Everest | 2003 N Col-NE Ridge

A Estonia expedition to Everest in 2003 via N Col-NE Ridge, led by Toivo Sarmet. Summit reached on 22nd May 2003. 8 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 4306
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID EVER03158
Peak ID EVER
Year 2003
Season 1
Host Country 2
Route 1 N Col-NE Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Estonia
Leaders Toivo Sarmet
Sponsor Estonian 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 Lithuania
Approach KTM->Zangmu->Nyalam->Tingri
Basecamp Date 2003-03-29
Summit Date 2003-05-22
Summit Time 1440
Summit Days 54
Total Days 58
Termination Date 2003-05-26
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 8849
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 4
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 8
Summit Members 2
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 2
Summit Hired 0
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(29/03,5200m),ABC(02/04,6400m),C1(17/04,7050m),C2(01/05,7600m),C3(22/05,7800m),C4(21/05,8300m),Smt(21/05)
Route Notes Proos injured his back; next day sent down to ABC and KTM. Loik had to leave ABC on May 16 due to job. May 22: Vilius and Sikk left C4 at 02:00 hours. Vilius summited at 14:40 hours, stayed 30 minutes. Sikk summited at 15:00 hours, stayed about 15 minutes. Both descended to C4. They had to wait at Second Step almost 2 hours. Before them were members from St. Petersberg expedition without oxygen going up almost together. About 30 people were there on summit from both sides - others probably Koreans, Japanese and Chinese. Lai at Second Step got frostbite on left last finger and all other fingers of both hands. The expedition returned to KTM on May 27 and leave on 30 or 31st.
Accidents Margus Proos fell into crevasse about 4 meters deep on 18th
Achievement 1st Estonian expedition to summit
Agency Monterosa Treks
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

8 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Nar Lai M 1962 Estonia Climber Tallinn, Estonia Manager of car dealership Details Other expeditions
Rein Loik M 1951 Estonia Climber Tallinn, Estonia Chairman of company managing Tallinn airport Details Other expeditions
Raivo Plumer M 1961 Estonia Climber Harjumaa, Estonia Customs officer Details Other expeditions
Margus Proos M 1962 Estonia Climber Kose, Estonia Manager of company designing and producing furniture Details Other expeditions
Toivo Sarmet M 1944 Estonia Leader Tallinn, Estonia Construction company manager Details Other expeditions
Alar Sikk M 1966 Estonia Climber Voru, Estonia Barman Details Other expeditions
Boriss Slepikovski M 1948 Estonia Exp Doctor Maardu, Estonia Physician Details Other expeditions
Saulius Vilius M 1971 Lithuania Climber Siauliai, Lithuania Founder of charity and support fund Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.