Everest | 2003 N Col-NE Ridge

A New Zealand expedition to Everest in 2003 via N Col-NE Ridge, led by Russell Brice. Summit reached on 22nd May 2003. 13 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	4289
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	EVER03141
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2003
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 2003
Success 1	True
Success 2	False
Success 3	False
Success 4	False
Ascent 1	-
Ascent 2	-
Ascent 3	-
Ascent 4	-
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Countries	Australia, China, Germany, Kuwait, UK, USA
Approach	-
Basecamp Date	2003-04-07
Summit Date	2003-05-22
Summit Time	0900
Summit Days	45
Total Days	58
Termination Date	2003-06-04
Termination Reason	1
Termination Notes	-
High Point (m)	8849
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	4
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	9
Summit Members	8
Member Deaths	0
Total Hired	4
Summit Hired	4
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(07/04,5300m),ABC(16/04,6400m),C1(25/04,7000m),C2(26/04,7500m),C3(17/05,7900m),C4(18/05,8300m),Smt(22,31/05)
Route Notes	1st summit party left C4 at 11:45 pm of 21 May and on top at 9:00-11:00 am. All members who summited were in the party plus Kelly, who got to 50m from top after 11:00 am, running short of oxygen and time so Brice told him to turn around and to return to 8300m as did summiters. Sherpas were Dawa Tenzing, Phurba Tashi, Dorje Sonam Gyalzen and Chhiring. 2nd summit party left C4 at 11:30 pm 30 May and on top 5:00-7:00 31st. Chang to ABC, Fear to 7500m and Kelly to 7000m and Sherpas various camps bringing down camps. Sherpas were Phurba Tashi again, Dorje Sonam Gyalzen again, Chhiring again and Dawa Tenzing again (all 4 again from ABC). All 22nd summit members left BC about 26 May. Oxygen: 22nd summit party members in and from C3 to top to C4 or below; Sherpas some used it sleeping in C3, all in C4, to top to C4 and same below C4. 31st summit party: all members from C1, some sleeping in C2, all climbing from C2 to top to C3; Sherpas in and above C4 to C4. Summit Sherpas: 22nd May: Phurba Tashi, Khumjung Everest X1, Cho Oyu X3 Dorje Sonam Gyalzen, Phortse, 1981, 1st 8000er Chhiring, Khumjung, 24/6/69, 1st 8000er Dawa Tenzing, Phortse, Everest X1 (turned back 50m below summit with Kelly) 31st May: same 4 Sherpas to top again from ABC Chung was first Hong Kong Chinese to summit from north side. Fear was first native-born Australian woman to summit.
Accidents	Comoto slightly frostbitten fingers
Achievement	-
Agency	Mountain Experience
Commercial Route	True
Standard Route	True
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	False
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2458880
Year	2003
Summit Success	True
O2 Summary	Used
Route (lowercase)	n col-ne ridge

Members

Field	Value
ID	33438
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER03141
Member ID	03
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2003
Season	1
First Name	Zaid Aasa (Zed)
Last Name	Al-Refa'i
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1966
Calculated Age	36
Citizenship	Kuwait
Status	Climber
Residence	Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Occupation	Managing director of coffee trading company
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	2003-05-22
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1130
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
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	In & from C3-top-C4
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	2437399
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	zaid aasa (zed) al-refa'i
Year of Birth	1966
Year	2003
Age at Expedition	37
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	33439
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER03141
Member ID	02
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2003
Season	1
First Name	Hermann
Last Name	Berie
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1965
Calculated Age	38
Citizenship	Germany
Status	Deputy Leader
Residence	Heubach, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany
Occupation	Alpine guide
Leader	False
Deputy	True
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	2003-05-22
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1023
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
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	In & from C3-top-C4 or below
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	2436846
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	hermann berie
Year of Birth	1965
Year	2003
Age at Expedition	38
Role	Deputy

Field	Value
ID	33440
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER03141
Member ID	01
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2003
Season	1
First Name	Russell Reginald
Last Name	Brice
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1952
Calculated Age	50
Citizenship	New Zealand
Status	Leader
Residence	Chamonix, Haute-Savoie, France
Occupation	Alpine guide
Leader	True
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	7000
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
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	1
Summit Term	17
HCN	0
Checksum	2432187
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	russell reginald brice
Year of Birth	1952
Year	2003
Age at Expedition	51
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	33441
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER03141
Member ID	04
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2003
Season	1
First Name	Kin-Man
Last Name	Chung
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1953
Calculated Age	49
Citizenship	China
Status	Climber
Residence	Hong Kong
Occupation	Outdoor equipment retailer
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	2003-05-31
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0445
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
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	Climbing C2-top-C3, sleeping C2
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	aka Zhong Jian-Min?
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2432677
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	kin-man chung
Year of Birth	1953
Year	2003
Age at Expedition	50
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	33442
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER03141
Member ID	05
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2003
Season	1
First Name	Matthew (Matt)
Last Name	Comotto
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1952
Calculated Age	51
Citizenship	USA
Status	Climber
Residence	New Orleans, Louisiana
Occupation	Manager of marine cooking company and sea captain
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	2003-05-22
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1030
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
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	In & from C3-top-C4 or below
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	2432013
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	matthew (matt) comotto
Year of Birth	1952
Year	2003
Age at Expedition	51
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	33443
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER03141
Member ID	06
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2003
Season	1
First Name	Susan Erica (Sue)
Last Name	Fear
Sex	F
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1963
Calculated Age	40
Citizenship	Australia
Status	Climber
Residence	-
Occupation	Trekking guide
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	2003-05-31
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0715
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
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	Climbing C2-top-C3, sleeping C2
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	(1963-2006) Died 28 May 2006 on Manaslu from crevasse fall
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2436082
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	susan erica (sue) fear
Year of Birth	1963
Year	2003
Age at Expedition	40
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	33444
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER03141
Member ID	07
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2003
Season	1
First Name	Anthony (Tony)
Last Name	Kelly
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1955
Calculated Age	48
Citizenship	UK
Status	Climber
Residence	Farnham, Surrey, England
Occupation	Business management consultant
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	2003-05-31
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0703
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
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	Climbing C2-top-C3, sleeping C2
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	2433217
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	anthony (tony) kelly
Year of Birth	1955
Year	2003
Age at Expedition	48
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	33445
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER03141
Member ID	08
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2003
Season	1
First Name	Gernot
Last Name	Overbeck
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1965
Calculated Age	37
Citizenship	Germany
Status	Climber
Residence	Munich, Bavaria, Germany
Occupation	Management consultant
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	2003-05-22
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1040
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
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	In & from C3-top-C4 or below
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	2436974
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	gernot overbeck
Year of Birth	1965
Year	2003
Age at Expedition	38
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	33446
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER03141
Member ID	09
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2003
Season	1
First Name	Tryntje
Last Name	Young
Sex	F
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1961
Calculated Age	41
Citizenship	USA
Status	Climber
Residence	Encinitas, California
Occupation	Paramedic and firefighter
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	2003-05-22
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0911
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
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	In & from C3-top-C4 or below
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	2435602
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	tryntje young
Year of Birth	1961
Year	2003
Age at Expedition	42
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	33447
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER03141
Member ID	11
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2003
Season	1
First Name	Dawa Tenzing (Da Tenzing)
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1970
Calculated Age	32
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Phortse, 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	2003-05-31
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0715
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
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 ,all in C4, to top to C4 & some below C4
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	2nd ascent of Everest
Necrology	(1970-2012) Died 5 May 2012 in Kathmandu from stroke suffered at C1 on Everest
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2438758
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	dawa tenzing (da tenzing) sherpa
Year of Birth	1970
Year	2003
Age at Expedition	33
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	33448
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER03141
Member ID	13
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2003
Season	1
First Name	Phurba Tashi
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1971
Calculated Age	31
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Khumjung, 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	2003-05-22
Summit Date 2	2003-05-31
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1030
Summit Time 2	0445
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	1
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
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 ,all in C4, to top to C4 & some below C4
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	6th and 7th ascents of Everest
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2439063
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	phurba tashi sherpa
Year of Birth	1971
Year	2003
Age at Expedition	32
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	33449
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER03141
Member ID	10
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2003
Season	1
First Name	Chhiring
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1969
Calculated Age	33
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Khumjung, 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	2003-05-22
Summit Date 2	2003-05-31
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1130
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	1
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
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, all in C4, to top to C4 & some below C4
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	1st 8000er; 1st and 2nd ascents of Everest
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2438366
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	chhiring sherpa
Year of Birth	1969
Year	2003
Age at Expedition	34
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	33450
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER03141
Member ID	12
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2003
Season	1
First Name	Dorje Sonam Gyalzen
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1981
Calculated Age	21
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Phortse, 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	2003-05-22
Summit Date 2	2003-05-31
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0911
Summit Time 2	0703
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	1
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
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 ,all in C4, to top to C4 & some below C4
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	1st 8000er; 1st and 2nd ascents of Everest
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2442706
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	dorje sonam gyalzen sherpa
Year of Birth	1981
Year	2003
Age at Expedition	22
Role	Hired

13 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Zaid Aasa (Zed) Al-Refa'i	M	1966	Kuwait	Climber	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	Managing director of coffee trading company	Details Other expeditions
Hermann Berie	M	1965	Germany	Deputy Leader	Heubach, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany	Alpine guide	Details Other expeditions
Russell Reginald Brice	M	1952	New Zealand	Leader	Chamonix, Haute-Savoie, France	Alpine guide	Details Other expeditions
Kin-Man Chung	M	1953	China	Climber	Hong Kong	Outdoor equipment retailer	Details Other expeditions
Matthew (Matt) Comotto	M	1952	USA	Climber	New Orleans, Louisiana	Manager of marine cooking company and sea captain	Details Other expeditions
Susan Erica (Sue) Fear	F	1963	Australia	Climber	-	Trekking guide	Details Other expeditions
Anthony (Tony) Kelly	M	1955	UK	Climber	Farnham, Surrey, England	Business management consultant	Details Other expeditions
Gernot Overbeck	M	1965	Germany	Climber	Munich, Bavaria, Germany	Management consultant	Details Other expeditions
Tryntje Young	F	1961	USA	Climber	Encinitas, California	Paramedic and firefighter	Details Other expeditions
Dawa Tenzing (Da Tenzing) Sherpa	M	1970	Nepal	H-A Worker	Phortse, Khumbu	-	Details Other expeditions
Phurba Tashi Sherpa	M	1971	Nepal	H-A Worker	Khumjung, Khumbu	-	Details Other expeditions
Chhiring Sherpa	M	1969	Nepal	H-A Worker	Khumjung, Khumbu	-	Details Other expeditions
Dorje Sonam Gyalzen Sherpa	M	1981	Nepal	H-A Worker	Phortse, Khumbu	-	Details Other expeditions

References

Field	Value
ID	6130
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	EVER03141
Reference ID	01
Year	2003
Type	3
Journal	HIGH
Author	-
Title	-
Publisher	-
Publication Date	2004
Language	-
Citation	256:72 (Mar 2004)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	6251
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	EVER03141
Reference ID	02
Year	2003
Type	2
Journal	AAJ
Author	Hawley, Elizabeth
Title	-
Publisher	-
Publication Date	2004
Language	-
Citation	78:403-406 (2004)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	7634
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	EVER03141
Reference ID	03
Year	2003
Type	5
Journal	-
Author	-
Title	http://himalayanexperience.com/newsletters/everest-expedition-2003
Publisher	-
Publication Date	-
Language	-
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	12007
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	EVER03141
Reference ID	04
Year	2003
Type	5
Journal	-
Author	-
Title	http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12200440300/Asia-Nepal-Malahangur-Asia-Nepal-Khumbu-Mt-Everest-Jubilee-An-Overview-of-Events-on-Everest-50-Years-After-Its-First-Ascent
Publisher	-
Publication Date	-
Language	-
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

4 recorded references.

Expedition ID	Journal	Author	Title	Publisher	Citation	Yak 94
EVER03141	HIGH	-	-	-	256:72 (Mar 2004)	-
EVER03141	AAJ	Hawley, Elizabeth	-	-	78:403-406 (2004)	-
EVER03141	-	-	http://himalayanexperience.com/newsletters/everest-expedition-2003	-	-	-
EVER03141	-	-	http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12200440300/Asia-Nepal-Malahangur-Asia-Nepal-Khumbu-Mt-Everest-Jubilee-An-Overview-of-Events-on-Everest-50-Years-After-Its-First-Ascent	-	-	-