Everest | 2012 N Col-NE Ridge

A UK expedition to Everest in 2012 via N Col-NE Ridge, led by Phil Crampton. Summit reached on 19th May 2012. 14 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 7536
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID EVER12145
Peak ID EVER
Year 2012
Season 1
Host Country 2
Route 1 N Col-NE Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality UK
Leaders Phil Crampton
Sponsor Altitude Junkies 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 Australia, New Zealand, Russia
Approach -
Basecamp Date 2012-04-13
Summit Date 2012-05-19
Summit Time 0700
Summit Days 36
Total Days 42
Termination Date 2012-05-25
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 8849
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 3
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 7
Summit Members 6
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 8
Summit Hired 5
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(13/04,5200m),BC(14/04,5200m),ABC(22/04,6400m),C1(16/05,7050m),C2(17/05,7800m),C3(18/05,8300m),Smt(19/05)
Route Notes All seven members left C3 for the top on 18 May at 11:30 pm (NST) with an equal number of Sherpas. But not all reached the summit: Watroba developed a chest infection at 10:00 am on the 19th, and retreated to C3. Cheddar and Nima Nuru went down with her. The others, Cartwright, Crampon, Dickson, Horrell, Michanovskaia and Rawlinson, with Ang Gelu, Changba Nurbu, Kami Nuru, Pasang Nima and Pasang Wangchu continued to the summit at various times on 19 May. The first to summit were Crampton and Rawlinson at 7:00 am; the last were Horrell with Changba Nurbu. All descended to C3 between 10:00 am (Rawlinson) and 5:00 pm (Horrell) and Changba Nuru. Everyone was in ABC on 20 May. Oxygen was used by the members and their Sherpas from 7300m to their high points to C1. Sherpas: Ang Gelu, 23/7/70, Surke, Chaurikharka-4, Solu, Everest X1, Cho Oyu X1 Changba Nuru, 1964, Everest X8, Cho Oyu X1, Dhaulagiri X1, Manaslu X1 Chhedar, 19/12/63, Sisuwa-9, Makalu, Everest X5, Manaslu X1 Kami Nuru, 26/8/85, Chaurikharka, Solu, Everest X1, Manaslu X1 Nima Nuru, 19/6/67, Chaplung, Chaurikharka-3, Solu, Everest X3 Pasang Nima, 28/1/74, Chaurikharka, Solu, Everest X1 Pasang Wangchu, 22/4/87, Cheremy, Bung-9, Solu, Everest X2, Manaslu X1 From Mark Horrell's web site (www.markhorrell.com): In all 11 members of the Altitude Junkies team reached the summit between 6.30am and 10am. Phil Crampton (UK/US), expedition leader Grant Rawlinson (NZ) and Pasang Nima Sherpa (Nepal) Mila Mikhanovskaya (Rus) and Pasang Wongchu Sherpa (Nepal) Mark Dickson (UK) and Ang Gelu Sherpa (Nepal) Ian Cartwright (UK) and Kami Sherpa (Nepal) Mark Horrell (UK) and Chongba Sherpa (Nepal)
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Explore Himalaya
Commercial Route True
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2462489
Year 2012
Summit Success True
O2 Summary Used
Route (lowercase) n col-ne ridge

Members

14 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Ian John Cartwright M 1965 UK Climber High Wycombe, Buckingham, England Surveyor Details Other expeditions
Philip James (Phil) Crampton M 1970 UK Leader Woodstock, New York Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Mark Anthony McGuire Dickson M 1968 UK Climber Berkhamsted, Hertford, England Photographer Details Other expeditions
Andrew Mark Horrell M 1971 UK Climber London, England Project manager Details Other expeditions
Liudmila Mikhanovskaia F 1986 Russia Climber Singapore Sales manager Details Other expeditions
Grant Landon Rawlinson M 1974 New Zealand Climber Singapore Sales manager Details Other expeditions
Malgorzata Jolanta (Margaret) Watroba F 1950 Australia Climber Attadale, WA, Australia Electrical engineer Details Other expeditions
Changba Nurbu (Chhongba Nuru) Sherpa M 1964 Nepal H-A Worker Tate, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Kami Nuru Sherpa M 1985 Nepal H-A Worker Chaurikharka-2, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Pasang Nima Sherpa M 1974 Nepal H-A Worker Chaurikharka-2, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Pasang Wangchu (Pasang Ongchhu) Sherpa M 1987 Nepal H-A Worker Cheremy, Bung-9, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions
Ang Gelu Sherpa M 1970 Nepal H-A Worker Surke, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Chhedar Sherpa M 1963 Nepal H-A Worker Sisuwa-9, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Nima Nuru Sherpa M 1967 Nepal H-A Worker Chheplung, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions

References

5 recorded references.