Everest | 2003 N Col-NE Ridge

A Russia expedition to Everest in 2003 via N Col-NE Ridge, led by Viatcheslav Skripko. Summit reached on 22nd May 2003. 2 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	4303
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	EVER03155
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	Viatcheslav Skripko
Sponsor	Independent team on Everest
Success 1	False
Success 2	False
Success 3	False
Success 4	False
Ascent 1	-
Ascent 2	-
Ascent 3	-
Ascent 4	-
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Countries	-
Approach	-
Basecamp Date	2003-04-15
Summit Date	2003-05-22
Summit Time	-
Summit Days	37
Total Days	47
Termination Date	2003-06-01
Termination Reason	8
Termination Notes	Abandoned at 8600m due to no oxygen left and no funds for Sherpas support
High Point (m)	8600
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	3
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	2
Summit Members	0
Member Deaths	0
Total Hired	0
Summit Hired	0
Hired Deaths	0
No Hired	True
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(15/04),ABC(19/04,6400m),C1(19/05,7000m),C2(20/05,7800m),C3(21/05,8300m),xxx(22/05)
Route Notes	C1 at 7000m North col C2 at 7800m (shared tent with Irish) C3 at 8300m N Face (shared tent with Romanians). Summit bid of 22 May was by Skripko only from this team but with Romanian expedition. Shared tents with Irish at C2 and with Romania at C3 but made summit bid without the Romanians. Skripko left C3 for top 3:00 am Chinese time and got to 8600m, then decided to switch oxygen bottles, but some eye problem from spindrift snow, had to take off goggles to rub frozen snow on eyelashes, and had double vision, after on hour trying to warm eyes and not succeeding, down at 12:00 noon Chinese time, down without goggles because could see only short distance ahead, couldn't see at tent; next morning could see and now wearing goggles down to C1 to sleep. From North Col down, he pushed his toes too hard and previously frostbitten feet sensitive to frostbite, got frostbitten again (one foot has no toes left and that area of amputation - also frostbitten). Skripko had to give up idea of another attempt when he returned to C4 and realized he had no funds left to pay for Sherpa support, no oxygen left and then his frostbitten condition. Bojoukov made no serious attempt to climb the mountain and now too old for it (had considerable experience in USSR days), so all his movements up and down Everest were to test different systems of oxygen and once to go to C2 to look for missing Pole, Krysztof Liszewski. [On 9 June, Bojoukov claimed he reached 8350m on 18 April.]
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	Asian Trekking
Commercial Route	True
Standard Route	True
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	False
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2458880
Year	2003
Summit Success	False
O2 Summary	Used
Route (lowercase)	n col-ne ridge

Members

Field	Value
ID	33539
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER03155
Member ID	02
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2003
Season	1
First Name	Valentin
Last Name	Bojoukov
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1933
Calculated Age	69
Citizenship	Russia
Status	Climber
Residence	Moscow, Russia
Occupation	Technician (of oxygen systems for climbers)
Leader	False
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)	7800
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	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	True
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	Test oxygen systems
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	2425323
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	valentin bojoukov
Year of Birth	1933
Year	2003
Age at Expedition	70
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	33540
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER03155
Member ID	01
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2003
Season	1
First Name	Viatcheslav (Slava)
Last Name	Skripko
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1952
Calculated Age	50
Citizenship	Russia
Status	Leader
Residence	Moscow, Russia
Occupation	Alpinist
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)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8600
Summit Date 1	2003-05-22
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
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	7300m up climbing only, sleep C3, up to 8600m down
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	True
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	3
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	Bad frostbite
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	4
Summit Term	8
HCN	0
Checksum	2432217
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	viatcheslav (slava) skripko
Year of Birth	1952
Year	2003
Age at Expedition	51
Role	Leader

2 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Valentin Bojoukov	M	1933	Russia	Climber	Moscow, Russia	Technician (of oxygen systems for climbers)	Details Other expeditions
Viatcheslav (Slava) Skripko	M	1952	Russia	Leader	Moscow, Russia	Alpinist	Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.