Everest | 1993 S Col-SE Ridge

A Spain expedition to Everest in 1993 via S Col-SE Ridge, led by Lluis Belvis Del Rio. Summit reached on 16th May 1993. 10 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 1219
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID EVER93117
Peak ID EVER
Year 1993
Season 1
Host Country 1
Route 1 S Col-SE Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Spain
Leaders Lluis Belvis Del Rio
Sponsor Catalan Sagarmatha Cleaning & Climbing Expedition
Success 1 True
Success 2 False
Success 3 False
Success 4 False
Ascent 1 165,174
Ascent 2 -
Ascent 3 -
Ascent 4 -
Claimed False
Disputed False
Countries -
Approach -
Basecamp Date 1993-04-15
Summit Date 1993-05-16
Summit Time 1040
Summit Days 31
Total Days 35
Termination Date 1993-05-20
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 8849
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 4
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 9
Summit Members 2
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 6
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(15/04,5300m),C1(20/04,6100m),C2(21/04,6500m),C3(29/04,7200m),C4(01/05,7900m),Smt(16-17/05)
Route Notes C1 at top of Icefall C2 in Western Cwm C3 on Lhotse Face C4 at Col. Took 1 hr to trek past all C2 camps to this team's C2. This season Koreans (SW Face) charged $200 per foreigner to go through icefall. Tried to make 1st summit bid for 10 May but Pujante hit by block of ice on 9th May while going up between C3 and C4 and Pujante's head cut open and bled profusely and he was brought down to C2 where US doctor (Rabold) sewed wound. Then waited for good weather forecast from British satellite system; very windy from 11th to 15th. C4 reached 15th by Ang Phurba and Pujante (now recovered) and 16th May left C4 midnight, and summited at 10:40 am and C4 at 3 pm and C2 at 7 pm. Pujante and Ang Phurba used oxygen from C4 up because Pujante plans to climb all seven summits and all 8000ers and wanted to be sure to succeed. Also on 16th 10 pm 4 people started up from col: Blade, Cadiach, De la Matta and Rafols with no Sherpas and no oxygen ever. At 8300m+ Blade and Rafols too slow (had reached col on 16th at 7 pm and were too tired) turned back at midnight or 1 am. 17th May De la Matta at S Summit 2 pm, did not feel able to reach top and returned to col same day; arrived at S Summit with Cadiach who went on alone to top at 3:30 pm alone and back to col 8 pm on headlamp safely and without frostbite. Others at col wanted to try top on 18th again without oxygen and too windy so down at 3 pm. Cleaning: BC area much cleaner than in 1982, but Catalans Sherpas cleared away rubbish which they carried to Lobuche.
Accidents Pujante hit by ice block but not serious
Achievement -
Agency Kunga
Commercial Route True
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference -
Primary ID -
Checksum 2451297
Year 1993
Summit Success True
O2 Summary Used
Route (lowercase) s col-se ridge

Members

10 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Jaume Altadill Clua M 1950 Spain Climber Barcelona, Spain Biologist Details Other expeditions
Lluis Belvis del Rio M 1953 Spain Leader Barcelona, Spain Businessman Details Other expeditions
Ernest Blade Castellet M 1967 Spain Climber Barcelona, Spain Student, civil engineering Details Other expeditions
Oscar Cadiach Puig M 1952 Spain Climber Tarragona, Spain Sports shop proprietor Details Other expeditions
Emilio Civis Abad M 1943 Spain Climber Barcelona, Spain Government sports official Details Other expeditions
Manuel De La Matta Sastre M 1963 Spain Climber Barcelona, Spain Economist Details Other expeditions
Magda King Nos Loppe F 1947 Spain/USA Climber Denver, Colorado Secretary Details Other expeditions
Josep Antoni Pujante Conesa M 1956 Spain Deputy Leader Barcelona, Spain Physician Details Other expeditions
Ang Phurba Sherpa M 1961 Nepal H-A Worker Thami, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Lluis Rafols Pujol M 1960 Spain Climber Avinyonet del Penedes, Barcelona, Spain Owner of chicken farm Details Other expeditions

References

5 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
EVER93117 AAJ Hawley, Elizabeth - - 68:207-211 (1994) -
EVER93117 - Pujante Conesa, Josep A. No Vi Dioses en la Cima del Everest Juventud, Barcelona - -
EVER93117 - Pujante Conesa, Josep A. Mas Alla de la Siete Cimas Sirpus, Barcelona - -
EVER93117 - Pujante Conesa, Josep A. Un Quart D'Hora al Cim de Mon Publications de l'Abadia de Montserrat, Barcelona - -
EVER93117 - - http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12199420700/Asia-Nepal-Everest-in-the-Pre-Monsoon-Season - - -