Everest | 2005 N Col-NE Ridge

A Switzerland expedition to Everest in 2005 via N Col-NE Ridge, led by Karl Kobler. Summit reached on 4th June 2005. 11 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 4921
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID EVER05140
Peak ID EVER
Year 2005
Season 1
Host Country 2
Route 1 N Col-NE Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Switzerland
Leaders Karl Kobler
Sponsor Kobler & Partner 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 Austria, Germany
Approach -
Basecamp Date 2005-04-12
Summit Date 2005-06-04
Summit Time 0630
Summit Days 53
Total Days 55
Termination Date 2005-06-06
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 8849
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 4
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 8
Summit Members 2
Member Deaths 1
Total Hired 6
Summit Hired 3
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(12/04,5200m),ABC(17/04,6450m),C1(24/04,7100m),C2(25/04,7500m),C3(02/06,7800m),C4(03/06,8300m),Smt(04/06)
Route Notes Summiters left C4 11 pm on 2 June. They stayed night after summit at C4 arriving between 11 am and 4:00 pm NST. Namgyal descended to ABC. Oxygen used from 7800m to 7800m slept with oxygen at 8300m. Kobler turned back at 8300m due to bad weather. Other members got to 7800m. Kramer got to 8600m and turned back as he was too slow. He met Kobler at 8300m, where he said he would descend to C3. He had used oxygen all the time. Kobler went to ABC. Eiterer and Fichtner found Kramer's body on 5 June in the morning. It might have been a cracked rib that stabbed his lung according to Fichtner. Body transported to deposit camp at 6600m on 7 June. Russell Brice will bring body back to KTM. Sherpa summiters: Pemba, 4/9/71, Taksindu, Everest X3 Namgyal/Namgya, 11/3/71, Everest X2, Cho Oyu X1 Nima Dorje, 17/3/81, Makalu-5, Everest 22/5/03
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Iceland Trekking
Commercial Route True
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2459671
Year 2005
Summit Success True
O2 Summary Used
Route (lowercase) n col-ne ridge

Members

11 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Norbert Burgener M 1957 Switzerland Climber Brig-Glis, Valais, Switzerland CEO of chain of shops Details Other expeditions
Christian Eiterer M 1962 Austria Climber Ischgl, Tirol, Austria Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Peter Fichtner M 1959 Germany Climber Emmendingen, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany Physician Details Other expeditions
Karl Robert (Kari) Kobler M 1955 Switzerland Leader Zollikofen, Bern, Switzerland Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Dieter Kramer M 1956 Germany Climber Tuttlingen, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany Optician Details Other expeditions
Veronika Ruth Meyer-Gerber F 1951 Switzerland Climber St. Gallen, Switzerland Pharmacist Details Other expeditions
Robert Miller M 1961 Austria Climber Bad Goisern, Upper Austria, Austria Dentist Details Other expeditions
Mario Rizzi M 1956 Switzerland Climber Raron, Valais, Switzerland Electrician Details Other expeditions
Pemba Tamang M 1973 Nepal H-A Worker Taksindu, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions
Namgya/Namgyal Sherpa M 1971 Nepal H-A Worker Gyabla, Lelep-8, Taplejung - Details Other expeditions
Nima Dorje Sherpa M 1980 Nepal H-A Worker Tashigaon, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.