Everest | 1994 S Col-SE Ridge

A New Zealand expedition to Everest in 1994 via S Col-SE Ridge, led by Rob Hall. Summit reached on 9th May 1994. 12 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 1498
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID EVER94104
Peak ID EVER
Year 1994
Season 1
Host Country 1
Route 1 S Col-SE Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality New Zealand
Leaders Rob Hall
Sponsor Adventure Consultants Sagarmatha Cleanup Expedition 1994
Success 1 True
Success 2 False
Success 3 False
Success 4 False
Ascent 1 190
Ascent 2 -
Ascent 3 -
Ascent 4 -
Claimed False
Disputed False
Countries Germany, Norway, USA
Approach -
Basecamp Date 1994-03-16
Summit Date 1994-05-09
Summit Time 1030
Summit Days 54
Total Days 0
Termination Date -
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 8
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 7
Summit Hired 3
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 Climbed Lhotse (LHOT-941-01)
Campsites BC(16/03,5350m),C1(12/04,6100m),C2(14/04,6500m),C3(22/04,7300m),C4(08/05,7900m),Smt(09/05)
Route Notes C2 at West Cwm C3 on Lhotse Face C4 at South Col. Advance team with Sherpas arrived BC 16th March but only Arnold and Viesturs only members there till early April. Compressed climbing climbing time into shorter than normal and no plans had to be altered because of bad weather. Expedition had eight climbing members (one more than limit) because was old application submitted before new rules announced; actually had permission for 12 members [Tourism Ministry official said 13 May that limit on member didn't apply since this was a cleanup expedition and there is no fixed limit on these]. Cleanup efforts concentrated on removing oxygen bottles from S Col to C2 (@ Rs. 150-300/bottle) to Sherpa returning from Col) in cooperation with Goryl's US team. 200 bottles brought to C2 by 3 expeditions & 40-50 of these are still in C2. Kagge claims to be first person to go to N Pole, S Pole and "Third Pole" from their bases. Korean Heo Young-Ho (N Pole 1990, S Pole Jan 1993) started his ski trip at 80 degrees, 3 weeks closer to S Pole than coast, where Kagge began. Oxygen: Members (possibly not Viesturs) sleeping in C3 enroute to summit. Sherpas not (they didn't sleep in C3, went directly from C2 to C4). All members climbing from C3 to C4. All members except Viesturs and Sherpas sleeping in C4 night of 8th May. All members and Sherpas climbing from C4 to summit to C4 and sleeping in C4. 3 other Sherpas stayed at C4 to cook and be in support of needed on 8th and 9th; they also used oxygen. Sherpas: Ang Dorje, Pangboche - also known at Chuldin Dorje scaled Everest on Hall expeditions 12/5/92 & 10/5/93 Nima Gombu, Rolwaling - scaled Everest with French 9/10/93 (as Gombu) Norbu/Nuru, Rolwaling - scaled Everest and Lhotse with French in Oct 1993
Accidents Keaton mildly frostbitten toes
Achievement -
Agency Wilderness Experience
Commercial Route True
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2451701
Year 1994
Summit Success True
O2 Summary Used
Route (lowercase) s col-se ridge

Members

12 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Jan Elizabeth Arnold F 1963 New Zealand Exp Doctor Christchurch, New Zealand Physician Details Other expeditions
Ekke Gundelach M 1942 Germany Climber Konstanz, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Robert Edwin (Rob) Hall M 1961 New Zealand Leader Christchurch, New Zealand Director of expedition organizing company & alpine guide Details Other expeditions
David Darius Keaton M 1965 USA Climber Pebble Beach, California Between studying (MBA) and career Details Other expeditions
Helmut Seitzel M 1937 Germany Climber Weil am Rhein, Baden-Wuerttemburg, Germany Director of floor coverings manufacturing company Details Other expeditions
David P. Taylor M 1952 USA Climber Dallas, Texas Plastic surgeon Details Other expeditions
Edmund Karl (Ed) Viesturs M 1959 USA Climber Seattle, Washington Alpine guide & carpenter Details Other expeditions
William Hall Wendel M 1943 USA Climber Wayzata, Minnesota Chief executive officer (Polaris Industries) Details Other expeditions
Erling Kagge M 1963 Norway Climber Oslo, Norway Attorney & professional adventurer Details Other expeditions
Chuldim Dorje (Ang Dorje) Sherpa M 1964 Nepal H-A Worker Pangboche, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Nima Gombu (Gombu) Sherpa M 1969 Nepal H-A Worker Beding, Dolakha - Details Other expeditions
Norbu/Nurbu (Nuru) Sherpa M 1968 Nepal H-A Worker Beding, Dolakha - Details Other expeditions

References

5 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
EVER94104 AAJ Hawley, Elizabeth - - 69:235 (1995) -
EVER94104 - Kagge, Erling Eventyret Mod de Tre Poler Aschehoug, Norway - -
EVER94104 HIGH - - - 144:39 (Nov 1994) -
EVER94104 - Gundelach, Ekke Det Traum vom Abeteuer Stadler, Konstanz - -
EVER94104 - - http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12199523500/Asia-Nepal-Everest-in-the-Pre-Monsoon - - -