Everest | 2005 N Col-NE Ridge

A Bhutan expedition to Everest in 2005 via N Col-NE Ridge, led by Karma Gyeltshen. Summit reached on 21st May 2005. 1 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	4896
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	EVER05111
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2005
Season	1
Host Country	2
Route 1	N Col-NE Ridge
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	Bhutan
Leaders	Karma Gyeltshen
Sponsor	Arun Everest Expedition 2005
Success 1	True
Success 2	False
Success 3	False
Success 4	False
Ascent 1	-
Ascent 2	-
Ascent 3	-
Ascent 4	-
Claimed	False
Disputed	True
Countries	-
Approach	-
Basecamp Date	2005-04-03
Summit Date	2005-05-21
Summit Time	-
Summit Days	48
Total Days	52
Termination Date	2005-05-25
Termination Reason	1
Termination Notes	-
High Point (m)	8849
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	3
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	1
Summit Members	1
Member Deaths	0
Total Hired	2
Summit Hired	0
Hired Deaths	0
No Hired	False
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(03/04,5200m),ABC(10/04,6450m),C1(29/04,7000m),C2(19/05,7700m),C3(20/05,8300m),Smt(21/05)
Route Notes	Karma left C3 around midnight and reached summit shortly after Marco (Slovenian) on the descent. He saw Marco at about 50m below the summit. He was sitting down and resting and told Karma to move on. A day later he was found dead. Karma carried his things himself to North Col. He then paid 2 Sherpas (he did not want to give names) to carry his things to 8300m. It was windy at summit but clear. No one else was on top when he was there and he has no pictures (his camera batteries had frozen). 9 June - Members of UK Everest (North) Expedition said Gyeltshen's summit claim was doubted by climbers at ABC; he was not strong or expert climber, he moved very slowly and elapsed time he gave was inconsistent with his expedition.
Accidents	Retinal hemorrhage climbing up from C3 on left eye due to altitude
Achievement	1st Bhutanese to climb Everest
Agency	Arun Treks
Commercial Route	True
Standard Route	True
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	False
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2459657
Year	2005
Summit Success	True
O2 Summary	Used
Route (lowercase)	n col-ne ridge

Members

Field	Value
ID	37613
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER05111
Member ID	01
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2005
Season	1
First Name	Karma Gyeltshen
Last Name	-
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1978
Calculated Age	26
Citizenship	Bhutan
Status	Leader
Residence	Thimphu, Bhutan
Occupation	Alpinist
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	True
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8849
Summit Date 1	2005-05-21
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1115
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 8300m
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	2441599
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	karma gyeltshen
Year of Birth	1978
Year	2005
Age at Expedition	27
Role	Leader

1 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Karma Gyeltshen	M	1978	Bhutan	Leader	Thimphu, Bhutan	Alpinist	Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.