Age at Expedition	29
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	69121
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER17117
Member ID	07
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2017
Season	1
First Name	Nima Tenji/Tenzi
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1980
Calculated Age	36
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Beding, Dolakha
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	2017-05-21
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0600
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	-
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	2442354
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	nima tenji/tenzi sherpa
Year of Birth	1980
Year	2017
Age at Expedition	37
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	69122
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER17117
Member ID	06
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2017
Season	1
First Name	Ang Nuru/Norbu
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1974
Calculated Age	42
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Gaurishankar, Dolakha
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	2017-05-21
Summit Date 2	2017-05-22
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0600
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	1
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	-
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 and 2nd ascent of Everest (summited from C4 on 22 May)
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2440194
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	4
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	ang nuru/norbu sherpa
Year of Birth	1974
Year	2017
Age at Expedition	43
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	69123
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER17117
Member ID	08
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2017
Season	1
First Name	Padam
Last Name	Tamang
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1984
Calculated Age	33
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Gaurishankar-4, Dolakha
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
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	2017-05-21
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0600
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	-
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	2443710
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	padam tamang
Year of Birth	1984
Year	2017
Age at Expedition	33
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	69491
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER17117
Member ID	02
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2017
Season	1
First Name	Robert James
Last Name	Maxwell
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1967
Calculated Age	50
Citizenship	New Zealand
Status	Climber
Residence	Waikanae Beach, New Zealand
Occupation	Expedition leader & first aid instructor
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)	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	False
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	0
Summit Term	0
HCN	0
Checksum	2437462
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	robert james maxwell
Year of Birth	1967
Year	2017
Age at Expedition	50
Role	Member

9 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Bo-Tao Tan	M	1967	China	Climber	Chongqing, China	Trainer in school (outdoor instructor)	Details Other expeditions
Chun Ting Elton Ng	M	1978	China	Climber	Hong Kong	Physiotherapist	Details Other expeditions
Yin-Hung (Ada) Tsang	F	1975	China	Leader	Hong Kong	High school teacher	Details Other expeditions
Jian-Gu Zhang	M	1965	China	Climber	Changzhou, Jiangsu, China	Retired civil servant	Details Other expeditions
Phurba Tenzing Sherpa	M	1988	Nepal	H-A Worker	Beding, Dolakha	-	Details Other expeditions
Nima Tenji/Tenzi Sherpa	M	1980	Nepal	H-A Worker	Beding, Dolakha	-	Details Other expeditions
Ang Nuru/Norbu Sherpa	M	1974	Nepal	H-A Worker	Gaurishankar, Dolakha	-	Details Other expeditions
Padam Tamang	M	1984	Nepal	H-A Worker	Gaurishankar-4, Dolakha	-	Details Other expeditions
Robert James Maxwell	M	1967	New Zealand	Climber	Waikanae Beach, New Zealand	Expedition leader & first aid instructor	Details Other expeditions

References

Field	Value
ID	10080
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	EVER17117
Reference ID	01
Year	2017
Type	5
Journal	-
Author	-
Title	http://www.dreamersdestination.com/expeditions/8000m/mt-everest-8848-2015-54days#news-2017
Publisher	-
Publication Date	-
Language	-
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

1 recorded references.

Expedition ID	Journal	Author	Title	Publisher	Citation	Yak 94
EVER17117	-	-	http://www.dreamersdestination.com/expeditions/8000m/mt-everest-8848-2015-54days#news-2017	-	-	-