Everest | 2005 N Col-NE Ridge
A India expedition to Everest in 2005 via N Col-NE Ridge, led by Major S. S. Shekhawat. Summit reached on 2nd June 2005. 28 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 4898 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | EVER05113 |
| Peak ID | EVER |
| Year | 2005 |
| Season | 1 |
| Host Country | 2 |
| Route 1 | N Col-NE Ridge |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | India |
| Leaders | Major S. S. Shekhawat |
| Sponsor | Indian Women 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 | False |
| Countries | Nepal |
| Approach | - |
| Basecamp Date | 2005-04-04 |
| Summit Date | 2005-06-02 |
| Summit Time | 0615 |
| Summit Days | 59 |
| Total Days | 61 |
| Termination Date | 2005-06-04 |
| Termination Reason | 1 |
| Termination Notes | - |
| High Point (m) | 8849 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 3 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 2000 |
| Total Members | 21 |
| Summit Members | 9 |
| Member Deaths | 0 |
| Total Hired | 10 |
| Summit Hired | 6 |
| 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(04/04,5200m),ABC(10/04,6400m),C1(15/04,7050m),C2(27/04,7700m),C3(01/06,8300m),Smt(02/06) |
| Route Notes | From end of April to 21 May completed stocking high camps C2 and C3 when weather permitted; male members and Sherpas carried up loads while female members carried none. 1 male member came from high altitudes while most women from plains and needed separate program acclimatizing and getting strong). 1st summit party left C3 on 1 June 2:45 pm, NST: Bhutia, Lhamo, Ladol, Majumdar, Negi, Pawar, Shekhawat, Kaman Singh and Surjeet Singh and 6 Sherpas on top 6:15 am to 8:00 and 10:30 am and all to C3. Majumdar on top at 10:20 am exhausted, so 2nd summit party was assigned to bring her to C3 and did 3:00 am of 3 June, sometimes carrying her on their back, sometimes belaying her. Now climbing finished. Members in rescue party were Khatri, Palden and Yountens with Pasang Tendi. Oxygen use by summit party: all members up from C1 to top to C1; Sherpas in C2 to top to and in C3. Summit Sherpas: Tshering Dorje, 25/10/74, Beding, Everest X6, Cho Oyu X2 Damai Chhiri, 19/6/75, Sikli, near Kharikhola, Everest X1, Kangch X1 Serap, 8/8/72, Beni VDC, Everest X1 Pemba Gyalzen, 1972, Beding, Everest X1 (brother of Nima Gyalzen) Nima Gyalzen, 9/8/85, Beding, 1st 8000er (brother of Pemba Gyalzen) Ang Kami, 22/8/83, Kurima, 1st 8000er Other Sherpas: Pasang Tendi, 23/01/74, Kharikhola, Everest X2, Cho Oyu X1 |
| Accidents | Only Majumdar's acute exhaustion |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | Himalaya Expeditions |
| Commercial Route | True |
| Standard Route | True |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | False |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2459669 |
| Year | 2005 |
| Summit Success | True |
| O2 Summary | Used |
| Route (lowercase) | n col-ne ridge |
Members
28 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Topgay Bhutia | M | 1968 | India | Climber | Pedong, Darjeeling, West Bengal, India | Army NCO | Details Other expeditions |
| Chering Norbu Bodh | M | 1969 | India | Climber | Chobrang, Spiti, HP, India | Junior commissioned officer in infantry scouts | Details Other expeditions |
| Bhag Chain | M | 1968 | India | Climber | Kinnaur, HP, India | NCO in Dorga Scouts | Details Other expeditions |
| Pema Choeden | F | 1982 | India | Climber | Behrampur, Orissa, India | Special Frontier Force | Details Other expeditions |
| Palden Giachho Negi | M | 1969 | India | Climber | Batseri, Kinnaur, HP, India | Junior commissioned army officer | Details Other expeditions |
| Ram Bahadur Gurung | M | 1972 | Nepal | Climber | Okhari, Lamjung | Indian army NCO | Details Other expeditions |
| Nim Bahadur Khattri | M | 1973 | Nepal | Climber | Karpatta, Gulmi | NCO in infantry | Details Other expeditions |
| Raj Kumar | M | 1966 | India | Climber | Agra, UP, India | Junior commissioned officer in paratroops | Details Other expeditions |
| Dechen Lhamo | F | 1982 | India | Climber | Kathmandu (born in Karnali) | Special Frontier Force | Details Other expeditions |
| Tsering Ladol | F | 1985 | India | Climber | Korzok, Ladakh, J&K, India | 1st J&K Girls Battalion, National Cadet Corps | Details Other expeditions |
| Sipra Majumdar | F | 1980 | India | Climber | Murshidabad, West Bengal, India | Mechanical engineer in the Crops of Engineers | Details Other expeditions |
| Jagat Singh Negi | M | 1977 | India | Climber | Pajiyana, Chamoli, Uttarachal, India | NCO in Garhwal Scouts | Details Other expeditions |
| Sherab Palden | M | 1980 | India | Climber | Taksha, Ladakh, India | NCO in Ladakh Scouts | Details Other expeditions |
| Gopika A. S. (Isha) Pawar | F | 1979 | India | Climber | Hamripur, HP, India | Captain in Corps of Engineer | Details Other expeditions |
| Ashwini Ajitshing Sadekar Pawar | F | 1978 | India | Climber | Vadodara, Gujarat, India | Captain in Army Ordinance Corps | Details Other expeditions |
| Suman Lata Sangwan | F | 1977 | India | Climber | Charkhi Dadi, Haryana, India | Captain in Army Service Corps | Details Other expeditions |
| Saurabh Singh Shekhawat | M | 1970 | India | Leader | Alwar, Rajasthan, India | Major in infantry's paracommandos | Details Other expeditions |
| Kaman Singh | M | 1984 | India | Climber | Pithoragarh, Uttaranchal, India | Infantry's para-commando | Details Other expeditions |
| Surjeet Singh | M | 1968 | India | Climber | Dorda, Chamba, HP, India | Junior commissioned officer in Punjab regiment | Details Other expeditions |
| Anand Swaroop | M | 1967 | India | Climber | Lucknow, UP, India | Lieutenant colonel in Corps of Engineers | Details Other expeditions |
| Champa Younten | M | 1974 | India | Climber | Zuluck, Gangtok, Sikkim, India | NCO in Special Frontier Force | Details Other expeditions |
| Chhiring Dorje Sherpa | M | 1974 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Beding, Dolakha | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Ang Kami Sherpa | M | 1983 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Kurima, Lokhim-9, Solukhumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Damai Chhiri Sherpa | M | 1975 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Sikli, Jubing, Solukhumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Pemba Gyalzen Sherpa | M | 1972 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Beding, Dolakha | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Nima Gyalzen Sherpa | M | 1985 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Beding, Dolakha | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Serap/Sherap Sherpa | M | 1972 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Taktar, Beni, Solukhumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Pasang Tendi Sherpa | M | 1974 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Kharikhola, Solukhumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
References
0 recorded references.