Everest | 2014 N Col-NE Ridge

A Ireland expedition to Everest in 2014 via N Col-NE Ridge, led by Robert Smith. Summit reached on 25th May 2014. 7 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 8478
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID EVER14153
Peak ID EVER
Year 2014
Season 1
Host Country 2
Route 1 N Col-NE Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Ireland
Leaders Robert Smith
Sponsor Adventure Peaks Everest Expedition 2014
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, UK
Approach Zhangmu->Nyalam->Tingri
Basecamp Date 2014-04-14
Summit Date 2014-05-25
Summit Time 0800
Summit Days 41
Total Days 47
Termination Date 2014-05-31
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 8849
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 3
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 5
Summit Members 2
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(14/04,5200m),ABC(21/04,6400m),C1(04/05,7050m),C2(23/05,7800m),C3(24/05,8300m),Smt(25/05)
Route Notes Kenyon, Merriman, Smith, Phurba Ongel and Phurba Wangchu started their summit bid from C3 at 22:15 hrs/NST on 24 May. Kenyon turned around from about 8400m due to tiredness. Smith got to the top at 08:00 hrs on 25 May and Merriman at 09:25 hours. Smith stayed on summit about 30 minutes and Merriman for about 15 minutes. Smith reached C3 at 12 noon and Merriman at 15:00 hours. Next day both climbers and Sherpas went down to C1 and following day to ABC. There were 4-5 climbers on the summit ahead of Smith team and behind them many other climbers. Smith estimates that about 40 climbers summited on that day. Jeremy Beesley did not join the expedition; he did not come to Nepal. Mark Cadman spent night at C2 on 24 May; he suffered from diarrhea. Angus Caithness spent night at C1 on 23 May; he too suffered from diarrhea. Sherpas: Phurba Ongel, 30/7/1981, Sedua, Makalu Phurba Wangchu, 5/12/75, Waku-9
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Makalu Adventure
Commercial Route True
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2463272
Year 2014
Summit Success True
O2 Summary Used
Route (lowercase) n col-ne ridge

Members

7 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Mark Cadman M 1960 UK Climber Aberdeen, Scotland Petroleum engineer Details Other expeditions
Angus McDougall Caithness M 1978 Australia Climber Perth, WA, Australia Accountant Details Other expeditions
Sarah Nicola Kenyon F 1978 UK Climber Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England Environmental consultant Details Other expeditions
Sebastian Philip Merriman M 1975 UK Climber London, England Consultant Details Other expeditions
Robert Kelso Smith M 1971 Ireland/UK Leader Fort William, Inverness, Scotland Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Phurba Ongel Sherpa M 1981 Nepal H-A Worker Sedua, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Phurba Wangchhu Sherpa M 1975 Nepal H-A Worker Waku-9, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.