Everest | 2016 N Face (Norton Couloir)

A Spain expedition to Everest in 2016 via N Face (Norton Couloir), led by Kilian Jornet. Summit reached on 13th September 2016. 5 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 9273
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID EVER16301
Peak ID EVER
Year 2016
Season 3
Host Country 2
Route 1 N Face (Norton Couloir)
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Spain
Leaders Kilian Jornet
Sponsor Summits Of My Life Everest Expedition 2016
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 France
Approach Lhasa->Tingri
Basecamp Date 2016-08-19
Summit Date 2016-09-13
Summit Time -
Summit Days 25
Total Days 27
Termination Date 2016-09-15
Termination Reason 5
Termination Notes Abandoned at 8000m due to avalanche risk and agency departure time
High Point (m) 8000
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 0
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 5
Summit Members 0
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 0
Summit Hired 0
Hired Deaths 0
No Hired True
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(19/08,5200m),ABC(20/08,6000m),Bivs,xxx(13/09,8000m)
Route Notes Kilian Jornet alone reached 8000m on 13 Sept, and on 30 Aug with Jordi Tosas and Seb Montaz reached 7600m on NE Face. Good weather on mornings. Snowfall from 12-1 pm every day. Snow up to 1 meter from 7000m. Avalanche risk high.
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Thamserku Trekking
Commercial Route False
Standard Route False
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference -
Primary ID -
Checksum 2459706
Year 2016
Summit Success False
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) n face (norton couloir)

Members

5 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Kilian Jornet Burgada M 1987 Spain Leader Mandalen, Norway Runner & skier Details Other expeditions
Jordi Tosas Robert M 1968 Spain Climber Bonansa, Huesca, Spain Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Jorge (Jordi) Corominas Garcia M 1958 Spain Climber Sahun, Huesca, Spain Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Vivian Francois Alain Bruchez M 1986 France Climber Chamonix, Haute-Savoie, France Extreme alpine skier Details Other expeditions
Sebastien Montaz-Rosset M 1975 France Climber Sallanches, Haute-Savoie, France Alpine guide, cameraman Details Other expeditions

References

2 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
EVER16301 AAJ Griffin, Lindsay Everest, Speed Attempts and New Line to North Ridge - 91:335 (2017) -
EVER16301 - - http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/13201213927/Everest-North-Northeast-Face-New-Line-to-North-Ridge-No-Summit - - -