Everest | 2006 N Col-NE Ridge

A USA expedition to Everest in 2006 via N Col-NE Ridge, led by Lance Trumbull. Summit reached on 18th May 2006. 13 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 5262
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID EVER06151
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 Lance Trumbull
Sponsor Everest Peace Project
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 India, Israel, Jordan, New Zealand, S Africa
Approach Kodari->Tingri->BC
Basecamp Date 2006-04-17
Summit Date 2006-05-18
Summit Time 0651
Summit Days 31
Total Days 36
Termination Date 2006-05-23
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 8849
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 2
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 9
Summit Members 6
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 7
Summit Hired 4
Hired Deaths 0
No Hired False
O2 Used True
O2 None False
O2 Climb True
O2 Descent False
O2 Sleep True
O2 Medical True
O2 Taken False
O2 Unknown False
Other Summits -
Campsites BC(17/04,5300m),ABC(22/04,6400m),C2(16/05,7600m),C3(17/05,8300m),Smt(18/05)
Route Notes Summit team left C3 between 11:15 pm and 12:45 pm on 17 and 18 May respectively. Weather was calm and clear. When Selamolela got to the top at 10:20 am, he was incoherent and collapsed on the summit due to exhaustion and mild HACE. McGuinness and Dawa Gyalzen were still on the summit and stayed with Selamolela on the summit. They motivated him to move down. When they got to the 3rd Step McGuinness checked Selamolela's oxygen and noticed that hose was twisted. He fixed it and Selamolela got better. Namgyal Sherpa was at C3 and climbed up to 8700m to meet them. He assisted him down to C3 where they arrived at 8 pm. The next day Selamolela still felt sick but better and managed to walk down to 7000m with McGuinness, Dawa Gyalzen and Namgyal. From there he was put on a stretcher and was carried down to ABC where they arrived at 9 pm. He used oxygen all the way to ABC. The next day (about 20 May), he was able to eat and he got better on 22 May. He got back to Kathmandu on 25 May and went to CIWEC clinic. He has frostbite on both feet but will be able to keep his toes. His fingers are also frostbitten and he might lose his fingertips of his right hand. All other summiteers descended to C2 on 18 May, where they arrived around 7 pm; Yifrah arrived at 1 pm. Yifrah from Israel planted a joint Palestinian and Israeli flag on the summit. Bushnaq got to 7000m on 3 May, but turned back due to mild AMS. Patil got to 7000m on 3 May, but turned back due to sickness, nausea and persistent cough. Trumbull got to 7000m; he never intended to summit (he was the organizer); he also had slight pneumonia, which he treated with antibiotics. Yaniv also got frostbite on his big toes, but according to CIWEC he will keep them. Sherpa summiters Da Gelje, 10/1/69, Gudel-4, Solu, 1st 8000er Dayula, 21/4/72, Sotang-6, Solu, Everest 21/5/05 Lhakpa, 26/11/72, Rakha-5, Khotang, 1st 8000er Namgyal, 5/10/77, Rakha-5, Khotang, Cho Oyu X4, Everest 4/6/05
Accidents Pneumonia by Trumbull; HACE by Selamolela; frostbite by Selamolela and Yaniv
Achievement -
Agency Explore Himalaya
Commercial Route True
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2460065
Year 2006
Summit Success True
O2 Summary Used
Route (lowercase) n col-ne ridge

Members

13 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Ali Bushnaq M 1962 Jordan Climber Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Civil engineer Details Other expeditions
Bradley Charles (Brad) Clement M 1971 USA Climber St. Louis, Missouri Film-maker & alpine guide Details Other expeditions
James Stuart (Jamie) McGuinness M 1965 New Zealand Climber Gisborne, New Zealand & Kathmandu Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Gautam Sharad Patil M 1969 India Climber San Francisco, California Software product manager and student Details Other expeditions
Tonya Rae Riggs F 1963 USA Climber Boulder, Colorado Outdoor company sales manager Details Other expeditions
Selebelo Selamolela M 1979 S Africa Climber Johannesburg, S Africa Quantitative analyst in financial institution Details Other expeditions
Lance Anthony Trumbull M 1968 USA Leader Sunnyvale, California Exec director of Everest Peace Project (previously used book dealer) Details Other expeditions
Micha Yaniv M 1967 Israel Climber Beit Zait, Israel Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
David (Dudu) Yifrah M 1973 Israel Climber Mosav Kefar Shmei, Israel Agronomist Details Other expeditions
Namgyal Sherpa M 1977 Nepal H-A Worker Rakha Bangdel-5, Khotang - Details Other expeditions
Dayula Sherpa M 1972 Nepal H-A Worker Dhodre, Sotang, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions
Lhakpa/Lakpa Sherpa M 1982 Nepal H-A Worker Rakha Bangdel-5, Khotang - Details Other expeditions
Da Gelje Sherpa M 1969 Nepal H-A Worker Gudel-4, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.