Everest | 1996 S Col-SE Ridge

A USA expedition to Everest in 1996 via S Col-SE Ridge, led by David Breashears. Summit reached on 23rd May 1996. 18 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	1742
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	EVER96104
Peak ID	EVER
Year	1996
Season	1
Host Country	1
Route 1	S Col-SE Ridge
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	USA
Leaders	David Breashears
Sponsor	Everest IMAX Filming Expedition
Success 1	True
Success 2	False
Success 3	False
Success 4	False
Ascent 1	241
Ascent 2	-
Ascent 3	-
Ascent 4	-
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Countries	Austria, India, Japan, Spain, UK
Approach	-
Basecamp Date	1996-04-03
Summit Date	1996-05-23
Summit Time	1100
Summit Days	50
Total Days	55
Termination Date	1996-05-28
Termination Reason	1
Termination Notes	-
High Point (m)	8849
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	4
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	13
Summit Members	5
Member Deaths	0
Total Hired	18
Summit Hired	5
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(03/04,5350m),C1(10/04,5900m),C2(16/04,6500m),C3(22/04,7300m),C4(22/05,7900m),Smt(23/05)
Route Notes	C1 at top of Icefall (just) C2 in West Cwm C3 on Lhotse Face C4 at South Col. Went to C3 on 7th for summit bid on 9th but when all 6 members woke up at 8 am winds screaming and saw 30 people coming up the face; decided weather not good enough, didn't want to get caught up in crowd, not good for filming in wind shaking pod; just wasn't the time to go up with weather - not true sudden storm on 10th afternoon; each day pattern was fog on Col in late afternoon and fierce winds blew up in mid-morning from 7th. So down to C2 on 8th. Viesturs, Schauer and Breashears up to body of Taiwanese who died on ropes between C2 and C3 at about 3:00 pm on 9th and immediately they went up bring his body down to C2. 11th when realized disaster had struck above and at Col, so these 3 men and Gustafsson and Spanish woman up to C3 and Schauer and Viesturs up higher and met Athans and Burleson coming down with Weathers and took over lowering and escorting Weathers to C3 (Spanish had been making drinks for all people coming down face). Rested at BC and started about 17th and waited at C2 for good weather report and 22nd up to Col by all six climbing members and 9 Sherpas. 23rd Tsuzuki told to stay at col (not strong -for safety) and 5 members and 7 Sherpas was up for summit, 2 Sherpas designate to carry oxygen to 27,500 and return to Col to be in support at Col if needed. Viesturs arrived at top 11:00 am, Breashears 11:20 am and rest between 11:20 and 12:00 noon - returned to C4 to sleep: Viesturs 2:30 pm and rest by 4:00 pm. 24th to C2, 26th BC. Summit Sherpas: 1) Lhakpa Dorje, 30, Kurima, Solu, - Everest 1 time before on north side with Taiwanese in 95 [Taiwanese called him only Lhakpa, said he was 26 and from Thami] 2) Zangbu/Jangbu - Everest 14/5/95 only 8000m 3) Muktu Lhakpa, 23 - Tashigaon in Makalu areas - no 8000m before 4) Thilen, 28 years old Breashears 4th June: Hall and Fischer not dressed really warmly - over confident of routine ascent. Fischer's guide Boukreev climbed without oxygen which guide should not do to be able to look after clients, not just himself - but Boukreev did go out on Col and help find and get to C4 2-3 lost climbers. Viesturs - re bodies: 1) Hall in notch between S Summit and final ridge 2) Fischer 250-300m above South Col on rock ledge of face above Col 3) Harris? no one knows - body not seen despite search by Viesturs and Schauer at bergschrund at bottom of Lhotse Face 4) Hansen? not seen, no one knows - down East Face? no one knows 5) Namba - east side of South Col? no one went looking; Helicopter that evacuated Gau and Weathers; landed twice to lift each from place slightly above most teams C1. Breashears: Gerry Roach added to membership when Ohlund announced at BC he would go no higher - but Roach behaved very oddly and never went above BC himself. Tsuzuki - 23 March (by telephone) National Park did not permit her entry, but went into park without a permit, park authorities believe. This is misunderstanding - in Jan went to scene of Nov 95's avalanche in Gokyo. Tsuzuki plans to fly to SYB with expedition oxygen in a week. [She came to KTM yesterday 22 March]. She returned to BC and reached South Col and her ban on entry into Sagarmatha National's Park for 5 years took effect on 1 June.
Accidents	None
Achievement	Schauer only to summit Everest 18 years after first ascent on 2nd ascent
Agency	Peak Promotion
Commercial Route	True
Standard Route	True
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	-
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2452448
Year	1996
Summit Success	True
O2 Summary	Used
Route (lowercase)	s col-se ridge

Members

Field	Value
ID	12313
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER96104
Member ID	04
Peak ID	EVER
Year	1996
Season	1
First Name	Roger
Last Name	Bilham
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1945
Calculated Age	50
Citizenship	USA
Status	Climber
Residence	Longmont, Colorado
Occupation	Geophysics professor
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	2429626
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	roger bilham
Year of Birth	1945
Year	1996
Age at Expedition	51
Role	BC Only

Field	Value
ID	12314
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER96104
Member ID	01
Peak ID	EVER
Year	1996
Season	1
First Name	David Finlay
Last Name	Breashears
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1955
Calculated Age	40
Citizenship	USA
Status	Leader
Residence	Newton, Massachusetts
Occupation	Film-maker
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	1996-05-23
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1120
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	241
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	At & above Col
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	Director of Everest IMAX film
Necrology	(1955-2023) Died 14 March 2024 of natural cauese
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2433385
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	david finlay breashears
Year of Birth	1955
Year	1996
Age at Expedition	41
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	12315
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER96104
Member ID	05
Peak ID	EVER
Year	1996
Season	1
First Name	Elizabeth (Liz)
Last Name	Cohen
Sex	F
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1960
Calculated Age	35
Citizenship	USA
Status	Film Team
Residence	New York, New York
Occupation	Film production manager
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	2435083
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	elizabeth (liz) cohen
Year of Birth	1960
Year	1996
Age at Expedition	36
Role	BC Only

Field	Value
ID	12316
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER96104
Member ID	06
Peak ID	EVER
Year	1996
Season	1
First Name	Stephen (Steve)
Last Name	Judson
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1945
Calculated Age	51
Citizenship	USA
Status	Film Team
Residence	Laguna Beach, California
Occupation	Film writer & editor
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	2429463
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	stephen (steve) judson
Year of Birth	1945
Year	1996
Age at Expedition	51
Role	BC Only

Field	Value
ID	12317
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER96104
Member ID	03
Peak ID	EVER
Year	1996
Season	1
First Name	Jamling Tenzing Norgay
Last Name	-
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1965
Calculated Age	31
Citizenship	India
Status	Climber
Residence	Darjeeling, India
Occupation	Trekking agent & alpinist
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	True
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	1996-05-23
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	241
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	At & above Col
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	1st 8000er; son of Tenzing Norgay
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2436787
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	jamling tenzing norgay
Year of Birth	1965
Year	1996
Age at Expedition	31
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	12318
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER96104
Member ID	07
Peak ID	EVER
Year	1996
Season	1
First Name	Brad
Last Name	Ohlund
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1946
Calculated Age	49
Citizenship	USA
Status	Film Team
Residence	South Laguna, California
Occupation	Cameraman
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	2429991
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	brad ohlund
Year of Birth	1946
Year	1996
Age at Expedition	50
Role	BC Only

Field	Value
ID	12319
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER96104
Member ID	08
Peak ID	EVER
Year	1996
Season	1
First Name	Gerard A. (Gerry)
Last Name	Roach
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1943
Calculated Age	52
Citizenship	USA
Status	Climber
Residence	Boulder, Colorado
Occupation	Businessman
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	2428973
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	gerard a. (gerry) roach
Year of Birth	1943
Year	1996
Age at Expedition	53
Role	BC Only

Field	Value
ID	12320
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER96104
Member ID	09
Peak ID	EVER
Year	1996
Season	1
First Name	Audrey Mary
Last Name	Salkeld
Sex	F
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1936
Calculated Age	60
Citizenship	UK
Status	Member
Residence	Clevedon, Avon, England
Occupation	Mountaineering researcher and historian
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	2426243
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	audrey mary salkeld
Year of Birth	1936
Year	1996
Age at Expedition	60
Role	BC Only

Field	Value
ID	12321
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER96104
Member ID	10
Peak ID	EVER
Year	1996
Season	1
First Name	Hans Robert
Last Name	Schauer
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1953
Calculated Age	42
Citizenship	Austria
Status	Climber
Residence	Graz, Styria, Austria
Occupation	Cameraman & film producer
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	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8849
Summit Date 1	1996-05-23
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	241
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	At & above Col
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	2432542
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	hans robert schauer
Year of Birth	1953
Year	1996
Age at Expedition	43
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	12322
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER96104
Member ID	11
Peak ID	EVER
Year	1996
Season	1
First Name	Araceli
Last Name	Segarra Roca
Sex	F
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1970
Calculated Age	26
Citizenship	Spain
Status	Climber
Residence	Barcelona, Spain
Occupation	Physiotherapist
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	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8849
Summit Date 1	1996-05-23
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	241
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	At & above Col
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	2438580
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	araceli segarra roca
Year of Birth	1970
Year	1996
Age at Expedition	26
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	12323
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER96104
Member ID	12
Peak ID	EVER
Year	1996
Season	1
First Name	Sumiyo
Last Name	Tsuzuki
Sex	F
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1967
Calculated Age	28
Citizenship	Japan
Status	Climber
Residence	Tokyo, Japan
Occupation	Works for film producer
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)	7900
Summit Date 1	1996-05-22
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
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	Above C2
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	3
Summit Term	7
HCN	0
Checksum	2437827
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	sumiyo tsuzuki
Year of Birth	1967
Year	1996
Age at Expedition	29
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	12324
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER96104
Member ID	02
Peak ID	EVER
Year	1996
Season	1
First Name	Edmund Karl (Ed)
Last Name	Viesturs
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1959
Calculated Age	36
Citizenship	USA
Status	Deputy 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	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8849
Summit Date 1	1996-05-23
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1100
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	241
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	2434661
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	edmund karl (ed) viesturs
Year of Birth	1959
Year	1996
Age at Expedition	37
Role	Deputy

Field	Value
ID	12325
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER96104
Member ID	13
Peak ID	EVER
Year	1996
Season	1
First Name	Paula
Last Name	Viesturs
Sex	F
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1967
Calculated Age	29
Citizenship	USA
Status	BC Manager
Residence	Seattle, Washington
Occupation	Pre-school teacher
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	2437476
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	paula viesturs
Year of Birth	1967
Year	1996
Age at Expedition	29
Role	BC Only

Field	Value
ID	12326
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER96104
Member ID	16
Peak ID	EVER
Year	1996
Season	1
First Name	Lhakpa Dorje
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1965
Calculated Age	30
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Chitre, Sotang, Solukhumbu
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	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8849
Summit Date 1	1996-05-23
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	241
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	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2436948
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	lhakpa dorje sherpa
Year of Birth	1965
Year	1996
Age at Expedition	31
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	12327
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER96104
Member ID	14
Peak ID	EVER
Year	1996
Season	1
First Name	Dorje
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1965
Calculated Age	30
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Nunthala, Solukhumbu
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	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8849
Summit Date 1	1996-05-23
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	241
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	-
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	Born May-June 1965; 1st 8000er
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	-2087
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	dorje sherpa
Year of Birth	1965
Year	1996
Age at Expedition	31
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	12328
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER96104
Member ID	17
Peak ID	EVER
Year	1996
Season	1
First Name	Muktu Lhakpa (Muktuk)
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1972
Calculated Age	23
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Tashigaon, Makalu-Barun
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	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8849
Summit Date 1	1996-05-23
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	241
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	-
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	1st 8000er; brother of Ondga Chhiring and cousin of Thilen
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2439457
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	muktu lhakpa (muktuk) sherpa
Year of Birth	1972
Year	1996
Age at Expedition	24
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	12329
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER96104
Member ID	18
Peak ID	EVER
Year	1996
Season	1
First Name	Thilen
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1968
Calculated Age	28
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Nurbugaon, Makalu-Barun
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	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8849
Summit Date 1	1996-05-23
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	241
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	-
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	1st 8000er; cousin of Muktu Lhakpa and Ongda Chhiring
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2437905
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	thilen sherpa
Year of Birth	1968
Year	1996
Age at Expedition	28
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	24524
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER96104
Member ID	15
Peak ID	EVER
Year	1996
Season	1
First Name	Jangbu
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1959
Calculated Age	37
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Changba, Tapting, Solukhumbu
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	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8849
Summit Date 1	1996-05-23
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	241
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	-
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	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2434606
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	jangbu sherpa
Year of Birth	1959
Year	1996
Age at Expedition	37
Role	Hired

18 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Roger Bilham	M	1945	USA	Climber	Longmont, Colorado	Geophysics professor	Details Other expeditions
David Finlay Breashears	M	1955	USA	Leader	Newton, Massachusetts	Film-maker	Details Other expeditions
Elizabeth (Liz) Cohen	F	1960	USA	Film Team	New York, New York	Film production manager	Details Other expeditions
Stephen (Steve) Judson	M	1945	USA	Film Team	Laguna Beach, California	Film writer & editor	Details Other expeditions
Jamling Tenzing Norgay	M	1965	India	Climber	Darjeeling, India	Trekking agent & alpinist	Details Other expeditions
Brad Ohlund	M	1946	USA	Film Team	South Laguna, California	Cameraman	Details Other expeditions
Gerard A. (Gerry) Roach	M	1943	USA	Climber	Boulder, Colorado	Businessman	Details Other expeditions
Audrey Mary Salkeld	F	1936	UK	Member	Clevedon, Avon, England	Mountaineering researcher and historian	Details Other expeditions
Hans Robert Schauer	M	1953	Austria	Climber	Graz, Styria, Austria	Cameraman & film producer	Details Other expeditions
Araceli Segarra Roca	F	1970	Spain	Climber	Barcelona, Spain	Physiotherapist	Details Other expeditions
Sumiyo Tsuzuki	F	1967	Japan	Climber	Tokyo, Japan	Works for film producer	Details Other expeditions
Edmund Karl (Ed) Viesturs	M	1959	USA	Deputy Leader	Seattle, Washington	Alpine guide	Details Other expeditions
Paula Viesturs	F	1967	USA	BC Manager	Seattle, Washington	Pre-school teacher	Details Other expeditions
Lhakpa Dorje Sherpa	M	1965	Nepal	H-A Worker	Chitre, Sotang, Solukhumbu	-	Details Other expeditions
Dorje Sherpa	M	1965	Nepal	H-A Worker	Nunthala, Solukhumbu	-	Details Other expeditions
Muktu Lhakpa (Muktuk) Sherpa	M	1972	Nepal	H-A Worker	Tashigaon, Makalu-Barun	-	Details Other expeditions
Thilen Sherpa	M	1968	Nepal	H-A Worker	Nurbugaon, Makalu-Barun	-	Details Other expeditions
Jangbu Sherpa	M	1959	Nepal	H-A Worker	Changba, Tapting, Solukhumbu	-	Details Other expeditions

References

Field	Value
ID	3577
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	EVER96104
Reference ID	01
Year	1996
Type	1
Journal	-
Author	Coburn, Broughton
Title	Everest, Mountain Without Mercy
Publisher	National Geographic Society, Washington, DC
Publication Date	1997
Language	-
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	3596
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	EVER96104
Reference ID	02
Year	1996
Type	1
Journal	-
Author	Sherpa, Jamling Tenzing Norgay
Title	Touching My Father's Soul
Publisher	Harper Collins, San Francisco
Publication Date	2001
Language	-
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	5844
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	EVER96104
Reference ID	03
Year	1996
Type	1
Journal	-
Author	Breashears, David
Title	High Exposure
Publisher	Simon & Schuster, New York
Publication Date	1999
Language	-
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	8160
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	EVER96104
Reference ID	04
Year	1996
Type	5
Journal	-
Author	-
Title	http://outside.away.com/peaks/viesturs/index.html
Publisher	-
Publication Date	-
Language	-
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

4 recorded references.

Expedition ID	Journal	Author	Title	Publisher	Citation	Yak 94
EVER96104	-	Coburn, Broughton	Everest, Mountain Without Mercy	National Geographic Society, Washington, DC	-	-
EVER96104	-	Sherpa, Jamling Tenzing Norgay	Touching My Father's Soul	Harper Collins, San Francisco	-	-
EVER96104	-	Breashears, David	High Exposure	Simon & Schuster, New York	-	-
EVER96104	-	-	http://outside.away.com/peaks/viesturs/index.html	-	-	-