Everest | 1987 S Col-SE Ridge
A USA expedition to Everest in 1987 via S Col-SE Ridge, led by Peter Athans, Karen Fellerhoff. Summit reached on 9th October 1987. 14 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 459 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | EVER87307 |
| Peak ID | EVER |
| Year | 1987 |
| Season | 3 |
| Host Country | 1 |
| Route 1 | S Col-SE Ridge |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | USA |
| Leaders | Peter Athans, Karen Fellerhoff |
| Sponsor | Snowbird Everest Expedition |
| 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 | 1987-09-06 |
| Summit Date | 1987-10-09 |
| Summit Time | - |
| Summit Days | 33 |
| Total Days | 56 |
| Termination Date | 1987-11-01 |
| Termination Reason | 4 |
| Termination Notes | Abandoned at 8075m due to wind and early storm's destruction |
| High Point (m) | 8075 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 4 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 0 |
| Total Members | 13 |
| Summit Members | 0 |
| Member Deaths | 0 |
| Total Hired | 10 |
| Summit Hired | 0 |
| Hired Deaths | 0 |
| No Hired | False |
| O2 Used | True |
| O2 None | False |
| O2 Climb | True |
| O2 Descent | False |
| O2 Sleep | True |
| O2 Medical | False |
| O2 Taken | False |
| O2 Unknown | False |
| Other Summits | - |
| Campsites | BC(06/09,5350m),C1(14/09,6050m),C2(21/09,6550m),C3(28/09,7070m),C4(08/10,8000m),xxx(09/10,8075m) |
| Route Notes | BC at bottom of Icefall C1 at top of Icefall C2 in Western Cwm C3 on Lhotse Face (slightly lower than Austrians) C4 at Col High point at slope above Col. Didn't occupy C3 until summit teams ready to move up; otherwise used for dump or acclimatizating. Col camp first slept in 8th Oct by Noble and Whittaker but had equipment there quite a while. 1st summit bid had been by them, Rhoads and Athans who got to C3 on 28th. Noble and Whittaker started for top from C4 [9 Oct], turned back at 8075m because of winds. Col reached several times afterwards but no wind improvement and then blizzard of 19th "flattened everything" with wind, avalanching on Lhotse Face and snow, predominantly wind. Most of team left after storm subsided; 4 left but 3 got stomach trouble while Athans tried to go up with Sherpas but now winds from north showed winter looming. Athans finally left BC 1st Nov. * 10 Nepalese above BC. |
| Accidents | 1 Gurung only serious illness (he returned to expedition later) |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | Mountain Travel |
| Commercial Route | True |
| Standard Route | True |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | False |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2449200 |
| Year | 1987 |
| Summit Success | False |
| O2 Summary | Used |
| Route (lowercase) | s col-se ridge |
Members
14 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter George (Pete) Athans | M | 1957 | USA | Leader | Denver, Colorado | Alpine guide | Details Other expeditions |
| Mary Kay Brewster | F | 1957 | USA | Climber | Boulder, Colorado | Student, medical | Details Other expeditions |
| Karen J. Fellerhoff | F | 1959 | USA | Co-Leader | Snowbird, Utah | Director of adventure-travel company | Details Other expeditions |
| James Stephen (Steve) Fossett | M | 1944 | USA | Climber | Chicago, Illinois | Stockbroker | Details Other expeditions |
| Reynold Gregory (Renny) Jackson | M | 1952 | USA | Climber | Moose, Wyoming | National park ranger & ski patrolman | Details Other expeditions |
| Elizabeth (Liz) Kaufman | F | - | USA | Journalist | - | Chicago Tribune correspondent | Details Other expeditions |
| Marjorie Lester | F | 1960 | USA | Film Team | Salt Lake City, Utah | Producer, video | Details Other expeditions |
| Robert Chandler Link | M | 1958 | USA | Climber | Ashford, Washington | Alpine guide | Details Other expeditions |
| Sarah (Sally) McCoy | F | 1960 | USA | Climber | Berkeley, California | Director of marketing mountaineering equipment company | Details Other expeditions |
| Christopher D. Noble | M | 1955 | USA | Climber | Salt Lake City, Utah | Photojournalist | Details Other expeditions |
| Kellie Anne Erwin-Rhoads | F | 1956 | USA | Climber | Inkom, Idaho | Alpine guide, instructor & river guide | Details Other expeditions |
| Charles M. (Charlie) Tuft | M | - | USA | Exp Doctor | Golden, Colorado | Physician | Details Other expeditions |
| Peter Louis Whittaker | M | 1958 | USA | Climber | Ashford, Washington | Alpine guide | Details Other expeditions |
| Ang Jangbu Sherpa | M | 1961 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Phortse, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
References
2 recorded references.
| Expedition ID | Journal | Author | Title | Publisher | Citation | Yak 94 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EVER87307 | AAJ | Athans, Peter | - | - | 62:204-205 (1988) | - |
| EVER87307 | - | - | http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12198820402/Asia-Nepal-Everest-Attempt | - | - | - |