Everest | 2006 N Col-NE Ridge

A New Zealand expedition to Everest in 2006 via N Col-NE Ridge, led by Russell Brice. Summit reached on 30th April 2006. 35 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 5308
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID EVER06143
Peak ID EVER
Year 2006
Season 1
Host Country 2
Route 1 N Col-NE Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality New Zealand
Leaders Russell Brice
Sponsor Himalayan Experience (Himex) 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 Australia, Denmark, France, Lebanon, Switzerland, UK, USA
Approach -
Basecamp Date 2006-04-05
Summit Date 2006-04-30
Summit Time 1505
Summit Days 25
Total Days 45
Termination Date 2006-05-20
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 8849
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 4
Fixed Rope (m) 5400
Total Members 18
Summit Members 12
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 20
Summit Hired 16
Hired Deaths 1
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 SherpasBC(23/03,5141m),MbrsBC(05/04,5141m),ABC(13/04,6376m),C1(27/04,7024m),C2(10/05,7511m),C3(11/05,7806m),C4(13/05,8250m),Smt(30/04,14-15/05)
Route Notes Made C3 and C4 to stay out of way of all others. This team fixed ropes from 6500m to top all the way (spent $32,160) and received from other climbers $14,700 only). Sherpa/Tibetan summit party of 30 April summited at 15:05 and returned to ABC at 20:45. 1st [client] summit party left C4 at 1:10 am of 14 May and on top 9:55 am to 10:06 am; left top at 10:30 am: Hefti to C3 at 5:32 pm; at 7:42-8:25 pm all others to C1. Jensen turned back at 8100m (not using oxygen getting cold) on 13th of May. 2nd [client] summit party left C4 at 11:10-11:20 pm on 14 May; on top at 6:15 am of 15 May, left at 7:05 am. All members down to C3 at 11:43 am to 2:22 pm, some Sherpas/Tibetans to C2. In 15th summit party Bourrat and Medvetz turned back at 8700m too slow - frostbitten waiting at bottom of 2nd Step, 1 hours for others to move and over 1 hour in descent of 2nd Step. Summiters: 30 April: Phurba Tashi, 24/5/71, Khumjung, Everest X9, Cho Oyu X5 Son Dorje, 22/5/63, Phortse, Everest X2 Dorje Sonam Gyalzen, 1981, Phortse, Everest X4 Tashi Phinzo, aka Tashi Phuntsok, Tashi Pingtso, Tibetan, 1980, Shigatse, Cho Oyu 21/9/03, Everest 23/5/04 Tashi Tsering, aka "Small" Tashi Tsering, Tibetan, Cho Oyu 21/9/03 & 22/9/05. Tenzen, aka Tenzing, Den Zeng, Tashi Tenzing, Tibetan, 28/2/82, Shigatse, Everest 30/5/03, Cho Oyu 27/9/03 (Japanese) & 26/9/04 (Brice) 14 May Marcel Bach Bill Crouse Kurt Hefti Terrace O'Connor Kenneth Sauls Phura Nuru, 30/10/82, Thami, 1st 8000er, Ang Rita's son Karsang Namgel/Namgyal, 24/8/71, Thami, Everest X6, Cho Oyu X6 Lopsang/Lupsang Temba, 23/5/68, Khumjung, Everest X4, Cho Oyu X7 Pema Chhosang, 30/4/72, Khumjung, 1st 8000er Ngawang Dhandun, aka Norbu Dradul, Norbu Dhendup, Luo Bu Zhan Dul, Tibetan, 1980, Shigatse, Everest 5/6/05, Cho Oyu 25/9/04 Ping Tso, aka Phinzo, Tibetan Tashi Tsering (again from ABC) 15 May Wayne Alexander Maxime Chaya Shaun Hutson Mark Inglis Robert Kilip Mark Whetu Mark Woodward Son Dorje (again from ABC) Lhakpa Nuru, 18/6/80, Khumjung (moved to Phortse), Everest 22/5/03 Dorje Sonam Gyalzen (again from ABC) Tashi Phinzo (again from ABC) "Small" Phubu Tshering, aka Phurbu Tshering, Tibetan, 13/12/83, Shigatse, Everest 23/5/04 & 5/6/05 (Brice) "Small" Wang Dui, Tibetan Dor Jee, Tibetan Tenzen (again from ABC) Notes regarding non-summiter members Brice stayed at C1 at North Col because from here he could see all camps by telescope and so more effective leader. Medvetz turned back at 8700m in his summit bid since he was too slow because of a lot of pieces of metal in his legs after a motorbike accident and can't walk properly. Merrell turned back at North Col because not fit enough to go on. Peedom was member of film team and went to C4 only. Oxygen: Bach from C2 to top to C1 Bourrat from C1 to 8100m to ABC Inglis in C3 to top to supply ran out below C3 Medvetz from C2 to 8700m to ABC All other members from C3 to high points till supply ran out except Jensen, who used none. Sherpas and Tibetans in C4 to top until supply ran out somewhere below C3. Frostbite cases: Bourrat slight frostbite Hutson frostbitten toes Inglis frostbitten fingers and stumps of both legs (see next page) Kilip one toe frostbitten Medvetz slight frostbite Tuk Bahadur Thapa Magar (18/5/74, Kerung, Solu) died of pulmonary edema at base camp on 4 April after fixing ropes to the North Col. After his second ascent to the North Col, he fell ill from HAPE, was evacuated to base camp where he later died. Mark Inglis interview - 22 May 2006: "If you're a climber, as I have been all my life, the skills are there" already. "My problem is not going up but coming down." This means "you have to be very careful" and there is "by far more wear and tear on the stumps." He got "superficial" frostbite on his stumps during descent (temperature was minus 45 degrees going up), and one finger will lose its top digit. During his climb, one of his artificial legs broke, but that was only "a minor handicap." When he was going down the fixed ropes from the North Col, an anchor pulled out, he did a couple of somersaults, and ended up sitting in snow with one foot beside him. He did "a field fix" with duct tape and went carefully down the ropes. A new leg was brought up from ABC by Wayne Alexander, the maker of his legs, who later rebuilt the broken one stronger than it was originally (Alexander went to the top with him). He had trained for this climb and summited Cho Oyu on 24 Sept 2004, but "the extreme environment" above C3 on Everest was not present at the summit of Cho Oyu. He feels "huge satisfaction" at having climbed Everest. He will not go to any big mountain in future. Mark Whetu interview - 22 May 2006 Inglis was stuck for 14 days on Mt. Cook in 1981 or '82 and his frostbitten legs were amputated at mid-calf. His fingers were only slightly frostbitten and no amputation on them. On this Everest climb, during which Whetu was assigned to him, on the summit on 15 May he realized his fingers had been affected by the cold but it was only back in C3 that evening when he took his legs off that he realized his stumps were discolored from frostbite. Inglis went down to ABC in the evening of 16 May by being lowered on his bottom by Mark Woodward, another guide assigned to him. He rested in ABC on the 17th, and yaks carried him to base camp on the 18th.
Accidents Several frostbite cases; Thapa Magar died of pulmonary edema
Achievement 1st double amputee on top (Inglis)
Agency Mountain Experience
Commercial Route True
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2460047
Year 2006
Summit Success True
O2 Summary Used
Route (lowercase) n col-ne ridge

Members

35 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Wayne Alexander M 1961 New Zealand Climber Christchurch, New Zealand Engineer Details Other expeditions
Marcel Bach M 1955 Switzerland Climber Gstaad, Bern, Switzerland Real estate promoter Details Other expeditions
Gerard Bourrat M 1943 France Climber Cannes, Alpes-Maritimes, France Retired computer salesman Details Other expeditions
Russell Reginald Brice M 1952 New Zealand Leader Argentiere, Haute-Savoie, France Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Maxime Edgard (Max) Chaya M 1961 Lebanon Climber Beirut, Lebanon Sports equipment importer Details Other expeditions
William Charles (Bill) Crouse M 1963 USA Deputy Leader/Guide Breckenridge, Colorado Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Kurt Hefti M 1965 Switzerland Climber Lauenen, Bern, Switzerland Forester Details Other expeditions
Shaun Peter Hutson M 1965 UK Climber/Guide Argentiere, Haute-Savoie, France Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Mark Inglis M 1959 New Zealand Climber Hanmer Springs, New Zealand Author and lecturer Details Other expeditions
Mogens Kjaempe Jensen M 1972 Denmark Climber Viborg, Denmark Professional sportsman Details Other expeditions
Robert Douglas (Bob) Killip M 1953 Australia Climber Kangaroo Valley, NSW, Australia Management consultant Details Other expeditions
Brett Wesley Merrell M 1959 USA Climber Laguna Niguel, California Firefighter Details Other expeditions
Timothy Wayne (Tim) Medvetz M 1970 USA Climber Los Angeles, California Custom motorcycle builder Details Other expeditions
Terrence Richard (Terry) O'Connor M 1975 USA Climber/Exp Doctor Emerald Hills, California Physician Details Other expeditions
Jennifer Peedom F 1975 Australia Film team Bondi, NSW, Australia Film-maker Details Other expeditions
Kenneth Brian (Ken) Sauls M 1965 USA Film team Silverton, Colorado Photographer Details Other expeditions
Mark Anthony Whetu M 1959 New Zealand Dep Leader (Film Team) Twizel, New Zealand Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Mark Wynton Woodward M 1963 New Zealand Deputy Leader/Guide Queenstown, New Zealand Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Phurba Tashi Sherpa M 1971 Nepal H-A Worker Khumjung, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Son Dorje Sherpa M 1963 Nepal H-A Worker Phortse, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Dorje Sonam Gyalzen Sherpa M 1981 Nepal H-A Worker Phortse, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Tashi Phuntsok (Tashi Phinzo) M 1983 China H-A Worker Xegar, Tingri Dzong, Tibet, China - Details Other expeditions
Tashi Tsering (Small) M 1982 China H-A Worker Rimbar, Gyantse Dzong, Tibet, China - Details Other expeditions
Tenzing (Tenzin, Den Zeng) M 1984 China H-A Worker Dontso, Nyalam Dzong, Tibet, China - Details Other expeditions
Phura Nuru Sherpa M 1982 Nepal H-A Worker Thami, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Karsang Namgyal/Namgel Sherpa M 1971 Nepal H-A Worker Thami, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Lobsang Temba (Lupsang Temba) Sherpa M 1968 Nepal H-A Worker Khumjung, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Pema Chhosang Sherpa M 1972 Nepal H-A Worker Khumjung, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Ngawang Dhondup (Ngawang Dradul) M 1980 China H-A Worker Tingri Dzong, Tibet, China - Details Other expeditions
Phuntsok (Phinzo, Tsering Phinzo) M 1978 China H-A Worker Tingri Dzong, Tibet, China - Details Other expeditions
Lakpa Nuru Sherpa M 1962 Nepal H-A Worker Khumjung/Phortse, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Phurtse (Pubu Tsering) M 1984 China H-A Worker Tsongdu, Nyalam Dzong, Tibet, China - Details Other expeditions
Wangdu (Small) M 1986 China H-A Worker Tenzo, Nyalam Dzong, Tibet, China - Details Other expeditions
Dorje Tsering (Duoji Ciren) M 1984 China H-A Worker Tingri Dzong, Tibet, China - Details Other expeditions
Tuk Bahadur Thapa Magar M - Nepal H-A Worker Kerong, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions

References

3 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
EVER06143 - Inglis, Mark Legs on Everest Random House, Auckland, NZ - -
EVER06143 - - http://himalayanexperience.com/newsletters/everest-expedition-2006 - - -
EVER06143 - Chaya, Maxime Steep Dreams By author, Beirut, Lebanon - -