Everest | 1992 S Col-SE Ridge

A Germany expedition to Everest in 1992 via S Col-SE Ridge, led by Ralf Dujmovits. Summit reached on 4th October 1992. 14 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 1186
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID EVER92306
Peak ID EVER
Year 1992
Season 3
Host Country 1
Route 1 S Col-SE Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Germany
Leaders Ralf Dujmovits
Sponsor Amical Alpin Everest Expedition 1992
Success 1 True
Success 2 False
Success 3 False
Success 4 False
Ascent 1 147
Ascent 2 -
Ascent 3 -
Ascent 4 -
Claimed False
Disputed False
Countries Austria, Switzerland
Approach -
Basecamp Date 1992-09-01
Summit Date 1992-10-04
Summit Time 0907
Summit Days 33
Total Days 39
Termination Date 1992-10-10
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 8849
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 4
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 11
Summit Members 1
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 9
Summit Hired 1
Hired Deaths 0
No Hired False
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(01/09),C1(05/09,6100m),C2(08/09,6500m),C3(13/09,7300m),C4(23/09,7900m),Smt(04/10)
Route Notes 25th Sept 10 people from 3 expeditions reached S Summit (22 left S Col from 3 expeditions) and 5 of the 10 got frostbite or other dangers (eye and knee). This was this expedition's 1st summit bid by 7 members, Nima Temba & Dawa Tashi and all reached at best 8400m before turning back. Dacher not well, Djumovits reacting badly to anti-frostbite drug, strong wind, waiting for very slow Spanish to fix ropes to and up Hillary Step. 27th 3 members & Sonam Tshering intended to leave C4 but too much wind and down that day. 3rd Oct attempt planned by Dujmovits, Etschmayer, Pinn, Ratteit, Reichen, Respondek, Treibel, Dawa Tashi & Sonam Tshering from C4 but not above C4 on 3rd and slept in C4. On 4th all down except Djumovits and Sonam Tshering who went to top. Last people hoping for another summit bid gave up on 6th because of weather. Ministry of Tourism - 8 Oct 1992 Dujmovits and Sonam Tshering on 4 Oct left Col 2:45, on top 9:07 am in bad weather, on 25 minutes on top, 4:30 pm at C2. Sonam's 4th ascent Everest; Dacher to 8400m without oxygen. Letter to Miss Hawley - 8 Oct 1992 from Ralf Dujmovits After having seen the 25th of Sept already up to 8500m without oxygen I spent some rest days in BC. (My stomach had not accepted a "Adalai", our doctor gave me at 8400m for a frozen food too). The 2nd of October me and some of my members went up again to C2 (6500m). The 3rd about twenty French and Spanish and three of my members climbed from C3 to South Col. Also me and two of my group climbed from C2 to South Col. On arrival it was already very windy, so spent a horrible stormy night (without oxygen). Only three Spanish Juan Thomas, Pedro Jose Tous and Mikel Reparez started and reached later the summit. We spent the whole day on South Col (using from time to time oxygen). The next stormy night started. At 2:45 together with Sonam Tshering, our Sirdar (3 times summit), I started from South Col. It was still more stormy than the night before, but less cold (-24 degree C). After 2-1/2 hours we reached the South East Ridge by changing the guide role steadily. At 8:00 reached the South Summit, Sonam 10 minutes later. It was terribly stormy. 500m long "snow-flags" were blown from ridge into the sky. 9:00 clock me and 10 minutes later Sonam reached the summit. From the new Italian and Tsering Tripole/ took off a Sashe flag. I took some pictures of Sonam and summit. Sonam of me also. At 12:30 after a difficult descent in the incoming storm we were bad in South Col, at 1600 o'clock in C2. After my calculation after 13 years I was the 14th German on summit. The 13th German was Schmatz. For Sonam Tshering, it was the fourth climb to summit of Everest. All other climbers of my team have abandoned their attempts and we finished the expedition. Yesterday at 9:30 Michel Vincent, leader of French-International expedition, had reached summit alone. Up to now (8 Oct, 6:30 am, -12 degrees inside but cold fingers for writing) we have received no other, no more information about him.
Accidents None
Achievement -
Agency Thamserku Trekking
Commercial Route True
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference -
Primary ID -
Checksum 2451072
Year 1992
Summit Success True
O2 Summary Used
Route (lowercase) s col-se ridge

Members

14 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Michel Dacher M 1933 Germany Climber Peiting, Bavaria, Germany Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Ralf Dujmovits M 1961 Germany Leader Buehlertal, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Johann (Hans) Etschmayer M 1940 Austria Climber Pfons, Tirol, Austria Police officer Details Other expeditions
Matthias Pinn M 1961 Germany Climber Oberstdorf, Bavaria, Germany Photographer Details Other expeditions
Rodja Lars Ratteit M 1968 Germany Climber Backnang, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany Repairs measuring instruments Details Other expeditions
Jakob (Kobi) Reichen M 1960 Switzerland Climber Lauenen, Bern, Switzerland Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Matthias Respondek M 1956 Germany Exp Doctor Stuttgart, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany Physician Details Other expeditions
Walter Treibel M 1955 Germany Climber Munich, Bavaria, Germany Physician Details Other expeditions
Nikolaus Von Schumacher M 1947 Switzerland Climber Alstetten, Zurich, Switzerland Insurance executive Details Other expeditions
Diego Wellig M 1961 Switzerland Climber Naters, Valais, Switzerland Alpine guide & ski instructor Details Other expeditions
Rafael Wellig M 1965 Switzerland Climber Fiesch, Valais, Switzerland Mechanic Details Other expeditions
Sonam Tshering Sherpa M - Nepal H-A Worker Beding, Dolakha - Details Other expeditions
Dawa Tashi Sherpa M 1964 Nepal H-A Worker Beding, Dolakha - Details Other expeditions
Nima Temba Sherpa M - Nepal H-A Worker - - Details Other expeditions

References

2 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
EVER92306 AAJ Hawley, Elizabeth - - 67:217-218 (1993) -
EVER92306 - - http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12199321700/Asia-Nepal-Everest-Post-Monsoon-South-Col-Ascents-and-Attempts - - -