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 - - -