Everest | 1999 N Col-NE Ridge

A New Zealand expedition to Everest in 1999 via N Col-NE Ridge, led by Russell Brice. Summit reached on 27th May 1999. 9 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 3334
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID EVER99127
Peak ID EVER
Year 1999
Season 1
Host Country 2
Route 1 N Col-NE Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality New Zealand
Leaders Russell Brice
Sponsor Himalayan Experience (Himex) Everest Expedition 1999
Success 1 True
Success 2 False
Success 3 False
Success 4 False
Ascent 1 330
Ascent 2 -
Ascent 3 -
Ascent 4 -
Claimed False
Disputed False
Countries Australia, Germany, Japan
Approach -
Basecamp Date 1999-04-09
Summit Date 1999-05-27
Summit Time 0645
Summit Days 48
Total Days 55
Termination Date 1999-06-03
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 8849
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 4
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 6
Summit Members 3
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 5
Summit Hired 3
Hired Deaths 0
No Hired False
O2 Used True
O2 None False
O2 Climb True
O2 Descent False
O2 Sleep True
O2 Medical False
O2 Taken False
O2 Unknown False
Other Summits -
Campsites BC(09/04,5200m),Interm(09/04,5200m),ABC(15/04,6400m),C1(21/04,7000m),C2(04/05,7500m),C3(05/05,7900m),C4(26/05,8300m),Smt(27/05)
Route Notes C1 at North Col. 27 May summit party left C4 at 1:30 am NST: Robb, Karsang, Hengge, Lobsang Temba, Kozuka, Phurba Tashi and reached top: Robb and Karsang at 6:45 am: Hengge and Lobsang 7:15-7:30 am, Kozuka and Phurba Tashi at 8:30 am. Robb and Karsang down to C1 (7:00 pm and 5:00 pm respectively); Hengge to C2 at 4:30-5:00 pm; Kozuka and Phurba down to C4 6:30-7:00 pm (used 13 bottles of oxygen from C1 to top to ABC). Kozuka slow in descent because "my legs don't work." All in ABC 28 May. Had waited in ABC for 15 days for favorable weather forecast. Summit Sherpas: Karsang (Ang Rita's son), from Thami, Everest twice before Lobsang Temba, Khumjung, 30, Everest once before Phurba Tashi, Khumjung, 28, 1st time atop Everest, but Cho Oyu in '98
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Asian Trekking
Commercial Route True
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference -
Primary ID -
Checksum 2453595
Year 1999
Summit Success True
O2 Summary Used
Route (lowercase) n col-ne ridge

Members

9 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Russell Reginald Brice M 1952 New Zealand Leader Chamonix, Haute-Savoie, France Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Helga Hengge F 1966 Germany Climber New York, New York Vogue magazine fashion editor Details Other expeditions
Kunitsugu Kobayashi M 1943 Japan Climber Matsumoto, Nagano, Japan Taxi driver Details Other expeditions
Kazuhiko Kozuka M 1959 Japan Climber Nagoya, Japan Engineer Details Other expeditions
Kenneth Douglas (Ken) McConnell M 1951 Australia Exp Doctor Hobart, Tasmania, Australia Physician Details Other expeditions
Geoffrey John (Geoff) Robb M 1953 Australia Climber Roseville, NSW, Australia Retired banker Details Other expeditions
Karsang Namgyal/Namgel Sherpa M 1971 Nepal H-A Worker Thami, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Lobsang Temba (Lupsang Temba) Sherpa M 1968 Nepal H-A Worker Khumjung, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions
Phurba Tashi Sherpa M 1971 Nepal H-A Worker Khumjung, Khumbu - Details Other expeditions

References

3 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
EVER99127 - Hengge, Helga Nur Der Himmel Ist Hoher Droemer, Munich - -
EVER99127 HIGH - - - 205:69 (Dec 1999) -
EVER99127 - - http://www.himex.com/english/news/1999-05-30everest.htm - - -