Everest | 1990 S Col-SE Ridge

A France expedition to Everest in 1990 via S Col-SE Ridge, led by Annie Beghin. Summit reached on 6th October 1990. 2 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 726
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID EVER90311
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 Annie Beghin
Sponsor French Women's 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 1990-09-10
Summit Date 1990-10-06
Summit Time -
Summit Days 26
Total Days 27
Termination Date 1990-10-07
Termination Reason 4
Termination Notes Abandoned at 8500m due to winds and oxygen regulator failure
High Point (m) 8500
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 3
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 2
Summit Members 0
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 2
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(10/09,5400m),C1(15/09,6400m),C2(20/09,7200m),C3(05/10,7900m),xxx(06/10,8500m)
Route Notes C1 in Western Cwm C2 on Lhotse Face C3 at S Col High point at SE Ridge. Did not make a camp at top of icefall: slept there on 14th Sept and next day into Cwm. 17th Sept up to 7200m, site for next camp for acclimatization and down to Cwm camp; then down to BC for rest. 19th Sept Sherpas up to established camp on face on 20th and at Col on 21st while members wait in BC. Sherpas back to BC on 25th. 2nd Oct to C2, waited 3 days in fine but very windy weather; from C2 up on 4th Oct; Veronique, Annie [Dubois from Batard team?] and 2 Sherpas and on first fixed ropes below C3 Annie got sick (stomach trouble) and she down while Veronique and 2 Sherpas to face camp, where Veronique rested 2 hrs and then onto Col with 1 Sherpa. Slept at Col 5/6 Oct night. Sherpa got headache but early 6th Veronique started alone; left with oxygen col at 1:00 am and climbed to 8400m, where oxygen regulator started giving trouble; left oxygen and went on witout oxygen but started getting very cold and fingers begining to freeze so turned back at 8500m, stopped 2 hrs at Col camp and was in BC at 5:00-6:00 that evening; climb finished. Annie Beghin had gone to see her husband at Lhotse BC and Veronique could not make another bid because of wind and no more oxygen left. "I am very sad" and angry about regulator and crying on descent from Col; Annie constantly worried about Pierre.
Accidents 1 Sherpa bad headache; 1 member psychosomatic illness
Achievement -
Agency Amtrek
Commercial Route True
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference -
Primary ID -
Checksum 2450341
Year 1990
Summit Success False
O2 Summary Used
Route (lowercase) s col-se ridge

Members

2 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Annie Beghin F 1948 France Leader Le Sappey-en-Chartreuse, Isere, France Artist (painter) Details Other expeditions
Veronique Perillat F 1962 France Climber Chamonix, Haute-Savoie, France Ski instructor Details Other expeditions

References

2 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
EVER90311 AAJ - - - 65:228 (1991) -
EVER90311 - - http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12199122802/Asia-Nepal-Everest-Attempt - - -