Everest | 2018 N Col-NE Ridge

A Austria expedition to Everest in 2018 via N Col-NE Ridge, led by Lukas Furtenbach. Summit reached on 16th May 2018. 21 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 9870
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID EVER18173
Peak ID EVER
Year 2018
Season 1
Host Country 2
Route 1 N Col-NE Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Austria
Leaders Lukas Furtenbach
Sponsor Furtenbach Adventures Everest Expedition 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 Germany, USA
Approach Lhasa->Tingri->Everest BC
Basecamp Date 2018-04-14
Summit Date 2018-05-16
Summit Time 0635
Summit Days 32
Total Days 38
Termination Date 2018-05-22
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 8849
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 3
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 10
Summit Members 9
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 14
Summit Hired 11
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(14/04,4900m),ABC(22/04,6400m),C1(03/05,7050m),C2(14/05,7800m),C3(15/05,8250m),Smt(16,21/05)
Route Notes Group 1: CBC 14/04 4900m ABC 22/04 6400m C1 03/05 7050m C2 14/05 7800m C3 15/05 8250m Smt 16/05 by all members of Group 1 (Rupert Hauer 1st time), Mingmar Thindu and four more Sherpas at 6:35 am. 16/05 summit team left C3 at 10 pm on 15/05. At about 8700m at 5 am three of the regulators failed. Fortunately, they had spare regulators and could change them. Hauer was without supplemental oxygen for about 20 minutes and started to get slightly dizzy. They spent about an hour on the summit and descended to ABC, where they arrived between 1 pm and 5 pm. Group 1 descended to CBC and left CBC on 19/05. Group 2 (they had slept 8 weeks in a hypoxic tent prior to the expedition): CBC 06/05 4900m ABC 09/05 6400m C1 10/05 7050m C2 19/05 7800m C3 20/05 8250m Smt 21/05 by all members of Group 2 and Rupert Hauer for the 2nd time and 9 Sherpas at 6.30 am. Team left C3 at 11 pm on 20/05. They had one regulator fail, but had a spare to replace it quickly. They were the only team on the mountain from the north side that day. They spent about one hour on the summit and descended to ABC, where they arrived between 1 pm and 6 pm. Group 2 left BC on 29/05. Furtenbach never intended to summit. He went as high as the North Col. Oxygen: Group 1: taken and used from 7000 to top to 7000 by Sherpas and all members apart from Lutz who started O2 at 7800m to top to ABC. Group 2: taken and used from 8300m to top to ABC by Wagner; from ABC to top to ABC by other three members; from C1 to top to C1 by Hauer and Sherpas. Sherpas: Group 1 Summiters: Mingma Thindu Sherpa, 22/09/1980 Pemba Rinji Sherpa, 10/01/1976 Ang Kaji Sherpa, 27/04/1988 Mingma Dorchi Sherpa, 30/08/1980 Nimadorje Sherpa, 02/10/1987 Group 2 Summiters: Mingmar Tamang, 18/08/1988 Ang Kaji Sherpa, 27/04/1988 (again) Ram Nurbu Sherpa, 25/11/1980 Kunga Sherpa, 17/07/1992 Kusang Sherpa, 30/11/1974 Sona Sherpa, 18/01/1974 Mingma Dorchi Sherpa, 30/08/1980 (again) Nimadorje Sherpa, 02/10/1987 (again) Fudorchi Sherpa, 28/01/1983
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Iceland Trekking
Commercial Route True
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2461668
Year 2018
Summit Success True
O2 Summary Used
Route (lowercase) n col-ne ridge

Members

21 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Lukas Furtenbach M 1977 Austria Leader Innsbruck, Tirol, Austria Managing director of Furtenbach Adventures Details Other expeditions
Harald Alexander Grossauer M 1975 Austria Climber (Grp 1) Innsbruck, Tirol, Austria Software developer Details Other expeditions
Rupert Arnold Hauer M 1969 Austria Climbing Guide (Grp 1) Mauterndorf, Salzburg, Austria Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Juergen Kress M 1969 Germany Climber (Grp 2) Merzhausen, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany Salesman Details Other expeditions
Michael Lutz M 1987 Germany Climber (Grp 1) Munich, Bavaria, Germany Consultant Details Other expeditions
Dennis Robert Mildenberger M 1977 Germany Climber (Grp 1) Hahnenbach, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany Architect Details Other expeditions
Philipp Pucher M 1986 Austria Climber (Grp 2) Trofaiach, Styria, Austria Dentist Details Other expeditions
Reinhold Walter Pucher M 1960 Austria Climber (Grp 2) Trofaiach, Styria, Austria Dentist Details Other expeditions
Courtney Anne Reardon F 1984 USA Climber (Grp 1) New York, New York Finance Details Other expeditions
Eduard Udo Alexander Wagner M 1977 Austria Climber (Grp 2) Munich, Bavaria, Germany Entrepreneur Details Other expeditions
Ang Kaji Sherpa M 1988 Nepal H-A Worker Kagani-5, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions
Fudorchi Sherpa M 1983 Nepal H-A Worker Makalu-2, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Kunga Sherpa M 1992 Nepal H-A Worker Khijiphalate-9, Okhaldhunga - Details Other expeditions
Kusang Sherpa M 1974 Nepal H-A Worker Pokali-8, Okhaldhunga - Details Other expeditions
Mingma Dorchi/Dorje Sherpa M 1980 Nepal H-A Worker Tashigaon, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Mingma Thindu Sherpa M 1980 Nepal H-A Worker Nurbu Chaur, Upper Walung, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Nima Dorje (Nima Dorchi) Sherpa M 1987 Nepal H-A Worker Makalu-5, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Pemba Rinzi/Rinji Sherpa M 1976 Nepal H-A Worker Bishinga-7, Okhaldhunga - Details Other expeditions
Ram Nurbu Sherpa M 1980 Nepal H-A Worker Makalu-2, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Sona Sherpa M 1974 Nepal H-A Worker Makalu-2, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Mingmar Tamang M 1988 Nepal H-A Worker Salleri, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions

References

1 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
EVER18173 - - https://www.furtenbachadventures.com/service/reiseblog/everest-north-2018/ - - -