Everest | 1997 S Col-SE Ridge
A USA expedition to Everest in 1997 via S Col-SE Ridge, led by David Breashears. Summit reached on 23rd May 1997. 5 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 2265 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | EVER97113 |
| Peak ID | EVER |
| Year | 1997 |
| Season | 1 |
| Host Country | 1 |
| Route 1 | S Col-SE Ridge |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | USA |
| Leaders | David Breashears |
| Sponsor | Nova Everest to Everest |
| Success 1 | True |
| Success 2 | False |
| Success 3 | False |
| Success 4 | False |
| Ascent 1 | 259 |
| Ascent 2 | - |
| Ascent 3 | - |
| Ascent 4 | - |
| Claimed | False |
| Disputed | False |
| Countries | - |
| Approach | - |
| Basecamp Date | 1997-04-07 |
| Summit Date | 1997-05-23 |
| Summit Time | - |
| Summit Days | 46 |
| Total Days | 50 |
| Termination Date | 1997-05-27 |
| Termination Reason | 1 |
| Termination Notes | - |
| High Point (m) | 8849 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 4 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 0 |
| Total Members | 2 |
| Summit Members | 2 |
| Member Deaths | 0 |
| Total Hired | 4 |
| 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(07/04),C1(19/04,6100m),C2(26/04,6400m),C3(27/04,7300m),C4(22/05,7900m),Smt(23/05) |
| Route Notes | C2 at Cwm C4 at Col. Route was in good shape and on 23rd May snow was "very very nice - but conditions I've never seen" (Athans) hard packed snow. Were ready to go on May 5 as were many others waiting for winds to die down. Peter and David filmed entire climb from BC to top and did first neural behaviour on summit (pulse, oxygen absorption of blood); psychometric tests (short-term memory, etc.). Removed Bruce Herrod's body from bottom of Hillary Step and sent it down SW Face (now is in crevasse). Sherpas summiters: Jangbu Sherpa, summited Everest 23 May 96 Dorje Sherpa, summited Everest 25 May 96 Kami Sherpa, not atop Everest before this his 1st 8000m, 31, from Kerung |
| Accidents | - |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | Peak Promotion |
| Commercial Route | True |
| Standard Route | True |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | - |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2452814 |
| Year | 1997 |
| Summit Success | True |
| O2 Summary | Used |
| Route (lowercase) | s col-se ridge |
Members
5 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter George (Pete) Athans | M | 1957 | USA | Climber | Boulder, Colorado | Alpine guide | Details Other expeditions |
| David Finlay Breashears | M | 1955 | USA | Leader | Newton, Massachusetts | Film-maker | Details Other expeditions |
| Jangbu Sherpa | M | 1959 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Changba, Tapting, Solukhumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Dorje Sherpa | M | 1965 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Nunthala, Solukhumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Kami (Kame) Sherpa | M | 1962 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Bagam, Kerung, Solukhumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
References
2 recorded references.
| Expedition ID | Journal | Author | Title | Publisher | Citation | Yak 94 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EVER97113 | HIGH | - | - | - | 179:26 (Oct 1997) | - |
| EVER97113 | - | - | http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/everest/expeditions/97/dispatches | - | - | - |