Everest | 2004 N Col-NE Ridge

A Switzerland expedition to Everest in 2004 via N Col-NE Ridge, led by Mathias Baumann. Summit reached on 19th May 2004. 1 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	5357
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	EVER04164
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2004
Season	1
Host Country	2
Route 1	N Col-NE Ridge
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	Switzerland
Leaders	Mathias Baumann
Sponsor	-
Success 1	False
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	-
Summit Date	2004-05-19
Summit Time	-
Summit Days	0
Total Days	0
Termination Date	2004-05-26
Termination Reason	7
Termination Notes	Abandoned at 8300m due to altitude sickness
High Point (m)	8300
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	4
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	1
Summit Members	0
Member Deaths	0
Total Hired	4
Summit Hired	0
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,ABC(6350m),C1(7090m),C2(17/05,7600m),C2B(18/05,7900m),C3(19/05,8300m),xxx(21/05,8300m)
Route Notes	Expedition in part for testing Summit Oxygen systems (expedition briefly described on Explorer's Web).
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	None
Commercial Route	True
Standard Route	True
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	-
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2459289
Year	2004
Summit Success	False
O2 Summary	Used
Route (lowercase)	n col-ne ridge

1 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Mathias Franz Baumann	M	1950	Switzerland	Leader	Bern, Switzerland	Bio-medical engineer	Details Other expeditions

0 recorded references.