Everest | 2012 N Col-NE Ridge

A India expedition to Everest in 2012 via N Col-NE Ridge, led by Prem Singh. Summit reached on 19th May 2012. 19 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 7453
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID EVER12123
Peak ID EVER
Year 2012
Season 1
Host Country 2
Route 1 N Col-NE Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality India
Leaders Prem Singh
Sponsor Indian ITBP Everest Expedition 2012
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 2012-04-14
Summit Date 2012-05-19
Summit Time 0845
Summit Days 35
Total Days 47
Termination Date 2012-05-31
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 8849
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 3
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 17
Summit Members 6
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 5
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(14/04,5000m),ABC(21/04,6500m),C1(23/04,7000m),C2(7700m),C3(18/05,8300m),Smt(19/05)
Route Notes BC 14 Apr 5000m ABC 21 Apr 6500m C1 23 Apr 7000m C2 C3 18 May 8300m Smt 19 May by Gurung, Negi, Pasang Tenzing Sherpa, Devendra Singh, Sonal Singh, Virender Singh, Kami Chhiri, Mingma Dorchi at 8:45 am (NST). Prem Singh reached 7700m on 30 April. He would have been part of the second summit attempt on 25 May, but as he was suffering from a bad stomach he stayed at ABC. Dev, Dorjey, Panwar, Jot Singh, Wangdus reached 8300m on 24 May. They were going to try for the summit on 25 May, but the winds were too strong and Prem Singh decided at 10:45 pm that they were not going and abandoned the attempt. They descended to ABC on 25 May. Kalam Singh reached 8500m on 18 May. He had a chest pain and returned to C3, where he arrived at 12:45 am. Angdus and Thakur reached 7450m on 23 May during the second summit attempt. They were both not feeling well and were moving too slowly. They both turned back to ABC. Kumar reached 7400m; he had never intended to climb higher. Namgyal never left BC; he was altitude sick and left expedition on 21 April. Oxygen: Taken and used from 7700m to top or high pt by members and Sherpas. Sherpas: Kami Chhiri, Bupsa, Jubing, 29/08/1982, Everest 22/5/2008 India (Ashok Abbey), Everest 21/5/2009, India (Col. Mangal Murti Masur) Mingma Dorchi Sherpa, 28/10/1986, Buddha Cottage, Toongsoong T.N. Road, Ward 13, Darjeeling
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Himalaya Expeditions
Commercial Route True
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2462444
Year 2012
Summit Success True
O2 Summary Used
Route (lowercase) n col-ne ridge

Members

19 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Tsering Angdus M 1971 India Climber Leh, Ladakh, J&K, India Indo-Tibet Border Police, ITBP Details Other expeditions
Kapil Dev M 1988 India Climber Joshnath, Uttarakhand, India Indo-Tibet Border Police, ITBP Details Other expeditions
Nawang Dorjey M 1972 India Climber Leh, Ladakh, J&K, India Indo-Tibet Border Police, ITBP Details Other expeditions
Krishan Prasad Gurung M 1980 India Climber Leh, Ladakh, J&K, India Indo-Tibet Border Police, ITBP Details Other expeditions
Narender Kumar M 1980 India Climber Pithorgarh, Uttarakhand, India Indo-Tibet Border Police, ITBP Details Other expeditions
Jegmat Namgyal M 1973 India Climber Leh, Ladakh, J&K, India Indo-Tibet Border Police, ITBP Details Other expeditions
Pradeep Kumar Negi M 1973 India Climber Chhikul, Kinnaur, HP, India Indo-Tibet Border Police, ITBP Details Other expeditions
Pradeep Panwar M 1988 India Climber Uttaroun, Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand, India Indo-Tibet Border Police, ITBP Details Other expeditions
Pasang Tenzing Sherpa M 1979 India Climber Darjeeling, India Indo-Tibet Border Police, ITBP Details Other expeditions
Devendra Singh M 1979 India Climber Chamoli, Uttarakhand, India Indo-Tibet Border Police, ITBP Details Other expeditions
Jot (Jyoti) Singh Bhandari M 1965 India Climber Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand, India Indo-Tibet Border Police, ITBP Details Other expeditions
Kalam Singh M 1981 India Climber Chamoli, Uttarakhand, India Indo-Tibet Border Police, ITBP Details Other expeditions
Prem Singh M 1964 India Leader Kardang, Lahoul & Spiti, Himachal Pradesh, India Indo-Tibet Border Police, ITBP Details Other expeditions
Virender Singh M 1976 India Climber Ghumarwin, HP, India Indo-Tibet Border Police, ITBP Details Other expeditions
Ratan Singh Sonal M 1967 India Climber Pithorgarh, Uttarakhand, India Indo-Tibet Border Police, ITBP Details Other expeditions
Bhag Chand Thakur M 1968 India Climber Palchan, Kullu Manali, HP, India Indo-Tibet Border Police, ITBP Details Other expeditions
Nurbu Wangdus M 1981 India Climber Leh, Ladakh, J&K, India Indo-Tibet Border Police, ITBP Details Other expeditions
Kami Chhiri Sherpa M 1982 Nepal H-A Worker Bupsa, Jubing-5, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions
Mingma Dorchi Sherpa M 1986 India H-A Worker Darjeeling, India - Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.