Everest | 1995 S Col-SE Ridge

A USA expedition to Everest in 1995 via S Col-SE Ridge, led by Robert Hoffman. Summit reached on 15th May 1995. 18 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 1452
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID EVER95112
Peak ID EVER
Year 1995
Season 1
Host Country 1
Route 1 S Col-SE Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality USA
Leaders Robert Hoffman
Sponsor Americans on Sagarmatha 1995
Success 1 True
Success 2 False
Success 3 False
Success 4 False
Ascent 1 214
Ascent 2 -
Ascent 3 -
Ascent 4 -
Claimed False
Disputed False
Countries Argentina, India
Approach -
Basecamp Date 1995-04-13
Summit Date 1995-05-15
Summit Time 0800
Summit Days 32
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 12
Summit Members 2
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 9
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 -
Campsites BC(13/04,5350m),C1(20/04,5500m),C2(22/04,6650m),C3(25/04,7300m),C4(06/05,7900m),Smt(15/05)
Route Notes C1 beyond top of Icefall C2 in Western Cwm C3 on Lhotse Face C4 at South Col. 1st summit bid on 7th May with Hall's team: Scaturro, Demarest, Bull and Bull, Apa, Pemba, Ang Pasang and Tashi Sherpa; got to S Summit at 12:30 pm when decided too late for safe return and wind coming up back to C4 at 7 pm. Had to wait total 4-5 hrs while Hall's team were fixing some of the rope & then getting Chantal Mauduit down narrow part of route. Then all down to BC 9th May. 2nd bid from Col by B. Bull, Heinrich, Apa, Nima Rita & Arita at 11 pm on 14th, got to top: Bull at 8, Heinrich at 8:10, 3 Sherpas 7:40 am; (6 am at S Summit & took 2 hrs to establish route because of snow. Back to S Col at 1 pm and slept there; BC on 17th, icefall closing day (Sherpas pulling ladders out right behind Burleson team). Price at 7 pm in icefall, members found him and put his warm clothing on him and too tired to bring him down; 2 Sherpas from BC at 7 pm reached him at 9 am and got him to BC 2 am on 7th May. This was Nima Rita's 3rd ascent of Everest, Apa's 7th, Arita's 1st (Apa and Arita are brothers). Americans on Everest 1995 - Bob Hoffman, leader During the next 10 days, the group, consisting of climbers, trekkers, Sherpas, porters and yaks trekked upward toward Everest Base Camp. The trek passed through the mountain villages of Phakding, Jorsale, Namche Bazaar, Tengboche, Pheriche, Dingboche, Lobuche and Gorak Shep. Everyone was picking litter on the trail and carrying it to the next camp; carrying the extra weight was difficult with the altitude, but the result - cleaner trail - made it worth the challenge. On April 13th the group, in reasonably good health and excellent spirits, arrived in BC. On the following day, the puja ceremony was performed, a traditional Buddist blessing of the climbers and the expedition. It was an especially auspicious day to hold a puja because the weather was clear and calm - a good omen. Armed with trash bags, the entire group swept the Base Camp area for trash, where they collected 60 kilos of trash left from previous expeditions. During the next week, eight of the ten members made carries through the icefall to C1. Then, C2 was established and was occupied by the eight members. The team and Sherpas would now begin to make carries to C3. Each day the team would start the climb in the cold and darkness of early morning when the icefall was more stable with less chance of collapse or avalanche. A few days later Guy ventured through the icefall where he stayed at C1. Meanwhile, Tommy now recovered began making his way up the mountain. By April 30th, Americans on Sagarmatha continued to be ahead of schedule. Tommy and Guy, now together, moved up to C2 getting accimatized, while the rest of the team headed back to BC for rest and recuperation after seven days at higher altitudes. Over the past weeks, the rest of the team had established three camps while carrying numerous loads of supplies and equipment up the mountain. The South Col route, had been climbed four times as the high altitude camps were established.
Accidents Price pneumonia; Hoffman bronchitis; Williams gastroentritis & dehydration; Scaturro pneumonia after summit bid & slight frostbite; Demarest bronchitis
Achievement 1st ascent of Argentinian
Agency Wilderness Experience
Commercial Route True
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference -
Primary ID -
Checksum 2452073
Year 1995
Summit Success True
O2 Summary Used
Route (lowercase) s col-se ridge

Members

18 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Bradford C. (Brad) Bull M 1967 USA Climber Denver, Colorado Student, architecture Details Other expeditions
Sherman M. Bull M 1936 USA Climber Stamford, Connecticut Surgeon Details Other expeditions
Mark L. Cole M 1952 USA Climber Oakland, California Physician Details Other expeditions
Charles Howell (Chuck) Demarest M 1943 USA Climber Boulder, Colorado Plastics manufacturer Details Other expeditions
Tomas (Tommy) Heinrich M 1962 Argentina Climber Park City, Utah Photographer Details Other expeditions
Robert H. (Bob) Hoffman M 1942 USA Leader Belmont, California Airline manager Details Other expeditions
Guy Johnson M 1954 USA Climber North Brunswick, New Jersey Building contractor Details Other expeditions
Jerry Price M 1933 USA Climber Rafael, California Stockbroker Details Other expeditions
Pasquale Vincent Scaturro M 1953 USA Climber Lakewood, Colorado Geophysicist Details Other expeditions
Jamling Tenzing Norgay M 1965 India Climber Darjeeling, India Alpine instructor Details Other expeditions
Thomas Stick M 1942 USA BC Manager Tiburon, California Outdoor activities outfitter Details Other expeditions
Gerry Williams M 1944 USA Climber Daytona Beach, Florida Dentist Details Other expeditions
Apa (Appa) Sherpa M 1960 Nepal H-A Worker Thami Og, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Nima Rita Sherpa M - Nepal H-A Worker Thami, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Arita Sherpa M 1959 Nepal H-A Worker Thami, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Pemba Sherpa M - Nepal H-A Worker - - Details Other expeditions
Ang Pasang Sherpa M 1967 Nepal H-A Worker Thami, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Tashi Tshering Sherpa M 1970 Nepal H-A Worker Pangboche, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions

References

1 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
EVER95112 HIGH - - - 155:15 (Oct 1995) -