Everest | 1999 N Col-NE Ridge

A USA expedition to Everest in 1999 via N Col-NE Ridge, led by Fred Barth. Summit reached on 26th May 1999. 2 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field	Value
ID	3316
Imported	2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID	EVER99109
Peak ID	EVER
Year	1999
Season	1
Host Country	2
Route 1	N Col-NE Ridge
Route 2	-
Route 3	-
Route 4	-
Nationality	USA
Leaders	Fred Barth
Sponsor	Independent climber
Success 1	True
Success 2	False
Success 3	False
Success 4	False
Ascent 1	325
Ascent 2	-
Ascent 3	-
Ascent 4	-
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Countries	-
Approach	-
Basecamp Date	1999-04-11
Summit Date	1999-05-26
Summit Time	1000
Summit Days	45
Total Days	48
Termination Date	1999-05-29
Termination Reason	1
Termination Notes	-
High Point (m)	8849
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Camps	3
Fixed Rope (m)	0
Total Members	1
Summit Members	1
Member Deaths	0
Total Hired	1
Summit Hired	1
Hired Deaths	0
No Hired	False
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Taken	False
O2 Unknown	False
Other Summits	-
Campsites	BC(11/04),ABC(16/04,6400m),C1(23/04,7050m),C2(24/05,7800m),C3(25/05,8300m),Smt(26/05)
Route Notes	C1 at North Col. Barth left C3 1:00 am with Nanda Dorje and Barth slightly later, summitted and returned to C3 3:00 pm, struck camp and slept in C2 and ABC on 27th and left it 28th. Big difference using oxygen; could have summited without it in perfect conditions only. Nanda Dorje Sherpa, Khumjung, summited Cho Oyu twice but this is 1st Everest summit.
Accidents	-
Achievement	-
Agency	Asian Trekking
Commercial Route	True
Standard Route	True
Primary Route	False
Primary Member	False
Primary Reference	-
Primary ID	-
Checksum	2453594
Year	1999
Summit Success	True
O2 Summary	Used
Route (lowercase)	n col-ne ridge

Field	Value
ID	24866
Imported	2026-03-06 18:06:05.675609
Expedition ID	EVER99109
Member ID	02
Peak ID	EVER
Year	1999
Season	1
First Name	Nanda Dorje (Naga Dorje, Nanga)
Last Name	Sherpa
Sex	M
Age	0
Birth Date	-
Year of Birth	1966
Calculated Age	32
Citizenship	Nepal
Status	H-A Worker
Residence	Khumjung, 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	True
Claimed	False
Disputed	False
Solo	False
Traverse	False
Ski	False
Paraglide	False
Speed	-
High Point (m)	True
Personal High Point (m)	8849
Summit Date 1	1999-05-26
Summit Date 2	-
Summit Date 3	-
Summit Time 1	1000
Summit Time 2	-
Summit Time 3	-
Route 1	1
Route 2	0
Route 3	0
Ascent 1	325
Ascent 2	0
Ascent 3	0
O2 Used	True
O2 None	False
O2 Climb	True
O2 Descent	False
O2 Sleep	False
O2 Medical	False
O2 Notes	Up from 8300m
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	aka Nawang Chumbi
Necrology	-
Summit Bid	5
Summit Term	1
HCN	0
Checksum	2437342
Summit Note 1	-
Summit Note 2	-
Summit Note 3	-
Death Route	-
Name (lowercase)	nanda dorje (naga dorje, nanga) sherpa
Year of Birth	1966
Year	1999
Age at Expedition	33
Role	Hired

2 recorded members.

Name	Sex	Year of Birth	Citizenship	Status	Residence	Occupation
Frederick C. (Fred) Barth	M	1952	USA	Climber	Boulder, Colorado	Retired engineer	Details Other expeditions
Nanda Dorje (Naga Dorje, Nanga) Sherpa	M	1966	Nepal	H-A Worker	Khumjung, Khumbu	-	Details Other expeditions

1 recorded references.

Expedition ID	Journal	Author	Title	Publisher	Citation	Yak 94
EVER99109	-	-	http://www.k2news.com/qafred.htm	-	-	-