Everest | 2002 N Col-NE Ridge

A Italy expedition to Everest in 2002 via N Col-NE Ridge, led by Simone Moro. Summit reached on 24th May 2002. 3 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	4025
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	EVER02110
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2002
Season	1
Host Country	2
Route 1	N Col-NE Ridge
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	Italy
Leaders	Simone Moro
Sponsor	Italy Cho Oyu Expedition
Success 1	True
Success 2	False
Success 3	False
Success 4	False
Ascent 1	443
Ascent 2	-
Ascent 3	-
Ascent 4	-
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Countries	-
Approach	From Cho Oyu BC
Basecamp Date	2002-05-13
Summit Date	2002-05-24
Summit Time	0600
Summit Days	11
Total Days	14
Termination Date	2002-05-27
Termination Reason	1
Termination Notes	-
High Point (m)	8849
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	3
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	2
Summit Members	2
Member Deaths	0
Total Hired	1
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	Climbed Cho Oyu (CHOY-021-29)
Campsites	BC(13/05),ABC(14/05,6400m),C1(16/05,7000m),C2(22/05,7700m),C3(23/05,8200m),Smt(24/05)
Route Notes	C1 at North Col. Summit party of 3 left C3 at 11:30 pm 23 May and at 5:30 am (NST) were 50m below top (light coming), when Curnis oxygen mast broke and changed twice from Moro's. Finally on top at 1:15 pm with no clouds, warm, no wind; stayed on top without using oxygen and there and down without oxygen to be able to see where to put feet. Moro down to ABC 12:00 noon while Curnis and Mingma to C3, where Curnis used oxygen again to sleep (Mingma used from C3 to top and to C3 but not in C3). Curnis on 25 May to ABC same day without oxygen. Curnis oldest person to climb to top; Ishikawa, Japanese 26 days older, was pushed and carried to top. Wonderful condition on mountain to descend (South side) but Nepal LO, Ministry of Tourism official knew of Moro's plan; Moro talked to trekking agent by phone about 22 May and learned Moro's plan was known to Tourism officials. Official waiting at BC, so abandoned idea and descended north side. Only 2 members went to Everest: Moro and Curnis.
Accidents	-
Achievement	Oldest to 'climb' to top (Ishikawa 'carried' to top)
Agency	Asian Trekking
Commercial Route	True
Standard Route	True
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	-
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2458471
Year	2002
Summit Success	True
O2 Summary	Used
Route (lowercase)	n col-ne ridge

Members

Field	Value
ID	31572
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER02110
Member ID	02
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2002
Season	1
First Name	Mario
Last Name	Curnis
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1936
Calculated Age	65
Citizenship	Italy
Status	Climber
Residence	Nembro, Bergamo, Italy
Occupation	House builder
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8849
Summit Date 1	2002-05-24
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0600
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	443
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	True
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	Sleep C3, C3-smt-C3
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2426543
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	mario curnis
Year of Birth	1936
Year	2002
Age at Expedition	66
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	31573
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER02110
Member ID	01
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2002
Season	1
First Name	Simone
Last Name	Moro
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1967
Calculated Age	34
Citizenship	Italy
Status	Leader
Residence	Bergamo, Italy
Occupation	Professional alpinist
Leader	True
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8849
Summit Date 1	2002-05-24
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0600
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	443
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	Used to 8000m, then gave to client
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2437782
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	simone moro
Year of Birth	1967
Year	2002
Age at Expedition	35
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	31574
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER02110
Member ID	03
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2002
Season	1
First Name	Mingma (Ang Mingma)
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1968
Calculated Age	34
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Yilajung, Khumbu
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	True
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8849
Summit Date 1	2002-05-24
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0600
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	443
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	C3-smt-C3
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	3rd ascent of Everest
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2437898
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	mingma (ang mingma) sherpa
Year of Birth	1968
Year	2002
Age at Expedition	34
Role	Hired

3 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Mario Curnis	M	1936	Italy	Climber	Nembro, Bergamo, Italy	House builder	Details Other expeditions
Simone Moro	M	1967	Italy	Leader	Bergamo, Italy	Professional alpinist	Details Other expeditions
Mingma (Ang Mingma) Sherpa	M	1968	Nepal	H-A Worker	Yilajung, Khumbu	-	Details Other expeditions

References

Field	Value
ID	5784
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	EVER02110
Reference ID	01
Year	2002
Type	3
Journal	HIGH
Author	-
Title	-
Publisher	-
Publication Date	2003
Language	-
Citation	244:58 (Mar 2003)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	5865
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	EVER02110
Reference ID	02
Year	2002
Type	2
Journal	AAJ
Author	Hawley, Elizabeth
Title	-
Publisher	-
Publication Date	2003
Language	-
Citation	77:390-391 (2003)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	11994
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	EVER02110
Reference ID	03
Year	2002
Type	5
Journal	-
Author	-
Title	http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12200339000/Asia-Nepal-Mahalangur-Himal-Khumbu-Everest-Summary-of-the-Spring-Season
Publisher	-
Publication Date	-
Language	-
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

3 recorded references.

Expedition ID	Journal	Author	Title	Publisher	Citation	Yak 94
EVER02110	HIGH	-	-	-	244:58 (Mar 2003)	-
EVER02110	AAJ	Hawley, Elizabeth	-	-	77:390-391 (2003)	-
EVER02110	-	-	http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12200339000/Asia-Nepal-Mahalangur-Himal-Khumbu-Everest-Summary-of-the-Spring-Season	-	-	-