Climbers 1996 Mount Everest disaster

1 climbers

1.1 adventure consultants

1.1.1 guides
1.1.2 clients
1.1.3 sherpas


1.2 mountain madness

1.2.1 guides
1.2.2 clients
1.2.3 sherpas


1.3 taiwanese expedition
1.4 indo-tibetan border police

climbers

the following list of climbers en route summit on 10 may 1996 via south col , southeast ridge, organized expedition , role. ages of 1996.

adventure consultants

the adventure consultants 1996 everest expedition, led rob hall, consisted of these individuals.

guides

rob hall – expedition leader (died near south summit)
mike groom
andy harris (disappeared near south summit while assisting hall)

clients

frank fischbeck (53) – attempted everest 3 times, reached south summit in 94
doug hansen (46) – attempted everest hall s team in 95 (disappeared near south summit while descending hall)
stuart hutchison (34) – youngest client on hall s team, previous 8,000 m experiences included k2 winter expedition 1988, broad peak west ridge 1992, , everest north side 1994
lou kasischke (53) – had climbed 6 of 7 summits
jon krakauer (41) – journalist on assignment outside magazine; accomplished technical climber no experience in climbing peaks on 8,000 m
yasuko namba (47) – had climbed 7 summits; becoming oldest woman summit everest @ time (died on south col)
john taske (56) – oldest climber on adventure consultants team; no 8,000 m experience
beck weathers (49) – had been climbing 10 years; making bid 7 summits, no 8,000 m experience

sherpas

sardar ang dorje (29)
arita
chuldum
kami
lhakpa chhiri
ngawang norbu
tenzing
lopsang

the sherpas listed here climbing sherpas hired rob hall s adventure consultants. there many other sherpas working @ lower elevations, performed duties vital adventure consultants , mountain madness expeditions. climbing sherpas duties require them ascend @ least high camp iii or iv, not of them summit. expedition leaders intend select few of climbing sherpas summit. legendary sardar apa sherpa scheduled accompany adventure consultants group withdrew due family commitments.

none of clients on hall s team had ever reached summit of 8,000 m peak, , fischbeck, hansen , hutchison had previous high-altitude himalayan experience.

hall had brokered deal outside magazine advertising space in exchange story growing popularity of commercial expeditions everest. krakauer slated climb scott fischer s mountain madness team, hall landed him, @ least in part, agreeing reduce outside s fee krakauer s spot on expedition less cost. result, hall paying out-of-pocket have krakauer on team.

mountain madness

scott fischer lead climbing guide mountain madness expedition. team included 8 clients.

guides

scott fischer – lead climbing guide (died on southeast ridge balcony 350m below south summit)
neal beidleman - professional outdoorsman
anatoli boukreev – professional mountaineer, later in 1997 awarded david a. sowles memorial award american alpine club.

clients

martin adams (47) – had climbed aconcagua, denali, , kilimanjaro
charlotte fox (38) – had climbed 53 of 14,000 ft (4,267 m) peaks in colorado , 2 8,000 m peaks, gasherbrum ii, , cho oyu
lene gammelgaard (35) – accomplished mountaineer
dale kruse (45) – long-term personal friend of fischer s; first sign up
tim madsen (33) – climbed extensively in colorado , canadian rockies; no 8,000 m experience
sandy hill pittman (41) – had climbed 6 of 7 summits
pete schoening (68) – 1 of first climb gasherbrum , mount vinson; known single-handedly saving lives of 6 team members during mass fall in american expedition on k2, 1953
klev schoening (38) – pete s nephew; former national downhill ski racer; no 8,000 m experience.

sherpas

sardar lopsang jangbu sherpa (23)
big pemba
ngawang dorje
ngawang sya kya
ngawang tendi
ngawang topche (died few months later hape contracted during hauling duties camp ii)
tashi tshering
tendi


c.^ sherpas listed here climbing sherpas hired scott fischer s mountain madness expedition. ngawang topche hospitalized in april; had developed high altitude pulmonary edema (hape) while ferrying supplies above base camp. not on mountain during summit attempt of 10 may. topche died illness june.

schoening had decided, while still @ base camp (5,380 m/17,700 ft), not make final push summit. team began assault on summit on 6 may, bypassing camp (5,944 m/19,500 ft) , stopping @ camp ii (6,500 m/21,300 ft) 2 nights. however, kruse suffered altitude sickness , possible high altitude cerebral edema (hace), , stopped @ camp i. fischer descended camp ii , escorted kruse base camp treatment.

taiwanese expedition

makalu gau ming-ho led five-member team everest day.

the previous day (9 may), taiwanese team member chen yu-nan had died following fall on lhotse face.

indo-tibetan border police

half climbing team indo-tibetan border police north col expedition india (subedar tsewang samanla, lance naik dorje morup, , head constable tsewang paljor) died on northeast ridge.