Everest | 2016 N Col-NE Ridge

A Nepal expedition to Everest in 2016 via N Col-NE Ridge, led by Ang Temba Sherpa. Summit reached on 21st May 2016. 9 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 9089
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID EVER16104
Peak ID EVER
Year 2016
Season 1
Host Country 2
Route 1 N Col-NE Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Nepal
Leaders Ang Temba Sherpa
Sponsor Seven Summit Treks Everest North Expedition 2016
Success 1 True
Success 2 False
Success 3 False
Success 4 False
Ascent 1 -
Ascent 2 -
Ascent 3 -
Ascent 4 -
Claimed False
Disputed False
Countries Belgium, India, USA
Approach Lhasa->Tingri
Basecamp Date 2016-04-16
Summit Date 2016-05-21
Summit Time 0712
Summit Days 35
Total Days 40
Termination Date 2016-05-26
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 8849
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 3
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 6
Summit Members 3
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 3
Summit Hired 3
Hired Deaths 0
No Hired False
O2 Used True
O2 None False
O2 Climb True
O2 Descent True
O2 Sleep True
O2 Medical True
O2 Taken False
O2 Unknown False
Other Summits -
Campsites BC(17/04,5200m),ABC(25/04,6300m),C1(29/04,7000m),C2(19/05,7800m), C3(20/05,8300m),Smt(21/05)
Route Notes Seven Summit Treks Everest expedition was a combination of several independent teams (1-2 climbers each). Seven Summits provided transportation, base camp facilities and various levels of high altitude support (oxygen, high-altitude porters, tents, etc) as required and contracted for by each team. The individual accounts for each team are given below: Sofie Lenaerts (Belgium) Paul Hegge (Belgium) Name: Belgian Everest Climb 2016 Camps: BC(17/04,5200m),ABC(25/04,6300m),C1(29/04,7000m),C2(19/05,7800m), C3(20/05,8300m),Smt(21/05) Left: 25/05/2016 Hired: 2 Term: Success (7:20 am NST) Team left C3 on 20 May at 10 pm (NST), summited on 21 May at 7:20 am, stayed 40 minutes, then descended to C3 at 5 pm. Rope fixing was not very good. The rope and some of the anchors were too loose. Conditions on the mountain good. Weather calm and clear. On the summit push, Lenaerts broke a rib from coughing at C2. She only noticed that it was broken after she had reached the summit. Lenaerts is planning to return in spring 2017. Oxygen: C1 to smt to C1 by Belgians and Sherpas. Sherpas: Dawa Sherpa (with Lenaerts) Nima Sherpa (with Hegge) Aparna Kumar (India) Camps: BC(17/04,5182m),ABC(23/04,6492m),C1(29/04,7100m),C2(19/05,7500m), C3(20/05,8300m), Smt(21/05) Left: 25/05/2016 Hired: 2 Term: Success (9:27 am CST) Team left C3 on 20 May at 10 pm (CST), summited on 21 May at 9:27 am, stayed 15 to 30 minutes, then descended to C3 at 7 pm. Kumar: When we set out in the night it was cold and cloudy. The climb was exhausting and steep especially the rocky areas. I personally felt the steps and summit pyramid very strenuous and used up all my energy on them. I thought the end of the snow was the summit, but had to slog along the last part and it was a relief to finally see the snow and the holy flags flapping in the winds. Early morning and afternoon, the whole day the weather was very good with the sun in full glory. In the late afternoon it got cloudy but I did not feel cold and had no problems, but for the exhaustion. My descent was very slow and tiring. Oxygen: C1 to smt to C1 by Kumar and Sherpas Sherpas: Phurba Sherpa Nima Sherpa [same as with Kumar] Alex Barber (USA) Camps: BC(16/04,4900m),IC(22/04,5750m),ABC(22/04,6400m),C1(29/04,7000m), C2(09/05,7800m),C3(22/05,8300m),xxx Left: 26/05/2016 Hired: 0 Term: Abandoned at 8300m due altitude sickness 22 May was a very windy day and difficult to get to C3. Barber slept well at C3. When he got ready to go for the summit attempt at about midnight something did not feel right and he decided to abandon his summit push and went back to sleep. When he woke up he felt very bad and as soon as he tried to stand up he knew that something was wrong. He felt very weak. He started descending at 7 am and suddenly he could barely breathe and could not longer move properly. It took him a long time to move. He bumped into the Rolwaling Excursion team at about 8100m, who asked him whether he was Ok. Barber said he was. At 7900m he met the Chilean team (they had been alerted by the Alpenglow Expeditions doctor Monica Piris), who put a pulse-oximeter on him and it showed an oxygen saturation of 47. They gave him oxygen and Barber then continued down together with the Chileans. They descended to C1, where they arrived at about 4 pm. The Chileans gave him a tent. During the night at C1 Barber ran out of oxygen. He was sitting up and kept on breathing and meditating. He was very scared. Alpenglow Expeditions guide Zeb Blais came up to the North Col on 24 May with oxygen and helped Barber down to ABC. When they reached ABC Barber found that his group of Seven Summit Treks had left and only his tent was still standing. Ballinger of Alpenglow took him into his camp and their doctor Monica Piris looked after him. On 26 May Tendi of TAG Nepal organized a yak, which Barber used to ride to BC. At Chinese BC a car of the CTMA took him to Shigatse and then Lhasa and then he flew to Kathmandu on 28 May. In Kathmandu, he went to CIWEC who examined him. Most of the fluids in his lungs is gone and he is recovering. Oxygen: Not taken, used from 7900m from Chileans and Alpenglow all the way down to CBC. Rahul Gupta (India) Term: Abandoned at 7100m due to snowblindness and exhaustion.
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Seven Summit Treks
Commercial Route True
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2459546
Year 2016
Summit Success True
O2 Summary Used
Route (lowercase) n col-ne ridge

Members

9 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Alexander Daniel (Alex) Barber M 1988 USA Climber Tustin, California Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Aparna Kumar F 1974 India Climber Lucknow, UP, India Indian Police Service superintendant Details Other expeditions
Phurbu Kusang Sherpa M 1973 Nepal H-A Worker Makalu-9, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Nima Tendu (Nima Thenduk) Sherpa M 1973 Nepal H-A Worker Walung, Makalu-9, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Rahul Gupta M 1994 India Climber Raipur, Chhattisgarh, India - Details Other expeditions
Sophie Lenaerts F 1975 Belgium Climber Bertem, Belgium Police officer Details Other expeditions
Paul Hegge M 1967 Belgium Climber Sint Lambrechts Woluwe, Belgium Former Director of Chamber of Commerce Details Other expeditions
Dawa Chhiring Sherpa M 1988 Nepal H-A Worker Lelep-8, Taplejung - Details Other expeditions
Ang Temba Sherpa M 1979 Nepal Leader Makalu-9, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions

References

3 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
EVER16104 - - http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/raipur/Chhattisgarh-mountaineer-suffers-snow-blindness-on-Everest-calls-off-mission/articleshow/52481671.cms - - -
EVER16104 - - http://belgianeverestclimb.com/English/expedition.html - - -
EVER16104 - - http://blog.belgianeverestclimb.com - - -