Everest | 2018 S Col-SE Ridge

A Nepal expedition to Everest in 2018 via S Col-SE Ridge, led by Purnima Shrestha. Summit reached on 19th May 2018. 2 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	9833
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	EVER18136
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2018
Season	1
Host Country	1
Route 1	S Col-SE Ridge
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	Nepal
Leaders	Purnima Shrestha
Sponsor	Nepalese Everest 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	-
Approach	Lukla->Namche->Pangboche->Everest BC
Basecamp Date	2018-04-16
Summit Date	2018-05-19
Summit Time	0810
Summit Days	33
Total Days	36
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	1
Summit Members	1
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 Lobuche East on 14 April with Hila Nuru
Campsites	BC(16/04,5370m),C1(26/04,6000m),C2(27/04,6500m),C3(17/05,7000m),C4(18/05,7900m),Smt(19/05)
Route Notes	BC 16/04 5370m C1 26/04 6000m (approx.) C2 27/04 6500m (approx.) C3 17/05 7000m (approx.) C4 18/05 7900m Smt 19/05 by Purnima and Hila Nuru Shepa. On 18/05 Purnima and Hila Nuru started their summit push from C4 at 8 pm and reached summit at 8:10 am on 19 May. The summiters stayed on summit between 10-15 minutes and went down to C4 where they arrived aroud 2:30 pm. They spent the night at C2 on 20 May and next day 21 May they went down to BC. Windy morning. There were about 20 to 25 climbers ahead of them. Left BC on 22 May by heli.
Accidents	-
Achievement	First photojournalist of Nepal to summit Everest
Agency	Sherpa Khangri Outdoor (Pioneer Adventure pmt)
Commercial Route	True
Standard Route	True
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	False
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2461626
Year	2018
Summit Success	True
O2 Summary	Used
Route (lowercase)	s col-se ridge

Members

Field	Value
ID	72015
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER18136
Member ID	01
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2018
Season	1
First Name	Purnima
Last Name	Shrestha
Sex	F
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1990
Calculated Age	27
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	Leader
Residence	Arughat-9, Gorkha
Occupation	Photojournalist
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	2018-05-19
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0810
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	True
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	2445969
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	purnima shrestha
Year of Birth	1990
Year	2018
Age at Expedition	28
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	72016
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER18136
Member ID	02
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2018
Season	1
First Name	Ila Nuru
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1998
Calculated Age	20
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Phortse, Khumbu
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	2018-05-19
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0810
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	True
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	3rd ascent of Everest
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2448767
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	ila nuru sherpa
Year of Birth	1998
Year	2018
Age at Expedition	20
Role	Hired

2 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Purnima Shrestha	F	1990	Nepal	Leader	Arughat-9, Gorkha	Photojournalist	Details Other expeditions
Ila Nuru Sherpa	M	1998	Nepal	H-A Worker	Phortse, Khumbu	-	Details Other expeditions

References

Field	Value
ID	14127
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	EVER18136
Reference ID	01
Year	2018
Type	5
Journal	-
Author	-
Title	http://kathmandupost.ekantipur.com/news/2018-05-19/photo-journalist-purnima-shrestha-summits-everest.html
Publisher	-
Publication Date	-
Language	-
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

1 recorded references.

Expedition ID	Journal	Author	Title	Publisher	Citation	Yak 94
EVER18136	-	-	http://kathmandupost.ekantipur.com/news/2018-05-19/photo-journalist-purnima-shrestha-summits-everest.html	-	-	-