Everest | 1979 S Col-SE Ridge (to 7400m)

A UK expedition to Everest in 1979 via S Col-SE Ridge (to 7400m), led by Doug Scott. Summit reached on 8th October 1979. 6 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 2768
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID EVER79303
Peak ID EVER
Year 1979
Season 3
Host Country 1
Route 1 S Col-SE Ridge (to 7400m)
Route 2 Lho La (to 6000m)
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality UK
Leaders Doug Scott
Sponsor British West Ridge Everest 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 France, USA
Approach Khumbu Valley
Basecamp Date 1979-09-27
Summit Date 1979-10-08
Summit Time -
Summit Days 11
Total Days 29
Termination Date 1979-10-26
Termination Reason 10
Termination Notes Abandoned at 7400m due to lack of acclimatization
High Point (m) 7400
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 2
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 6
Summit Members 0
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 0
Summit Hired 0
Hired Deaths 0
No Hired True
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 Climbed Nuptse (NUPT-793-01); attempted Kusum Kanguru (KUSU-793-01)
Campsites BC(27/09,5500m),C1,C2,xxx(08/10,7400m)
Route Notes -
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency -
Commercial Route True
Standard Route True
Primary Route True
Primary Member True
Primary Reference True
Primary ID NUPT79301
Checksum 2446224
Year 1979
Summit Success False
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) s col-se ridge (to 7400m)

Members

6 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Douglas Keith (Doug) Scott M 1941 UK Leader Nottingham, E Midlands, England Author & alpinist Details Other expeditions
Georges Bettembourg M 1950 France Climber Glenoma, Washington Ski instructor & mineralogist in winters Details Other expeditions
Michael M. (Mike) Covington M 1947 USA Climber Allenspark, Colorado Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Brian P. Hall M 1951 UK Climber Kendal, Cumbria, England Ecologist Details Other expeditions
Alan Paul (Al) Rouse M 1951 UK Climber Sheffield, S Yorkshire, England Mathematics teacher Details Other expeditions
Rab Carrington M 1947 UK Climber Sheffield, S Yorkshire, England Mathematics teacher Details Other expeditions

References

1 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
EVER79303 - Bettembourg, Georges La Mort Blanch Acla, Paris - B325