Everest | 2017 S Col-SE Ridge

A UK expedition to Everest in 2017 via S Col-SE Ridge, led by John Wood. Summit reached on 20th May 2017. 3 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 9486
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID EVER17143
Peak ID EVER
Year 2017
Season 1
Host Country 1
Route 1 S Col-SE Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality UK
Leaders John Wood
Sponsor British 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 -
Approach Lukla->Namche->Pangboche->Everest BC
Basecamp Date 2017-04-17
Summit Date 2017-05-20
Summit Time 0945
Summit Days 33
Total Days 35
Termination Date 2017-05-22
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 8849
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 4
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 2
Summit Members 2
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 1
Summit Hired 1
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(17/04,5350m),C1(21/04,6100m),C2(22/04,6500m),C3(18/05,7370m),C4(19/05,7900m),Smt(20/05)
Route Notes BC 17/04 5350m C1 21/04 6100m C2 22/04 6500m C3 18/05 7370m C4 19/05 7900m Smt 20/05 by Wood, Morton, Mingma Gyabu Sherpa at 9:45 am. Summit team left C4 at 11 pm on 19 May. When they left camp the wind dropped. Straightforward climb. They saw Roland Yearwood (the man who died) and overtook him just below the Balcony. They stayed about 10 minutes on the summit. Wood and Mingma descended to C3, where they arrived at 5 pm and Morton to C2 arrived at 9 pm. On the way down, Wood saw Yearwood above the Balcony sitting on a rock at about 11 am. Wood asked him whether he was Ok, and he said yes. He was just enjoying the view. 21 May all back at BC and left by helicopter the next day. Sherpa: Mingma Gyabu, Sakathum, Lelep-7, 16/05/1989 Oxygen: Taken and used from C2 to top to C2 by Wood, C3 to top to C2 by Morton; C4 to top to C4 by Mingma.
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Himalayan Ski Trek (Satori Adventures pmt)
Commercial Route True
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference -
Primary ID -
Checksum 2459956
Year 2017
Summit Success True
O2 Summary Used
Route (lowercase) s col-se ridge

Members

3 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Jonathan Michael Wood M 1970 UK Leader Ossett, W Yorkshire, England Entrepreneur (retired) Details Other expeditions
Jamie Andrew Jonathan Morton M 1984 UK Climber Preston, Lancashire, England Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Mingma Gyabu (Mingma David) Sherpa M 1989 Nepal H-A Worker Sakathum, Lelep-7, Taplejung Managing director of Himalayan Ski & Treks Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.