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 | - | - | - |