Everest | 1985 N Col-NE Ridge

A Spain expedition to Everest in 1985 via N Col-NE Ridge, led by Mari Abrego Santesteban. Summit reached on 9th May 1985. 4 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	1576
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	EVER85104
Peak ID	EVER
Year	1985
Season	1
Host Country	2
Route 1	N Col-NE Ridge
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	Spain
Leaders	Mari Abrego Santesteban
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	1985-03-20
Summit Date	1985-05-09
Summit Time	-
Summit Days	50
Total Days	67
Termination Date	1985-05-26
Termination Reason	6
Termination Notes	Abandoned at 7600m due to fatal accident
High Point (m)	7600
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	0
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	4
Summit Members	0
Member Deaths	1
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	-
Campsites	BC(20/03,5200m),ABC(20/03,6500m),Biv(06/04,7000m),Biv(09/05,7600m),xxx(09/05,7600m)
Route Notes	Spanish expedition led by Mario Abrego reached 7600m and then 2 members fell. 1 died, 1 injured and climb abandoned. Man killed was 35-yrs-old Juanjo Navarro. Group met one member at BC and he repeated another member slipped and fell to his death. Man at BC had been injured. 2 others were trying to reach summit. Group arrived in KTM 27 May via Khasa.
Accidents	Navarro killed in 250m fall from 7500m; Zamarbide injured in same fall
Achievement	-
Agency	-
Commercial Route	True
Standard Route	True
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	-
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2448315
Year	1985
Summit Success	False
O2 Summary	None
Route (lowercase)	n col-ne ridge

Members

Field	Value
ID	9397
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER85104
Member ID	01
Peak ID	EVER
Year	1985
Season	1
First Name	Angel Maria (Mari)
Last Name	Abrego Santesteban
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1944
Calculated Age	40
Citizenship	Spain
Status	Climber
Residence	Pamplona, Navarra, Spain
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)	True
Personal High Point (m)	7600
Summit Date 1	1985-05-09
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	5
HCN	0
Checksum	2429260
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	angel maria (mari) abrego santesteban
Year of Birth	1944
Year	1985
Age at Expedition	41
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	9398
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER85104
Member ID	02
Peak ID	EVER
Year	1985
Season	1
First Name	Jose Manuel (Josema)
Last Name	Casimiro Arteta
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1958
Calculated Age	26
Citizenship	Spain
Status	Climber
Residence	Pamplona, Navarra, Spain
Occupation	Carpenter
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)	7600
Summit Date 1	1985-05-09
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	5
HCN	0
Checksum	2434480
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	jose manuel (josema) casimiro arteta
Year of Birth	1958
Year	1985
Age at Expedition	27
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	9399
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER85104
Member ID	03
Peak ID	EVER
Year	1985
Season	1
First Name	Juanjo
Last Name	Navarro
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	0
Citizenship	Spain
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)	True
Personal High Point (m)	7600
Summit Date 1	1985-05-09
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	True
Death Date	1985-05-12
Death Time	-
Death Type	4
Death Height (m)	7500
Death Class	4
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	Navarro and Zamarbide fell 250m from 7500m
Member Notes	-
Necrology	(....-1985) Died 12 May 1985 on Everest from fall
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	5
HCN	0
Checksum	-102
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	1
Name (lowercase)	juanjo navarro
Year of Birth	-
Year	1985
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	9400
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER85104
Member ID	04
Peak ID	EVER
Year	1985
Season	1
First Name	Anxton
Last Name	Zamarbide Areta
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1959
Calculated Age	26
Citizenship	Spain
Status	Climber
Residence	Pamplona, Navarra, Spain
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)	True
Personal High Point (m)	7600
Summit Date 1	1985-05-09
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	1985-05-12
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	4
Injury Height (m)	7500
Death Notes	Navarro and Zamarbide fell 250m from 7500m (Navarro killed)
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	5
HCN	0
Checksum	2434565
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	anxton zamarbide areta
Year of Birth	1959
Year	1985
Age at Expedition	26
Role	Member

4 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Angel Maria (Mari) Abrego Santesteban	M	1944	Spain	Climber	Pamplona, Navarra, Spain	-	Details Other expeditions
Jose Manuel (Josema) Casimiro Arteta	M	1958	Spain	Climber	Pamplona, Navarra, Spain	Carpenter	Details Other expeditions
Juanjo Navarro	M	-	Spain	Climber	-	-	Details Other expeditions
Anxton Zamarbide Areta	M	1959	Spain	Climber	Pamplona, Navarra, Spain	-	Details Other expeditions

References

Field	Value
ID	208
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	EVER85104
Reference ID	01
Year	1985
Type	2
Journal	AAJ
Author	Abrego, Mari
Title	-
Publisher	-
Publication Date	1986
Language	-
Citation	60:293-295 (1986)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	12496
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	EVER85104
Reference ID	02
Year	1985
Type	5
Journal	-
Author	-
Title	http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12198629303/Asia-China-Everest-Tragedy
Publisher	-
Publication Date	-
Language	-
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

2 recorded references.

Expedition ID	Journal	Author	Title	Publisher	Citation	Yak 94
EVER85104	AAJ	Abrego, Mari	-	-	60:293-295 (1986)	-
EVER85104	-	-	http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12198629303/Asia-China-Everest-Tragedy	-	-	-