Everest | 1992 S Col-SE Ridge

A France expedition to Everest in 1992 via S Col-SE Ridge, led by Michel Pelle. Summit reached on 9th October 1992. 28 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 1188
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID EVER92313
Peak ID EVER
Year 1992
Season 3
Host Country 1
Route 1 S Col-SE Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality France
Leaders Michel Pelle
Sponsor Terres d'Adventure Everest 1992
Success 1 True
Success 2 False
Success 3 False
Success 4 False
Ascent 1 150
Ascent 2 -
Ascent 3 -
Ascent 4 -
Claimed False
Disputed False
Countries Portugal, Switzerland
Approach -
Basecamp Date 1992-08-27
Summit Date 1992-10-09
Summit Time -
Summit Days 43
Total Days 45
Termination Date 1992-10-11
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 8849
Traverse False
Ski True
Paraglide False
Camps 4
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 27
Summit Members 5
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 17
Summit Hired 0
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(27/08),C1(01/09,6100m),C2(12/09,6400m),C3(16/09,7300m),C4(24/09,7900m),Smt(09/10)
Route Notes 1st summit attempt on 25th Sept by 2 members who reached S Summit and stopped by wind. 2nd bid from col 27th aborted by wind, except Tardivel who went up alone & stopped at S Summit to C2 in 4-5 hrs, skiing below col between S Pillar & Genveva Spur. 3rd bid on 3rd Oct when stayed 2 nights at col; on 4th 2 members reached 8100m & quit because of wind. 9th Oct finally had success; 1 member without oxygen reached 8600m, realized he was too slow & gave up. Batard - 8 Oct 92 Batard arrived 12 Sept BC and started up on 16 Sept to C2. 17 & 18 Sept C2. 19th to C3 and down to BC to rest (C4 already there; stayed 15 mins). In BC 20-23rd to C2, 24th to C3. 25th to 7500m, then down because saw summiters going very slowly and not now good and (on this down Pasang deposited supplies at South Summit); Batard BC. 28th 5:00 am from BC and in 10 hours at Col but many clouds so stopped at Col. 29th started up at 5:30 am but "was not so well in my head" because believed wind starting when it in fact was not windy. Reached 8300m quickly but then felt cold and returned to C4 to sleep and at noon down to Lobuche to meet Bruno and Jean-Michel. Stayed at Lobuche 2 days and on 1st Oct to C2. 2nd Oct reached Col and really strong wind; slept at Col. Now on 3rd Batard and Asselin and Gallet amongst 40 people at Col; only Spanish took a risk and went to top while Batard and 2 French to BC: climb finished for them because tired "and Oct is the time for wind" - this was enough. To sleep on summit, Batard needed good weather. Had now abandoned Everest and wants to do difficult technical route alone on South Face Nuptse. Batard - 1 Sept 92 I want to be the 1st man to sleep in highest point on earth. Medical experts say dangerous to sleep there without oxygen but Batard says: "No, it is not dangerous for me." Danger is on top early because Asselin and Gallet take pix of him there and then they descend - arrive top 3:00-4:00 pm and then Asselin and Gallet to South Col to wait for Batard. Best time to try for top is full moon time (11 Oct). Not to compete with Iman Singh Gurung in his bid to scale Everest in 20 hours unless Gallet and Asselin are sick and cannot ascend with Batard, in which case Batard perhaps goes up quickly. Iman can succeed in 20 hours if gets good acclimatization but not because exhausted on Xixa. Return KTM as soon as possible.
Accidents Jacquet pneumonia; Aubertin great pain in knees; Ang Gyalzen fell into river after leaving BC for home village
Achievement -
Agency Everest Trekking
Commercial Route True
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference -
Primary ID -
Checksum 2451077
Year 1992
Summit Success True
O2 Summary Used
Route (lowercase) s col-se ridge

Members

28 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Jean-Michel Asselin M 1952 France Climber Corps, Isere, France Mountaineering magazine editor Details Other expeditions
Pierre Aubertin M 1965 France Climber Yerres, Essonne, France Engineer Details Other expeditions
Marc Marie Bernard Batard M 1951 France Climber Megeve, Haute-Savoie, France Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Jean Pierre Bernard M 1945 France Climber Allinges, Thonon les Bains, France Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Paulo Costa M 1958 Portugal Climber Lisbon, Portugal Journalist Details Other expeditions
Charles Davignon M 1951 France Climber Courbevoie, Hauts-de-Seine, France Bank employee Details Other expeditions
Thierry Defrance M 1961 France Climber Chantilly, Oise, France Teacher Details Other expeditions
Brigitte Djajasasmita F 1961 France Climber Geneva, Switzerland Systems engineer Details Other expeditions
Bernard Drouin M 1932 France Climber Turlri, France Retired furniture maker Details Other expeditions
Yvan Estienne M 1951 France Climber Les Vigneaux, Hautes-Alpes, France Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Patrick Gabarrou M 1951 France Climber Araches-les-Carroz, Haute-Savoie, France Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Bruno Gallet M 1947 France Climber Avignon, Vaucluse, France Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Jacques Germain M 1957 France Climber Auriol, Bouches-du-Rhone, France Technician Details Other expeditions
Philippe Grenier M 1953 France Climber Chamonix, Haute-Savoie, France Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Emmanuelle Jacquet F 1953 France Climber Evain-les-Bains, Haute-Savoie, France Head nurse Details Other expeditions
Jan Jasiewicz M 1931 Switzerland Climber Les Mosses, Vaud, Switzerland Process control engineer Details Other expeditions
Fabrice Le Fur M 1964 France Climber Antony, Hauts-de-Seine, France Auditor Details Other expeditions
Jean-Michel Mazzoni M 1956 France Climber Paris, France Electronics equipment sales engineer Details Other expeditions
Annette Nault F 1949 France Climber Paris, France Chemist Details Other expeditions
Pedro Pacheco M 1965 Portugal Climber Porto, Portugal Sports teacher Details Other expeditions
Michel Pelle M 1947 France Leader Chamonix, Haute-Savoie, France Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Manuel Pinto M 1958 Portugal Climber Coimbra, Portugal Cameraman Details Other expeditions
Thierry Raoul Renard M 1945 France Climber Paris, France Travel agent Details Other expeditions
Jean-Pierre Rigal M 1952 France Climber Paris, France Tour manager of outdoor adventure company Details Other expeditions
Alain Roussey M 1964 France Climber Paris, France Police sports instructor Details Other expeditions
Pierre Tardivel M 1963 France Climber Annecy, Haute-Savoie, France Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Jean-Pierre Noel Viallet M 1946 France Exp Doctor Toulan, Var, France Physician Details Other expeditions
Ang Gyalzen Sherpa M - Nepal Staff - - Details Other expeditions

References

5 recorded references.