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) -