Everest | 1990 S Col-SE Ridge
A France expedition to Everest in 1990 via S Col-SE Ridge, led by Laurence De La Ferriere. Summit reached on 4th October 1990. 24 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 730 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | EVER90305 |
| Peak ID | EVER |
| Year | 1990 |
| Season | 3 |
| Host Country | 1 |
| Route 1 | S Col-SE Ridge |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | France |
| Leaders | Laurence De La Ferriere |
| Sponsor | French Everest Expedition |
| Success 1 | True |
| Success 2 | False |
| Success 3 | False |
| Success 4 | False |
| Ascent 1 | 111 w/USA,114 w/USA |
| Ascent 2 | - |
| Ascent 3 | - |
| Ascent 4 | - |
| Claimed | False |
| Disputed | False |
| Countries | Netherlands, Switzerland, USA |
| Approach | - |
| Basecamp Date | 1990-08-28 |
| Summit Date | 1990-10-04 |
| Summit Time | 1445 |
| Summit Days | 37 |
| Total Days | 0 |
| Termination Date | - |
| Termination Reason | 1 |
| Termination Notes | - |
| High Point (m) | 8849 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | True |
| Camps | 4 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 0 |
| Total Members | 22 |
| Summit Members | 6 |
| Member Deaths | 0 |
| Total Hired | 15 |
| Summit Hired | 2 |
| 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(28/08,5300m),C1(03/09,6100m),C2(05/09,6400m),C3(12/09,7200m),C4(19/09,7900m),Smt(04,07/10) |
| Route Notes | C3 on Lhotse Face C4 at South Col (placed camps only, slept in on 20th). Strong winds prevented earlier summit success. De Bos to C4 20th to make summit bid but wind too strong to try. On 29th Muller and De La Ferriere at C4 for summit bid (many others there too from other expeditions) and again winds sent them down next day. 1st Oct 5 members in C4 and also down on 2nd. 3rd Oct Salino in C4 and on top 4th; left C4 at 9:00 am, 3 hrs after wind stopped, and climbed to left on rock, avoiding deep snow and cornices; on top 2:45 pm. Salino slept in C4 (US's Lowe to C2 direct). Oct 4th summiters ran out of oxygen about S Summit in descent. On Oct 6th at C4: Roches (2), Pivots (2), Desez and De Bos, Dorje and Ang Phurba from Rolwaling for summit bid. Annie Pivot waited near S Summit for her husband to go to top; 2 Sherpas also today without oxygen (used it previous night). At S Summit in descent met Korean who died (De Bos gave rucksack with oxygen mask and Bernard Roche gave gloves and Batard's Belgian member and A Pivot). Annie Pivot stayed at C4 that night using oxygen for 1st time; too much wind on 8th and finally down; on 9th and no more attempts. Both Roches flew from Col at 4:00 pm (not from summit because wind too strong) and arrived at BC by double parapente in 15 minutes. Chevalier & Muller Left BC 2 Oct and by helicopter to KTM 4th. Were on 2nd team, had made several attempts and reached Col but not above because winds - all at BC C2 and above to C4. De La Ferriere at BC because tired after summit bid 29th. Lost 2 precious days in big argument with Batard over use of satellite. This may have cost her becoming 1st French woman atop Everest. |
| Accidents | None |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | Everest Trekking |
| Commercial Route | True |
| Standard Route | True |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | - |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2450339 |
| Year | 1990 |
| Summit Success | True |
| O2 Summary | Used |
| Route (lowercase) | s col-se ridge |
Members
24 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ken Byers | M | 1943 | USA | Climber | Cobb, California | Electric utility executive | Details Other expeditions |
| David J. E. Callaway | M | 1956 | USA | Climber | New York, New York | Physicist | Details Other expeditions |
| Patrick Chevalier | M | 1950 | France | Climber | Strasbourg, Bas-Rhin, France | Owner, public-relations firm | Details Other expeditions |
| Rene De Bos | M | 1959 | Netherlands | Climber | Hague, Netherlands | Biochemist | Details Other expeditions |
| Laurence Gautier De La Ferriere | F | 1957 | France | Leader | Chamonix, Haute-Savoie, France | Owner/manager of adventure travel agency | Details Other expeditions |
| Alain Joel Desez | M | 1960 | France | Climber | Les Mees-sur-Seine, Seine-et-Marne, France | Alpine guide & photographer | Details Other expeditions |
| Claude Discors | M | 1931 | France | Climber | Creteil, Val-de-Marne, France | Engineer | Details Other expeditions |
| Bernard Escafit | M | 1944 | France | Climber | Villemur, Haute-Garonne, France | Bank employee | Details Other expeditions |
| Georges Frey | M | 1948 | France | Climber | Colmar, Haut-Rhin, France | Physician (surgeon) | Details Other expeditions |
| James F. Fries | M | 1938 | USA | Climber | Portola Valley, California | Physician & professor of medicine (Stanford University) | Details Other expeditions |
| Bernard Huc-Dumas | M | 1944 | France | Climber | Portet-sur-Garonne, Haute-Garonne, France | Businessman | Details Other expeditions |
| Caroline LeBlanc | F | 1964 | France | Climber | St. Maur-des-Fosses, Val-de-Marne, France | Insurance advisor | Details Other expeditions |
| Bernard Roger Muller | M | 1952 | France | Climber | Chamonix, Haute-Savoie, France | Alpine guide | Details Other expeditions |
| Annie Pivot | F | 1957 | France | Climber | Albertville, Savoie, France | Physician | Details Other expeditions |
| Denis Pivot | M | 1959 | France | Climber | Albertville, Savoie, France | Alpine guide | Details Other expeditions |
| Nicolas Poitou | M | 1964 | France | Climber | Sallanches, Haute-Savoie, France | Physiotherapist | Details Other expeditions |
| Jean Pignolo | M | 1958 | Switzerland | Climber | Geneva, Switzerland | Building contractor | Details Other expeditions |
| Frederic Quatra | M | 1953 | France | Climber | Venasque, Vaucluse, France | Firefighter | Details Other expeditions |
| Bertrand (Zebulon) Roche | M | 1973 | France | Climber | Lanslevillard, Savoie, France | High school student | Details Other expeditions |
| Jean-Noel Roche | M | 1949 | France | Climber | Lanslevillard, Savoie, France | Alpine guide | Details Other expeditions |
| Yves Adrien Jean Salino | M | 1961 | France | Climber | Collonges-sous-Saleve, Haute-Savoie, France | Alpine guide | Details Other expeditions |
| Jean-Francois Zurawik | M | 1953 | France | Climber | Strasbourg, Bas-Rhin, France | Producer of audiovisuals | Details Other expeditions |
| Ang Phurba Sherpa | M | 1947 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Beding, Dolakha | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Nima Dorje (Dorje) Sherpa | M | 1955 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Beding, Dolakha | - | Details Other expeditions |
References
4 recorded references.
| Expedition ID | Journal | Author | Title | Publisher | Citation | Yak 94 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EVER90305 | AAJ | Hawley, Elizabeth | - | - | 65:227 (1991) | - |
| EVER90305 | AAJ | - | - | - | 66:206 (1992) | - |
| EVER90305 | MM | - | - | - | 137:8 (Jan 1991) | - |
| EVER90305 | - | - | http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12199122701/Asia-Nepal-Everest | - | - | - |