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 - - -