Everest | 2001 N Col-NE Ridge

A USA expedition to Everest in 2001 via N Col-NE Ridge, led by Terrence Lafrance. Summit reached on 19th May 2001. 6 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 3804
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID EVER01129
Peak ID EVER
Year 2001
Season 1
Host Country 2
Route 1 N Col-NE Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality USA
Leaders Terrence Lafrance
Sponsor Independent team (Simonson permit)
Success 1 True
Success 2 False
Success 3 False
Success 4 False
Ascent 1 376
Ascent 2 -
Ascent 3 -
Ascent 4 -
Claimed False
Disputed False
Countries -
Approach -
Basecamp Date 2001-03-30
Summit Date 2001-05-19
Summit Time -
Summit Days 50
Total Days 54
Termination Date 2001-05-23
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 8849
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 3
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 2
Summit Members 2
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 4
Summit Hired 4
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(30/03),ABC(06/04),C1(08/04,7000m),C2(08/04,7500m),C3(18/05,8300m),Smt(19/05)
Route Notes Used tents food and Sherpas of Simonson expedition. Otis and Lafrance actually climbed mostly independent of each other. Carried most of their own gear up, but Simonson Sherpas carried and put in place all oxygen as well, as common tents and food. Otis made his 1st summit bid 9 May from C2 but 80 mph winds at 8000m drove him down to ABC that day. Next summit bid from 8300m camp by all 6 summiters; left camp 1:45 am (lovely night), summited, and down to 8300m about 3:00 pm but on down to 7500m by members and ABC by Sherpas. Sherpa summiters: Mingma Ongel, Phortse, 27/3/78, 1st 8000er Dawa Nuru Sherpa, 26/10/78, Phortse, Everest X1 before, Manaslu, Cho Oyu Lhakpa Nuru, Thami, 26/9/72, Everest X1 before Kami Tshering, Pangboche, 1962, Everest X3 before, Cho Oyu (aka Ang Tshering)
Accidents -
Achievement 1st team to top in 2001
Agency Great Escapes Trekking
Commercial Route True
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference -
Primary ID -
Checksum 2458100
Year 2001
Summit Success True
O2 Summary Used
Route (lowercase) n col-ne ridge

Members

6 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Terrence Lafrance M 1962 USA Leader Albany, New York Civil engineer Details Other expeditions
Michael Otis M 1962 USA Climber Phoenix, Arizona Airplane equipment marketing specialist Details Other expeditions
Mingma Ongel (Sonam Gyalzen) Sherpa M 1978 Nepal H-A Worker Phortse, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Dawa Nuru (Danuru) Sherpa M 1978 Nepal H-A Worker Phortse, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Lhakpa Nuru Sherpa M 1972 Nepal H-A Worker Yilajung, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Kami Tshering (Ang Chhiring) Sherpa M 1962 Nepal H-A Worker Pangboche, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions

References

1 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
EVER01129 HIGH - - - 231:73 (Feb 2002) -