Everest | 2004 N Col-NE Ridge

A Ukraine expedition to Everest in 2004 via N Col-NE Ridge, led by Sergei Bershov. Summit reached on 7th October 2004. 2 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	4720
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	EVER04302
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2004
Season	3
Host Country	2
Route 1	N Col-NE Ridge
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	Ukraine
Leaders	Sergei Bershov
Sponsor	Everest North Face Autumn 2004 Expedition
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	2004-09-03
Summit Date	2004-10-07
Summit Time	-
Summit Days	34
Total Days	37
Termination Date	2004-10-10
Termination Reason	5
Termination Notes	Abandoned at 8500m due to deep snow and inability to continue making route
High Point (m)	8500
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	3
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	2
Summit Members	0
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	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Taken	False
O2 Unknown	False
Other Summits	-
Campsites	BC(03/09),ABC(09/09,6400m),C1(26/09,7000m),C1(28/09,7700m),C3(06/10,8000m),xxx(07/10,8500m)
Route Notes	C1 at North Col High point at bottom of Second Step. 30th Sept down to ABC, very hard climb and discuss what to do. 4th Oct to C1, 5th to C2, 6th to C2, 7th started up from C3 at 7:00 pm (Chinese time); reached 11:30 am bottom of Second Step. Here deep snow burying all old ropes, very windy, had to make own route and had no rope with them, so turned around to C2 8:00-9:00 pm. 9th ABC. 10th BC and on to border. Oxygen: Shalygin from 7300m up, in C2, to Second Step and down to C2. Bershov from 7700m to and in C3 to Second Step and down to 8000m.
Accidents	Shalygin throat infection
Achievement	-
Agency	Asian Trekking
Commercial Route	True
Standard Route	True
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	False
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2459430
Year	2004
Summit Success	False
O2 Summary	Used
Route (lowercase)	n col-ne ridge

Members

Field	Value
ID	36259
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER04302
Member ID	01
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2004
Season	3
First Name	Sergei Igorevich
Last Name	Bershov
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1947
Calculated Age	57
Citizenship	Ukraine
Status	Leader
Residence	Kharkov, Ukraine
Occupation	Sports instructor
Leader	True
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8500
Summit Date 1	2004-10-07
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
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	From 7700m to and in C3 to Second Step & down to 8000m
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	4
Summit Term	4
HCN	0
Checksum	2430256
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	sergei igorevich bershov
Year of Birth	1947
Year	2004
Age at Expedition	57
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	36260
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER04302
Member ID	02
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2004
Season	3
First Name	Sergei
Last Name	Shalygin
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1955
Calculated Age	49
Citizenship	Ukraine
Status	Deputy Leader
Residence	Kiev, Ukraine
Occupation	Civil engineer
Leader	False
Deputy	True
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8500
Summit Date 1	2004-10-07
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
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	From 7300m up, in C3, to Second Step & down to C2
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	4
Summit Term	4
HCN	0
Checksum	2433323
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	sergei shalygin
Year of Birth	1955
Year	2004
Age at Expedition	49
Role	Deputy

2 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Sergei Igorevich Bershov	M	1947	Ukraine	Leader	Kharkov, Ukraine	Sports instructor	Details Other expeditions
Sergei Shalygin	M	1955	Ukraine	Deputy Leader	Kiev, Ukraine	Civil engineer	Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.