Everest | 2000 N Col-NE Ridge

A Spain expedition to Everest in 2000 via N Col-NE Ridge, led by Sebastian Alvaro. Summit reached on 20th May 2000. 15 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 3581
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID EVER00131
Peak ID EVER
Year 2000
Season 1
Host Country 2
Route 1 N Col-NE Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Spain
Leaders Sebastian Alvaro
Sponsor Everest TVE Expedition Spanish 2000
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 -
Approach -
Basecamp Date 2000-04-12
Summit Date 2000-05-20
Summit Time -
Summit Days 38
Total Days 49
Termination Date 2000-05-31
Termination Reason 4
Termination Notes Abandoned at 8650m due to cold and windy weather
High Point (m) 8650
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 3
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 15
Summit Members 0
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 4
Summit Hired 0
Hired Deaths 0
No Hired False
O2 Used False
O2 None True
O2 Climb False
O2 Descent False
O2 Sleep False
O2 Medical False
O2 Taken False
O2 Unknown False
Other Summits -
Campsites BC(12/04),ABC(17/04,6350m),C1(22/04,7050m),C2(28/04,7800m),C3(19/05,8350m),xxx(20/05,8650m)
Route Notes BC at Chinese BC C1 at North Col High point at bottom of Second Step. 20 May summit party left C3 2:30 am (Chinese time) and arrived Second Step 7:30 am: Juanito, Latorre, Vallejo and Zerain reached this high point. Oscar Cadiach to 8450m and cold [acting as Mallory] and must go back to C3 with slight pneumonia; Bereziartua and Querejeta to 8550m also cold, wind and cloud. Juanito down because weather changed with clouds coming and temperature dropped 10-12 degrees and 35 km/hr winds. "Not possible summit without oxygen - lucky not higher on mountain and when weather changed." 24 May Zerain left ABC for non-stop climb to top but got only to C3 when strong wind stopped him and returned same day to ABC. Juanito to Everest North sans-oxygen. Zerain acted as Irvine and Cadiach as Mallory in bid at 1924 climb. Everest TVE Expedition - 4 June 2000 & 23 Oct 2014, led by Alvaro One member of a Spanish expedition to the north side of Everest in the spring of 2000 wanted to re-enact the 1924 British climb of Everest via North Col route by George Mallory. Oscar Cadiach wore clothing that were exact copies of the clothes worn Geoge Mallory -- made of the same fabrics and designed just like his. The idea was to test their sustainability in the bitter cold at high altitude on Everests. On 20 May 2000, Cadiach reached 8450m, then turned back because he was extremely cold. The 1920's outfit he was wearing did not give enough protection from the weather. He descended to C3 (8350m) with a slight case of pneumonia.
Accidents Juanito frostbitten nose already healing
Achievement Attempted Mallory-Irvine climb
Agency Thamserku Trekking
Commercial Route True
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference -
Primary ID -
Checksum 2457690
Year 2000
Summit Success False
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) n col-ne ridge

Members

15 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Sebastian Alvaro Lomba M 1950 Spain Leader/Journalist Madrid, Spain Journalist Details Other expeditions
Victor Barez M 1976 Spain Climber/Cameraman Madrid, Spain TV cameraman Details Other expeditions
Jesus Maria (Josu) Bereziartua Etxaniz M 1960 Spain Climber Azpeitia, Guipuzcoa, Spain Bar owner Details Other expeditions
Oscar Cadiach Puig M 1952 Spain Climber Tarragona, Spain Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Inaki Querejeta Koskorrotz M 1956 Spain Climber Murgia, Alvara, Spain Chemical technician Details Other expeditions
Fernando (Ferran) Latorre Torres M 1970 Spain Climber Barcelona, Spain Artist Details Other expeditions
Ana Maria Marcos F 1973 Spain Journalist Madrid, Spain Journalist on sports newspaper Details Other expeditions
Alfredo Merino Sanchez M 1952 Spain Journalist Madrid, Spain Journalist Details Other expeditions
Juan Eusebio (Juanito) Oiarzabal Urteaga M 1956 Spain Deputy Leader Vitoria, Alava, Spain Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Roberto Palomar M 1963 Spain Journalist Madrid, Spain Journalist Details Other expeditions
Aitor Barez Palomo M 1976 Spain Climber/Cameraman Madrid, Spain TV camera technician Details Other expeditions
Manuel (Manolo) Rojo M 1960 Spain Climber/Cameraman Madrid, Spain TV cameraman Details Other expeditions
Domiel Salas M 1975 Spain Climber/Cameraman Madrid, Spain TV sound technician Details Other expeditions
Juan Vallejo Llanos M 1970 Spain Climber Vitoria, Alava, Spain Firefighter Details Other expeditions
Alberto Zerain Berasategui M 1961 Spain Climber Vitoria, Alava, Spain Works in family's shipping company Details Other expeditions

References

1 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
EVER00131 HIGH - - - 219:69 (Feb 2001) -