Everest | 1986 S Col-SE Ridge

A France expedition to Everest in 1986 via S Col-SE Ridge, led by Eric Escoffier. Summit reached on 27th September 1986. 4 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 441
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID EVER86305
Peak ID EVER
Year 1986
Season 3
Host Country 1
Route 1 S Col-SE Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality France
Leaders Eric Escoffier
Sponsor Escoffier's Expedition to Everest and Lhotse
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 1986-09-24
Summit Date 1986-09-27
Summit Time -
Summit Days 3
Total Days 28
Termination Date 1986-10-22
Termination Reason 4
Termination Notes Abandoned at 8600m due to bad weather and late arrival
High Point (m) 8600
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 3
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 4
Summit Members 0
Member Deaths 0
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 Lhotse (permit, but not attempted) (LHOT-863-03)
Campsites BC(24/09,5400m),C1(26/09,6400m),C2(26/09,7400m),C3(27/09,7900m),xxx(27/09,8600m)
Route Notes BC at normal site C1 in Western Cwm C2 on Lhotse Face High point on SE Ridge. Left BC 26th Sept (all 4 French, summit bid by Escoffier and other 3 to C2). Escoffier to C3 at 5:00 pm taking tent, food, fuel, etc. 27th 1:30 am left and reached S Col 4:30 am with sleeping bag, gas and little food, stayed in Swiss tent and started up at 6:00 am after 3 Swiss members had started up at 4:00 am and caught up with others at 8400m and continued to where route reached ridge. Wind very strong. Escoffier descended to C3 at 4 pm same day. 28th took most of day to reach C2 in strong wind and 29th to BC in deep snow. Early Oct Escoffier with some Swiss members to C2 but to BC next day because of snow. Escoffier again with Pierre Beghin 13th Oct, got to C3 14th Oct, terrible winds and 15th down to BC. 21st down to BC due to wind. Left BC on 22nd to KTM. Had ordered yaks for departure. Escoffier had parachute but wind conditions prevented its use.
Accidents 1 member got snowblindness for 2 days
Achievement -
Agency Everest Trekking
Commercial Route True
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2448822
Year 1986
Summit Success False
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) s col-se ridge

Members

4 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Annie Beghin F 1948 France Climber Le Sappey-en-Chartreuse, Isere, France Housewife Details Other expeditions
Pierre Beghin M 1951 France Climber Le Sappey-en-Chartreuse, Isere, France Engineer Details Other expeditions
Eric Escoffier M 1960 France Leader Lyon, Rhone, France Technical advisor, mountaineering equipment Details Other expeditions
Jacques-Xavier Murillo M 1956 France Climber Chamonix, Haute-Savoie, France Photographer Details Other expeditions

References

3 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
EVER86305 AAJ Escoffier, Eric - - 61:234 (1987) -
EVER86305 - Beghin, Pierre Passion d'Himalayas Editions Glenat, Grenoble - B234
EVER86305 - - http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12198723402/Asia-Nepal-Everest-Attempt - - -