Everest | 1995 S Col-SE Ridge

A New Zealand expedition to Everest in 1995 via S Col-SE Ridge, led by Rob Hall. Summit reached on 7th May 1995. 15 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 1453
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID EVER95101
Peak ID EVER
Year 1995
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 Everest Expedition
Success 1 True
Success 2 False
Success 3 False
Success 4 False
Ascent 1 200
Ascent 2 -
Ascent 3 -
Ascent 4 -
Claimed False
Disputed False
Countries France, Japan, Poland, USA
Approach -
Basecamp Date 1995-03-21
Summit Date 1995-05-07
Summit Time 1330
Summit Days 47
Total Days 51
Termination Date 1995-05-11
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes Sherpa success only, abandoned by clients due to lack of strength
High Point (m) 8849
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 4
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 12
Summit Members 0
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 8
Summit Hired 1
Hired Deaths 0
No Hired False
O2 Used True
O2 None False
O2 Climb True
O2 Descent True
O2 Sleep True
O2 Medical True
O2 Taken False
O2 Unknown False
Other Summits Climbed Makalu (MAKA-951-05) (Hall)
Campsites BC(21/03,5350m),C1(12/04,5899m),C2(14/04,6400m),C3(25/04,7300m),C4(06/05,7900m),Smt(07/05)
Route Notes C1 on edge of top of icefall C2 in Cwm C3 on Lhotse Face C4 at South Col. High point [for members] at South Summit. Mauduit left C4 with 2 Sherpas at 11:30 pm 6th May; Sotelo, Ward, Hansen, Hall, Viesturs, Cotter, Ang Dorje, Ang Pasang [from Hoffman team], Lobsang Jangbu left C4 at 0:56 am of 7th May - clear weather and no wind. Hoffman party of 9 came just behind - conditions in lower gullies harder snow than usual and rope fixed. Hall group passed Mauduit group at C3 am at 8300m (she without oxygen, Sherpas with so as not to get cold waiting for her). Wind came up at dawn and at SE Ridge, deeper snow and very cold wind blowing snow around; reached here at 8500m at 6:30 am. All ropes below S Summit had to be dug out and some rope replaced. At 8:30 am at 8650m started up steep rock to S Summit and arrived at S Summit at 12:15 pm in chest deep snow on the rock. Cotter and Lobsang Jangbu worked in up fixing rope to Hillary Step while Hall, et al, waited at S Summit (Hoffman party too) to see Cotter progress and decided at 1 pm to cancel bid because too late (Hoffman party made same decision). Lobsang carried on to top at 1:30 pm while all others turned back. All were in C4 by 8:30 pm Mauduit "was turned around" at S Summit at 1:40 pm and collapsed, was given oxygen while drifting in and out of consciousness and lost motor control; was dragged down from S Summit and then supported down, carried and dragged all the way to C4 where she collapsed and went into spasms and was medicated for cerebral edema and on oxygen all the time to bottom of Lhotse Face at 11 am on 8th May and by time back in BC on 9th had fully recovered. All back at BC on 9th, but all clients on this attempt would not have returned alive to C4 if they had continued up; guides & Sherpas would have been OK. Oxygen used: Ward from bottom of Lhotse face (6800m) Sotelo and Hansen from C3 (sleeping) Guides from yellow band (7600m) 4 Sherpas at and from Col Mauduit on descent from S Summit Lobsang Jangbu not at all
Accidents Mauduit very serious altitude sickness; Ulrich broken arm; Popinska bronchitis
Achievement -
Agency Wilderness Experience
Commercial Route True
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2452065
Year 1995
Summit Success True
O2 Summary Used
Route (lowercase) s col-se ridge

Members

15 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
Paula Barton F 1966 USA Member Seattle, Washington Teacher Details Other expeditions
Edmund Guy Cotter M 1962 New Zealand Climber/Guide Wanaka, New Zealand Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Robert Edwin (Rob) Hall M 1961 New Zealand Leader Christchurch, New Zealand Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Douglas (Doug) Hansen M 1949 USA Climber Renton, Washington US Postal Service Details Other expeditions
Chantal Mauduit F 1964 France Climber Les Houches, Haute-Savoie, France Alpinist & physiotherapist Details Other expeditions
Yukimitsu Okubo M 1954 Japan Climber Funaba-shi, Chiba, Japan Real estate broker Details Other expeditions
Mariola Popinska F 1960 Poland Climber Koscielisko, Nowy Sacz, Poland Housewife Details Other expeditions
Abelardo Sotelo M 1946 USA Climber Tucson, Arizona Orthopedic surgeon Details Other expeditions
Reinhold A. Ullrich M 1927 USA Climber Rolling Hills, California Physician Details Other expeditions
Edmund Karl (Ed) Viesturs M 1959 USA Deputy Leader Seattle, Washington Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Burton S. (Burt) Ward M 1940 USA Climber La Habra, California Attorney Details Other expeditions
Chuldim Dorje (Ang Dorje) Sherpa M 1964 Nepal H-A Worker Pangboche, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Ang Pasang Sherpa M 1966 Nepal H-A Worker Pangboche, Khumbu Trekking guide & alpinist Details Other expeditions
Lobsang Jangbu Sherpa M 1971 Nepal H-A Worker Beding, Dolakha - Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.