Everest | 2006 N Col-NE Ridge

A Ecuador expedition to Everest in 2006 via N Col-NE Ridge, led by Jose (Pepe) Jijon. Summit reached on 17th May 2006. 1 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	5213
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	EVER06173
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2006
Season	1
Host Country	2
Route 1	N Col-NE Ridge
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	Ecuador
Leaders	Jose (Pepe) Jijon
Sponsor	Ecuador Siete Cumbres
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	Cho Oyu to Xigar
Basecamp Date	2006-05-08
Summit Date	2006-05-17
Summit Time	1200
Summit Days	9
Total Days	17
Termination Date	2006-05-25
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	0
Summit Hired	0
Hired Deaths	0
No Hired	True
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	Climbed Cho Oyu (CHOY-061-25)
Campsites	BC(08/05,5300m),ABC(11/05,6300m),C2(15/05,7700m),C3(16/05,8300m),Smt(17/05)
Route Notes	BC at CBC/IC on 10th at 5800m. Jijon started from C3 at 02:00 hours (NST) on May 17, reached summit at 12:00 hours, stayed on summit one hour. Descended to C2 at 19:00 hours, stayed there without sleeping bag; it was very cold. Next day to ABC. While on summit came up 2-3 Sherpas and 5 organized French. They were the last one to summit on that day. Jijon while descending had talked with Negrete at C2 with two Sherpas for about 25 minutes. Jijon tried to contact Negrete on May 19 at about 09:00 hours. Ang Dawa told him that Negrete died at 02:00 hours. Jijon made his ascent alpine-style and solo. He used about 10 percent of fix ropes. Jijon returned to Kathmandu on May 25 and trying to leave as soon as possible. He also said that the weather was good between May 10 to 25.
Accidents	-
Achievement	1st Ecuadorian to complete seven summits
Agency	Asian 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	39523
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER06173
Member ID	01
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2006
Season	1
First Name	Jose Ignacio (Pepe)
Last Name	Jijon Soares
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1974
Calculated Age	31
Citizenship	Ecuador
Status	Leader
Residence	Quito, Ecaudor
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	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	1200
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 mushroom rock 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	2440158
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	jose ignacio (pepe) jijon soares
Year of Birth	1974
Year	2006
Age at Expedition	32
Role	Leader

1 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Jose Ignacio (Pepe) Jijon Soares	M	1974	Ecuador	Leader	Quito, Ecaudor	Alpine guide	Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.