Everest | 1994 S Col-SE Ridge

A UK expedition to Everest in 1994 via S Col-SE Ridge, led by Simon Currin. Summit reached on 11th October 1994. 10 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 1467
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID EVER94302
Peak ID EVER
Year 1994
Season 3
Host Country 1
Route 1 S Col-SE Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality UK
Leaders Simon Currin
Sponsor British Mount Everest Medical Expedition 1994
Success 1 True
Success 2 False
Success 3 False
Success 4 False
Ascent 1 199
Ascent 2 -
Ascent 3 -
Ascent 4 -
Claimed False
Disputed False
Countries USA
Approach -
Basecamp Date 1994-08-22
Summit Date 1994-10-11
Summit Time -
Summit Days 50
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 8
Summit Members 2
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 6
Summit Hired 2
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(22/08),C1(06/09,5950m),C2(18/09,6440m),C3(22/09,7100m),C4(25/09,7900m),Smt(11/10)
Route Notes C1 just below start of West Cwm C2 in Cwm C3 never slept in C4 at Col. C4 1st occupied by members 6 Oct and spent 1 night only. Then 3 back up on 10th and summit by Kirkwood and Hornsby while Hargreaves waited a day and lost her chance. Snow conditions good, but winds started on 1 Oct. Dorje: Everest 4 times before now (including Bell's Exped 1993) Dawa Temba: Everest once before Hargreaves: reached 8400m in 5 hrs climb from C4 and turned back when feet began getting numb.
Accidents Robb mild stroke
Achievement -
Agency Thamserku Trekking
Commercial Route True
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference -
Primary ID -
Checksum 2451856
Year 1994
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
Angus Andrew M 1963 UK Climber Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England Computer analyst Details Other expeditions
Simon Currin M 1961 UK Leader Hyssington, Wales Physician Details Other expeditions
Alison Jane Hargreaves F 1962 UK Climber (Autonomous) Belper, Derbyshire, England Alpinist Details Other expeditions
Charles A. (Charlie) Hornsby M 1962 UK Climber Inverness, Scotland Physician (general practitioner) Details Other expeditions
Roderick W. (Roddy) Kirkwood M 1964 UK Climber Lyttelton, Christchurch, New Zealand Physician (general practitioner) Details Other expeditions
Andrew J. (Andy) Pollard M 1965 UK Climber Birmingham, England Physician (pediatrician) Details Other expeditions
Ronnie Robb M 1958 UK Climber Aberdeen, Scotland Personnel advisor to Shell Oil Co. Details Other expeditions
John Sanders M 1960 USA Climber Ft. Worth, Texas Physician (anesthesiologist) Details Other expeditions
Dorje (Dorje Lambu, Big Dorje) Sherpa M 1965 Nepal H-A Worker Thamo, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Dawa Temba Sherpa M 1965 Nepal H-A Worker Thamo, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions

References

6 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
EVER94302 AAJ Hawley, Elizabeth - - 69:238 (1995) -
EVER94302 AAJ Currin, Simon - - 69:238 (1995) -
EVER94302 HIGH - - - 151:14 (Jun 1995) -
EVER94302 - Nathan, John Headaches in the Himalayas By author, Croyden, UK - -
EVER94302 - - http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12199523802/Asia-Nepal-British-Mount-Everest-Medical-Expedition - - -
EVER94302 - - http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12199523801/Asia-Nepal-Everest-in-the-Post-Monsoon-Season - - -