Everest | 1994 S Col-SE Ridge

A USA expedition to Everest in 1994 via S Col-SE Ridge, led by Steven Goryl. Summit reached on 9th May 1994. 8 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	1496
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	EVER94108
Peak ID	EVER
Year	1994
Season	1
Host Country	1
Route 1	S Col-SE Ridge
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	USA
Leaders	Steven Goryl
Sponsor	Sagarmatha Enviromantal Expedition 1994
Success 1	True
Success 2	False
Success 3	False
Success 4	False
Ascent 1	189,193
Ascent 2	-
Ascent 3	-
Ascent 4	-
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Countries	-
Approach	-
Basecamp Date	1994-03-29
Summit Date	1994-05-09
Summit Time	0910
Summit Days	41
Total Days	47
Termination Date	1994-05-15
Termination Reason	1
Termination Notes	-
High Point (m)	8849
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	4
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	6
Summit Members	4
Member Deaths	0
Total Hired	5
Summit Hired	2
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(29/03,5350m),C1(03/04,6000m),C2(15/04,6650m),C3(22/04,7200m),C4(08/05,7900m),Smt(09,13/05)
Route Notes	BC as same as all others C2 high in Western Cwm C3 on Lhotse Face C4 at South Col. Left C4 at 12:45 am of 9th all 5 together: 1st 3 to summit used no oxygen at all; Bishop from C3 up and down to C4 and to top and back to C4 and sleeping in C4 again. Lobsang made trail and others followed close behind. 9th May Goryl arrived at C4, stayed till 13th because of winds; left 3 am, on top 12:40, last that day to summit (used oxygen from C3 to C4, was on oxygen at 2 liter/min all day and all night, scavanging old bottles and use 30-40 bottles from previous expeditions at C4 and used to summit. Clean-up efforts: bounty a trash (Rs 100-150/10 kg) brought from BC area - paid Rs 300 per oxygen bottle C4->C2 and 100-150 C2->BC. Got 5000 pounds trash off mountain and away from BC. Spent $2000+ Got 250 bottles off mountain by Sherpas descending after carrying loads. Gave Sherpas income without making go up just for trash. Hope to continue this program next up and thus get Sherpas to demand such bounty in future. Still couple thousand at col now after this team paid for 260 from col (60 only to C2) - exceeding total rubbish removal goal of 2000 lbs by 3000 lbs. Lobsang Jangbu told team that he used oxygen in spring 1993 (with Indian women's expedition) while sleeping in C4.
Accidents	None
Achievement	3rd son of an Everest summiter to summit; first American father/son combination to summit (separately).
Agency	Himalayan Treks (Him Treks)
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

Field	Value
ID	11872
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER94108
Member ID	03
Peak ID	EVER
Year	1994
Season	1
First Name	Brent Russell
Last Name	Bishop
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1966
Calculated Age	27
Citizenship	USA
Status	Climber
Residence	Seattle, Washington
Occupation	Alpine guide & environmental consultant
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8849
Summit Date 1	1994-05-09
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0930
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	189
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	True
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	From C3 up & down to C4 & sleeping in C4
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2437276
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	brent russell bishop
Year of Birth	1966
Year	1994
Age at Expedition	28
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	11873
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER94108
Member ID	02
Peak ID	EVER
Year	1994
Season	1
First Name	Scott Eugene
Last Name	Fischer
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1955
Calculated Age	38
Citizenship	USA
Status	Climbing Leader
Residence	Seattle, Washington
Occupation	Alpine guide
Leader	False
Deputy	True
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8849
Summit Date 1	1994-05-09
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0910
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	189
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	(1955-1996) Died 11 May 1996 on Everest from exposure and AMS
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2433429
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	scott eugene fischer
Year of Birth	1955
Year	1994
Age at Expedition	39
Role	Deputy

Field	Value
ID	11874
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER94108
Member ID	04
Peak ID	EVER
Year	1994
Season	1
First Name	Steven Arthur (Steve)
Last Name	Gipe
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1951
Calculated Age	43
Citizenship	USA
Status	Exp Doctor
Residence	Bozeman, Montana
Occupation	Emergency physician
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	19
HCN	0
Checksum	2431698
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	steven arthur (steve) gipe
Year of Birth	1951
Year	1994
Age at Expedition	43
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	11875
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER94108
Member ID	01
Peak ID	EVER
Year	1994
Season	1
First Name	Steven Parker
Last Name	Goryl
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1954
Calculated Age	39
Citizenship	USA
Status	Leader
Residence	Lander, Wyoming
Occupation	Instructor at National Outdoor Leadership School
Leader	True
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8849
Summit Date 1	1994-05-13
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1240
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	193
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	Used oxygen from C3 to C4
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2432842
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	steven parker goryl
Year of Birth	1954
Year	1994
Age at Expedition	40
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	11876
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER94108
Member ID	05
Peak ID	EVER
Year	1994
Season	1
First Name	Ralph Robison (Rob)
Last Name	Hess
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1960
Calculated Age	34
Citizenship	USA
Status	Climber
Residence	Jackson, Wyoming
Occupation	Alpine guide
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8849
Summit Date 1	1994-05-09
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0910
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	189
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2435018
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	ralph robison (rob) hess
Year of Birth	1960
Year	1994
Age at Expedition	34
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	11877
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER94108
Member ID	06
Peak ID	EVER
Year	1994
Season	1
First Name	Jon Christopher (Chris)
Last Name	Naumann
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1969
Calculated Age	24
Citizenship	USA
Status	Climber
Residence	Bozeman, Montana
Occupation	Mountaineering equipment retailer
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	True
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	17
HCN	0
Checksum	2438373
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	jon christopher (chris) naumann
Year of Birth	1969
Year	1994
Age at Expedition	25
Role	BC Only

Field	Value
ID	23953
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER94108
Member ID	07
Peak ID	EVER
Year	1994
Season	1
First Name	Lobsang Jangbu
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1971
Calculated Age	23
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Beding, Dolakha
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	True
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8849
Summit Date 1	1994-05-09
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0910
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	189
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	2nd ascent of Everest
Necrology	(1971-1996) Died 21 Sep 1996 on Everest from avalanche
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2439024
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	lobsang jangbu sherpa
Year of Birth	1971
Year	1994
Age at Expedition	23
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	23954
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER94108
Member ID	08
Peak ID	EVER
Year	1994
Season	1
First Name	Sonam Dendu (Sona Dendu)
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1960
Calculated Age	33
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Khumjung, Khumbu
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	True
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8849
Summit Date 1	1994-05-09
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0930
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	189
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	True
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	Used it sleeping in C4
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	5th ascent of Everest
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2435171
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	sonam dendu (sona dendu) sherpa
Year of Birth	1960
Year	1994
Age at Expedition	34
Role	Hired

8 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Brent Russell Bishop	M	1966	USA	Climber	Seattle, Washington	Alpine guide & environmental consultant	Details Other expeditions
Scott Eugene Fischer	M	1955	USA	Climbing Leader	Seattle, Washington	Alpine guide	Details Other expeditions
Steven Arthur (Steve) Gipe	M	1951	USA	Exp Doctor	Bozeman, Montana	Emergency physician	Details Other expeditions
Steven Parker Goryl	M	1954	USA	Leader	Lander, Wyoming	Instructor at National Outdoor Leadership School	Details Other expeditions
Ralph Robison (Rob) Hess	M	1960	USA	Climber	Jackson, Wyoming	Alpine guide	Details Other expeditions
Jon Christopher (Chris) Naumann	M	1969	USA	Climber	Bozeman, Montana	Mountaineering equipment retailer	Details Other expeditions
Lobsang Jangbu Sherpa	M	1971	Nepal	H-A Worker	Beding, Dolakha	-	Details Other expeditions
Sonam Dendu (Sona Dendu) Sherpa	M	1960	Nepal	H-A Worker	Khumjung, Khumbu	-	Details Other expeditions

References

Field	Value
ID	2885
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	EVER94108
Reference ID	01
Year	1994
Type	2
Journal	AAJ
Author	Hawley, Elizabeth
Title	-
Publisher	-
Publication Date	1995
Language	-
Citation	69:235 (1995)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	2886
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	EVER94108
Reference ID	02
Year	1994
Type	2
Journal	AAJ
Author	Bishop, Brent
Title	-
Publisher	-
Publication Date	1995
Language	-
Citation	69:236 (1995)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	4779
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	EVER94108
Reference ID	03
Year	1994
Type	3
Journal	HIGH
Author	-
Title	-
Publisher	-
Publication Date	1994
Language	-
Citation	144:38-39 (Nov 1994)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	11029
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	EVER94108
Reference ID	04
Year	1994
Type	5
Journal	-
Author	-
Title	http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12199523500/Asia-Nepal-Everest-in-the-Pre-Monsoon
Publisher	-
Publication Date	-
Language	-
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

4 recorded references.

Expedition ID	Journal	Author	Title	Publisher	Citation	Yak 94
EVER94108	AAJ	Hawley, Elizabeth	-	-	69:235 (1995)	-
EVER94108	AAJ	Bishop, Brent	-	-	69:236 (1995)	-
EVER94108	HIGH	-	-	-	144:38-39 (Nov 1994)	-
EVER94108	-	-	http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12199523500/Asia-Nepal-Everest-in-the-Pre-Monsoon	-	-	-