Everest | 2011 N Col-NE Ridge

A USA expedition to Everest in 2011 via N Col-NE Ridge, led by Arnold Coster. Summit reached on 21st May 2011. 12 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 7087
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID EVER11129
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 Arnold Coster
Sponsor SummitClimb Everest Expedition 2011
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 Germany, Ireland, Netherlands, UK
Approach -
Basecamp Date 2011-04-09
Summit Date 2011-05-21
Summit Time 0345
Summit Days 42
Total Days 47
Termination Date 2011-05-26
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 8849
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 3
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 8
Summit Members 8
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 4
Summit Hired 4
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(09/04,5200m),ABC(18/04,6400m),C1(01/05,7010m),C2(19/05,7800m),C3(20/05,8300m),Smt(21/05)
Route Notes The summit team consisted of all eight members and their four Sherpas. They left C3 for the top on 20 May at 8:30 pm (NST) and all reached the summit between 3:45 am (Palmer and Ang Babu) and 5:45 am (Quinn with Gyalzen and Tenji). In their descent, Pickett and Lhakpa Gelu went down to C2; Coster, Palmer, Patch and Plantenberg all the way to C1; and Buckingham, Irnich and Quinn, with Gyalzen and Tenji, stayed in C3. All were in ABC on the 22nd. On their summit push, oxygen was used by all members from C1 to the summit and down to C1; their Sherpas used it from C2 to the top to C3. Sherpas: Ang Babu Sherpa, 20/12/74, Khumjung, Everest X4, Lhotse X2, Cho Oyu X1 Gyalzen/Gyalje, 25/1/74, Patle, Okhaldhunga, Everest 25/5/10 Lhakpa Gelu, 13/4/77, Thumduk, Beni-3, Solu, Everest X5, Cho Oyu X2, Lhotse X1 Tenji/Tenzing, 1/6/82, Patle, Okhaldhunga, Everest X5
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Everest Parivar
Commercial Route True
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2462079
Year 2011
Summit Success True
O2 Summary Used
Route (lowercase) n col-ne ridge

Members

12 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Edward James Buckingham M 1972 UK Climber Saltash, Cornwall, England Postal carrier Details Other expeditions
Arnold Coster M 1976 Netherlands Leader Capelle a/d Ijssel, Netherlands Mechanical engineer & expedition leader Details Other expeditions
Frank Hanns Irnich M 1961 Germany Climber Koenigsdorf, Bavaria, Germany Sports instructor & physiotherapist Details Other expeditions
Biff Franklin Palmer M 1954 USA Climber Dallas, Texas Physician Details Other expeditions
Scott Robert Patch M 1968 USA Climber Bozeman, Montana Retired former ski patroller Details Other expeditions
Dominique Pickett M 1974 UK Climber Bristol, Avon, England Police officer Details Other expeditions
Eric Plantenberg M 1971 USA Climber Bend, Oregon Business consultant Details Other expeditions
Mark Quinn M 1983 Ireland Climber Rhebogule, Limerick, Ireland Satellite engineer Details Other expeditions
Ang Babu (Jimba Zangbu) Sherpa M 1974 Nepal H-A Worker Khumjung, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Gyalzen/Gyalje Sherpa M 1974 Nepal H-A Worker Patle-4, Okhaldhunga - Details Other expeditions
Lhakpa Gelu (Lhakpa Gelbu) Sherpa M 1977 Nepal H-A Worker Thumduk, Beni, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions
Tenji/Tenzing Sherpa M 1982 Nepal H-A Worker Patle-6, Okhaldhunga - Details Other expeditions

References

1 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
EVER11129 - - http://www.summitclimb.com/new/default.asp?linktype=r&nid=154 - - -