Everest | 2004 N Col-NE Ridge

A Russia expedition to Everest in 2004 via N Col-NE Ridge, led by Viatcheslav Skripko. Summit reached on 27th May 2004. 4 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 4588
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID EVER04119
Peak ID EVER
Year 2004
Season 1
Host Country 2
Route 1 N Col-NE Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Russia
Leaders Viatcheslav Skripko
Sponsor International Everest Expedition
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 2004-04-07
Summit Date 2004-05-27
Summit Time 0815
Summit Days 50
Total Days 54
Termination Date 2004-05-31
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 1
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(07/04),ABC(14/04,6400m),C1(18/04,7000m),C2(21/05,7700m),C3(26/05,8300m),Smt(27/05)
Route Notes Skripko alone to C2 on 21st May; 21st to 26th, stayed in C2 waiting for better weather: every morning windy and snowfalling. 26th up to C3 and slept there but found tent had been stolen. Thamserku Trekking Sherpas sold him 3 oxygen bottles and Mazur Sherpas sold him tent. Mazur 3 Sherpas and 1 Tibetan left C3 together with Skripko; left C3 3:00 am Chinese Time (00:45 am NST ). All reached top at 10:30 am Chinese Time (08:15 NST) (only people from Tibetan side to top); no wind and clear sky but cold. Back to C3 because snowfalling now; Skripko to C3 3:00 pm; Sherpas, further in descent, arrived before him. 28th to ABC alone while Sherpas stayed C1 that night. Skripko used oxygen from C2 to C3 and in C3 and to top and in C3 and back to North Col. Skripko and Zadokhin had climbed together there until Zadokhin left on about 7 May not feeling fit and well. They established ABC and C1 together. Bojoukov and Vasheniuk climbed together but spent much of their time down in BC (not even ABC). While Skripko was still on mountain, they went up from BC only twice: once to ABC and C1, the 2nd time to ABC using oxygen to 7500m then down to ABC same day (date Skripko doesn't remember). When Skripko left ABC to return to KTM, they were still in ABC with plan to try for top in June, but Chinese liaison officer told them they had to leave on 2 June because last expedition had left. Bojoukov 10 June 2004: On 14 May Boujoukov and Vasheniuk climbed to 7500m; Vasheniuk went alone to 7700m, returned to 7500m on 16th May. They never went this high again and made no attempt to reach summit in June because of the liaison officer's orders.
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Asian Trekking
Commercial Route True
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2459252
Year 2004
Summit Success True
O2 Summary Used
Route (lowercase) n col-ne ridge

Members

4 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 Professional sportman Details Other expeditions
Eduard Vasheniuk M 1954 Russia Climber Apatity, Murmansk, Russia Astronomer Details Other expeditions
Vladimir Zadokhin M 1967 Russia Climber Moscow, Russia Construction company manager Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.