Everest | 2018 S Col-SE Ridge
A UK expedition to Everest in 2018 via S Col-SE Ridge, led by Jon Gupta. Summit reached on 14th May 2018. 3 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 9808 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | EVER18111 |
| 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 | Jon Gupta |
| Sponsor | Mountain Expeditions Project 7in4 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 |
| Approach | Lukla->Namche->Pangboche->Everest BC |
| Basecamp Date | 2018-04-18 |
| Summit Date | 2018-05-14 |
| Summit Time | 0730 |
| Summit Days | 26 |
| Total Days | 29 |
| Termination Date | 2018-05-17 |
| 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 | Summited Lhotse (LHOT-181-05); attempted Nuptse (NUPT-181-02) |
| Campsites | BC(18/04,5350m),C1(21/04,5900m),C2(22/04,6400m),C3(12/05,7000m),C4(13/05,7900m),Smt(14/05) |
| Route Notes | BC 18/04 5350m C1 21/04 5900m C2 22/04 6400m C3 12/05 7000m C4 13/05 7900m Smt 14/05 by Plain, Gupta, Pemba Dorje at 7:30 am. Summit team left C4 at 10:30 pm on 13/05. Weather was good and calm. They spent about 40 minutes on the summit and then descended to C4, where they arrived at 11 am. On 15/05 they left Everest C4 at 5 am and descended to Lhotse C4 (7700m), where they deposited their gear and went to climb Lhotse. They set out from Lhotse C4 at 6:30 am. Lhotse Smt 15/05 by Plain, Gupta at 12:30 pm. They spent about 2 minutes on the summit and descended to Lhotse C4, took it down and continued to BC, where they arrived at 9:30 pm. Rested at BC on 16/05. Left BC on 17/05 heli to Lukla. Everset-Lhotse Oxygen: From C3 to Everest top to Lhotse top to Lhotse C4 by Gupta and down to C2 by Plain. Sherpa: Pemba Dorje, Pangboche, 02/12/73 Nuptse Attempt: C3 01/05 6830m HPt 02/05 7650m Rope was fixed by AC Sherpas. Plain and Gupta together with Mosedale, Booth, Chhebi and Pemba Dorje 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. Nuptse Oxygen: From C3 to high point to C3 by Plain, Pemba Dorje, Mosedale From 7400m to high point to C3 by Gupta and Booth. |
| Accidents | - |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | Himalayan Guides |
| Commercial Route | True |
| Standard Route | True |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | False |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2461621 |
| Year | 2018 |
| 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 Christian Gupta | M | 1986 | UK | Leader | Bristol, Avon, England | Expedition leader | Details Other expeditions |
| Steven William Plain | M | 1981 | Australia | Climber | Perth, WA, Australia | Engineer | Details Other expeditions |
| Pemba Dorje Sherpa | M | 1973 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Pangboche, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
References
0 recorded references.