Everest | 2018 N Col-NE Ridge
A USA expedition to Everest in 2018 via N Col-NE Ridge, led by Chad Peele. Summit reached on 16th May 2018. 17 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 9868 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | EVER18171 |
| Peak ID | EVER |
| Year | 2018 |
| Season | 1 |
| Host Country | 2 |
| Route 1 | N Col-NE Ridge |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | USA |
| Leaders | Chad Peele |
| Sponsor | Alpenglow Rapid Ascent Everest Expedition 2018 |
| Success 1 | False |
| Success 2 | False |
| Success 3 | False |
| Success 4 | False |
| Ascent 1 | - |
| Ascent 2 | - |
| Ascent 3 | - |
| Ascent 4 | - |
| Claimed | False |
| Disputed | False |
| Countries | Canada, Ecuador |
| Approach | Lhasa->Tingri->Everest BC |
| Basecamp Date | 2018-04-27 |
| Summit Date | 2018-05-16 |
| Summit Time | - |
| Summit Days | 19 |
| Total Days | 23 |
| Termination Date | 2018-05-20 |
| Termination Reason | 8 |
| Termination Notes | Abandoneded at 8600m due to oxygen tank regulator failures |
| High Point (m) | 8600 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 3 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 0 |
| Total Members | 8 |
| Summit Members | 0 |
| Member Deaths | 0 |
| Total Hired | 9 |
| Summit Hired | 0 |
| 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(27/04,5200m),ABC(04/05,6400m),C1(13/05,7000m),C2(14/05,7700m)),C3(15/05,8300m),xxx(16/05,8600m) |
| Route Notes | From Alan Arnette's blog: I spoke live by satellite phone with Adrian Ballinger, founder of Alpenglow, at 6:47 am, Everest time. He was at 8500 meters, near the 2nd Step on the Tibet side when he said they had 10 of 39 oxygen bottle regulators fail and had to turn back. Everyone was safe and below C3 at 8300 meters as of our conversation. The regulator controls the flow of oxygen between the bottle and the mask. If it fails, there is no oxygen in the mask. Alpenglow was using Summit Oxygen (SO) systems. I reached out them but could not connect with such short notice. I have used SO several times with complete success. Adrian was strong to say he was not criticizing SO but wanted to get the word out that there may be a bad manufacturing batch out there in use. He has used SO for 6 years with no problems. The guides and Sherpas are now without supplemental oxygen as they gave up their regulators to the members and all are safely descending. Adrian said the regulators spontaneously failed without warning within 3 minutes. Sherpas (all from Phortse): Panuru Sherpa (Sirdar) Nawang Tenjing Sherpa Fura Chheten Sherpa Pasang Rinji Sherpa Lakpa Nuru Sherpa Kanchha Nuru Sherpa Pasang Sona Sherpa Lhakpa Gyalzen Sherpa Danuru Sherpa |
| Accidents | - |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | Himalaya Vision |
| Commercial Route | True |
| Standard Route | True |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | False |
| Primary ID | - |
| Checksum | 2461668 |
| Year | 2018 |
| Summit Success | False |
| O2 Summary | Used |
| Route (lowercase) | n col-ne ridge |
Members
17 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chad Fleming Peele | M | 1973 | USA | Leader | Ridgeway, Colorado | Alpine guide | Details Other expeditions |
| Jaime Enrique Avila Velez | M | 1966 | Ecuador | Climbing Guide | Conocoto, Quito, Ecuador | Alpine guide | Details Other expeditions |
| David Hugh Creeden | M | 1953 | USA | Climber | Lake Stevens, Washington | Retired | Details Other expeditions |
| James Allen Diani | M | 1961 | USA | Climber | Sunnyvale, California | Engineer | Details Other expeditions |
| Robin Waters Griffith | F | 1960 | USA | Climber | North Carolina | Real estate | Details Other expeditions |
| Kara Lynn Ann Stinson | F | 1972 | USA | Climber | Bay Village, Ohio | Airline pilot | Details Other expeditions |
| Matthew Thomas Tammen | M | 1960 | USA | Climber | Bremerton, Washington | Navy civilian engineer | Details Other expeditions |
| Fatima Williamson | F | 1962 | Canada | Climber | Toronto, Ontario | IT manager | Details Other expeditions |
| Dawa Nuru (Danuru) Sherpa | M | 1978 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Phortse, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Kanchha Nuru Sherpa | M | 1982 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Phortse, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Lakpa Nuru Sherpa | M | 1962 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Khumjung/Phortse, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Lhakpa Gyalzen Sherpa | M | 1995 | 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 |
| Panuru (Pasang Nuru, Pa Nuru) Sherpa | M | 1968 | Nepal | Sirdar | Phortse, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Pasang Rinji Sherpa | M | 1977 | Nepal | H-A Worker | Phortse, Khumbu | - | Details Other expeditions |
| Pasang Sona Sherpa | M | 1996 | 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.