Everest | 2011 N Col-NE Ridge

A New Zealand expedition to Everest in 2011 via N Col-NE Ridge, led by Jamie McGuinness. Summit reached on 27th May 2011. 10 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 7157
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID EVER11163
Peak ID EVER
Year 2011
Season 1
Host Country 2
Route 1 N Col-NE Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality New Zealand
Leaders Jamie McGuinness
Sponsor Project Himalaya Everest 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 Azerbaijan, Singapore, USA
Approach Zhangmu->Nyalam->Tingri
Basecamp Date 2011-04-18
Summit Date 2011-05-27
Summit Time 1145
Summit Days 39
Total Days 43
Termination Date 2011-05-31
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 8849
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 3
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 7
Summit Members 1
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 8
Summit Hired 3
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(18/04,5180m),ABC(27/04,6400m),C1(30/04,7000m),C2(25/05,7650m),C3(26/05,8210m),Smt(27/05)
Route Notes The whole team (apart from Smithwick) left C3 at 11:45 pm on 26 May. The weather was windy and cold. There was fresh snow and they had to break trail. Smithwick reached C3 and did not join the summit attempt due to a urinary infection. He stayed at C3 while the rest of the group tried for the summit. Rawlinson reached 8300m; he did not feel good and turned back to C3 after 1 hour. Asgarov reached the ridge just below the 1st Step at about 8600m; he was worried about frostbite and found climbing in the wind too hard, so he turned back to C3 at 6:30 am. Morrow reached 8650m just above 1st Step, McGuinness called him back due to the windy conditions; he turned back to C3. McGuinness reached the bottom of 1st Step at about 8600m; he turned back at 7:15 am due to the bad conditions and the dangerously cold wind. Tan reached the top of the 3rd Step at 8750m and was also called back by McGuinness due to the cold and windy weather. Koh kept going to the summit with three Sherpas despite McGuinness calling him back. He reached the summit at 11:45 am (NST), but was in a large cloud in the top. He descended to C3, where he arrived at about 6 pm. Smithwick, Rawlinson, Asgarov and Morrow descended to C1 the same day. They arrived at 6 pm. The rest stayed at C3 for the night and descended to ABC on 28 May. Oxygen: Taken and used from C1 from Rawlinson, Koh and Tan from C1 to high point to C1. Rest of the group and Sherpas from C2 to high point (or summit) to C2. Sherpas: Puchhang Bhote, 2/4/80, Guthigumba, Chepuwa-3, Makalu-Barun, Everest 23/5/09 Jamling Bhote, 28/12/77, Hatiya, Hungung, Sankhuwasabha, Everest 30/5/05, 21/5/07, 22/5/08, 20/05/09, 23/5/10, Cho Oyu 25/5/06, 23/9/07 Tawa Chhiri Sherpa, 12/10/2035, Sotang-6
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Explore Himalaya
Commercial Route True
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2462085
Year 2011
Summit Success True
O2 Summary Used
Route (lowercase) n col-ne ridge

Members

10 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Ismayil Asgarov M 1967 Azerbaijan Climber Bunyadov, Azerbaijan Attorney Details Other expeditions
Yu Leng Kenneth Koh M 1965 Singapore Climber Singapore Retired airline pilot & travel writer Details Other expeditions
James Stuart (Jamie) McGuinness M 1965 New Zealand Leader Gisborne, New Zealand Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
James William (Jim) Morrow M 1950 New Zealand Climber Te Atatu South, New Zealand Builder Details Other expeditions
James Luke Smithwick M 1979 USA Climber Pittsburo, North Carolina Alpine guide & instructor Details Other expeditions
Grant Landon Rawlinson M 1974 New Zealand Climber Taranaki, New Zealand Sales manager Details Other expeditions
Cheng Yin Esther Tan F 1975 Singapore Climber Singapore Civil servant Details Other expeditions
Jamling Bhote M 1977 Nepal H-A Worker Hungung, Hatiya-1, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Phuchhanga (Puchhang) Bhote M 1980 Nepal H-A Worker Guthigumba, Chepuwa, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Tawa Chhiri Sherpa M 1979 Nepal H-A Worker Charwo, Sotang-6, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions

References

2 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
EVER11163 - - http://www.project-himalaya.com/dispatches/2011/index.html - - -
EVER11163 - - http://climbforhope.wordpress.com/category/everest-2011/ - - -