Everest | 2017 N Col-NE Ridge

A UK expedition to Everest in 2017 via N Col-NE Ridge, led by Adrian Ballinger. Summit reached on 27th May 2017. 14 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 9541
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID EVER17178
Peak ID EVER
Year 2017
Season 1
Host Country 2
Route 1 N Col-NE Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality UK
Leaders Adrian Ballinger
Sponsor Alpenglow Rapid Ascent and EverestNoFilter 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 Ecuador, USA
Approach Lhasa->Tingri
Basecamp Date 2017-04-18
Summit Date 2017-05-27
Summit Time 0545
Summit Days 39
Total Days 43
Termination Date 2017-05-31
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 8849
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 3
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 7
Summit Members 6
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 7
Summit Hired 7
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(18/04,5200m),ABC(24/04,6400m),C1(29/04,7000m),C2(14/05,7700m),C3(26/05,8300m),Smt(27/05)
Route Notes EverestNoFilter team of Ballinger, Estaban and Richards set out from C3 at 11:30 pm on 26 May (except for Richards who started at 1:30 am on 27 May), summited at 10:53 am on 27 May, stayed 12 minutes, then descended to ABC arriving at 10:30 pm. Calm winds, warm night, cloudy, light snow. Oxygen: Used by Richards from 8600m Used by Estaban from 7000m Used by Sherpas from 7000m Not used by Ballinger Everest Rapid Ascent team of Peele, Blais and Entwistle set out from C3 at 12:30 am on 27 May, summited at 5:45 am, stayed 20 minutes, then descended to ABC arriving at 6 pm. Kirk Allen went only to ABC, then was called home for a family emergency. Oxygen: Used by members from 7000m to 7000m Used by Sherpas from 7500m to 7500m Sherpas: Panuru Sherpa (sirdar) Dorje Sonam Gyalzen Sherpa Palden Sherpa Mingma Sherpa Pasang Rinji Sherpa Nawang Sherpa Phurba Sherpa
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Shangri-La 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

14 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Adrian John Ballinger M 1976 UK Leader Olympic Valley, California Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Kirk Russell Allen M 1959 USA Climber Los Ranchos, New Mexico Attorney Details Other expeditions
Lorrance Brooks Entwistle M 1967 USA Climber Singapore Investment manager Details Other expeditions
Chad Fleming Peele M 1973 USA Climbing Guide Ridgeway, Colorado Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Zebulon (Zeb) Blais M 1982 USA Climbing Guide Tahoe City, California Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Esteban Patricio (Topo) Mena Yanez M 1989 Ecuador Climbing Guide Guayacan, Ecuador Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Courtney Woodward (Cory) Richards M 1981 USA Climber Boulder, Colorado Photographer, alpinist Details Other expeditions
Palden Namgye/Namgyal Sherpa M 1972 Nepal H-A Worker Phortse, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Pasang Rinji Sherpa M 1977 Nepal H-A Worker Phortse, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Mingma Tshering (Mingma Chhiring) Sherpa M 1972 Nepal H-A Worker Phortse, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Panuru (Pasang Nuru, Pa Nuru) Sherpa M 1968 Nepal H-A Worker Phortse, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Dorje Sonam Gyalzen Sherpa M 1981 Nepal H-A Worker Phortse, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Ngawang Tenjing (Nawang Tenzing) Sherpa M 1993 Nepal H-A Worker Phortse, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Phura Chhetan (Fura Chhetan) Sherpa M 1990 Nepal H-A Worker Phortse, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.