Everest | 2007 N Col-NE Ridge

A New Zealand expedition to Everest in 2007 via N Col-NE Ridge, led by Jamie McGuinness. Summit reached on 24th May 2007. 9 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 5659
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID EVER07136
Peak ID EVER
Year 2007
Season 1
Host Country 2
Route 1 N Col-NE Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality New Zealand
Leaders Jamie McGuinness
Sponsor Project Himalaya Everest 2007
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 France, UK, USA
Approach Lhasa, Xigatse->BC
Basecamp Date 2007-04-23
Summit Date 2007-05-24
Summit Time 0630
Summit Days 31
Total Days 45
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 6
Summit Members 4
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 7
Summit Hired 3
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(23/04,5150m),ABC(28/04,6400m),C1(02/05,7000m),C2(22/05,7650m),C3(23/05,8210m),Smt(24/05,05/06)
Route Notes 24 May summit team left C3 at 11:30 pm on 23 May. It was very windy. A Chinese commercial team (led by Mr Wang and handled by Tibet Himalaya expeditions) summited same day. Gatta descended to C1 after summit, arrived at 4 pm. Nima Chhiri to ABC. On 25 May Gatta to ABC and 26 May both to BC. 5 June summit team left C3 at midnight. It was very windy. Summited at 7:30 am and spent 15 minutes on summit. All descended to C2, arrived at 5 pm. On 6 June to ABC. Weir got to C1 on 2 May and 21 May, spent night there both times. He abandoned climb due to giardia. Attwood reached 8500m (just below 1st Step) on 5 June. He turned back as he felt tired and exhausted. He descended to ABC with Pasang Gombu and they arrived at 5 pm. Gatta left BC on 27 May. Sherpas: Namgyal Sherpa, Rakha, Khotang, 5/10/77 Summited Everest North with Everest Peace Project on 18/5/2006, Cho Oyu and Everest in 2005 and 3 times more on Cho Oyu Nima Chhiri, Gudel-4, Solu, 30/4/77 Summited Everest North with Project Himalaya on 25//5/2006 Mindu Chhiri, Kurima, Lokhim-9, Solu, 29/8/71 Summited Everest North with Project Himalaya on 25/5/2006
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Explore Himalaya
Commercial Route True
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2460482
Year 2007
Summit Success True
O2 Summary Used
Route (lowercase) n col-ne ridge

Members

9 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Gavin Michel Attwood M 1958 New Zealand Climber Lakewood, Colorado Trekking business owner Details Other expeditions
Kevin James Cherilla M 1968 USA Climber Phoenix, Arizona Physical education teacher Details Other expeditions
Philippe Francois Erasme Gatta M 1968 France Climber St. Laurent-du-Var, Alpes-Maritimes, France Engineer Details Other expeditions
James Stuart (Jamie) McGuinness M 1965 New Zealand Leader Gisborne, New Zealand and Kathmandu Expedition organizer and leader Details Other expeditions
Kirstin Louise (Kirsti) Samson F 1971 UK Climber Chertsey, Surrey, England Pilot Details Other expeditions
Geoffrey Roy Frank Weir M 1960 UK Climber Bangor, Northern Ireland Chartered accountant Details Other expeditions
Namgyal Sherpa M 1977 Nepal H-A Worker Rakha Bangdel-5, Khotang - Details Other expeditions
Nima Chhiri Sherpa M 1977 Nepal H-A Worker Gudel, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions
Mindu Chhiri Sherpa M 1971 Nepal H-A Worker Kurima, Lokhim-9, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions

References

1 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
EVER07136 - - http://www.project-himalaya.com/dispatches/2007/07-everest-index.html - - -