Everest | 1998 N Col-NE Ridge

A USA expedition to Everest in 1998 via N Col-NE Ridge, led by Craig Calonica. Summit reached on 24th September 1998. 4 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 3200
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID EVER98308
Peak ID EVER
Year 1998
Season 3
Host Country 2
Route 1 N Col-NE Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality USA
Leaders Craig Calonica
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 1998-09-02
Summit Date 1998-09-24
Summit Time -
Summit Days 22
Total Days 39
Termination Date 1998-10-11
Termination Reason 5
Termination Notes Abandoned at 7000m due to dangerous snow conditions
High Point (m) 7000
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 0
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 1
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 True
O2 Unknown False
Other Summits -
Campsites BC(02/09),xxx(24/09,7000m)
Route Notes High point at North Col (C1 site). Calonica got bad stomach trouble in ABC; unable to eat and dehydrating and down to BC 17th and then up to ABC 22th, up to C1 site 24th and left gear and down to ABC. Snowfall started 25th and never able to push higher and Calonica left ABC only to leave mountain while Sherpas went to retrieve gear at N Col. They set off slab avalanche in descent and were sent down 30m; Keepa 6m and suffered rope burns on hand (about 30 Sept). Face too dangerous to attempt another bid: with snow continuing to fall, new slab avalanching likely. 14 Oct 98 - Simone Moro (Italian Ev N): Calonica not motivated to climb high, spends much time and attention to his daily website reports and lining up sponsors for future climbs. His ABC is an office where he works for hours. He goes now to Ama Dablam to get good pictures of himself. [He went to Ama Dablam BC but did no climbing, leader Henry Todd said].
Accidents Keepa rope burns on hands
Achievement -
Agency Asian Trekking
Commercial Route True
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference -
Primary ID -
Checksum 2453349
Year 1998
Summit Success False
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) n col-ne ridge

Members

4 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Craig Calonica M 1953 USA Leader Olympic Valley, California Professional alpinist & skiier Details Other expeditions
Lhakpa Dorje Sherpa M - Nepal H-A Worker - - Details Other expeditions
Dawa Dorje Sherpa M - Nepal H-A Worker Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Kipa/Keepa Sherpa M - Nepal H-A Worker Hille (Kharikhola), Solukhumbu - Details Other expeditions

References

2 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
EVER98308 HIGH - - - 198:38 (May 1999) -
EVER98308 - - http://www.skiingeverest.com [site no longer available] - - -