Everest | 2017 S Col-SE Ridge

A Iceland expedition to Everest in 2017 via S Col-SE Ridge, led by Vilborg Gissurardottir. Summit reached on 21st May 2017. 3 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	9503
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	EVER17159
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2017
Season	1
Host Country	1
Route 1	S Col-SE Ridge
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	Iceland
Leaders	Vilborg Gissurardottir
Sponsor	Icelandic 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	2017-04-18
Summit Date	2017-05-21
Summit Time	0900
Summit Days	33
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	1
Summit Members	1
Member Deaths	0
Total Hired	2
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(18/04,5350m),C1(6100m),C2(6400m),C3(7300m),C4(19/05,7950m),Smt(21/05)
Route Notes	From Icelandic Monitor: Vilborg Arna and Tenji Sherpa left Camp Four last night at 21:15 local time. The ascent to the summit took about eleven hours and they reached the summit at 9:00 AM Nepal time/NST.
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	Himalayan Guides
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

Field	Value
ID	69500
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER17159
Member ID	01
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2017
Season	1
First Name	Vilborg Arna (Villa)
Last Name	Gissurardottir
Sex	F
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1980
Calculated Age	36
Citizenship	Iceland
Status	Leader
Residence	Selfoss, Iceland
Occupation	Computer trainer
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	0900
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	2442285
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	vilborg arna (villa) gissurardottir
Year of Birth	1980
Year	2017
Age at Expedition	37
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	69501
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER17159
Member ID	03
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2017
Season	1
First Name	Phurwa Tenji (Lama Tenji)
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1970
Calculated Age	47
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Khiraule, Bung-9, 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	2017-05-21
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0900
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	2nd ascent of Everest
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2438522
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	phurwa tenji (lama tenji) sherpa
Year of Birth	1970
Year	2017
Age at Expedition	47
Role	Hired

3 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Vilborg Arna (Villa) Gissurardottir	F	1980	Iceland	Leader	Selfoss, Iceland	Computer trainer	Details Other expeditions
Phurwa Tenji (Lama Tenji) Sherpa	M	1970	Nepal	H-A Worker	Khiraule, Bung-9, Solukhumbu	-	Details Other expeditions
Dendi Sherpa	M	1981	Nepal	H-A Worker	Taksindu-5, Solukhumbu	-	Details Other expeditions

Field	Value
ID	10141
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	EVER17159
Reference ID	01
Year	2017
Type	5
Journal	-
Author	-
Title	http://www.mbl.is/frettir/vilborg_everest/
Publisher	-
Publication Date	-
Language	Icelandic
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	10142
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	EVER17159
Reference ID	02
Year	2017
Type	5
Journal	-
Author	-
Title	http://icelandmonitor.mbl.is/news/news/2017/05/21/vilborg_arna_becomes_iceland_s_first_woman_to_summi/
Publisher	-
Publication Date	-
Language	-
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	10143
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	EVER17159
Reference ID	03
Year	2017
Type	5
Journal	-
Author	-
Title	https://www.facebook.com/vilborg80
Publisher	-
Publication Date	-
Language	-
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

3 recorded references.

Expedition ID	Journal	Author	Title	Publisher	Citation	Yak 94
EVER17159	-	-	http://www.mbl.is/frettir/vilborg_everest/	-	-	-
EVER17159	-	-	http://icelandmonitor.mbl.is/news/news/2017/05/21/vilborg_arna_becomes_iceland_s_first_woman_to_summi/	-	-	-
EVER17159	-	-	https://www.facebook.com/vilborg80	-	-	-