Everest | 2023 S Col-SE Ridge

A USA expedition to Everest in 2023 via S Col-SE Ridge, led by Garrett Madison. Summit reached on 24th May 2023. 35 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 11062
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID EVER23106
Peak ID EVER
Year 2023
Season 1
Host Country 1
Route 1 S Col-SE Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality USA
Leaders Garrett Madison
Sponsor Madison Mountaineering Everest-Lhotse 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 Argentina, Canada, Czech Republic, Germany, Mexico, Netherlands, Switzerland, UAE, UK
Approach Pangboche->Lobuje->Ever BC
Basecamp Date 2023-04-13
Summit Date 2023-05-24
Summit Time 1030
Summit Days 41
Total Days 45
Termination Date 2023-05-28
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 8849
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 4
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 19
Summit Members 12
Member Deaths 1
Total Hired 30
Summit Hired 16
Hired Deaths 0
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 Summited Lhotse (LHOT-231-04) and Nuptse (NUPT-231-01)
Campsites BC(13/04,5350m),C1(24/04,6000m),C2(25/04,6440m),C3(21/05,7050m),C4(22/05,7900m),Smt(24/05)
Route Notes Approach: Pangboche, Lobuje, Ever BC BC 13/04 5350m C1 24/04 6000m C2 25/04 6440m C3 21/05 7050m C4 22/05 7900m Smt 24/05 at 9:30 am by * Rick Irvine, * Peter Horseman, * Erwin Visser, * Debbie Bulten, * Danah Ali, * Eva Perglerova, * Steven Hornik, * Serge Larouche, * Javier Beiza, * Scott Webster, * Terray Sylvester, * Garrett Madison and Nepal Sherpa Guide team of * Ang Phurba Sherpa, * Danah Tamang, ? Nim Norbu Sherpa, * Pemba Hapse Sherpa (rechk), * Dorje 2 Sherpa (rechk), * Sange Sherpa, * Lakpa Sherpa, * Kam Dorchi Sherpa, ? Dawa Sherpa, * Tenzi Sherpa, * Dorji 1 Sherpa (rechk), * Mingmar Sherpa (rechk), * Mingma Sherpa, * Dawa Tenzie Sherpa (rechk), * Tshering Bhote Summit team left C4 at 1 am. Straightforward climb. Madison stayed for about 2 hours on the summit. It was a very warm day. They descended to C4 where they arrived at about midday. Nuptse: C3 07/05 6800m Summit on 08/05 by Madison, Melesk, Draves, Ang Phurba, Dawa Tenji Lhakpa, Ming Dorje at 12:45 pm. Summit team left 12:30 am. The Sherpas had fixed to about 7600m the day before and during the climb the Sherpas fixed the rest of the summit. From the top of the ridge they went to the real summit individually (about 30m) for pics and descended again after about one hour. They abseiled down and descended to C2. On 09/05 returned to BC. Anna Ott joined the team, but turned back after about 1 hour as it was too much. Lhotse: SUMMIT on 25/05 at 8 am by Madison, Beiza, Horsman, Bulten, Ali, Ang Phurba, Dawa Tenji, Lhakpa. Lhotse summiters left Everest C4 at 1 am on 25/05. They descended to C4 Lhotse and continued to Lhotse. Summit at 8 am. Beautiful day and descended to C2. Pieter Swart death: Swart arrived at C4 as the first member of the team as he felt very good. On summit day, Swart decided to turn back shortly after starting as he felt unwell and preferred to rest for the descent. Swart waited until the team returned. He joined the Non Lhotse team and left C4 at 6 am to descend. He was very slow and when Madison heard on the radio that he was unwell, he waited at the Lhotse high camp for him. Swart was with Scott Webster, Terray Sylvester and Cacho Beiza. The 4 assisted Swart; however Swart was unable to walk at this point, so they began dragging him down; he passed away soon after at 7500m. On 26/05 five Sherpas went up and put him on a stretcher and dragged him down to C2 where he was picked up on 27/05. Team left BC on 28/05 by heli. Flown out from C2 Peter Horsman Erwin Visser Danah Al Ali Serge Larouche Richard Draves Eva Perglerova Members no summit: Mark King reached C2 on 2nd rotation. Did not feel well. Was flown out of C2 and left early. Lask reached C2 on summit rotation. He felt sick and was flown out of C2. Mayer got bad infection during the rest period in Namche. He had reached C2. Smith reached C2 on first rotation and had blood clot and flew out of C1. Yoder (Lhotse member) he reached C2 and decided he did not want to carry on. Richard Draves turned back during Everest summit push after about 30 mins at about 7900m. He was in the tent with Swart and did not feel too good himself, so he turned back. Hernandez reached BC, but had HAPE. Oxygen: Taken and used from C2 to top to C2 for all members, from C4 to top to C4 for Sherpas.
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Himalayan Guides
Commercial Route True
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2464497
Year 2023
Summit Success True
O2 Summary Used
Route (lowercase) s col-se ridge

Members

35 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Carlos Alberto Miguel Hernandez M 1983 Mexico Climber Mexico City, Mexico - Details Other expeditions
Garrett Christian Madison M 1978 USA Leader Seattle, Washington Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Terray Ellington Sylvester M 1982 USA Climbing Leader Olympic Valley, California - Details Other expeditions
Danah Ahmed Abdulla Al Ali F 1984 UAE Climber Abu Dhabi, UAE - Details Other expeditions
Claudio Javier (Cacho) Beiza M 1974 Argentina Climbing Guide Lujan de Cuyo, Argentina - Details Other expeditions
Debbie Joan Bulten F 1969 Canada Climber Cambridge, Ontario - Details Other expeditions
Richard Powell Draves Jr. M 1964 USA Climber Seattle, Washington - Details Other expeditions
Steven Benjamin Hormik M 1988 Germany Climber New York, New York - Details Other expeditions
Pieter Tjerk Horsman M 1971 Netherlands Climber Seattle, Washington - Details Other expeditions
Richard Michael Irvine M 1963 Canada Climber Colorado Springs, Colorado - Details Other expeditions
Mark Steven King M 1958 USA Climber Issaquah, Washington Management Details Other expeditions
Serge Larouche M 1963 Canada Climber Trois-Rivieres, Quebec - Details Other expeditions
Philip Ephraim Lask M 1991 Switzerland Climber New York, New York - Details Other expeditions
Stephane Mayer Millette M 1968 Canada Climber Gatineau, Quebec - Details Other expeditions
Eva Perglerova F 1974 Czech Republic Climber Prestice, Czech Republic - Details Other expeditions
Bruce Davis Smith M 1958 USA Climber Atlanta, Georgia - Details Other expeditions
Petrus Albertyn Swart M 1959 Canada Climber Vancouver, British Colombia - Details Other expeditions
Erwin Theodoor Bernardus Visser M 1966 Netherlands Climber Amsterdam, Netherlands General Manager, Microsoft Details Other expeditions
Scott Donald Webster M 1989 UK Climber Roybridge, Scotland - Details Other expeditions
Chhiring Bhote M 1995 Nepal H-A Worker Hatiya, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Ang Phurba Sherpa M 1985 Nepal Sirdar Khembalung, Yaphu-9, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Dawa Sange Sherpa M 1974 Nepal H-A Worker Yaphu-9, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Dawa Tenji Sherpa M 1995 Nepal H-A Worker Yaphu-9, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Dorchi Sherpa M 1986 Nepal H-A Worker Makalu-9, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Dorje Gyalzen Sherpa M 1982 Nepal H-A Worker Pangboche, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Dorji Sherpa M 1997 Nepal H-A Worker Makalu-1, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Kami Dorje (Kamdorji) Sherpa M 1994 Nepal H-A Worker Yaphu-9, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Lakpa Sherpa M 1996 Nepal H-A Worker Nabhagaun-4, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Mingma Sherpa M 1996 Nepal H-A Worker Bhotkhola - Details Other expeditions
Mingmar Sherpa M 1984 Nepal H-A Worker Yaphu-9, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Ngima Norbu Sherpa M 1996 Nepal H-A Worker Yaphu-9, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Pemba Chhiri Sherpa M 1984 Nepal H-A Worker Paiya, Jubing-7, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions
Sange Sherpa M 1993 Nepal H-A Worker Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Tenzi Sherpa M 1999 Nepal H-A Worker Parewadin-6, Dhankuta - Details Other expeditions
Dhan Bahadur Tamang M 1994 Nepal H-A Worker Bigu, Dolakha - Details Other expeditions

References

7 recorded references.