Everest | 2012 N Col-NE Ridge

A Russia expedition to Everest in 2012 via N Col-NE Ridge, led by Alexander Kislitsyn. Summit reached on 20th May 2012. 4 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 7561
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID EVER12174
Peak ID EVER
Year 2012
Season 1
Host Country 2
Route 1 N Col-NE Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Russia
Leaders Alexander Kislitsyn
Sponsor Russians to 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 Nepal
Approach -
Basecamp Date 2012-04-12
Summit Date 2012-05-20
Summit Time 0530
Summit Days 38
Total Days 30
Termination Date 2012-05-12
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 8849
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 3
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 3
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(12/04,5200m),ABC(14/04,6400m),C1(12/05,7000m),C2,C3,Smt(20/05)
Route Notes BC 12 Apr 5200m ABC 14 Apr 6400m C1 12 May 7000m HPt 12 May 7000m by Kislitsyn C2 by Sherpas C3 by Sherpas Smt 20 May by Nima Nuru, Chatur Tamang at 5:30 am. Kislitsyn was sick of most of the expedition. He had a stomach bug and never recoverred from it. He kept on trying to get higher, but only reached North Col once. Alexy Bukinich never reached BC. He left Tingri on 10 April. He seemed to have a problem with his blood (Kislitsyn could not explain it properly), which he had had before. He was worried about his health, so he left expedition and went back to Kathmandu. According to Kislitsyn, Ngima Nuru and Chatur left C3 at 9 pm on 19 May; according to Chatur Kumar, they started at midnight, and they went to ABC at 12 noon. They had ascended from ABC to C3 in one day. Oxygen: Taken and used from C1 to top to C2 by Sherpas. Kislitsyn did not use any oxygen. Sherpas: Ngima Nuru, Tesho, Khumbu 6/11/1981 Chatur Kumar Tamang, 25/8/1973, Chhanga, Kanku-4, Solu, Cho Oyu X1
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Arun Treks
Commercial Route True
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2462490
Year 2012
Summit Success True
O2 Summary Used
Route (lowercase) n col-ne ridge

Members

4 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Alexei Bukinich M 1981 Russia Climber Sochi, Russia Mountain search and rescue expert Details Other expeditions
Alexander Kislitsyn M 1954 Russia Leader Bitha, Russia Hotelier Details Other expeditions
Ngima Nuru (Nima Nuru) Sherpa M 1981 Nepal H-A Worker Tesho, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Chatur Kumar Tamang M 1973 Nepal Climber Chhando, Kanku-4 - Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.