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/ - - -