Everest | 2006 N Col-NE Ridge
A UK expedition to Everest in 2006 via N Col-NE Ridge, led by Stuart Peacock. Summit reached on 17th May 2006. 10 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 5226 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | EVER06133 |
| Peak ID | EVER |
| Year | 2006 |
| Season | 1 |
| Host Country | 2 |
| Route 1 | N Col-NE Ridge |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | UK |
| Leaders | Stuart Peacock |
| Sponsor | Adventure Peaks Everest Expedition 2006 |
| 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 | Ireland |
| Approach | Zangmu->Nyalam->Tingri->BC |
| Basecamp Date | 2006-04-10 |
| Summit Date | 2006-05-17 |
| Summit Time | 0730 |
| Summit Days | 37 |
| Total Days | 42 |
| Termination Date | 2006-05-22 |
| Termination Reason | 1 |
| Termination Notes | - |
| High Point (m) | 8849 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 3 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 0 |
| Total Members | 7 |
| Summit Members | 5 |
| Member Deaths | 0 |
| Total Hired | 3 |
| Summit Hired | 2 |
| 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(10/04,5200m),ABC(17/04,6400m),C1(21/04,7032m),C2(15/05,7800m),C3(16/05,8223m),Smt(17/05) |
| Route Notes | BC at 5200m CBC/IC on 16th at 5650m ABC at 6400m C1 at 7032m little lower than North Col C2 at 7800m C3 at 8223m top camp lower than usual C3 site. Gauntlett, Harrod, Hooper, McGuirk, McNaughton, Peacock, Mingma Nuru, Sonam Dorje and Nuru Wangchu Sherpa left top camp at 22:30 hours (NST) on May 16. McGuirk had to turn around from 8650m to top camp with Nuru Wangchu due to exhaustion. Gauntlett, Hooper, Peacock, Mingma Nuru and Sonam Dorje reached summit at 07:30 hours on May 17. They spent 1 hour 10 minutes on summit. Harrod and McNaughton reached summit at 09:30 hours. Both of them stayed on top for 20-30 minutes. Everybody had descended to top camp by mid-afternoon. Next day to ABC. Summit day weather was good. Beaucall reached the North Col 7032m and then contracted a chest problem, which did not clear before the summit attempt was made. He remained at North Col. The team returned to Kathmandu on May 24 and left on 26. Summit Sherpas: Mingma Nuru Sherpa, Pangboche (22/04/1969), Everest X3, Cho Oyu X3, Lhotse X1 Sonam Dorje, Pangboche (18/01/1986), brother of Nuru Wangchu, summited Cho Oyu in 200? Nuru Wangchu Sherpa (18/08/1977) |
| Accidents | - |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | Himalayan Guides |
| Commercial Route | True |
| Standard Route | True |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | False |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2460064 |
| Year | 2006 |
| Summit Success | True |
| O2 Summary | Used |
| Route (lowercase) | n col-ne ridge |
Members
10 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Beaucall | M | 1960 | UK | Climber | Birkenhead, England | Telecommunications engineer | Details Other expeditions |
| Robert (Rob) Gauntlett | M | 1987 | UK | Climber | Petworth, W Sussex, England | Plumber | Details Other expeditions |
| Conan Harrod | M | 1969 | UK | Climber | Cheadle, Cheshire, England | Computer engineer | Details Other expeditions |
| James Hooper | M | 1987 | UK | Climber | Wellington, Somerset, England | Plumber | Details Other expeditions |
| Patricia Mary McGuirk | F | 1960 | Ireland | Climber | Carrach, Kerry, Ireland | Nurse | Details Other expeditions |
| Scott McNaughton | M | 1974 | UK | Climber | Herfordshire, England | Accountant | Details Other expeditions |
| Stuart Christopher Peacock | M | 1972 | UK | Leader | Kendal, Cumbria, England | Expedition leader and logistics manager | Details Other expeditions |
| Mingma Nuru Sherpa | M | 1969 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Pangboche, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Sonam Dorje Sherpa | M | 1986 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Pangboche, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Nuru Wangchu Sherpa | M | 1977 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Pangboche, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
References
1 recorded references.
| Expedition ID | Journal | Author | Title | Publisher | Citation | Yak 94 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EVER06133 | - | - | http://www.adventurepeaks.com/news/everestlhakpariexpeditionnews2006.htm | - | - | - |