Everest | 2018 S Col-SE Ridge

A Belgium expedition to Everest in 2018 via S Col-SE Ridge, led by Damien Francois. Summit reached on 17th May 2018. 2 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	9846
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	EVER18149
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2018
Season	1
Host Country	1
Route 1	S Col-SE Ridge
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	Belgium
Leaders	Damien Francois
Sponsor	Damien Francois Everest Expedition 2018
Success 1	False
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	2018-04-05
Summit Date	2018-05-17
Summit Time	-
Summit Days	42
Total Days	46
Termination Date	2018-05-21
Termination Reason	7
Termination Notes	Abandoned at 7650m due to heat and mental stress
High Point (m)	7650
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	3
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	1
Summit Members	0
Member Deaths	0
Total Hired	1
Summit Hired	0
Hired Deaths	0
No Hired	False
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Taken	False
O2 Unknown	False
Other Summits	-
Campsites	BC(05/04,5350m),C1(18/04,5900m),C2(25/04,6440m),C3(16/05,7000m),xxx(17/05,7650m)
Route Notes	BC 05/04 5350m (after arrival at BC they climbed Island Peak) C1 18/04 5900m C2 25/04 6440m C3 16/05 7000m HPt 17/05 7650m by Francois, Temba Bhote at 10 am (Yellow Band). HP team left C3 at 7 am on 17/05. The weather was very calm and hot. When they reached the upper tents of C3, they saw the dead Russian in one of the tents. Also next to the tent of the dead Russian, he saw a Sherpa who was obviously dying and not very well. He was dressed in sort of 1980's clothes and had an old sleeping bag. They continued to go up as Temba said that somebody else was looking after him. When he reached the high point, Francois got too hot and had to turn back. He was also mentally not well as he had seen the dead Russian and the dying Sherpa in C3. After they turned back, they stopped at C3 again, but the Sherpa was gone. They continued to descend to C2, where they arrived at 4 pm. Team left BC on 21/05. Oxygen: Taken and used from C3 to high point to C3. Sherpa: Temba Bhote
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	Ever Quest Expeditions
Commercial Route	True
Standard Route	True
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	False
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2461624
Year	2018
Summit Success	False
O2 Summary	Used
Route (lowercase)	s col-se ridge

Members

Field	Value
ID	72127
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER18149
Member ID	01
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2018
Season	1
First Name	Damien Joel Georges
Last Name	Francois
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1964
Calculated Age	53
Citizenship	Belgium
Status	Leader
Residence	Eupen, Liege, Belgium
Occupation	Author
Leader	True
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	7650
Summit Date 1	2018-05-17
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
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	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	C3 to high pt to C3
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	2
Summit Term	7
HCN	0
Checksum	2436564
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	damien joel georges francois
Year of Birth	1964
Year	2018
Age at Expedition	54
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	72128
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER18149
Member ID	02
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2018
Season	1
First Name	Temba Chhiring
Last Name	Bhote
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1985
Calculated Age	32
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Hatiya-1, Makalu-Barun
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	True
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	7650
Summit Date 1	2018-05-17
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
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	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	C3 to high pt to C3
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	2
Summit Term	14
HCN	0
Checksum	2440256
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	temba chhiring bhote
Year of Birth	1985
Year	2018
Age at Expedition	33
Role	Hired

2 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Damien Joel Georges Francois	M	1964	Belgium	Leader	Eupen, Liege, Belgium	Author	Details Other expeditions
Temba Chhiring Bhote	M	1985	Nepal	H-A Worker	Hatiya-1, Makalu-Barun	-	Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.