Everest | 2003 N Col-NE Ridge

A Romania expedition to Everest in 2003 via N Col-NE Ridge, led by David Neacsu. Summit reached on 22nd May 2003. 21 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	4312
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	EVER03164
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2003
Season	1
Host Country	2
Route 1	N Col-NE Ridge
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	Romania
Leaders	David Neacsu
Sponsor	Romanian 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	Nepal, UK, USA
Approach	Standard
Basecamp Date	2003-04-07
Summit Date	2003-05-22
Summit Time	0810
Summit Days	45
Total Days	48
Termination Date	2003-05-25
Termination Reason	1
Termination Notes	All members left on May 25 except for Dijmarescu
High Point (m)	8849
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	True
Camps	3
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	16
Summit Members	6
Member Deaths	0
Total Hired	7
Summit Hired	5
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(07/04,5200m),ABC(11/04,6400m),C1(01/05,7000m),C2(20/05,7700m),C3(21/05,8200m),Smt(22,31/05)
Route Notes	Tulpan left C3 at 23:30 hours NST on May 21, summit at 08:10 hours of 22nd. He met 4 Koreans who was to traverse to south side. There was one French with Sherpas; about 6 people were on summit. Two Koreans put new fix ropes while descending. Visibility was about 50 meters. Strong wind, Tulpan stayed about 40 minutes. He saw new ice axe, four grabs, *two ice screws maybe left by the Koreans. Returned to C3 at 12:00 hours. Saw three dead bodies on the way down. On Second Step had to wait for one hour due to very slow 3 Spanish climbers. Bogdan, Gane, Nima Gombu, Dawa Nuru left C3 at 01:00 hours on May 22. Summit at 11:30 hours and stayed about an hour. Before them were Korean/Spanish - there were about 20 people on the summit. Back to C3 about 17:00 hours. Nima and Dawa stayed on summit waiting for Lakpa. Bogdan and Gane while descending met Lakpa, Mingkipa, Mingma with other Sherpas coming up at about 50m below the summit. Dijmarescu had to return from before the First Step due to the problem of oxygen mask. All members reached up to C1. Records: 1. First Romanian expedition to summit Everest. 2. Tulpan paragided from North Col, landed at ABC level. Airborne take off at 16:40 hours, landing at 17:10 hours. 30 minutes on the air. He thinks perhaps longest airborne time (paragliding) in Everest area - high altitude. It took place on May 9. 3. 3 members from same family (siblings) summiting same time Lakpa, Mingkipa and Mingma Gelu. Expedition returned on May 26 to KTM - leaving on June 06. Dijmarescu up to First Step on 22nd (at the time of meeting Dijmarescu was still on mountain for summit attempt). The bio-forms for Dijmarescu, BC at 5200m at CBC, C1 at 7000m N Col (pitched on April 23). Lakpa and Mingkipa forms were given to leader Neacsu to be collected later. But was told that Dijmarescu refused to fill the forms. Did talk to Dijmarescu over telephone on his return - he refused to meet. - Dogaru up to 6500m, heartbeat (pulses) got rapid sent back to ABC. - Galescu about 7400m, the medicine (Diamox) allergy. He fell down at ABC, hit ribs; radiography (X-Ray) done on 31st in KTM indicated cracks on two ribs. He was sent down to CBC on May 21. - George had to leave expedition on April 16 due to family problem. - Neacsu got minor stroke, swollen face and hands. Up to C1, then rest of time at CBC. - Sima up to 7300m on May 20, throat infection due to dry air in altitude; same day to ABC and CBC on 22nd. - Smilovici up to 7200m - same case like Sima - Georgescu stayed CBC. May 2 to KTM - 4 May to Romania - Low palpitation. - Koga went up to 2nd Step with the summiters, waited one and half hours. Slept at C3. First time at that altitude. - Pisica up to 6500m, went down to ABC with Georgescu. - Ruchareanu up to 6400m - tooth infection, went to KTM, returned to CBC; all the time could not go to Tibet due to no permit. 4 June 2004 - Russell Brice's sirdar and summiter Phurba Tashi Dijmarescu went to summit on 31 May at same time as he - Dijmarescu was using oxygen. Lakpa and Mingkipa were not officially listed on the permit as team members, but were on the team as non-registered climbers instead of high-altitude porters (their official designation). Lakpa and Mingkipa are sisters and Lakpa is Dijmarescu's wife. Mingma Gelu is the brother of Lakpa and Mingkipa. March 2004 Lapka told Elizabeth Hawley that Dijmarescu made a second and successful summit bid with Russians about 10 days after the first attempt on May 22. Dijmarescu remained on the mountain with the Russian team after the Romanian team departed on May 25. When the Russians departed at the end of May, Viatcheslav Skripko reported via EverestNews.com that Dijmarescu was high on the mountain alone poised for a second attempt. EverestNews reported in early June 2003 that Dijmarescu summited on May 31. In December 2003, EverestNews published summit photos taken by Dijmarescu at 4:55 am. This summit success has not been confirmed by any other sources.
Accidents	One Sherpa suffered from ulcer (sent back to KTM on May 4 or 5)
Achievement	1st Romanian team to top
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	True
O2 Summary	Used
Route (lowercase)	n col-ne ridge

Members

Field	Value
ID	33599
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER03164
Member ID	07
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2003
Season	1
First Name	Krishan
Last Name	George
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1964
Calculated Age	38
Citizenship	UK
Status	Climber
Residence	Bucharest, Hungary
Occupation	Foundation director
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	True
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)	6400
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	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
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	18
HCN	0
Checksum	2436729
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	krishan george
Year of Birth	1964
Year	2003
Age at Expedition	39
Role	BC Only

Field	Value
ID	33594
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER03164
Member ID	02
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2003
Season	1
First Name	Lucian Vasile
Last Name	Bogdan
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1964
Calculated Age	39
Citizenship	Romania
Status	Climber
Residence	Sibiu, Romania
Occupation	Mechanical engineer
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8849
Summit Date 1	2003-05-22
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1130
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	C2-smt-C2, for sleep as well
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	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2436371
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	lucian vasile bogdan
Year of Birth	1964
Year	2003
Age at Expedition	39
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	33595
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER03164
Member ID	03
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2003
Season	1
First Name	Gheorghe
Last Name	Dijmarescu
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1961
Calculated Age	41
Citizenship	USA
Status	Climber
Residence	Hartford, Connecticut
Occupation	Home improvement contractor
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8849
Summit Date 1	2003-05-31
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0455
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	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
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	(1961-2020) Died Sept 2020 from cancer
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2435601
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	gheorghe dijmarescu
Year of Birth	1961
Year	2003
Age at Expedition	42
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	33596
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER03164
Member ID	04
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2003
Season	1
First Name	Vasile
Last Name	Dogaru
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1960
Calculated Age	43
Citizenship	Romania
Status	Climber
Residence	Bucharest, Romania
Occupation	Special force colonel
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)	6500
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	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
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	6
HCN	0
Checksum	2434965
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	vasile dogaru
Year of Birth	1960
Year	2003
Age at Expedition	43
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	33597
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER03164
Member ID	05
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2003
Season	1
First Name	Cornel
Last Name	Galescu
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1964
Calculated Age	38
Citizenship	Romania
Status	Climber
Residence	Caransebes, Romania
Occupation	Computer engineer
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)	7400
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	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
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	9
HCN	0
Checksum	2436736
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	cornel galescu
Year of Birth	1964
Year	2003
Age at Expedition	39
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	33598
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER03164
Member ID	06
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2003
Season	1
First Name	Marius
Last Name	Gane
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1968
Calculated Age	34
Citizenship	Romania
Status	Climber
Residence	Bucharest, Romania
Occupation	Mechanical engineer
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8849
Summit Date 1	2003-05-22
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1130
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	C2-smt-C2, for sleep as well
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	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2438153
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	marius gane
Year of Birth	1968
Year	2003
Age at Expedition	35
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	33600
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER03164
Member ID	01
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2003
Season	1
First Name	David
Last Name	Neacsu
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1960
Calculated Age	42
Citizenship	Romania
Status	Leader
Residence	Bucharest, Romania
Occupation	Owner of shop selling mountain sports equipment
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)	False
Personal High Point (m)	7000
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	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
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	9
HCN	0
Checksum	2435118
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	david neacsu
Year of Birth	1960
Year	2003
Age at Expedition	43
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	33601
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER03164
Member ID	14
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2003
Season	1
First Name	Mihai-Ovidiu
Last Name	Sima
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1973
Calculated Age	29
Citizenship	Romania
Status	Climber
Residence	Predeal Jud Brasov, Romania
Occupation	-
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)	7300
Summit Date 1	2003-05-20
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	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
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	9
HCN	0
Checksum	2439975
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	mihai-ovidiu sima
Year of Birth	1973
Year	2003
Age at Expedition	30
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	33602
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER03164
Member ID	15
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2003
Season	1
First Name	Iosif-Sorin
Last Name	Smilovici
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1968
Calculated Age	34
Citizenship	Romania
Status	Climber
Residence	Bucharest, Romania
Occupation	Military officer in anti-terrorism squad
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)	7200
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	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
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	9
HCN	0
Checksum	2438181
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	iosif-sorin smilovici
Year of Birth	1968
Year	2003
Age at Expedition	35
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	33603
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER03164
Member ID	16
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2003
Season	1
First Name	Teodor-Petru
Last Name	Tulpan
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1971
Calculated Age	31
Citizenship	Romania
Status	Climber
Residence	Sibiu, Romania
Occupation	Mountain rescue expert
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	True
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8849
Summit Date 1	2003-05-22
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0810
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	C2-smt-C2, for sleep as well
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	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2439084
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	teodor-petru tulpan
Year of Birth	1971
Year	2003
Age at Expedition	32
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	33604
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER03164
Member ID	08
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2003
Season	1
First Name	Serban
Last Name	Georgescu
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1973
Calculated Age	30
Citizenship	Romania
Status	Climber (BC/ABC staff)
Residence	Bucharest, Romania
Occupation	Cameraman
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	True
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)	5700
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	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
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	6
HCN	0
Checksum	2439685
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	serban georgescu
Year of Birth	1973
Year	2003
Age at Expedition	30
Role	BC Only

Field	Value
ID	33605
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER03164
Member ID	09
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2003
Season	1
First Name	Sebastian
Last Name	Koga
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1977
Calculated Age	25
Citizenship	USA
Status	Exp Doctor
Residence	Bucharest, Hungary
Occupation	Medical researcher in neuro-science
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)	8560
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	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	From C3
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	ABC only
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	4
Summit Term	19
HCN	0
Checksum	2441458
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	sebastian koga
Year of Birth	1977
Year	2003
Age at Expedition	26
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	33606
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER03164
Member ID	10
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2003
Season	1
First Name	Daniel
Last Name	Pisica
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1974
Calculated Age	28
Citizenship	Romania
Status	TV Film Team
Residence	Bucharest, Romania
Occupation	Officer in Romanian Special forces - sports instructor
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)	6500
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	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
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	ABC only
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	17
HCN	0
Checksum	2440232
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	daniel pisica
Year of Birth	1974
Year	2003
Age at Expedition	29
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	33607
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER03164
Member ID	11
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2003
Season	1
First Name	Amedeo
Last Name	Ruchareanu
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1965
Calculated Age	37
Citizenship	Romania
Status	Climber (BC/ABC staff)
Residence	Bucharest, Romania
Occupation	Night club owner
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	True
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)	6400
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	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
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	2437064
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	amedeo ruchareanu
Year of Birth	1965
Year	2003
Age at Expedition	38
Role	BC Only

Field	Value
ID	33608
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER03164
Member ID	20
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2003
Season	1
First Name	Nima Gombu (Gombu)
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1969
Calculated Age	34
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Beding, Dolakha
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	True
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8849
Summit Date 1	2003-05-22
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1130
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	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	From C3
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	9th ascent of Everest
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2438219
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	nima gombu (gombu) sherpa
Year of Birth	1969
Year	2003
Age at Expedition	34
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	33609
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER03164
Member ID	18
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2003
Season	1
First Name	Dawa Nuru/Norbu
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1963
Calculated Age	39
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Thami, Khumbu
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	True
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8849
Summit Date 1	2003-05-22
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1130
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	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	From C3
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	4th ascent of Everest
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2436273
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	dawa nuru/norbu sherpa
Year of Birth	1963
Year	2003
Age at Expedition	40
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	33610
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER03164
Member ID	12
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2003
Season	1
First Name	Lakpa/Lhakpa
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	F
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1973
Calculated Age	29
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	Climber (unofficial)
Residence	Tashigaon, Makalu-Barun
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	True
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8849
Summit Date 1	2003-05-22
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1300
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	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	From C3
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	3rd ascent of Everest; sister of Mingkipa and Mingma Gelu; now lives in Hartford, Connecticut with husband Gheorghe Dijmarescu
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2439914
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	lakpa/lhakpa sherpa
Year of Birth	1973
Year	2003
Age at Expedition	30
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	33611
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER03164
Member ID	13
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2003
Season	1
First Name	Mingkipa
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	F
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1987
Calculated Age	15
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	Climber (unofficial)
Residence	Tashigaon, Makalu-Barun
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	True
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8849
Summit Date 1	2003-05-22
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1300
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	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	From C3
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	1st 8000er; sister of Lakpa and Mingma Gelu; says she is 15 years, 9 months old, thus born about 1987 (Feb?)
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	-2049
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	mingkipa sherpa
Year of Birth	1987
Year	2003
Age at Expedition	16
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	33612
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER03164
Member ID	19
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2003
Season	1
First Name	Mingma Gelu
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1979
Calculated Age	24
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Balakharka, Makalu-Barun
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	True
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8849
Summit Date 1	2003-05-22
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1300
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	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	From C3
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	1st 8000er; brother of Lakpa and Mingkipa
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2441869
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	mingma gelu sherpa
Year of Birth	1979
Year	2003
Age at Expedition	24
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	33613
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER03164
Member ID	17
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2003
Season	1
First Name	Chewang Dorje
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1975
Calculated Age	27
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Thami, Khumbu
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	True
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8849
Summit Date 1	2003-05-22
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1300
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	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	From C3
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	4th ascent of Everest; son of Ang Rita Sherpa
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2440575
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	chewang dorje sherpa
Year of Birth	1975
Year	2003
Age at Expedition	28
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	33614
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER03164
Member ID	21
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2003
Season	1
First Name	Pemba Chhoti
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1972
Calculated Age	30
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Thami, Khumbu
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	True
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8849
Summit Date 1	2003-05-22
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1300
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	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	From C3
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	2nd ascent of Everest; son of Nawang Thile
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2439613
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	pemba chhoti sherpa
Year of Birth	1972
Year	2003
Age at Expedition	31
Role	Hired

21 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Krishan George	M	1964	UK	Climber	Bucharest, Hungary	Foundation director	Details Other expeditions
Lucian Vasile Bogdan	M	1964	Romania	Climber	Sibiu, Romania	Mechanical engineer	Details Other expeditions
Gheorghe Dijmarescu	M	1961	USA	Climber	Hartford, Connecticut	Home improvement contractor	Details Other expeditions
Vasile Dogaru	M	1960	Romania	Climber	Bucharest, Romania	Special force colonel	Details Other expeditions
Cornel Galescu	M	1964	Romania	Climber	Caransebes, Romania	Computer engineer	Details Other expeditions
Marius Gane	M	1968	Romania	Climber	Bucharest, Romania	Mechanical engineer	Details Other expeditions
David Neacsu	M	1960	Romania	Leader	Bucharest, Romania	Owner of shop selling mountain sports equipment	Details Other expeditions
Mihai-Ovidiu Sima	M	1973	Romania	Climber	Predeal Jud Brasov, Romania	-	Details Other expeditions
Iosif-Sorin Smilovici	M	1968	Romania	Climber	Bucharest, Romania	Military officer in anti-terrorism squad	Details Other expeditions
Teodor-Petru Tulpan	M	1971	Romania	Climber	Sibiu, Romania	Mountain rescue expert	Details Other expeditions
Serban Georgescu	M	1973	Romania	Climber (BC/ABC staff)	Bucharest, Romania	Cameraman	Details Other expeditions
Sebastian Koga	M	1977	USA	Exp Doctor	Bucharest, Hungary	Medical researcher in neuro-science	Details Other expeditions
Daniel Pisica	M	1974	Romania	TV Film Team	Bucharest, Romania	Officer in Romanian Special forces - sports instructor	Details Other expeditions
Amedeo Ruchareanu	M	1965	Romania	Climber (BC/ABC staff)	Bucharest, Romania	Night club owner	Details Other expeditions
Nima Gombu (Gombu) Sherpa	M	1969	Nepal	H-A Worker	Beding, Dolakha	-	Details Other expeditions
Dawa Nuru/Norbu Sherpa	M	1963	Nepal	H-A Worker	Thami, Khumbu	-	Details Other expeditions
Lakpa/Lhakpa Sherpa	F	1973	Nepal	Climber (unofficial)	Tashigaon, Makalu-Barun	-	Details Other expeditions
Mingkipa Sherpa	F	1987	Nepal	Climber (unofficial)	Tashigaon, Makalu-Barun	-	Details Other expeditions
Mingma Gelu Sherpa	M	1979	Nepal	H-A Worker	Balakharka, Makalu-Barun	-	Details Other expeditions
Chewang Dorje Sherpa	M	1975	Nepal	H-A Worker	Thami, Khumbu	-	Details Other expeditions
Pemba Chhoti Sherpa	M	1972	Nepal	H-A Worker	Thami, Khumbu	-	Details Other expeditions

References

Field	Value
ID	6120
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	EVER03164
Reference ID	01
Year	2003
Type	3
Journal	HIGH
Author	-
Title	-
Publisher	-
Publication Date	2004
Language	-
Citation	256:71-72 (Mar 2004)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	6249
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	EVER03164
Reference ID	02
Year	2003
Type	2
Journal	AAJ
Author	Hawley, Elizabeth
Title	-
Publisher	-
Publication Date	2004
Language	-
Citation	78:403-406 (2004)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	8069
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	EVER03164
Reference ID	03
Year	2003
Type	5
Journal	-
Author	-
Title	http://www.everestnews.com/stories024/george2003e1.htm
Publisher	-
Publication Date	-
Language	-
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
Notes	Series of reports: www.everestnews.com/stories024/george2003e1.htm ... www.everestnews.com/stories024/george2003e9.htm

Field	Value
ID	12009
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	EVER03164
Reference ID	04
Year	2003
Type	5
Journal	-
Author	-
Title	http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12200440300/Asia-Nepal-Malahangur-Asia-Nepal-Khumbu-Mt-Everest-Jubilee-An-Overview-of-Events-on-Everest-50-Years-After-Its-First-Ascent
Publisher	-
Publication Date	-
Language	-
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

4 recorded references.

Expedition ID	Journal	Author	Title	Publisher	Citation	Yak 94
EVER03164	HIGH	-	-	-	256:71-72 (Mar 2004)	-
EVER03164	AAJ	Hawley, Elizabeth	-	-	78:403-406 (2004)	-
EVER03164	-	-	http://www.everestnews.com/stories024/george2003e1.htm	-	-	-
EVER03164	-	-	http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12200440300/Asia-Nepal-Malahangur-Asia-Nepal-Khumbu-Mt-Everest-Jubilee-An-Overview-of-Events-on-Everest-50-Years-After-Its-First-Ascent	-	-	-