Everest | 2023 S Col-SE Ridge

A Nepal expedition to Everest in 2023 via S Col-SE Ridge, led by Mingma Gyalje Sherpa. Summit reached on 14th April 2023. 32 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 11058
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID EVER23102
Peak ID EVER
Year 2023
Season 1
Host Country 1
Route 1 S Col-SE Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Nepal
Leaders Mingma Gyalje Sherpa
Sponsor Imagine Nepal Everest Expedition 2023
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 Australia, China, Germany, Hungary, Pakistan, S Africa, Singapore, Thailand, UK, USA
Approach -
Basecamp Date -
Summit Date 2023-04-14
Summit Time -
Summit Days 0
Total Days 0
Termination Date -
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 8849
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 4
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 15
Summit Members 10
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 30
Summit Hired 14
Hired Deaths 3
No Hired False
O2 Used True
O2 None False
O2 Climb True
O2 Descent False
O2 Sleep False
O2 Medical False
O2 Taken False
O2 Unknown False
Other Summits -
Campsites BC,C1,C2(6450m),C3,C4,Smt(14-15,17,25/05)
Route Notes Report from Ralf Dujmovits: Approach: Pangboche, Lobuje, Island Peak BC 5350m C1 6000m C2 6440m C3 7100m C4 7900m HPt 23/05 7300m by Dujmovits Nancy Hansen was attempting Nuptse. She got as high as ??, but decided to abandon her plan as it would have been too hard and dangerous to do it on her own. When Dujmovits reached C2 on 23 May he applied CPR on Ang Kami Sherpa, a cook who then died in his hands. The image of the dying Sherpa haunted him for the next few days and he abandoned his climb. Left BC on 25/05 by heli. Sherpas above BC: 1 Oxygen: Not taken, not used Report from Matthew Lim (17 May smtr): BC 12/04 5365m C1 14/04 5900m C2 15/04 6400m C3 02/05 7100m C4 16/05 7950m Smt 17/05 by Lim, + Dawa Gyalje Sherpa Benjamin Bruce Mattingly + Pemba Nuru Sherpa Tang Bin + Ngima Dorjee (Buddha) Mao Shaoyun + Pasang Ngima Li Yifan + Phinjo Dorjee Xuming Gu + Pasang Sona Zhang Jian + Lakpa Tamang & Bise Bahadur Gurung Zhu Chunmei + Dawa Jangbu Sherpa Left high camp at on 16 May at 9 pm. Low winds but poor visibility until about 4 am when the skies cleared. At the summit it was very crowded, saw Kami Rita Sherpa at the top in his striking green down suit for his 27th climb at that point in time. The way down was very slow due to traffic jams, took 30 minutes waiting time at the Hillary Step. Returned to C4 around 1-2 pm. Report frm Sajid Ali Sadpara: BC 08/05 5350m by heli from Annapurna 1 C1 6000m C2 11/04 6440m C3 12/05 7100m C4 13/05 7900m Smt 14/05 by Sadpara at 2 pm. Sadpara came from Annapurna 1 and was acclimatised. On summit day, he started at 1:30 am. It was clear and cold. There were about 10 people on the route. Straightforward climb. Further up, it was a bit cloudy and it got a bit warmer. He spent about 15 min on the summit. He descended to C4, where he arrived at 6 pm. During the descent he was very tired and sat down a few times and nearly fell asleep. On 15/05 it was very windy. A lot of people came up and it was too busy to go down. Due to the wind and the people he spent another night at C3. On 16/05 he stayed at C2. On 17/05 back to BC. On 21/05 he left BC to attempt Lhotse. C2 21/05 C4 22/05 7700m HPt 23/05 8300m by Sadpara. He abandoned his climb. It was very snowy and very cold. His feet got too cold and descended to C2. On 24/05 back to BC. Left BC 26/05 trekking to Lukla. Oxygen: Not taken, not used Report from Benjamin Mattingly (Grand Himalaya client on Imagine Nepal permit): Approach: Pangboche, Lobuje BC 18/04 5350m C1 28/04 6000m C2 29/04 6440m C3 15/05 7100m C4 16/05 7900m Smt 17/05 by Mattingly and Pemba Nuru Sherpa at 5:10 am. On 16/05 the team only arrived at the South Sol at 6 pm due to a long queue on the Lhotse face. On summit day, they left C4 at 8:30 am. There were lots of people on the route. Straightforward climb. They spent about 30 mins on the summit. They descended to C4 where they arrived at 10:30 am. On 18/05 the stayed at C2; 19/05 to BC. Left BC on 20/05 by heli. Oxygen: Taken and used from C3 to top to C2 by Pemba and Mattingly.
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Imagine Nepal
Commercial Route True
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2464457
Year 2023
Summit Success True
O2 Summary Used
Route (lowercase) s col-se ridge

Members

32 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Mingma Gyalje Sherpa M 1986 Nepal Leader Beding, Dolakha Managing director of Imagine Nepal Details Other expeditions
Sajid Ali Sadpara M 1998 Pakistan Climber Skardu, Pakistan Alpinist Details Other expeditions
Kitti Boonnitrod M 1984 Thailand Climber - - Details Other expeditions
Lian-Hui Cui M 1990 China Climber - - Details Other expeditions
Ralf Dujmovits M 1961 Germany Climber Buehl, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Mary Beth Kepner F 1967 USA Climber - - Details Other expeditions
Nadia Lisa Khoso F 1989 UK Climber Redhill, Surrey, England - Details Other expeditions
Naila Kiani F 1986 Pakistan Climber Dubai, UAE - Details Other expeditions
Jun Jeh Matthew Lim M 1990 Singapore Climber Singapore Real estate private equity analyst Details Other expeditions
Benjamin Bruce Mattingly M 1977 USA Climber Morehead, Kentucky Physician (emergency medical) Details Other expeditions
Jeannette Elizabeth McGill F 1973 S Africa Climber Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Mining executive Details Other expeditions
Marton Peter Prince M 1994 Hungary Climber - - Details Other expeditions
Rajendra Madan Sura M 1966 Australia Climber South Coogee, NSW, Australia - Details Other expeditions
Montana Twinprai F 1987 Thailand Climber - - Details Other expeditions
Jessica Rae Wedel F 1988 USA Climber Edmond, Oklahoma - Details Other expeditions
Suman Gurung M 1985 Nepal Cameraman Laprak-7, Gorkha - Details Other expeditions
Ang Mingma Sherpa M 1980 Nepal H-A Worker Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions
Ang Rita Sherpa M 1990 Nepal H-A Worker Dolakha - Details Other expeditions
Dawa Chhiri (Da Chhiri) Sherpa M 1978 Nepal H-A Worker Phurte, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Dawa Gyalje (Dawa Gyalzen) Sherpa M 1979 Nepal H-A Worker Beding, Dolakha - Details Other expeditions
Dawa Kami Sherpa M 1989 Nepal H-A Worker Gaurishankar, Dolakha - Details Other expeditions
Lakpa Rita Sherpa M 1999 Nepal H-A Worker Tesho, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Lakpa Tendi Sherpa M 1999 Nepal H-A Worker Dolakha - Details Other expeditions
Pasang Dawa (Pa Dawa, Pando) Sherpa M 1977 Nepal H-A Worker Pangboche, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Pasang Nima Sherpa M 1992 Nepal H-A Worker Phortse, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Pasang Temba Sherpa M 1987 Nepal H-A Worker Lukla, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Pemba Chhiri Sherpa M 1987 Nepal H-A Worker Simigaon, Dolakha - Details Other expeditions
Pemba Nuru Sherpa M 1992 Nepal H-A Worker Chaurikharka-2, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Pemba Tenzing Sherpa M 1991 Nepal H-A Worker Tesho, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Phurba Geljen Sherpa M 1996 Nepal H-A Worker Khumbu Pasang Lhamu, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions
Thundu Sherpa M 1978 Nepal H-A Worker Beding, Dolakha - Details Other expeditions
Pemba Tashi Tamang M 1997 Nepal H-A Worker Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions

References

9 recorded references.