Everest | 1985 NE Ridge (UK 1982 Spring rte)

A UK expedition to Everest in 1985 via NE Ridge (UK 1982 Spring rte), led by Malcolm Duff. Summit reached on 21st May 1985. 19 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	973
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	EVER85103
Peak ID	EVER
Year	1985
Season	1
Host Country	2
Route 1	NE Ridge (UK 1982 Spring rte)
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	UK
Leaders	Malcolm Duff
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	Austria, Switzerland
Approach	Lhasa->Rongbuk Glacier
Basecamp Date	1985-03-20
Summit Date	1985-05-21
Summit Time	-
Summit Days	62
Total Days	68
Termination Date	1985-05-27
Termination Reason	7
Termination Notes	Abandoned at 8170m due to all exhausted, snowfall had required all off mountain and none had strength to go back up
High Point (m)	8170
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	4
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	19
Summit Members	0
Member Deaths	0
Total Hired	0
Summit Hired	0
Hired Deaths	0
No Hired	True
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(20/03,5300m),ABC(6400m),C1(08/04,6800m),C2(10/04,7090m),C3(05/05,7470m),C4(08/05,7850m),xxx(27/05,8170m)
Route Notes	BC at 5300m at glacier C1 at 6800m Bonington's 1st snow hole C2 at 7090m new snow hole on ridge C3 at 2 tents C4 at snow hole very close site of Bonington's 3rd cave High point at 8170m top of 1st. Had fixed route on 2 buttresses above C3 before making this camp, trying to skip this camp. Lot of snow from 28 April with few inches of snow every night there after. Also went to North Col for filming and to prepare route of descent. Helped Basques from fatal accident. Duff and two others at ABC, all in good health and strength, saw ghost for about one hour as he climbed from about 7150m to near this expedition's C3 where he disappeared behind in cluster of rocks. Assumed it was Sandy Allan at the time but later learned he was sick. Could only have been from this expedition but none that high in that area that day - was wearing red suit, a big man going very strongly - was size and strength of Peter Boardman who wore red windsuit when he disappeared in 1982 and Duff felt it was "Peter." A videotape being run again, says Duff. Peter's wife Hilary certain it was Peter and said she'd have to go and tell him to come home now.
Accidents	None
Achievement	-
Agency	-
Commercial Route	False
Standard Route	-
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	-
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2448327
Year	1985
Summit Success	False
O2 Summary	Used
Route (lowercase)	ne ridge (uk 1982 spring rte)

Members

Field	Value
ID	9378
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER85103
Member ID	01
Peak ID	EVER
Year	1985
Season	1
First Name	Malcolm (Mal)
Last Name	Duff
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1953
Calculated Age	31
Citizenship	UK
Status	Leader
Residence	Culross, Fife, Scotland
Occupation	-
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)	7850
Summit Date 1	1985-05-18
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
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	(1953-1997) Died 22 Apr 1997 at Everest BC from heart attack
Summit Bid	3
Summit Term	3
HCN	0
Checksum	2432476
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	malcolm (mal) duff
Year of Birth	1953
Year	1985
Age at Expedition	32
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	9379
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER85103
Member ID	12
Peak ID	EVER
Year	1985
Season	1
First Name	Nikola (Nick)
Last Name	Kekus
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1957
Calculated Age	27
Citizenship	UK
Status	Climber
Residence	Leeds, W Yorkshire, England
Occupation	Civil engineer
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)	7850
Summit Date 1	1985-05-21
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
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	3
Summit Term	3
HCN	0
Checksum	2434160
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	nikola (nick) kekus
Year of Birth	1957
Year	1985
Age at Expedition	28
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	9380
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER85103
Member ID	02
Peak ID	EVER
Year	1985
Season	1
First Name	Alexander Roderick (Sandy)
Last Name	Allan
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1955
Calculated Age	29
Citizenship	UK
Status	Climber
Residence	Beauly, Highland, Scotland
Occupation	Oil exploration & drillng worker
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)	7090
Summit Date 1	1985-05-08
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
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	15
HCN	0
Checksum	2433332
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	alexander roderick (sandy) allan
Year of Birth	1955
Year	1985
Age at Expedition	30
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	9381
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER85103
Member ID	03
Peak ID	EVER
Year	1985
Season	1
First Name	Richard Frank (Rick)
Last Name	Allen
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1954
Calculated Age	30
Citizenship	UK
Status	Climber
Residence	Aberdeen, Scotland
Occupation	Petroleum engineer
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)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8170
Summit Date 1	1985-05-27
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
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	(1954-2021) Died 25 July 2021 on K2 from avalanche
Summit Bid	4
Summit Term	7
HCN	0
Checksum	2433027
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	richard frank (rick) allen
Year of Birth	1954
Year	1985
Age at Expedition	31
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	9382
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER85103
Member ID	04
Peak ID	EVER
Year	1985
Season	1
First Name	Bob
Last Name	Barton
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1948
Calculated Age	36
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)	7090
Summit Date 1	1985-04-15
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
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	15
HCN	0
Checksum	-2020
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	bob barton
Year of Birth	1948
Year	1985
Age at Expedition	37
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	9383
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER85103
Member ID	05
Peak ID	EVER
Year	1985
Season	1
First Name	David (Dave)
Last Name	Bricknell
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1948
Calculated Age	36
Citizenship	UK
Status	Climber
Residence	-
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	True
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	17
HCN	0
Checksum	-2020
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	david (dave) bricknell
Year of Birth	1948
Year	1985
Age at Expedition	37
Role	BC Only

Field	Value
ID	9384
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER85103
Member ID	06
Peak ID	EVER
Year	1985
Season	1
First Name	Anthony (Tony)
Last Name	Brindle
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1958
Calculated Age	26
Citizenship	UK
Status	Climber
Residence	Ulverston, Cumbria, England
Occupation	Alpinist
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)	7850
Summit Date 1	1985-05-18
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
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	3
Summit Term	3
HCN	0
Checksum	2434536
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	anthony (tony) brindle
Year of Birth	1958
Year	1985
Age at Expedition	27
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	9385
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER85103
Member ID	07
Peak ID	EVER
Year	1985
Season	1
First Name	Terry
Last Name	Dailey
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1951
Calculated Age	33
Citizenship	UK
Status	Support Member
Residence	-
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	True
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)	7090
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	15
HCN	0
Checksum	-2023
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	terry dailey
Year of Birth	1951
Year	1985
Age at Expedition	34
Role	Support

Field	Value
ID	9386
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER85103
Member ID	08
Peak ID	EVER
Year	1985
Season	1
First Name	Kurt
Last Name	Diemberger
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1932
Calculated Age	53
Citizenship	Austria
Status	Film Team
Residence	Salzburg, Austria
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	True
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	17
HCN	0
Checksum	2424779
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	kurt diemberger
Year of Birth	1932
Year	1985
Age at Expedition	53
Role	Support

Field	Value
ID	9387
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER85103
Member ID	09
Peak ID	EVER
Year	1985
Season	1
First Name	Elizabeth (Liz)
Last Name	Duff
Sex	F
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1947
Calculated Age	37
Citizenship	UK
Status	BC Manager
Residence	Culross, Fife, Scotland
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)	7090
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	15
HCN	0
Checksum	2430482
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	elizabeth (liz) duff
Year of Birth	1947
Year	1985
Age at Expedition	38
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	9388
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER85103
Member ID	10
Peak ID	EVER
Year	1985
Season	1
First Name	Allen
Last Name	Fyffe
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1946
Calculated Age	38
Citizenship	UK
Status	Climber
Residence	Scotland
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)	7600
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
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	15
HCN	0
Checksum	2430117
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	allen fyffe
Year of Birth	1946
Year	1985
Age at Expedition	39
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	9389
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER85103
Member ID	11
Peak ID	EVER
Year	1985
Season	1
First Name	Andrew (Andy)
Last Name	Greig
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1951
Calculated Age	33
Citizenship	UK
Status	Support Climber
Residence	-
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	True
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)	7090
Summit Date 1	1985-02-13
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
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	15
HCN	0
Checksum	-2023
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	andrew (andy) greig
Year of Birth	1951
Year	1985
Age at Expedition	34
Role	Support

Field	Value
ID	9390
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER85103
Member ID	13
Peak ID	EVER
Year	1985
Season	1
First Name	Danny
Last Name	Lewis
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1965
Calculated Age	19
Citizenship	UK
Status	Film Team
Residence	-
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	True
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	17
HCN	0
Checksum	-2037
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	danny lewis
Year of Birth	1965
Year	1985
Age at Expedition	20
Role	Support

Field	Value
ID	9391
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER85103
Member ID	14
Peak ID	EVER
Year	1985
Season	1
First Name	Andrew Donald (Andy)
Last Name	Nisbet
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1953
Calculated Age	31
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)	7600
Summit Date 1	1985-05-04
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
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	True
Injury Date	1985-05-04
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	3
Injury Height (m)	7600
Death Notes	Snowblindness
Member Notes	-
Necrology	(1953-2019) Died 5 February 2019 in Scotland from climbing accident
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	15
HCN	0
Checksum	2432495
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	andrew donald (andy) nisbet
Year of Birth	1953
Year	1985
Age at Expedition	32
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	9392
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER85103
Member ID	15
Peak ID	EVER
Year	1985
Season	1
First Name	Sarah
Last Name	Squibb
Sex	F
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1963
Calculated Age	21
Citizenship	UK
Status	BC Assistant
Residence	-
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	True
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	17
HCN	0
Checksum	-2035
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	sarah squibb
Year of Birth	1963
Year	1985
Age at Expedition	22
Role	BC Only

Field	Value
ID	9393
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER85103
Member ID	16
Peak ID	EVER
Year	1985
Season	1
First Name	Jonathan (Jon)
Last Name	Tinker
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1959
Calculated Age	25
Citizenship	UK
Status	Climber
Residence	London, 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)	7470
Summit Date 1	1985-05-07
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
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	15
HCN	0
Checksum	2434624
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	jonathan (jon) tinker
Year of Birth	1959
Year	1985
Age at Expedition	26
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	9394
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER85103
Member ID	17
Peak ID	EVER
Year	1985
Season	1
First Name	Julie
Last Name	Tullis
Sex	F
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1939
Calculated Age	46
Citizenship	UK
Status	Film Team
Residence	-
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	True
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	17
HCN	0
Checksum	2427327
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	julie tullis
Year of Birth	1939
Year	1985
Age at Expedition	46
Role	Support

Field	Value
ID	9395
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER85103
Member ID	18
Peak ID	EVER
Year	1985
Season	1
First Name	Christopher (Chris)
Last Name	Watts
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1957
Calculated Age	27
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)	7470
Summit Date 1	1985-05-04
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
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	15
HCN	0
Checksum	2434074
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	christopher (chris) watts
Year of Birth	1957
Year	1985
Age at Expedition	28
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	9396
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER85103
Member ID	19
Peak ID	EVER
Year	1985
Season	1
First Name	Urs
Last Name	Wiget
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1944
Calculated Age	40
Citizenship	Switzerland
Status	Climber/Exp Doctor
Residence	Vissoie, Valais, Switzerland
Occupation	Physician
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)	7850
Summit Date 1	1985-05-13
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
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	15
HCN	0
Checksum	-2016
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	urs wiget
Year of Birth	1944
Year	1985
Age at Expedition	41
Role	Member

19 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Malcolm (Mal) Duff	M	1953	UK	Leader	Culross, Fife, Scotland	-	Details Other expeditions
Nikola (Nick) Kekus	M	1957	UK	Climber	Leeds, W Yorkshire, England	Civil engineer	Details Other expeditions
Alexander Roderick (Sandy) Allan	M	1955	UK	Climber	Beauly, Highland, Scotland	Oil exploration & drillng worker	Details Other expeditions
Richard Frank (Rick) Allen	M	1954	UK	Climber	Aberdeen, Scotland	Petroleum engineer	Details Other expeditions
Bob Barton	M	1948	UK	Climber	-	-	Details Other expeditions
David (Dave) Bricknell	M	1948	UK	Climber	-	-	Details Other expeditions
Anthony (Tony) Brindle	M	1958	UK	Climber	Ulverston, Cumbria, England	Alpinist	Details Other expeditions
Terry Dailey	M	1951	UK	Support Member	-	-	Details Other expeditions
Kurt Diemberger	M	1932	Austria	Film Team	Salzburg, Austria	-	Details Other expeditions
Elizabeth (Liz) Duff	F	1947	UK	BC Manager	Culross, Fife, Scotland	-	Details Other expeditions
Allen Fyffe	M	1946	UK	Climber	Scotland	-	Details Other expeditions
Andrew (Andy) Greig	M	1951	UK	Support Climber	-	-	Details Other expeditions
Danny Lewis	M	1965	UK	Film Team	-	-	Details Other expeditions
Andrew Donald (Andy) Nisbet	M	1953	UK	Climber	-	-	Details Other expeditions
Sarah Squibb	F	1963	UK	BC Assistant	-	-	Details Other expeditions
Jonathan (Jon) Tinker	M	1959	UK	Climber	London, England	-	Details Other expeditions
Julie Tullis	F	1939	UK	Film Team	-	-	Details Other expeditions
Christopher (Chris) Watts	M	1957	UK	Climber	-	-	Details Other expeditions
Urs Wiget	M	1944	Switzerland	Climber/Exp Doctor	Vissoie, Valais, Switzerland	Physician	Details Other expeditions

References

Field	Value
ID	207
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	EVER85103
Reference ID	01
Year	1985
Type	2
Journal	AAJ
Author	Kekus, Nikola
Title	-
Publisher	-
Publication Date	1986
Language	-
Citation	60:295 (1986)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	2324
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	EVER85103
Reference ID	02
Year	1985
Type	2
Journal	AJ
Author	Duff, Mal
Title	A Dangerous Day
Publisher	-
Publication Date	1986
Language	-
Citation	91:76-77 (1986)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	3431
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	EVER85103
Reference ID	03
Year	1985
Type	1
Journal	-
Author	Greig, Andrew
Title	Kingdoms of Experience
Publisher	Hutchinson, London
Publication Date	1986
Language	-
Citation	-
Yak 94	G265
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	7361
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	EVER85103
Reference ID	04
Year	1985
Type	1
Journal	-
Author	Tullis, Julie
Title	Clouds From Both Sides
Publisher	Grafton Books, London
Publication Date	1986
Language	-
Citation	-
Yak 94	T270
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	12495
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	EVER85103
Reference ID	05
Year	1985
Type	5
Journal	-
Author	-
Title	http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12198629500/Asia-China-Mount-Everest-North-Northeast-Ridge-Attempt
Publisher	-
Publication Date	-
Language	-
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	13846
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	EVER85103
Reference ID	06
Year	1985
Type	5
Journal	-
Author	-
Title	https://www.alpinejournal.org.uk/Contents/Contents_1986_files/AJ%201986%2076-77%20Duff%20Everest.pdf
Publisher	-
Publication Date	-
Language	-
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

6 recorded references.

Expedition ID	Journal	Author	Title	Publisher	Citation	Yak 94
EVER85103	AAJ	Kekus, Nikola	-	-	60:295 (1986)	-
EVER85103	AJ	Duff, Mal	A Dangerous Day	-	91:76-77 (1986)	-
EVER85103	-	Greig, Andrew	Kingdoms of Experience	Hutchinson, London	-	G265
EVER85103	-	Tullis, Julie	Clouds From Both Sides	Grafton Books, London	-	T270
EVER85103	-	-	http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12198629500/Asia-China-Mount-Everest-North-Northeast-Ridge-Attempt	-	-	-
EVER85103	-	-	https://www.alpinejournal.org.uk/Contents/Contents_1986_files/AJ%201986%2076-77%20Duff%20Everest.pdf	-	-	-