Everest | 1994 N Col-NE Ridge
A USA expedition to Everest in 1994 via N Col-NE Ridge, led by Eric Simonson. Summit reached on 19th May 1994. 25 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 1485 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | EVER94103 |
| Peak ID | EVER |
| Year | 1994 |
| Season | 1 |
| Host Country | 2 |
| Route 1 | N Col-NE Ridge |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | USA |
| Leaders | Eric Simonson |
| Sponsor | International Mountain Guides (IMG) Everest Expedition |
| Success 1 | True |
| Success 2 | False |
| Success 3 | False |
| Success 4 | False |
| Ascent 1 | 194-197 |
| Ascent 2 | - |
| Ascent 3 | - |
| Ascent 4 | - |
| Claimed | False |
| Disputed | False |
| Countries | Australia, New Zealand |
| Approach | - |
| Basecamp Date | 1994-03-16 |
| Summit Date | 1994-05-19 |
| Summit Time | 1655 |
| Summit Days | 64 |
| Total Days | 0 |
| Termination Date | - |
| Termination Reason | 1 |
| Termination Notes | - |
| High Point (m) | 8849 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 6 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 0 |
| Total Members | 24 |
| Summit Members | 5 |
| Member Deaths | 1 |
| Total Hired | 12 |
| Summit Hired | 0 |
| Hired Deaths | 0 |
| 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(16/03),C1(21/03,5650m),C2(24/03,6100m),C3(28/03,6500m),C4(02/04,7000m),C5(05/05,7800m),C6(18/05,8300m),Smt(19,25-26,31/05) |
| Route Notes | Took a month to stock a C4 in a satisfactory site in battles against winds. Swenson came from E Face 12 May asking to join this expedition; committed to not using oxygen so would not be draining oxygen supply; friend of Eric Simonson who liked him & he fitted in well. Whetu "amazingly strong" - was at over 28,000 ft more then 24 hrs without oxygen. On May 4 Ang Phinzo (Phortse) collapsed from a stroke in ABC, was carried by 3 teams to BC, driven immediately to KTM in 36 hrs from ABC (C3), given 10,000 liters of oxygen, etc. During the evacuation he suffered 7 grand mal seizures. Team was ready to go up to C6 & summit when this emergency stopped everything. Hahn to top alone giving gear to Italians & then went up with this attempt. 2 members were at C6 with Edwards who almost would have gone to top if hadn't had to rescue others. Simonson could see Viesturs [who summited from Nepal] happy on summit while only 300m below Taiwanese lost & dying. |
| Accidents | Ang Phinzo stroke at ABC 5th May but recovered completely; Hahn needed help in descent, so did Morgan; Rheinburger died of exhaustion after summiting |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | Great Escapes Trekking |
| Commercial Route | True |
| Standard Route | True |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | False |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2451711 |
| Year | 1994 |
| Summit Success | True |
| O2 Summary | Used |
| Route (lowercase) | n col-ne ridge |
Members
25 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason A. Edwards | M | 1958 | USA | Deputy Leader | Tacoma, Washington | Alpine guide | Details Other expeditions |
| Curtis Fawley | M | 1961 | USA | Climber | Tacoma, Washington | Alpine guide | Details Other expeditions |
| Barbara B. Gurtler | F | 1934 | USA | Climber | Peoria, Illinois | Retired (now volunteer church worker) | Details Other expeditions |
| David Allen (Dave) Hahn | M | 1961 | USA | Climber | Ashford, Washington | Alpine guide | Details Other expeditions |
| Daniel Holle | M | 1955 | USA | Climber | Shepperton, Middlesex, England | Database expert | Details Other expeditions |
| Lawrence S. (Larry) Huntington | M | 1935 | USA | Climber | New York, New York | Banker | Details Other expeditions |
| Craig Alan John | M | 1957 | USA | Climber | Olympia, Washington | Alpine guide | Details Other expeditions |
| Heather MacDonald | F | 1970 | USA | Climber | Ashford, Washington | Alpine guide | Details Other expeditions |
| Neil Martin | M | 1951 | USA | Exp Doctor | Los Angeles, California | Physician | Details Other expeditions |
| Jerry McNeight | M | 1947 | USA | Climber | Portland, Oregon | Marketing expert | Details Other expeditions |
| Lloyd Miller | M | 1953 | USA | Climber | Nachorage, Alaska | Attorney | Details Other expeditions |
| Paul W. Morgan | M | 1941 | USA | Climber | Orlando, Florida | Aerospace engineer | Details Other expeditions |
| Michael (Mike) Perry | M | 1956 | New Zealand | Climber | Christchurch, New Zealand | Audio visual producer | Details Other expeditions |
| John Race | M | 1969 | USA | Climber | Ashford, Washington | Alpine guide & carpenter | Details Other expeditions |
| Michael Anthony Rheinberger | M | 1940 | Australia | Climber | Parkville, Victoria, Australia | Electrical engineer | Details Other expeditions |
| David Schooley | M | 1962 | USA | Climber | Phoenix, Arizona | Software engineer | Details Other expeditions |
| Eric Robb Simonson | M | 1955 | USA | Leader | Ashford, Washington | Alpine guide | Details Other expeditions |
| Robert (Bob) Sloezen | M | 1953 | USA | Climber | Aspen, Colorado | Alpine guide | Details Other expeditions |
| David Staeheli | M | 1955 | USA | Climber | Anchorage, Alaska | Alpine guide | Details Other expeditions |
| Steven J. (Steve) Swenson | M | 1954 | USA | Climber | Seattle, Washington | Civil engineer | Details Other expeditions |
| Alexander (Alex) Van Steen | M | 1960 | USA | Climber | Ashford, Washington | Alpine guide | Details Other expeditions |
| Grody Vernon | M | 1956 | USA | Climber | Talkeetna, Alaska | Science teacher | Details Other expeditions |
| Mark Anthony Whetu | M | 1959 | New Zealand | Climber | Queenstown, New Zealand | Alpine guide | Details Other expeditions |
| Ken Williams | M | 1955 | USA | Climber | Seattle, Washington | Insurance agent | Details Other expeditions |
| Phinzo/Phinjo Sherpa | M | 1971 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Phortse, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
References
9 recorded references.
| Expedition ID | Journal | Author | Title | Publisher | Citation | Yak 94 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EVER94103 | HJ | Simonson, Eric | 1994 American Everest Expedition | - | 51:191-195 (1995) | - |
| EVER94103 | AAJ | Hawley, Elizabeth | - | - | 69:300-301 (1995) | - |
| EVER94103 | AAJ | Simonson, Eric | - | - | 69:301-303 (1995) | - |
| EVER94103 | HIGH | - | - | - | 144:40 (Nov 1994) | - |
| EVER94103 | NZAJ | Whetu, Mark | Summit of Dreams | - | 47:42-45 (1994) | - |
| EVER94103 | - | Swenson, Steve | Karakorum | Mountaineers Books, Seattle | - | - |
| EVER94103 | - | - | http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12199530100/Asia-Tibet-Everest-Ascents-and-Tragedy | - | - | - |
| EVER94103 | - | - | http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12199530000/Asia-Tibet-Everest-from-Tibet-in-the-Pre-Monsoon | - | - | - |
| EVER94103 | - | - | https://www.himalayanclub.org/hj/51/18/expeditions-and-notes-51/ | - | - | - |