Everest | 2023 S Col-SE Ridge

A Vietnam expedition to Everest in 2023 via S Col-SE Ridge, led by Phan Thanh-Nhien. Summit reached on 15th May 2023. 16 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 11093
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID EVER23137
Peak ID EVER
Year 2023
Season 1
Host Country 1
Route 1 S Col-SE Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Vietnam
Leaders Phan Thanh-Nhien
Sponsor Expedition Himalaya 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 Canada, Colombia, Japan, Kuwait, Latvia, Moldova, Switzerland, USA
Approach -
Basecamp Date -
Summit Date 2023-05-15
Summit Time 1200
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 10
Summit Members 3
Member Deaths 1
Total Hired 20
Summit Hired 6
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(15,17/05)
Route Notes Report from Mateo Isaza: Approach: Pangboche BC 13/04 5350m C1 19/04 6000m C2 21/04 6440m C3 04/05 7100m C4 14/05 7900m Smt 15/05 by Isaza at 12 noon. On second rotation, Isaza climbed as high as the Geneva Spur at 7400m on 05/05. He spent another night at C2 and then back to BC on 06/05. For summit push, Isaza left BC on 11/05 and went to C2, where he spent two nights. Started from C4 at 8 pm but managed to catch up with the people who left at 6 pm. “They were incredibly slow,” he said. Until the Balcony it was very congested, however, many people turned back on the Balcony as it was very windy. When he reached the summit there was a couple who remained for another few minutes and then descended. He spent a few minutes on the summit, took a video and started his descent. He found Phurba Sherpa, who later died, who was having problems at on the Hillary Step. His hands were frozen. Isaza found an oxygen bottle which was not empty and changed it for Phurba. Isaza spent about two hours with Phurba and rappelled down with him, however, it was very difficult. Just below the South Summit, he had to leave him as he was too exhausted. It was about 2 pm and he thinks that Phurba probably died shortly afterwards. He continued to C4 where he arrived at 5 pm. On 16/05, he descended to C2. It was very windy. He wanted to go all the way to BC, but it took him a long time to get down the Yellow Band as there were too many people going up that day. On 17/05 he stayed another night at C2 as he was waiting for the other team members. He found out that the Moldovan man had died, which upset him very much. Back to BC 18/05. Isaza did not use any pre-pitched tents. He carried all his own gear and pitched his own tents. Left BC on 21/05 by helicopter due to upset stomach. Oxygen: Not taken, not used Sherpa above BC: None
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Expedition Himalaya
Commercial Route True
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2464488
Year 2023
Summit Success True
O2 Summary Used
Route (lowercase) s col-se ridge

Members

16 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Phan Thanh-Nhien M 1985 Vietnam Leader Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Student Details Other expeditions
Yousef Kh. Y. A. A. Al Shatti M 1982 Kuwait Climber Kuwait City, Kuwait - Details Other expeditions
Andris Balodis M 1972 Latvia Climber Riga, Latvia - Details Other expeditions
Victor Brinza M 1977 Moldova Climber - - Details Other expeditions
Alessandro Ettore Marco Dazio M 1970 Switzerland Climber Lavizzara, Ticino, Switzerland - Details Other expeditions
Mateo Isaza Ramirez M 1983 Colombia Climber Envigado, Colombia Biologist & alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Thi Thanh Nha Nguyen F 1979 Vietnam Climber Hanoi, Vietnam Attorney Details Other expeditions
Elia Saikaly M 1978 Canada Climber/Cameraman Ottawa, Ontario Film-maker Details Other expeditions
Juris Alberts Ulmanis M 1959 USA/Latvia Climber Fox Point, Wisconsin Professor Details Other expeditions
Kazuaki Yamada M 1977 Japan Climber - - Details Other expeditions
Chengha Tsering Sherpa M 1981 Nepal H-A Worker Panchpokhari Thanpal, Sindhupalchowk - Details Other expeditions
Chheppal Sherpa M 1987 Nepal H-A Worker Okhaldhunga - Details Other expeditions
Chhiring Sherpa M 1990 Nepal H-A Worker Khijiphalate-4, Okhaldhunga - Details Other expeditions
Nima Nuru Sherpa M 1998 Nepal H-A Worker Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions
Pasang Sherpa M 1984 Nepal H-A Worker Okhaldhunga - Details Other expeditions
Wangda Sherpa M 1987 Nepal H-A Worker Patle, Okhaldhunga - Details Other expeditions

References

3 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
EVER23137 - - https://mteveresttoday.com/european-climber-dies-at-camp-4-on-everest/ - - -
EVER23137 - - https://explorersweb.com/moldovan-climber-dies-everest-camp-4/ - - -
EVER23137 - - https://explorersweb.com/mateo-isaza-everest-no-o2-and-a-dramatic-descent/ - - -