Everest | 2019 S Col-SE Ridge
A USA expedition to Everest in 2019 via S Col-SE Ridge, led by Ben Jones. Summit reached on 23rd May 2019. 25 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 10179 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | EVER19111 |
| Peak ID | EVER |
| Year | 2019 |
| 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 Expedition 2019 |
| 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 | Iceland, Norway, UK |
| Approach | Lukla->Namche->Everest BC |
| Basecamp Date | 2019-04-08 |
| Summit Date | 2019-05-23 |
| Summit Time | 1115 |
| Summit Days | 45 |
| Total Days | 48 |
| Termination Date | 2019-05-26 |
| Termination Reason | 1 |
| Termination Notes | - |
| High Point (m) | 8849 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 4 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 0 |
| Total Members | 14 |
| Summit Members | 12 |
| Member Deaths | 0 |
| Total Hired | 20 |
| Summit Hired | 11 |
| 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 | - |
| Campsites | BC(08/04,5350m),C1(22/04,6100m),C2(25/04,6350m),C3(10/05,7150m),C4(22/05,7900m),Smt(23/05) |
| Route Notes | BC 08/04 5350m C! 22/04 6100m C2 25/04 6350m C3 10/05 7150m C4 22/05 7900m Smt 23/05 by 12 team members (including Jones and one other guide Eric Murphy), plus 10 Sherpas from 11:15 am-12:15 pm. Summit team set off on 22/05 at midnight. Weather conditions were great, but were slow because of a couple of people on the line that held up everybody (inexperienced climbers). Time on Summit: Jones spent a little over an hour. Descent: again slow to get down. Everybody was at the S Col by 5 pm on 23/05. Spent night there, then went to C2 on the 24/05, and back to BC on 25/05. Matthew Brennan's high point was on 23/05 at 8 am at 8400m (abandoned due to going too slow, tired, exhaustion). Team left BC on 26/05 by heli to KTM (all team members). Sherpas above BC: 20 Sherpas: Ang Norbu Sherpa, Thame Ang Pasang Sherpa, Thame Raj Kumar Magar Nima Tenzing Sherpa, Thame Karma Sarki Sherpa, Phortse Fur Kancha Sherpa, Thame Thukten Sherpa, Thame Pema Sherpa, Thame Mingma Tserring Sherpa, Thame Nawang Tenzing Sherpa, Thame Members at end: Including Jones, 14 members altogether. Crystal Budney signed up just to go to C2. 13 pushed for the summit; 12 made it to the summit. Oxygen: Taken and used |
| 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 | 2461501 |
| Year | 2019 |
| Summit Success | True |
| O2 Summary | Used |
| Route (lowercase) | s col-se ridge |
Members
25 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benjamin Mason (Ben) Jones | M | 1979 | USA | Leader | Jackson, Wyoming | Alpine guide | Details Other expeditions |
| Eric Douglas Murphy | M | 1971 | USA | Deputy Leader | Bellingham, Washington | Alpine guide | Details Other expeditions |
| Taylor P. Adams | M | 1989 | USA | Climber | - | Nurse | Details Other expeditions |
| Bjarni Armannsson | M | 1968 | Iceland | Climber | Reykjavik, Iceland | Entrepreneur | Details Other expeditions |
| Matthew John Brennan | M | 1961 | USA | Climber | Loveland, Ohio | Construction executive | Details Other expeditions |
| Crystal Ashley Budney | F | 1986 | USA | Climber (C2 only) | McKinney, Texas | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Thierry Jean Yves D'Hers | M | 1968 | USA | Climber | Redmond, Washington | Programmer at software company | Details Other expeditions |
| Beathe Johannessen | F | 1980 | Norway | Climber | Hamar, Norway | Nurse | Details Other expeditions |
| Bradley J. Lawler | M | 1988 | USA | Climber | Atherton, California | Student | Details Other expeditions |
| Peter Andrew Lowry | M | 1980 | USA | Climber | Denver, Colorado | Physician | Details Other expeditions |
| David B. Morris | M | 1966 | UK | Climber | Moraga, California | Controller | Details Other expeditions |
| Rakesh D. (Rock) Patel | M | 1975 | USA | Climber | Ann Arbor, Michigan | Physician | Details Other expeditions |
| Richard K. Poole Jr. | M | 1970 | USA | Climber | Naperville, Illinois | Sales | Details Other expeditions |
| Jeffrey C. Sradomski | M | 1975 | USA | Climber | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | Attorney | 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 |
| Karma Serki (Karma Sarki) Sherpa | M | 1987 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Phortse, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Mingma Chhiri/Chhiring Sherpa | M | 1968 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Thami, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Mingma Gyalje Sherpa | M | 1984 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Dolakha | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Nawang Tenzing Sherpa | M | 1976 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Waku-4, Solukhumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Ngima Tenzing Sherpa | M | 1991 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Thamo, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Pema Chhiri Sherpa | M | 1977 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Sotang-6, Solukhumbu | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EVER19111 | - | - | https://www.alpineascents.com/climbs/mount-everest/cybercasts/ | - | - | - |