Everest | 1999 N Col-NE Ridge

A Switzerland expedition to Everest in 1999 via N Col-NE Ridge, led by Stephane Schaffter. Summit reached on 17th May 1999. 10 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 3314
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID EVER99107
Peak ID EVER
Year 1999
Season 1
Host Country 2
Route 1 N Col-NE Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Switzerland
Leaders Stephane Schaffter
Sponsor Geneva Everest 99
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 France, UK
Approach KTM->Tingri->Rongbuk BC
Basecamp Date 1999-04-16
Summit Date 1999-05-17
Summit Time -
Summit Days 31
Total Days 41
Termination Date 1999-05-27
Termination Reason 5
Termination Notes Abandoned at 8500m due to not good conditions for alpine-style climb
High Point (m) 8500
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 2
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 10
Summit Members 0
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 2
Summit Hired 0
Hired Deaths 0
No Hired False
O2 Used True
O2 None False
O2 Climb True
O2 Descent False
O2 Sleep False
O2 Medical False
O2 Taken False
O2 Unknown False
Other Summits -
Campsites BC(16/04,5200m),ABC(21/04,6400m),C1(02/05,7000m),C2(16/05,7600m),xxx(17/05,8500m)
Route Notes BC at Rongbuk BC ABC at normal spot C1 at North Col camp (only Haston and wife slept there a few times) C2 no one slept there, tent used High point at 1st Step. On 16th May Arvis and Perler left ABC at 6:00 am NST and went to 7600m to make a camp on the same day. Hiroz, Roduit, Schaffter and Joos left ABC at 12:00. Also on the 16th May Buisson and Delale left ABC at 2:00 pm NST. Arvis and Perler left with 1 Sherpa and reached 7600m but did not go higher; they turned at 6:00 am NST; they just went up there to put up a tent. Arvis and Perler both used oxygen from the top of snow ridge (7300m). Hiroz went to 8000m and turned at 3:00 pm NST because she was not fast enough for alpine climb, too slow. Roduit went to 8500m alone and turned back at 4:00 am NST. He felt he was not strong enough to summit and come back alive. Schaffter turned back at 7500m at 10:00 pm NST. He also felt he was not fast enough for a 1-day push to the summit and back he does not like to sleep at camps. Joos turned back at 8000m for the same reason as Schaffter. Steve Haston and Laurence Goualt-Haston had reached the North Col and spent a few nights there on different occasions. They stayed on the mountain to climb when Schaffter, et al, left Base Camp on 24 May. * All climbing members on 17 May returned to ABC in the evening after the summit attempt. * Schaffter and Joos - felt the weather conditions for an alpine climb on 17 May were not good - it was too windy. They also felt their team was too weak to climb to the summit from ABC and was glad everyone turned back. * Schaffter does not like the climbing style of large commercial expeditions. He did not like being around large expeditions while trying to climb Everest alpine-style (going from ABC to the summit without sleeping at camps). * (Dave Hahn/Eric Simonson): The American Expedition felt that Schaffter's team were too inexperienced to attempt the North Ridge of Everest in alpine-style; in the event of an accident Schaffter's team would end up using oxygen, tents and Sherpas from other teams. Haston - 30 May 1999 (by phone): Haston made no further attempt for summit - only went up to clear tents at 7600m (on 25 May) at 7000m.
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Asian Trekking
Commercial Route True
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2453585
Year 1999
Summit Success False
O2 Summary Used
Route (lowercase) n col-ne ridge

Members

10 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Philippe Gerard Frederic Arvis M 1962 France Exp Doctor Argentan, Normandie, France Physician Details Other expeditions
Guy Buisson M 1953 France Climber Monnetier Mornex, Haute-Savoie, France Graphics designer Details Other expeditions
Patrick Delale M 1952 France Climber Vetraz-Monthoux, Haute-Savoie, France Insurance company employee Details Other expeditions
Laurence Gouault-Haston F 1963 France Climber Les Houches, Haute-Savoie, France Photographer & climber Details Other expeditions
Steve (Stevie) Haston M 1957 UK Climber Les Houches, Haute-Savoie, France Alpinist Details Other expeditions
Marie Hiroz F 1953 Switzerland Climber Verbier, Valais, Switzerland Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Norbert Joos M 1960 Switzerland Climber Chur, Graubunden, Switzerland Alpine guide & shop manager Details Other expeditions
Daniel Perler M 1952 Switzerland Climber Prangins, Vaud, Switzerland Postman Details Other expeditions
Olivier Roduit M 1965 Switzerland Climber Verbier, Valais, Switzerland Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Stephane Charles Joseph Schaffter M 1953 Switzerland Leader Veyrier, Geneva, Switzerland Alpine guide Details Other expeditions

References

1 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
EVER99107 HIGH - - - 205:69 (Dec 1999) -