summit photographs. Ascents Eight-thousanders This list includes all 27 successful and unsuccessful 8,000 metre expeditions, as also noted by Alan Hinkes in his book, but reconciled from several other published climbing journal articles (and also using the American Alpine Journal online database: May 1984 – Mount Everest – Failed on North (Tibetan) side of mountain (first attempt) with Cumbrian Everest Expedition. 19 September 1987 – Shishapangma – Climbed new route on Central Couloir North Face, with U.S. climber Steve Untch, two person alpine-style. October 1987 – Lhotse – Failed on South Face, alpine style, with polish climber Krzysztof Wielicki in storms. October 1988 – Makalu – Failed with Rick Allen / Doug Scott in alpine-style climb, due to injury and evacuation of Rick Allen. 12 May 1989 – Manaslu – Climbed South Face/Pillar with Benoît Chamoux French expedition, first British ascent. 30 April 1990 – Cho Oyu – Climbed (disputed) West Face with Benoît Chamoux French expedition; solo to summit alone as team separated at summit plateau. 12 May 1990 – Shishapangma – Climbed Central (West) Summit, with Benoît Chamoux French expedition, on new route in North Face Couloir. May 1991 – Mount Everest – Failed on North (Tibetan) side of mountain (second attempt). 16 July 1991 – Broad Peak – Climbed as guide for Jagged Globe expeditions. August 1992 – Nanga Parbat – Failed on Mazeno Ridge and Schell Route with Doug Scott expedition (first attempt). August 1993 – K2 – Failed on South East Ridge Abruzzi Spur (first attempt), abandoned climb to conduct rescue of Swedish climber. August 1994 – K2 – Failed on North Face (China side) in Anglo-American expedition due to avalanche risk (second attempt). April 1995 – Makalu – Failed due to accident on route to mountain, leg pierced by bamboo stick and evacuated to Bangkok (second attempt). 17 July 1995 – K2 – Climbed South East Ridge Abruzzi Spur (on third attempt). Was climbing with Alison Hargreaves on U.S. expedition. 19 May 1996 – Mount Everest – Climbed North Ridge (Mallory Route), filming for the TV documentary Summit Fever (third attempt). 10 July 1996 – Gasherbrum I – Climbed alone and unsupported. 29 July 1996 – Gasherbrum II – Climbed South Face alone and unsupported. 23 May 1997 – Lhotse – Climbed South West Face Couloir mostly alone, but encountered other groups (second attempt). May 1997 – Makalu – Failed with Fabrizio Zangrilli, abandoned