Everest | 1996 S Col-SE Ridge

A Japan expedition to Everest in 1996 via S Col-SE Ridge, led by Hirofumi Konishi. Summit reached on 21st September 1996. 3 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 1982
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID EVER96304
Peak ID EVER
Year 1996
Season 3
Host Country 1
Route 1 S Col-SE Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Japan
Leaders Hirofumi Konishi
Sponsor -
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 -
Approach -
Basecamp Date 1996-08-28
Summit Date 1996-09-21
Summit Time -
Summit Days 24
Total Days 44
Termination Date 1996-10-11
Termination Reason 5
Termination Notes Abandoned on 5 Oct due to heavy snowfall and avalanching
High Point (m) 7800
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 3
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 2
Summit Members 0
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 2
Summit Hired 0
Hired Deaths 1
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 Parchamo and Mera Peak for acclimatization
Campsites BC(28/08,5350m),C1(06/09,6050m),C2(07/09,6450m),C3(20/09,7250m),xxx(21/09,7800m)
Route Notes C1 at top of Icefall C2 in Western Cwm C3 on Lhotse West Face High point on Lhotse Face. Slow to go to C1 because took time to build BC. 21 Sept Konishi, Dawa, Lobsang Jangbu and Yves Bouchon going up Lhotse Face from C3 to reach South Col and breaking cornice produced avalanche that killed 3 of these men, but Konishi 15m above Bouchon and 10m above Dawa and Lobsang; Konishi hit only by side of avalanche, and did not get full force and managed to stay in place with fixed rope and with ice axe and thus saved himself, but for few minutes it seemed he couldn't breath because of ice inhaled from wind of avalanche. Konishi down to avalanche debris to search for other 3 while German doctor Dagmar down from C3 and 4 Koreans up from C2 to search. Lobsang never found. Konishi slept in C2 and 22nd joined fruitless search. 23rd down to BC and 25th to Pangboche Lama for memorial ceremony and to ask many questions such as whether to continue climb (answer better not). But still wanted to go up to top. 4 Oct German and French members and Konishi wanted to go up to C2, but wind strong and Sherpas didn't want to go up and so turned back in Icefall. 7 Oct 11:00 pm avalanche from Lho La and Lamas puja poles broken by it and heavy snowfall that day dumped much snow on mountain. 8 Oct to C2 to bring down gear but not to try for top. Wants to try Everest again. Konishi was on German's Everest climbing permit, but was independent though sometimes climbed with them.
Accidents Nothing except fatal avalanche
Achievement -
Agency Cosmo Treks
Commercial Route True
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2452569
Year 1996
Summit Success False
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) s col-se ridge

Members

3 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Hirofumi Konishi M 1962 Japan Climber Tokyo, Japan Professional alpinist Details Other expeditions
Yumiko Okubo F 1968 Japan Climber Tokyo, Japan Secretary Details Other expeditions
Lobsang Jangbu Sherpa M 1971 Nepal H-A Worker Beding, Dolakha - Details Other expeditions

References

3 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
EVER96304 AAJ Hawley, Elizabeth - - 71:300-301 (1997) -
EVER96304 HIGH - - - 175:84-85 (Jun 1997) -
EVER96304 - - http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12199730004/Asia-Nepal-Mount-Everest-Avalanche-and-Tragedy - - -