Everest | 2017 S Col-SE Ridge

A Romania expedition to Everest in 2017 via S Col-SE Ridge, led by Justin Ionescu. Summit reached on 16th May 2017. 3 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	9658
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	EVER17195
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2017
Season	1
Host Country	1
Route 1	S Col-SE Ridge
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	Romania
Leaders	Justin Ionescu
Sponsor	Romanian 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	-
Basecamp Date	2017-04-16
Summit Date	2017-05-16
Summit Time	0900
Summit Days	30
Total Days	35
Termination Date	2017-05-21
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	2
Hired Deaths	0
No Hired	False
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Taken	False
O2 Unknown	False
Other Summits	-
Campsites	BC(16/04,5363m),C1(25/04,6000m),C2(26/04,6400m),C3(28/04,7300m),C4(15/05,8000m),Smt(16/05)
Route Notes	Ionescu departed C4 at 10:30 pm on 15 May, summited at 9 am on 16 May, then returned to C4 at 5 pm. Good weather, but cold.
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	Himalayan Wanderer
Commercial Route	True
Standard Route	True
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	False
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2463417
Year	2017
Summit Success	True
O2 Summary	Used
Route (lowercase)	s col-se ridge

Members

Field	Value
ID	70498
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER17195
Member ID	01
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2017
Season	1
First Name	George Justin
Last Name	Ionescu
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1976
Calculated Age	40
Citizenship	Romania
Status	Leader
Residence	Bucharest, Romania
Occupation	Geologist
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	2017-05-16
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	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	8400m to smt to C4
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	2440937
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	george justin ionescu
Year of Birth	1976
Year	2017
Age at Expedition	41
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	70499
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER17195
Member ID	02
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2017
Season	1
First Name	Lhakpa
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	0
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	-
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	2017-05-16
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	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	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	-142
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	lhakpa sherpa
Year of Birth	-
Year	2017
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	70500
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER17195
Member ID	03
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2017
Season	1
First Name	Mingma Dorje
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	0
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	-
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	2017-05-16
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	False
O2 None	True
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	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	-142
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	mingma dorje sherpa
Year of Birth	-
Year	2017
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Hired

3 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
George Justin Ionescu	M	1976	Romania	Leader	Bucharest, Romania	Geologist	Details Other expeditions
Lhakpa Sherpa	M	-	Nepal	H-A Worker	-	-	Details Other expeditions
Mingma Dorje Sherpa	M	-	Nepal	H-A Worker	-	-	Details Other expeditions

References

Field	Value
ID	14064
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	EVER17195
Reference ID	01
Year	2017
Type	5
Journal	-
Author	-
Title	https://www1.agerpres.ro/sport/2017/05/17/alpinism-justin-ionescu-a-urcat-si-el-pe-everest-10-42-00
Publisher	-
Publication Date	-
Language	Romanian
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	14065
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	EVER17195
Reference ID	02
Year	2017
Type	5
Journal	-
Author	-
Title	https://www.facebook.com/pg/JustinIonescuAthlete/photos/?ref=page_internal
Publisher	-
Publication Date	-
Language	-
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

2 recorded references.

Expedition ID	Journal	Author	Title	Publisher	Citation	Yak 94
EVER17195	-	-	https://www1.agerpres.ro/sport/2017/05/17/alpinism-justin-ionescu-a-urcat-si-el-pe-everest-10-42-00	-	-	-
EVER17195	-	-	https://www.facebook.com/pg/JustinIonescuAthlete/photos/?ref=page_internal	-	-	-