Everest | 2001 N Col-NE Ridge

A France expedition to Everest in 2001 via N Col-NE Ridge, led by Bernard Muller. Summit reached on 22nd May 2001. 18 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 3810
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID EVER01135
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 Bernard Muller
Sponsor Stages and Expeditions French Everest Expedition
Success 1 True
Success 2 False
Success 3 False
Success 4 False
Ascent 1 379,400
Ascent 2 -
Ascent 3 -
Ascent 4 -
Claimed False
Disputed False
Countries Kuwait
Approach -
Basecamp Date 2001-04-10
Summit Date 2001-05-22
Summit Time 0830
Summit Days 42
Total Days 49
Termination Date 2001-05-29
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 8849
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 3
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 11
Summit Members 5
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 12
Summit Hired 7
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(10/04),ABC(19/04,6400m),C1(05/05,7000m),C2(20/05,7900m),C3(21/05,8300m),Smt(22-23/05)
Route Notes 22 May 4:00 am (Chinese Time) left C3 for top: Muller, Chardiny, Collet and 4 "Sherpas." Collet, Iman Gurung and Tshering Dorje Sherpa to top 10:45 am (8:30 NST); Muller and 2 Sherpas on top at 11:45 am (9:30 NST); and Chardiny at 12:00 noon. Collet on top 10 minutes after paragliders (the Roches) because crampon broken, so Collet 3rd Frenchwoman on Everest summit. All 7 down to C2 for night by French and Sherpas to ABC. On 23rd May Anciaux and Porte with 3 Sherpas on top 9:00-9:30 am (6:45-7:15 NST); French to C3 but Sherpas to ABC that night. Nepali summiters: 22 May Iman Gurung, Cho Oyu X3 Tshering Dorje, Everest X1, Cho Oyu X1, Manaslu X1 Pema Chhiring, 17, Beding, 1st 8000er Chhiri, 27, Thamo, 1st 8000er 23 May Mingma Nuru, 2/20/79, Jubing, 1st 8000er Ang Pasang, 22/7/69, Jubing Phinzo Norbu, 40, Beding, Everest X2 (1991 + 1998)
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Mandala 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

18 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Zaid Aasa (Zed) Al-Refa'i M 1966 Kuwait Climber Dubai, United Arab Emirates Coffee trader Details Other expeditions
Yves Anciaux M 1967 France Climber Caluire-et-Cuire, Rhone, France Teacher Details Other expeditions
Charly Bellota M 1954 France Climber Gelos, Pyrenees-Atlantiques, France Non-commissioned army officer Details Other expeditions
Claude Blondot M 1945 France Climber St. Martin-le-Vinouy, France Electrical engineer Details Other expeditions
Guy Chardiny M 1959 France Climber Bourg St. Maurice, Savoie, France Colonel in army's alpine troops Details Other expeditions
Anna Morillot Collet F 1953 France Climber Paris, France Airplane and helicopter pilot Details Other expeditions
Jacques Philippe Marmet M 1956 France Climber Strasbourg, Bas-Rhin, France Optician Details Other expeditions
Bernard Roger Muller M 1952 France Leader Chamonix, Haute-Savoie, France Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Florence Odin F 1966 France Climber Paris, France Teacher Details Other expeditions
Pierre Paperon M 1960 France Climber Neuilly-Sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine, France Executive of Internet search company Details Other expeditions
Jean-Marc Porte M 1964 France Climber Grenoble, Isere, France Journalist for newspapers and magazines Details Other expeditions
Iman Gurung M 1960 Nepal H-A Worker Laprak, Gorkha - Details Other expeditions
Chhiring Dorje Sherpa M 1974 Nepal H-A Worker Beding, Dolakha - Details Other expeditions
Pema Chhiring/Chhiri Sherpa M 1983 Nepal H-A Worker Beding, Dolakha - Details Other expeditions
Chhiri (Ang Chhiring) Sherpa M 1973 Nepal H-A Worker Thamo, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Mingma Nuru Sherpa M 1979 Nepal H-A Worker Leldhum, Jubing, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions
Ang Pasang Sherpa M 1969 Nepal H-A Worker Leldhum, Jubing, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions
Phinzo Norbu (Phinzo) Sherpa M 1958 Nepal H-A Worker Beding, Dolakha - Details Other expeditions

References

3 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
EVER01135 HIGH - - - 231:74 (Feb 2002) -
EVER01135 - Paperon, Pierre J'ai Vecu l'Everest Plon, Paris - -
EVER01135 - - http://www.mandalatrek.com.np/English/expedition.html - - -