Everest | 2017 N Col-NE Ridge

A Switzerland expedition to Everest in 2017 via N Col-NE Ridge, led by Kari Kobler. Summit reached on 27th May 2017. 22 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 9536
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID EVER17173
Peak ID EVER
Year 2017
Season 1
Host Country 2
Route 1 N Col-NE Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Switzerland
Leaders Kari Kobler
Sponsor Kobler & Partner Everest Expedition 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 Australia, Germany, UK
Approach Lhasa->Tingri
Basecamp Date 2017-04-16
Summit Date 2017-05-27
Summit Time 0430
Summit Days 41
Total Days 42
Termination Date 2017-05-28
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 10
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 12
Summit Hired 10
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(16/04,4900m),ABC(25/04,6400m),C1(29/04,7050m),C2(25/05,7650m),C3(26/05,8200m),Smt(27/05)
Route Notes BC 16/04 4900m ABC 25/04 6400m C1 29/04 7050m C2 25/05 7650m C3 26/05 8200m Smt 27/05 by all members (apart from Kobler and Schittich), Dendi, Kusang, Gelu, Nuru Wangchu, Mingma Dendi, Gyalgen, Nima, Lhakpa Temba, Lhakpa and Tenji between 4:30 am and 5:30 am. Summit team left C2 at 10 pm. Weather was calm and clear. Straightforward climb. They spent between 30 minutes and one hour on the summit. They descended to C1, where they had a rest and then carried on to ABC, where they arrived at 3:30 pm. They saw Kilian Jornet going up at about 8300m (where the body of the Australian climber Frank Marchetti was) at about 9 am on his way to the summit. Schittich reached C2 on 25 May and decided to abandon the climb as she did not feel strong enough. She descended to ABC on 26 May. Kobler stayed at ABC as BC manager. Team left ABC on 28 May. Fixed rope: Up to 8300m by Chinese, rest by Arun Treks and Kari Kobler Sherpas. Oxygen: Taken and used from C1 to summit to ABC by members and Sherpas.
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Active Holiday Nepal Treks
Commercial Route True
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference -
Primary ID -
Checksum 2459963
Year 2017
Summit Success True
O2 Summary Used
Route (lowercase) n col-ne ridge

Members

22 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Karl Robert (Kari) Kobler M 1955 Switzerland Leader Zollikofen, Bern, Switzerland Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Julian Benedikt Beermann M 1985 Germany Climber Bern, Switzerland Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Holger Franz Ludwig Birnbraeuer M 1973 Germany Climber Bad Wildbad, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany Teacher Details Other expeditions
Mark Cadman M 1960 UK Climber Aberdeen, Scotland Petroleum engineer Details Other expeditions
Paul Graham Fox M 1971 UK Climber Sowerby, W Yorkshire, England Airline pilot Details Other expeditions
Bruno Hufschmid M 1960 Switzerland Climber Bellikon, Aargau, Switzerland Landscape garden business owner Details Other expeditions
Mark Hans Ineichen M 1958 Switzerland Climber Hinterkappelen, Bern, Switzerland Attorney Details Other expeditions
Karsten Lafrenz M 1973 Germany Climber Muelheim an der Ruhr, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany Management consultant Details Other expeditions
Isabel Ingrid Schittich F 1954 Germany Climber Munich, Bavaria, Germany Physician Details Other expeditions
Julia Elinor Schultz F 1979 Germany Climber Memmingen, Bavaria, Germany Events manager Details Other expeditions
Klaus Roger Tscherrig M 1967 Switzerland Climber Taesch, Valais, Switzerland Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Angus McDougall Caithness M 1978 Australia Climber Cottesloe, WA, Australia Accountant Details Other expeditions
Dendi Sherpa M 1983 Nepal Sirdar Deku, Taksindu, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions
Lakpa Temba Sherpa M 1988 Nepal H-A Worker Chaurikharka-1, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Gyalzen Sherpa M 1986 Nepal H-A Worker Taksindu-6, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions
Nuru Wangchu Sherpa M 1977 Nepal H-A Worker Pangboche, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Mingmar Dendi Sherpa M 1984 Nepal H-A Worker Tapting-1, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions
Kusang Tenzing Sherpa M 1986 Nepal Climbing Sirdar Ghunsa, Lelep-9, Taplejung - Details Other expeditions
Nima Sherpa M 1971 Nepal H-A Worker Taksindu-2, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions
Lhakpa Sherpa M 1986 Nepal H-A Worker Lelep-8, Taplejung - Details Other expeditions
Lhakpa Gelu Sherpa M 1989 Nepal H-A Worker Taksindu-5, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions
Tenji Sherpa M 1981 Nepal H-A Worker Tapting-7, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions

References

1 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
EVER17173 - - https://www.kobler-partner.ch/de/reisebericht/einmal-mehr-erfolg-am-mt-everest - - -