Everest | 2006 N Col-NE Ridge

A USA expedition to Everest in 2006 via N Col-NE Ridge, led by Clark Jackson. Summit reached on 13th May 2006. 2 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	5256
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	EVER06145
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2006
Season	1
Host Country	2
Route 1	N Col-NE Ridge
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	USA
Leaders	Clark Jackson
Sponsor	Dream Everest 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	2006-04-05
Summit Date	2006-05-13
Summit Time	-
Summit Days	38
Total Days	48
Termination Date	2006-05-23
Termination Reason	1
Termination Notes	-
High Point (m)	8849
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	3
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	1
Summit Members	1
Member Deaths	0
Total Hired	1
Summit Hired	1
Hired Deaths	0
No Hired	False
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(05/04,5200m),ABC(14/04,6400m),C1(21/04,7000m),C2(10/05,7800m),C3(12/05,8100m),Smt(13/05)
Route Notes	BC at CBC/IC on 13 April at 5800m about C1 at North Col (little lower) C3 at lower than usual campsite. Jackson and Gyaluk left the camp at 8100m at 22:00 hours (NST) on May 12 and reached summit at 10:30 hours of 13th. They stayed on summit for 20 minutes and was back to 8100m at about 18:30 hours. Next day to C2. Weather was good, little windy but not too cold. More than 20 people were ahead of Jackson team and behind them were only few people. May be Chinese or Korean, but could not recognize them. Jackson said he had to wait at Second Step about 3 hours, very tired. Jackson also said that David Sharp was frozen, he refused to take oxygen. Sherpas tried to help him but Sharp refused their help. Jackson returned to Kathmandu on May 23 and will leave on 25. Sherpa summiter: Gyaluk/Gyalu, 18/4/75, Patle, Everest 27/5/04
Accidents	-
Achievement	Probably first American Indian to summit Everest
Agency	Asian Trekking
Commercial Route	True
Standard Route	True
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	False
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2460060
Year	2006
Summit Success	True
O2 Summary	Used
Route (lowercase)	n col-ne ridge

Members

Field	Value
ID	39818
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER06145
Member ID	01
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2006
Season	1
First Name	Clark
Last Name	Jackson
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1965
Calculated Age	41
Citizenship	USA
Status	Leader
Residence	Evergreen, Colorado
Occupation	Carpenter
Leader	True
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8849
Summit Date 1	2006-05-13
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 7800m to smt to 7800m
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	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2436698
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	clark jackson
Year of Birth	1965
Year	2006
Age at Expedition	41
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	39819
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER06145
Member ID	02
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2006
Season	1
First Name	Gyaluk (Gyalu Lama)
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1975
Calculated Age	31
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Patle-5, Okhaldhunga
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	True
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8849
Summit Date 1	2006-05-13
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 C3 to smt to C3
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	2nd ascent of Everest
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2440424
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	gyaluk (gyalu lama) sherpa
Year of Birth	1975
Year	2006
Age at Expedition	31
Role	Hired

2 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Clark Jackson	M	1965	USA	Leader	Evergreen, Colorado	Carpenter	Details Other expeditions
Gyaluk (Gyalu Lama) Sherpa	M	1975	Nepal	H-A Worker	Patle-5, Okhaldhunga	-	Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.