Everest | 2006 N Col-NE Ridge

A France expedition to Everest in 2006 via N Col-NE Ridge, led by Bernard Muller. Summit reached on 17th May 2006. 6 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	5269
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	EVER06159
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2006
Season	1
Host Country	2
Route 1	N Col-NE Ridge
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	France
Leaders	Bernard Muller
Sponsor	French 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	-
Approach	-
Basecamp Date	2006-04-12
Summit Date	2006-05-17
Summit Time	1000
Summit Days	35
Total Days	39
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	4
Summit Members	3
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(12/04),C1(22/04,7100m),C2(01/05,7500m),C3(16/05,8300m),Smt(17/05)
Route Notes	Summit party, all successful, left C3 at 10:00 pm (NST) on 16th, on top 10:00-10:45 am of 17th and in C3 for night (Martinez, Hedrich and Karsang); Invernizzi to C1; sirdar Tashi to ABC. All in ABC on 18th. Oxygen: Used by 3 summit members in and from C2 on summit push to top to C2 (Invernizzi to C1. Sherpas in C3 to top, Karsang to and in C2 but Tashi to C3 only. Muller stayed in ABC during summit push; earlier went to C1. Summit Sherpas: Karsang, 29/5/63, Pare, Namche-6, no 8000ers Tashi, 3/9/78, Rolwaling VDC, Everest 22/5/03
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	Thamserku Trekking
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

Field	Value
ID	39887
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER06159
Member ID	02
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2006
Season	1
First Name	Charles
Last Name	Hedrich
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1958
Calculated Age	48
Citizenship	France
Status	Climber
Residence	Paris, France
Occupation	Retired owner of 'executive head-hunting' business
Leader	False
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	2006-05-17
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1000
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	True
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	In & from C2 on smt push to smt to C2
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	2434186
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	charles hedrich
Year of Birth	1958
Year	2006
Age at Expedition	48
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	39888
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER06159
Member ID	03
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2006
Season	1
First Name	Jean-Yves
Last Name	Invernizzi
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1963
Calculated Age	42
Citizenship	France
Status	Climber
Residence	Blodelsheim, Haut-Rhin, France
Occupation	Technician
Leader	False
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	2006-05-17
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1000
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	True
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	In & from C2 on smt push,to smt to C1
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	2436233
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	jean-yves invernizzi
Year of Birth	1963
Year	2006
Age at Expedition	43
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	39889
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER06159
Member ID	04
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2006
Season	1
First Name	Philippe
Last Name	Martinez
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1954
Calculated Age	51
Citizenship	France
Status	Climber
Residence	Die, Drome, France
Occupation	Pastor & alpine guide
Leader	False
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	2006-05-17
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1000
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	True
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	In & from C2 on smt push to smt to C2
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	2432890
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	philippe martinez
Year of Birth	1954
Year	2006
Age at Expedition	52
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	39890
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER06159
Member ID	01
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2006
Season	1
First Name	Bernard Roger
Last Name	Muller
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1952
Calculated Age	54
Citizenship	France
Status	Leader
Residence	Chamonix, Haute-Savoie, France
Occupation	Alpine guide
Leader	True
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	7100
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
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	1
Summit Term	19
HCN	0
Checksum	2432059
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	bernard roger muller
Year of Birth	1952
Year	2006
Age at Expedition	54
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	39891
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER06159
Member ID	05
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2006
Season	1
First Name	Karsang
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1963
Calculated Age	42
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Pare, Khumbu
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	2006-05-17
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1000
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	True
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	To and in 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	1st 8000er
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2436094
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	karsang sherpa
Year of Birth	1963
Year	2006
Age at Expedition	43
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	39892
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER06159
Member ID	06
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2006
Season	1
First Name	Tashi Chhiring
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1978
Calculated Age	27
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Rolwaling, Dolakha
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	2006-05-17
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1000
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	True
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	In C3 to smt to C3 only
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	2441655
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	tashi chhiring sherpa
Year of Birth	1978
Year	2006
Age at Expedition	28
Role	Hired

6 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Charles Hedrich	M	1958	France	Climber	Paris, France	Retired owner of 'executive head-hunting' business	Details Other expeditions
Jean-Yves Invernizzi	M	1963	France	Climber	Blodelsheim, Haut-Rhin, France	Technician	Details Other expeditions
Philippe Martinez	M	1954	France	Climber	Die, Drome, France	Pastor & alpine guide	Details Other expeditions
Bernard Roger Muller	M	1952	France	Leader	Chamonix, Haute-Savoie, France	Alpine guide	Details Other expeditions
Karsang Sherpa	M	1963	Nepal	H-A Worker	Pare, Khumbu	-	Details Other expeditions
Tashi Chhiring Sherpa	M	1978	Nepal	H-A Worker	Rolwaling, Dolakha	-	Details Other expeditions

References

Field	Value
ID	7086
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	EVER06159
Reference ID	01
Year	2006
Type	1
Journal	-
Author	Martinez, Philippe
Title	Le Ciel Pour Seule Limite
Publisher	Presses de la Renaissance, Paris
Publication Date	2007
Language	French
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

1 recorded references.

Expedition ID	Journal	Author	Title	Publisher	Citation	Yak 94
EVER06159	-	Martinez, Philippe	Le Ciel Pour Seule Limite	Presses de la Renaissance, Paris	-	-