Everest | 1995 N Col-NE Ridge

A India expedition to Everest in 1995 via N Col-NE Ridge, led by Atanu Chatterjee. Summit reached on 9th October 1995. 10 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	1546
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	EVER95301
Peak ID	EVER
Year	1995
Season	3
Host Country	2
Route 1	N Col-NE Ridge
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	India
Leaders	Atanu Chatterjee
Sponsor	Indian Everest Expedition (N Col) 1995
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	-
Basecamp Date	1995-08-09
Summit Date	1995-10-09
Summit Time	-
Summit Days	61
Total Days	0
Termination Date	-
Termination Reason	8
Termination Notes	Abandoned at 8750m due to part of ladder at 2nd step missing and lack of rope
High Point (m)	8750
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	3
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	6
Summit Members	0
Member Deaths	0
Total Hired	5
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(09/08),ABC(14/08,6400m),C3(18/08,7000m),C4(23/08,7900m),C5(07/10,8300m),xxx(09/10,8750m)
Route Notes	BC at road - 1 camp before ABC: 5500m C1 at North Col High point at top of 2nd Step. After camp made at col tents down-faced, food destroyed, avalanches took out fixed ropes 4 times. Too much snow. Spent total 60 days in ABC. 9th Oct made 3rd summit bid (first 2 failed to pitch C4 because of wind and snow - 28th Aug and 15th Sept tried). 3rd bid on 9th Oct from C5 and got to 8800m in good weather; 13 Koreans, Indians and Sherpas got to this point, found only 3-4 feet of ladder left where as 8-9 feet gone. Started from C5 midnight of 8th/9th, reached 8750m at top of 2nd Step and found ladder part gone so turned back. Tried to make ladder with 25m of rope at hand. Did not go out onto face because there too would have need more rope and would have go down to 8500m and then traverse and again up, so not enough rope to rope up 13 people. Returned to C5 11 am and climb finished. Chatterjee stopped extra night in C4 because spectacles broken; at this time, without oxygen got frostbitten fingers here alone. Will return to Everest again. Korean Park Young-Seok said on 21 Oct 1995: Chatterjee failed because not technically skilled, waited for Sherpa Ngati to do things for him.
Accidents	Chatterjee & Ngati frostbite - may lose tip of 1 finger; Banerjee altitude sickness at BC & left; photographers also left
Achievement	-
Agency	Himalayan Journeys
Commercial Route	True
Standard Route	True
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	False
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2452220
Year	1995
Summit Success	False
O2 Summary	Used
Route (lowercase)	n col-ne ridge

Members

Field	Value
ID	12239
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER95301
Member ID	01
Peak ID	EVER
Year	1995
Season	3
First Name	Atanu
Last Name	Chatterjee
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1961
Calculated Age	34
Citizenship	India
Status	Leader
Residence	Calcutta, India
Occupation	Owner of steel furniture
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	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8750
Summit Date 1	1995-10-09
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	Above C3
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	12
HCN	0
Checksum	2435408
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	atanu chatterjee
Year of Birth	1961
Year	1995
Age at Expedition	34
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	12240
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER95301
Member ID	04
Peak ID	EVER
Year	1995
Season	3
First Name	Palash
Last Name	Mukherjee
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1966
Calculated Age	29
Citizenship	India
Status	Climber
Residence	Panihati, West Bengal, India
Occupation	Owner of electrical installation business
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	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	7000
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	True
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	To N Col only
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	0
Summit Term	0
HCN	0
Checksum	2437135
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	palash mukherjee
Year of Birth	1966
Year	1995
Age at Expedition	29
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	12241
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER95301
Member ID	05
Peak ID	EVER
Year	1995
Season	3
First Name	Krishna Iyengar Mohan Ram
Last Name	Nonavinakere
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1950
Calculated Age	45
Citizenship	India
Status	Photographer
Residence	Bangalore, India
Occupation	Photographer
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	True
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	-
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	True
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	Left BC 16 Aug
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	17
HCN	0
Checksum	2431422
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	krishna iyengar mohan ram nonavinakere
Year of Birth	1950
Year	1995
Age at Expedition	45
Role	BC Only

Field	Value
ID	12242
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER95301
Member ID	03
Peak ID	EVER
Year	1995
Season	3
First Name	Padubidre Nagesh
Last Name	Ganesh Rao
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1961
Calculated Age	34
Citizenship	India
Status	Climber
Residence	Bangalore, India
Occupation	Clothing shopkeeper
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	-
High Point (m)	False
Personal High Point (m)	7000
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	True
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	Left BC 16 Aug
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	19
HCN	0
Checksum	2435311
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	padubidre nagesh ganesh rao
Year of Birth	1961
Year	1995
Age at Expedition	34
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	12243
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER95301
Member ID	06
Peak ID	EVER
Year	1995
Season	3
First Name	Narasimha Prasad Tarikere N.
Last Name	Rao
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1954
Calculated Age	41
Citizenship	India
Status	Climber
Residence	Bangalore, India
Occupation	Cameraman
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	True
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	-
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	True
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	1
Summit Term	17
HCN	0
Checksum	2432862
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	narasimha prasad tarikere n. rao
Year of Birth	1954
Year	1995
Age at Expedition	41
Role	BC Only

Field	Value
ID	12244
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER95301
Member ID	07
Peak ID	EVER
Year	1995
Season	3
First Name	Ang Nima
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	28
Citizenship	India
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Darjeeling, India
Occupation	Professional high-altitude porter
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	True
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
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	-45
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	ang nima sherpa
Year of Birth	-
Year	1995
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	12245
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER95301
Member ID	08
Peak ID	EVER
Year	1995
Season	3
First Name	Kusang Dorjee
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1962
Calculated Age	33
Citizenship	India
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Darjeeling, India (born Makalu-Barun)
Occupation	Alpine instructor
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	True
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
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	Brother of Sange Muktuk
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	0
Summit Term	0
HCN	0
Checksum	2435704
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	kusang dorjee sherpa
Year of Birth	1962
Year	1995
Age at Expedition	33
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	12246
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER95301
Member ID	10
Peak ID	EVER
Year	1995
Season	3
First Name	Pasang Phutar
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	30
Citizenship	India
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	-
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
Sherpa	True
Tibetan	False
Summit Success	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
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	-45
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	pasang phutar sherpa
Year of Birth	-
Year	1995
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	32899
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER95301
Member ID	02
Peak ID	EVER
Year	1995
Season	3
First Name	Prasenjit
Last Name	Banerjee
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1953
Calculated Age	42
Citizenship	India
Status	Exp Doctor
Residence	Howrah, West Bengal, India
Occupation	Physician
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	True
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	-
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	True
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	Left 16 Aug due to altitude sickness
Member Notes	-
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	6
HCN	0
Checksum	2432381
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	prasenjit banerjee
Year of Birth	1953
Year	1995
Age at Expedition	42
Role	BC Only

Field	Value
ID	48875
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER95301
Member ID	09
Peak ID	EVER
Year	1995
Season	3
First Name	Ngati
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	26
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Phortse, 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	False
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8750
Summit Date 1	1995-10-09
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	Above C3
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	(....-1997) Died 23 Mar 1997 on Annapurna I from fall into crevasse
Summit Bid	4
Summit Term	12
HCN	0
Checksum	-45
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	ngati sherpa
Year of Birth	-
Year	1995
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Hired

10 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Atanu Chatterjee	M	1961	India	Leader	Calcutta, India	Owner of steel furniture	Details Other expeditions
Palash Mukherjee	M	1966	India	Climber	Panihati, West Bengal, India	Owner of electrical installation business	Details Other expeditions
Krishna Iyengar Mohan Ram Nonavinakere	M	1950	India	Photographer	Bangalore, India	Photographer	Details Other expeditions
Padubidre Nagesh Ganesh Rao	M	1961	India	Climber	Bangalore, India	Clothing shopkeeper	Details Other expeditions
Narasimha Prasad Tarikere N. Rao	M	1954	India	Climber	Bangalore, India	Cameraman	Details Other expeditions
Ang Nima Sherpa	M	-	India	H-A Worker	Darjeeling, India	Professional high-altitude porter	Details Other expeditions
Kusang Dorjee Sherpa	M	1962	India	H-A Worker	Darjeeling, India (born Makalu-Barun)	Alpine instructor	Details Other expeditions
Pasang Phutar Sherpa	M	-	India	H-A Worker	-	-	Details Other expeditions
Prasenjit Banerjee	M	1953	India	Exp Doctor	Howrah, West Bengal, India	Physician	Details Other expeditions
Ngati Sherpa	M	-	Nepal	H-A Worker	Phortse, Khumbu	-	Details Other expeditions

References

Field	Value
ID	3069
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	EVER95301
Reference ID	01
Year	1995
Type	2
Journal	AAJ
Author	Hawley, Elizabeth
Title	-
Publisher	-
Publication Date	1996
Language	-
Citation	70:315 (1996)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	4900
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	EVER95301
Reference ID	02
Year	1995
Type	3
Journal	HIGH
Author	-
Title	-
Publisher	-
Publication Date	1996
Language	-
Citation	161:29-30 (Apr 1996)
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

Field	Value
ID	10984
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:36.307770
Expedition ID	EVER95301
Reference ID	03
Year	1995
Type	5
Journal	-
Author	-
Title	http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12199625803/Asia-Nepal-Mount-Everest-Attempts-Ascents-and-Tragedies-in-the-Post-Monsoon
Publisher	-
Publication Date	-
Language	-
Citation	-
Yak 94	-
Notes	-

3 recorded references.

Expedition ID	Journal	Author	Title	Publisher	Citation	Yak 94
EVER95301	AAJ	Hawley, Elizabeth	-	-	70:315 (1996)	-
EVER95301	HIGH	-	-	-	161:29-30 (Apr 1996)	-
EVER95301	-	-	http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12199625803/Asia-Nepal-Mount-Everest-Attempts-Ascents-and-Tragedies-in-the-Post-Monsoon	-	-	-