Everest | 2018 S Col-SE Ridge

A USA expedition to Everest in 2018 via S Col-SE Ridge, led by Ben Jones. Summit reached on 22nd May 2018. 20 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 9828
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID EVER18131
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 Ben Jones
Sponsor Alpine Ascents International (AAI) 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 Canada, Mexico, Poland
Approach Lukla->Namche->Pangboche->Everest BC
Basecamp Date 2018-04-10
Summit Date 2018-05-22
Summit Time 0625
Summit Days 42
Total Days 45
Termination Date 2018-05-25
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 8849
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 4
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 11
Summit Members 10
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 16
Summit Hired 9
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-181-11)
Campsites BC(10/04,5350m),C1(23/04,5900m),C2(26/04,6440m),C3(19/05,7000m),C4(20/05,7900m),Smt(22/05)
Route Notes BC 10/04 5350m C1 23/04 5900m C2 26/04 6440m C3 19/05 7000m C4 20/05 7900m Smt 22/05 by Jones, Timmermann, Patry, Swift, Sanchez Fernandez, Karma Sarki, Fura Kanchha, Ang Norbu, [Jangbu] at 6:25 am; Murphy, Cheripko, Keaton, Tokarev, Raulin, Ang Pasang, Raj Kumar Magar, Kami Temba, Ngima Tenzing, Thukten Dorje at 7:25 am. Summit team left C4 at 10:30 pm on 21/05. Straightforward climb. Jones spent two hours on the summit to wait for the rest of his team. The entire team descended to C4, where they arrived between 10:30 and 11:40 am. Matthew Brennan reached C1 on 23/04. He spent 3 nights at C1. He had a groin injury which he contracted when playing American football in Khumjung. He took a heli back to Kathmandu on 26/04 to be checked out. He was diagnosed with a torn groin muscle as well as hernia. He flew back to the US. Lhotse summit: On 22/05 at 11:30 pm Patry, Sanchez Fernandez, Jangbu Sherpa, Karma Sarki, Kami Gyalgen left Everest C4 for Lhotse. Smt 23/05 by Patry, Sanchez Fernandez, Jangbu Sherpa, Karma Sarki, Kami Gyalgen at 5:30 am. After the summit they descended to C2, where they arrived at 10:30 am. The rest of the Everest team reached C2 at 1:30 pm. On 24/05 everyone down to BC. Sherpas: Raj Kumar Magar Kami Temba Sherpa, Thami, 07/07/1994 Thukten Dorje, Thami, 30/06/1968 Ngima Tenzing, Thamo, 01/04/1991 All other Sherpas have been with AAI before Oxygen: Taken and used from C2 to top to C2 by members From C3 to top to C3 by Murphy, Jones and Jangbu Sherpa From C4 to top to C4 by Sherpas.
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Shangri-La Nepal Treks
Commercial Route True
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2461629
Year 2018
Summit Success True
O2 Summary Used
Route (lowercase) s col-se ridge

Members

20 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Jangbu Sherpa M 1972 Nepal H-A Worker Garma-8, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions
Benjamin Mason (Ben) Jones M 1978 USA Leader Jackson, Wyoming Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Matthew John Brennan M 1961 USA Climber Loveland, Ohio Construction executive Details Other expeditions
Brian L. Cheripko M 1962 USA Climber San Diego, California Consultant Details Other expeditions
Geneva Rena Keaton F 1974 USA Climber San Diego, California Consultant Details Other expeditions
Eric Douglas Murphy M 1971 USA Climbing Guide Bellingham, Washington Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Jason (Jay) Patry M 1978 Canada Climber Kingston, Ontario Real estate agent Details Other expeditions
Bogumila (Milka) Raulin F 1983 Poland Climber Warsaw, Poland Engineer Details Other expeditions
Jose Luis Sanchez Fernandez M 1975 Mexico Climber Mexico City, Mexico Economist Details Other expeditions
Ian R. Swift M 1968 USA Climber Gillette, Wyoming Businessman Details Other expeditions
Luke Timmerman M 1975 USA Climber Seattle, Washington Journalist Details Other expeditions
Vyachelslav (Slav) Tokarev M 1986 USA Climber Dubai Petroleum engineer Details Other expeditions
Raj Kumar Magar M 1981 Nepal H-A Worker Tashinam, Dolakha - Details Other expeditions
Ang Norbu Sherpa M 1981 Nepal H-A Worker Thamiteng, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Ang Pasang Sherpa M 1967 Nepal H-A Worker Thami, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Kami Temba Sherpa M 1994 Nepal H-A Worker Thami, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Karma Serki (Karma Sarki) Sherpa M 1987 Nepal H-A Worker Phortse, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Ngima Tenzing Sherpa M 1991 Nepal H-A Worker Thamo, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Phura Kancha (Fur Kancha) Sherpa M 1977 Nepal H-A Worker Thami, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Thukten Dorje Sherpa M 1968 Nepal H-A Worker Thami, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions

References

1 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
EVER18131 - - https://www.alpineascents.com/climbs/mount-everest/cybercasts/ - - -