Changtse | 1990 SE Face-NE Ridge

A UK expedition to Changtse in 1990 via SE Face-NE Ridge, led by Stephen Bell. Summit reached on 21st October 1990. 8 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	3618
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	CTSE90301
Peak ID	CTSE
Year	1990
Season	3
Host Country	2
Route 1	SE Face-NE Ridge
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	UK
Leaders	Stephen Bell
Sponsor	Himalayan Kingdoms Changtse Expedition
Success 1	False
Success 2	False
Success 3	False
Success 4	False
Ascent 1	-
Ascent 2	-
Ascent 3	-
Ascent 4	-
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Countries	USA
Approach	-
Basecamp Date	-
Summit Date	1990-10-21
Summit Time	-
Summit Days	0
Total Days	0
Termination Date	-
Termination Reason	5
Termination Notes	-
High Point (m)	7200
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	1
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	8
Summit Members	0
Member Deaths	0
Total Hired	0
Summit Hired	0
Hired Deaths	0
No Hired	False
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Taken	False
O2 Unknown	False
Other Summits	-
Campsites	BC,C1(6400m),xxx(21/10,7200m)
Route Notes	-
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	None
Commercial Route	-
Standard Route	-
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	-
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2454001
Year	1990
Summit Success	False
O2 Summary	None
Route (lowercase)	se face-ne ridge

Members

Field	Value
ID	29439
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CTSE90301
Member ID	01
Peak ID	CTSE
Year	1990
Season	3
First Name	Stephen J. (Steve)
Last Name	Bell
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1959
Calculated Age	31
Citizenship	UK
Status	Leader
Residence	Bristol, Avon, England
Occupation	Tour operator
Leader	True
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	4
HCN	0
Checksum	2434804
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	stephen j. (steve) bell
Year of Birth	1959
Year	1990
Age at Expedition	31
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	29440
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CTSE90301
Member ID	05
Peak ID	CTSE
Year	1990
Season	3
First Name	Andrew
Last Name	Elliot
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	0
Citizenship	UK
Status	Climber
Residence	-
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	4
HCN	0
Checksum	50
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	andrew elliot
Year of Birth	-
Year	1990
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	29441
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CTSE90301
Member ID	02
Peak ID	CTSE
Year	1990
Season	3
First Name	William
Last Name	Bennett
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1944
Calculated Age	46
Citizenship	UK
Status	Climber
Residence	Bristol, Avon, England
Occupation	Managing director of import company
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	4
HCN	0
Checksum	2429236
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	william bennett
Year of Birth	1944
Year	1990
Age at Expedition	46
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	29442
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CTSE90301
Member ID	04
Peak ID	CTSE
Year	1990
Season	3
First Name	Jeremy
Last Name	Edwards
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	0
Citizenship	UK
Status	Climber
Residence	-
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	4
HCN	0
Checksum	50
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	jeremy edwards
Year of Birth	-
Year	1990
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	29443
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CTSE90301
Member ID	07
Peak ID	CTSE
Year	1990
Season	3
First Name	Edward
Last Name	Morgan
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	0
Citizenship	UK
Status	Climber
Residence	-
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	4
HCN	0
Checksum	50
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	edward morgan
Year of Birth	-
Year	1990
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	29444
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CTSE90301
Member ID	08
Peak ID	CTSE
Year	1990
Season	3
First Name	Peter
Last Name	Wilson
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1948
Calculated Age	42
Citizenship	UK
Status	Climber
Residence	Grimsby, Humberside, England
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	4
HCN	0
Checksum	2430701
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	peter wilson
Year of Birth	1948
Year	1990
Age at Expedition	42
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	29445
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CTSE90301
Member ID	03
Peak ID	CTSE
Year	1990
Season	3
First Name	Paul
Last Name	Dornisch
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	0
Citizenship	USA
Status	Climber
Residence	-
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	4
HCN	0
Checksum	50
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	paul dornisch
Year of Birth	-
Year	1990
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	29446
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	CTSE90301
Member ID	06
Peak ID	CTSE
Year	1990
Season	3
First Name	Russell
Last Name	Lee
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	0
Citizenship	USA
Status	Climber
Residence	-
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	4
HCN	0
Checksum	50
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	russell lee
Year of Birth	-
Year	1990
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Member

8 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Stephen J. (Steve) Bell	M	1959	UK	Leader	Bristol, Avon, England	Tour operator	Details Other expeditions
Andrew Elliot	M	-	UK	Climber	-	-	Details Other expeditions
William Bennett	M	1944	UK	Climber	Bristol, Avon, England	Managing director of import company	Details Other expeditions
Jeremy Edwards	M	-	UK	Climber	-	-	Details Other expeditions
Edward Morgan	M	-	UK	Climber	-	-	Details Other expeditions
Peter Wilson	M	1948	UK	Climber	Grimsby, Humberside, England	-	Details Other expeditions
Paul Dornisch	M	-	USA	Climber	-	-	Details Other expeditions
Russell Lee	M	-	USA	Climber	-	-	Details Other expeditions

References

Field	Value
ID	2360
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	CTSE90301
Reference ID	01
Year	1990
Type	2
Journal	AAJ
Author	Bell, Stephen
Title	-
Publisher	-
Publication Date	1991
Language	-
Citation	65:290 (1991)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	11811
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	CTSE90301
Reference ID	02
Year	1990
Type	5
Journal	-
Author	-
Title	http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12199129001/Asia-Tibet-Changtse-Attempt
Publisher	-
Publication Date	-
Language	-
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

2 recorded references.

Expedition ID	Journal	Author	Title	Publisher	Citation	Yak 94
CTSE90301	AAJ	Bell, Stephen	-	-	65:290 (1991)	-
CTSE90301	-	-	http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12199129001/Asia-Tibet-Changtse-Attempt	-	-	-