Everest | 2006 N Col-NE Ridge

A Japan expedition to Everest in 2006 via N Col-NE Ridge, led by Kenji Kondo. Summit reached on 17th May 2006. 11 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 5231
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID EVER06136
Peak ID EVER
Year 2006
Season 1
Host Country 2
Route 1 N Col-NE Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Japan
Leaders Kenji Kondo
Sponsor Adventure Guides Chomolongma 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 -
Approach -
Basecamp Date 2006-04-25
Summit Date 2006-05-17
Summit Time 0740
Summit Days 22
Total Days 26
Termination Date 2006-05-21
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 8849
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 3
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 5
Summit Members 4
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 6
Summit Hired 5
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(25/04),ABC(01/05,7100m),C1(14/05,7100m),C2(15/05,7660m),C3(16/05,8250m),Smt(17/05)
Route Notes After reaching 6800m on 5th May, went down to Tingri to rest (esp Arayamo 70 year old). Started up for top 11 May from BC. 12th from ABC. 13th stayed ABC, 14th to C1 and on to C3 on 16th. Left C3 for top at 10:40 pm 16th (NST) Yamada with Dawa Tenji; 11:40 pm Arayama, Ogawa, Pemba Gyalzen, Dawa Gyalzen and Tul Bahadur Tamang; at 12:15 Yoshida and Kondo but Yoshida got stomach ache and returned quickly to C3 with Nima Nurbu; after 3-4 hours sleep both to ABC at lunch time. Konde went on up at 12:30 with Pasang Kitar to top. On summit Yamada and Sherpa 7:40 am 17 May:; Konde at 8:00 am with Sherpa; 10:20 am Arayama and Ogawa and their 3 Sherpas. Arayama and Ogawa to C3 (too tired to go to C3 with their Sherpas); Yamada and Sherpa 2:30 pm to C2; Kondo to C1 3:30 pm because no space in C2. Oxygen: Arayama and Ogawa from ABC all the time to top and back to and in ABC. Yamada and Kondo in and from C1 to top to and in C2 and in C1 to ABC. Sherpas in C3 to top to and in C3. Sherpa summiters: Dawa Tenji, 31/10/75, Beding, Everest X2 Pemba Gyalzen/Gyalze, 11/7/69, Thame, Everest X3, Cho Oyu X2 Dawa Gyalzen/Galje, 14/3/79, Beding, Everest X1 Pasang Kitar, 25/2/79, Beding, Everest X4, Cho Oyu X3 Tul Bahadur Tamang, 30/8/66, Deusa, Solu, Everest X1, Cho Oyu X2, Dhaula X1 Non-summiting: Nima Nurbu, aka Nima Nurbu Lama, 20/2/80, Thamiteng, Everest X1, Cho Oyu X2
Accidents -
Achievement Arayama oldest summiter by 3 days (Arayama 4 Oct 1935 to 17 May 2006 & Miura 14 Oct 1932 to 22 May 2003)
Agency Rolwaling Excursion
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

11 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Takao Arayama M 1935 Japan Climber Kamakura, Kanagawa, Japan Business consultant Details Other expeditions
Kenji Kondo M 1962 Japan Leader Tokyo, Japan Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Makoto Ogawa M 1940 Japan Climber Koshigawa, Saitama, Japan Photographer Details Other expeditions
Koshiro Yamada M 1971 Japan Climber Akashi, Hyogo, Japan Office clerk Details Other expeditions
Takenori Yoshida M 1948 Japan Climber Amagasaki, Hyogo, Japan Taxi driver Details Other expeditions
Dawa Tenzin (Dawa Tenji) Sherpa M 1975 Nepal H-A Worker Beding, Dolakha - Details Other expeditions
Pemba Gyalzen/Geljen Sherpa M 1969 Nepal H-A Worker Thami, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Dawa Gyalje (Dawa Gyalzen) Sherpa M 1979 Nepal H-A Worker Beding, Dolakha - Details Other expeditions
Pasang Kidar Sherpa M 1979 Nepal H-A Worker Beding, Dolakha - Details Other expeditions
Tul Bahadur Tamang M 1966 Nepal H-A Worker Deusa, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions
Nima Nurbu Sherpa M 1980 Nepal H-A Worker Thamiteng, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.