Everest | 2018 S Col-SE Ridge

A USA expedition to Everest in 2018 via S Col-SE Ridge, led by Mike Hamill. Summit reached on 18th May 2018. 11 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 9824
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID EVER18127
Peak ID EVER
Year 2018
Season 1
Host Country 1
Route 1 S Col-SE Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality USA
Leaders Mike Hamill
Sponsor Climbing the Seven Summits (CTSS) Everest-Lhotse 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 Hungary
Approach Lukla->Namche->Pangboche->Everest BC
Basecamp Date 2018-04-18
Summit Date 2018-05-18
Summit Time 0700
Summit Days 30
Total Days 34
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 6
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 8
Summit Hired 4
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-181-13); climbed Lobuche East
Campsites BC(18/04,5350m),C1(24/04,5900m),C2(02/05,6440m),C3(16/05,7000m),C4(17/05,7900m),Smt(18/05)
Route Notes BC 18/04 5350m C1 24/04 5900m C2 02/05 6440m C3 16/05 7000m C4 17/05 7900m Smt 18/05 by Wood and Pasang Tendi Sherpa at 7 am, Grom, Kugler, Mahlum, Nemeth, Pan, Lama Kusang, Ngang Pasang, Dendi at 8 am. Summit team left C4 at 10 pm on 17/05, Nemeth left 8 pm. Straightforward climb. They spent about 43 minutes on the summit and descended to C4, where they arrived at around noon. Pan and Kusang descended to C2, where they arrived at 6 pm. Wood and Pasang Tendi left C4 at midnight on 19/05. The descended to Lhotse C4, stopped for a bit and continued to Lhotse. Lhotse Smt 19/05 by Wood and Pasang Tendi at 6 am. Lhotse ONLY team: C3 17/05 C4 18/05 Smt 19/05 by Carstens, Kusang, Ibrahimi (with TAG), Guillaume (TAG), Palden and Wongel at 7 am. Lhotse ONLY team left Lhotse C4 at around midnight. Straightforward Climb. All summiters descended to C2, where they arrived at around 2 pm. On 20/05 everyone back at BC. Hamill was BC manager. He never intended to climb. Team left BC on 22/05 by heli. Oxygen: Taken and used from C3 to both smts to C3 by Sherpas and members. Everest Sherpas: Pasang Tendi Sherpa, Khembalung, Yaphu-9, Sankhuwasabha (27/10/1983) Fur Gyaljen Sherpa, Waku-4, Solukhumbu (12/31/1983) Dawa Dendi Sherpa, Gudel-4, Solukhumbu (14/04/1977) Ngang Pasang Sherpa, Waku-4, Solukhumbu (27/10/1986) Pemba Rinji Sherpa, Jubing-1, Solukhumbu (26/12/1981) Lhotse Summit Sherpas: Pasang Tendi Sherpa, Khembalung, Yaphu-9, Sankhuwasabha (27/10/1983) Lama Kusang Sherpa, Kurima, Solukhumbu [26/06/90]
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency TAGnepal Trekking
Commercial Route True
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2461625
Year 2018
Summit Success True
O2 Summary Used
Route (lowercase) s col-se ridge

Members

11 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Michael Aaron Hamill M 1977 USA Leader Seattle, Washington Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Casey Aaron Grom M 1974 USA Climbing Leader Seattle, Washington Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Clinton James (Clint) Kugler M 1988 USA Climber New York, New York Investment analyst Details Other expeditions
Zachary Arthur (Zak) Mahlum M 1987 USA Climber Houston, Texas Engineering manager Details Other expeditions
Alexandra Nemeth F 1984 Hungary Climber London, England Marketing manager Details Other expeditions
Yun Pan M 1985 USA Climber Lynn, Massachusetts Network engineer Details Other expeditions
Michael Mathewson Wood M 1987 USA Climber Lafayette, California Construction manager Details Other expeditions
Dawa Dendi (Dawa Tendi) Sherpa M 1977 Nepal H-A Worker Gudel-4, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions
Lama Kusang Sherpa M 1990 Nepal H-A Worker Kurima, Lokhim-9, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions
Ngang Pasang (Nawang Pasang) Sherpa M 1986 Nepal H-A Worker Waku-4, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions
Pasang Tendi Sherpa M 1983 Nepal H-A Worker Khembalung, Yaphu-9, Makalu-Barun Director of TAG Nepal Treks Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.