Everest | 2011 N Col-NE Ridge

A Austria expedition to Everest in 2011 via N Col-NE Ridge, led by Theo Fritsche. Summit reached on 22nd May 2011. 9 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 7097
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID EVER11144
Peak ID EVER
Year 2011
Season 1
Host Country 2
Route 1 N Col-NE Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Austria
Leaders Theo Fritsche
Sponsor The Sherpas' Quest 2011
Success 1 False
Success 2 False
Success 3 False
Success 4 False
Ascent 1 -
Ascent 2 -
Ascent 3 -
Ascent 4 -
Claimed False
Disputed False
Countries Germany
Approach -
Basecamp Date 2011-04-22
Summit Date 2011-05-22
Summit Time -
Summit Days 30
Total Days 39
Termination Date 2011-05-31
Termination Reason 14
Termination Notes Abandoned at 8600m due to bad weather and fatigue
High Point (m) 8600
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 3
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 6
Summit Members 0
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 5
Summit Hired 0
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 Climbed Island Peak (by 5 members and 3 Sherpas on 9 April)
Campsites BC(22/04,5200m),ABC(29/04,6420m),C1(06/05,7070m),C2(20/05,7700m),C3(21/05,8250m),xxx(22/05,8600m)
Route Notes A [stated] principal aim of the expedition was to come to understand and film the life of climbing Sherpas from Khumbu. So first they trekked amongst the villages of Khumbu and scaled Island Peak (all members except Leger and three Sherpas summited on 9 April). Then they went into Tibet and on 22 April arrived at Chinese base camp for their movements on Everest. On their return to Kathmandu, the leader, Theo Fritsche, and member of Jochen Hemmleb, who is an expert on the history of Everest climbs, said they had made no attempt to find the body of Andrew Irvine, who disappeared in 1924 with George Mallory, of their camera (their focus was entirely on Sherpas). However, one of the Sherpas who was with the team, Pasang Gelu, said that they had indeed looked for them, and it became clear that what Fritsche and Hemmleb had called summit bids were actually high-altitude searches. Pasang Gelu was one of the climbers who searched in two areas of Everest's north side. Their instructions were to go to specific areas with a metal detector. The first search was conducted on 22 May, when he, Nima Tenji and Phurba were told to go up to 8600m and look carefully from the top of the Second Step down in the area along the NE Ridge to look for the body that Chinese earlier had called the "English dead" and to use the metal detector at the same time. According to Pasang Gelu (not to Fritsche and Hemmleb, who provided different details), the three Sherpas left C3 at 5:00 am. They climbed together to 8600m and moved down as far as about 8450m, but the area was covered by very deep snow. They found no body and no metal objects except oxygen bottles. They returned to C3 at 2:00 pm. Their second search began from C3 at 2:00 am on the 26th, said Pasang Gelu. This time the party consisted of the same three Sherpas plus the leader's son Stefan. They covered an area from 8300m to 8500m on steep moraine on the left side of the Great Couloir only lightly covered by a sprinkling of snow. The weather was cloudy and a fierce wind was blowing that destroyed many tents. Again no body or camera was found. They were back in C3 at 11:30 am and continued all the way down to ABC, where they arrived at 5:00 pm. The remaining Sherpas and members were in ABC on the 27th. The climb was now over because, Fritsche and Hemmleb said, the weather was bad and everyone was tired. Oxygen was used in the first search by the three Sherpas in C3 to their high points at 8600m to C3. In the second search, they used it from C3 to their high point, 8450m, down to 8000m to 8450m and down to 8000m. Sherpas: Nima Tenji, 1980, Balukhof, Kharikhola-7, Everest X2 Pasang Gelu, 1/10/82 (15/7/2029), Kurima, Lokhim-9, Solu, no 8000ers Phurba/Phurba Ongel, 30/7/81 (15/4/2038), Sedua, Makalu-9, Everest X1, Annapurna X1
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency High Country Trekking
Commercial Route True
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2462080
Year 2011
Summit Success False
O2 Summary Used
Route (lowercase) n col-ne ridge

Members

9 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Stefan Fritsche M 1981 Austria Climber Ludesch, Voralberg, Austria Woodworker Details Other expeditions
Theodor (Theo) Fritsche M 1949 Austria Leader Nueziders, Voralberg, Austria Guide Details Other expeditions
Jochen Hemmleb M 1971 Germany Climber Bozen, Bolzano, Italy Writer Details Other expeditions
Heinz Leger M 1961 Austria Climber Vienna, Austria Cook Details Other expeditions
Josef Neuper M 1957 Austria Climber Vienna, Austria Cameraman Details Other expeditions
Wolfram Wuinovic M 1971 Austria Climber Vienna, Austria Cameraman Details Other expeditions
Nima Tenji (Nima Tenzing) Sherpa M 1980 Nepal H-A Worker Paiya, Jubing-7, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions
Pasang Gelu Sherpa M 1982 Nepal H-A Worker Kurima, Lokhim-9, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions
Phurba Ongel Sherpa M 1981 Nepal H-A Worker Sedua, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.