Everest | 1999 N Col-NE Ridge

A China expedition to Everest in 1999 via N Col-NE Ridge, led by Yan Geng-Hua. Summit reached on 18th May 1999. 1 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 3340
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID EVER99133
Peak ID EVER
Year 1999
Season 1
Host Country 2
Route 1 N Col-NE Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality China
Leaders Yan Geng-Hua
Sponsor Caucasus 1999 Everest 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 -
Summit Date 1999-05-18
Summit Time -
Summit Days 0
Total Days 0
Termination Date -
Termination Reason 10
Termination Notes Abandoned at 8100m due to lack of competence
High Point (m) 8100
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 0
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 1
Summit Members 0
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 0
Summit Hired 0
Hired Deaths 0
No Hired True
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(early April),ABC(13/04,4400m),xxx(18/05,8100m)
Route Notes Very unskilled, often got tangled in fixed ropes; had frequent falls, but never hurt; climbed alone.
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency None
Commercial Route True
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference -
Primary ID -
Checksum 2453586
Year 1999
Summit Success False
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) n col-ne ridge

Members

1 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Geng-Hua Yan M 1958 China Climber Harbin, Heilongjiang, China Harbin Medical University Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.