Everest | 2003 N Col-NE Ridge
A Russia expedition to Everest in 2003 via N Col-NE Ridge, led by Alexander Abramov. Summit reached on 26th May 2003. 12 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 4302 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | EVER03154 |
| Peak ID | EVER |
| Year | 2003 |
| Season | 1 |
| Host Country | 2 |
| Route 1 | N Col-NE Ridge |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | Russia |
| Leaders | Alexander Abramov |
| Sponsor | Russian 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 | Georgia |
| Approach | Zangmu->Nyalam->Tingri->CBC |
| Basecamp Date | 2003-04-10 |
| Summit Date | 2003-05-26 |
| Summit Time | 0945 |
| Summit Days | 46 |
| Total Days | 50 |
| Termination Date | 2003-05-30 |
| Termination Reason | 1 |
| Termination Notes | - |
| High Point (m) | 8849 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 4 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 0 |
| Total Members | 12 |
| Summit Members | 3 |
| Member Deaths | 0 |
| Total Hired | 3 |
| Summit Hired | 0 |
| 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(10/04,5100m),ABC(15/04,6780m),C1(17/04,7000m),C2(27/04,7500m),C3(21/05,7900m),C4(21/05,8300m),Smt(26,29/05) |
| Route Notes | BC at 5100m, IBC at 5800m - 14 April and 3 Sherpas ABC at 6380m all - Abramov, Gudjabidze, Kaymachnikov, Pushkarev, Sergeev C1 at 7000m - all, no Sherpas C2 at 7500m - Gudjabidze, Tsarev, Kaymachnikkov, Pushkarev, no Sherpas C3 at 7900m - Abramov, Kaymachnikov, Pushkarev, Tsarev C4 at 8300m - Abramov, Kaymachnikov, Pushkarev, Tsarev 22 May - Abramov, Kaymachnikov, Pushkarev and Tsarev up to Second Step, returned to C3 due to bad weather conditions. 26 May - Elagin stayed 30 minutes on top, back to C4 at 15:30 Gudjabidze stayed 30 minutes on top, back to C4 at 9 pm 29 May - Larin stayed 30 minutes on top, back to C4 at 9 pm Yelagin met leader of Italian team who did and summit (no oxygen), took picture of Makalu and Cho Oyu. Gudjabidze saw 2 Italians, who were sitting and then started down. Larin saw flags, Nepali flag on oxygen bottle. Comments: bad weather, too many climbers. Oxygen: Abramov, Kaymachnikov, Pushkarev and Tsarev from 7500m Kaymachnikov, Pushkarev and Tsarev from 7700m Elagin, Gudjabidze, Larin, Litinsky, Moskalev, Pashkov and Soyfer from 7500m Sergeev from 7000m, down to C4 and for sleep Tsarev left BC 27 due to frostbite (may lose one left toe) All returned to KTM 31st May |
| Accidents | - |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | Asian Trekking |
| Commercial Route | True |
| Standard Route | True |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | False |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2458884 |
| Year | 2003 |
| Summit Success | True |
| O2 Summary | Used |
| Route (lowercase) | n col-ne ridge |
Members
12 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander (Alex) Abramov | M | 1964 | Russia | Leader | Moscow, Russia | Alpine guide | Details Other expeditions |
| Vasili Elagin | M | 1953 | Russia | Climber | Moscow, Russia | Printing company general manager | Details Other expeditions |
| Bidzina Gujabidze | M | 1960 | Georgia | Climber | Tbilisi, Georgia | Alpine guide | Details Other expeditions |
| Sergei Kaymachnikov | M | 1962 | Russia | Climber | Moscow, Russia | Radio engineer | Details Other expeditions |
| Sergei Larin | M | 1959 | Russia | Exp Doctor | Tver, Moscow, Russia | Director of construction company and therapist | Details Other expeditions |
| Mikhail Litinsky | M | 1952 | Russia | Climber | Moscow, Russia | Applied mathematics engineer | Details Other expeditions |
| Dmitri Moskalev | M | 1962 | Russia | Climber | Moscow, Russia | Software distribution company director | Details Other expeditions |
| Viatcheslav Pashkov | M | 1967 | Russia | Climber | Moscow, Russia | Vice president of real estate & house construction company | Details Other expeditions |
| Vladimir Pushkarev | M | 1973 | Russia | Climber | Noyabrsk, Yamalo-Nenetski, Russia | Cameraman | Details Other expeditions |
| Alexander Sergeev | M | 1936 | Russia | Climber | Moscow, Russia | Retired researcher in electronics engineering | Details Other expeditions |
| Yuri Soyfer | M | 1958 | Russia | Climber | Moscow, Russia | Technical manager of computing company | Details Other expeditions |
| Igor Tsarev | M | 1963 | Russia | Climber | Irkutsk, Russia | Computer company manager | Details Other expeditions |
References
1 recorded references.
| Expedition ID | Journal | Author | Title | Publisher | Citation | Yak 94 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EVER03154 | - | - | http://www.russianclimb.com/everest_alpindustria/ev_alpind_en.html | - | - | - |