Everest | 2016 N Col-NE Ridge

A USA expedition to Everest in 2016 via N Col-NE Ridge, led by David O'Brien. Summit reached on 23rd May 2016. 21 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 9095
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID EVER16110
Peak ID EVER
Year 2016
Season 1
Host Country 2
Route 1 N Col-NE Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality USA
Leaders David O'Brien
Sponsor SummitClimb 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 Germany, Ireland, Sweden, UK
Approach -
Basecamp Date 2016-04-21
Summit Date 2016-05-23
Summit Time 0845
Summit Days 32
Total Days 39
Termination Date 2016-05-30
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 8849
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 3
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 12
Summit Members 11
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 9
Summit Hired 8
Hired Deaths 0
No Hired False
O2 Used True
O2 None False
O2 Climb True
O2 Descent False
O2 Sleep True
O2 Medical False
O2 Taken False
O2 Unknown False
Other Summits -
Campsites BC(21/04,4900m),ABC(28/04,6400m),C1(08/05,7000m),C2(21/05,7800m),C3(22/05,8300m),Smt(23-24/05)
Route Notes Summit team left C3 on 23 May at 12:30 am (CST) and summited at 11 am (CST). Summiters were Bergvall, Fable, Landmann, Mortell, O'Brien, von Cramm, Pema Sherpa, Pasang Sherpa, Nawang Sherpa and Gyalje; Roeske and Lhakpa Sherpa at 12:30 pm without oxygen for Roeske. Straightforward climb. Many people on the route. Good and clear weather. Bit of waiting on the Steps. They spent about half an hour on the summit. Everyone apart from Bergvall descended to C3, where they arrived at 6 pm. Bergvall descended all the way to C1, where he also arrived at about 6 pm. The second summit team comprised of the PTSD group of Earls, Jukes, Ohlson, Ping Medvigy along with Chhewang Sherpa, Ang Gyalje and Ang Dorje left C3 on 23 May at 11 pm and summited on 24 May at 8 am (CST). They stayed 10 to 15 minutes. On the ascent it was calm and light snow. It was cloudy. Ohlsen and Juke descended to C3, where they arrived 10 pm. Ping Medvigy and Earls descended to C3, where they picked up some stuff, and then continued to C2, where they remained for about 2 hours (it was a bad storm). They carried on to C1 and then to ABC, where they arrived at 8:30 pm. Straightforward climb, apart from Ohlson, who was suffering from an upset stomach. On the way down the winds picked up and it got very cold. Ohlson was feeling weaker on the way down and Jukes oxygen was leaking. Jukes became quite hypoxic. They descended to C3, where they arrived after dark. On 25 May the two descended from C3 and they were fighting through jet stream winds. It was snowing wet snow and Jukes got very cold fingers. They descended to C1; it took them about 11 hours. On 26 May they descended to ABC. Jukes got frostbite on both hands. He got very cold on his descent from C3 to ABC due to high winds. No amputation needed (grade 2). Mortell frostbite on both middle fingers (grade 1). Von Cramm frostbite on right hand (grade 3); possible amputation on two fingers. Nawang frostbite on both feet (grade 2). Hales reached C1 on 9 May. He felt that he had a blood clot in his calf. O'Brien sent him to Shigatse to have it checked out and then on to Lhasa, where the doctors wrongly diagnosed him and said it was not a blood clot. He still went back to the UK on 21 May where the doctors found that he actually had a blood clot. Oxygen: Roeske did not use oxygen. Used from C1 to top to C1/ABC by members. Used from C2 to top to C2 by Sherpas. PTSD (Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder) Awareness Team: Ohlson, Ping Medvigy, Earls, Jukes Sherpas: Tenji, Patle-6, Okhaldhunga, 01/06/82 Pema [Rinje] Sherpa (Tenji's brother, Patle-6, Okhaldhunga) Ang Pasang, Patle-4, Okhaldhunga, 15/06/1984 Gelze, Patle, Okhaldhunga, 13/09/1990 Nawang Nuri, Dhaurkarkha, Patle, Okhaldhunga, 15/05/1979 Lhakpa Gelu (Lhakpa Gelbu), Thumduk, Beni, Solukhumbu, 13/04/1977 Dorje (Ang Dorje), Patle-5, Okhaldhunga, 08/09/1985 Chhewang Karma, Patle, Okhaldhunga, 28/01/1989 Gyalzen/Gyalje, Patle-4, Okhaldhunga, 25/01/74
Accidents -
Achievement Ping Medvigy is 1st active duty US service-woman to summit Everest
Agency Everest Parivar
Commercial Route True
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference -
Primary ID -
Checksum 2459548
Year 2016
Summit Success True
O2 Summary Used
Route (lowercase) n col-ne ridge

Members

21 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Anders Erik Karl Bergvall M 1975 Sweden Climber Bromma, Sweden Economist Details Other expeditions
Harold Earls M 1972 USA Climber Atlanta, Georgia Army officer Details Other expeditions
Ry Fable M 1972 USA Climber Louisville, Colorado School teacher Details Other expeditions
Lloyd Morris Hales M 1951 UK Climber Gisborne, New Zealand Retired test driver Details Other expeditions
Chad Jukes M 1984 USA Climber Ridgway, Colorado Pizza chef (war veteran) Details Other expeditions
Juergen Michael Landmann M 1969 Germany Climber Langenwetzendorf, Thuringia, Germany Plumber Details Other expeditions
Robert Canice Mortell M 1989 Ireland Climber Limerick, Ireland Student Details Other expeditions
David Joseph O'Brien M 1966 UK Leader London, England Expedition leader & alpine guide Details Other expeditions
David R. (Dave) Ohlson M 1976 USA Climber Anchorage, Alaska Photographer & student Details Other expeditions
Elyse Dalton Ping Medvigy F 1989 USA Climber Sebastopol, California Student Details Other expeditions
Alexander Von Cramm M 1964 Germany Climber Munich, Bavaria, Germany Self-employed Details Other expeditions
David John Roeske M 1981 USA Climber Brooklyn, New York Investment analyst Details Other expeditions
Tenji/Tenzing Sherpa M 1982 Nepal H-A Worker Patle-6, Okhaldhunga - Details Other expeditions
Pema Rinji Sherpa M 1993 Nepal H-A Worker Patle-6, Okhaldhunga - Details Other expeditions
Ang Pasang Sherpa M 1984 Nepal H-A Worker Patle-4, Okhaldhunga - Details Other expeditions
Gelje (Gelze) Sherpa M 1990 Nepal H-A Worker Patle, Okhaldhunga - Details Other expeditions
Nawang Nuri (Nganga Nuri) Sherpa M 1979 Nepal H-A Worker Dhaurkarkha, Patle-4, Okhaldhunga - Details Other expeditions
Lhakpa Gelu (Lhakpa Gelbu) Sherpa M 1977 Nepal H-A Worker Thumduk, Beni, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions
Dorje (Ang Dorje) Sherpa M 1985 Nepal H-A Worker Patle-5, Okhaldhunga - Details Other expeditions
Chhewang Karma Sherpa M 1989 Nepal H-A Worker Patle-4, Okhaldhunga - Details Other expeditions
Gyalzen/Gyalje Sherpa M 1974 Nepal H-A Worker Patle-4, Okhaldhunga - Details Other expeditions

References

1 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
EVER16110 - - https://www.summitclimb.com/news/recent/everest-tibet-news/ - - -