Everest | 1992 N Face-N Ridge

A USA expedition to Everest in 1992 via N Face-N Ridge, led by Douglas Hansen. Summit reached on 30th September 1992. 7 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 1169
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID EVER92305
Peak ID EVER
Year 1992
Season 3
Host Country 2
Route 1 N Face-N Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality USA
Leaders Douglas Hansen
Sponsor Utahns on 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 1992-08-29
Summit Date 1992-09-30
Summit Time -
Summit Days 32
Total Days 43
Termination Date 1992-10-11
Termination Reason 5
Termination Notes Abandoned at 7610m due to dangerous snow conditions
High Point (m) 7610
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 4
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 5
Summit Members 0
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 2
Summit Hired 0
Hired Deaths 0
No Hired False
O2 Used False
O2 None True
O2 Climb False
O2 Descent False
O2 Sleep False
O2 Medical False
O2 Taken False
O2 Unknown False
Other Summits -
Campsites BC(29/08,4980m),ABC(03/09,5575m),C1(05/09,5670m),C2(06/09,6220m),C3(18/09,6600m),Dep(20/09,7400m),C4(29/09,7610m),xxx(30/09,7610m)
Route Notes Never attempted Great Couloir because snow conditions too dangerous with avalanches, avalanching to west of C2. First camps put in fairly rapid order - made cache at 7400m on way to making C4; winds from west stopped advance that day so dumped loads and retreated to C2 (Smith, Lhakpa and Tshering Sherpa made cache). About a week later summit push from ABC by Bishop, Smith, Lhakpa and Tshering to C2 and on to C3 (Chuntz had left expedition as summit party started up due to intestinal problems). Left C3; at 7200m Bishop and Lhakpa (because Bishop too slow and had bad cough) turned back; left oxygen at cache and went up to 7600m, where found abandoned Italian (W Ridge) tent partly ruined and zippers didn't work. Spent sleepless night and next morning decided didn't have enough strength to go on. Now too late to make another bid before yaks arrived. Also Sherpas had been promised only one summit push by them and Bishop's health not very good.
Accidents Hansen left BC without climbing because altitude sickness (used Gamov bag)
Achievement -
Agency Kunga
Commercial Route False
Standard Route -
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference -
Primary ID -
Checksum 2451068
Year 1992
Summit Success False
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) n face-n ridge

Members

7 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Craig Bishop M 1951 USA Climber Oak City, Utah Miner Details Other expeditions
Howard Chuntz M - USA Deputy Leader Utah Attorney Details Other expeditions
Douglas Hansen M 1954 USA Leader Utah Professional alpinist & businessman Details Other expeditions
Keith Hooker M 1939 USA Climber Utah Emergency physician Details Other expeditions
Stanton Smith M 1957 USA Climber Utah Podiatrist (foot doctor) Details Other expeditions
Tshering Sherpa M - Nepal H-A Worker - - Details Other expeditions
Lhakpa Sherpa M - Nepal H-A Worker - - Details Other expeditions

References

4 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
EVER92305 AAJ Hawley, Elizabeth - - 67:286 (1993) -
EVER92305 AAJ Hansen, Douglas - - 67:286 (1993) -
EVER92305 - - http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12199328602/Asia-Tibet-Everest-Post-Monsoon-Attempt - - -
EVER92305 - - http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12199328601/Asia-Tibet-Everest-Post-Monsoon-Attempts-from-the-North - - -