Everest | 2001 N Col-NE Ridge
A Spain expedition to Everest in 2001 via N Col-NE Ridge, led by Juanito Oiarzabal. Summit reached on 23rd May 2001. 16 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 3811 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | EVER01136 |
| Peak ID | EVER |
| Year | 2001 |
| Season | 1 |
| Host Country | 2 |
| Route 1 | N Col-NE Ridge |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | Spain |
| Leaders | Juanito Oiarzabal |
| Sponsor | T.V. Spanish Expedition |
| Success 1 | True |
| Success 2 | False |
| Success 3 | False |
| Success 4 | False |
| Ascent 1 | 395 |
| Ascent 2 | - |
| Ascent 3 | - |
| Ascent 4 | - |
| Claimed | False |
| Disputed | False |
| Countries | - |
| Approach | KTM->Tingri->Rongbuk BC |
| Basecamp Date | 2001-04-14 |
| Summit Date | 2001-05-23 |
| Summit Time | 0815 |
| Summit Days | 39 |
| Total Days | 44 |
| Termination Date | 2001-05-28 |
| Termination Reason | 1 |
| Termination Notes | - |
| High Point (m) | 8849 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 3 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 0 |
| Total Members | 15 |
| Summit Members | 2 |
| Member Deaths | 0 |
| Total Hired | 4 |
| Summit Hired | 1 |
| 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(19/04,5200m),ABC(21/04,6400m),C1(24/04,7050m),C2(07/05,7800m),C3(22/05,8300m),Smt(23/05) |
| Route Notes | Apr 24: All climbing members (Bereziartua, Garra, Latorre, Oiarzabal and Vallejo) slept in C1/North Col. May 07: All members spent night in C2. May 22: All members spent night in C3. May 23: All members and Nima left C3 at 02:00 hours. Vallejo reached summit about 10:30 (CST). Oiarzabal and Nima about 12:00 (CST). All of them spent about half an hour on summit. Vallejo went down to ABC where he arrived around 19:00 hours. Oiarzabal and Nima returned to C3 around 19:00 hours. They spent nignt in C3. Bereziartua turned back from 8600m (below first step) not feeling well. Garra and Latoree also turned back from 8500m not feeling well. - Oiarzabal with this ascent made all 14 8000ers without oxygen. - Live telecast was made only from C3. The team could not make live telecast from summit because one of the essential apparatus for the telecast was with the member who had to retreat. They also forgot to carry up other apparatus from BC. Weather condition was good on May 22 and 24. The team arrived Kathmandu on May 30 and leaving on June 3. Alvaro, the expedition director, gave two video cassettes for Miss Hawley. |
| Accidents | - |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | Iceland Trekking |
| 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
16 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jesus Maria (Josu) Bereziartua Etxaniz | M | 1960 | Spain | Climber | Azpeitia, Guipuzcoa, Spain | Bar and restaurant owner/manager | Details Other expeditions |
| Miguel Angel Cobos Lopez | M | 1974 | Spain | Climber | Roware, Middlesex, England | TV technician | Details Other expeditions |
| Ignacio Delgado Alverza | M | 1975 | Spain | Climber | Bilbao, Vizcaya, Spain | TV technician | Details Other expeditions |
| Jaime Garcia Cubero | M | 1967 | Spain | Climber | Madrid, Spain | TV technician | Details Other expeditions |
| Juan Jose (Juanjo) Garra Lorenzo | M | 1963 | Spain | Climber | Lleida City, Lleida, Spain | City government official | Details Other expeditions |
| Victor Jimenez Garcia | M | 1964 | Spain | Climber | Madrid, Spain | Professional alpinist | Details Other expeditions |
| Fernando (Ferran) Latorre Torres | M | 1970 | Spain | Climber | Barcelona, Spain | Alpine guide | Details Other expeditions |
| Juan Eusebio (Juanito) Oiarzabal Urteaga | M | 1956 | Spain | Leader | Vitoria, Alava, Spain | Alpine guide | Details Other expeditions |
| Jose Antonio Perez Grueso Salon | M | 1954 | Spain | Climber | Madrid, Spain | Professional alpinist | Details Other expeditions |
| Juan Vallejo Llanos | M | 1970 | Spain | Climber | Vitoria, Alava, Spain | Firefighter | Details Other expeditions |
| Jacinto Vidarte | M | 1959 | Spain | Climber | Madrid, Spain | Journalist for sports newspaper | Details Other expeditions |
| Sebastian Alvaro Lomba | M | 1950 | Spain | Exp TV Director | Pozuelo de Alarcon, Madrid, Spain | TV director | Details Other expeditions |
| Angel Felipe Lenador de la Cruz | M | 1948 | Spain | Climber | Pozuelo de Alarcon, Madrid, Spain | TV producer | Details Other expeditions |
| Martin Serapin Rial Sanchez | M | 1957 | Spain | Climber | Pozuelo de Alarcon, Madrid, Spain | TV soundman | Details Other expeditions |
| Manuel (Manolo) Rojo | M | 1960 | Spain | Climber | Madrid, Spain | TV cameraman | Details Other expeditions |
| Nima Tamang | M | 1962 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Pirangding, Kerung, Solukhumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
References
3 recorded references.
| Expedition ID | Journal | Author | Title | Publisher | Citation | Yak 94 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EVER01136 | HIGH | - | - | - | 231:75 (Feb 2002) | - |
| EVER01136 | - | Betelu, Kiko | El Everest de Juanito Oiarzabal | Ediciones Desnivel, Madrid | - | - |
| EVER01136 | - | - | http://www.k2news.com/alf.htm | - | - | - |