Everest | 2004 N Col-NE Ridge

A USA expedition to Everest in 2004 via N Col-NE Ridge, led by Daniel Lochner. Summit reached on 19th May 2004. 4 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	4603
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	EVER04140
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2004
Season	1
Host Country	2
Route 1	N Col-NE Ridge
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	USA
Leaders	Daniel Lochner
Sponsor	Team Endeavour on Everest
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	Kodari->Zangmu->Nylam->Tingri->BC
Basecamp Date	2004-04-11
Summit Date	2004-05-19
Summit Time	1045
Summit Days	38
Total Days	44
Termination Date	2004-05-25
Termination Reason	1
Termination Notes	-
High Point (m)	8849
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	3
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	2
Summit Members	2
Member Deaths	0
Total Hired	2
Summit Hired	2
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(11/04,5182m),ABC(18/04,6492m),C1(06/05,7010m),C2(17/05,7803m),C3(18/05,8291m),Smt(19/05)
Route Notes	Two members and two Sherpas left C3 00:10 hours (NST), reached summit at 10:45 hours, stayed an hour (about), back to C3 between 17:30 hours to 18:00 hours. Next day ABC. While members cross the Koreans at about 09:20 hours on their way up. Lochner said he saw Bulgarian woman Maslarova at Second Step heading up on (probably) 21st - alone. The expedition returned to KTM on May 26. Nepal summiters: Mingma, aka Ang Mingma, 21/2/68, Thami, Everest X3 Man Bahadur, aka Gopal, 1959, Salleri-5, Everest X3
Accidents	-
Achievement	Probably youngest summited
Agency	Asian Trekking
Commercial Route	True
Standard Route	True
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	False
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2459244
Year	2004
Summit Success	True
O2 Summary	Used
Route (lowercase)	n col-ne ridge

Members

Field	Value
ID	35432
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER04140
Member ID	01
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2004
Season	1
First Name	Daniel (Dan)
Last Name	Lochner
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1982
Calculated Age	22
Citizenship	USA
Status	Leader
Residence	Norwalk, Connecticut
Occupation	Economics student
Leader	True
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	2004-05-19
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1045
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	From N Col->top->N Col & sleep
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	2443038
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	daniel (dan) lochner
Year of Birth	1982
Year	2004
Age at Expedition	22
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	35433
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER04140
Member ID	02
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2004
Season	1
First Name	Daniel Joseph
Last Name	Meggitt
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1963
Calculated Age	41
Citizenship	USA
Status	Climber
Residence	New Hope, Pennsylvania
Occupation	Marina manager and yachtsman
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	2004-05-19
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1045
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	From N Col->top->N Col & sleep
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	2436066
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	daniel joseph meggitt
Year of Birth	1963
Year	2004
Age at Expedition	41
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	35434
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER04140
Member ID	03
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2004
Season	1
First Name	Mingma (Ang Mingma)
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1968
Calculated Age	36
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Yilajung, 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	2004-05-19
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1045
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	C3->Smt->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	2437858
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	mingma (ang mingma) sherpa
Year of Birth	1968
Year	2004
Age at Expedition	36
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	35435
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER04140
Member ID	04
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2004
Season	1
First Name	Man Bahadur (Gopal)
Last Name	Tamang
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1959
Calculated Age	44
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Jaidu, Salleri, Solukhumbu
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
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	2004-05-19
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1045
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	C3->Smt->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	-2041
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	man bahadur (gopal) tamang
Year of Birth	1959
Year	2004
Age at Expedition	45
Role	Hired

4 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Daniel (Dan) Lochner	M	1982	USA	Leader	Norwalk, Connecticut	Economics student	Details Other expeditions
Daniel Joseph Meggitt	M	1963	USA	Climber	New Hope, Pennsylvania	Marina manager and yachtsman	Details Other expeditions
Mingma (Ang Mingma) Sherpa	M	1968	Nepal	H-A Worker	Yilajung, Khumbu	-	Details Other expeditions
Man Bahadur (Gopal) Tamang	M	1959	Nepal	H-A Worker	Jaidu, Salleri, Solukhumbu	-	Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.