Everest | 2007 N Col-NE Ridge

A USA expedition to Everest in 2007 via N Col-NE Ridge, led by Gheorghe Dijmarescu. Summit reached on 15th May 2007. 2 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	5631
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	EVER07104
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2007
Season	1
Host Country	2
Route 1	N Col-NE Ridge
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	USA
Leaders	Gheorghe Dijmarescu
Sponsor	Dijmarescu to Everest
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	Nepal
Approach	-
Basecamp Date	2007-04-23
Summit Date	2007-05-15
Summit Time	0635
Summit Days	22
Total Days	27
Termination Date	2007-05-20
Termination Reason	1
Termination Notes	-
High Point (m)	8849
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	3
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	2
Summit Members	2
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	-
Campsites	BC(23/04,5200m),ABC(26/04,6400m),C1(7050m),C2(13/05,7800m),C3(14/05,8300m),Smt(15/05)
Route Notes	C1 at North Col. Had limited resources: "it was really, really primitive." C1 area very very crowded, almost impossible to find a spot. Left ABC for top 10 May and on top 15 May 6:35 am NST; had left C3 9:40 pm 14 May for top, but got stuck behind very slow Indians at bottom of 2nd Step had to wait 20 minutes; got around them above 2nd Step. Left top at 6:57 and down at C3 at 9:30 am to drink down to C1 at 2:30 pm and back to ABC at 4:00 pm. Had no resources if storm came, so had to go all way down. Mingkipa "like a jack rabbit" as very fast and beat Gheorghe to top by about seven minutes. Gheorghe used oxygen from C2 to top to ABC. Mingkipa turned hers off at 7200m in descent. Gheorghe took off goggles after daylight came for 10-15 minutes on 15 May, knew he would become snowblind, kept his eyes squinted; in ABC put them on as was snowblinded for 1-1/2 days.
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	None
Commercial Route	True
Standard Route	True
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	False
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2460428
Year	2007
Summit Success	True
O2 Summary	Used
Route (lowercase)	n col-ne ridge

Members

Field	Value
ID	42159
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER07104
Member ID	01
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2007
Season	1
First Name	Gheorghe
Last Name	Dijmarescu
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1961
Calculated Age	45
Citizenship	USA
Status	Leader
Residence	Hartford, Connecticut
Occupation	Home improvement contractor
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	2007-05-15
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0635
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 C2 to smt to ABC
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	(1961-2020) Died Sept 2020 from cancer
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2435521
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	gheorghe dijmarescu
Year of Birth	1961
Year	2007
Age at Expedition	46
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	42160
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER07104
Member ID	02
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2007
Season	1
First Name	Mingkipa
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	F
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1987
Calculated Age	19
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	Climber
Residence	Tashigaon, Makalu-Barun
Occupation	High school student
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
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	2007-05-15
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0635
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 C2 to smt to 7200m
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	Born 1987-88 (2044)
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	-2129
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	mingkipa sherpa
Year of Birth	1987
Year	2007
Age at Expedition	20
Role	Member

2 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Gheorghe Dijmarescu	M	1961	USA	Leader	Hartford, Connecticut	Home improvement contractor	Details Other expeditions
Mingkipa Sherpa	F	1987	Nepal	Climber	Tashigaon, Makalu-Barun	High school student	Details Other expeditions

References

Field	Value
ID	8071
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	EVER07104
Reference ID	01
Year	2007
Type	5
Journal	-
Author	-
Title	http://www.everestnews.com/stories2008/georgepart1everest01302007.htm
Publisher	-
Publication Date	-
Language	-
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

1 recorded references.

Expedition ID	Journal	Author	Title	Publisher	Citation	Yak 94
EVER07104	-	-	http://www.everestnews.com/stories2008/georgepart1everest01302007.htm	-	-	-