Everest | 1987 N Face (Hornbein Couloir)
A Spain expedition to Everest in 1987 via N Face (Hornbein Couloir), led by Antonio Ramos Villar. Summit reached on 2nd September 1987. 10 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 453 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | EVER87201 |
| Peak ID | EVER |
| Year | 1987 |
| Season | 2 |
| Host Country | 2 |
| Route 1 | N Face (Hornbein Couloir) |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | Spain |
| Leaders | Antonio Ramos Villar |
| Sponsor | Spanish Everest Summer 1987 |
| 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 | France |
| Approach | Tingri->Rongbuk |
| Basecamp Date | 1987-07-05 |
| Summit Date | 1987-09-02 |
| Summit Time | - |
| Summit Days | 59 |
| Total Days | 62 |
| Termination Date | 1987-09-05 |
| Termination Reason | 5 |
| Termination Notes | Abandoned at 8700m due to 3rd summit party's failure in deep snow |
| High Point (m) | 8700 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 4 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 0 |
| Total Members | 10 |
| Summit Members | 0 |
| Member Deaths | 0 |
| Total Hired | 5 |
| Summit Hired | 0 |
| Hired Deaths | 0 |
| No Hired | False |
| O2 Used | True |
| O2 None | False |
| O2 Climb | True |
| O2 Descent | False |
| O2 Sleep | False |
| O2 Medical | False |
| O2 Taken | False |
| O2 Unknown | False |
| Other Summits | Pt 6800m New Changtse |
| Campsites | BC(05/07,5100m),ABC(10/07,5400m),C1(15-16/07,6150m),C2(01/08,6900m),C3(04/08,7300m),C4(22/08,7900m),xxx(02/09,8700m) |
| Route Notes | BC at Rongbuk, 300m above 1924 British C1 at bottom of North Face C2 on North Face C3 in cave C4 at bottom of Hornbein Couloir High point at North Face-West Ridge. 15 days bad weather after C1 pitched brought lot of avalanching and leader, 1 member and Ang Rita hit by snow avalanche. 1st summit bid on 22 Aug with Sherpas, but trouble with Sherpas and Ang Phurba fired; [Fraga and Ramos] got to [above] C4 then dangerously heavy snowfall and down without going higher. 2nd attempt only to C1 again Sherpa trouble. 3rd attempt on 2 Sept reached West Ridge, but too deep snow; tried another way but still deep snow. Fraga reached 8400m and Barcenas to 8100m then down with health problems while other 2 got to 8700m; had left ABC 30 Aug and tried for atop from C4. Climb finished now because no strong men left. 3rd attempt without Sherpas because no fixed rope above C3 (had not expected to needed so much; put in 2000m of rope and this not enough). Barcenas tried to parachute from slightly above North Col, but air not moving in right direction, so skied from Col under Changtse to C1 on 21 Aug (skis 150 cm long). Pierre Beghin joined expedition in early Aug after C3 pitched; he was not expected by Spaniards, but after he came and they talked he joined their effort. |
| Accidents | 1 member nearly died of edema, 2 serious dysentery and 1 kidney stone attack |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | - |
| Commercial Route | False |
| Standard Route | - |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | - |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2449163 |
| Year | 1987 |
| Summit Success | False |
| O2 Summary | Used |
| Route (lowercase) | n face (hornbein couloir) |
Members
10 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luis Barcenas | M | 1956 | Spain | Deputy Leader | Madrid, Spain | Economist & national manager of political party | Details Other expeditions |
| Pierre Beghin | M | 1951 | France | Climber | Le Sappey-en-Chartreuse, Isere, France | Engineer | Details Other expeditions |
| Juan Agustin Casillas | M | 1955 | Spain | Exp Doctor | La Coruna, Galicia, Spain | Physician | Details Other expeditions |
| Luis Fraga | M | 1958 | Spain | Climber | Madrid, Spain | Attorney | Details Other expeditions |
| Fernando Garrido Velasco | M | 1958 | Spain | Climber | Barcelona, Spain | Ski instructor | Details Other expeditions |
| Bixente Itaxso Gonzalez | M | 1955 | Spain | Climber | Pasai San Pedro, Guipuzcoa, Spain | Attorney | Details Other expeditions |
| Pedro Holst Nielsen | M | 1953 | Spain | Climber | Madrid, Spain | Economist | Details Other expeditions |
| Inigo Mauleon Granja | M | 1955 | Spain | Film Team | Guipuzcoa, Spain | Photographer | Details Other expeditions |
| Antonio Ramos Villar | M | 1956 | Spain | Leader | Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain | Industrial | Details Other expeditions |
| Cristobal Salas Menargves | M | 1951 | Spain | Climber | Alicante, Spain | V Doctor | Details Other expeditions |
References
5 recorded references.
| Expedition ID | Journal | Author | Title | Publisher | Citation | Yak 94 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EVER87201 | AAJ | Ramos Villar, Antonio | - | - | 62:268-269 (1988) | - |
| EVER87201 | MM | - | - | - | 118:5 (Nov 1987) | - |
| EVER87201 | MM | - | - | - | 119:8 (Jan 1988) | - |
| EVER87201 | - | Garrido, Fernando | 8000 Metros, Solo y en Invierno | Prames, Zaragoza, Spain | - | - |
| EVER87201 | - | - | http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12198826802/Asia-Tibet-Everest-Hornbein-Couloir-from-the-North-Face-Attempt | - | - | - |