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 - - -