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.