Everest | 2002 N Col-NE Ridge
A France expedition to Everest in 2002 via N Col-NE Ridge, led by Robert Larrandaburu. Summit reached on 17th May 2002. 6 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 4027 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | EVER02112 |
| Peak ID | EVER |
| Year | 2002 |
| Season | 1 |
| Host Country | 2 |
| Route 1 | N Col-NE Ridge |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | France |
| Leaders | Robert Larrandaburu |
| Sponsor | Northern Basque Expedition to Everest |
| Success 1 | True |
| Success 2 | False |
| Success 3 | False |
| Success 4 | False |
| Ascent 1 | 434 |
| Ascent 2 | - |
| Ascent 3 | - |
| Ascent 4 | - |
| Claimed | False |
| Disputed | False |
| Countries | - |
| Approach | - |
| Basecamp Date | 2002-04-08 |
| Summit Date | 2002-05-17 |
| Summit Time | 1100 |
| Summit Days | 39 |
| Total Days | 47 |
| Termination Date | 2002-05-25 |
| Termination Reason | 1 |
| Termination Notes | - |
| High Point (m) | 8849 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 3 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 0 |
| Total Members | 5 |
| Summit Members | 2 |
| Member Deaths | 0 |
| Total Hired | 2 |
| 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(08/04),ABC(15/04,6400m),C1(20/04,7000m),C2(15/05,7700m),C3(16/05,8300m),Smt(17/05) |
| Route Notes | C1 at North Col. From C3 for top, 3 men started 1:00 am 17 May. Reached top at 11:00 am and returned C3 3:30 pm; Thilen down to ABC same day. 2 members used oxygen sleeping in C3 and to top and down to C3 and sleeping in C3 night of 17 May. Thilen used oxygen from C3 to top and back to C3 only. Climb now finished. Others did not reach C3. All at ABC by 19 May. Leader carried down on 18 May from C1 by Sherpas to ABC because still snowblind (became snowblind in C3 in descent from top). Summit Sherpa: Thilen Sherpa, Tashigaon, Makalu, Everest X2 Source of above information: Lapeyrade with Larrandaburu |
| Accidents | Muktu Lhakpa fell and had internal injuries; Larrandaburu frostbitten fingers and snowblind in C3 |
| Achievement | 1st Northern (French) Basque in Nepalese Himalaya |
| Agency | Thamserku Trekking |
| Commercial Route | True |
| Standard Route | True |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | - |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2458464 |
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eric Alcacebe | M | 1975 | France | Climber | St. Engrace, Pyrenees-Atlantiques, France | Driver | Details Other expeditions |
| Frederic Lafitte | M | 1972 | France | Climber | Ciboure, Pyrenees-Atlantiques, France | Auto body repairman | Details Other expeditions |
| Jean-Pierre Lapeyrade | M | 1966 | France | Climber | Ustaritz, Pyrenees-Atlantiques, France | Electronics teacher | Details Other expeditions |
| Robert Larrandaburu | M | 1955 | France | Leader | Tardets, Pyrenees-Atlantiques, France | Elementary school teacher | Details Other expeditions |
| Jean Laurent Tardits | M | 1969 | France | Climber | Navailles-Angos, Pyrenees-Atlantiques, France | Ski patroller | Details Other expeditions |
| Thilen Sherpa | M | 1968 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Nurbugaon, Makalu-Barun | - | Details Other expeditions |
References
0 recorded references.