Everest | 1985 N Col-NE Ridge
A Spain expedition to Everest in 1985 via N Col-NE Ridge, led by Conrad Blanch. Summit reached on 28th August 1985. 17 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 972 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | EVER85201 |
| Peak ID | EVER |
| Year | 1985 |
| Season | 2 |
| Host Country | 2 |
| Route 1 | N Col-NE Ridge |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | Spain |
| Leaders | Conrad Blanch |
| Sponsor | - |
| Success 1 | True |
| Success 2 | False |
| Success 3 | False |
| Success 4 | False |
| Ascent 1 | 71st |
| Ascent 2 | - |
| Ascent 3 | - |
| Ascent 4 | - |
| Claimed | False |
| Disputed | False |
| Countries | - |
| Approach | - |
| Basecamp Date | 1985-07-02 |
| Summit Date | 1985-08-28 |
| Summit Time | 1820 |
| Summit Days | 57 |
| Total Days | 0 |
| Termination Date | - |
| Termination Reason | 1 |
| Termination Notes | - |
| High Point (m) | 8849 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 4 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 0 |
| Total Members | 14 |
| Summit Members | 3 |
| Member Deaths | 0 |
| Total Hired | 5 |
| Summit Hired | 3 |
| Hired Deaths | 0 |
| No Hired | False |
| O2 Used | True |
| O2 None | False |
| O2 Climb | False |
| O2 Descent | True |
| O2 Sleep | True |
| O2 Medical | False |
| O2 Taken | False |
| O2 Unknown | False |
| Other Summits | - |
| Campsites | BC(02/07,5150m),ABC(08-09/07,6500m),C4(31/07,7100m),C5(06/08,7750m),C6(11/08,8450m),Smt(28/08) |
| Route Notes | BC at Rongbuk Glacier C3 below North Col on West Face of Changtse C4 below North col C5 on NE Ridge C6 on NE Ridge below steps. 12 Aug summit attempt by 3 Nepalese members, Jordi Canals and Jordi Camprubi. Reached about 8600m at beginning of 2nd Step but turned back in snowfall and were tired, down to C3. Another party got no higher than C5 when bad weather (snow) and altitude turned them back. All down to BC. 22 Aug started up again and reached C3. 25 Aug to C4, 26 Aug to C5 and 27 Aug to C6 and 28 Aug to top by 3 Nepalese, Carles Valles, Antoni Sors, Oscar Cadiach with support team to C5 and these supporters and Nawang Yonden to C6. Coming down 4 summiters C6 after 12 hours from C6. No further attempt because too much snow. Sors toes frostbitten badly. Ang Karma fell 70-80m near 2nd Step but not really hurt 12 Aug. Valles bad altitude sickness from summit (needed oxygen at ABC) and used discarded 1/2 bottle during descent to ABC. Valles in KTM 16 Oct 1990 said 3 Spanish summiters did not use oxygen at all. 14 Spanish members but 1 was only BC Mgr after getting sick at ABC. Leader was Conrad Blanch. Ernic Lucas left early to return to his work before climbing finished. Tamaya, Spain (Italian Makalu expedition) - 15 Aug 85 Catalans reached 8000m in early Aug turned back by bad weather, lot of snow hope to go up again route, he doesn't know. |
| Accidents | Member's toes frostbitten badly; Ang Karma fell 70-80m near 2nd Step but not really hurt; Valles bad altitude sickness from summit (used oxygen half bottle during descent to ABC) |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | - |
| Commercial Route | True |
| Standard Route | True |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | - |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2448426 |
| Year | 1985 |
| Summit Success | True |
| O2 Summary | Used |
| Route (lowercase) | n col-ne ridge |
Members
17 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conrad Blanch Fors | M | - | Spain | Leader | - | - | 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 |
| Nil Bohigas Martorell | M | 1958 | Spain | Climber | Barcelona, Spain | Alpine instructor & lecturer | 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 |
| Carles Valles Ocana | M | 1958 | Spain | Climber | Barcelona, Spain | Shoe salesman | Details Other expeditions |
| Jordi Camprubi Casas | M | 1948 | Spain | Climber | Manresa, Barcelona, Spain | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Jordi Magrina Guell | M | 1951 | Spain | Climber | Valls, Tarragona, Spain | Computer programmer | Details Other expeditions |
| Miguel Sanchez Murcia | M | 1955 | Spain | Climber | Barcelona, Spain | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Lluis Gomez Mestre | M | 1949 | Spain | Climber | Barcelona, Spain | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Xavier Perez Gil | M | - | Spain | Climber | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Antoni Sors Ferrer | M | 1949 | Spain | Climber | Mataro, Barcelona, Spain | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Shambu Tamang | M | 1955 | Nepal | Sirdar | Lisankhu, Sindhupalchowk | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Narayan Kumar Shrestha | M | 1960 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Kabre (now Dhulikel) | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Ang Karma Sherpa | M | 1958 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Dhorphu, Salleri, Solukhumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Jordi Canals Fontan | M | 1954 | Spain | Climber | Barcelona, Spain | - | Details Other expeditions |
References
9 recorded references.
| Expedition ID | Journal | Author | Title | Publisher | Citation | Yak 94 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EVER85201 | AAJ | Sors, Antoni | - | - | 60:297 (1986) | - |
| EVER85201 | - | Blanch, Conrad & Massons, Joan | El Everest, Historia de una Conquista | Ediciones Peninsula, Barcelona | - | B411 |
| EVER85201 | - | Valles, Carles | La Realidad de un Sueno | L'Aixernador Editions, Argentona, Spain | - | V121 |
| EVER85201 | - | Ricart de Mesones, Antoni | Qomolangma, Assalt a L'Everest | Editorial Onda, Barcelona | - | R193 |
| EVER85201 | - | Canals Fontan, Jordi | L'Everest, A Cavall dels Nuvols | Lluis Vives, Barcelona | - | C37 |
| EVER85201 | MM | - | - | - | 106:12 (Nov 1985) | - |
| EVER85201 | MM | - | - | - | 110:9 (Jul 1986) | - |
| EVER85201 | OTH | Cingles Magazine | - | - | 55:274-291 (Sep 1985) | - |
| EVER85201 | - | - | http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12198629701/Asia-China-Everest | - | - | - |