Everest | 1983 N Col-NE Ridge
A Spain expedition to Everest in 1983 via N Col-NE Ridge, led by Conrad Blanch. Summit reached on 10th October 1983. 12 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 1653 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | EVER83302 |
| Peak ID | EVER |
| Year | 1983 |
| Season | 3 |
| Host Country | 2 |
| Route 1 | N Col-NE Ridge |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | Spain |
| Leaders | Conrad Blanch |
| Sponsor | - |
| 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 | - |
| Approach | - |
| Basecamp Date | 1983-08-12 |
| Summit Date | 1983-10-10 |
| Summit Time | - |
| Summit Days | 59 |
| Total Days | 64 |
| Termination Date | 1983-10-15 |
| Termination Reason | 4 |
| Termination Notes | Abandoned at 8400m due to bad weather including strong winds and exhaustion |
| High Point (m) | 8400 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 5 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 0 |
| Total Members | 12 |
| Summit Members | 0 |
| Member Deaths | 0 |
| Total Hired | 8 |
| Summit Hired | 0 |
| Hired Deaths | 0 |
| No Hired | False |
| O2 Used | True |
| O2 None | False |
| O2 Climb | True |
| O2 Descent | False |
| O2 Sleep | True |
| O2 Medical | False |
| O2 Taken | False |
| O2 Unknown | False |
| Other Summits | - |
| Campsites | BC(12/08),C1(15/08,5500m),C2(6000m),C3(6500m),C4(7000m),C5(05/09,7600m),xxx(15/09,8400m) |
| Route Notes | Reached 8300-8400m in 3 attack parties who waited 2 days each time but bad weather defeated all 3 bids. Bad weather strong winds, C4 blown down to C3. Zabaleta, Makalu - 18 March 84 Spaniards (Catalans) reached 8380-8400m (about 2nd step) on Everest in Autumn 1983 via N Col-N Face-NE Ridge bad weather, including strong winds and exhaustion made them give up. Catalans may return to same route in summer 1985 (following Navarra team in Spring 1985 also via N Col). |
| Accidents | No accidents |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | - |
| Commercial Route | True |
| Standard Route | True |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | False |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2447691 |
| Year | 1983 |
| Summit Success | False |
| O2 Summary | Used |
| Route (lowercase) | n col-ne ridge |
Members
12 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conrad Blanch Fors | M | - | Spain | Leader | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Jordi Camprubi Casas | M | 1948 | Spain | Climber | Manresa, Barcelona, Spain | Travel agent | Details Other expeditions |
| Oscar Cadiach Puig | M | 1952 | Spain | Climber | Tarragona, Spain | Shopkeeper (mountaineering & skiing equipment) | Details Other expeditions |
| Enric Lucas Llop | M | 1961 | Spain | Climber | Barcelona, Spain | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Nil Bohigas Martorell | M | 1958 | Spain | Climber | Barcelona, Spain | Alpine instructor & lecturer | Details Other expeditions |
| Juan Massons Rabassa | M | 1944 | Spain | Climber | Barcelona, Spain | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Antoni Ricart de Mesones | M | 1950 | Spain | Exp Doctor | Barcelona, Spain | Physician | Details Other expeditions |
| Jordi Canals Fontan | M | 1954 | Spain | Climber | Barcelona, Spain | Chemical engineer | Details Other expeditions |
| Josep Maria Duran | M | - | Spain | Climber | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Lluis Gomez Mestre | M | 1949 | Spain | Climber | Barcelona, Spain | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Miguel Sanchez Murcia | M | 1955 | Spain | Climber | Barcelona, Spain | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Antoni Sors Ferrer | M | 1949 | Spain | Climber | Mataro, Barcelona, Spain | - | Details Other expeditions |
References
3 recorded references.
| Expedition ID | Journal | Author | Title | Publisher | Citation | Yak 94 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EVER83302 | AAJ | Blanch, Conrad | - | - | 58:311 (1984) | - |
| EVER83302 | - | Canals Fontan, Jordi | L'Everest, A Cavall dels Nuvols | Lluis Vives, Barcelona | - | C37 |
| EVER83302 | - | - | http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12198431101/Asia-China-Mount-Everest-Attempt | - | - | - |