Everest | 1989 W Ridge from N via Hornbein Couloir
A Chile expedition to Everest in 1989 via W Ridge from N via Hornbein Couloir, led by Juan Andres Maramisio. Summit reached on 14th October 1989. 10 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 835 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | EVER89301 |
| Peak ID | EVER |
| Year | 1989 |
| Season | 3 |
| Host Country | 2 |
| Route 1 | W Ridge from N via Hornbein Couloir |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | Chile |
| Leaders | Juan Andres Maramisio |
| Sponsor | - |
| 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 | USA |
| Approach | - |
| Basecamp Date | 1989-08-06 |
| Summit Date | 1989-10-14 |
| Summit Time | - |
| Summit Days | 69 |
| Total Days | 70 |
| Termination Date | 1989-10-15 |
| Termination Reason | 4 |
| Termination Notes | Abandoned at 8200m due to high winds |
| High Point (m) | 8200 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 5 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 0 |
| Total Members | 10 |
| Summit Members | 0 |
| Member Deaths | 0 |
| Total Hired | 6 |
| Summit Hired | 0 |
| Hired Deaths | 0 |
| No Hired | False |
| O2 Used | True |
| O2 None | False |
| O2 Climb | False |
| O2 Descent | False |
| O2 Sleep | True |
| O2 Medical | False |
| O2 Taken | False |
| O2 Unknown | False |
| Other Summits | - |
| Campsites | BC(06/08),ABC(16/08,5700m),C1(18/08,6000m),C2(endAug,6700m),C3(2ndwkSept,7674m),C4(25/09-06/10,7674m),C5(14/10,8200m),xxx(14/10,8200m) |
| Route Notes | BC at road ABC next to Yugoslav, Japanese and Italian BC's C1 at foot of small ridge leading to West Ridge 1 Pole Spr 1988 C2 on small ridge C3 on West Shoulder C4 at top of West Shoulder C5 at bottom of Couloir High point at 8200m. Sherpas left KTM 9th Aug and arrived BC 13th Aug. Much snow. Early Sept after C2 established avalanche took away 1 tent and all fixed line. On 14th Oct 2 Chilean members slept in C5 intending to go for summit on 15th but wind too strong and down to C3. There were 10 members of whom 2 were Americans plus 4 additional members (trekkers?). |
| Accidents | None (Yugoslavs say some frostbitten fingers and pulmonary edema) |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | Nepal Himal |
| Commercial Route | False |
| Standard Route | False |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | False |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2449938 |
| Year | 1989 |
| Summit Success | False |
| O2 Summary | Used |
| Route (lowercase) | w ridge from n via hornbein couloir |
Members
10 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Buracchio Domke | M | 1964 | Chile | Climber | Santiago, Chile | Mechanical engineer | Details Other expeditions |
| Alfonso Diaz Fernandez | M | 1938 | Chile | Exp Doctor | Santiago, Chile | Surgeon | Details Other expeditions |
| Christian Garcia-Huidobro Valdivieso | M | 1961 | Chile | Climber | Santiago, Chile | Computer engineer | Details Other expeditions |
| Rodrigo Hernan Jordan Fuchs | M | 1959 | Chile | Climber | Santiago, Chile | Engineer | Details Other expeditions |
| Claudio Lucero Martinez | M | 1933 | Chile | Climber | Santiago, Chile | Teacher of physical education | Details Other expeditions |
| Juan Andres Marambio Smith | M | - | Chile | Leader | Santiago, Chile | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Keith Abell | M | - | USA | Climber | Poughkeepsie, New York | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Tim Purcell | M | - | USA | Climber | New York, New York | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Juan Sebastian Montes Porcile | M | 1967 | Chile | Climber | Santiago, Chile | Attorney | Details Other expeditions |
| Dagoberto Delgado Corales | M | 1956 | Chile | Climber | Santiago, Chile | Hydraulic engineer | Details Other expeditions |
References
2 recorded references.
| Expedition ID | Journal | Author | Title | Publisher | Citation | Yak 94 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EVER89301 | AAJ | Hawley, Elizabeth | - | - | 64:303 (1990) | - |
| EVER89301 | - | - | http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12199030301/Asia-Tibet-Everest-Attempts-from-the-North | - | - | - |