Everest | 2004 N Col-NE Ridge
A Italy expedition to Everest in 2004 via N Col-NE Ridge, led by Giuseppe Pompili. Summit reached on 18th May 2004. 5 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 4584 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | EVER04115 |
| Peak ID | EVER |
| Year | 2004 |
| Season | 1 |
| Host Country | 2 |
| Route 1 | N Col-NE Ridge |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | Italy |
| Leaders | Giuseppe Pompili |
| Sponsor | Everest 2004 Cresta Nord-Est |
| 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 | - |
| Basecamp Date | 2004-04-08 |
| Summit Date | 2004-05-18 |
| Summit Time | 1100 |
| Summit Days | 40 |
| Total Days | 50 |
| Termination Date | 2004-05-28 |
| Termination Reason | 1 |
| Termination Notes | - |
| High Point (m) | 8849 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 3 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 0 |
| Total Members | 4 |
| Summit Members | 3 |
| Member Deaths | 0 |
| Total Hired | 1 |
| Summit Hired | 1 |
| 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(08/04),ABC(21/04,6400m),C1(25/04,7070m),C2(09/05,7800m),C3(17/05,8250m),Smt(18-20/05) |
| Route Notes | C1 at North Col. 18th party left C3 at 1:00 am NST 18th and on top at 11:00 am and returned to C3 2:00 pm and stayed there. From C3 to ABC on 19th. Pompili left C3 midnight of 18th and on top 9:30 am of 19th and back in C3 at 1:00 pm and stayed there. Pompili down to C2 20th and ABC 21st. Dal Chin left 19th 10:00 pm and on top 7:30 am of 20th and back in C2 at 4:00 pm wind and snowfalling and about visibility; got 6 frostbitten from touching rocks while descending, 2 seriously. Dal Chin to C2 and 22nd ABC. Canestri stopped 30m short of the summit at 11:00 am (as acknowledged by leader Pompili on EverestNews.com and by email to Liz Hawley) due to her tiredness and increasing weariness. Oxygen: Tossutti, Canestri and Dawa in C3 to top and in C3. Pompili from C3 to top to 8400m. Dal Cin from C3 to top to C3. Email from Guiseppe Pompili - 17 Aug 2005 "Alessandra [Cannestri], according to her report, stopped at about 30m altitude below the summit (i.e., 100-150m distance) on the last flat plateau of the ridge just before the last ice serac, due to her tiredness and increasing weariness. The time was about 11:00 am (Nepali time) on 18th May. At the moment, she was with her friend Marco, who had already reached the top together with their Sherpa Dawa and had begun his descent." |
| Accidents | Dal Cin frostbite |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | Sherpa Alpine Trekking |
| Commercial Route | True |
| Standard Route | True |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | False |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2459243 |
| Year | 2004 |
| Summit Success | True |
| O2 Summary | Used |
| Route (lowercase) | n col-ne ridge |
Members
5 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alessandra (Sandra) Canestri | F | 1969 | Italy | Climber | Trieste, Italy | Accountant | Details Other expeditions |
| Adriano Dal Cin | M | 1964 | Italy | Climber | Susegana, Treviso, Italy | Engineer | Details Other expeditions |
| Giuseppe Pompili | M | 1963 | Italy | Leader | Bologna, Italy | Nuclear engineer | Details Other expeditions |
| Marco Tossutti | M | 1973 | Italy | Climber | Trieste, Italy | Craftsman | Details Other expeditions |
| Dawa Sherpa | M | 1969 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Loding Tamakhani-9, Solukhumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
References
0 recorded references.