Everest | 1996 S Col-SE Ridge
A Germany expedition to Everest in 1996 via S Col-SE Ridge, led by Ralf Dujmovits. Summit reached on 3rd October 1996. 13 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 1980 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | EVER96303 |
| Peak ID | EVER |
| Year | 1996 |
| Season | 3 |
| Host Country | 1 |
| Route 1 | S Col-SE Ridge |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | Germany |
| Leaders | Ralf Dujmovits |
| Sponsor | Amical Alpin Mt Everest Trilogy 1996 to Everest, Lhotse & Nuptse |
| 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 | Austria |
| Approach | - |
| Basecamp Date | 1996-08-27 |
| Summit Date | 1996-10-03 |
| Summit Time | - |
| Summit Days | 37 |
| Total Days | 47 |
| Termination Date | 1996-10-13 |
| Termination Reason | 5 |
| Termination Notes | Abandoned on 5 Oct due to heavy snowfall |
| High Point (m) | 7900 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 3 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 0 |
| Total Members | 10 |
| Summit Members | 0 |
| Member Deaths | 0 |
| Total Hired | 8 |
| Summit Hired | 0 |
| Hired Deaths | 0 |
| No Hired | False |
| O2 Used | False |
| O2 None | True |
| O2 Climb | False |
| O2 Descent | False |
| O2 Sleep | False |
| O2 Medical | False |
| O2 Taken | False |
| O2 Unknown | False |
| Other Summits | Climbed Nuptse (NUPT-963-01), Lhotse (permit, but not attempted) |
| Campsites | BC(27/08,5350m),C1(29/08,6050m),C2(05/09,6450m),C3(11/09,7250m),xxx(03/10,7900m) |
| Route Notes | C1 at top of Icefall C2 in Western Cwm C3 on Lhotse West Face High point at South Col. Highest point by members was by Dujmovits on 1st October with Bernard Muller and Alain Hubert [French team] to fix ropes to 7700m (no Sherpas from these 2 teams) + Korean Sherpas carrying rope (German team's Sherpas were all related to Lobsang Jangbu and French Sherpas close to them). 2 Oct Dujmovits to BC, 3rd Oct Sherpas from all 3 teams up to C3 and Col. 4th very bad weather and that night heavy snowfall and Dujmovits decided that wise to stop climb. Japanese Hirofumi Konishi was on Germans climbing permit for Everest, but he was independent unit; he and Germans sometimes climbed together. |
| Accidents | Steger fell and broke 2 ribs and wrist bone; only trauma on Everest |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | Thamserku Trekking |
| Commercial Route | True |
| Standard Route | True |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | - |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2452581 |
| Year | 1996 |
| Summit Success | False |
| O2 Summary | None |
| Route (lowercase) | s col-se ridge |
Members
13 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ralf Dujmovits | M | 1961 | Germany | Leader | Buehlertal, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany | Alpine guide | Details Other expeditions |
| Thomas Hackhofer | M | 1963 | Germany | Climber | Bad Aibling, Bavaria, Germany | Computer engineer | Details Other expeditions |
| Andreas (Andy) Kraus | M | 1962 | Germany | Climber | Oberstaufen, Bavaria, Germany | Alpine guide | Details Other expeditions |
| Wolfgang Kunzendorf | M | 1936 | Germany | Climber | Bad Abbach, Bavaria, Germany | Construction engineer | Details Other expeditions |
| Dieter Albin Porsche | M | 1955 | Germany | Climber | Herrenberg, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany | Electronics engineer | Details Other expeditions |
| Lutz Protze | M | 1942 | Germany | Climber | Dresden, Saxony, Germany | Geodesic engineer | Details Other expeditions |
| Andreas Steger | M | 1961 | Austria | Climber | Kitzbuehel, Tirol, Austria | Police officer | Details Other expeditions |
| Dagmar Wabnig | F | 1947 | Austria | Exp Doctor | Wolfsberg, Carinthia, Austria | Physician | Details Other expeditions |
| Hans Joerg Weinbeck | M | 1938 | Germany | Climber | Munich, Bavaria, Germany | Home decorator | Details Other expeditions |
| Thomas Wrobel | M | 1957 | Germany | Climber | Munich, Bavaria, Germany | Physiotherapist | Details Other expeditions |
| Nawang Thile (Pemba Dorje) Sherpa | M | 1953 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Beding, Dolakha | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Mingma Sherpa | M | - | Nepal | H-A Worker | Rolwaling, Dolakha | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Chuldim Sherpa | M | 1971 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Khumjung, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
References
3 recorded references.
| Expedition ID | Journal | Author | Title | Publisher | Citation | Yak 94 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EVER96303 | AAJ | Hawley, Elizabeth | - | - | 71:299 (1997) | - |
| EVER96303 | HIGH | - | - | - | 175:84-85 (Jun 1997) | - |
| EVER96303 | - | - | http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12199729901/Asia-Nepal-Mounts-Everest-Lhotse-and-Nuptse-Trilogy-Attempt | - | - | - |