Everest | 1996 N Col-NE Ridge

A Taiwan expedition to Everest in 1996 via N Col-NE Ridge, led by Tsai Fong-Bin. Summit reached on 29th April 1996. 8 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	1760
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	EVER96121
Peak ID	EVER
Year	1996
Season	1
Host Country	2
Route 1	N Col-NE Ridge
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	Taiwan
Leaders	Tsai Fong-Bin
Sponsor	Taiwanese Everest Expedition
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	1996-04-13
Summit Date	1996-04-29
Summit Time	-
Summit Days	16
Total Days	29
Termination Date	1996-05-12
Termination Reason	8
Termination Notes	Abandoned on 11 May due to inability to open and use oxygen bottles for summit push and high winds
High Point (m)	8300
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	3
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	3
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	False
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	True
O2 Medical	False
O2 Taken	False
O2 Unknown	False
Other Summits	-
Campsites	ChineseBC(13/04),ABC(19/04,6500m),C4(28/04,7000m),xxx(29/05,8300m),C5(10/05,7800-7900m),xxx(11/05,8000m)
Route Notes	Left C5 too late (11:00 am) on 11 May and could get to only 8000m when 12:00 noon winds getting strong and turned back and slept again in C5. Intended reaching C6 at 8300m. Sherpas couldn't open oxygen bottles so members unable to use oxygen above C5. All 5 Sherpas reached 8300m and made C6 there 29 April but C6 was never slept in. 8000m reached 11th by all three members and Gyalzen Sherpa, Pemba Tshering, Pasang Tshering, Dawa and Pemba Geljen Sherpas. Oxygen: used 5 bottles of oxygen sleeping in C5, but unable to open 17 other bottles to go to C6 and top; other bottles different kind (both kinds Russian).
Accidents	Nothing except very slight frostbite
Achievement	-
Agency	Surya Travel
Commercial Route	True
Standard Route	True
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	-
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2452424
Year	1996
Summit Success	False
O2 Summary	Used
Route (lowercase)	n col-ne ridge

Members

Field	Value
ID	12509
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER96121
Member ID	01
Peak ID	EVER
Year	1996
Season	1
First Name	Chi-Wen
Last Name	Lin
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1956
Calculated Age	40
Citizenship	Taiwan
Status	Climber
Residence	Kao-Hsiung, Taiwan
Occupation	Mountaineering equipment shop owner
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)	8000
Summit Date 1	1996-05-11
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	4
Summit Term	11
HCN	0
Checksum	2433558
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	chi-wen lin
Year of Birth	1956
Year	1996
Age at Expedition	40
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	12510
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER96121
Member ID	02
Peak ID	EVER
Year	1996
Season	1
First Name	Fong-Bin
Last Name	Tsai
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1953
Calculated Age	42
Citizenship	Taiwan
Status	Climber
Residence	Taipei, Taiwan
Occupation	Travel agent
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)	8000
Summit Date 1	1996-05-11
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	4
Summit Term	11
HCN	0
Checksum	2432601
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	fong-bin tsai
Year of Birth	1953
Year	1996
Age at Expedition	43
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	12511
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER96121
Member ID	03
Peak ID	EVER
Year	1996
Season	1
First Name	I-Sheng
Last Name	Yen
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1950
Calculated Age	45
Citizenship	Taiwan
Status	Climber
Residence	Chiang-Hua, Taiwan
Occupation	Farmer
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)	8000
Summit Date 1	1996-05-11
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	4
Summit Term	11
HCN	0
Checksum	2431416
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	i-sheng yen
Year of Birth	1950
Year	1996
Age at Expedition	46
Role	Member

Field	Value
ID	47539
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER96121
Member ID	05
Peak ID	EVER
Year	1996
Season	1
First Name	Gyalzen
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	0
Citizenship	Nepal
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	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8300
Summit Date 1	1996-04-29
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	4
Summit Term	11
HCN	0
Checksum	-58
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	gyalzen sherpa
Year of Birth	-
Year	1996
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	47540
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER96121
Member ID	08
Peak ID	EVER
Year	1996
Season	1
First Name	Pemba Tshering
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	0
Citizenship	Nepal
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	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8300
Summit Date 1	1996-04-29
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	4
Summit Term	11
HCN	0
Checksum	-58
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	pemba tshering sherpa
Year of Birth	-
Year	1996
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	47541
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER96121
Member ID	06
Peak ID	EVER
Year	1996
Season	1
First Name	Pasang Tshering
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	0
Citizenship	Nepal
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	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8300
Summit Date 1	1996-04-29
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	4
Summit Term	11
HCN	0
Checksum	-58
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	pasang tshering sherpa
Year of Birth	-
Year	1996
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	47542
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER96121
Member ID	04
Peak ID	EVER
Year	1996
Season	1
First Name	Dawa
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	0
Citizenship	Nepal
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	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8300
Summit Date 1	1996-04-29
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	4
Summit Term	11
HCN	0
Checksum	-58
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	dawa sherpa
Year of Birth	-
Year	1996
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Hired

Field	Value
ID	47543
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER96121
Member ID	07
Peak ID	EVER
Year	1996
Season	1
First Name	Pemba Geljen
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	0
Citizenship	Nepal
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	False
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8300
Summit Date 1	1996-04-29
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	4
Summit Term	11
HCN	0
Checksum	-58
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	pemba geljen sherpa
Year of Birth	-
Year	1996
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Hired

8 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Chi-Wen Lin	M	1956	Taiwan	Climber	Kao-Hsiung, Taiwan	Mountaineering equipment shop owner	Details Other expeditions
Fong-Bin Tsai	M	1953	Taiwan	Climber	Taipei, Taiwan	Travel agent	Details Other expeditions
I-Sheng Yen	M	1950	Taiwan	Climber	Chiang-Hua, Taiwan	Farmer	Details Other expeditions
Gyalzen Sherpa	M	-	Nepal	H-A Worker	-	-	Details Other expeditions
Pemba Tshering Sherpa	M	-	Nepal	H-A Worker	-	-	Details Other expeditions
Pasang Tshering Sherpa	M	-	Nepal	H-A Worker	-	-	Details Other expeditions
Dawa Sherpa	M	-	Nepal	H-A Worker	-	-	Details Other expeditions
Pemba Geljen Sherpa	M	-	Nepal	H-A Worker	-	-	Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.