Everest | 2002 N Col-NE Ridge

A Russia expedition to Everest in 2002 via N Col-NE Ridge, led by Gennady Kirievsky. Summit reached on 16th May 2002. 6 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 4023
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID EVER02107
Peak ID EVER
Year 2002
Season 1
Host Country 2
Route 1 N Col-NE Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Russia
Leaders Gennady Kirievsky
Sponsor Ural Everest 2002
Success 1 True
Success 2 False
Success 3 False
Success 4 False
Ascent 1 428,441
Ascent 2 -
Ascent 3 -
Ascent 4 -
Claimed False
Disputed False
Countries -
Approach By road KTM->Tingri->BC
Basecamp Date 2002-04-10
Summit Date 2002-05-16
Summit Time 1315
Summit Days 36
Total Days 46
Termination Date 2002-05-26
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 8849
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 4
Fixed Rope (m) 400
Total Members 6
Summit Members 6
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 0
Summit Hired 0
Hired Deaths 0
No Hired True
O2 Used True
O2 None False
O2 Climb True
O2 Descent False
O2 Sleep False
O2 Medical False
O2 Taken False
O2 Unknown False
Other Summits -
Campsites BC(10/04,5200m),BC(13/04,5700m),ABC(14/04,6300m),C1(17/04,7000m),C2(04/05,7500m),C3(05/05,7700m),C4(15/05,8300m),Smt(16,18/05)
Route Notes High point above North Col. May 16 Bolotov and Borissov started from C4 at 04:30 hours Chinese time. Bolotov reached summit at 15:30 (13:15 NST) hours, stayed about 50 minutes and returned to C4 at 20:30 (without oxygen). Borissov summited at 16:00 hours (13:45 NST), spent about 20 minutes, returned to C4 at 20:00 hours. Weather was good in the morning, evening was foggy and windy. Other expeditions on summit were Swiss team, Kobler's members, British; did not see anybody coming from the South. May 18 Ermatchek, Kirievsky, Povolotski and Rogozin started from C4 at 03:00 hours. All four summited at 12:00 hours (09:45 NST), spent about half an hour (exact timing - no idea). Three members arrived to C4 at 16:00 hours; Povolotski returned to C4 at 17:00 hours. Bolotov will try Everest central face of north side next spring with Victor Kazlov.
Accidents Minor frostbite of toe of Povolotski on the night of 18 May
Achievement -
Agency Asian Trekking
Commercial Route True
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference -
Primary ID -
Checksum 2458463
Year 2002
Summit Success True
O2 Summary Used
Route (lowercase) n col-ne ridge

Members

6 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Alexei Bolotov M 1963 Russia Deputy Leader Ekaterinburg (Sverdlovsk), Russia Metallurgical engineer Details Other expeditions
Sergei Borisov M 1957 Russia Climber Ekaterinburg (Sverdlovsk), Russia Army officer Details Other expeditions
Yuri Ermachek M 1962 Russia Climber Ekaterinburg (Sverdlovsk), Russia Army officer Details Other expeditions
Gennady Kirievsky M 1961 Russia Leader Magnitogorsk, Russia Executive of mountaineering sports shop Details Other expeditions
Vladimir Povolotski M 1946 Russia Climber Ekaterinburg (Sverdlovsk), Russia Metallurgical engineer Details Other expeditions
Valeri Rogozin M 1969 Russia Climber Magnitogorsk, Russia Alpinist Details Other expeditions

References

1 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
EVER02107 HIGH - - - 244:58 (Mar 2003) -