Everest | 2017 N Col-NE Ridge

A Nepal expedition to Everest in 2017 via N Col-NE Ridge, led by Sherpa Rope-Fixing. Summit reached on 11th May 2017. 9 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	9530
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	EVER17167
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2017
Season	1
Host Country	2
Route 1	N Col-NE Ridge
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	Nepal
Leaders	Sherpa Rope-Fixing
Sponsor	Sherpa Rope-Fixing Everest North 2017
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	-
Basecamp Date	-
Summit Date	2017-05-11
Summit Time	1400
Summit Days	0
Total Days	0
Termination Date	-
Termination Reason	1
Termination Notes	-
High Point (m)	8849
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	3
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	0
Summit Members	0
Member Deaths	0
Total Hired	9
Summit Hired	9
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,ABC,C1,C2,C3,Smt(11/05)
Route Notes	The rope-fixing team consisting of nine Sherpas from Transcend Adventures/Arun Treks: Lhakpa Nuru Pasang Chhiri Fura Tshering Mingma Nuru Karma Gyaljen Lhakpa Gyaljen Tenzing Chhotar Sanduk Dorje Tamang Lakpa Nuru They reached the summit between 2 to 3 pm on 11 May which was the first ascent of Spring 2017. The rope-fixing team returned ABC same day. This season Chinese rope-fixing team put up ropes to 8300m and asked expeditions to carry on further rope fixing. The other expedition leaders proposed Transcend Adventures to do the job.
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	Arun Treks
Commercial Route	True
Standard Route	True
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	-
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2459947
Year	2017
Summit Success	True
O2 Summary	Used
Route (lowercase)	n col-ne ridge

Members

Field	Value
ID	69567
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER17167
Member ID	05
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2017
Season	1
First Name	Lhakpa Nuru
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1980
Calculated Age	36
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Thami, Khumbu
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	True
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8849
Summit Date 1	2017-05-11
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1400
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	True
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	9th ascent of Everest
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2442444
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	lhakpa nuru sherpa
Year of Birth	1980
Year	2017
Age at Expedition	37
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	69568
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER17167
Member ID	04
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2017
Season	1
First Name	Lhakpa Gyalzen
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1982
Calculated Age	34
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Thami, Khumbu
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	True
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8849
Summit Date 1	2017-05-11
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1400
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	True
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	2nd ascent of Everest
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2443089
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	lhakpa gyalzen sherpa
Year of Birth	1982
Year	2017
Age at Expedition	35
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	69569
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER17167
Member ID	09
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2017
Season	1
First Name	Samduk Dorje (Sanduk Dorje)
Last Name	Tamang
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1983
Calculated Age	33
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Pangboche, Khumbu
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8849
Summit Date 1	2017-05-11
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1400
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	True
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	9th ascent of Everest
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2443361
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	samduk dorje (sanduk dorje) tamang
Year of Birth	1983
Year	2017
Age at Expedition	34
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	69570
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER17167
Member ID	08
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2017
Season	1
First Name	Tenzing Chhotar
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1989
Calculated Age	27
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Namche-4, Khumbu
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	True
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8849
Summit Date 1	2017-05-11
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1400
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	True
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	2nd ascent of Everest
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2445724
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	tenzing chhotar sherpa
Year of Birth	1989
Year	2017
Age at Expedition	28
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	69571
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER17167
Member ID	06
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2017
Season	1
First Name	Mingma Nuru
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1975
Calculated Age	41
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Thami, Khumbu
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	True
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8849
Summit Date 1	2017-05-11
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1400
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	True
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	9th ascent of Everest
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2440660
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	mingma nuru sherpa
Year of Birth	1975
Year	2017
Age at Expedition	42
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	69572
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER17167
Member ID	02
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2017
Season	1
First Name	Karma Gyalzen (Karma Gelgen)
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1987
Calculated Age	30
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Phortse, Khumbu
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	True
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8849
Summit Date 1	2017-05-11
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1400
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	True
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	5th ascent of Everest
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2444780
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	karma gyalzen (karma gelgen) sherpa
Year of Birth	1987
Year	2017
Age at Expedition	30
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	69573
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER17167
Member ID	01
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2017
Season	1
First Name	Fura Tshering
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1994
Calculated Age	22
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Thami, Khumbu
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	True
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8849
Summit Date 1	2017-05-11
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1400
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	True
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	1st 8000er
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2447392
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	fura tshering sherpa
Year of Birth	1994
Year	2017
Age at Expedition	23
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	69574
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER17167
Member ID	03
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2017
Season	1
First Name	Lakpa Nuru
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1962
Calculated Age	54
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Khumjung/Phortse, Khumbu
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	True
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8849
Summit Date 1	2017-05-11
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1400
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	True
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	7th ascent of Everest
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2435912
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	lakpa nuru sherpa
Year of Birth	1962
Year	2017
Age at Expedition	55
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	69575
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER17167
Member ID	07
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2017
Season	1
First Name	Pasang Chhiri (Ang Chhiri)
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1975
Calculated Age	42
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Samde, Khumbu
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	True
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8849
Summit Date 1	2017-05-11
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1400
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	True
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	2nd ascent of Everest
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2440326
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	pasang chhiri (ang chhiri) sherpa
Year of Birth	1975
Year	2017
Age at Expedition	42
Role	Hired

9 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Lhakpa Nuru Sherpa	M	1980	Nepal	H-A Worker	Thami, Khumbu	-	Details Other expeditions
Lhakpa Gyalzen Sherpa	M	1982	Nepal	H-A Worker	Thami, Khumbu	-	Details Other expeditions
Samduk Dorje (Sanduk Dorje) Tamang	M	1983	Nepal	H-A Worker	Pangboche, Khumbu	-	Details Other expeditions
Tenzing Chhotar Sherpa	M	1989	Nepal	H-A Worker	Namche-4, Khumbu	-	Details Other expeditions
Mingma Nuru Sherpa	M	1975	Nepal	H-A Worker	Thami, Khumbu	-	Details Other expeditions
Karma Gyalzen (Karma Gelgen) Sherpa	M	1987	Nepal	H-A Worker	Phortse, Khumbu	-	Details Other expeditions
Fura Tshering Sherpa	M	1994	Nepal	H-A Worker	Thami, Khumbu	-	Details Other expeditions
Lakpa Nuru Sherpa	M	1962	Nepal	H-A Worker	Khumjung/Phortse, Khumbu	-	Details Other expeditions
Pasang Chhiri (Ang Chhiri) Sherpa	M	1975	Nepal	H-A Worker	Samde, Khumbu	-	Details Other expeditions

References

Field	Value
ID	10155
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	EVER17167
Reference ID	01
Year	2017
Type	5
Journal	-
Author	-
Title	https://thehimalayantimes.com/nepal/nine-sherpas-stand-atop-mt-everest-tibet-side/
Publisher	-
Publication Date	-
Language	-
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

1 recorded references.

Expedition ID	Journal	Author	Title	Publisher	Citation	Yak 94
EVER17167	-	-	https://thehimalayantimes.com/nepal/nine-sherpas-stand-atop-mt-everest-tibet-side/	-	-	-