Everest | 2016 N Col-NE Ridge
A India expedition to Everest in 2016 via N Col-NE Ridge, led by Shekhar Bachinepally. Summit reached on 20th May 2016. 16 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 9171 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | EVER16172 |
| Peak ID | EVER |
| Year | 2016 |
| Season | 1 |
| Host Country | 2 |
| Route 1 | N Col-NE Ridge |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | India |
| Leaders | Shekhar Bachinepally |
| Sponsor | Transcend Adventures 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 | - |
| Approach | Lhasa->Gyantse->Shigatse->Shegar->Tingri |
| Basecamp Date | 2016-04-20 |
| Summit Date | 2016-05-20 |
| Summit Time | 0620 |
| Summit Days | 30 |
| 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 | 8 |
| Summit Members | 5 |
| 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(20/04,5200m,IC(27/04,5900m)ABC(28/04,6400m),C1(03/05,7100m),C2(18/05,7700m),C3(19/05,8300m),Smt(20/05) |
| Route Notes | The team members and Sherpas started their summit push from C3 between 9;30-10 pm on the 19 May. First one to reach summit was Sharma at 6:20 am (NST) and last one Ramamurthy at 9:40 am. They stayed on summit about 30 minutes the descended to C3 between 12 Noon and 8 pm. Sharma went down to ABC where he arrived at 6:30 pm, Prabhakaran and Dhubi stayed in C1. Next day 21 May all went down to ABC. High point for Munne was 8400m as he was slow. Jayswal went up to 6700m on 28 April. Oxygen: Members from C1->summit->C1 Sherpas from C2->summit->C2 Sherpas: Nima Nuru (Thami) Lakpa Nuru Phurita Pemba Tenjing Ming Nuru Gyalgen Dorji Saduk (Pheriche) |
| Accidents | - |
| Achievement | 1st Indian Forest Service Officer Prabhakaran 1st Indian Police Service Officer Ms. Ramamurthy |
| Agency | Arun Treks |
| Commercial Route | True |
| Standard Route | True |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | - |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2459590 |
| Year | 2016 |
| Summit Success | True |
| O2 Summary | Used |
| Route (lowercase) | n col-ne ridge |
Members
16 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suhail Sharma | M | 1983 | India | Deputy Leader | Amritsar, Punjab, India | Government servant | Details Other expeditions |
| Balan Shivaraman | M | 1985 | India | Climber | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | Emerson Climate Technologies | Details Other expeditions |
| Dhubi Bhadraiah | M | 1987 | India | Climber | Kothapally, Andra Pradesh, India | Agriculture laborer | Details Other expeditions |
| S. Prabakaran | M | 1987 | India | Climber | Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu, India | Government servant | Details Other expeditions |
| Gollapalli Ramamurthy Radhika | F | 1975 | India | Climber | Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh, India | Assistant superintendent of police | Details Other expeditions |
| Ashok Munne | M | 1983 | India | Climber | Nagpur, Maharashtra, India | Marketing director (PRO International) | Details Other expeditions |
| Ngima Nuru (Nima Nuru) Sherpa | M | 1981 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Tesho, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Lhakpa Nuru Sherpa | M | 1972 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Yilajung, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Mingma Nuru Sherpa | M | 1975 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Thami, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Pemba Tenzing Sherpa | M | 1991 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Tesho, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Dorchi/Dorje Sherpa | M | 1970 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Namche-5, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Phurita Sherpa | M | 1982 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Thami, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Pasang Gyalzen Sherpa | M | 1992 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Thamo, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Samduk Dorje (Sanduk Dorje) Tamang | M | 1983 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Pangboche, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Shekhar Babu Bachinepally | M | 1980 | India | Leader | Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India | Director of Transcend Adventure | Details Other expeditions |
| Vimal Kumar Jayswal | M | 1976 | India | Climber | Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India | Medical practice | Details Other expeditions |
References
2 recorded references.
| Expedition ID | Journal | Author | Title | Publisher | Citation | Yak 94 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EVER16172 | - | - | http://www.arunexpedition.com//pages/mountaineering-expedition-data | - | - | - |
| EVER16172 | - | - | http://www.transadventures.com/Everest-Expedition-2016.html | - | - | - |