Everest | 1999 N Col-NE Ridge

A Italy expedition to Everest in 1999 via N Col-NE Ridge, led by Mario Merelli, Ernesto Cocchetti. Summit reached on 15th October 1999. 2 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 3446
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID EVER99303
Peak ID EVER
Year 1999
Season 3
Host Country 2
Route 1 N Col-NE Ridge
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Italy
Leaders Mario Merelli, Ernesto Cocchetti
Sponsor Everest 1999 8848m Hope for a Beautiful Third Millenium
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 KTM->Tingri->Rongbuk BC (both returned via Lhasa)
Basecamp Date 1999-09-17
Summit Date 1999-10-15
Summit Time -
Summit Days 28
Total Days 0
Termination Date -
Termination Reason 5
Termination Notes Abandoned at 7000m due to deep snow and strong winds
High Point (m) 7000
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 0
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 2
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 False
O2 Unknown False
Other Summits -
Campsites BC(17/09),ABC(27/09,6400m),xxx(15/10,7000m)
Route Notes High point at 7000m at North Col. After 27 Sept above falling in warm weather then strong wind. One day to 6500m too see route above and finally reached North Col on 15 Oct, but too strong wind and could not sleep there, so down to ABC. Spent 27 days in ABC. Snow became so deep yaks could not reach ABC for days and members and 1 cook had to make their way through it in waist-deep snow to BC. 25 Oct yaks able to go up to retrieve gear at ABC and trucks able to reach BC, but had to go to Lhasa, not Zangmu because of snow.
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency Thamserku Trekking
Commercial Route True
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference -
Primary ID -
Checksum 2453736
Year 1999
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
Ernesto Cocchetti M 1964 Italy Climber Bossico, Bergamo, Italy Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Gian Mario Merelli M 1962 Italy Climber Valbondione, Bergamo, Italy Hotelkeeper Details Other expeditions

References

1 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
EVER99303 HIGH - - - 212:63 (Jul 2000) -