Everest | 2018 N Col-NE Ridge
A Netherlands expedition to Everest in 2018 via N Col-NE Ridge, led by Arnold Coster. Summit reached on 20th May 2018. 18 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 9864 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | EVER18167 |
| Peak ID | EVER |
| Year | 2018 |
| Season | 1 |
| Host Country | 2 |
| Route 1 | N Col-NE Ridge |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | Netherlands |
| Leaders | Arnold Coster |
| Sponsor | Arnold Coster Expeditions International Everest 2018 |
| 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 | Belgium, Bulgaria, Denmark, France, New Zealand, Sweden, UK, USA |
| Approach | Lhasa->Tingri-> Everest BC |
| Basecamp Date | 2018-04-18 |
| Summit Date | 2018-05-20 |
| Summit Time | 0330 |
| Summit Days | 32 |
| Total Days | 37 |
| Termination Date | 2018-05-25 |
| 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 | 6 |
| Member Deaths | 0 |
| Total Hired | 16 |
| Summit Hired | 6 |
| 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 | CBC(18/04,4900m),ABC(24/04,6400m),C1(30/04,7050m),C2(18/05,7900m),C3(19/05,8200m),Smt(20/05) |
| Route Notes | CBC 18/04 4900m ABC 24/04 6400m C1 30/04 7050m C2 18/05 7900m C3 19/05 8200m Smt 20/05 by Maxwell and Chhangwa Sherpa at 3:30 am, Fuchs and Wangdi Sherpa at 4:15 am, Chapman and Pasang Gelje at 4:45 am, Scholin Voglis and Dawa Chhiring Sherpa at 6:15 am, Stefanov and Kalden Sherpa at 6:30 am, Wittevrongel and Nima Tendu at 8:50 am. Summit team left C3 at 9 pm on 19/05. Straightforward climb. They spent about 20 minutes on the summit and everyone apart from Maxwell and Chhangwa (who stayed at C1) descended to ABC. De Wolf reached 7500m on 18/05. She was going too slowly and was turned around by Coster. Kedrowski and Kragh tried to summit without oxygen on 19/05 from C2, which they left on 7 pm on 18/05. Kedrowski stopped and turned back at around 8500m between the ridge and C3 due to strong winds. Kragh reached about 8600m, but the winds also proved too strong for him and he stopped. Both Kedrowski and Kragh descended to ABC the same day. Fuchs (also separate ON RETURN) also tried without O2 on 19/05. She reached about 8400m. She abandoned her attempt due to strong winds, descended to C3, put on oxygen and waited for the main group to join their summit push, which she did! Maybank, Tracy and Coster never intended to summit as they were on a search mission for Irvine. They left C3 on 19/05 at 8 am and spent about 10 hours searching. However, due to the deep snow there was no way they would find him. After they finished their search they descended to ABC at around 5 pm. Team left BC on 25/05. Oxygen: Taken and used from C1 to top to C1 by members From 7500m to top to 7500m by Sherpas Fuchs from C3 to top to C1 Kragh and Kedrowski did NOT use O2. Sherpas: Karma Sherpa, Makalu Mingma Nurbu Sherpa, Makalu Nima Thinduk Sherpa, Makalu Pasang Gelji Sherpa, Makalu Chhangba Sherpa, Makalu Pastemba Sherpa, Makalu Ngatashi Sherpa, Makalu Lakpa Sherpa, Makalu Pemba Nurbu, Makalu Fursona Sherpa, Kharikhola Wangdi Sherpa, Rolwaling Dawa Chhiring Kalden Sherpa + 3 Additional Sherpas |
| Accidents | - |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | Seven Summit Treks |
| Commercial Route | True |
| Standard Route | True |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | False |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2461672 |
| Year | 2018 |
| Summit Success | True |
| O2 Summary | Used |
| Route (lowercase) | n col-ne ridge |
Members
18 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arnold Coster | M | 1976 | Netherlands | Leader | Moerkapelle, Netherlands | Expedition leader | Details Other expeditions |
| Denver James Chapman | M | 1973 | USA | Climber | Folsom, California | Inspection coordinator | Details Other expeditions |
| Sophie De Wolf | F | 1973 | Belgium | Climber | Beervelde, Belgium | Housewife? | Details Other expeditions |
| Carole Fuchs | F | 1979 | France | Climber | Bangkok, Thailand | Professional mountain runner | Details Other expeditions |
| Jonathan James (Jon) Kedrowski | M | 1979 | USA | Climber | Vail, Colorado | Professor, ski-alpinist & Professional ski instructor | Details Other expeditions |
| Rasmus Kullerich Kragh | M | 1989 | Denmark | Climber | Copenhagen, Denmark | Entrepreneur & alpinist | Details Other expeditions |
| Robert James Maxwell | M | 1967 | New Zealand | Climber | Waikanae Beach, New Zealand | Expedition leader & first aid instructor | Details Other expeditions |
| Richard Thomas Maybank | M | 1977 | UK | Climber | Billericay, Essex, England | Private security | Details Other expeditions |
| Evaggelos Georgios Scholin Voglis | M | 1977 | Sweden | Climber | - | Entrepreneur | Details Other expeditions |
| Stefan Ivanov Stefanov | M | 1968 | Bulgaria | Climber | Sofia, Bulgaria | Attorney & judge | Details Other expeditions |
| Michael L. Tracy | M | 1971 | USA | Climber | Irvine, California | Attorney | Details Other expeditions |
| Koenraad Zeno Wittevrongel | M | 1964 | Belgium | Climber | Spiere, Belgium | Manager | Details Other expeditions |
| Chhangwa Sherpa | M | 1984 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Makalu-5, Makalu-Barun | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Dawa Chhiring Sherpa | M | - | Nepal | H-A Worker | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Kalden Sherpa | M | - | Nepal | H-A Worker | - | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Nima Tendu (Nima Thenduk) Sherpa | M | 1973 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Walung, Makalu-9, Makalu-Barun | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Pasang Gelji (Pasang Gelze) Sherpa | M | 1967 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Walung, Makalu-9, Makalu-Barun | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Wangdi Sherpa | M | - | Nepal | H-A Worker | Rolwaling, Dolakha | - | Details Other expeditions |
References
0 recorded references.