Everest | 2003 NE Ridge

A Spain expedition to Everest in 2003 via NE Ridge, led by Alberto Rodriguez. Summit reached on 22nd May 2003. 11 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 4297
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID EVER03149
Peak ID EVER
Year 2003
Season 1
Host Country 2
Route 1 NE Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Spain
Leaders Alberto Rodriguez
Sponsor Guardia Civil 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 -
Approach Standard
Basecamp Date 2003-04-11
Summit Date 2003-05-22
Summit Time 1300
Summit Days 41
Total Days 44
Termination Date 2003-05-25
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 8849
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 3
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 10
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(11/04,5200m),ABC(18/04,6400m),C1(22/04,7000m),C2(19/05,7700m),C3(20/05,8300m),Smt(22/05)
Route Notes BC at CBC C1 at North Col. Castillo, Partal Coca and Tashi left C3 at 02:00 hours NST on 22nd, summit at 13:00 hours, stayed 30 minutes, returned to C3 at 21:00 hours. Next day ABC. Partal Coca returned from Second Step. Weather was windy and cloudy. French did summit (Yves) almost same time. There were people from south side also. Aguirre up to Second Step (8600m) on 21st, but bad weather. Arroya to C3 on 21st tired, so no summit attempt. Caso up to 8500m on 21st, bad weather. Garrido in C2 organizing summit attempt for other members. Molinos to ABC. Rodriguez up to Second Step on 21st, bad weather. Romero and Villar wanted to try, but there were no Sherpas for them to go with. The expedition returned to KTM on 26th. Eighth member left on 27th, Garrido to leave on June 1st. Garrido telephoned and left message about Expedition's return. Sherpas: Tashing Chhiring (3-4-78), Rolwaling VDC, 1st 8000er Lhakpa Dorje (18 April 58) Mingma Dorje (21-12-67) Tshering Dorji (17 April 85) Tenzing Dorje (1970)
Accidents Frostbite of hands of Castillo at C2 while descending
Achievement -
Agency Asian Trekking
Commercial Route False
Standard Route False
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2458880
Year 2003
Summit Success True
O2 Summary Used
Route (lowercase) ne ridge

Members

11 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Bernabe Aguirre Lopez M 1957 Spain Climber Jaca, Huesca, Spain Police mountain rescue team member Details Other expeditions
Salvador Arroya Rodriguez M 1966 Spain Climber Jaca, Huesca, Spain Police mountain rescue team member Details Other expeditions
Francisco Ramon Caso Huergo M 1971 Spain Climber Potes, Cantabria, Spain Police mountain rescue team member Details Other expeditions
Juan Castillo Peralta M 1957 Spain Climber Granada, Spain Police mountain rescue team member Details Other expeditions
Fernando Garrido Velasco M 1958 Spain Deputy Leader Jaca, Huesca, Spain Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Jorge Molinos M 1961 Spain Exp Doctor Jaca, Huesca, Spain Physician Details Other expeditions
Pedro Partal Coca M 1968 Spain Climber Granada, Spain Police mountain rescue team member Details Other expeditions
Alberto Rodriguez Martinez M 1976 Spain Leader Granada, Spain Police mountain rescue team leader Details Other expeditions
Juan Carlos Romero Cuartero M 1973 Spain Climber Ezcaray, La Rioja, Spain Police mountain rescue team member Details Other expeditions
Carlos Villar Fernandez M 1976 Spain Climber Oviedo, Asturias, Spain Police mountain rescue team member Details Other expeditions
Tashi Chhiring Sherpa M 1978 Nepal H-A Worker Rolwaling, Dolakha - Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.