Everest | 1997 N Col-NE Ridge

A Canada expedition to Everest in 1997 via N Col-NE Ridge, led by George Tumpach. Summit reached on 4th October 1997. 3 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	2453
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	EVER97308
Peak ID	EVER
Year	1997
Season	3
Host Country	2
Route 1	N Col-NE Ridge
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	Canada
Leaders	George Tumpach
Sponsor	Canadian International 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	1997-09-01
Summit Date	1997-10-04
Summit Time	-
Summit Days	33
Total Days	37
Termination Date	1997-10-08
Termination Reason	4
Termination Notes	Abandoned at 7800m due to winds
High Point (m)	7800
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	1
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	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(01/09),ABC(08/09,6400m),C1(03/10,7000m),xxx(04/10,7800m)
Route Notes	Did not go above ABC till 3 Oct because wind and snow and why waste energy going there if would be unable to go higher than C1. Turned down from C1 site on 4 Oct because of winds.
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	Sherpa Excursions
Commercial Route	True
Standard Route	True
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	-
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2452993
Year	1997
Summit Success	False
O2 Summary	None
Route (lowercase)	n col-ne ridge

Members

Field	Value
ID	12960
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER97308
Member ID	02
Peak ID	EVER
Year	1997
Season	3
First Name	Richard
Last Name	Gustavsen
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1949
Calculated Age	48
Citizenship	Canada
Status	Climber
Residence	Edmonton, Alberta
Occupation	Film-maker
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)	6400
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	ABC only
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	1
Summit Term	17
HCN	0
Checksum	2431058
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	richard gustavsen
Year of Birth	1949
Year	1997
Age at Expedition	48
Role	BC Only

Field	Value
ID	12961
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER97308
Member ID	01
Peak ID	EVER
Year	1997
Season	3
First Name	George
Last Name	Tumpach
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1950
Calculated Age	47
Citizenship	Canada
Status	Leader
Residence	Coquitlam, British Columbia
Occupation	Professional alpinist
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)	7800
Summit Date 1	1997-10-04
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	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	3
HCN	0
Checksum	2431345
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	george tumpach
Year of Birth	1950
Year	1997
Age at Expedition	47
Role	Leader

Field	Value
ID	43553
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER97308
Member ID	03
Peak ID	EVER
Year	1997
Season	3
First Name	Sher Bahadur
Last Name	Gurung
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	-
Calculated Age	0
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Laprak, Gorkha
Occupation	-
Leader	False
Deputy	False
Basecamp Only	False
Not to BC	False
Support	False
Disabled	False
Hired	True
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)	7800
Summit Date 1	1997-10-04
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	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	3
HCN	0
Checksum	-77
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	sher bahadur gurung
Year of Birth	-
Year	1997
Age at Expedition	-
Role	Hired

3 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Richard Gustavsen	M	1949	Canada	Climber	Edmonton, Alberta	Film-maker	Details Other expeditions
George Tumpach	M	1950	Canada	Leader	Coquitlam, British Columbia	Professional alpinist	Details Other expeditions
Sher Bahadur Gurung	M	-	Nepal	H-A Worker	Laprak, Gorkha	-	Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.