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
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
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 | - | - | - |