Everest | 2023 S Col-SE Ridge
A UK expedition to Everest in 2023 via S Col-SE Ridge, led by Nirmal Purja. Summit reached on 16th May 2023. 57 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 11083 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | EVER23127 |
| Peak ID | EVER |
| Year | 2023 |
| Season | 1 |
| Host Country | 1 |
| Route 1 | S Col-SE Ridge |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | UK |
| Leaders | Nirmal Purja |
| Sponsor | Elite Exped 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 | Andorra, Australia, Brazil, Canada, France, India, Iran, Lithuania, Poland, Qatar, Romania, S Africa, Taiwan, USA |
| Approach | - |
| Basecamp Date | - |
| Summit Date | 2023-05-16 |
| 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 | 31 |
| Summit Members | 20 |
| Member Deaths | 0 |
| Total Hired | 31 |
| Summit Hired | 26 |
| 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 | - |
| Campsites | BC,C1,C2,C3,C4,Smt(16-17,19,21-23/05) |
| Route Notes | Report from Anamaria-Delia Bozga BC 14/04 5350m C1 05/05 5800m (took about 7 hrs through the icefall) C2 06/05 6440m C3 19/05 7300m C4 20/05 7950m Smt 21/05 by Bozga and Lakpa Tenjen at 10:3 0am (there were six other people on the summit) From 09/05 to 12/05 Bozga stayed in Namche where she took the heli to. On 12/05, she returned to BC by helicopter. On 16/05 they started their summit push and went directly to C2. It took them about 12 hours. They stayed at C2 until 18/05 as there were not enough Sherpas for the whole team and were forced to wait. They were told that the weather was not good, but as it turned out it was due to a lack of Sherpas. Lakpa and Bozga started from C4 at 11 pm, the rest of the Elite Expedition group started at around 10 pm. Bozga had a problem with her oxygen mask. Lakpa tried to get another mask, but that did not work either and then he ended up giving her his mask and found another oxygen system for him. On the ascent, they were on their own as they had started quite late. It was very cold and windy. When they reached the summit, there were about six other people there, but left shortly after Bozga and Lakpa arrived. Bozga did her splits on the summit where they stayed for about 20 minutes. When they were just about the Hillary Step, Lakpa lost Bozga’s mobile phone which had all the photos. Lakpa had not taken a camera. The photos provided were taken by someone else, which were given to Bozga later. They descended to C4, took a rest and continued to C2 where they arrived at 9 pm. On 22/05 they descended to BC by foot. During the conversation, Bozga told me that she had found out later that Green Boots was lying on the North side. The dead body she came across was just above the Hillary Step. She was not intending to climb Everest as she went to Nepal to climb Lobuje East. However, one of the members of Elite Expeditions’ team fell sick and she took her place. She had already bought a downsuit and found her 8000m boots in Namche Bazaar. Bozga left BC on 23/05 by heli. Oxygen: Taken and used from C3 to top to C3 by Bozga and Lakpa Tenjen. |
| Accidents | - |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | Elite Exped |
| Commercial Route | True |
| Standard Route | True |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | False |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2464489 |
| Year | 2023 |
| Summit Success | True |
| O2 Summary | Used |
| Route (lowercase) | s col-se ridge |
Members
57 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nirmal Purja Pun Magar | M | 1983 | UK/Nepal | Leader | Dana-3, Myagdi | British army (retired) | Details Other expeditions |
| Asmaa Thani A. M. Al Thani | F | 1989 | Qatar | Climber | Doha, Qatar | Director of marketing | Details Other expeditions |
| Richard Patrick Bailey | M | 1986 | USA | Climber | Coronado, Colorado | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Danguole Bickuniene | F | 1972 | Lithuania | Climber | Vilnius, Lithuania | Human resources manager | Details Other expeditions |
| Anamaria-Delia Bozga | F | 1989 | Romania | Climber | Rosenheim, Germany | Dance instructor | Details Other expeditions |
| Tyler Amadeus Carnevale | M | 1994 | USA | Climber | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Shawn Cheshire | F | 1975 | USA | Climber | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Amir Mohammad Danaei Shandiz | M | 1999 | Iran | Climber | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Cesalina Gracie De Angelis | F | 1990 | Brazil | Climber | Rio de Janiero, Brazil | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Danika Lea Gilbert | F | 1971 | USA | Climber | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Rochelle May Gilmore | F | 1986 | Australia | Climber | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Anna Gutu | F | 1990 | USA/Ukraine | Climber | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Luke Hepworth | M | 1974 | Australia | Climber | Sydney, NSW, Australia | Adventure philanthropist | Details Other expeditions |
| Louis Edouard Bernard Jammes | M | 1987 | France | Climber | Villeneuve-Sur-Lot, Lot-et-Garonne, France | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Alasdair Grant Kane | M | 1977 | UK | Climber | Bellshill, Scotland | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Remy Simone Kloos | F | 1988 | S Africa | Climber | Cape Town, S Africa | Sustainability consultant, coach, speaker | Details Other expeditions |
| Nikol Algerdos Kovalchuk | F | 1983 | USA | Climber | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Daniel Wyn Laidig | M | 1984 | USA | Climber | Mishawaka, Indiana | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Terence Liu | M | 1990 | USA | Climber | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Jack Oliver Adolf Lundin | M | 1989 | Canada | Climber | Vancouver, British Columbia | - | Details Other expeditions |
| William Axel Walter Lundin | M | 1993 | Canada | Climber | Vancouver, British Columbia | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Kirsty Joan Mack | F | 1984 | UK | Climber | Stirling, Scotland | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Magdalena Madej | F | 1988 | Poland | Climber | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Meg Alexandra Martin | F | 1997 | Australia | Climber | Sunnybank, QLD, Australia | - | Details Other expeditions |
| William James Martin | M | 1992 | Australia | Climber | South Brisbane, QLD, Australia | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Alasdair Scot McKenzie | M | 2004 | France | Climber | Tignes, Savoie, France | Student # aspirant alpine guide | Details Other expeditions |
| Raja Sekar Pachai | M | 1993 | India | Climber | Tamil Nadu, India | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Estenania (Stefi) Troguet Torres | F | 1992 | Andorra | Climber | Encamp, Andorra | Ski instructor | Details Other expeditions |
| Ko-Erh (Grace) Tseng | F | 1992 | Taiwan | Climber | Taipai, Taiwan | Alpinist | Details Other expeditions |
| Jacob Matthew Weasel | M | 1986 | USA | Climber | Rapid City, South Dakota | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Ruo-Bing Yang | F | 1993 | USA | Climber | Salt Lake City, Utah | UX researcher | Details Other expeditions |
| Pur Bahadur (Yukta) Gurung | M | 1988 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Laprak-3, Gorkha | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Sandip Gurung | M | 1997 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Laprak, Gorkha | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Dawa Temba Sherpa | M | 1989 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Khembalung, Yaphu-9, Makalu-Barun | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Kami Shering Sherpa | M | 2000 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Pathibhara, Taplejung | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Kitemba Sherpa | M | 2000 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Makalu-2, Makalu-Barun | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Lakpa Tenjen Sherpa | M | 2001 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Makalu-Barun | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Lakpa Wongdi Sherpa | M | 1979 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Makalu-9, Makalu-Barun | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Lhakpa Sherpa | M | 1978 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Zarok, Namche, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Lhakpa Dendi Sherpa | M | 1988 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Chheskam-2, Solukhumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Lhakpa Wangchu Sherpa | M | 1986 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Pangboche, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Mingmar Sherpa | M | 1995 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Tapting-5, Solukhumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Nga Tashi Sherpa | M | 1980 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Yaphu-9, Makalu-Barun | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Nima Sherpa | M | 1990 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Makalu-3, Makalu-Barun | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Ongdi Chhiri Sherpa | M | 1977 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Chheskam, Solukhumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Pasang Chhiri (Pasang Tshering) Sherpa | M | 1993 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Namche Bazar, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Pasang Dorje Sherpa | M | 1993 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Samde, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Pasang Ngima Sherpa | M | 1987 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Yaphu-9, Makalu-Barun | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Pasang Nuru Sherpa | M | 1992 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Gudel-4, Solukhumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Pasang Tendi Sherpa | M | 1988 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Yilajung, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Pem Rinji Sherpa | M | 2004 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Makalu-1, Makalu-Barun | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Pemba Rinji Sherpa | M | 1981 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Kharikhola, Solukhumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Phurba Sonam Sherpa | M | 1984 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Kharikhola, Solukhumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Phuri Kitar Sherpa | M | 1997 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Chaurikharka-6, Solukhumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Tenzing (Tenji) Sherpa | M | 1992 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Sanam, Gudel-4, Solukhumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Man Bahadur Tamang | M | 1981 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Jiri, Dolakha | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Mitra Bahadur (Rakesh) Tamang | M | 1987 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Beding, Dolakha | - | Details Other expeditions |
References
4 recorded references.
| Expedition ID | Journal | Author | Title | Publisher | Citation | Yak 94 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EVER23127 | - | - | https://www.blackhillsfox.com/2023/09/26/first-lakota-surgeon-summit-worlds-highest-mountain-returns-home/ | - | - | - |
| EVER23127 | - | - | https://nepalitimes.com/multimedia/first-native-american-on-world-s-tallest-peak | - | - | - |
| EVER23127 | - | - | https://thehimalayantimes.com/nepal/coronado-mayor-contracts-covid-abandons-everest-climb | - | - | - |
| EVER23127 | - | - | https://thehimalayantimes.com/nepal/nims-purja-illegally-takes-top-aussie-cyclist-to-everest-camp-ii-for-double-summits | - | - | - |