Everest | 2019 S Col-SE Ridge
A USA expedition to Everest in 2019 via S Col-SE Ridge, led by Paul Mayewski. Summit reached on 23rd May 2019. 21 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 10180 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | EVER19112 |
| 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 | Paul Mayewski |
| Sponsor | National Geographic Everest Science Expedition 2019 |
| 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 | Poland, UK |
| Approach | Lukla->Namche->Everest BC |
| Basecamp Date | 2019-04-18 |
| Summit Date | 2019-05-23 |
| Summit Time | - |
| Summit Days | 35 |
| Total Days | 36 |
| Termination Date | 2019-05-24 |
| Termination Reason | 14 |
| Termination Notes | Abandoned at 8450m due to fulfillment of scientific objectives |
| High Point (m) | 8450 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 4 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 0 |
| Total Members | 8 |
| Summit Members | 0 |
| Member Deaths | 0 |
| Total Hired | 15 |
| Summit Hired | 0 |
| 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 | Climbed Lobucbe East |
| Campsites | - |
| Route Notes | This was a Science research project, the intention was not a summit bid but to install weather stations and collect samples of blocks of ice at the highest points possible, therefore closest to the summit would have been ideal, if a summit would have been impossible]. At BC: lots of science and media people; at least 20/30 Nepali student and faculty from Tribhuvan, another 20/30 US media and faculty from different universities, plus Swedish media; ICIMOD personnel Inga (German woman). BC 18/04 5280m C1 06/05 6100m C2 07/05 6450m C3 20/05 7120m C4 21/05 7910m Hpt 23/05 8450m on Balcony at 8450m at time 3:30 am. The science team “worked” for 2 hrs installing weather stations and descended. Climb abandoned on 23/05 due to over-crowding, and anyway it was not the premier objective. Would have been nice to put a station higher on either Bishop Rock or South Summit. Summit push: 22/05 left C4 at 11:30 pm. Weather condition: light snow, light winds, good visibility. 22 pax set off, including the Sherpas. On 23/05 at 3:30 am arrived at the balcony at 8450m. [Baker added that although nothing happened in his group, incidents did not make it favorable to push for a summit: when leaving C4 a climber was walking about wailing and disoriented and lost – our Sherpas reunited him with his group. At the lower section of the triangular face they passed a dead body of perhaps the Indian climber who had fallen the day before. Another climber was being evac’d, lowered, literally pulled down because he was not able to walk, suffering HACE]. Back to C4 23/05 at 8 am, packed and descended to C2, reaching at 2 pm. Back to BC on 24/05. Team left BC on 24/05 most of the group by heli. Few of team stayed at BC then walked to Namche. Baker left Namche for KTM by heli on 28/05. Sherpas: Amrit Ale Panuru Sherpa Phu Tashi Sherpa Ila Nuru Sherpa Pasang Kami Sherpa Fura Chheten Sherpa Tenging Gyaljen Sherpa Ngima Rita Sherpa Urken Lenduk Sherpa Gyaljen Dorji Sherpa Pasang Sona Sherpa Phinjo Sherpa Pemba Sherpa Lakpa Gyaljen Sherpa Dawa Yangzum Sherpa Oxygen: Taken and used Members at end: to the highest point 6 internationals Sherpas above BC: 15 to the highest point Record: Highest weather stations in the world at South Col and Balcony. |
| 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 | False |
| O2 Summary | Used |
| Route (lowercase) | s col-se ridge |
Members
21 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Andrew Mayewski | M | 1946 | USA | Leader | Orono, Maine | Professor of Earth and Climate Sciences (Univ of Maine) | Details Other expeditions |
| Peter George (Pete) Athans | M | 1957 | USA | BC Manager | Bainbridge Island, Washington | Alpine guide & film-maker | Details Other expeditions |
| Dirk Porter Collins | M | 1970 | USA | Climber | Jackson, Wyoming | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Eric R. Daft | M | 1979 | USA | Climber | Boise, Idaho | Cinematographer | Details Other expeditions |
| Mark Jonathan Fisher | M | 1976 | USA | Climber | Victor, Idaho | Photographer/filmmaker | Details Other expeditions |
| Tom Kenneth Roger Matthews | M | 1986 | UK | Climber | London, England | Climate scientist at Loughborough University | Details Other expeditions |
| Lester Baker Perry | M | 1974 | USA | Climber | Waynesville, North Carolina | Professor of geography (Applachian State Univ.) | Details Other expeditions |
| Mariusz Potocki | M | 1980 | Poland | Climber | Orono, Maine | Doctoral student at University of Maine | Details Other expeditions |
| Amrit Ale | M | 1979 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Kathmandu | Director of Himalayan Quests | Details Other expeditions |
| Dawa Yangzum Sherpa | F | 1990 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Beding, Dolakha | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Ila Nuru Sherpa | M | 1998 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Phortse, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Lhakpa Gyalzen Sherpa | M | 1995 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Phortse, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Ngima Rita Sherpa | M | 1994 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Phortse, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Panuru (Pasang Nuru, Pa Nuru) Sherpa | M | 1968 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Phortse, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Pasang Kami (PK) Sherpa | M | 1979 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Phortse, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Pasang Sona Sherpa | M | 1996 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Phortse, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Pemba Sherpa | M | 1991 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Phortse, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Phinzo/Phinjo Sherpa | M | 1971 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Phortse, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Phura Chhetan (Fura Chhetan) Sherpa | M | 1990 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Phortse, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Tenzing Gyalzen Sherpa | M | 1991 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Phortse, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Urken Lendu (Urgen Tenzing) Sherpa | M | 1993 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Phortse, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
References
2 recorded references.
| Expedition ID | Journal | Author | Title | Publisher | Citation | Yak 94 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EVER19112 | - | - | https://www.wataugademocrat.com/mountaintimes/asu-s-perry-part-of-dangerous-mission-to-put-highest/article_618398f9-e6af-5557-af8b-48a00410e5bd.html | - | - | - |
| EVER19112 | - | - | https://thehimalayantimes.com/nepal/natgeo-announces-installation-of-worlds-highest-operating-weather-stations-on-mt-everest/ | - | - | - |