Everest | 2015 N Col-NE Ridge

A Switzerland expedition to Everest in 2015 via N Col-NE Ridge, led by Kari Kobler. Summit reached on 22nd April 2015. 18 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 8797
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID EVER15107
Peak ID EVER
Year 2015
Season 1
Host Country 2
Route 1 N Col-NE Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Switzerland
Leaders Kari Kobler
Sponsor Kobler & Partner Everest 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, Austria, Germany, UK
Approach Lhasa->Shigatse->Tingri
Basecamp Date 2015-04-15
Summit Date 2015-04-22
Summit Time -
Summit Days 7
Total Days 14
Termination Date 2015-04-29
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 18
Summit Members 0
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 2
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(15/04,5200m),ABC(22/04,6400m),xxx(22/04,6400m)
Route Notes BC 15/04 5200m ABC 22/04 6400m HPt 22/04 6400m at ABC by all team members. The team and most Sherpas were at ABC when the earthquake struck. Nobody got hurt or injured. Two Sherpas were at C3 at 8300m; however, they were unharmed and descended to ABC on 26 April.
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Active Holiday Nepal Treks
Commercial Route True
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2463605
Year 2015
Summit Success False
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) n col-ne ridge

Members

18 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Urs Bernhard M 1955 Switzerland Climber Kerzers, Fribourg, Switzerland Management coach Details Other expeditions
Franz Ludwig Bimbrauer M 1973 Germany Climber Gernsbach, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany Teacher Details Other expeditions
Richard Markus Bolt M 1969 Switzerland Climber Amden, St. Gallen, Switzerland Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Andreas Bucher M 1962 Austria Climber Lechmuehlen, Bavaria, Germany Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Mark Cadman M 1960 UK Climber Aberdeen, Scotland Petroleum engineer Details Other expeditions
Angus McDougall Caithness M 1978 Australia Climber Cottesloe, WA, Australia Accountant Details Other expeditions
Markus Fahrni M 1971 Switzerland Climber Zurich, Switzerland Physician Details Other expeditions
Paul Graham Fox M 1971 UK Climber Sowerby, West Yorkshire, England Airline pilot Details Other expeditions
Alois Fuchs M 1961 Austria Climber Wildschoenau, Tirol, Austria Engineer Details Other expeditions
Reinhard Grubhofer M 1974 Austria Climber Vienna, Austria Employee in travel company Details Other expeditions
Mark Hans Ineichen M 1958 Switzerland Climber Hinterkappelen, Bern, Switzerland Attorney Details Other expeditions
Karl Robert (Kari) Kobler M 1955 Switzerland Leader Zollikofen, Bern, Switzerland Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Karsten Lafrenz M 1973 Germany Climber Muelheim an der Ruhr, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany Management consultant Details Other expeditions
Verena Mathilda Rohrer M 1980 Switzerland Climber Rombach, Aargau, Switzerland Economic manager Details Other expeditions
Silvan Schenk M 1956 Switzerland Climber Rombach, Aargau, Switzerland Teacher Details Other expeditions
Gerd Schuetz M 1950 Germany Climber Munich, Bavaria, Germany Tax accountant Details Other expeditions
Clemens Strauss M 1973 Austria Climber Graz, Styria, Austria Attorney Details Other expeditions
Klaus Roger Tscherrig M 1967 Switzerland Climber Taesch, Valais, Switzerland Alpine guide Details Other expeditions

References

2 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
EVER15107 - - https://www.kobler-partner.ch/en/travel_report/mt-everest-expedition-aborted - - -
EVER15107 - - https://www.kobler-partner.ch/en/travel_report/mt-everest-after-earthquake - - -