Everest | 2003 N Col-NE Ridge

A France expedition to Everest in 2003 via N Col-NE Ridge, led by Denis Etienne. Summit reached on 22nd May 2003. 6 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 5441
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID EVER03147
Peak ID EVER
Year 2003
Season 1
Host Country 2
Route 1 N Col-NE Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality France
Leaders Denis Etienne
Sponsor Everest 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 -
Approach Standard
Basecamp Date 2003-04-15
Summit Date 2003-05-22
Summit Time 0930
Summit Days 37
Total Days 42
Termination Date 2003-05-27
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 8849
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 3
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 5
Summit Members 1
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 5
Summit Hired 1
Hired Deaths 0
No Hired False
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(15/04,5200m),ABC(22/04,6400m),C1(27/04,7000m),C2(20/05,7700m),C3(21/05,8300m),Smt(22/05)
Route Notes Delrieu, Etienne, Gresset, Lachaud and Nima Nurbu Lama left C3 at 02:00 hours on May 22. Lachaud and Lama reached summit at 09:30 hours, stayed on summit for 45 minues, descended to C2 at 18:00 hours. Delieu reached up to 8480m without oxygen, but it was very cold and windy, so she gave up and returned to ABC. Gressset reached below Second Step, but his oxygen mask was not fitted properly, so he gave up climbing and descended to ABC. Etienne reached up to 8650m, but his oxygen ran out and had to turn around to ABC. Jond climbed up to C1, but he had back pain and did not try to climb. All members used oxygen from C2 except Delrieu. Lachaud used oxygen from C2 to summit to C2. Lama sued oxygen from 8300m to summit to 8300m. The team returned to Kathmandu on May 28 and to leave on 31st. Sherpa: Nima Nurbu Lama 20/2/80 (2036-11-8), Namche VDC 8, Thami, Khumbu (1st 8000er)
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Great Himalayan Adventure (GHA)
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

6 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Denis Etienne M 1956 France Leader Chamonix, Haute-Savoie, France Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Frederique Delrieu F 1967 France Climber Chamonix, Haute-Savoie, France Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Jean-Marie Gresset M 1961 France Climber Paris, France Manager of life insurance business Details Other expeditions
Christophe Jond M 1960 France Climber Praz-sur-Arly, Haute-Savoie, France Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Yves Lachaud M 1963 France Climber Montferrier-sur-Lez, Herault, France Physics professor Details Other expeditions
Nima Nurbu Sherpa M 1980 Nepal H-A Worker Thamiteng, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.