Everest | 2009 N Col-NE Ridge

A UK expedition to Everest in 2009 via N Col-NE Ridge, led by Paul Noble. Summit reached on 22nd May 2009. 15 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	6398
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	EVER09131
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2009
Season	1
Host Country	2
Route 1	N Col-NE Ridge
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	UK
Leaders	Paul Noble
Sponsor	Adventure Peaks Everest Expedition 2009
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	USA
Approach	Kodari->Tingri
Basecamp Date	2009-04-20
Summit Date	2009-05-22
Summit Time	0643
Summit Days	32
Total Days	38
Termination Date	2009-05-28
Termination Reason	1
Termination Notes	-
High Point (m)	8849
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	3
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	9
Summit Members	7
Member Deaths	0
Total Hired	6
Summit Hired	6
Hired Deaths	0
No Hired	False
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(20/04,5500m),ABC(27/04,6400m),C1(07/05,7000m),C2(20/05,7700m),C3(21/05,8300m),Smt(22/05)
Route Notes	Summit team and Noble, Lianne left C3 at 9:30 pm on 21 May. Weather was clear and windy. Lianne Noble turned back at about 8400m (on junction of main ridge) due to cold feet and hands. She descended to C2. Rest of team carried on to summit, spent about 15 minutes there. Apart from Edwards and Surendra who stayed at C3 (arrived at about) everyone else descended to C2, where they arrived between 5 pm and 9:30 pm). On 23 May to ABC; 24 May to BC. Note: 18 bottles of oxygen were stolen from team at C3. They noticed it on summit push. Noble got some oxygen from Croatian team. Sherpas: Dorje Khatri, Lelep-9, Taplejung, 19/12/68, Everest 2006 & 2007 Dawa Dorje, Pangboche, Khumbu, 22/8/83, Everest 2008 Namgya Tsering, Khumjung-1, Khumbu 22/8/82, no 8000ers Sonam Dorje, Pangboche, Khumbu, 8/11/86, Everest 2006, Cho Oyu 2006 Nuru Wangchu, Pangboche, Khumbu, 18/8/77, Everest 2000, 2002, 2004, 2007, 2008 (brother of Sonam Dorje) Surendra Kumar Gurung, Khewang-2, Taplejung, 10/11/73 (25/6/2030), Everest 2007 with Adventure Peaks (Robin Beadle leader)
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	Himalayan Guides
Commercial Route	True
Standard Route	True
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	False
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2461258
Year	2009
Summit Success	True
O2 Summary	Used
Route (lowercase)	n col-ne ridge

Members

Field	Value
ID	47881
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER09131
Member ID	02
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2009
Season	1
First Name	Troy Aaron
Last Name	Aupperle
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1964
Calculated Age	44
Citizenship	USA
Status	Climber
Residence	Alexandria, Minnesota
Occupation	Business owner
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	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8849
Summit Date 1	2009-05-22
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0643
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 7500m to smt to 7500m
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	2436612
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	troy aaron aupperle
Year of Birth	1964
Year	2009
Age at Expedition	45
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	47882
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER09131
Member ID	03
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2009
Season	1
First Name	Andrew
Last Name	Edwards
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1977
Calculated Age	32
Citizenship	UK
Status	Climber
Residence	Bracknell, Berkshire, England
Occupation	Unemployed banker
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	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8849
Summit Date 1	2009-05-22
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0645
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 7500m to smt to 7500m
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	2441027
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	andrew edwards
Year of Birth	1977
Year	2009
Age at Expedition	32
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	47883
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER09131
Member ID	04
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2009
Season	1
First Name	Paul
Last Name	James
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1965
Calculated Age	43
Citizenship	UK
Status	Climber
Residence	Kendal, Cumbria, England
Occupation	Airline pilot
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	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8849
Summit Date 1	2009-05-22
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0754
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 7500m to smt to 7500m
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	2436811
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	paul james
Year of Birth	1965
Year	2009
Age at Expedition	44
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	47884
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER09131
Member ID	05
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2009
Season	1
First Name	Lianne
Last Name	Noble
Sex	F
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1970
Calculated Age	38
Citizenship	UK
Status	Climber
Residence	Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland
Occupation	Fire officer
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	False
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	8400
Summit Date 1	2009-05-22
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 7500m to high pt to 7500m
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	4
Summit Term	8
HCN	0
Checksum	2438653
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	lianne noble
Year of Birth	1970
Year	2009
Age at Expedition	39
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	47885
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER09131
Member ID	01
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2009
Season	1
First Name	Paul
Last Name	Noble
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1964
Calculated Age	45
Citizenship	UK
Status	Leader
Residence	Bowness-on-Windermere, Cumbria, England
Occupation	Adventure company owner
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	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8849
Summit Date 1	2009-05-22
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0754
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 7500m to smt to 7500m
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	2436342
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	paul noble
Year of Birth	1964
Year	2009
Age at Expedition	45
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	47886
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER09131
Member ID	06
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2009
Season	1
First Name	Christopher
Last Name	Rudge
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1946
Calculated Age	63
Citizenship	UK
Status	Climber
Residence	Romford, Essex, England
Occupation	Retired head 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	False
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
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	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	6
HCN	0
Checksum	2429750
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	christopher rudge
Year of Birth	1946
Year	2009
Age at Expedition	63
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	47887
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER09131
Member ID	07
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2009
Season	1
First Name	Jack
Last Name	Sutcliff
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1988
Calculated Age	20
Citizenship	UK
Status	Climber
Residence	Loxhill, Surrey, England
Occupation	Ship broker
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	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8849
Summit Date 1	2009-05-22
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0515
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 7500m
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	2445155
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	jack sutcliff
Year of Birth	1988
Year	2009
Age at Expedition	21
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	47888
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER09131
Member ID	08
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2009
Season	1
First Name	Allan
Last Name	Thomas
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1968
Calculated Age	41
Citizenship	UK
Status	Climber
Residence	Aberdeen, Scotland
Occupation	Pharmaceuticals salesman
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	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8849
Summit Date 1	2009-05-22
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0647
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 7500m
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	2437826
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	allan thomas
Year of Birth	1968
Year	2009
Age at Expedition	41
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	47889
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER09131
Member ID	09
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2009
Season	1
First Name	Andrew
Last Name	Williams
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1977
Calculated Age	31
Citizenship	UK
Status	Climber
Residence	Manchester, England
Occupation	Patent attorney trainee
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	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8849
Summit Date 1	2009-05-22
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0754
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 7500m to smt to 7500m
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	2441193
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	andrew williams
Year of Birth	1977
Year	2009
Age at Expedition	32
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	47890
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER09131
Member ID	11
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2009
Season	1
First Name	Dorje
Last Name	Khatri
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1968
Calculated Age	40
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Ghunsa, Lelep-9, Taplejung
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8849
Summit Date 1	2009-05-22
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0515
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 C3 to smt to C3
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	3rd ascent of Everest
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2438060
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	dorje khatri
Year of Birth	1968
Year	2009
Age at Expedition	41
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	47891
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER09131
Member ID	12
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2009
Season	1
First Name	Dawa Dorje
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1983
Calculated Age	25
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Pangboche, 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	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8849
Summit Date 1	2009-05-22
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0643
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 C3 to smt to C3
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	2nd ascent of Everest
Necrology	(1983-2012) Died 23 Sept 2012 on Manaslu from avalanche
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2443404
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	dawa dorje sherpa
Year of Birth	1983
Year	2009
Age at Expedition	26
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	47892
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER09131
Member ID	13
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2009
Season	1
First Name	Namgyal Tshering (Namgyal Chhiri)
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1982
Calculated Age	26
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Khumjung, 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	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8849
Summit Date 1	2009-05-22
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0647
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 C3 to smt to C3
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	1st 8000er
Necrology	(1982-2012) Died 21 April on Everest from crevasse fall
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2443040
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	namgyal tshering (namgyal chhiri) sherpa
Year of Birth	1982
Year	2009
Age at Expedition	27
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	47893
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER09131
Member ID	15
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2009
Season	1
First Name	Sonam Dorje
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1986
Calculated Age	23
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Pangboche, 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	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8849
Summit Date 1	2009-05-22
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0754
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 C3 to smt to C3
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	2nd ascent of Everest; brother of Nuru Wangchu
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2444281
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	sonam dorje sherpa
Year of Birth	1986
Year	2009
Age at Expedition	23
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	47894
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER09131
Member ID	10
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2009
Season	1
First Name	Surendra Kumar
Last Name	Gurung
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1973
Calculated Age	35
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Khewang, Taplejung
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8849
Summit Date 1	2009-05-22
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0754
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 7500m to smt to 7500m
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	2nd ascent of Everest
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2439842
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	surendra kumar gurung
Year of Birth	1973
Year	2009
Age at Expedition	36
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	47895
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER09131
Member ID	14
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2009
Season	1
First Name	Nuru Wangchu
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1977
Calculated Age	31
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Pangboche, 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	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8849
Summit Date 1	2009-05-22
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0754
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 7500m to smt to 7500m
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	6th ascent of Everest; brother of Sonam Dorje
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2441215
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	nuru wangchu sherpa
Year of Birth	1977
Year	2009
Age at Expedition	32
Role	Hired

15 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Troy Aaron Aupperle	M	1964	USA	Climber	Alexandria, Minnesota	Business owner	Details Other expeditions
Andrew Edwards	M	1977	UK	Climber	Bracknell, Berkshire, England	Unemployed banker	Details Other expeditions
Paul James	M	1965	UK	Climber	Kendal, Cumbria, England	Airline pilot	Details Other expeditions
Lianne Noble	F	1970	UK	Climber	Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland	Fire officer	Details Other expeditions
Paul Noble	M	1964	UK	Leader	Bowness-on-Windermere, Cumbria, England	Adventure company owner	Details Other expeditions
Christopher Rudge	M	1946	UK	Climber	Romford, Essex, England	Retired head teacher	Details Other expeditions
Jack Sutcliff	M	1988	UK	Climber	Loxhill, Surrey, England	Ship broker	Details Other expeditions
Allan Thomas	M	1968	UK	Climber	Aberdeen, Scotland	Pharmaceuticals salesman	Details Other expeditions
Andrew Williams	M	1977	UK	Climber	Manchester, England	Patent attorney trainee	Details Other expeditions
Dorje Khatri	M	1968	Nepal	H-A Worker	Ghunsa, Lelep-9, Taplejung	-	Details Other expeditions
Dawa Dorje Sherpa	M	1983	Nepal	H-A Worker	Pangboche, Khumbu	-	Details Other expeditions
Namgyal Tshering (Namgyal Chhiri) Sherpa	M	1982	Nepal	H-A Worker	Khumjung, Khumbu	-	Details Other expeditions
Sonam Dorje Sherpa	M	1986	Nepal	H-A Worker	Pangboche, Khumbu	-	Details Other expeditions
Surendra Kumar Gurung	M	1973	Nepal	H-A Worker	Khewang, Taplejung	-	Details Other expeditions
Nuru Wangchu Sherpa	M	1977	Nepal	H-A Worker	Pangboche, Khumbu	-	Details Other expeditions

References

Field	Value
ID	8254
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	EVER09131
Reference ID	01
Year	2009
Type	5
Journal	-
Author	-
Title	http://www.adventurepeaks.com/news/everestnews2009.html
Publisher	-
Publication Date	-
Language	-
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

1 recorded references.

Expedition ID	Journal	Author	Title	Publisher	Citation	Yak 94
EVER09131	-	-	http://www.adventurepeaks.com/news/everestnews2009.html	-	-	-