Everest | 2005 N Col-NE Ridge

A Australia expedition to Everest in 2005 via N Col-NE Ridge, led by Duncan Chessell. Summit reached on 30th May 2005. 1 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	4904
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	EVER05138
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2005
Season	1
Host Country	2
Route 1	N Col-NE Ridge
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	Australia
Leaders	Duncan Chessell
Sponsor	Independent climber on Everest
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	Kodari->Tingri->BC
Basecamp Date	2005-05-19
Summit Date	2005-05-30
Summit Time	-
Summit Days	11
Total Days	16
Termination Date	2005-06-04
Termination Reason	8
Termination Notes	Abandoned at 8350m due to frozen oxygen, bronchitis
High Point (m)	8350
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	2
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	1
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(19/05,5200m),ABC(20/05,6450m),C1(27/05,7100m),C2(29/05,7900m),xxx(30/05,8350m)
Route Notes	Used oxygen from 7500m. Duncan climbed with Julian Thompson and Dawa Sherpa. He returned back to ABC the same day. He used oxygen from 7500m to high point and down to 7500m again. Russell Brice - 13 June 2005 Chessell went to Everest as a deputy leader of Brice's expedition but he didn't fit in with the clients on this commercial expedition nor with the Sherpas, so Brice sacked him on 10th April and left BC same day. Chessell went back to KTM and returned to Everest with Jamie McGuinness's expedition (as independent climber).
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	Explore Himalaya
Commercial Route	True
Standard Route	True
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	False
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2459666
Year	2005
Summit Success	False
O2 Summary	Used
Route (lowercase)	n col-ne ridge

Members

Field	Value
ID	37692
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER05138
Member ID	01
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2005
Season	1
First Name	Duncan Charles
Last Name	Chessell
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1970
Calculated Age	34
Citizenship	Australia
Status	Leader
Residence	Adelaide, SA, Australia
Occupation	Alpine guide
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)	8350
Summit Date 1	2005-05-30
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 7500m
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	11
HCN	0
Checksum	2438847
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	duncan charles chessell
Year of Birth	1970
Year	2005
Age at Expedition	35
Role	Leader

1 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Duncan Charles Chessell	M	1970	Australia	Leader	Adelaide, SA, Australia	Alpine guide	Details Other expeditions

References

Field	Value
ID	7788
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	EVER05138
Reference ID	01
Year	2005
Type	5
Journal	-
Author	-
Title	http://www.humanedgetech.com/expedition/054dcxp03/index.php
Publisher	-
Publication Date	-
Language	-
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

1 recorded references.

Expedition ID	Journal	Author	Title	Publisher	Citation	Yak 94
EVER05138	-	-	http://www.humanedgetech.com/expedition/054dcxp03/index.php	-	-	-