Everest | 1994 N Face (Great Couloir)

A USA expedition to Everest in 1994 via N Face (Great Couloir), led by Tony Lewis. Summit reached on 19th October 1994. 8 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 1477
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID EVER94301
Peak ID EVER
Year 1994
Season 3
Host Country 2
Route 1 N Face (Great Couloir)
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality USA
Leaders Tony Lewis
Sponsor 1994 Everest Razor's Edge Expedition
Success 1 False
Success 2 False
Success 3 False
Success 4 False
Ascent 1 -
Ascent 2 -
Ascent 3 -
Ascent 4 -
Claimed False
Disputed False
Countries -
Approach -
Basecamp Date 1994-08-18
Summit Date 1994-10-19
Summit Time -
Summit Days 62
Total Days 0
Termination Date -
Termination Reason 4
Termination Notes Abandoned at 8300m due to wind, cold & snow fatigue
High Point (m) 8300
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 3
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 8
Summit Members 0
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 4
Summit Hired 0
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(18/08),ABC(22/08,5500m),C1(04/09,6000m),C2(25/09,6950m),C3(06/10,7590m),xxx(19/10,8300m)
Route Notes BC at road C1 at bottom of North Face C2 on North Face directly below Great Couloir C3 at bottom of Great Couloir High point at yellow Band in ascent couloir. 10-23 Sept really bad weather with avalanching. Tried to go for summit 3 times from C3 but only on third attempt actually got out of it & above C3 (1st 2 times were 7-8 Oct & 12-13 Oct). Winds stopped both of these attempts & defeated 3rd one on 19th Oct. Route basically same as Australians "White limbo" route with variation to left to C2.
Accidents Nothing
Achievement -
Agency Above the Clouds
Commercial Route False
Standard Route False
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2451864
Year 1994
Summit Success False
O2 Summary Used
Route (lowercase) n face (great couloir)

Members

8 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Frank Coffey M 1949 USA Climber Crested Butte, Colorado Alpine guide & avalanche forecaster Details Other expeditions
Robert Gustke M 1958 USA Climber Colorado Springs, Colorado Science teacher Details Other expeditions
Mimi Lewis F 1958 USA Exp Doctor Pocatello, Idaho Physician Details Other expeditions
Tony Lewis M 1958 USA Leader San Francisco, California Environmental protection specialist Details Other expeditions
Yale Lewis M 1965 USA BC Manager Pocatello, Idaho Reporter/journalist Details Other expeditions
John McConnell M 1964 USA Exp Photographer Bozeman, Montana Outdoor educator Details Other expeditions
Jeffery E. (Jeff) Rhoads M 1954 USA Climber Pocatello, Idaho Guides climbing & other outdoor activities Details Other expeditions
Mark Emery Udall M 1950 USA Climber Boulder, Colorado Director of Colorado Outward Bound; outdoors educator Details Other expeditions

References

2 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
EVER94301 AAJ Hawley, Elizabeth - - 69:304 (1995) -
EVER94301 - - http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12199530402/Asia-Tibet-Everest-Attempts-and-Tragedy-in-the-Post-Monsoon - - -