Everest | 2015 N Col-NE Ridge

A UK expedition to Everest in 2015 via N Col-NE Ridge, led by David O'Brien. Summit reached on 24th April 2015. 12 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 8720
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID EVER15105
Peak ID EVER
Year 2015
Season 1
Host Country 2
Route 1 N Col-NE Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality UK
Leaders David O'Brien
Sponsor SummitClimb Everest in Tibet Expedition 2015
Success 1 False
Success 2 False
Success 3 False
Success 4 False
Ascent 1 -
Ascent 2 -
Ascent 3 -
Ascent 4 -
Claimed False
Disputed False
Countries Australia, Sweden, USA
Approach -
Basecamp Date 2015-04-13
Summit Date 2015-04-24
Summit Time -
Summit Days 11
Total Days 21
Termination Date 2015-05-04
Termination Reason 14
Termination Notes Abandoned at 6400m due to earthquake in Nepal
High Point (m) 6400
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 0
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 12
Summit Members 0
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 7
Summit Hired 0
Hired Deaths 0
No Hired False
O2 Used False
O2 None True
O2 Climb False
O2 Descent False
O2 Sleep False
O2 Medical False
O2 Taken True
O2 Unknown False
Other Summits -
Campsites BC(13/04,5200m),ABC(24/04,6400m),xxx(24/04,6400m)
Route Notes All 12 members moved into ABC at 6400m on 24 April and were there when the earthquake caused the earth to shake the next day at midday. Fortunately, the north side of the mountain suffered from no avalanching or any other misfortune. The team descended to Chinese BC (5200m) on the 26th. On the 28th, the China Tibet Mountaineering Association informed Everest climbers that all climbing within Tibet was officially "terminated" during the 2015 spring season because of the earthquake; the written version of this announcement was dated 1 May. On 3 May, yaks brought the team's equipment downt to BC; on the 4th they were driven to Shigatse and on the 5th to Lhasa. They flew to Kathmandu on the 8th. From SummitClimb website: The season began in early April, after a snowy winter. The snow continued to fall lightly through the middle of April and the temperatures remained moderate. Our teams began arriving in Tibet on 9 April. An initial acclimatization cycle brought the team up to 6400 metre / 21,000 foot high Advanced Base Camp, from which an attempt to reach the 7000 metre / 23,000 foot high North Col (camp 1) was launched. On 25 April, a 7.5 earthquake hit the region. Although very few, if any, effects of the earthquake were felt on the Tibet side of Everest, the China Tibet Mountaineering Association chose to end the climbing season and bring everone home, due to casualties and infrastructure effects elsewhere in Tibet and also in Nepal, where many of the mountain staff are from.
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Everest Parivar
Commercial Route True
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2463607
Year 2015
Summit Success False
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) n col-ne ridge

Members

12 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Anders Erik Karl Bergvall M 1975 Sweden Climber Bromma, Sweden Economist Details Other expeditions
Kurt Robert Macleod Blair M 1968 USA Climber Durango, Colorado IT specialist Details Other expeditions
Joshua David M 1961 UK Climber St. Albans, Hertford, England Caterer Details Other expeditions
Barbara (Basia) Gorska F 1965 USA/Poland Climber San Francisco, California Physician Details Other expeditions
Michael John Hopkins M 1958 UK Climber Cardiff, Wales IT manager Details Other expeditions
Harrison Laird M 1987 USA Climber Seattle, Washington Commercial real estate salesman Details Other expeditions
David Joseph O'Brien M 1966 UK Leader London, England Expedition leader Details Other expeditions
Diamon Pen M 1948 USA Climber Richmond, California Retired public health chemist Details Other expeditions
Justin Richard-Rees M 1986 UK Climber Cyowesi, Carmarthen, Wales Investment broker Details Other expeditions
Margaret Suanez F 1965 Australia Climber Kingscliff, NSW, Australia Retired police officer Details Other expeditions
Adam Torrens M 1983 Australia Climber Sydney, NSW, Australia Bus driver Details Other expeditions
Roland Anthony Yearwood M 1966 USA Climber Georgiana, Alabama Physician Details Other expeditions

References

1 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
EVER15105 - - http://www.summitclimb.com/new/default.asp?linktype=r&mtype=smenu&vid=18&nid=292 - - -