Everest | 2024 S Col-SE Ridge

A USA expedition to Everest in 2024 via S Col-SE Ridge, led by Ben Jones. Summit reached on 23rd May 2024. 16 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 11345
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID EVER24116
Peak ID EVER
Year 2024
Season 1
Host Country 1
Route 1 S Col-SE Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality USA
Leaders Ben Jones
Sponsor Alpine Ascents International (AAI) Everest Expedition 2024
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, Chile, Poland
Approach -
Basecamp Date 2024-04-15
Summit Date 2024-05-23
Summit Time 0655
Summit Days 38
Total Days 41
Termination Date 2024-05-26
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 8849
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 4
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 11
Summit Members 6
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 25
Summit Hired 5
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(15/04,5350m),C1(06/05,5800m),C2(08/05,6440m),C3(20/05,7100m),C4(21/05,7900m),Smt(23/05)
Route Notes Approach: Pangboche BC 15/04 5350m C1 06/05 5800m C2 08/05 6440m C3 20/05 7100m C4 21/05 7900m Smt 23/05 by Jones, Gates, Karma Saki at 6:55 am; Chris Nemirow and Pemba Tamang at 7:30 am; Kara Gillaland and Lhakpa Sonam at 9 am; Adam Wos and Dawa Gyalgen at 9 am; Meredith Mercer and Nima Tenzing at 9:15 am. Team left South Col at 11 pm on 22/05. Straightforward climb. No wind. When they reached South Summit the winds picked up, but generally a beautiful day. The team did not have to wait anywhere. Spent about 30 mins on the summit and everyone descended to C4 where the last person arrived at 3 pm. On 24/05 descent to C2; on 25/05 BC. Left BC by heli on 26/05. Robert Wood reached BC and left for personal reasons. Oxygen: Taken and used from C2 to summit to C2 by members From C3 to top to C3 by Sherpas.
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Shangri-La Nepal Treks
Commercial Route True
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2466843
Year 2024
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
Benjamin Mason (Ben) Jones M 1979 USA Leader Jackson, Wyoming Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Gabriel Andres Becker Mardones M 1979 Chile Climber Santiago, Chile Aircraft pilot & alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Thomas Hall (Tom) Bennett M 1963 USA Climber Jackson, Wyoming Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Joshua Philip Gates M 1982 USA Climber Jasper, Alabama - Details Other expeditions
Kara A. Gilliland F 1984 Canada Climber - - Details Other expeditions
Jose Manuel Ibanez Edmiston M 1976 Chile Climber - - Details Other expeditions
Meredith L. Mercer F 1975 Canada Climber - - Details Other expeditions
Eric Douglas Murphy M 1971 USA Climbing Guide Bellingham, Washington Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Christopher M. Nemirow M 1981 USA Climber - - Details Other expeditions
Robert Steven Wood M 1955 USA Climber Tucson, Arizona Oral surgeon Details Other expeditions
Adam M. Wos M 1986 Poland Climber - - Details Other expeditions
Dawa Gelje Sherpa M 1996 Nepal H-A Worker Gaurishankar, Dolakha - Details Other expeditions
Karma Serki (Karma Sarki) Sherpa M 1987 Nepal H-A Worker Phortse, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Lhakpa Sonam Sherpa M 2000 Nepal H-A Worker Khumbu Pasang Lhamu, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions
Ngima Tenzing Sherpa M 1991 Nepal H-A Worker Thamo, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Pemba Tamang M 1989 Nepal H-A Worker Garma-9, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions

References

1 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
EVER24116 - - https://www.alpineascents.com/climbs/mount-everest/cybercasts/ - - -