Everest | 2016 N Col-NE Ridge

A Mexico expedition to Everest in 2016 via N Col-NE Ridge, led by Jorge Salazar. Summit reached on 22nd May 2016. 7 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 9153
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID EVER16167
Peak ID EVER
Year 2016
Season 1
Host Country 2
Route 1 N Col-NE Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Mexico
Leaders Jorge Salazar
Sponsor Mexican Everest 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 Argentina
Approach Lhasa->Tingri
Basecamp Date 2016-04-20
Summit Date 2016-05-22
Summit Time 0930
Summit Days 32
Total Days 34
Termination Date 2016-05-24
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 1
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 1
Summit Hired 1
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(20/04,5200m),ABC(26/04,6400m),C1(30/04,7000m),C2(14/05,7800m),C3(21/05,8300m),Smt(22/05)
Route Notes Team set out from C3 on 22 May at 12:01 am (NST), summited at 9:30 am, then returned to C3 at 6 pm. Weather was clear, but very windy. Good conditions. Salazar and Hermosillo reached 8300m (without Sherpa, without oxygen) on 22 May. Alvarez arrived at C3 and was snow blind. Salazar and Hermosillo abandoned their summit push to help Alvarez down. They stayed the night in C3 and the following day they descended to C1 then to ABC. Alvarez was completely blind. His blindness only got better when he reached ABC. He had taken off his glasses on the descent from the summit as it was foggy. Ruiz Perez reached 7300m 21 May. He did not feel well and abandoned the expedition. he stayed at C1 for three days and waited for the others to come down. Zelaya Huerta reached 7300m on 14 May. He did not feel good with the altitude and abandoned the expedition. Arizmendi Molasco remained at BC for the whole expedition. She was the BC doctor and never intended to climb. Oxygen: Alvarez and Jangbu from C2 to top to C2. All other members did NOT use oxygen and were not intending to use it. Sherpa: Jangbu, Solukhumbu, 30 (brother of Ang Phurba who died on Lhotse on 19 May)
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Thamserku Trekking
Commercial Route True
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference -
Primary ID -
Checksum 2459592
Year 2016
Summit Success True
O2 Summary Used
Route (lowercase) n col-ne ridge

Members

7 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Luis Alvarez M 1962 Mexico Climber Tlalnepantla, Mexico CEO of company Details Other expeditions
Armando Guillermo Ruiz Perez M 1963 Mexico Climber Colonia Loma Linda, Puebla, Mexico Architect Details Other expeditions
Jorge Antonio Salazar Gavia M 1961 Mexico Leader Xalapa, Veracruz, Mexico Architect Details Other expeditions
Pablo Zelaya Huerta M 1979 Argentina Climber San Miquel de Tucumans, Tucuman, Argentina Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Jorge Hermosillo Miranda M 1960 Mexico Climber Metepec, Mexico Engineer Details Other expeditions
Patricia Arizmendi Molasco F 1962 Mexico Climber Metepec, Mexico Physician (vascular surgeon) Details Other expeditions
Jangbu Sherpa M 1979 Nepal H-A Worker Kharikhola, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.