Everest | 2021 S Col-SE Ridge

A Austria expedition to Everest in 2021 via S Col-SE Ridge, led by Lukas Furtenbach. Summit reached on 7th May 2021. 9 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 10580
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID EVER21118
Peak ID EVER
Year 2021
Season 1
Host Country 1
Route 1 S Col-SE Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Austria
Leaders Lukas Furtenbach
Sponsor Furtenbach Adventures Flash Everest-Lhotse Expedition 2021
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 Germany, Israel, Norway, USA
Approach Lukla->Mera Peak->Everest BC
Basecamp Date 2021-05-01
Summit Date 2021-05-07
Summit Time -
Summit Days 6
Total Days 19
Termination Date 2021-05-20
Termination Reason 14
Termination Notes Abandoned at 7100m due to Covid outbreak at base camp
High Point (m) 7100
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 3
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 9
Summit Members 0
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 14
Summit Hired 0
Hired Deaths 0
No Hired False
O2 Used False
O2 None True
O2 Climb False
O2 Descent False
O2 Sleep False
O2 Medical False
O2 Taken True
O2 Unknown False
Other Summits Attempted Lhotse (LHOT-211-13)
Campsites BC(01/05,5300m),C1(05/05,6050m),C2(06/05,6450m),C3(07/05,7100m),xxx
Route Notes Lukas Furtenbach cancelled his two Furtenbach Adventure expeditions due to safety concerns over the massive Covid outbreak in base camp. The officially cancelled their expeditions on May 15th, after they tested one member positive in their team. Ther teams were Covid free until they did the first rotation. They had a closed, isolated base camp and followed strict safety and hygiene protocols. In the Icefall they had contact with other teams for the first time. The next day they tested one member positive for Covid-19.
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Iceland Trekking
Commercial Route True
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2464603
Year 2021
Summit Success False
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) s col-se ridge

Members

9 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Lukas Furtenbach M 1977 Austria Leader Innsbruck, Tirol, Austria Managing director of Furtenbach Adventures Details Other expeditions
Luis Andreas Stitzinger M 1968 Germany Deputy Leader Fuessen, Bavaria, Germany Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Malte Manfred Boehm M 1961 Germany Climber Herborn, Hesse, Germany Urologist Details Other expeditions
Ladan Espandar F 1975 USA/Iran Climber Sewickley, Pennsylvania Ophthalmologist Details Other expeditions
Alois Fuchs M 1961 Austria Climber Wildschoenau, Tirol, Austria Engineer Details Other expeditions
Barak Matalon M 1970 Israel Climber Adanim, Israel Marketing Details Other expeditions
Matthew Thomas Tammen M 1960 USA Climber Bremerton, Washington Navy civilian engineer Details Other expeditions
Runar Vatne M 1974 Norway Climber Oslo, Norway Real estate agent Details Other expeditions
David John (Dave) Watson M 1975 USA Climbing Guide White Salmon, Washington Alpine guide Details Other expeditions

References

1 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
EVER21118 - - https://thehimalayantimes.com/nepal/furtenbach-adventures-first-expedition-organiser-to-cancel-everest-ascends-amid-covid-19-concerns - - -