Everest | 1999 S Col-SE Ridge
A Sweden expedition to Everest in 1999 via S Col-SE Ridge, led by Goran Kropp. Summit reached on 5th May 1999. 9 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 3319 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | EVER99112 |
| Peak ID | EVER |
| Year | 1999 |
| Season | 1 |
| Host Country | 1 |
| Route 1 | S Col-SE Ridge |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | Sweden |
| Leaders | Goran Kropp |
| Sponsor | Swedish Cleaning Expedition to Everest |
| Success 1 | True |
| Success 2 | False |
| Success 3 | False |
| Success 4 | False |
| Ascent 1 | 310 |
| Ascent 2 | - |
| Ascent 3 | - |
| Ascent 4 | - |
| Claimed | False |
| Disputed | False |
| Countries | - |
| Approach | - |
| Basecamp Date | 1999-04-14 |
| Summit Date | 1999-05-05 |
| Summit Time | - |
| Summit Days | 21 |
| Total Days | 26 |
| Termination Date | 1999-05-10 |
| Termination Reason | 1 |
| Termination Notes | - |
| High Point (m) | 8849 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 4 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 0 |
| Total Members | 6 |
| Summit Members | 2 |
| Member Deaths | 0 |
| Total Hired | 6 |
| Summit Hired | 3 |
| 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(14/04),C1(16/04,6100m),C2(22/04,6500m),C3(24/04,7300m),C4(03/05,7900m),Smt(05/05) |
| Route Notes | C1 at top of Icefall C2 in West Cwm C3 on Lhotse Face C4 at South Col. Planned to go on summit bid 4 May but winds too strong and waited one day. Left Col on 4th at 10:00+ pm: Hillberg, Chlumska and Kropp and 3 Sherpas. At 8500m Hillberg turned back because of trouble with fast oxygen flow set too low and Sherpas went ahead of him (to summit). Ang Chhiri got to top 12:05 pm, Sherpas and Chlumska at 12:15 pm and Kropp just behind her. Chlumska wanted to summit without oxygen, but used it when had to spend extra day there. All in Col camp summit night and C2 6th May and BC 7th. Total of 6 Sherpas: 3 for climb and 3 to remove empty oxygen bottles from Col. Summit Sherpas: Mingma Tshering, Beding, Aug 1970, Everest summit 4 times before Kami Sherpa, Kerung, atop Everest on Breashears expedition 5/97 says he's 34, passport says born 1962 Ang Chhiri, Beding, 1/10/58, this his first Everest summit, claims Cho Oyu Spr 1990 with US team and Xixabangma Aut 1984 with British (Lo Mick) |
| Accidents | - |
| Achievement | 1st ascent by Swedish woman |
| Agency | Peak Promotion |
| Commercial Route | True |
| Standard Route | True |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | - |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2453573 |
| Year | 1999 |
| Summit Success | True |
| O2 Summary | Used |
| Route (lowercase) | s col-se ridge |
Members
9 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Renata Chlumska | F | 1973 | Sweden | Climber | Jonkoping, Smaland, Sweden | Helps run Kropp's lecturing & leadership-training business | Details Other expeditions |
| Staffan Heimersson | M | - | Sweden | Climber | Cremorne, Sydney, NSW, Australia | Journalist | Details Other expeditions |
| Ola Hillberg | M | 1957 | Sweden | Climber | Goteborg, Sweden | Alpine shop owner | Details Other expeditions |
| Janne Jonaeus | M | 1964 | Sweden | Climber | Stockholm, Sweden | Cameraman | Details Other expeditions |
| Goran Kropp | M | 1966 | Sweden | Leader | Jonkoping, Smaland, Sweden | Alpinist & manager of business of lecturing/leadership training | Details Other expeditions |
| Nicklas Lovfeldt | M | - | Sweden | Climber | Stockholm, Sweden | Computer operator | Details Other expeditions |
| Mingma Tshering/Tsiri Sherpa | M | 1970 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Beding, Dolakha | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Kami (Kame) Sherpa | M | 1962 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Bagam, Kerung, Solukhumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Ang Chhiri Sherpa | M | 1958 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Beding, Dolakha | - | Details Other expeditions |
References
1 recorded references.
| Expedition ID | Journal | Author | Title | Publisher | Citation | Yak 94 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EVER99112 | HIGH | - | - | - | 205:70 (Dec 1999) | - |