Everest | 2001 N Col-NE Ridge

A France expedition to Everest in 2001 via N Col-NE Ridge, led by Bertrand Roche. Summit reached on 22nd May 2001. 8 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	3798
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	EVER01123
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2001
Season	1
Host Country	2
Route 1	N Col-NE Ridge
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	France
Leaders	Bertrand Roche
Sponsor	Antipodes Everest 2001
Success 1	True
Success 2	False
Success 3	False
Success 4	False
Ascent 1	377
Ascent 2	-
Ascent 3	-
Ascent 4	-
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Countries	Switzerland
Approach	-
Basecamp Date	2001-04-18
Summit Date	2001-05-22
Summit Time	0500
Summit Days	34
Total Days	37
Termination Date	2001-05-25
Termination Reason	1
Termination Notes	-
High Point (m)	8849
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	True
Camps	2
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	7
Summit Members	4
Member Deaths	0
Total Hired	1
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	False
O2 Taken	False
O2 Unknown	False
Other Summits	-
Campsites	BC(01/04),ABC(19/04,5400m),C1(05/05,7400m),C2(06/05,7900m),Smt(22/05)
Route Notes	C2 not occupied by Mr and Mrs Roche. 21 May 10:30 pm for top - Roux on top 5:00 pm NST, Roche and Bernier Roche on top at 8:00, Trommsdorff on top 1:00 pm without oxygen. Short on oxygen so could not make another camp above 7900m. Roches on top for 2 hours taking pictures, took oxygen off to prepare gliders for flight. Took off with glider at 10:10 am and flew to ABC at ABC 10:22 am, landed safely on feet area with no problem. Very experienced in paragliding; were French champions in '97 and run own paragliding school - "brilliant flight." Roux return in BC at 3:30 pm - Christian slept at 7900m again and to ABC 23 May 1:00 with no health problem. 21 June (email from Claire Roche): "Our flight from the summit to advance camp lasted only between 8 to 12 minutes. Our Sherpa Lhakpa Geljen, 26 years old, climbed up to 8300m but then we had a frosted regulator and he had to give me his and go down; then we were alone till the summit. We were followed by the Sherpas of Bernard Muller [another French expedition leader]. but I do not know their names." Lhakpa Geljen summited with Spaniards in 2000.
Accidents	Gailland lung problem; Graziani stomach problem (left 21 April)
Achievement	1st paragliding descent from summit to ABC on N side
Agency	Thamserku Trekking
Commercial Route	True
Standard Route	True
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	False
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2458103
Year	2001
Summit Success	True
O2 Summary	Used
Route (lowercase)	n col-ne ridge

Members

Field	Value
ID	29955
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER01123
Member ID	02
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2001
Season	1
First Name	Claire Isabelle
Last Name	Bernier Roche
Sex	F
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1972
Calculated Age	28
Citizenship	France
Status	Climber
Residence	Lanslevillard, Savoie, France
Occupation	Paragliding instructor
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	True
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8849
Summit Date 1	2001-05-22
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0800
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	377
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	From C2 to top
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	Paraglider descent from summit to ABC
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2439655
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	claire isabelle bernier roche
Year of Birth	1972
Year	2001
Age at Expedition	29
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	29956
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER01123
Member ID	03
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2001
Season	1
First Name	Claude-Alain
Last Name	Gailland
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1973
Calculated Age	27
Citizenship	Switzerland
Status	Climber
Residence	Le Chable, Valais, Switzerland
Occupation	Alpinist
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	9
HCN	0
Checksum	2440092
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	claude-alain gailland
Year of Birth	1973
Year	2001
Age at Expedition	28
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	29957
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER01123
Member ID	04
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2001
Season	1
First Name	Yannick Marcel
Last Name	Graziani
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1973
Calculated Age	27
Citizenship	France
Status	Climber
Residence	Tourettes-sur-Loup, Alpes-Maritimes, France
Occupation	Alpine guide
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	9
HCN	0
Checksum	2440080
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	yannick marcel graziani
Year of Birth	1973
Year	2001
Age at Expedition	28
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	29958
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER01123
Member ID	05
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2001
Season	1
First Name	Alain
Last Name	Grelet
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1966
Calculated Age	34
Citizenship	France
Status	Cameraman
Residence	Annecy, Haute-Savoie, France
Occupation	Engineer
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	17
HCN	0
Checksum	2437407
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	alain grelet
Year of Birth	1966
Year	2001
Age at Expedition	35
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	29959
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER01123
Member ID	01
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2001
Season	1
First Name	Bertrand (Zebulon)
Last Name	Roche
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1973
Calculated Age	28
Citizenship	France
Status	Leader
Residence	Lanslevillard, Savoie, France
Occupation	Alpine guide & paragliding school owner
Leader	True
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	True
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8849
Summit Date 1	2001-05-22
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0800
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	377
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	From top to C2
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	Paraglider descent from summit to ABC
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2439751
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	bertrand (zebulon) roche
Year of Birth	1973
Year	2001
Age at Expedition	28
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	29960
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER01123
Member ID	06
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2001
Season	1
First Name	Frederic George Gilbert
Last Name	Roux
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1972
Calculated Age	28
Citizenship	Switzerland
Status	Climber
Residence	Verbier, Valais, Switzerland
Occupation	Alpine guide
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8849
Summit Date 1	2001-05-22
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0500
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	377
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	From C2 to top
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2439655
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	frederic george gilbert roux
Year of Birth	1972
Year	2001
Age at Expedition	29
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	29961
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER01123
Member ID	07
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2001
Season	1
First Name	Christian
Last Name	Trommsdorff
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1964
Calculated Age	36
Citizenship	France
Status	Climber
Residence	Chamonix, Haute-Savoie, France
Occupation	Alpine guide
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8849
Summit Date 1	2001-05-22
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1300
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	377
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2436588
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	christian trommsdorff
Year of Birth	1964
Year	2001
Age at Expedition	37
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	47382
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER01123
Member ID	08
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2001
Season	1
First Name	Lhakpa Gyalzen
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1974
Calculated Age	26
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Paiya, Jubing-7, Solukhumbu
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	True
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	8300
Summit Date 1	2001-05-22
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	4
Summit Term	11
HCN	0
Checksum	2440348
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	lhakpa gyalzen sherpa
Year of Birth	1974
Year	2001
Age at Expedition	27
Role	Hired

8 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Claire Isabelle Bernier Roche	F	1972	France	Climber	Lanslevillard, Savoie, France	Paragliding instructor	Details Other expeditions
Claude-Alain Gailland	M	1973	Switzerland	Climber	Le Chable, Valais, Switzerland	Alpinist	Details Other expeditions
Yannick Marcel Graziani	M	1973	France	Climber	Tourettes-sur-Loup, Alpes-Maritimes, France	Alpine guide	Details Other expeditions
Alain Grelet	M	1966	France	Cameraman	Annecy, Haute-Savoie, France	Engineer	Details Other expeditions
Bertrand (Zebulon) Roche	M	1973	France	Leader	Lanslevillard, Savoie, France	Alpine guide & paragliding school owner	Details Other expeditions
Frederic George Gilbert Roux	M	1972	Switzerland	Climber	Verbier, Valais, Switzerland	Alpine guide	Details Other expeditions
Christian Trommsdorff	M	1964	France	Climber	Chamonix, Haute-Savoie, France	Alpine guide	Details Other expeditions
Lhakpa Gyalzen Sherpa	M	1974	Nepal	H-A Worker	Paiya, Jubing-7, Solukhumbu	-	Details Other expeditions

References

Field	Value
ID	5589
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	EVER01123
Reference ID	01
Year	2001
Type	3
Journal	HIGH
Author	-
Title	-
Publisher	-
Publication Date	2002
Language	-
Citation	231:73-74 (Feb 2002)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	5734
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	EVER01123
Reference ID	02
Year	2001
Type	2
Journal	AAJ
Author	Hawley, Elizabeth
Title	-
Publisher	-
Publication Date	2002
Language	-
Citation	76:424 (2002)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	7902
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	EVER01123
Reference ID	03
Year	2001
Type	5
Journal	-
Author	-
Title	http://www.k2news.com/c1.htm
Publisher	-
Publication Date	-
Language	-
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	11979
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	EVER01123
Reference ID	04
Year	2001
Type	5
Journal	-
Author	-
Title	http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12200242401/Asia-Tibet-Everest-First-Descent-by-Paraglider
Publisher	-
Publication Date	-
Language	-
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

4 recorded references.

Expedition ID	Journal	Author	Title	Publisher	Citation	Yak 94
EVER01123	HIGH	-	-	-	231:73-74 (Feb 2002)	-
EVER01123	AAJ	Hawley, Elizabeth	-	-	76:424 (2002)	-
EVER01123	-	-	http://www.k2news.com/c1.htm	-	-	-
EVER01123	-	-	http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12200242401/Asia-Tibet-Everest-First-Descent-by-Paraglider	-	-	-