Everest | 2021 S Col-SE Ridge
A USA expedition to Everest in 2021 via S Col-SE Ridge, led by Craig Van Hoy. Summit reached on 23rd May 2021. 11 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 10592 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | EVER21130 |
| 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 | Craig Van Hoy |
| Sponsor | Kaitu International 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 | Denmark, Iceland |
| Approach | - |
| Basecamp Date | 2021-04-26 |
| Summit Date | 2021-05-23 |
| Summit Time | 0945 |
| Summit Days | 27 |
| Total Days | 33 |
| Termination Date | 2021-05-29 |
| Termination Reason | 1 |
| Termination Notes | - |
| High Point (m) | 8849 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 4 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 0 |
| Total Members | 7 |
| Summit Members | 3 |
| Member Deaths | 0 |
| Total Hired | 7 |
| 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 | False |
| O2 Taken | False |
| O2 Unknown | False |
| Other Summits | - |
| Campsites | BC(26/04,5364m),C1(02/05,6050m),C2(03/05.6550m),C3(21/05,7300m),C4(22/05,7925m),Smt(23-24/05) |
| Route Notes | Sveinsson and Hallgrimsson were Ang Himalayan Adventures clients on Kaitu permit along with their Sherpas: Ang Tshering Lama (owner of Ang Himalayan Adventures) Lakpa Chhiri Sherpa Mingmar Tamang They made no attempt on Lhotse after summiting Everest. Reid Larson report: Larson and Tashi Thundu left C4 at 11:45 pm on 22 May, summited at 9:45 am on 23 May, stayed 30 minutes, then descended to C2 at 7:30 pm. Windy at S Col <=40 knots. Oxygen: Used from C3 to summit to C3. Carsten Pederson report: Appr: Namche to EBC by heli BC(27/04,5350m),C1(02/05,6100m),C2(03/05,6440m),C3(21/05),C4(22/05,7900m),xxx Pedersen started to feel very tired on the way from C3 to C4. When Pedersen and Yukta Gurung arrived at C4 the weather was bad, and they stayed for two nights to wait for the weather to improve. However, the weather did not improve, and Pedersen did not feel too well and slow, they descended to C2 on 24/05. The storm came in and Pedersen felt worse and the COVID-19 symptoms were getting worse. The weather only cleared on 29/05 and picked up Pedersen and first flew to BC where they picked up another person. They flew to Lukla, changed helicopters and flew to Kathmandu. In Kathmandu, Pedersen did a COVID-19 test at CIVIC, and it was positive. He stayed at the Hyatt for his quarantine and flew back to Denmark on 07/06 with a negative PCR test. Hired: Yukta Gurung from Gorkha |
| Accidents | - |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | Kaitu Expedition |
| Commercial Route | True |
| Standard Route | True |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | False |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2464619 |
| Year | 2021 |
| Summit Success | True |
| O2 Summary | Used |
| Route (lowercase) | s col-se ridge |
Members
11 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Craig Douglas Van Hoy | M | 1958 | USA | Leader | Seattle, Washington | Alpine guide & retail shop owner | Details Other expeditions |
| Steven Alan (Steve) DuBrueler | M | 1970 | USA | Climber | Winchester, Virginia | Entrepreneur in real estate | Details Other expeditions |
| Heimir Fannar Hallgrimsson | M | 1981 | Iceland | Climber | Reykjavik, Iceland | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Adam Talbert Hodges | M | 1964 | USA | Climber | Meridian, Mississippi | General manager of health and wellness centre | Details Other expeditions |
| Reid Allen Larson | M | 1986 | USA | Climber | Edinboro, Pennsylvania | Pilot | Details Other expeditions |
| Carsten Lillelund Pedersen | M | 1969 | Denmark | Climber | Valby, Denmark | IT consultant | Details Other expeditions |
| Sigurdur Bjarni Sveinsson | M | 1987 | Iceland | Climber | Reykjavik, Iceland | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Ang Tshering Lama | M | 1972 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Talakhu-7, Nuwakot | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Lakpa Chhiri Sherpa | M | 1984 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Khare-5, Dolakha | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Tashi Thundup/Thundu Sherpa | M | 1985 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Khumjung, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Mingmar Tamang | M | 1997 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Ramche-7, Rasuwa | - | Details Other expeditions |
References
4 recorded references.
| Expedition ID | Journal | Author | Title | Publisher | Citation | Yak 94 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EVER21130 | - | - | https://healthplexassociates.com/tag/parkinsons-disease/ | - | - | - |
| EVER21130 | - | - | https://www.aljazeera.com/gallery/2021/6/8/an-everest-season-in-nepal-like-no-other-amid-a-deadly-pandemic | - | - | - |
| EVER21130 | - | - | https://www.ruv.is/frett/2021/05/25/charity-climbers-reach-top-of-everest | - | - | - |
| EVER21130 | - | - | https://www.facebook.com/ascentforacure/ | - | - | - |