Everest | 1992 S Col-SE Ridge
A India expedition to Everest in 1992 via S Col-SE Ridge, led by Hukam Singh. Summit reached on 10th May 1992. 18 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 1101 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | EVER92111 |
| Peak ID | EVER |
| Year | 1992 |
| Season | 1 |
| Host Country | 1 |
| Route 1 | S Col-SE Ridge |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | India |
| Leaders | Hukam Singh |
| Sponsor | Indian ITBP Mount Everest Expedition 1992 |
| Success 1 | True |
| Success 2 | False |
| Success 3 | False |
| Success 4 | False |
| Ascent 1 | 130,134 |
| Ascent 2 | - |
| Ascent 3 | - |
| Ascent 4 | - |
| Claimed | False |
| Disputed | False |
| Countries | - |
| Approach | - |
| Basecamp Date | 1992-03-29 |
| Summit Date | 1992-05-10 |
| Summit Time | - |
| Summit Days | 42 |
| Total Days | 56 |
| Termination Date | 1992-05-24 |
| Termination Reason | 1 |
| Termination Notes | - |
| High Point (m) | 8849 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 4 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 0 |
| Total Members | 15 |
| Summit Members | 6 |
| Member Deaths | 0 |
| Total Hired | 25 |
| Summit Hired | 2 |
| Hired Deaths | 1 |
| 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(29/03,5350m),C1(01/04,6150m),C2(04/04,6650m),C3(26/04,7400m),C4(01/05,7900m),Smt(10,12/05) |
| Route Notes | C2 in Cwm (next to British) C3 on Lhotse Face C4 at Col. Some boulders came down from Lhotse, but C1 was safe; no damage to tent which stayed intact 1 April-22 May (contrary to New Zealanders report to me). C4 pitched 8 April but slept in 26th April. Set up C4 20 April (1st team to pitch this camp) but could not occupy it till 1 May because of bad weather (snow and wind) and again very bad weather 2 May when Islaivilans died. Heavy snowfall from early morning so summit attack for 2 May cancelled and those in C4 descended (none had gone above C4). 2nd summit party to C4 on 9th May. Left col 4 am; 11:45 S Summit and contacted leader at C2; at 2:30 pm again contacted from bottom Hillary Step and at top [of step] 1 man's oxygen exhausted and his bottle left there; at 4:05 pm contacted and said there were on top (slow because one had no oxygen and other had little oxygen) and there did puja with Ganga water. Their descent seen from S Summit; reached C4 at 9 pm without headlamps and slept there (some moonlight through fog). 3rd summit party same people as 1st party, left C4 3:30 am 12th May, when Raj turned back at north side of S Summit because oxygen regulator and mask not working). Other 5 to summit with Mohan Singh last because his oxygen finished at Hillary Step; returned to C4 at 4 pm (Lobsang) and other 4 together at 6:30 pm. 4th Summit party: 6 members and Chhoda Tshering Sherpa (India supporting member) spent 2 nights at C3 because of changable weather, nights of 17th and 18th May, went to C4 19th; 20th blizzard and could not go up, had difficult time descending to C2. Sher Singh, cook (Indian) who also carried some loads, coming down last ladder in icefall 200m from bottom of icefall, slipped down tilted ladder with nylon sling around his waist. 22 May he died and body on 24th May carried from BC and cremated at Dugla. Paid royalty for 15 members; had several "support members" but Chhoda Tshering Sherpa, an Indian "from the border area" was only one to go above BC. |
| Accidents | Papta pulmonary edema and 2 fingers bad frostbite; Bisht 3 fingers bad frostbite; Sher Singh died in the icefall |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | Asian Trekking |
| Commercial Route | True |
| Standard Route | True |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | - |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2450925 |
| Year | 1992 |
| Summit Success | True |
| O2 Summary | Used |
| Route (lowercase) | s col-se ridge |
Members
18 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jot Singh Bhandari | M | 1965 | India | Climber | Malana, Uttarkashi, UP, India | ITBP, Head Constable | Details Other expeditions |
| Tajwar Singh Bisht | M | 1952 | India | Climber | Boundsadi, Chamoli, UP, India | ITBP subinspector | Details Other expeditions |
| Mohan Singh Gunjyal | M | 1952 | India | Climber | Gunji, Pithoragarh, UP, India | ITBP subinspector | Details Other expeditions |
| Sundar Singh Martolia | M | 1946 | India | Climber | Bageshwar, UP, India | ITBP subinspector | Details Other expeditions |
| Pralhad Singh Panchpal | M | 1948 | India | Climber | Talla Ghorpata, Pithoragarh, UP, India | ITBP subinspector | Details Other expeditions |
| Pratap Singh Papta | M | 1961 | India | Climber | Thana, Simla, UP, India | ITBP superintendent of police | Details Other expeditions |
| Chittaranjan R. Pattanayak | M | 1947 | India | Dep Leader/Exp Doctor | New Delhi, India | ITBP, Senior Medical Officer | Details Other expeditions |
| Kanahiya Lal Pokhriyal | M | 1949 | India | Climber | Sachkhil, Pauri, UP, India | ITBP subedar major | Details Other expeditions |
| Sunil Dutta Sharma | M | 1962 | India | Climber | Delhi, India | ITBP superintendent of police | Details Other expeditions |
| Harbhajan Singh | M | 1956 | India | Climber | Hoshiarpur, Punjab, India | ITBP superintendent of police | Details Other expeditions |
| Hukam Singh | M | 1938 | India | Leader | New Delhi, India | ITBP additional deputy superintendent of police | Details Other expeditions |
| Prem Singh | M | 1964 | India | Climber | Kardang, Lahaul & Spiti, HP, India | ITBP deputy superintendent of police | Details Other expeditions |
| Khem Raj Thakur | M | 1967 | India | Climber | Shuru, Kulu District, HP, India | ITBP subinspector | Details Other expeditions |
| Santosh Yadav | F | 1967 | India | Climber | Gau Shala, Rewari, Haryana, India | ITBP inspector | Details Other expeditions |
| Lobsang (Deepak) Sherpa | M | 1967 | India | Climber | Darjeeling, India | Havildar, ITBP | Details Other expeditions |
| Sange Muktuk Sherpa | M | 1965 | India | H-A Worker | Darjeeling, India (born Makalu-Barun) | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Wangchuk Sherpa | M | 1965 | India | H-A Worker | Darjeeling, India (born Makalu-Barun) | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Sher Singh | M | - | India | H-A Cook | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
References
5 recorded references.
| Expedition ID | Journal | Author | Title | Publisher | Citation | Yak 94 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EVER92111 | HJ | Singh, Hukam | Indian (ITBP) Everest Expedition, 1992 | - | 49:172-175 (1991-1992) | - |
| EVER92111 | AAJ | Hawley, Elizabeth | - | - | 67:213-215 (1993) | - |
| EVER92111 | HMJ | - | - | - | 19:8 (1991-92) | - |
| EVER92111 | - | - | http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12199321300/Asia-Nepal-Everest-Ascents-Attempts-and-Tragedies-via-the-Western-Cwm-in-the-Pre-Monsoon-Season | - | - | - |
| EVER92111 | - | - | https://www.himalayanclub.org/hj/49/21/indian-itbp-everest-expedition-1992/ | - | - | - |