Everest | 2025 S Col-SE Ridge

A UK expedition to Everest in 2025 via S Col-SE Ridge, led by Tejan Gurung. Summit reached on 18th May 2025. 42 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 11616
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID EVER25114
Peak ID EVER
Year 2025
Season 1
Host Country 1
Route 1 S Col-SE Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality UK
Leaders Tejan Gurung
Sponsor Elite Everest Expedition 2025
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 Cyprus, Egypt, France, Georgia, India, Nepal, Poland, Russia, Ukraine, USA
Approach -
Basecamp Date -
Summit Date 2025-05-18
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 17
Summit Members 15
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 29
Summit Hired 25
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(18-19/05)
Route Notes Report from Andrew Ushakov: Approach: heli to BC Spent 3 months in the hypoxic tent rated to 6000m Departure New York at 10:15 am on 15/05, arrival Kathmandu at 6:15 am on 16/05 Sea to Summit: 3 days 23 hours (from New York) Round trip: 5 days 1 hour (from Istanbul) 5 days 15 hours (from New York) BC 16/05 5350m at around noon (by heli) C1 -- 6000m C2 17/05 6440m at 9 am C3 17/05 7150m at 10 pm C4 18/05 7900m at 6 pm Smt 19/05 by Ushakov, TJ Sherpa, Yukta Gurung, Bidhan (cameraman) at 9:23 am Started climbing at 9 pm on 16/05. It took him 12 hours to reach C2. When he reached C2, he rested till 3pm and climbed to C3. On 18/05 the team left the South Col at midnight. There were around 100 people on the hill. They spent about 20 minutes on the summit. There were about 25 people on the summit. Weather was good at the beginning, but it became windy beyond the South Summit. On the way down at 8700m, they had to wait for about 2 hours as one of the climbers of Seven Summits Club was suffering from AMS and was unable to move. They descended to C4 where they rested for two hours and then continued to C2 where they arrived at 1 am. On 20/05, he started his descent to BC at 9 am and arrived at BC at 1 pm. He left BC on 20/05 at 4:30 pm by helicopter to Lukla and then to Kathmandu, arriving at 6 pm. At 7;30 pm on 20/05, he took a plane to Dubai for a business meeting. Returned to Kathmandu on 22/05. Sleeping: Ushakov slept 40 min at C4 6 hours at C2 on the descent Oxygen: From BC to top to C1 by Ushakov, C3 to top to C3 by Sherpas
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Elite Exped
Commercial Route True
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2464009
Year 2025
Summit Success True
O2 Summary Used
Route (lowercase) s col-se ridge

Members

42 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Tejan Gurung M 1995 UK/Nepal Leader Hong Kong - Details Other expeditions
James Robert Arnold M 1967 USA Climber Littleton, Colorado Chemical engineering consultant Details Other expeditions
Victoria Bonya F 1979 Russia Climber Krasnokamensk, Russia - Details Other expeditions
Brian Christopher Buttray M 1984 USA Climber - - Details Other expeditions
Alina Gamsakhurdia F 1982 Georgia Climber Izhevsk, Russia - Details Other expeditions
Mickael Dominique Michel Genais M 1990 France Climber Noisy-le-Grand, Paris, France - Details Other expeditions
Christopher William Hope M 1988 USA Climber - - Details Other expeditions
Matthew Bradley Howell M 1973 USA Climber Scottsdale Arizona Financial adviser Details Other expeditions
Nikolai Kirillov M 1966 Cyprus Climber - - Details Other expeditions
Valeriya Minina F 1988 Russia Climber - - Details Other expeditions
Haytham Ahmed Abdelfadil Mohamed M 1987 Egypt Climber Port Said, Egypt - Details Other expeditions
Kabita Nepali F 2000 Nepal Climber - - Details Other expeditions
David Joel Phillips M 1978 USA Climber - - Details Other expeditions
Safrina Latheef Kolukkiyil Puthanpura F 1987 India Climber - - Details Other expeditions
Bidhan Shrestha M 1997 Nepal Climber/Cameraman Kathmandu - Details Other expeditions
Zoja Natalia Skubis F 2005 Poland Climber Trzebnica, Poland - Details Other expeditions
Andrii Ushakov M 1985 Ukraine Climber Watchung, New Jersey Engineer (designs buildings) Details Other expeditions
Anup Gurung M 1989 Nepal H-A Worker Swara-5, Gorkha - Details Other expeditions
Bikash Gurung M 1994 Nepal H-A Worker Bhotkhola-4, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Damber Gurung M 1986 Nepal H-A Worker Laprak, Gorkha - Details Other expeditions
Prakash Kemchay Gurung M 1992 Nepal H-A Worker Deurali-6, Tanahun - Details Other expeditions
Pur Bahadur (Yukta) Gurung M 1988 Nepal H-A Worker Laprak-3, Gorkha - Details Other expeditions
Sujal Gurung M 1997 Nepal H-A Worker Laprak, Gorkha - Details Other expeditions
Vinayak Jaya Malla M 1988 Nepal H-A Worker Majhphant-3, Parbat - Details Other expeditions
Laxman Rai M 1994 Nepal H-A Worker Hatiya, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Dawa Geljen (Da Geljen) Sherpa M 1980 Nepal H-A Worker Gorakhani-5, Solukhumbu - 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
Mingma Gyabu (Mingma David) Sherpa M 1989 Nepal H-A Worker Sakathum, Lelep-7, Taplejung Managing director of Himalayan Ski & Treks Details Other expeditions
Mingmar Dorje Sherpa M 1981 Nepal H-A Worker Gudel-9, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions
Nima Sherpa M 1990 Nepal H-A Worker Makalu-3, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Nuru Gyalzen Sherpa M 1995 Nepal H-A Worker Namche Bazar, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Pem Dorchi Sherpa M 2003 Nepal H-A Worker Makalu-3, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Pema Tshering (Pem Chhiri) Sherpa M 1980 Nepal H-A Worker Chankhu-6, Dolakha - Details Other expeditions
Pemba Chhewang Sherpa M 1998 Nepal H-A Worker Tapting, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions
Phura Dorje Sherpa M 1984 Nepal H-A Worker Gudel-4, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions
Phursang Sherpa M 2000 Nepal H-A Worker Makalu-2, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Tenzing Sherpa M 1991 Nepal H-A Worker Namche-1, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Dhan Singh Tamang M 1983 Nepal H-A Worker Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions
Rajdip Tamang M 2001 Nepal H-A Worker Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions
Surendra Bahadur Tamang M 1994 Nepal H-A Worker Mamkha, Okhaldhunga - Details Other expeditions

References

3 recorded references.