Everest | 1992 S Col-SE Ridge

A UK expedition to Everest in 1992 via S Col-SE Ridge, led by Jonathan Pratt. Summit reached on 15th May 1992. 4 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 1112
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID EVER92112
Peak ID EVER
Year 1992
Season 1
Host Country 1
Route 1 S Col-SE Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality UK
Leaders Jonathan Pratt
Sponsor Officially on Chilean permit
Success 1 True
Success 2 False
Success 3 False
Success 4 False
Ascent 1 139 w/Chile
Ascent 2 -
Ascent 3 -
Ascent 4 -
Claimed False
Disputed False
Countries Czechoslovakia, USSR
Approach -
Basecamp Date 1992-04-02
Summit Date 1992-05-15
Summit Time 1200
Summit Days 43
Total Days 0
Termination Date -
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 8849
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 4
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 4
Summit Members 1
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 1
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(02/04,5350m),C1(05/04,6100m),C2(15/04,6400m),C3(20/04,7500m),C4(12/05,7900m),Smt(15/05)
Route Notes Pratt & Ang Phurba went to C3 on 20th & 2 members slept there one night & down to C2 & BC on 22nd & Sterbova never went up again. 3 May Pratt & Ang Phurba went up but Sterbova decided not to that day; same thing again 12th May & when she again decided not to go up; reaching C3 she had had great difficulty reaching camp at all (other 2 went to C2 to C3 in 4-1/2 hrs while she took 11 hrs & perhaps would have not managed the last 50-100m if Pratt had not gone down the ropes to meet her; she wasn't strong enough, not fit enough. She left BC with Pratt. 12th May Pratt & Ang Phurba reached S Col; Ang Phurba immediately descended to C2 & never slept above C2. 15th May Pratt left C4 with Purto & Ang Rita at 2 am & together on top at 12 noon & back to C4. Pratt on 16th C4 to BC. Pratt & Sterbova were a climbing pair until Sterbova failed to muster strength to go up from BC in May. Smid last August injured his leg in parachute accident and had no confidence he could climb at all; every advance in ascents was a wonder to him. He arrived late at BC (23 April) after spending time at Gorak Shep, accimatizing on Pumori slopes and staying away from (avoiding) the traffic and garbage of BC from big commercial expeditions ("business is not mountaineering"). Smid and Shinov moves: Smid - 23/4 - arrived BC 26/4 - to C2 with Shinov, then down to BC 1/5 - to C3 3/5 - attempted to reach C3 but turned back very tired at 7100m 4/5 - BC 9/5 - C2 11/5 - C3 12/5 - to S Col and down to C3 same day 13/5 - C2 15/5 - climbed up British to West Shoulder to see N Face and to C2 16/5 - BC 19/5 - left BC - spent few days in Namche 24/5 - arrived Kathmandu ex-Lukla Shinov - 18/4 - arrived BC 22/4 - C2 24/4 - BC and Gorak Shep 25/4 - BC 26/4 - C2 27/4 - tried to reach C3 - back to C2 28/4 - C3 29/4 - tried to reach South Col turned back at 7800m very tired and down to C2 30/4 - BC 31/4 to 11/5 - in BC or lower (3 days at Pheriche) 12/5 - BC to C3 13/5 - C2 again slightly sick 14/5 - BC 18/5 - left BC -> 25/5 KTM via Jiri
Accidents None except Sterbova extreme exhaustion
Achievement -
Agency Kunga
Commercial Route True
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference -
Primary ID -
Checksum 2450930
Year 1992
Summit Success True
O2 Summary Used
Route (lowercase) s col-se ridge

Members

4 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Jonathan C. Pratt M 1958 UK Leader Shenfield, Essex, England Mining engineer Details Other expeditions
Alexander Shinov M 1958 USSR Climber Moscow, USSR Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Miroslav Smid M 1952 Czechoslovakia Climber Police nad Metuji, Czechoslovakia Photographer, writer & dealer in mountaineering equipment Details Other expeditions
Margita Dina Sterbova F 1940 Czechoslovakia Climber Olomouc, Czechoslovakia Mathematician Details Other expeditions

References

2 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
EVER92112 AAJ Hawley, Elizabeth - - 67:213-215 (1993) -
EVER92112 - - http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12199321300/Asia-Nepal-Everest-Ascents-Attempts-and-Tragedies-via-the-Western-Cwm-in-the-Pre-Monsoon-Season - - -