Everest | 2009 N Col-NE Ridge

A Germany expedition to Everest in 2009 via N Col-NE Ridge, led by Frank Ziebarth. Summit reached on 21st May 2009. 1 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 6442
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID EVER09164
Peak ID EVER
Year 2009
Season 1
Host Country 2
Route 1 N Col-NE Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Germany
Leaders Frank Ziebarth
Sponsor German 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 -
Basecamp Date 2009-04-19
Summit Date 2009-05-21
Summit Time 1200
Summit Days 32
Total Days 0
Termination Date -
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 8849
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 1
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 1
Summit Members 1
Member Deaths 1
Total Hired 0
Summit Hired 0
Hired Deaths 0
No Hired True
O2 Used False
O2 None True
O2 Climb False
O2 Descent False
O2 Sleep False
O2 Medical False
O2 Taken False
O2 Unknown False
Other Summits -
Campsites BC(19/04,5300m),ABC(26/04,6400m),C1(27/04,7000m),C2(19/05,7800m),C3(20/05,8300m),Smt(21/05)
Route Notes BC at CBC, IC on 23 April at 5800m. Frank Ziebarth was on Everest North side climbing without oxygen and without Sherpa. According to email (dated 27 Aug) of Alexander Pare (from Canada) who was on the Everest north side, the summit push of Ziebarth started on 16 May BC, 17 ABC, 18 C1, 19 C2, 20 C3. Pare said at a meeting on return from Everest that Ziebarth started at 1 am (NST) from C3 on 21 May and Pare followed him. Pare said that Ziebarth was a fast climber. Apparently, Ziebarth summited on 21 May. Pare turned around from the bottom of 2nd Step (8600m) due to fatigue and malfunctioning of supply system of his oxygen. He waited for Ziebarth at C2 but he did not return. He was found dead sitting (as if he was resting) at the bottom of the Third Step. Pare said that at least three other climbers offered oxygen to Ziebarth considering his bad condition but he refused to use it. Pierre Schwinte, member of French team, had mentioned to other climbers that he saw Ziebarth crawling up to the summit. Schwinte was the last one to see Ziebarth. Email from Pierre Schwinte of Ludovic Challeat French Expedition - 30 Aug 2009 I was actually the last guy who saw Frank alive. Before all, he reached the summit. I saw him beside the Buddha statue when I was climbing the last fifty meters (I was the very last climber of this day). It should be 12 hours 45 minutes, the 21st of May. We were absolutely alone. We passed each other 20m under the summit. He was without Sherpa, and without oxygen. He looked very tired. He has a steady gait but was making a break frequently on the ground for resting and taking air. He looked also very concentrated and didn't reply to me when I proposed him to go down together (I was also alone, my bottle of oxygen was empty and I was exhausted). I met him again as I was going down, just above the Third Step. It should be 2 pm (perhaps a little bit more). Once again, he looked exhausted, making some steps and stopping for rest. When I reached him, I proposed him a bottle of oxygen I found at the summit. He did not reply to me but he rejected my suggestion by giving me a sign with his hand to pass. Perhaps he thought he could continue without any help to succeed in climbing Everest alone and without oxygen. I never managed to see him during the way down. I reached the Camp 3 at 8:30 pm and I have been taken in by some Sherpas of another team. I told them that there was another guy upstairs. They left the C3 for the summit at 9 pm. His friend Alex waited for him the next morning at C3. We heard that Frank was found dead in the afternoon. Email from Alexandre Pare - 27 Aug 2009 16 BC 17 ABC 18 C1 19 C2 20 C3 21 summit and death. Email from Alexandre Pare - 28 Aug 2009 The camp altitude are the same as with us. I actually was with Frank at all camps during summit push, except at ABC (me and JP stayed at Middle Camp instead of ABC on the 17th). Concerning the first times: Frank made it to BC by bus the same day as us. He went up to middle camp, 2 days prior to us, but did not sleep there. He went up to sleep at middle camp the same day as us. He went up to ABC one day later (he slept one night at middle camp only - where we would sleep 3 nights). I don't remember when he went first to C1, but it certainly was before us. He made it once close to C2 before the summit push, but did not sleep there. I don't remember the date. His first time at C3 was with me. Anna Baranska - 31 Aug 2009 Frank appeared in C1 on 27 April, 12 May and 18 May (on the summit push). On 13 May he turned down as he did not feel well, I went to C2. C2 he reached on 19 May, C3 on 20 May.
Accidents Death due to acute mountain sickness
Achievement -
Agency Monterosa Treks
Commercial Route True
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2461257
Year 2009
Summit Success True
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) n col-ne ridge

Members

1 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Frank Ziebarth M 1980 Germany Leader Calgary, Alberta Student Details Other expeditions

References

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