Everest | 1989 S Col-SE Ridge

A France expedition to Everest in 1989 via S Col-SE Ridge, led by Karl Huyberechts. Summit reached on 19th May 1989. 8 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 480
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID EVER89106
Peak ID EVER
Year 1989
Season 1
Host Country 1
Route 1 S Col-SE Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality France
Leaders Karl Huyberechts
Sponsor Karl Huyberechts Spring 1989 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 Belgium, USA
Approach -
Basecamp Date 1989-04-09
Summit Date 1989-05-19
Summit Time -
Summit Days 40
Total Days 45
Termination Date 1989-05-24
Termination Reason 4
Termination Notes Abandoned at 8600m due to high winds
High Point (m) 8600
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 4
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 8
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 True
O2 Medical False
O2 Taken False
O2 Unknown False
Other Summits -
Campsites BC(09/04,5300m),C1(12/04,6100m),C2(14/04,6500m),C3(20/04,7200m),C4(16/05,7950m),xxx(19/05,8600m)
Route Notes C4 sited 29th April but slept in only on 16th May. Wind drove them back on 29th April and winds kept them below the col till 16th May, when pitched then 2 tents: was Karl, Annie and 2 Sherpas (Jay Sieger tired and stayed C2). 16th night Karl not well. New Zealanders and Snowbird's Hillary and MacKenzie started up but Annie took so long to get ready, others 2 hrs ahead of her and she did not want to go alone. Karl and Annie went down later in morning separately: Annie with New Zealanders Ball and Hall and Karl with his team's Sherpas, Kami Tenzing and Mapea Sherpa. Karl left his equipment at col but down to C2, then BC to rest. Jay and Austrian Kurt Stuewe went to Col on 18th and started up in night and got to 8500-8600m (below S Summit) and turned back exhausted, bad snow conditions and running out of oxygen. Had used oxygen, food and tents of Snowbird expedition at col (so when Snowbird people got there, found some supplies gone). Karl up again on 22 May from BC. Left BC 25th together, but did not stay together below BC. Was not an expedition but collection of people; Karl was asked to be leader in Kathmandu by trekking agent because original leader unable to come to Nepal; Karl was asked because he was the first member to arrive in Kathmandu and "there has to be a leader before you can go to the mountain." He didn't know the other members before arriving at BC and really knew little about their movements afterwards. 4 June 89 - Sieger confirmed he reached 8600m on 19 May with Austrian, then oxygen apparatus problems for both and Kurt's crampon broken. Allain Hirsh - 18 May 1989 Jacques Buret to C4 for help Yugos Allain Hirsh to C3 Will try but for Sherpa support above C4 Tired, sick from Tilicho and left early after sick To C2 - sick and on way home To C3 - still trying Difficult relations/communications amongst team.
Accidents Sieger at and above Col
Achievement -
Agency Thamserku Trekking
Commercial Route True
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2449790
Year 1989
Summit Success False
O2 Summary Used
Route (lowercase) s col-se ridge

Members

8 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Jacques Buret M 1961 France Climber Aneran-Camors, Haute-Pyrennees, France Technician, ski station Details Other expeditions
Annie Dubois F 1947 France Climber Evain-les-Bains, Haute-Savoie, France Chemist Details Other expeditions
Allain Hirsh M 1949 USA Climber Paris, France Photographer Details Other expeditions
Karl Huyberechts M 1956 Belgium Leader Overijse, Belgium Sports instructor Details Other expeditions
Roger Laot M 1953 France Climber Montgeron, Essonne, France Computer operator Details Other expeditions
Jean Francois Rouys M 1962 France Climber Borderes Louron, Hautes-Pyrenees, France Ski station employee Details Other expeditions
Jay Sieger M 1958 USA Climber Kenai, Alaska Oil-field worker Details Other expeditions
Bernard Aubrun M 1952 France Film Crew Agen, Aquitaine, France Cameraman Details Other expeditions

References

4 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
EVER89106 AAJ Huyberechts, Karl - - 64:232 (1990) -
EVER89106 - Grypdonck, Peter De Schaduw van de Everest Standaard Uitgeverij, Antwerp, Belgium - G323
EVER89106 - Grypdonck, Peter Im Schatten des Mount Everest Grenz-Echo, Eupen, Belgium - G323
EVER89106 - - http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12199023201/Asia-Nepal-Everest-Attempt - - -