Everest | 2021 S Col-SE Ridge

A USA expedition to Everest in 2021 via S Col-SE Ridge, led by Richard Sweitzer. Summit reached on 11th May 2021. 6 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	10573
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	EVER21111
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2021
Season	1
Host Country	1
Route 1	S Col-SE Ridge
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	USA
Leaders	Richard Sweitzer
Sponsor	The Northwest Passage Everest Expedition 2021
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->Lobuche->BC
Basecamp Date	2021-04-22
Summit Date	2021-05-11
Summit Time	-
Summit Days	19
Total Days	22
Termination Date	2021-05-14
Termination Reason	1
Termination Notes	-
High Point (m)	8849
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	4
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	2
Summit Members	1
Member Deaths	0
Total Hired	4
Summit Hired	4
Hired Deaths	0
No Hired	False
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	True
O2 Medical	True
O2 Taken	False
O2 Unknown	False
Other Summits	-
Campsites	BC(22/04,5350m),C1(07/05,6065m),C2(08/05),C3(10/05),C4(11/05),Smt(11-12/05)
Route Notes	Summit team laft C4 at 10 pm on 11 May, summited at 4:40 am, stayed 30 minutes, then descended to C2 arriving at 1:30 pm. Great climbing conditions, first people on the summit morning of May 12. Oxygen: From C3 to summit to C3. Tenzing Gyalzen summited on 11 May with a group of Sherpas.
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	2464607
Year	2021
Summit Success	True
O2 Summary	Used
Route (lowercase)	s col-se ridge

Members

Field	Value
ID	78509
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER21111
Member ID	01
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2021
Season	1
First Name	Richard James
Last Name	Sweitzer
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1954
Calculated Age	67
Citizenship	USA
Status	Leader
Residence	Wilmette, Illinois
Occupation	Adventure capitalist
Leader	True
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	True
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)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
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	1
Summit Term	9
HCN	0
Checksum	2432922
Summit Note 1	0
Summit Note 2	0
Summit Note 3	0
Death Route	0
Name (lowercase)	richard james sweitzer
Year of Birth	1954
Year	2021
Age at Expedition	67
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	78510
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER21111
Member ID	02
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2021
Season	1
First Name	Taylor Ian
Last Name	Sweitzer
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1994
Calculated Age	26
Citizenship	USA
Status	Climber
Residence	Wilmette, Illinois
Occupation	Arborist
Leader	False
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	2021-05-12
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0454
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	C3 to smt 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	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2447541
Summit Note 1	0
Summit Note 2	0
Summit Note 3	0
Death Route	0
Name (lowercase)	taylor ian sweitzer
Year of Birth	1994
Year	2021
Age at Expedition	27
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	78511
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER21111
Member ID	03
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2021
Season	1
First Name	Lhakpa Gyalzen
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1995
Calculated Age	25
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	2021-05-12
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0454
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	C3 to smt 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	Son of Panuru Sherpa
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2448054
Summit Note 1	0
Summit Note 2	0
Summit Note 3	0
Death Route	0
Name (lowercase)	lhakpa gyalzen sherpa
Year of Birth	1995
Year	2021
Age at Expedition	26
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	78512
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER21111
Member ID	04
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2021
Season	1
First Name	Panuru (Pasang Nuru, Pa Nuru)
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1968
Calculated Age	52
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	2021-05-12
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0454
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	C3 to smt 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	13th ascent of Everest; brother of Dawa Nuru/Danuru (Phortse)
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2438009
Summit Note 1	0
Summit Note 2	0
Summit Note 3	0
Death Route	0
Name (lowercase)	panuru (pasang nuru, pa nuru) sherpa
Year of Birth	1968
Year	2021
Age at Expedition	53
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	78513
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER21111
Member ID	05
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2021
Season	1
First Name	Phura Chhetan (Fura Chhetan)
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1990
Calculated Age	30
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	2021-05-12
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0454
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	C3 to smt 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	4th Everest ascent
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2446121
Summit Note 1	0
Summit Note 2	0
Summit Note 3	0
Death Route	0
Name (lowercase)	phura chhetan (fura chhetan) sherpa
Year of Birth	1990
Year	2021
Age at Expedition	31
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	78514
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER21111
Member ID	06
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2021
Season	1
First Name	Tenzing Gyalzen
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1991
Calculated Age	29
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	2021-05-11
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	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	2446427
Summit Note 1	0
Summit Note 2	0
Summit Note 3	0
Death Route	0
Name (lowercase)	tenzing gyalzen sherpa
Year of Birth	1991
Year	2021
Age at Expedition	30
Role	Hired

6 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Richard James Sweitzer	M	1954	USA	Leader	Wilmette, Illinois	Adventure capitalist	Details Other expeditions
Taylor Ian Sweitzer	M	1994	USA	Climber	Wilmette, Illinois	Arborist	Details Other expeditions
Lhakpa Gyalzen Sherpa	M	1995	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
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

References

0 recorded references.