Everest | 2000 N Col-NE Ridge

A Switzerland expedition to Everest in 2000 via N Col-NE Ridge, led by Karl Kobler. Summit reached on 17th May 2000. 15 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 3582
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID EVER00132
Peak ID EVER
Year 2000
Season 1
Host Country 2
Route 1 N Col-NE Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Switzerland
Leaders Karl Kobler
Sponsor Kobler & Partner Everest Expedition 2000
Success 1 True
Success 2 False
Success 3 False
Success 4 False
Ascent 1 343,351
Ascent 2 -
Ascent 3 -
Ascent 4 -
Claimed False
Disputed False
Countries Czech Republic, Germany, Nepal, New Zealand
Approach -
Basecamp Date 2000-04-20
Summit Date 2000-05-17
Summit Time 1015
Summit Days 27
Total Days 38
Termination Date 2000-05-28
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 8849
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 3
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 14
Summit Members 4
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 4
Summit Hired 1
Hired Deaths 0
No Hired False
O2 Used True
O2 None False
O2 Climb True
O2 Descent False
O2 Sleep True
O2 Medical False
O2 Taken False
O2 Unknown False
Other Summits -
Campsites BC(20/04),ABC(22/04,6400m),C1(27/04,7100m),C2(15/05,7850m),C3(16/05,8350m),Smt(17,19/05)
Route Notes C1 at North Col. 17 May left C3 4:00 am NST Kobler, Pemba Dorje and Hurschler together (Kobler and Pemba Dorje on oxygen, Hurschler without). 10:15 am Kobler and Pemba Dorje on top, Hurschler without oxygen at 11:30 am; Kobler and Pemba Dorje after only 2 Russians; Hurschler last from north side on 17th. All slept in C3 that night. 19 May Fahner left C2 with oxygen at midnight of 18/19 May and went directly to top at 7:00 am, 1st from North (and probably from others side). Pemba Doma left C3 at 2:00 am with Japanese teams Sherpas (some relatives), on top at 9:20 am with Sherpas and slept in C3. Pemba Doma used oxygen from C2 from C3 to top. On 24 May Chassot on C3 but no higher and down 25 May - decided 25 May expedition finished. Pemba Doma: Kobler at BC saw she could not used crampons, jummar: some Sherpas tought her at ABC and she learned incredibly "quickly." Kobler told her she could not climb unless knew and she did. Later he told her she must climb with Sherpa on fixed ropes already present; she climbed with Sherpas. She was very strong to his surprise and had "motivation, self confidence and ambition." Pemba Doma - 8 June 2000: She already knew how to used harness and crampons and carabinier from ascent of Island Peak to its summit in 1996. Her cousin brother-in-law, Nawang Yongden, who works in Rolwaling Trekking and is very experienced climber (3x8000m summits) was BC sirdar and he gave her a lot of advice on what to wear when on mountain; not to let head get cold by its touching tent; how to use oxygen system; to acclimatize by going high, coming down, then going higher. She had to carry all her loads herself because Kobler told expeditions Sherpas not to help her and much of the time she climbed alone. Japanese Sherpas cooked for her at C3, helped her to carry one oxygen bottle to top and let her follow them in their footsteps to top. She likes mountains and likes to climb but cannot explain why she likes climbing - likes rock climbing especially. Would like to climb Dhaulagiri I: likes "how it looks." Thinks of leading a woman's expedition after 1-2 years but doesn't [know] women to recruit (would be Europeans and Nepalese).
Accidents Durga Tamang lung infection and left
Achievement 1st Sherpa woman to top from north
Agency Iceland Trekking
Commercial Route True
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference -
Primary ID -
Checksum 2457687
Year 2000
Summit Success True
O2 Summary Used
Route (lowercase) n col-ne ridge

Members

15 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Brigid Louise Arkless F 1939 New Zealand Climber Twizel, Canterbury, New Zealand Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Roland Brand M 1951 Germany Climber Uffenheim, Bavaria, Germany Civil engineer Details Other expeditions
Tomas Bradac M 1959 Czech Republic Climber Unterseen, Switzerland Employee Details Other expeditions
Marianne Daniele Chapuisat F 1969 Switzerland Climber Lausanne, Switzerland Teacher Details Other expeditions
Raphael Chassot M 1945 Switzerland Climber Fribourg, Switzerland Secretary Details Other expeditions
Bernard Fahner M 1963 Switzerland Climber Meiringen, Bern, Switzerland Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Ursula (Ursi) Durst Fahner F 1968 Switzerland Climber Meiringen, Bern, Switzerland Office secretary Details Other expeditions
Josef (Sepp) Hurschler M 1961 Switzerland Climber Engelberg, Obwalden, Switzerland Manages alpine hut Details Other expeditions
Peter Kissling M 1969 Switzerland BC Manager Langendorf, Solothurn, Switzerland Product manager of climbing gear company Details Other expeditions
Karl Robert (Kari) Kobler M 1955 Switzerland Leader Zollikofen, Bern, Switzerland Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Walter Pfeifhofer M 1956 Switzerland Exp Doctor Goldau, Aargau, Switzerland Physician Details Other expeditions
Reiner Schlump M 1953 Germany Climber Immenstadt, Bavaria, Germany Markets sports goods Details Other expeditions
Renate Schmid F 1962 Switzerland Climber Zermatt, Valais, Switzerland Restaurant manager Details Other expeditions
Pemba Doma Thaktopa Sherpa F 1970 Nepal Climber Namche Bazar, Khumbu Student of languages Details Other expeditions
Nawang Thile (Pemba Dorje) Sherpa M 1953 Nepal H-A Worker Beding, Dolakha - Details Other expeditions

References

3 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
EVER00132 HIGH - - - 219:66 (Feb 2001) -
EVER00132 AAJ Hawley, Elizabeth - - 75:384-385 (2001) -
EVER00132 - - http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12200138402/Asia-Nepal-Western-Nepal-Janak-Himal-Mt-Everest-in-the-Pre-Monsoon - - -