Everest | 2018 S Col-SE Ridge

A UK expedition to Everest in 2018 via S Col-SE Ridge, led by Tim Mosedale. Summit reached on 17th May 2018. 13 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 9807
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID EVER18110
Peak ID EVER
Year 2018
Season 1
Host Country 1
Route 1 S Col-SE Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality UK
Leaders Tim Mosedale
Sponsor Tim Mosedale's Everest-Lhotse-Nuptse Expedition 2018
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 Australia, Ireland, Macedonia
Approach Lukla->Namche->Pangboche->Everest BC
Basecamp Date 2018-04-14
Summit Date 2018-05-17
Summit Time 0840
Summit Days 33
Total Days 38
Termination Date 2018-05-22
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 8849
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 4
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 7
Summit Members 4
Member Deaths 1
Total Hired 8
Summit Hired 5
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 Summited Lhotse (LHOT-181-04); attempted Nuptse (NUPT-181-01)
Campsites BC(14/04,5350m),C1(21/04,5900m),C2(23/04,6400m),C3(13/05,7000m),C4(16/05,7900m),Smt(17-18/05)
Route Notes BC 14/04 5350m C1 21/04 5900m C2 23/04 6400m C3 13/05 7000m C4 16/05 7900m Smt 17/05 by Booth, Jones-Warner, Chayang Jyalbu, and Darche Bhote [at 8:40 am] by 18/05 by McDonald, McNally, Chhebi Bhote, Gyan Bahadur, Pimba Bhote at 5:30 am? Lhotse Smt: 18/05 by Booth at 5:30 am. 17/05 left C4 at around 9 pm. They spent about an hour on the summit and descended to C4, where they arrived at about 10:30 am. Jones-Warner and Jabbu stayed the night and Booth stayed until midnight and continued to climb Lhotse. Booth reached the Lhotse summit on 18/05 at 5:30 am, then descended to C2 from Lhotse summit, while Jones-Warner, Jyalbu and Dharche descended to C2 from C4 on 18/05. 18/05 summit team left C4 at around 9 pm. Weather clear and calm. They stayed about half an hour on the summit. McDonald and Chhebi descended to C3, where he stayed the night. McNally stayed at C4 unaccompanied (disobeying orders from the leader to descend). Gyan and Pemba descended to C2. Mosedale reached C4 with Pemba Dorje (Pangboche) on 20/05. He had ascended with Petkov from C2 to C3 19/05. They spent a night at C3. Mosedale left C3 at 6:30 am with Pemba, Petkov left at 7 am with Chhebbi. When Mosedale reached C4 at about 11 am, settled down his tent and climbed the little hill northeast of the South Col. He returned to the South Col at about 2 pm and received a radio call from Kami Sherpa at BC telling him Petkov had died at about 7500m between the Yellow Band and upper C3. According to Chhebi Sherpa when they had left C3, Petkov was slow and tired and then they decided to turn around. He still had 50bar in his oxygen bottle and he probably died of a heart attack on his descent back to C3. Mosedale and Pemba descended to Petkov and lowered the body to upper C3. They descended further down to their tent at C3, stayed the night and on 21/05 went back up to collect body and descended to lower C3 at 7100m from where the body was long-lined off. They descended to C2 stayed the night and everyone down at BC on 22/05. Lemaire reached C2 on 19/05. He reached the bottom of the Lhotse Face and turned back due to diarrhea. Everest North Side: Jones-Warner spent one night in Kathmandu on 19/05 and left for Lhasa on 20/05. He was planning on climbing Everest from the north side. He only reached up to the North Col, but there was no oxygen at the North Col so he abandoned the climb. Jones-Warner by email 28/05/2018: "Summited south 17 may 8:40 and arrived back down at bc on the 18th. I flew from BC morning of the 19th to KTM. I then left KTM morning of the 20th and flew to Lhasa arriving midday. Then drove arriving on North BC evening of the 21st. Me, Nima and Kami left BC on the 22nd and went to ABC. First thing on the 23rd we left ABC to go to 8300m. When we got to the North Col we realised there was no oxygen, presumed stolen. Once we had found out the oxygen was missing, we descended straight back down to base camp. We didn't stay or hang around. Then following day left to come back to KTM. The aim was to summit morning 24th as the weather closed in on the 25th. Had I been successful it would have been 2 summits in a week!" Nuptse Attempt (same as Jon Gupta) C3 01/05 6830m HPt 02/05 7650m Rope was fixed by AC Sherpas. Mosedale, Booth, Chhebi and Pemba Dorje together with Plain and Gupta left C3 at 2 am. Weather was good. At around 7300m at sunrise 5 am wind picked up. They grouped up with Guy Cotter and his group at 7400m, discussed and carried on. They reached their high point at about 9:30 am and the fixing team said it would be too avalanche-prone higher up. They descended to C3, packed up and reached C2 at 5:30 pm. Left BC on 22/05 by heli. Oxygen: Taken and used from C3 to top to C3 by members From C4 to top to C4 by Sherpas. Sherpas: Chayang Jyalbu, Hatiya-1, 29/10/79 Dharche Bhote, Hatiya-2 Chhebi Bhote, Hatiya-1 (camp cook) Gyan Bahadur Tamang, Rampur-8, 15/03/74 Pimba Bhote, Hatiya-1, 17/06/71
Accidents Petkov died of probable heart attack
Achievement -
Agency Himalayan Guides
Commercial Route True
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2461624
Year 2018
Summit Success True
O2 Summary Used
Route (lowercase) s col-se ridge

Members

13 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Timothy John (Tim) Mosedale M 1965 UK Leader Keswick, Cumbria, England Expedition leader Details Other expeditions
Adam Stephen Booth M 1981 UK Climber Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England Physician Details Other expeditions
Rupert Guy Jones-Warner M 1991 UK Climber Chichester, W Sussex, England Soldier Details Other expeditions
Mark Peter Lemaire M 1962 Australia Climber Katy, Texas Geoscience technical analyst Details Other expeditions
Fergus James Rupert McDonald M 1964 UK Climber Guilford, Surrey, England Banker Details Other expeditions
Adrian Joseph McNally M 1976 Ireland Climber Naven, Meath, Ireland Logistics company owner Details Other expeditions
Georgi Petkov M 1956 Macedonia Climber Gevgelija, Macedonia Physician (specializes in infectious diseases) Details Other expeditions
Chayang Jangbu (Chhyang Jyalbu) Bhote M 1979 Nepal H-A Worker Hatiya-1, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Chhebi Bhote M 1997 Nepal C2 Cook Hungung, Hatiya-1, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Dharche Bhote M 1993 Nepal H-A Worker Hatiya-2, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Pimba (Ptemba) Bhote M 1991 Nepal H-A Worker Hatiya-1, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Pemba Dorje Sherpa M 1973 Nepal H-A Worker Pangboche, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Gyan Bahadur Tamang M 1974 Nepal H-A Worker Rampur-8, Ramechhap - Details Other expeditions

References

3 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
EVER18110 - - https://irishsevensummits.com/everest-2018-update/ - - -
EVER18110 - - http://www.crossexaminer.co.uk/archives/25299 - - -
EVER18110 - - https://thehimalayantimes.com/nepal/macedonian-climber-dies-on-mt-everest-sherpa-climber-evacuated/ - - -