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 | - | - | - |