Everest | 2011 N Col-NE Ridge

A France expedition to Everest in 2011 via N Col-NE Ridge, led by Jean-Marc Nowak. Summit reached on 21st May 2011. 2 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	7154
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	EVER11156
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2011
Season	1
Host Country	2
Route 1	N Col-NE Ridge
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	France
Leaders	Jean-Marc Nowak
Sponsor	Himalayan Guides 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	2011-04-14
Summit Date	2011-05-21
Summit Time	0545
Summit Days	37
Total Days	41
Termination Date	2011-05-25
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	1
Summit Hired	1
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(14/04,5100m),ABC(22/04,6500m),C1(30/04,7000m),C2(19/05,7800m),C3(20/05,8300m),Smt(21/05)
Route Notes	BC at CBC/IC on 21 April at 5800m C1 at North Col. Nowak and Nuru left C3 at 9:45 pm on 20 May for the summit. They reached summit at 5:45 am on 21 May. They stayed on summit for one hour then returned to C3 where they arrived at 10:30 am. They continued to C2 and spent night there; next day 22nd May they went down to ABC. Nowak wrote in his email that when they reached the summit there was already a Chinese team and after Nowak there were more or less 40-50 climbers who reached the summit. Sherpa: Nuru Wangchu, 18/8/77, Pangboche, Everest X6, Cho Oyu X3
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	Himalayan Guides
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

Field	Value
ID	53080
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER11156
Member ID	01
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2011
Season	1
First Name	Jean-Marc
Last Name	Nowak
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1955
Calculated Age	55
Citizenship	France
Status	Leader
Residence	La Turbie, Alpes-Maritimes, France
Occupation	Employee of Monaco Town Hall
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	2011-05-21
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0545
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 C2 to smt to C2
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	2433459
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	jean-marc nowak
Year of Birth	1955
Year	2011
Age at Expedition	56
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	53081
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER11156
Member ID	02
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2011
Season	1
First Name	Nuru Wangchu
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1977
Calculated Age	33
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	2011-05-21
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0545
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 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	7th ascent of Everest; brother of Sonam Dorje
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2441375
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	nuru wangchu sherpa
Year of Birth	1977
Year	2011
Age at Expedition	34
Role	Hired

2 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Jean-Marc Nowak	M	1955	France	Leader	La Turbie, Alpes-Maritimes, France	Employee of Monaco Town Hall	Details Other expeditions
Nuru Wangchu Sherpa	M	1977	Nepal	H-A Worker	Pangboche, Khumbu	-	Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.