Everest | 2015 N Col-NE Ridge

A UK expedition to Everest in 2015 via N Col-NE Ridge, led by Adrian Ballinger. Summit reached on 25th April 2015. 8 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 8725
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID EVER15137
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 Adrian Ballinger
Sponsor Alpenglow Expeditions Everest North 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 Japan, USA
Approach -
Basecamp Date 2015-04-25
Summit Date 2015-04-25
Summit Time -
Summit Days 0
Total Days 6
Termination Date 2015-05-01
Termination Reason 14
Termination Notes Abandoned at 6500m due to earthquake in Nepal
High Point (m) 5100
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 0
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 8
Summit Members 0
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 0
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 False
O2 Unknown False
Other Summits -
Campsites BC(25/04,5100m),xxx(25/04)
Route Notes BC 25/04 5100m HPt 25/04 5100m at BC by Ballinger, Warren, Carney, Seiwald, Osoro, Linville, Medvetz, Hiraide. Team arrived at CBC on the day the earthquake hit. They went no higher as Chinese authorities announced the closure of all mountains for the season.
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Shangri-La Nepal Treks
Commercial Route True
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2459153
Year 2015
Summit Success False
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) n col-ne ridge

Members

8 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Adrian John Ballinger M 1976 UK Leader Olympic Valley, California Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
John Sloan Carney M 1963 USA Climber Alexandria, Virginia Business owner Details Other expeditions
Kazuya Hiraide M 1979 Japan Climber Kanagawa, Japan Cameraman Details Other expeditions
Thomas Charles Linville M 1985 USA Climber Los Angeles, California Retired military Details Other expeditions
Timothy Wayne (Tim) Medvetz M 1970 USA Climber Los Angeles, California Founder/president of non-profit Details Other expeditions
Bryan Larry Osoro M 1970 USA Climber Cottonwood Heights, Utah Sales engineer director Details Other expeditions
Trudi Anne Seiwald F 1959 USA Climber Alameda, California Software company director Details Other expeditions
Brian David Warren M 1981 USA Climber Jackson, Wyoming Alpine guide Details Other expeditions

References

1 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
EVER15137 - - http://www.outsideonline.com/1974146/adrian-ballinger-leaving-everest-earthquake-and-decision-climb - - -