Everest | 2011 N Col-NE Ridge

A USA expedition to Everest in 2011 via N Col-NE Ridge, led by David Wermuth. Summit reached on 20th May 2011. 3 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 7085
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID EVER11127
Peak ID EVER
Year 2011
Season 1
Host Country 2
Route 1 N Col-NE Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality USA
Leaders David Wermuth
Sponsor An American 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
Basecamp Date 2011-04-07
Summit Date 2011-05-20
Summit Time 0500
Summit Days 43
Total Days 51
Termination Date 2011-05-28
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 8849
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 3
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 1
Summit Members 1
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 2
Summit Hired 2
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(07/04,5300m),ABC(13/04,6400m),C1(20/04,7000m),C2(18/05,7700m),C3(19/05,8300m),Smt(20/05)
Route Notes Team left C3 at 9 pm on 19 May. Weather was good, windy about 50 km/hr. Straightforward climb. They arrived at 5 am and spent about 15 minutes on the summit. They descended to C3, where they arrived at about 11 am. They spent the night there as Wermuth had problems with his eyesight. He had laser treatment ten years ago and during the descent his vision blurred. When he descended to ABC the next day, his vision got increasingly better. They descended to BC on 23 May. Oxygen: From 7300m to the top to 7000m by Wermuth, Tashi and Furtemba Sherpa. Sherpas: Furtemba Sherpa, Gaurishankar-3, 11/10/1984, Makalu in 2009 Tashi Sherpa, 18/04/1979, Beding (father comes from Namche), Everest X5
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Rolwaling Excursion
Commercial Route True
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2462078
Year 2011
Summit Success True
O2 Summary Used
Route (lowercase) n col-ne ridge

Members

3 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
David Harold Wermuth M 1962 USA Leader Mesa, Arizona Physician Details Other expeditions
Tashi Sherpa M 1979 Nepal H-A Worker Beding, Dolakha - Details Other expeditions
Phurba Temba (Furtemba) Sherpa M 1984 Nepal H-A Worker Simigaon, Dolakha - Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.