Everest | 2007 N Col-NE Ridge

A France expedition to Everest in 2007 via N Col-NE Ridge, led by Ludovic Challeat. Summit reached on 16th May 2007. 3 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	5687
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	EVER07132
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2007
Season	1
Host Country	2
Route 1	N Col-NE Ridge
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	France
Leaders	Ludovic Challeat
Sponsor	French 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	Lhasa->Xigatse->BC
Basecamp Date	2007-04-19
Summit Date	2007-05-16
Summit Time	0730
Summit Days	27
Total Days	32
Termination Date	2007-05-21
Termination Reason	1
Termination Notes	-
High Point (m)	8849
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	3
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	2
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	True
O2 Taken	False
O2 Unknown	False
Other Summits	-
Campsites	BC(19/04,5200m),ABC(24/04,6400m),C1(27/04,7050m),C2(30/04,7700m),C3(03/05,8200m),Smt(16/05)
Route Notes	Challeat and Pemba Sherpa left C3 at 11 pm NST on 15 May, reached summit at 7:30 am on 16 May. They stayed on summit 30 minutes, then descended to C2 at 5 pm. Next day to ABC in the morning of 16 May. It was snowing till 5 am. After that weather became good. Bonhomme went up to 7300m on 5 May and turned around to C1 due to bad weather conditions. At ABC he had vomit and headache. He was given oxygen at ABC and moved to CBC. The team returned Kathmandu on 22 May and will leave on 29 May. Challeat planning to come for Makalu next spring. Sherpa: Pemba Sherpa, 4/9/71, Taksindu-5, Everest X4, Cho Oyu X2 (with Challeat to summit last year on Cho Oyu 1/10/06)
Accidents	Bonhomme suffered from HAS (vomit & headache)
Achievement	-
Agency	Pemba Sherpa
Commercial Route	True
Standard Route	True
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	False
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2460474
Year	2007
Summit Success	True
O2 Summary	Used
Route (lowercase)	n col-ne ridge

Members

Field	Value
ID	42679
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER07132
Member ID	02
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2007
Season	1
First Name	Thierry
Last Name	Bonhomme
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1961
Calculated Age	45
Citizenship	France
Status	Climber
Residence	Craponne, Rhone, France
Occupation	Teacher
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)	7300
Summit Date 1	2007-05-05
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	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	True
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	True
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	1
Injury Height (m)	6400
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	3
Summit Term	3
HCN	0
Checksum	2435561
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	thierry bonhomme
Year of Birth	1961
Year	2007
Age at Expedition	46
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	42680
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER07132
Member ID	01
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2007
Season	1
First Name	Ludovic Paul Nicolas
Last Name	Challeat
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1969
Calculated Age	37
Citizenship	France
Status	Leader
Residence	Passy, 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	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	2007-05-16
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0730
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 8800m to summit (not used on descent)
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	(1969-2012) Died 23 Sept 2012 on Manaslu from avalanche
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2438426
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	ludovic paul nicolas challeat
Year of Birth	1969
Year	2007
Age at Expedition	38
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	42681
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER07132
Member ID	03
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2007
Season	1
First Name	Pemba
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1971
Calculated Age	35
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Taksindu, Solukhumbu
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	2007-05-16
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0730
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 8800m to summit (not used on descent)
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	4th ascent of Everest
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2439086
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	pemba sherpa
Year of Birth	1971
Year	2007
Age at Expedition	36
Role	Hired

3 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Thierry Bonhomme	M	1961	France	Climber	Craponne, Rhone, France	Teacher	Details Other expeditions
Ludovic Paul Nicolas Challeat	M	1969	France	Leader	Passy, Haute-Savoie, France	Alpine guide	Details Other expeditions
Pemba Sherpa	M	1971	Nepal	H-A Worker	Taksindu, Solukhumbu	-	Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.