Everest | 1992 S Col-SE Ridge

A France expedition to Everest in 1992 via S Col-SE Ridge, led by Denis Chatrefou. Summit reached on 14th May 1992. 6 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 1110
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID EVER92116
Peak ID EVER
Year 1992
Season 1
Host Country 1
Route 1 S Col-SE Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality France
Leaders Denis Chatrefou
Sponsor Ulife 1992 to Everest
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 1992-04-15
Summit Date 1992-05-14
Summit Time -
Summit Days 29
Total Days 35
Termination Date 1992-05-20
Termination Reason 4
Termination Notes Abandoned at 7900m due to bad weather and need to evacuate sick member
High Point (m) 7900
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 4
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 6
Summit Members 0
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 3
Summit Hired 0
Hired Deaths 0
No Hired False
O2 Used True
O2 None False
O2 Climb False
O2 Descent False
O2 Sleep False
O2 Medical True
O2 Taken False
O2 Unknown False
Other Summits -
Campsites BC(15/04,5350m),C1(18/04,6100m),C2(21/04,6400m),C3(27/04,7400m),C4(14/05,7900m),xxx(18/05,7900m)
Route Notes C2 in Cwm C3 on Lhotse Face High point at South Col. Last expedition to arrive at BC: had contract with the New Zealands that icefall route would be made for them & wanted to center expedition on summit bid on 15th May - were 2 weeks too late. Had trouble with Sherpas not very strong, sirdar left to buy food but went home actually (25th April & returned 1st May) getting loads to col. C3 tent destroyed by wind & snow 1st May. C4 pitched on 12th May but no food at first; first occupied by 1 member on 15th May to C2. 16th May much snow on mountain & only 17th up from C2 but only 2 members reached C4, other 3 stopped at C3. 18th May 2 members reached C4 while 1 went down. 19th May windy & cold so stayed in tent. 20th May decide to go down because too windy & cold, 2 had been at col several night & no oxygen so go down to C2. During night 20/21 May Lovato developed pulmonary edema, at 7 am started to evacuate him: asked British to provide oxygen, 2 members & 2 Sherpas manpower; 1 member came from BC to help French & British - in icefall he was close to death & arrived BC only 9 pm & 21 May Lovato rested in British BC (2 members still in BC resting). 22 May asked for helicopter on 22 May; his edema gone but some infection; 23rd bad weather so evacuated to KTM on 24th. 1 member planned up to make summit bid (BC 11 May, arrived C2 20th) but aborted this plan when Lovato became ill. Kefford - 1 June 92 Not only Russians climbed on other expedition's backs. Only people who came truely equipped to climb Everest was Spanish army and British. Adverse comments about siege type expeditions: Frenchman would have died if British hadn't provided 3 expensive oxygen bottles, medicines, stretcher and manpower to get him through Icefall and radio communication to BC. French leader and member only struck their heads out of tents while British extracted him from his a lot of people were topping over their egos.
Accidents Lovato serious pulmonary edema; nothing else
Achievement -
Agency Cho Oyu Trekking
Commercial Route True
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference -
Primary ID -
Checksum 2450929
Year 1992
Summit Success False
O2 Summary Used
Route (lowercase) s col-se ridge

Members

6 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Denis Chatrefou M 1954 France Leader Epinay-sous-Senart, Essonne, France Engineer Details Other expeditions
Frederic Foucher M 1956 France Climber Bretteaux, France Physician Details Other expeditions
Christian Lovato M 1960 France Climber Fontaine, Isere, France Engineer Details Other expeditions
Chantal Mauduit F 1964 France Climber Chambery, Savoie, France Physiotherapist Details Other expeditions
Antoine Jacques Melchior M 1946 France Climber Cesson, Seine-et-Marne, France Engineer Details Other expeditions
Christophe Reveret M 1963 France Climber Haute-Savoie, France Tour planning consultant Details Other expeditions

References

2 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
EVER92116 AAJ Hawley, Elizabeth - - 67:213-215 (1993) -
EVER92116 - - http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12199321300/Asia-Nepal-Everest-Ascents-Attempts-and-Tragedies-via-the-Western-Cwm-in-the-Pre-Monsoon-Season - - -