Everest | 2002 N Col-NE Ridge

A New Zealand expedition to Everest in 2002 via N Col-NE Ridge, led by Russell Brice. Summit reached on 17th May 2002. 8 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 4030
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID EVER02115
Peak ID EVER
Year 2002
Season 1
Host Country 2
Route 1 N Col-NE Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality New Zealand
Leaders Russell Brice
Sponsor Himalayan Experience (Himex) Everest Expedition 2002
Success 1 True
Success 2 False
Success 3 False
Success 4 False
Ascent 1 429,444
Ascent 2 -
Ascent 3 -
Ascent 4 -
Claimed False
Disputed False
Countries Canada, China, France, Japan, Spain
Approach -
Basecamp Date 2002-04-08
Summit Date 2002-05-17
Summit Time 0630
Summit Days 39
Total Days 53
Termination Date 2002-05-31
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 8849
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 4
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 7
Summit Members 2
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 4
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(08/04,5200m),ABC(14/04,6400m),C1(01/05,7000m),C2(10/05,7500m),C3(16/05,7900m),C4(16/05,8300m),Smt(17,25/05)
Route Notes C1 at North Col. 17 May summit party Yamada and Phurba Tashi left C4 at 1:30 am NST and top 6:30 am and down to ABC at 5:30 pm. 25 May summit party of Tamura and Phurba Tashi again left C4 at 11:45 pm on 24 May and on top at 5:45 am and down to ABC that night. Phurba Tashi joined in carrying down camps being cleaned but on arrival at ABC a little tired but "looked fine" says Tamura. Now climb finished. Rope fixing: Koreans from ABC to North Col, Brice Sherpa from Col to 7400m, Kobler's Sherpas from 7900m to 8300m; in spots above C4 by Brice and Kobler Sherpas. Total 7000m charged $25 per person and most teams agreed at meetings; those who refused: Higuchi, Skripko (Higuchi's sirdar refused) Oxygen: used by Yamada on 16 May from 7500m to 8300m, sleeping in C4 at 8300m, climbing from C4 to summit to ABC (team had plenty of oxygen and using it made descent faster); Phurba Tashi used it sleeping in C4 to top to 8300m. On 24-25 May Tamura and Phurba Tashi followed wage pattern of member and of Phurba Tashi again. Sherpa Summiter: Phurba Tashi, Khumjung, 24/5/71, Everest X2, Cho Oyu X3 - His ascent on 25 May counts as a second ascent in May 2002. Members who left expedition early: 1. Chung: left 13 May reached North Col but had mental block about going any higher. His mental attitude would not allow him to go higher and he developed mild psychosomatic illness. 2. Marino left 12 May because of pinched shoulder. 3. Morton, 68 years old, left 17 May. Got to North Col only and stopped climbing when he realized this was his altitude limit. 4. Ochoa left 17 May. Didn't like Brice telling him what to do, although Brice had hired him to be a guide. He never went higher than 7200m and quit. Refused to help Yamada to climb after Brice told him to help Yamada, go up but not all the way to summit with him - ego problem.
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Mountain Experience
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

8 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Russell Reginald Brice M 1952 New Zealand Leader Les Praz, Chamonix, Haute-Savoie, France Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Kin-Man Chung M 1953 China Climber Kowloon, Hong Kong Sports shop business manager Details Other expeditions
Louis Marino M 1968 France Climber Vallorcine, Haute-Savoie, France Trekking guide Details Other expeditions
Donald C. Morton M 1933 Canada Climber Victoria, British Columbia Retired astronomer Details Other expeditions
Ignacio (Inaki) Ochoa de Olza Seguin M 1967 Spain Deputy Leader Pamplona, Navarra, Spain Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Shinji Tamura M 1966 Japan Climber Zermatt, Valais, Switzerland Trekking guide Details Other expeditions
Atsushi (Jun) Yamada M 1979 Japan Climber Taito, Tokyo, Japan Political science student Details Other expeditions
Phurba Tashi Sherpa M 1971 Nepal Climbing Sirdar Khumjung, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions

References

1 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
EVER02115 - - http://himalayanexperience.com/newsletters/everest-expedition-2002 - - -