Everest | 1990 S Col-SE Ridge
A France expedition to Everest in 1990 via S Col-SE Ridge, led by Pierre Dutrievoz. Summit reached on 8th October 1990. 12 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 725 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | EVER90308 |
| 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 | Pierre Dutrievoz |
| Sponsor | Chomolungma 1990 |
| 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 | UK |
| Approach | - |
| Basecamp Date | 1990-09-01 |
| Summit Date | 1990-10-08 |
| Summit Time | - |
| Summit Days | 37 |
| Total Days | 38 |
| Termination Date | 1990-10-09 |
| Termination Reason | 4 |
| Termination Notes | Abandoned at 8750m due to strong winds and time running out |
| High Point (m) | 8750 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 4 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 0 |
| Total Members | 11 |
| Summit Members | 0 |
| Member Deaths | 0 |
| Total Hired | 12 |
| 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(01/09,5400m),C1(02/09,6100m),C2(03/09,6400m),C3(14/09,7200m),C4(29/09,7900m),xxx(08/10,8750m) |
| Route Notes | C3 on Lhotse Face C4 at S Col High point at S Summit. "I had almost the feeling of being at the top so I was happy and sad at the same time" - Pelaudeix on reaching S Summit only. 1st summit bid by Asselin, Bordet, Cauchy, E Dutrievoz, P Dutrievoz and Pelaudeix and 5 Sherpas who made C4 but could not go higher because of wind and clouds (Bordet did not sleep at Col and Asselin went only 200m above Col and then all down). 8th Oct Pelaudeix and Bordet reached S Summit and down towards main summit with 1 Sherpa Phurba and Cauchy to 50m below South Summit. Turned back by strong wind. Left Col at 6:00 am and 1:30 pm reached col between S and Main Summit. No more summit bids because of following days wind became increasingly strong and yaks coming on 10th, had seats on Lukla flight on 15th and Japanese-Korean team had left and were no longer maintaining Icefall route. 2 members left BC 2nd Oct because they there was no hope of success. |
| Accidents | Dutrievoz cracked rib in icefall; Meurisse had stroke at Lukla on return |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | Sherpa Society |
| Commercial Route | True |
| Standard Route | True |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | False |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2450343 |
| Year | 1990 |
| Summit Success | False |
| O2 Summary | Used |
| Route (lowercase) | s col-se ridge |
Members
12 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jean-Michel Asselin | M | 1952 | France | Climber | Corps, Isere, France | Mountaineering magazine editor | Details Other expeditions |
| Michel Bordet | M | 1952 | France | Climber | Chamonix, Haute-Savoie, France | Alpine guide | Details Other expeditions |
| Emmanuel Cauchy | M | 1960 | France | Exp Doctor | Chamonix, Haute-Savoie, France | Physician | Details Other expeditions |
| Eric Dutrievoz | M | 1968 | France | Climber | Caluire-et-Cuire, Rhone, France | Sound engineer | Details Other expeditions |
| Pierre Dutrievoz | M | 1960 | France | Leader | Bourg St. Maurice, Savoie, France | Alpine guide & painter (artist) | Details Other expeditions |
| Guy Martin | M | 1930 | France | Climber | Villard-de-Lans, Isere, France | Alpine guide & photographer | Details Other expeditions |
| Jean-Paul Meurisse | M | 1936 | France | Climber | Montrouge, Hauts-de-Seine, France | Photographer | Details Other expeditions |
| Cecile Pelaudeix | F | 1965 | France | Climber | Bourg St. Maurice, Savoie, France | Unemployed | Details Other expeditions |
| Tony Riley | M | 1942 | UK | Climber | Cheltenham, Gloucester, England | Cameraman | Details Other expeditions |
| Phurba Sherpa | M | - | Nepal | H-A Worker | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Charles Moray | M | - | France | Climber | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Dominique Martial | M | - | France | Climber | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
References
3 recorded references.
| Expedition ID | Journal | Author | Title | Publisher | Citation | Yak 94 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EVER90308 | AAJ | Dutrievoz, Pierre | - | - | 65:229 (1991) | - |
| EVER90308 | - | Aslande, Cecile | Passagers de l'Everest | Phoenix, Grenoble | - | A325 |
| EVER90308 | - | - | http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12199122901/Asia-Nepal-Everest-Attempt | - | - | - |