Everest | 2024 S Col-SE Ridge

A USA expedition to Everest in 2024 via S Col-SE Ridge, led by David Watson. Summit reached on 22nd May 2024. 32 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 11350
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID EVER24121
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 David Watson
Sponsor Furtenbach Adventures Classic 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 Austria, Dominica, Ecuador, Germany, Hungary, Japan, Spain, UK
Approach Pangboche
Basecamp Date 2024-04-17
Summit Date 2024-05-22
Summit Time 0530
Summit Days 35
Total Days 37
Termination Date 2024-05-24
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 8849
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 4
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 18
Summit Members 10
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 23
Summit Hired 14
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(17/04,5350m),C1(30/04,5800m),C2(02/05,6440m),C3(20/05,7300m),C4(21/05,7900m),Smt(22/05)
Route Notes Approach: Pangboche Classic Team Flash Team BC 17/04 5350m 02/05 C1 30/04 5800m 16/05 C2 02/05 6440m 17/05 C2 20/05 7300m 18/05 & 19/05 C4 21/05 7900m 20/05 Smt 22/05 21/05 Classic team: All summits between 5:30 am and 7 am: Dave Watson (Leader) 22/05 Tetsuya Kaneko 22/05 Michael Ladstaetter 22/05 Jochen Greiner 22/05 Paul Guerra Rodriguez 22/05 Thais Herrera 22/05 (1st person of Dominican Republic) Erich Walder 22/05 (youngest Austrian/youngest Italian) Gernot Walder 22/05 Megan Rath 22/05 Rupert Hauer 22/05 Classic Team left South Col at 11:11 pm on 21/05. Perfect weather and conditions. From C2 to the summit the conditions were perfect. There was more snow on the summit ridge than in previous years. The Hillary Step was a stair case and the rock was bone dry. The Kenyan who died was on the top of the Hillary Step. One of Furtenbach’s guides gave him O2, but was unable to save his life. The team did not have to wait at the summit ridge. The average time they spent on the summit about 20 minutes. Everyone descended to C4, had a short break and continued to C2 where they arrived between 5 pm and 8 pm. Flash team: Klaus Ullrich 21/05 6 am Ran Krauss 21/05 5 am Scot Parsley 21/05 5:30 am Ladan Espandar 21/05 3:30 am Lhotse 22/05 at 5 am Maximus DiSesa 21/05 5 am Zheng Wang 21/05 5:30 am Steffen Bixby 21/05 4:30 am Darius Henderson 21/05 7 am Kyle Brundage 21/05 6 am Hoeskuldur Tryggvason 21/05 5 am Lhotse 22/05 at 5 am Herbert Wolf (Deputy Ldr) 21/05 5:30 am Lhotse 22/05 at 5 am Benjamin Lieber (Guide) 21/05 3:30 am Stuart Robertson (Guide) 21/05 7:30 am Flash team did not have an acclimatizion rotation as they all pre-acclimatized in an hypoxic tent at home. They left the South Col at 10 pm. Members stayed between 20 and 30 minutes on the summit and descended to C2. Henderson helied out from C2 due to snow-blindness. Lhotse Flash team stayed at South Col on 21/05 until midnight and climbed Lhotse from there. They summited at 5 am and descended to C2 after the summit. On 22/05 down to BC. Ardavan Farmanfarmaian was ONLY attempting Lhotse. He reached C3, but abandoned due to personal reasons. Members who did not make it to the summit: Keith Simmons personal reasons, BC only Joseph McGinley personal reasons, did not reach BC Meinhard Platzer personal reasons, 6700m Stuart Webber personal reasons, did not reach BC Lajos Olah personal reasons, did not reach BC Kheiry Sammakieh health reasons, BC only Fernanda Maciel (Athlete), unsuccessful no-O2 attempt, 7400m Both teams left BC on 24/05 by heli. Sherpas above BC: 53 Oxygen: Taken and used from C2 to top to C2 by members From C3 to top to C3 by Sherpas.
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Iceland Trekking
Commercial Route True
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2466842
Year 2024
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
David John (Dave) Watson M 1975 USA Leader White Salmon, Washington Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Fernanda Moura Antunes Maciel F 1980 Spain Climber Chamonix, Haute-Savoie, France Athlete Details Other expeditions
Jochen Michael Greiner M 1970 Germany Climber Pfullingen, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany Physician Details Other expeditions
Paul Alberto Guerra Rodriguez M 1981 Ecuador Climbing Guide Pasaje Santa Martha, Ecuador Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Rupert Arnold Hauer M 1969 Austria Climbing Guide Mauterndorf, Salzburg, Austria Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Rudolf Hauser M 1982 Austria Climber Schwarzach, Vorarlberg, Austria Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Thais Karina Herrera Jimenez F 1977 Dominica Climber Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic - Details Other expeditions
Tetsuya Kaneko M 1978 Japan Climber Tokyo, Japan Accounting manager Details Other expeditions
Michael Ladstaetter M 1977 Austria Climber Moedling, Austria Head of marketing Details Other expeditions
Joseph Charles McGinley M 1974 USA Climber Casper, Wyoming Physician Details Other expeditions
Lajos Olahs M 1969 Hungary Climber Budapest, Hungary Physician Details Other expeditions
Meinhard Platzer M 1967 Austria Climber Schlanders, South Tyrol, Italy Banker Details Other expeditions
Megan Ann Rath F 1980 USA Climber Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Sales Details Other expeditions
Kheiry Abel Sammakieh M 1982 UK Climber London, England Investment banker Details Other expeditions
Keith Patrick Simmons M 1964 USA Climber Seguin, Texas Sales Details Other expeditions
Erich Walder M 2004 Austria/Italy Climber Ausservillgraten, Tyrol, Austria - Details Other expeditions
Gernot Walder M 1970 Austria Climber Ausservillgraten, Tyrol, Austria Physician Details Other expeditions
Stuart Patrick Webber M 1984 UK Climber Aberystwyth, Wales Sporting director Details Other expeditions
Dawa Jangbu Lama M 1987 Nepal H-A Worker Beni-3, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions
Ang Kaji Sherpa M 1988 Nepal H-A Worker Kagani-5, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions
Dawa Dorchi Sherpa M 1997 Nepal H-A Worker Makalu-2, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Dawa Rinje (Darinje) Sherpa M 1994 Nepal H-A Worker Waku-9, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions
Dawa Tenjen Sherpa M 2005 Nepal H-A Worker - - Details Other expeditions
Lakpa Sen Sherpa M 1998 Nepal H-A Worker - - Details Other expeditions
Ngima Phinju Sherpa M 1989 Nepal H-A Worker Makalu-1, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Ngima Tashi Sherpa M 1999 Nepal H-A Worker Makalu-2, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Nima Dorje (Nima Dorchi) Sherpa M 1987 Nepal H-A Worker Makalu-5, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Nima Temba Sherpa M 2003 Nepal H-A Worker - - Details Other expeditions
Pemba Nurbu Sherpa M 2003 Nepal H-A Worker - - Details Other expeditions
Phursange Sherpa M 2003 Nepal H-A Worker Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Ram Nurbu Sherpa M 1980 Nepal H-A Worker Makalu-2, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Rinji Sherpa M 1980 Nepal H-A Worker Khijidemba-8, Okhaldhunga - Details Other expeditions

References

1 recorded references.