Everest | 2001 N Col-NE Ridge

A Japan expedition to Everest in 2001 via N Col-NE Ridge, led by Ken Noguchi. Summit reached on 16th May 2001. 9 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 3820
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Expedition ID EVER01146
Peak ID EVER
Year 2001
Season 1
Host Country 2
Route 1 N Col-NE Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Japan
Leaders Ken Noguchi
Sponsor 2001 Noguchi/Asia Qomalangma Cleanup 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 S Korea
Approach -
Basecamp Date 2001-04-14
Summit Date 2001-05-16
Summit Time -
Summit Days 32
Total Days 38
Termination Date 2001-05-22
Termination Reason 4
Termination Notes Abandoned at 8500m due to bad weather (snowfall)
High Point (m) 8500
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 2
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 5
Summit Members 0
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 30
Summit Hired 0
Hired Deaths 0
No Hired False
O2 Used True
O2 None False
O2 Climb False
O2 Descent False
O2 Sleep False
O2 Medical True
O2 Taken False
O2 Unknown False
Other Summits -
Campsites BC(14/04),ABC(21/04,6400m),C1(05/05,7000m),C3(10/05,7700m),xxx(16/05)
Route Notes C1 at North Col C3 below North Ridge. Collected only 60 tents, 84 oxygen bottles, food tins, ropes - total 1.6 tons. Take 700 kg to Japan; 200-300 kg of this to Korean afterwards and some time to Beijing after that. Noguchi comes to clean Nepal side of Everest in 2002 and 2003. Oxygen used medically by 2 Sherpas with AMS in C2.
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Asian Trekking
Commercial Route True
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2458097
Year 2001
Summit Success False
O2 Summary Used
Route (lowercase) n col-ne ridge

Members

9 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Sang-Bae Lee M 1958 S Korea Climber Yangsan, Gyeongsangnam, S Korea Owns business that installs electric-power distribution lines Details Other expeditions
Yoko Masuda F 1969 Japan BC Staff Tokyo, Japan Occasional jobs in various kinds of shops Details Other expeditions
Noriyuki Muraguchi M 1956 Japan Climber Tokyo, Japan Video cameraman Details Other expeditions
Ken Noguchi M 1973 Japan Leader Tokyo, Japan University graduate student in environmental education Details Other expeditions
Momoko Sato M 1980 Japan ABC Staff Tokyo, Japan Business student Details Other expeditions
Krishna Bahadur (Jeta) Tamang M 1968 Nepal H-A Worker Kanku-5, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions
Ang Dawa Sherpa M 1982 Nepal H-A Worker Tashigaon, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Dawa Tshering (Dawa Chhiri) Sherpa M 1966 Nepal H-A Worker Thami, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Nima Gyalzen Sherpa M 1985 Nepal H-A Worker Beding, Dolakha - Details Other expeditions

References

1 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
EVER01146 - - http://www.k2news.com/kn.htm - - -