Everest | 2017 N Col-NE Ridge
A UK expedition to Everest in 2017 via N Col-NE Ridge, led by Sean James. Summit reached on 16th May 2017. 7 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 9545 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | EVER17182 |
| 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 | Sean James |
| Sponsor | Adventure Peaks Everest North 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 | Slovenia, USA |
| Approach | Lhasa->Tingri |
| Basecamp Date | 2017-04-12 |
| Summit Date | 2017-05-16 |
| Summit Time | 0230 |
| Summit Days | 34 |
| Total Days | 39 |
| Termination Date | 2017-05-21 |
| Termination Reason | 1 |
| Termination Notes | - |
| High Point (m) | 8849 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 3 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 0 |
| Total Members | 5 |
| Summit Members | 4 |
| Member Deaths | 0 |
| Total Hired | 2 |
| Summit Hired | 2 |
| 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(12/04,5200m),ABC(15/04,6400m),C1(25/04,7000m),C2(14/05,7650m),C3(15/05,8300m),Smt(16/05) |
| Route Notes | BC 12/04 5350m ABC 15/04 6400m C1 25/04 7000m C2 14/05 7650m C3 15/05 8300m Smt 16/05 by Starling, Christensen, James, Rotar, Phurba and Ang Dawa at about 2:30 am. Summit team and Mills left C3 at 7:30 pm on 15 May. It was calm up to about 11 pm. At 8600m it got very cold with slight winds. They spent about 10 minutes on the summit and descended to ABC, where they reached between 5 pm and 8 pm. Mills reached about 8000m on 15 May. He was too tired to carry on and descended to C1, where he spent the night. Everyone down at ABC on 16 May. Left BC on 21 May. Sherpas: Phurba Wangchhu Sherpa, Waku-9 Solukhumbu, 12/05/1975 Ang Dawa Sherpa, Sedua, Makalu, 07/02/1978 Oxygen: Taken and used from 7000 to 8000m to 7000m by Mills From 7450m to summit to 7100m by Christensen and Starling From 7650m to summit 7800m [by others]. |
| Accidents | - |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | Makalu Adventure |
| Commercial Route | True |
| Standard Route | True |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | - |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2459952 |
| Year | 2017 |
| Summit Success | True |
| O2 Summary | Used |
| Route (lowercase) | n col-ne ridge |
Members
7 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sean Joseph David James | M | 1970 | UK | Leader | Sheffield, S Yorkshire, England | Alpine leader & guide | Details Other expeditions |
| Tomaz Rotar | M | 1972 | Slovenia | Climber | Lesce, Slovenia | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Mark Wesley Starling | M | 1973 | UK | Climber | Canterbury, Kent, England | Safety manager on building sites | Details Other expeditions |
| Anthony David (Tony) Mills | M | 1968 | UK | Climber | Nottingham, E Midlands, England | Funeral Director owner | Details Other expeditions |
| Martin J. Christensen | M | 1983 | USA | Climber | Salem, Massachusetts | Project manager for construction | Details Other expeditions |
| Phurba Wangchhu Sherpa | M | 1975 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Waku-9, Solukhumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Ang Dawa Sherpa | M | 1978 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Sedua, Makalu-Barun | - | Details Other expeditions |
References
1 recorded references.
| Expedition ID | Journal | Author | Title | Publisher | Citation | Yak 94 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EVER17182 | - | - | https://www.adventurepeaks.com/trip-report-everest-2017/ | - | - | - |