Everest | 2007 N Col-NE Ridge

A India expedition to Everest in 2007 via N Col-NE Ridge, led by Shekhar Babu Bachinepally. Summit reached on 5th June 2007. 2 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	5654
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	EVER07130
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2007
Season	1
Host Country	2
Route 1	N Col-NE Ridge
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	India
Leaders	Shekhar Babu Bachinepally
Sponsor	Indian on 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	-
Approach	Zhangmu->Nyalam->Tingri->BC
Basecamp Date	2007-05-03
Summit Date	2007-06-05
Summit Time	0540
Summit Days	33
Total Days	35
Termination Date	2007-06-07
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	1
Summit Hired	1
Hired Deaths	0
No Hired	False
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(03/05,5200m),ABC(09/05,6400m),C1(15/05,7000m),C2(21/05,7800m),C3(04/06,8300m),Smt(05/06)
Route Notes	Bachinepally and Ngima Sherpa left C3 at 9:30 pm NST on 4 June. They reached summit at 5:40 am on 5 June. They stayed on summit about 15 minutes, descended to C3 around 8 am, then to North Col where they spent about one hour and to ABC around 5 pm. Ahead of Bachinepally about 30 minutes Mark [Sheen] of DCXP, a Chessell leader. He was the first one to summit on that day. Then other two members of DCXP and Bachinepally with Sherpas reached the summit. While descending Bachinepally met Jamie [McGuinness], one more person and a woman together with Sherpas almost at the end of the final ridge going up. The weather was very good, while descending wind started at C3 and at C2 the wind was very strong. It was hitting hard at ABC it was Ok. When they left CBC, Russell Brice team was still there. Bachinepally returned to Kathmandu on 8 June and will leave on 12 or 13 June. He is planning to come for Cho Oyu in Autumn. Duncan Chessell told Miss Hawley that Shekhar Babu joined DCXP summit push and summited on 5 June. Chessell said Shekhar Babu was literally crawling to C1 but when he went on oxygen at C1. Shekhar Babu climbed very well. Sherpa: Ngima Nuru Sherpa, Tesho, Namche-4, 6/11/1981 (21/7/2038) Summited Everest 7 times in 2007 summited twice from ABC, 1st time with South African team led by Ronnie Muhl
Accidents	-
Achievement	1st and youngest from South India to summit Everest
Agency	Arun Treks
Commercial Route	True
Standard Route	True
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	False
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2460494
Year	2007
Summit Success	True
O2 Summary	Used
Route (lowercase)	n col-ne ridge

Members

Field	Value
ID	42323
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER07130
Member ID	01
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2007
Season	1
First Name	Shekhar Babu
Last Name	Bachinepally
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1980
Calculated Age	26
Citizenship	India
Status	Leader
Residence	Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India
Occupation	Assistant manager of state tourism development organization
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	2007-06-05
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0540
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 7500m to smt to 7000m
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	2442370
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	shekhar babu bachinepally
Year of Birth	1980
Year	2007
Age at Expedition	27
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	42324
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER07130
Member ID	02
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2007
Season	1
First Name	Ngima Nuru (Nima Nuru)
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1981
Calculated Age	25
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Tesho, 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	2007-06-05
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0540
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 8300m to smt to 7000m
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	8th ascent of Everest; brother of Chuwang Nima (also summited on 16 May with Muhl team)
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2442792
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	ngima nuru (nima nuru) sherpa
Year of Birth	1981
Year	2007
Age at Expedition	26
Role	Hired

2 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Shekhar Babu Bachinepally	M	1980	India	Leader	Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India	Assistant manager of state tourism development organization	Details Other expeditions
Ngima Nuru (Nima Nuru) Sherpa	M	1981	Nepal	H-A Worker	Tesho, Khumbu	-	Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.