Everest | 1991 S Col-SE Ridge
A Nepal expedition to Everest in 1991 via S Col-SE Ridge, led by Lobsang Tashi Sherpa. Summit reached on 8th May 1991. 13 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 789 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | EVER91103 |
| Peak ID | EVER |
| Year | 1991 |
| Season | 1 |
| Host Country | 1 |
| Route 1 | S Col-SE Ridge |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | Nepal |
| Leaders | Lobsang Tashi Sherpa |
| Sponsor | 1991 First Sherpa Youth Everest Expedition |
| Success 1 | True |
| Success 2 | False |
| Success 3 | False |
| Success 4 | False |
| Ascent 1 | 115 w/USA |
| Ascent 2 | - |
| Ascent 3 | - |
| Ascent 4 | - |
| Claimed | False |
| Disputed | False |
| Countries | - |
| Approach | - |
| Basecamp Date | 1991-03-10 |
| Summit Date | 1991-05-08 |
| Summit Time | 0900 |
| Summit Days | 59 |
| Total Days | 0 |
| Termination Date | - |
| Termination Reason | 1 |
| Termination Notes | - |
| High Point (m) | 8849 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 2 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 0 |
| Total Members | 13 |
| Summit Members | 3 |
| Member Deaths | 0 |
| Total Hired | 0 |
| Summit Hired | 0 |
| Hired Deaths | 0 |
| No Hired | True |
| O2 Used | True |
| O2 None | False |
| O2 Climb | True |
| O2 Descent | False |
| O2 Sleep | False |
| O2 Medical | False |
| O2 Taken | False |
| O2 Unknown | False |
| Other Summits | - |
| Campsites | BC(10/03,5350m),C1(28/03,6100m),C2(02/04,6500m),C3(21/04,7900m),Smt(08/05) |
| Route Notes | BC at normal site C1 at top of Icefall C2 in Western Cwm C3 on Lhotse Face C4 at Col. Sherpas made 3 unsuccessful summit bids with first one on 24th April and got to SE Ridge above SE face "when defeated by wind" as on next 2 tries. On 2nd try got near S Summit; 3rd really not an attempt (did not get out of C4 tents); this 3rd bid was about 2nd May. Athans and Matous left C2 on 5 May for Lhotse summit and reached C3. Steve developed bad headache and used oxygen that night and 6th went down to C2 and Athans stayed at C3 to wait for Sherpas to mount their 4th Everest attempt. Athans and 3 Sherpas to C4 on 7th and to top on 8th, starting together but Athans fell behind struggling with video camera. Athans had left col at 2 am and Sherpas on top at 9:00 am and Athans 10:00 am on top (Sherpas waited at top for Athans) on cold and windy day. For Sherpas this was last summit bid; they were burned out. 1 Feb 2006 Nima Tashi is claiming summit success with this team. Apa Sherpa today confirmed that the only summiters were Sonam Dendu, Ang Temba and Apa himself. He is very certain about that. |
| Accidents | Lhakpa Gyalu broke leg April 2-3 in icefall collapse at 3:30 pm |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | Mountain Travel |
| Commercial Route | True |
| Standard Route | True |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | False |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2450556 |
| Year | 1991 |
| Summit Success | True |
| O2 Summary | Used |
| Route (lowercase) | s col-se ridge |
Members
13 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ang Chumbi Sherpa | M | - | Nepal | Climber | Khumjung, Khumbu | Trekking guide & alpinist | Details Other expeditions |
| Ang Pasang Sherpa | M | 1966 | Nepal | Climber | Pangboche, Khumbu | Trekking guide & alpinist | Details Other expeditions |
| Ang Rinzing Sherpa | M | - | Nepal | Climber | Changba, Tapting, Solukhumbu | Trekking guide & alpinist | Details Other expeditions |
| Ang Temba Sherpa | M | 1966 | Nepal | Climber | Khunde, Khumbu | Trekking guide & alpinist | Details Other expeditions |
| Apa (Appa) Sherpa | M | 1960 | Nepal | Climber | Thami Og, Khumbu | Trekking guide & alpinist | Details Other expeditions |
| Gyalgen (Phortse Gyalzen) Sherpa | M | - | Nepal | Climber | Phortse, Khumbu | Trekking guide & alpinist | Details Other expeditions |
| Lhakpa Gyalu Sherpa | M | - | Nepal | Climber | Phortse, Khumbu | Trekking guide & alpinist | Details Other expeditions |
| Lobsang Tashi Sherpa | M | - | Nepal | Leader | Kathmandu | Trekking guide & alpinist | Details Other expeditions |
| Nima Gyalgen Sherpa | M | - | Nepal | Climber | Changba, Tapting, Solukhumbu | Trekking guide & alpinist | Details Other expeditions |
| Nima Tashi Sherpa | M | 1960 | Nepal | Climber | Pangboche, Khumbu | Trekking guide & alpinist | Details Other expeditions |
| Shyam Prasad Poon | M | - | Nepal | Climber | Ruma Village, Myagdi, Dhaulagiri Zone | Trekking guide | Details Other expeditions |
| Sonam Dendu (Sona Dendu) Sherpa | M | 1960 | Nepal | Climber | Khumjung, Khumbu | Trekking guide & alpinist | Details Other expeditions |
| Tenzing Tashi Sherpa | M | - | Nepal | Climbing Leader | Khumjung, Khumbu | Trekking guide & alpinist | Details Other expeditions |
References
2 recorded references.
| Expedition ID | Journal | Author | Title | Publisher | Citation | Yak 94 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EVER91103 | AAJ | Athans, Peter | Sherpa Everest Expedition | - | 66:10-12 (1992) | - |
| EVER91103 | - | - | http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12199201000/Sherpa-Everest-Expedition | - | - | - |