Everest | 1997 S Col-SE Ridge
A UK expedition to Everest in 1997 via S Col-SE Ridge, led by Henry Todd. Summit reached on 27th May 1997. 11 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 2271 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | EVER97109 |
| Peak ID | EVER |
| Year | 1997 |
| Season | 1 |
| Host Country | 1 |
| Route 1 | S Col-SE Ridge |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | UK |
| Leaders | Henry Todd |
| Sponsor | Audio Everest Expedition 1997 |
| Success 1 | True |
| Success 2 | False |
| Success 3 | False |
| Success 4 | False |
| Ascent 1 | 270 |
| Ascent 2 | - |
| Ascent 3 | - |
| Ascent 4 | - |
| Claimed | False |
| Disputed | False |
| Countries | Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Mexico, USA |
| Approach | - |
| Basecamp Date | 1997-04-05 |
| Summit Date | 1997-05-27 |
| Summit Time | 0900 |
| Summit Days | 52 |
| 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 | 8 |
| Summit Members | 2 |
| Member Deaths | 0 |
| Total Hired | 9 |
| Summit Hired | 1 |
| 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 | Climbed Lhotse (LHOT-971-01) |
| Campsites | BC(05/04,5350),C1(07/04,6000m),C2(13/04,6400m),C3(28/04,7300m),C4(26/05,7900m),Smt(27/05) |
| Route Notes | 27 May 10:45 left for top from C4: Contreras, Pauls and Dawa Sana - reached top 9:00 am after having to make trail in deep snow (Contreras and Dawa broke trail); Pauls arrived at top 20 minutes after 1st 2 men). During descent Contreras felt badly at 8700m and oxygen ran out; Latvian's oxygen finished at 8600m and both made very slow descent and arrive Col at 5:00 pm (Pauls) and 7:00 pm (Contreras). Contreras very happy to make his 2nd ascent by route new to him, but "north side more beautiful." Oxygen: Todd and Watts from C3 Contreras, Pauls and Dawa at and above C4 Sherpa summiter Dawa Sona, 29, Pangboche, this his first 8000m summit. Peta Watts was at South Col with Everest summiters (so was Todd but had no intention of trying for its summit, but intended to summit Lhotse from Col after return of summit team) but Contreras came back with frostbite and as leader, Todd obliged to help him. Watts left Col what ten minutes after summit party, turned back after an hour with pains in chest; Pemba Dorje and Ang Tshering up with her and down with her; she slept on Col that night and strong next day and helped bring down Contreras. |
| Accidents | Conley retinal hemorrhage at 6400m & left early; Contreras frostbitten fingers one hand but will heal |
| Achievement | 1st Latvian American to summit Everest from both sides of Everest |
| Agency | Asian Trekking |
| Commercial Route | True |
| Standard Route | True |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | - |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2452818 |
| Year | 1997 |
| Summit Success | True |
| O2 Summary | Used |
| Route (lowercase) | s col-se ridge |
Members
11 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yuri Contreras Cedi | M | 1963 | Mexico | Climber | Mexico City, Mexico | Orthopedic surgeon | Details Other expeditions |
| Gregory (Greg) Conley | M | 1947 | Ireland | Climber | Edinburgh, Scotland | Airline pilot & property company owner | Details Other expeditions |
| Barbara B. Gurtler | F | 1934 | USA | Climber | Peoria, Illinois | Housewife | Details Other expeditions |
| Ilgvars Pauls | M | 1957 | Latvia | Climber | Cesis, Latvia | Construction engineer | Details Other expeditions |
| Henry Barclay Todd | M | 1945 | UK | Leader | Edinburgh, Scotland | Expedition organizer & leader | Details Other expeditions |
| Peta Watts | F | 1955 | UK | Climber | Edinburgh, Scotland | Rock-climbing guide | Details Other expeditions |
| Charles Scott Woolums | M | 1957 | USA | Deputy Leader | Hood River, Oregon | Alpine guide | Details Other expeditions |
| Simone Moro | M | 1967 | Italy | Climber | Colere, Bergamo, Italy | Alpine guide | Details Other expeditions |
| Dawa Sona (Da Sona, Da Sonam) Sherpa | M | 1965 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Pangboche, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Pemba Dorje Sherpa | M | 1961 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Pangboche, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Pasang Tshering (Ang Tshering) Sherpa | M | 1976 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Pangboche, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
References
1 recorded references.
| Expedition ID | Journal | Author | Title | Publisher | Citation | Yak 94 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EVER97109 | HIGH | - | - | - | 179:27 (Oct 1997) | - |