Everest | 1998 N Col-NE Ridge

A Poland expedition to Everest in 1998 via N Col-NE Ridge, led by Anna Czerwinska. Summit reached on 19th May 1998. 2 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 2598
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID EVER98126
Peak ID EVER
Year 1998
Season 1
Host Country 2
Route 1 N Col-NE Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Poland
Leaders Anna Czerwinska
Sponsor Independent climber on Everest
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 1998-04-15
Summit Date 1998-05-19
Summit Time -
Summit Days 34
Total Days 47
Termination Date 1998-06-01
Termination Reason 7
Termination Notes Abandoned at 8300m due to Anna's weakness from bronchitis
High Point (m) 8300
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 2
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 1
Summit Members 0
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 1
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 True
O2 Unknown False
Other Summits -
Campsites BC(15/04),ABC(21/04,6400m),C1(27/04,7000m),C2(18/05,7700m),xxx(19/05,8300m)
Route Notes C1 at North Col C2 by only Sherpa once High point at site for C3. "Sherpa" first goal was to put oxygen at C3 at 8300m and did so then started to establish camps. Sherpas made C2 and C3 but Anna never slept in them. Sherpa once between 18 and 21 May. On 21 May Anna and Sherpa to 7700m; both down to North Col to sleep and maybe Sherpa to ABC. Then Anna got bronchitis and when she had better health it was better, went up on 25th to C1, but not really much better so down on 26th and climb finished because not strong.
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Asian Trekking
Commercial Route True
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference -
Primary ID -
Checksum 2453221
Year 1998
Summit Success False
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) n col-ne ridge

Members

2 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Anna Barbara Czerwinska F 1949 Poland Climber Warsaw, Poland Owner of import-export company Details Other expeditions
Pasang Tshering (Ang Pasang) Sherpa M 1973 Nepal H-A Worker Thamiteng, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions

References

1 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
EVER98126 HIGH - - - 193:26 (Dec 1998) -