Everest | 1987 N Col-NE Ridge

A USA expedition to Everest in 1987 via N Col-NE Ridge, led by Steve Van Meter. Summit reached on 13th October 1987. 13 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	454
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	EVER87303
Peak ID	EVER
Year	1987
Season	3
Host Country	2
Route 1	N Col-NE Ridge
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	USA
Leaders	Steve Van Meter
Sponsor	American Expedition to N Side of Everest for Autumn 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	Canada
Approach	Mostly via Lhasa from Peking->2 via KTM and Zhangmu
Basecamp Date	1987-08-13
Summit Date	1987-10-13
Summit Time	-
Summit Days	61
Total Days	64
Termination Date	1987-10-16
Termination Reason	4
Termination Notes	Abandoned at 8200m due to snow storms, fierce winds
High Point (m)	8200
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	5
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	12
Summit Members	0
Member Deaths	0
Total Hired	2
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	-
Campsites	BC(13/08,5120m),IntC(5485m),C1(18/08,5790m),ABC(23/08,6400m),C3(18/09,7000m),C4(27/09,7770m),C5(12/10,8075m),xxx(13/10,8100-8200m)
Route Notes	BC at usual site C1 at traditional site (only dump; not slept in) C2 still on moraine C3 still on moraine (shared with Doug Scott) C4 at North Col C5 on NE Ridge C6 on NE Ridge. Snowstorm stuck 23rd Aug and end of first week of Sep. 2nd storm kept climbers immobilized for 2 weeks including avalanching. C4 pitched twice because wind of 27th Sep blew away tent and gear (also blew away tent at C3); 2nd time dug a cave. Oct 10th Steven Strain, Jamieson and Ang Rita occupied C5. 11th stalled needing fuel. Jamieson and Ang Rita down to C3. 13th Strain at 5:30 am left C5 and reached just below First Step where wind picked him up and threw him down three times (got minor frostbite) so alone in C5 that night and on down. That ended climb. Strain couldn't have gone on much more anyway; not fully conscious. 12 members (11 USA, 1 Canadian) and 2 Sherpas. Matous, Jamieson and 3 left BC 16th Oct. One doctor left in early Sept with Spaniards because of stomach ulcer Another doctor left BC 6 or 7th Oct - had had enough.
Accidents	One doctor's stomach ulcer; stomach virus epidemic; 1 mild pulmonary edema
Achievement	-
Agency	-
Commercial Route	True
Standard Route	True
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	-
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2449204
Year	1987
Summit Success	False
O2 Summary	Used
Route (lowercase)	n col-ne ridge

Members

Field	Value
ID	9813
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER87303
Member ID	02
Peak ID	EVER
Year	1987
Season	3
First Name	Paul H.
Last Name	Briggs
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1947
Calculated Age	39
Citizenship	USA
Status	Climber
Residence	Lakewood, Colorado
Occupation	Chemist
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	0
Summit Term	0
HCN	0
Checksum	2430442
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	paul h. briggs
Year of Birth	1947
Year	1987
Age at Expedition	40
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	9814
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER87303
Member ID	06
Peak ID	EVER
Year	1987
Season	3
First Name	Peter
Last Name	Jamieson
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1955
Calculated Age	31
Citizenship	USA
Status	Climber
Residence	Durango, Colorado
Occupation	Manager, retail ski shop
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	8075
Summit Date 1	1987-10-10
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	3
Summit Term	8
HCN	0
Checksum	2433367
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	peter jamieson
Year of Birth	1955
Year	1987
Age at Expedition	32
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	9815
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER87303
Member ID	07
Peak ID	EVER
Year	1987
Season	3
First Name	Steven W.
Last Name	Matous
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1955
Calculated Age	32
Citizenship	USA
Status	Climber
Residence	Boulder, Colorado
Occupation	Program director (Colorado Outward Bound School)
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	0
Summit Term	0
HCN	0
Checksum	2433166
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	steven w. matous
Year of Birth	1955
Year	1987
Age at Expedition	32
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	9816
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER87303
Member ID	01
Peak ID	EVER
Year	1987
Season	3
First Name	R. Steven (Steve)
Last Name	Van Meter
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1955
Calculated Age	32
Citizenship	USA
Status	Leader
Residence	-
Occupation	-
Leader	True
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	0
Summit Term	0
HCN	0
Checksum	2433059
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	r. steven (steve) van meter
Year of Birth	1955
Year	1987
Age at Expedition	32
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	9817
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER87303
Member ID	11
Peak ID	EVER
Year	1987
Season	3
First Name	Steven
Last Name	Strain
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1953
Calculated Age	34
Citizenship	USA
Status	Climber
Residence	Parker, Colorado
Occupation	Worker, restaurant
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8200
Summit Date 1	1987-10-13
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	4
Summit Term	3
HCN	0
Checksum	2432503
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	steven strain
Year of Birth	1953
Year	1987
Age at Expedition	34
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	9818
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER87303
Member ID	12
Peak ID	EVER
Year	1987
Season	3
First Name	Rod T.
Last Name	Willard
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1959
Calculated Age	27
Citizenship	USA
Status	BC Manager
Residence	Colorado
Occupation	Paramedic, mountain rescue
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	True
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	17
HCN	0
Checksum	2434805
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	rod t. willard
Year of Birth	1959
Year	1987
Age at Expedition	28
Role	BC Only

Field	Value
ID	9819
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER87303
Member ID	04
Peak ID	EVER
Year	1987
Season	3
First Name	Michael
Last Name	Flynn
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	0
Citizenship	USA
Status	Climber
Residence	-
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	7770
Summit Date 1	1987-10-09
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	15
HCN	0
Checksum	-112
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	michael flynn
Year of Birth	-
Year	1987
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	9820
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER87303
Member ID	10
Peak ID	EVER
Year	1987
Season	3
First Name	Gregory (Greg)
Last Name	Sapp
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1955
Calculated Age	31
Citizenship	USA
Status	Climber
Residence	-
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	7770
Summit Date 1	1987-10-09
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	15
HCN	0
Checksum	2433382
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	gregory (greg) sapp
Year of Birth	1955
Year	1987
Age at Expedition	32
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	9821
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER87303
Member ID	05
Peak ID	EVER
Year	1987
Season	3
First Name	Brack
Last Name	Hattler
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	0
Citizenship	USA
Status	Exp Doctor
Residence	-
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	0
Summit Term	0
HCN	0
Checksum	-112
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	brack hattler
Year of Birth	-
Year	1987
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	9822
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER87303
Member ID	08
Peak ID	EVER
Year	1987
Season	3
First Name	Thomas E. (Tom)
Last Name	McCullough
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1949
Calculated Age	38
Citizenship	USA
Status	Exp Doctor
Residence	-
Occupation	Physician
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	0
Summit Term	0
HCN	0
Checksum	2431055
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	thomas e. (tom) mccullough
Year of Birth	1949
Year	1987
Age at Expedition	38
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	9823
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER87303
Member ID	09
Peak ID	EVER
Year	1987
Season	3
First Name	David (Dave)
Last Name	Nettle
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1957
Calculated Age	29
Citizenship	USA
Status	Climber
Residence	Tahoe City, California
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	0
Summit Term	0
HCN	0
Checksum	2434135
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	david (dave) nettle
Year of Birth	1957
Year	1987
Age at Expedition	30
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	9824
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER87303
Member ID	03
Peak ID	EVER
Year	1987
Season	3
First Name	Geoff
Last Name	Creighton
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	0
Citizenship	Canada
Status	Climber
Residence	-
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	0
Summit Term	0
HCN	0
Checksum	-112
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	geoff creighton
Year of Birth	-
Year	1987
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	49135
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER87303
Member ID	13
Peak ID	EVER
Year	1987
Season	3
First Name	Ang Rita
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1948
Calculated Age	39
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Yilajung, Khumbu
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	True
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	8075
Summit Date 1	1987-10-10
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	(1948-2020) Died 21 Sept 2020 in Kathmandu
Summit Bid	3
Summit Term	14
HCN	0
Checksum	-2060
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	ang rita sherpa
Year of Birth	1948
Year	1987
Age at Expedition	39
Role	Hired

13 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Paul H. Briggs	M	1947	USA	Climber	Lakewood, Colorado	Chemist	Details Other expeditions
Peter Jamieson	M	1955	USA	Climber	Durango, Colorado	Manager, retail ski shop	Details Other expeditions
Steven W. Matous	M	1955	USA	Climber	Boulder, Colorado	Program director (Colorado Outward Bound School)	Details Other expeditions
R. Steven (Steve) Van Meter	M	1955	USA	Leader	-	-	Details Other expeditions
Steven Strain	M	1953	USA	Climber	Parker, Colorado	Worker, restaurant	Details Other expeditions
Rod T. Willard	M	1959	USA	BC Manager	Colorado	Paramedic, mountain rescue	Details Other expeditions
Michael Flynn	M	-	USA	Climber	-	-	Details Other expeditions
Gregory (Greg) Sapp	M	1955	USA	Climber	-	-	Details Other expeditions
Brack Hattler	M	-	USA	Exp Doctor	-	-	Details Other expeditions
Thomas E. (Tom) McCullough	M	1949	USA	Exp Doctor	-	Physician	Details Other expeditions
David (Dave) Nettle	M	1957	USA	Climber	Tahoe City, California	-	Details Other expeditions
Geoff Creighton	M	-	Canada	Climber	-	-	Details Other expeditions
Ang Rita Sherpa	M	1948	Nepal	H-A Worker	Yilajung, Khumbu	-	Details Other expeditions

References

Field	Value
ID	363
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	EVER87303
Reference ID	01
Year	1987
Type	2
Journal	AAJ
Author	Van Meter, Steve
Title	-
Publisher	-
Publication Date	1988
Language	-
Citation	62:269 (1988)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	4353
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	EVER87303
Reference ID	02
Year	1987
Type	3
Journal	MM
Author	-
Title	-
Publisher	-
Publication Date	1988
Language	-
Citation	119:8 (Jan 1988)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	12283
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	EVER87303
Reference ID	03
Year	1987
Type	5
Journal	-
Author	-
Title	http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12198826901/Asia-Tibet-Everest-Attempt
Publisher	-
Publication Date	-
Language	-
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

3 recorded references.

Expedition ID	Journal	Author	Title	Publisher	Citation	Yak 94
EVER87303	AAJ	Van Meter, Steve	-	-	62:269 (1988)	-
EVER87303	MM	-	-	-	119:8 (Jan 1988)	-
EVER87303	-	-	http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12198826901/Asia-Tibet-Everest-Attempt	-	-	-