Everest | 2017 S Col-SE Ridge

A Nepal expedition to Everest in 2017 via S Col-SE Ridge, led by Sushil Sherma Limbu. Summit reached on 20th May 2017. 2 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	9492
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	EVER17149
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2017
Season	1
Host Country	1
Route 1	S Col-SE Ridge
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	Nepal
Leaders	Sushil Sherma Limbu
Sponsor	Limbu 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->Lobuche->Everest BC
Basecamp Date	2017-04-18
Summit Date	2017-05-20
Summit Time	0853
Summit Days	32
Total Days	35
Termination Date	2017-05-23
Termination Reason	1
Termination Notes	-
High Point (m)	8849
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	4
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	1
Summit Members	1
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(),C1(),C2(),C3(),C4(),Smt(19/05)
Route Notes	BC 18/04 5300m C1 07/05 5900m C2 08/05 6400m C3 18/05 7300m C4 19/05 7900m Smt 20/05 by Sherma and Ang Furba Sherpa. Sherma and Ang Phurba started their summit push from C4 at 8 pm of 19 May. They reached summit at 8:53 am of 20 May and stayed on summit for about 10 minutes, then descended to C4 where they arrived at 3 pm. At about 11 pm Lakpa Sherpa who was with Ravi Kumar (India) came to their tent with snowblindness. Lakpa told them Ravi Kumar was dead. Lakpa was given hot water frequently that night and also on 21 May they stayed at C4 until Lakpa recovered. On 22 May they spent night at C2. On 23 May they went down to BC. Left BC by helicopter same day. Ahead of Sherma team there were 4-5 climbers on the summit. They came across about 10-12 climbers while descending. Sherma team met Ravi Kumar and Lakpa at Hillary Step coming up. Sherma shared permit with Ms. Bhumira Gurung. Oxygen: Used from C3 to summit to C3 by Sherma and Sherpa. Sherpa: Ang Furba Sherpa, 28/05/1989 (15/02/2046), Jubing-1, Solukhumbu First time from south side. 2013 Everest N with Nima Nuru Sherpa of Thami (Thamserku)[??] 2014 Manaslu and 2015 Dhaulagiri, both with Pasang Rita of Juving-1 (Himalayan Expeditions)[??]
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	Arun Treks
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

Field	Value
ID	69313
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER17149
Member ID	01
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2017
Season	1
First Name	Sushil
Last Name	Sherma Limbu
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1988
Calculated Age	28
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	Leader
Residence	Mangjabung-3, Panchthar, Mechi
Occupation	Student
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	2017-05-20
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0853
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	2445240
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	sushil sherma limbu
Year of Birth	1988
Year	2017
Age at Expedition	29
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	69314
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER17149
Member ID	02
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2017
Season	1
First Name	Ang Furba
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1989
Calculated Age	27
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Kharikhola, Solukhumbu
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	2017-05-20
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0853
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	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	1st 8000er
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2445554
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	ang furba sherpa
Year of Birth	1989
Year	2017
Age at Expedition	28
Role	Hired

2 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Sushil Sherma Limbu	M	1988	Nepal	Leader	Mangjabung-3, Panchthar, Mechi	Student	Details Other expeditions
Ang Furba Sherpa	M	1989	Nepal	H-A Worker	Kharikhola, Solukhumbu	-	Details Other expeditions

References

Field	Value
ID	10107
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	EVER17149
Reference ID	01
Year	2017
Type	5
Journal	-
Author	-
Title	http://www.myrepublica.com/news/20712/
Publisher	-
Publication Date	-
Language	-
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

1 recorded references.

Expedition ID	Journal	Author	Title	Publisher	Citation	Yak 94
EVER17149	-	-	http://www.myrepublica.com/news/20712/	-	-	-