Everest | 2001 N Col-NE Ridge
A Singapore expedition to Everest in 2001 via N Col-NE Ridge, led by David Lim. Summit reached on 20th May 2001. 5 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 3818 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | EVER01144 |
| Peak ID | EVER |
| Year | 2001 |
| Season | 1 |
| Host Country | 2 |
| Route 1 | N Col-NE Ridge |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | Singapore |
| Leaders | David Lim |
| Sponsor | Singapore Latin American Everest Expedition |
| Success 1 | False |
| Success 2 | False |
| Success 3 | False |
| Success 4 | False |
| Ascent 1 | - |
| Ascent 2 | - |
| Ascent 3 | - |
| Ascent 4 | - |
| Claimed | False |
| Disputed | False |
| Countries | Brazil |
| Approach | KTM->Tingri->Rongbuk BC |
| Basecamp Date | 2001-03-30 |
| Summit Date | 2001-05-20 |
| Summit Time | - |
| Summit Days | 51 |
| Total Days | 59 |
| Termination Date | 2001-05-28 |
| Termination Reason | 7 |
| Termination Notes | Abandoned at 7800m due to exhaustion and weather conditions |
| High Point (m) | 7800 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 2 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 0 |
| Total Members | 5 |
| Summit Members | 0 |
| Member Deaths | 0 |
| Total Hired | 2 |
| Summit Hired | 0 |
| Hired Deaths | 0 |
| No Hired | False |
| O2 Used | False |
| O2 None | True |
| O2 Climb | False |
| O2 Descent | False |
| O2 Sleep | False |
| O2 Medical | False |
| O2 Taken | False |
| O2 Unknown | False |
| Other Summits | - |
| Campsites | BC(30/03),ABC(09/04,6500m),C1(23/04,7000m),xxx(20/05,7800m) |
| Route Notes | May 19 to ABC to North Col. Note: Mr Lim said that the camp altitudes and Sherpas had to be coordinated with the Irvine-Mallory expedition led by Eric Simonson. Lim shared Simonson's Sherpas. Mr Lim is partially disabled from Guillain-Barre syndrome since June 1998. Team returned to KTM on May 30 and leaving on June 3. |
| Accidents | - |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | Great Escapes Trekking |
| Commercial Route | True |
| Standard Route | True |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | - |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2458101 |
| Year | 2001 |
| Summit Success | False |
| O2 Summary | None |
| Route (lowercase) | n col-ne ridge |
Members
5 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Yew Lee Lim | M | 1964 | Singapore | Leader | Singapore | Professional speaker & media consultant | Details Other expeditions |
| Mohammad Rozani Maarof | M | 1967 | Singapore | Climber | Singapore | Mechanic | Details Other expeditions |
| Gil Francisco Piekarz | M | 1955 | Brazil | Climber | Curitiba, Brazil | Geologist | Details Other expeditions |
| Beng Cheong Tok | M | 1968 | Singapore | Climber | Singapore | Student affairs officer for a polytechnic | Details Other expeditions |
| Ting Sern Wong | M | 1957 | Singapore | BC Manager | Singapore | Information technology manager | Details Other expeditions |
References
1 recorded references.
| Expedition ID | Journal | Author | Title | Publisher | Citation | Yak 94 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EVER01144 | - | - | http://www.everest.org.sg/everest.html | - | - | - |