Everest | 2019 NE Ridge
A USA expedition to Everest in 2019 via NE Ridge, led by Cory Richards, Topo Mena. Summit reached on 22nd May 2019. 4 members recorded.
Expedition Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | 10232 |
| Imported | 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634 |
| Expedition ID | EVER19164 |
| Peak ID | EVER |
| Year | 2019 |
| Season | 1 |
| Host Country | 2 |
| Route 1 | NE Ridge |
| Route 2 | - |
| Route 3 | - |
| Route 4 | - |
| Nationality | USA |
| Leaders | Cory Richards, Topo Mena |
| Sponsor | Alpenglow New Route Everest Expedition 2019 |
| 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 | Ecuador |
| Approach | Lhasa->Tingri->Everest BC |
| Basecamp Date | 2019-04-16 |
| Summit Date | 2019-05-22 |
| Summit Time | - |
| Summit Days | 36 |
| Total Days | 42 |
| Termination Date | 2019-05-28 |
| Termination Reason | 4 |
| Termination Notes | Abandoned at 7600m due to bad weather |
| High Point (m) | 7600 |
| Traverse | False |
| Ski | False |
| Paraglide | False |
| Camps | 1 |
| Fixed Rope (m) | 0 |
| Total Members | 4 |
| Summit Members | 0 |
| Member Deaths | 0 |
| Total Hired | 0 |
| Summit Hired | 0 |
| Hired Deaths | 0 |
| No Hired | True |
| O2 Used | False |
| O2 None | True |
| O2 Climb | False |
| O2 Descent | False |
| O2 Sleep | False |
| O2 Medical | False |
| O2 Taken | False |
| O2 Unknown | False |
| Other Summits | - |
| Campsites | BC(16/04,5200m),ABC(26/04,6400m),C1(22/05,7300m),xxx(22/05,7600m) |
| Route Notes | Richards and Mena acclimatized on the normal route for three rotations. Tagged 7k twice, spent two nights at the North Col and tagged 7600m once. First tag of 7k happened on our intended new route. We spent a night at 7300m on an open bivy on our final attempt. No GPS coordinates were taken. The intended route ascends the central couloir to the base of the second Pinnacle. Conditions were not the problem but proved hard. Not major objective hazard. |
| Accidents | - |
| Achievement | - |
| Agency | Himalaya Vision |
| Commercial Route | False |
| Standard Route | False |
| Primary Route | False |
| Primary Member | False |
| Primary Reference | True |
| Primary ID | EVER19161 |
| Checksum | 2461545 |
| Year | 2019 |
| Summit Success | False |
| O2 Summary | None |
| Route (lowercase) | ne ridge |
Members
4 recorded members.
| Name | Sex | Year of Birth | Citizenship | Status | Residence | Occupation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Courtney Woodward (Cory) Richards | M | 1981 | USA | Leader | Boulder, Colorado | Photographer, alpinist | Details Other expeditions |
| Esteban Patricio (Topo) Mena Yanez | M | 1989 | Ecuador | Deputy Leader | Quito, Ecuador | Alpine guide | Details Other expeditions |
| Keith Eric Ladzinski | M | 1975 | USA | Support Climber | Boulder, Colorado | Alpine guide | Details Other expeditions |
| Erich Armstrong Roepke | M | 1993 | USA | Support Climber | Enterprise, Oregon | Photographer | Details Other expeditions |
References
2 recorded references.
| Expedition ID | Journal | Author | Title | Publisher | Citation | Yak 94 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EVER19164 | - | - | https://www.nationalgeographic.com/adventure/2019/04/cory-richards-attempts-everest/ | - | - | - |
| EVER19164 | - | - | https://www.planetmountain.com/en/news/alpinism/everest-new-route-attempt-cory-richards-esteban-mena.html | - | - | - |