Everest | 2015 N Col-NE Ridge

A New Zealand expedition to Everest in 2015 via N Col-NE Ridge, led by Jamie McGuinness. Summit reached on 23rd April 2015. 5 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	8724
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	EVER15120
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2015
Season	1
Host Country	2
Route 1	N Col-NE Ridge
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	New Zealand
Leaders	Jamie McGuinness
Sponsor	Project Himalaya 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, France, Japan, Singapore
Approach	Kodari->Tingri
Basecamp Date	2015-04-16
Summit Date	2015-04-23
Summit Time	-
Summit Days	7
Total Days	15
Termination Date	2015-05-01
Termination Reason	14
Termination Notes	Abandoned at 7000m due to earthquake in Nepal
High Point (m)	7000
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	0
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	5
Summit Members	0
Member Deaths	0
Total Hired	0
Summit Hired	0
Hired Deaths	0
No Hired	True
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(16/04,5100m),ABC(20/04,6400m),xxx(23/04,7000m)
Route Notes	BC 16/04 5100m ABC 20/04 6400m HPt 23/04 7000m at North Col by Tran Van Hao for acclimatization. Team was at ABC during the earthquake. They felt the strong shakes, but not particularly violent.
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	Expedition Himalaya
Commercial Route	True
Standard Route	True
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	False
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2459151
Year	2015
Summit Success	False
O2 Summary	None
Route (lowercase)	n col-ne ridge

Members

Field	Value
ID	63192
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER15120
Member ID	01
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2015
Season	1
First Name	James Stuart (Jamie)
Last Name	McGuinness
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1965
Calculated Age	49
Citizenship	New Zealand
Status	Leader
Residence	Naya Bazar, Kathmandu
Occupation	Trekking operator
Leader	True
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	True
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	6400
Summit Date 1	2015-04-20
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	18
HCN	0
Checksum	2437136
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	james stuart (jamie) mcguinness
Year of Birth	1965
Year	2015
Age at Expedition	50
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	63193
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER15120
Member ID	02
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2015
Season	1
First Name	Francesco Enrico (Frank)
Last Name	Marchetti
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1963
Calculated Age	51
Citizenship	Australia
Status	Climber
Residence	Mackay, QLD, Australia
Occupation	Human resources professional
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	True
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	6400
Summit Date 1	2015-04-20
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	18
HCN	0
Checksum	2436371
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	francesco enrico (frank) marchetti
Year of Birth	1963
Year	2015
Age at Expedition	52
Role	BC Only

Field	Value
ID	63194
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER15120
Member ID	03
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2015
Season	1
First Name	Satoshi
Last Name	Tamura
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1965
Calculated Age	50
Citizenship	Japan
Status	Climber
Residence	Tokyo, Japan
Occupation	Office worker
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	True
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	True
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	6400
Summit Date 1	2015-04-20
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	Deaf
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	18
HCN	0
Checksum	2436809
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	satoshi tamura
Year of Birth	1965
Year	2015
Age at Expedition	50
Role	BC Only

Field	Value
ID	63195
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER15120
Member ID	05
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2015
Season	1
First Name	Olivier Dong
Last Name	Tran Van Hao
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1977
Calculated Age	38
Citizenship	France
Status	Climber
Residence	Paris, France
Occupation	Traveller
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	7000
Summit Date 1	2015-04-23
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	18
HCN	0
Checksum	2441251
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	olivier dong tran van hao
Year of Birth	1977
Year	2015
Age at Expedition	38
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	63196
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER15120
Member ID	04
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2015
Season	1
First Name	Yih Chong Felix
Last Name	Tan
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1971
Calculated Age	43
Citizenship	Singapore
Status	Climber
Residence	Singapore
Occupation	Pilot
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	True
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	6400
Summit Date 1	2015-04-20
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	True
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	18
HCN	0
Checksum	2439323
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	yih chong felix tan
Year of Birth	1971
Year	2015
Age at Expedition	44
Role	BC Only

5 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
James Stuart (Jamie) McGuinness	M	1965	New Zealand	Leader	Naya Bazar, Kathmandu	Trekking operator	Details Other expeditions
Francesco Enrico (Frank) Marchetti	M	1963	Australia	Climber	Mackay, QLD, Australia	Human resources professional	Details Other expeditions
Satoshi Tamura	M	1965	Japan	Climber	Tokyo, Japan	Office worker	Details Other expeditions
Olivier Dong Tran Van Hao	M	1977	France	Climber	Paris, France	Traveller	Details Other expeditions
Yih Chong Felix Tan	M	1971	Singapore	Climber	Singapore	Pilot	Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.