Everest | 2025 S Col-SE Ridge

A USA expedition to Everest in 2025 via S Col-SE Ridge, led by Garrett Madison. Summit reached on 23rd May 2025. 29 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 11620
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID EVER25118
Peak ID EVER
Year 2025
Season 1
Host Country 1
Route 1 S Col-SE Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality USA
Leaders Garrett Madison
Sponsor Madison Mountaineering 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 Australia, Argentina
Approach -
Basecamp Date -
Summit Date 2025-05-23
Summit Time 1100
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 13
Summit Members 9
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 20
Summit Hired 16
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(23/05)
Route Notes Approach: Pangboche BC 22/04 5350m C1 05/05 6000m C2 06/05 6440m C3 20/05 7100m C4 21/05 7900m Smt 22/05 by Madison, Beiza, Leon, Agar, Higgins, Poulakidas, Pigott, Taylor and Podolsky and Sherpas on list between 11 am and 2 pm. Summiters list: Garrett Christian Madison - USA Susan Margaret Agar - USA Steven Andrew Pigott - USA Gregory Neal Taylor - USA Dean Michael Poulakidas - USA Thomas Blake Higgins - USA Ryan T Podolsky - USA Caroline Danielle Leon - Australia Claudio Javier Beiza - Argentina Aang Phurba Sherpa - Nepal Siddhi Bahadur Tamang - Nepal Kamdorji Sherpa - Nepal Mingdorchi Sherpa - Nepal Tenzi Sherpa - Nepal Dorchi Sherpa - Nepal Dorji Sherpa - Nepal Pemba Sherpa - Nepal Lal Kumar Tamang - Nepal Ngima Tasi Sherpa - Nepal Dawa Sundar Sherpa - Nepal Dawa Sange Sherpa - Nepal Chhaungima Sherpa - Nepal Asta Bahadur Rai - Nepal Chhayang Jyabu Bhote - Nepal Dawa Nurbu Sherpa - Nepal Team left C4 at 1:30 am. Apart from AAI they were the only team on the summit. Madison spent about 2 hours on the summit. Descended to C4 where everyone arrived at about 5 pm. On 24/04 C2 and 25/05 BC. Members who did not summit: Pyfer turned back about 100m above C4 due to lack of energy. Descent to C2. Parker turned back about 200m above C4 due to lack of energy. Descent to C2. Bush reached C2 and abandoned expedition due to illness. Conan Bliss turned back with Parker from about 200m above C4. Aviation-assisted: Pyfer, Podolsky, Pigott, Bush, Tyler from C2 due to exhaustion and reducing risk. Lhotse summit: 22/05 by Kaasik, Sumba Sherpa, Sylvester, Olkowicz, Lakpa Ongchu at 8 am. Lhotse team left Lhotse C4 at 2 am. Descent to C2 after the summit. Left BC 26/05 Sherpas above BC: 20 Oxygen: Taken and used from C2 to top to C2 by members; C4 to top to C4 by Sherpas.
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Himalayan Guides
Commercial Route True
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2464014
Year 2025
Summit Success True
O2 Summary Used
Route (lowercase) s col-se ridge

Members

29 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Garrett Christian Madison M 1978 USA Leader Seattle, Washington Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Susan Margaret Agar F 1958 USA Climber Houston, Texas Retired energy consultant Details Other expeditions
Claudio Javier (Cacho) Beiza M 1974 Argentina Climbing Guide Lujan de Cuyo, Argentina - Details Other expeditions
Conan Tundra Bliss M 1970 USA Climbing Guide Lakewood, Colorado Building contractor Details Other expeditions
Brett Matthew Bush M 1968 USA Climber San Francisco, California - Details Other expeditions
Thomas Blake Higgins M 1986 USA Climber Vail, Colorado - Details Other expeditions
Caroline Danielle Leon F 1994 Australia Climber Dubai, Qatar - Details Other expeditions
Michael Edward Parker M 1970 USA Climber Pleasant Hill, California - Details Other expeditions
Steven Andrew Pigott M 1971 USA Climber Albuquerque, New Mexico - Details Other expeditions
Ryan T. Podolsky M 1982 USA Climber Dallas, Texas - Details Other expeditions
Dean Michael Poulakidas M 1968 USA Climber San Francisco, California - Details Other expeditions
Charles Merryman Pyfer III M 1969 USA Climber Mill Valley, California - Details Other expeditions
Gregory Neal Taylor M 1964 USA Climber Pulaski, Mississippi - Details Other expeditions
Chhayang Jyabu Bhote Thikepa M 2006 Nepal H-A Worker Bhotkhola, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Asta Bahadur Rai M 1987 Nepal H-A Worker Yaphu-9, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Ang Phurba Sherpa M 1985 Nepal H-A Worker Khembalung, Yaphu-9, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Chhaungima Sherpa M 2006 Nepal H-A Worker Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Dawa Nurbu Sherpa M - Nepal H-A Worker - - Details Other expeditions
Dawa Sange Sherpa M 1974 Nepal H-A Worker Yaphu-9, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Dawa Sundar Sherpa M 1999 Nepal H-A Worker Silichong, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Dorchi Sherpa M 1986 Nepal H-A Worker Makalu-9, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Dorji Sherpa M 1997 Nepal H-A Worker Makalu-1, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Kami Dorje (Kamdorji) Sherpa M 1994 Nepal H-A Worker Yaphu-9, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Ming Dorchi Sherpa M 1993 Nepal H-A Worker Makalu-4, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Ngima Tasi Sherpa M 2000 Nepal H-A Worker Silichong, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Pemba Sherpa M 2006 Nepal H-A Worker Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Tenzi Sherpa M 1999 Nepal H-A Worker Parewadin-6, Dhankuta - Details Other expeditions
Lal Kumar Tamang M 2001 Nepal H-A Worker Bigu, Dolakha - Details Other expeditions
Siddhi Bahadur Tamang M 1981 Nepal H-A Worker Simigaon, Dolakha - Details Other expeditions

References

1 recorded references.