Everest | 2001 N Col-NE Ridge
A New Zealand expedition to Everest in 2001 via N Col-NE Ridge, led by Russell Brice. Summit reached on 23rd May 2001. 30 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 3806 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | EVER01131 |
| Peak ID | EVER |
| Year | 2001 |
| Season | 1 |
| Host Country | 2 |
| Route 1 | N Col-NE Ridge |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | New Zealand |
| Leaders | Russell Brice |
| Sponsor | Himalayan Experience (Himex) Everest Expedition 2001 |
| Success 1 | True |
| Success 2 | False |
| Success 3 | False |
| Success 4 | False |
| Ascent 1 | 387 |
| Ascent 2 | - |
| Ascent 3 | - |
| Ascent 4 | - |
| Claimed | False |
| Disputed | False |
| Countries | Australia, Canada, Denmark, France, Guatemala, Italy, Japan, Switzerland, UK, USA |
| Approach | - |
| Basecamp Date | 2001-04-09 |
| Summit Date | 2001-05-23 |
| Summit Time | 0600 |
| Summit Days | 44 |
| Total Days | 52 |
| Termination Date | 2001-05-31 |
| Termination Reason | 1 |
| Termination Notes | - |
| High Point (m) | 8849 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | True |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 4 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 0 |
| Total Members | 25 |
| Summit Members | 10 |
| Member Deaths | 0 |
| Total Hired | 8 |
| Summit Hired | 5 |
| 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(09/04,4200m),ABC(14/04,6400m),C1(22/04,7000m),C2(30/04,7500m),C3(21/05,7900m),C4(22/05,8300m),Smt(23/05) |
| Route Notes | Andrew Lapkass - 3rd summit (2 South & North); Jaime Vinals - 1st Guatemalan ascent (finished the 7 summits) Marc Siffredi - 1st descent of mountain by snowboard (summit to ABC with no rappel) Evelyne Binsack - 1st female Swiss ascent Naoki Ishikawa - finished 7 summits and North and South Poles Lobsang Temba - 3rd summit Karsang Namgel - 4th summit Phurba Tashi - 2nd summit Dawa Temba - 1st 8000er summit Tibetan Karsang - 1st local yakman on summit (Cho Oyu top 24/9/00) Summit Sherpas: Lobsang Temba, Khumjung, 1968, Everest X2 Karsang Namgel, Thami (Ang Rita's son), 1971, Everest X3 Phurba Tashi, Khumjung, about 30 years old, Everest X1 Dawa Temba, Khumjung, 1958, his 1st 8000er Karsang, Chinese/Tibetan, about 41 years old, 1st ascent of Everest |
| Accidents | - |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | Mountain Experience |
| Commercial Route | True |
| Standard Route | True |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | - |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2458104 |
| Year | 2001 |
| Summit Success | True |
| O2 Summary | Used |
| Route (lowercase) | n col-ne ridge |
Members
30 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Arden | M | 1967 | UK | Member (ABC/N Col) | - | Information technology | Details Other expeditions |
| Evelyne Yvonne Binsack | F | 1967 | Switzerland | Climber | Beatenberg, Bern, Switzerland | Alpine guide & helicopter pilot | Details Other expeditions |
| David Bird | M | 1962 | UK | Member (ABC/N Col) | - | Managing director | Details Other expeditions |
| Robert Boesch | M | 1954 | Switzerland | Climber | Oberaegeri, Zug, Switzerland | Photographer & alpine guide | Details Other expeditions |
| Russell Reginald Brice | M | 1952 | New Zealand | Leader | Chamonix, Haute-Savoie, France | Alpine guide | Details Other expeditions |
| David Childs | M | 1961 | UK | Member (ABC/N Col) | Acton, London, England | Operations director in film promotion company | Details Other expeditions |
| Luigi Genazzini | M | 1939 | Italy | Member (ABC/N Col) | Schrassig, Luxembourg | Economist | Details Other expeditions |
| Shirley Hayden | F | 1964 | UK | Member (ABC/N Col) | - | Public affairs manager | Details Other expeditions |
| Naoki Ishikawa | M | 1977 | Japan | Climber | Tokyo, Japan | Student | Details Other expeditions |
| David Jackson | M | 1951 | UK | Member (ABC/N Col) | - | Company director | Details Other expeditions |
| Andrew Atis (Andy) Lapkass | M | 1958 | USA | Deputy Leader | Breckenridge, Colorado | Alpine guide | Details Other expeditions |
| Angus Larard | M | 1959 | Australia | Member (ABC/N Col) | Hong Kong | Pilot | Details Other expeditions |
| Kieron Mackenzie | M | 1960 | UK | Climber | Saline, Fife, Scotland | Sports shop managing director | Details Other expeditions |
| Douglas N. Madison | M | 1954 | USA | Member (ABC/N Col) | Boulder, Colorado | Banker | Details Other expeditions |
| Richard Mahler | M | 1943 | Canada | Member (ABC/N Col) | W Vancouver, British Columbia | Financial executive | Details Other expeditions |
| Ellen Elizabeth Miller | F | 1959 | USA | Climber | Vail, Colorado | Ski instructor | Details Other expeditions |
| Asmus Aastrup Norreslet | M | 1974 | Denmark | Climber | Vallorcine, Chamonix, Haute-Savoie, France | Alpine guide | Details Other expeditions |
| Marco Siffredi | M | 1979 | France | Climber | Chamonix, Haute-Savoie, France | Trades school student | Details Other expeditions |
| John Steele | M | 1949 | UK | Member (ABC/N Col) | - | Management consultant | Details Other expeditions |
| Jess Stock | M | 1949 | UK | Climber | Vallorcine, Chamonix, Haute-Savoie, France | Photographer | Details Other expeditions |
| Roy Campbell Tudor Hughes | M | 1938 | UK | Climber | Dorchester-on-Thames, Oxford, England | Retired hotelier | Details Other expeditions |
| Jaime Vinals Massanet | M | 1961 | Guatemala | Climber | Miami, Florida | Business manager | Details Other expeditions |
| David (Dave) Walsh | M | 1944 | UK | Member (ABC/N Col) | Betwys-y-Coed, Gwynedd, Wales | Alpine guide | Details Other expeditions |
| Christopher Bernard (Chris) Warner | M | 1964 | USA | Climber | Ellicott City, Maryland | Alpine guide | Details Other expeditions |
| Owen West | M | 1969 | USA | Climber | New York, New York | Internet entrepreneur | Details Other expeditions |
| Lobsang Temba (Lupsang Temba) Sherpa | M | 1968 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Khumjung, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Karsang Namgyal/Namgel Sherpa | M | 1971 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Thami, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Phurba Tashi Sherpa | M | 1971 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Khumjung, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Dawa Temba (Da Temba) Sherpa | M | 1958 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Tesho, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Karsang Dhondup (Karsang Thendup) | M | - | China | H-A Worker | Tibet | Yak herder | Details Other expeditions |
References
5 recorded references.
| Expedition ID | Journal | Author | Title | Publisher | Citation | Yak 94 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EVER01131 | HIGH | - | - | - | 231:75-76 (Feb 2002) | - |
| EVER01131 | AAJ | Mountain INFO, High Mountain Sports | - | - | 76:423-424 (2002) | - |
| EVER01131 | - | Binsack, Evelyne | Schritte an der Grenze | Werd Verlag, Zurich | - | - |
| EVER01131 | - | - | http://himalayanexperience.com/newsletters/everest-expedition-2001 | - | - | - |
| EVER01131 | - | - | http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12200242300/Asia-Tibet-Everest-record-day-and-snowboard-Descent | - | - | - |