Everest | 2006 N Col-NE Ridge

A Russia expedition to Everest in 2006 via N Col-NE Ridge, led by Boris Korshunov. Summit reached on 23rd May 2006. 4 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	5296
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	EVER06187
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2006
Season	1
Host Country	2
Route 1	N Col-NE Ridge
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	Russia
Leaders	Boris Korshunov
Sponsor	Team Korshunov 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	Zangmu->Nyalam->Tingri->BC
Basecamp Date	2006-04-17
Summit Date	2006-05-23
Summit Time	1000
Summit Days	36
Total Days	39
Termination Date	2006-05-26
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	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	True
O2 Medical	False
O2 Taken	False
O2 Unknown	False
Other Summits	-
Campsites	BC(17/04,5200m),ABC(22/04,6400m),C1(23/04,7000m),C2(10/05,7700m),C3(12/05,8300m),Smt(23/05)
Route Notes	23 May Totmyanin started with Tsialpuk (Belarus) from C3 at 04:00 CST, summitted at 12:15 (10:00 NST), stayed for 1 hour 15 minutes. Good weather came down to C3 at 16:15 stayed for 30 minutes and came down to C2 at 19:00. No other climbers summit that day. Korshunov reached high point at 8300m (C3) together with Bolotov and Surmonin on 12 May. Didn't stay overnight due to bad weather conditions. Bolotov and Surmonin made 2nd attempt on 21 May reached only 7700m due to health condition of Surmonin who didn't feel well and asked Bolotov to help him descend to BC same day.
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	Royal Mountain Travel
Commercial Route	True
Standard Route	True
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	False
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2460070
Year	2006
Summit Success	True
O2 Summary	Used
Route (lowercase)	n col-ne ridge

Members

Field	Value
ID	40074
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER06187
Member ID	02
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2006
Season	1
First Name	Alexei
Last Name	Bolotov
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1963
Calculated Age	43
Citizenship	Russia
Status	Climber
Residence	Ekaterinburg (Sverdlovsk), Russia
Occupation	Metallurgical engineer
Leader	False
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)	8300
Summit Date 1	2006-05-12
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	True
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	(1963-2013) Died 15 May 2013 in Khumbu Icefall from falling due to broken rope
Summit Bid	3
Summit Term	3
HCN	0
Checksum	2435990
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	alexei bolotov
Year of Birth	1963
Year	2006
Age at Expedition	43
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	40075
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER06187
Member ID	01
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2006
Season	1
First Name	Boris
Last Name	Korshunov
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1935
Calculated Age	70
Citizenship	Russia
Status	Leader
Residence	Selenograd, Russia
Occupation	Retired staff member of military satellite engineering factory
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)	8300
Summit Date 1	2006-05-12
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	True
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	From 8100m to 8300m & in C3, during descent until finished
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	3
Summit Term	3
HCN	0
Checksum	2426014
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	boris korshunov
Year of Birth	1935
Year	2006
Age at Expedition	71
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	40076
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER06187
Member ID	03
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2006
Season	1
First Name	Sergei
Last Name	Surmonin
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1968
Calculated Age	38
Citizenship	Russia
Status	Climber
Residence	Moscow, Russia
Occupation	Dairy products company director in Tashkent
Leader	False
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)	8300
Summit Date 1	2006-05-12
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	True
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	From 8100m to 8200m & in C3, during descent until finished
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	3
Summit Term	3
HCN	0
Checksum	2437853
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	sergei surmonin
Year of Birth	1968
Year	2006
Age at Expedition	38
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	40077
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER06187
Member ID	04
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2006
Season	1
First Name	Nikolai
Last Name	Totmyanin
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1958
Calculated Age	47
Citizenship	Russia
Status	Climber
Residence	St. Petersburg (Leningrad), Russia
Occupation	Engineer in a scientific institute
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	2006-05-23
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	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	(1958-2025) Died 11 Aug 2025 on Pobeda Peak from falling
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2434466
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	nikolai totmyanin
Year of Birth	1958
Year	2006
Age at Expedition	48
Role	Member

4 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Alexei Bolotov	M	1963	Russia	Climber	Ekaterinburg (Sverdlovsk), Russia	Metallurgical engineer	Details Other expeditions
Boris Korshunov	M	1935	Russia	Leader	Selenograd, Russia	Retired staff member of military satellite engineering factory	Details Other expeditions
Sergei Surmonin	M	1968	Russia	Climber	Moscow, Russia	Dairy products company director in Tashkent	Details Other expeditions
Nikolai Totmyanin	M	1958	Russia	Climber	St. Petersburg (Leningrad), Russia	Engineer in a scientific institute	Details Other expeditions

References

Field	Value
ID	7697
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	EVER06187
Reference ID	01
Year	2006
Type	5
Journal	-
Author	-
Title	http://www.russianclimb.com/korshunov_everest.html
Publisher	-
Publication Date	-
Language	-
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

1 recorded references.

Expedition ID	Journal	Author	Title	Publisher	Citation	Yak 94
EVER06187	-	-	http://www.russianclimb.com/korshunov_everest.html	-	-	-