Everest | 2013 N Col-NE Ridge
A Netherlands expedition to Everest in 2013 via N Col-NE Ridge, led by Arnold Coster. Summit reached on 22nd May 2013. 29 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 8078 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | EVER13183 |
| Peak ID | EVER |
| Year | 2013 |
| Season | 1 |
| Host Country | 2 |
| Route 1 | N Col-NE Ridge |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | Netherlands |
| Leaders | Arnold Coster |
| Sponsor | SummitClimb Everest Expedition 2013 |
| 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, China, Denmark, Iceland, Mauritius, Sweden, Switzerland, UK, USA |
| Approach | - |
| Basecamp Date | 2013-04-15 |
| Summit Date | 2013-05-22 |
| Summit Time | 0800 |
| Summit Days | 37 |
| Total Days | 39 |
| Termination Date | 2013-05-24 |
| Termination Reason | 1 |
| Termination Notes | - |
| High Point (m) | 8849 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 3 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 0 |
| Total Members | 16 |
| Summit Members | 10 |
| Member Deaths | 0 |
| Total Hired | 14 |
| Summit Hired | 11 |
| 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(15/04,5200m),ABC(22/04,6400m),C1(04/05,7000m),C2(15/05,7800m),C3(21/05,8300m),Smt(22-23/05) |
| Route Notes | Two members and two Sherpas went to the summit on 22 May, and eight members and nine Sherpas followed on the 23rd. [9 + 11 according to website] The first party left C3 at 10 pm (NST) on the 21st, were on the top at 8:00 am on the 22nd, and descended to C2 at 3:00 pm. This group consisted of Jaeggi, Roeske and Gladh with Sherpas Lhakpa Gelbu, Lhakpa Nuru and Palden Nima. Gladh turned around at 11 pm and descended with Palden Nima. The second party left C3 at 10:00 pm on the 22nd and summited at 9:00 am on 23 May. Two members, Michael Tracy and Leifur Svavarsson, went down to C2 and the rest stopped in C3. The members in this group were Bailey, Cederkrantz, Hojland, Neefjes, O'Brien, Svavarsson, David Tracy and Michael Tracy. Their Sherpas were Ang Dorje, Ang Pasang, Dawa Jangbu, Gelze, Gyalzen, Nawang Nuri, Pemba Tamang, Phurba Tamang and Phurba Wangchu. Non-summiting members: Abbas was very slow. He reached 7600m on 19 May on the high flow of oxygen of 3 liters per minute up from the North Col camp at 7000m and even then he descended to ABC very slowly. Christensen climbed to 7900m (below C3) without oxygen, had no energy left and slowly descended to C1. Coster went to the North Col camp and remained there. He was too busy directing the team to continue climbing. Doherty went only to ABC with the expedition on 22 April and left on 23 April. Gladh became too tired to keep climbing on 19 May and retreated to BC. Xiao left for the summit on 21 May with the others in the first summit group, but at 8800m he turned back with Chhewang Karma, too frightened to continue up. Oxygen was used by members from C1 to the top to C1. Sherpas used it from C2 to the top to C2. Sherpa summiters: And Dorje Sherpa, 8/9/85 (23/5/2042), Patle, Okhaldhunga Ang Pasang Sherpa, 15/7/84 (2/3/2036), Patle Chhewang Karma Sherpa, 28/1/89 (15/10/2045), Patle Dawa Jangbu, 4/6/79 (21/3/2036), Patle, Cho Oyu X3, Everest X1, Lhotse X1 Gelze Sherpa, 13/9/90 (28/5/28), Patle Gyalzen Sherpa, 23/2/74 (12/11/2030), Patle [25/1/74 (12/10/2030)] Lhakpa Gelbu, 13/4/77, Thumduk, Beni, Solu, Everest X7, Cho Oyu X2, Lhotse X1 Lhakpa Nuru Sherpa, 21/8/81 (5/5/2038), Phakding, Solu Nawang Nuri Sherpa, 15/5/79 (1/2/2036), Patle Palden Nima Sherpa, 29/8/78 (13/5/2035), Yaphu, Sankhuwasabha Pemba Tamang, 31/5/73 (18/2/2030), Taksindu, Solu, Cho Oyu X1 Phurba Tamang, 12/3/82 (29/11/2038), Kerung, Solu Phurba Wangchhu Sherpa, 5/12/75 (19/8/2032), Waku, Solu |
| Accidents | - |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | Everest Parivar |
| Commercial Route | True |
| Standard Route | True |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | False |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2462903 |
| Year | 2013 |
| Summit Success | True |
| O2 Summary | Used |
| Route (lowercase) | n col-ne ridge |
Members
29 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moulay Abbas | M | 1976 | Mauritius | Climber | Nouakchott, Mauritius | Banker | Details Other expeditions |
| Christopher James Andrew Smith Bailey | M | 1986 | Australia | Climber | Mortdale, NSW, Australia | Tunneller | Details Other expeditions |
| Martin Cederkrantz | M | 1980 | Denmark | Climber | Copenhagen, Denmark | Carpenter | Details Other expeditions |
| Bo Belvedere Christensen | M | 1956 | Denmark | Climber | Kongevejen, Denmark | Alpine guide | Details Other expeditions |
| Arnold Coster | M | 1976 | Netherlands | Leader | Moordrecht, Netherlands | Mechanical engineer & alpine guide | Details Other expeditions |
| Patrick Doherty | M | 1978 | Australia | Climber | Roselands, NSW, Australia | Structural engineer | Details Other expeditions |
| Jerry Mats Bertil Gladh | M | 1958 | Sweden | Climber | Markaryd, Kronoberg, Sweden | Business owner | Details Other expeditions |
| Rikke Hojland | F | 1981 | Denmark | Climber | Aalborg, Denmark | Physician | Details Other expeditions |
| Urs Walter Jaeggi | M | 1963 | Switzerland | Climber | Uetikon am See, Zurich, Switzerland | Airline pilot | Details Other expeditions |
| Martha Elisabeth Maria (Marlies) Neefjes | F | 1962 | Netherlands | Climber | Hoogkarspel, Netherlands | Teacher | Details Other expeditions |
| David Joseph O'Brien | M | 1966 | UK | Climber | London, England | Sales manager | Details Other expeditions |
| David John Roeske | M | 1981 | USA | Climber | New York, New York | Investment analyst | Details Other expeditions |
| Leifur Orn Svavarsson | M | 1966 | Iceland | Climber | Reykjavik, Iceland | Alpine guide | Details Other expeditions |
| David Tracy | M | 1982 | USA | Climber | Santa Clarita, California | Paramedic | Details Other expeditions |
| Michael Tracy | M | 1971 | USA | Climber | Irvine, California | Attorney | Details Other expeditions |
| Yuan Xiao | M | 1970 | China | Climber | Shanghai, China | Banker | Details Other expeditions |
| Dorje (Ang Dorje) Sherpa | M | 1985 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Patle-5, Okhaldhunga | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Ang Pasang Sherpa | M | 1984 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Patle-4, Okhaldhunga | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Chhewang Karma Sherpa | M | 1989 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Patle-4, Okhaldhunga | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Gelje (Gelze) Sherpa | M | 1990 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Patle, Okhaldhunga | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Gyalzen/Gyalje Sherpa | M | 1974 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Patle-4, Okhaldhunga | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Lhakpa Gelu (Lhakpa Gelbu) Sherpa | M | 1977 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Thumduk, Beni, Solukhumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Lhakpa Nuru Sherpa | M | 1981 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Phakding, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Nawang Nuri (Nganga Nuri) Sherpa | M | 1979 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Dhaurkarkha, Patle-4, Okhaldhunga | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Palden Nima Sherpa | M | 1978 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Yaphu-9, Makalu-Barun | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Phurba Tamang | M | 1982 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Kerung-1, Solukhumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Phurba Wangchhu Sherpa | M | 1975 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Waku-9, Solukhumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Pemba Tamang | M | 1973 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Taksindu, Solukhumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Dawa Jangbu (Da Jangbu) Sherpa | M | 1979 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Patle-4, Okhaldhunga | - | Details Other expeditions |
References
2 recorded references.
| Expedition ID | Journal | Author | Title | Publisher | Citation | Yak 94 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EVER13183 | - | - | http://www.summitclimb.com/new/default.asp?linktype=r&nid=219#26may | - | - | - |
| EVER13183 | - | - | http://www.himalaya.dk/2013-everest-without-oxygen/ | - | - | - |