Everest | 2018 N Col-NE Ridge

A Poland expedition to Everest in 2018 via N Col-NE Ridge, led by Zbigniew Bak. Summit reached on 18th May 2018. 10 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	9879
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	EVER18182
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2018
Season	1
Host Country	2
Route 1	N Col-NE Ridge
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	Poland
Leaders	Zbigniew Bak
Sponsor	Polish Everest Expedition
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	India
Approach	Rasuwa->Kerung->Tingri->Everest BC
Basecamp Date	2018-04-18
Summit Date	2018-05-18
Summit Time	-
Summit Days	30
Total Days	0
Termination Date	-
Termination Reason	1
Termination Notes	-
High Point (m)	8849
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	2
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	8
Summit Members	3
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(18/04,5300m),ABC(24/04,6400m),C1(14/05,7050m),C2,C3(8300m),Smt(18-19/05)
Route Notes	-
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	Climbalaya
Commercial Route	True
Standard Route	True
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	False
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2461670
Year	2018
Summit Success	True
O2 Summary	Used
Route (lowercase)	n col-ne ridge

Members

Field	Value
ID	72451
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER18182
Member ID	04
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2018
Season	1
First Name	Krzysztof
Last Name	Kukla
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	41
Citizenship	Poland
Status	Climber
Residence	Gliwice, Poland
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8849
Summit Date 1	2018-05-18
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	True
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	-162
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	krzysztof kukla
Year of Birth	-
Year	2018
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	72450
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER18182
Member ID	03
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2018
Season	1
First Name	Piotr
Last Name	Jasniewski
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1975
Calculated Age	43
Citizenship	Poland
Status	Climber
Residence	Bytom, Poland
Occupation	Driver
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	8500
Summit Date 1	2018-05-19
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	True
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	4
Summit Term	8
HCN	0
Checksum	2440346
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	piotr jasniewski
Year of Birth	1975
Year	2018
Age at Expedition	43
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	72448
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER18182
Member ID	01
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2018
Season	1
First Name	Zbigniew
Last Name	Bak
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1971
Calculated Age	46
Citizenship	Poland
Status	Leader
Residence	Warsaw, Poland
Occupation	Business owner
Leader	True
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	0
Summit Term	0
HCN	0
Checksum	2439174
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	zbigniew bak
Year of Birth	1971
Year	2018
Age at Expedition	47
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	72449
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER18182
Member ID	02
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2018
Season	1
First Name	Jacek
Last Name	Jasniewski
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1976
Calculated Age	41
Citizenship	Poland
Status	Climber
Residence	Camberley, Surrey, England
Occupation	Builder (owns a home building company)
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	8000
Summit Date 1	2018-05-18
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	True
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	2
Summit Term	7
HCN	0
Checksum	2440885
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	jacek jasniewski
Year of Birth	1976
Year	2018
Age at Expedition	42
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	72452
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER18182
Member ID	05
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2018
Season	1
First Name	Piotr
Last Name	Sliwinski
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1982
Calculated Age	36
Citizenship	Poland
Status	Climber
Residence	Krakow, Poland
Occupation	Businessman
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8849
Summit Date 1	2018-05-19
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0915
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	True
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2442965
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	piotr sliwinski
Year of Birth	1982
Year	2018
Age at Expedition	36
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	72453
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER18182
Member ID	06
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2018
Season	1
First Name	Nagaraja
Last Name	Varaprasad
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1993
Calculated Age	24
Citizenship	India
Status	Climber
Residence	Chittoor, Andhra Pradesh, India
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8849
Summit Date 1	2018-05-19
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0705
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	True
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	C1 to smt to C1
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2447011
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	nagaraja varaprasad
Year of Birth	1993
Year	2018
Age at Expedition	25
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	72454
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER18182
Member ID	07
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2018
Season	1
First Name	Krzysztof Henryk
Last Name	Wieczorek
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1970
Calculated Age	48
Citizenship	Poland
Status	Climber
Residence	Nowa Ruda, Poland
Occupation	Retired minor
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	0
Summit Date 1	-
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	0
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	False
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	0
Summit Term	0
HCN	0
Checksum	-158
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	krzysztof henryk wieczorek
Year of Birth	1970
Year	2018
Age at Expedition	48
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	77984
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER18182
Member ID	08
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2018
Season	1
First Name	Joanna
Last Name	Zielonka
Sex	F
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	43
Citizenship	Poland
Status	Climber
Residence	Szczecin, Poland
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	False
Sherpa	False
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	8000
Summit Date 1	2018-05-18
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	-
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	True
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	2
Summit Term	7
HCN	0
Checksum	-75
Summit Note 1	0
Summit Note 2	0
Summit Note 3	0
Death Route	0
Name (lowercase)	joanna zielonka
Year of Birth	-
Year	2018
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	77985
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER18182
Member ID	09
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2018
Season	1
First Name	Fura Tshering
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1994
Calculated Age	23
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Thami, Khumbu
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	True
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8849
Summit Date 1	2018-05-19
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0705
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	True
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	2nd ascent of Everest
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2447372
Summit Note 1	0
Summit Note 2	0
Summit Note 3	0
Death Route	0
Name (lowercase)	fura tshering sherpa
Year of Birth	1994
Year	2018
Age at Expedition	24
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	77986
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER18182
Member ID	10
Peak ID	EVER
Year	2018
Season	1
First Name	Pema
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1985
Calculated Age	32
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Thamiteng, Khumbu
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	True
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8849
Summit Date 1	2018-05-19
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	0915
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	0
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	True
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	-
Death	False
Death Date	-
Death Time	-
Death Type	0
Death Height (m)	0
Death Class	0
AMS	False
Weather	False
Injury	False
Injury Date	-
Injury Time	-
Injury Type	0
Injury Height (m)	0
Death Notes	-
Member Notes	3rd ascent of Everest
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2444159
Summit Note 1	0
Summit Note 2	0
Summit Note 3	0
Death Route	0
Name (lowercase)	pema sherpa
Year of Birth	1985
Year	2018
Age at Expedition	33
Role	Hired

10 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Krzysztof Kukla	M	-	Poland	Climber	Gliwice, Poland	-	Details Other expeditions
Piotr Jasniewski	M	1975	Poland	Climber	Bytom, Poland	Driver	Details Other expeditions
Zbigniew Bak	M	1971	Poland	Leader	Warsaw, Poland	Business owner	Details Other expeditions
Jacek Jasniewski	M	1976	Poland	Climber	Camberley, Surrey, England	Builder (owns a home building company)	Details Other expeditions
Piotr Sliwinski	M	1982	Poland	Climber	Krakow, Poland	Businessman	Details Other expeditions
Nagaraja Varaprasad	M	1993	India	Climber	Chittoor, Andhra Pradesh, India	-	Details Other expeditions
Krzysztof Henryk Wieczorek	M	1970	Poland	Climber	Nowa Ruda, Poland	Retired minor	Details Other expeditions
Joanna Zielonka	F	-	Poland	Climber	Szczecin, Poland	-	Details Other expeditions
Fura Tshering Sherpa	M	1994	Nepal	H-A Worker	Thami, Khumbu	-	Details Other expeditions
Pema Sherpa	M	1985	Nepal	H-A Worker	Thamiteng, Khumbu	-	Details Other expeditions

References

Field	Value
ID	14156
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	EVER18182
Reference ID	01
Year	2018
Type	5
Journal	-
Author	-
Title	https://www.goryonline.com/sukces-polish-everest-expedition-2018,2009236,i.html
Publisher	-
Publication Date	-
Language	Polish
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	14157
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	EVER18182
Reference ID	02
Year	2018
Type	5
Journal	-
Author	-
Title	https://www.goryonline.com/mt-everest-dla-krzysztofa-kukli-i-kamila-suchanskiego,2009226,i.html
Publisher	-
Publication Date	-
Language	Polish
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	14158
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	EVER18182
Reference ID	03
Year	2018
Type	5
Journal	-
Author	-
Title	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wXE8G5wxofI
Publisher	-
Publication Date	-
Language	Polish
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
Notes	Video

Field	Value
ID	14159
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	EVER18182
Reference ID	04
Year	2018
Type	5
Journal	-
Author	-
Title	http://www.everest2018.pl/dziennik_wyprawy/uczestnicy
Publisher	-
Publication Date	-
Language	-
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	14160
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	EVER18182
Reference ID	05
Year	2018
Type	5
Journal	-
Author	-
Title	https://www.facebook.com/everest2018/
Publisher	-
Publication Date	-
Language	-
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	14767
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	EVER18182
Reference ID	06
Year	2018
Type	5
Journal	-
Author	-
Title	https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/chittoor-youth-who-scaled-mt-everest-felicitated/article24157535.ece
Publisher	-
Publication Date	-
Language	-
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

6 recorded references.

Expedition ID	Journal	Author	Title	Publisher	Citation	Yak 94
EVER18182	-	-	https://www.goryonline.com/sukces-polish-everest-expedition-2018,2009236,i.html	-	-	-
EVER18182	-	-	https://www.goryonline.com/mt-everest-dla-krzysztofa-kukli-i-kamila-suchanskiego,2009226,i.html	-	-	-
EVER18182	-	-	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wXE8G5wxofI	-	-	-
EVER18182	-	-	http://www.everest2018.pl/dziennik_wyprawy/uczestnicy	-	-	-
EVER18182	-	-	https://www.facebook.com/everest2018/	-	-	-
EVER18182	-	-	https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/chittoor-youth-who-scaled-mt-everest-felicitated/article24157535.ece	-	-	-