Everest | 2001 N Col-NE Ridge
A UK expedition to Everest in 2001 via N Col-NE Ridge, led by Terence Stubbs. Summit reached on 22nd May 2001. 12 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 3797 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | EVER01122 |
| Peak ID | EVER |
| Year | 2001 |
| Season | 1 |
| Host Country | 2 |
| Route 1 | N Col-NE Ridge |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | UK |
| Leaders | Terence Stubbs |
| Sponsor | Adventure Extreme Everest Expedition |
| Success 1 | True |
| Success 2 | False |
| Success 3 | False |
| Success 4 | False |
| Ascent 1 | 380 |
| Ascent 2 | - |
| Ascent 3 | - |
| Ascent 4 | - |
| Claimed | False |
| Disputed | False |
| Countries | Australia, Ireland, New Zealand |
| Approach | - |
| Basecamp Date | 2001-04-09 |
| Summit Date | 2001-05-22 |
| Summit Time | 1000 |
| Summit Days | 43 |
| Total Days | 46 |
| Termination Date | 2001-05-25 |
| Termination Reason | 1 |
| Termination Notes | - |
| High Point (m) | 8849 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 3 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 0 |
| Total Members | 12 |
| Summit Members | 2 |
| Member Deaths | 0 |
| Total Hired | 3 |
| Summit Hired | 0 |
| Hired Deaths | 0 |
| No Hired | False |
| O2 Used | True |
| O2 None | False |
| O2 Climb | True |
| O2 Descent | False |
| O2 Sleep | False |
| O2 Medical | True |
| O2 Taken | False |
| O2 Unknown | False |
| Other Summits | - |
| Campsites | BC(09/04),ABC(15/04,6400m),C1(19/04,7000m),C2(19/05,7700m),C3(21/05,8100m),Smt(22/05) |
| Route Notes | C1 at North Col C3 at Simonson's tent used resting 21st. Summit party got Eric Simonson's permission to use tent at his C3 at 8100m, so made C3 no of own. 20th impossible to go up because bad winds so up to his C3 on 21st at midday and rested and ate there. Hunter and McDermott left C3 at 1:30 am NST 22nd May and got atop, McDermott at 10:00 am and without oxygen, Hunter with oxygen to top later about 11:00 am. Both down to C2 that night. Climb finished. Oxygen: Dunlop used it during illness. Hunter used it up from C2 to Simonson's C3 tent and up from C3. tents to top and down to C3 tent - not in C3 tents. McDermott did not use any oxygen. 5 members left expedition to return to their jobs: Bash, Peel, Simpson, Staines and Stopford. |
| Accidents | T. Stubbs tore ligament in knee, on way to ABC, 15 Apr and stayed in BC or rest of expedition. Dunlop bad chest infection descending from ABC, his highest point. |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | Asian Trekking |
| Commercial Route | True |
| Standard Route | True |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | - |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2458103 |
| Year | 2001 |
| Summit Success | True |
| O2 Summary | Used |
| Route (lowercase) | n col-ne ridge |
Members
12 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Bash | M | 1971 | UK | Climber | Oxford, England | Electronics engineer | Details Other expeditions |
| John Stuart Ferguson Dunlop | M | 1950 | Australia | Climber | Perth, WA, Australia | Mining engineer | Details Other expeditions |
| Roland Stuart Hunter | M | 1974 | UK | Climber | London, England | Accountant | Details Other expeditions |
| Michael (Mick) Long | M | 1960 | Ireland | Climber | Rathmore, Kerry, Ireland | Software developer | Details Other expeditions |
| Mark Charles McDermott | M | 1959 | UK | Climber | Cheadle, Staffordshire, England | Computer programming consultant | Details Other expeditions |
| David Brian Peel | M | 1962 | UK | Climber | St. Andrews, Fife, Scotland | RAF physical education officer | Details Other expeditions |
| Stuart Andrew Simpson | M | 1966 | UK | Climber | Longmed, Hampshire, England | Deep sea diver | Details Other expeditions |
| Brian Donald Staines | M | 1951 | UK | Climber | Norwich, Norfolk, England | Senior offshore oil production technician | Details Other expeditions |
| Nicholas John (Nick) Stopford | M | 1972 | UK | Climber | London, England | Auditor | Details Other expeditions |
| Alexandra Kathleen Jane (Sandra) Stubbs | F | 1952 | UK | BC Manager | Tomintoul, Banffshire, Scotland | Paragliding instructor | Details Other expeditions |
| Terence Francis (Terry) Stubbs | M | 1952 | UK | Leader | Tomintoul, Banffshire, Scotland | Sports instructor | Details Other expeditions |
| Simon Andrew Williams | M | 1966 | New Zealand | Climber | Perth, WA, Australia | Mining engineer | Details Other expeditions |
References
3 recorded references.
| Expedition ID | Journal | Author | Title | Publisher | Citation | Yak 94 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EVER01122 | HIGH | Williams, Simon | The Price of Everest | - | 226:76-77 (Sep 2001) | - |
| EVER01122 | HIGH | - | - | - | 231:74-75 (Feb 2002) | - |
| EVER01122 | - | - | http://www.k2news.com/ts.htm | - | - | - |