Everest | 2019 N Col-NE Ridge

A USA expedition to Everest in 2019 via N Col-NE Ridge, led by Scott Woolums. Summit reached on 29th May 2019. 5 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 10248
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID EVER19180
Peak ID EVER
Year 2019
Season 1
Host Country 2
Route 1 N Col-NE Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality USA
Leaders Scott Woolums
Sponsor Adventures International/Mountain Trip 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 -
Approach Kathmandu->Kerung->Tingri->Everest BC
Basecamp Date 2019-04-22
Summit Date 2019-05-29
Summit Time -
Summit Days 37
Total Days 39
Termination Date 2019-05-31
Termination Reason 4
Termination Notes Abandoned at 8000m due to high winds
High Point (m) 8000
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 2
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 2
Summit Members 0
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 3
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(22/04,5700m),ABC(30/04,6400m),C1(27/05,7000m),C2(28/05,7700m)),xxx(29/05,8000m)
Route Notes BC 22/04 5700m ABC 30/04 6400m C1 27/05 7000m C2 28/05 7700m Hpt 29/05 8000m On 29/05 Woolums and Phillips together with Karma Gelygen Sherpa, Namgyl Sherpa and Mingma Sherpa, left C2 for C3. When they reached approximately 8000m Woolums became concerned about the high winds, and the fact that they would be even more exposed as they gained height on the ridge, so they decided to turn around. However this decision was precipitated by the events detailed below. On 29/05 they had left for C3 later than planned, because they had been continuing a conversation on the radio with the CTMA that had started the previous evening. On their arrival at C2 on 28/05 the CTMA had radioed up to them asking them to go down. The CTMA wanted to clear the mountain because they said they had a forecast for bad weather coming in over the next few days - when Woolums was planning to summit. Their forecast conflicted with that of Woolums and he refused to descend. The CTMA then proceeded to offer Woolums an incentive of $5000 off next years permit if they would turn around. Woolums refused. However as a result of this conversation, which continued on into the morning of 29/05, Woolums and Phillips left late for C3 and when they encountered high winds, Woolums was worried that this was the bad weather the CTMA had in their forecast. As a result he decided to turn around rather than get stranded in bad weather at C3, and they descended to ABC (29/05). They descended to BC on 30/05 and left BC on 31/05. Sherpas: Karma Gelygen Sherpa had previously summited Everest 8 times via the South Col, 4 times with Scott. Namgyl Sherpa had previously summited Everest 3 times via the South Col with Mountain Trip expeditions led by Scott and once via the North Col in 2018. Mingma Sherpa had previously summited Everest 3 times via the South Col. Oxygen: Used by all members and Sherpas to high point and then down to ABC.
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Expedition Himalaya
Commercial Route True
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2461552
Year 2019
Summit Success False
O2 Summary Used
Route (lowercase) n col-ne ridge

Members

5 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Charles Scott Woolums M 1957 USA Leader Hood River, Oregon Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
John Hugh Phillips M 1964 USA Climber Hoodriver, Oregon Financial manager Details Other expeditions
Karma Gyalzen (Karma Gyalgen) Sherpa M 1988 Nepal H-A Worker Charwo, Sotang, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions
Mingmar Sherpa M 1994 Nepal H-A Worker Sotang-6, Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions
Namgel Sherpa M 1995 Nepal H-A Worker Lokhim-9, Solokhumbu - Details Other expeditions

References

1 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
EVER19180 - - https://www.hoodrivernews.com/sports/everest-expedition-short-of-summit-but-safe/article_a27f9860-aa77-11e9-a421-bbc1aea1db47.html - - -