원정 개요

Approach: from Simikot airport to Lachama valley (arriving 6 May).

BC 07/05 4500m unamed glacier southwest of Gave Ding
ABC 09/05 5400m
Hpt 14/05 6100m by all members (little above col towards Gave Ding South Face)

May 09: 5400m ABC

May 11: fixing rope to 6000m, back to ABC.

May 14: from col, watched S side of Lachama Chuli, selecting the option of reaching the col below SE Ridge. Went down on glacier of Tibetan side afoot of Lachama Chuli and stopped there. Back to col, tried up to 6100m above it on easy route towards Gave Ding. Then weather changed suddenly and all went back to ABC. Decided to abandon on that day due to the weather.

May 15: left BC.

Days after, went towards 5000er pass the north of Simikot and back to it.

Fixed rope: 400m in the way up to the col

Climb abandoned on May 14 due to bad weather. Left BC on May 15

Route: didn't climb the peak, reconnaissance of south side of the moutain.
Oxygen: Taken (for emergency only), not used.

Members:
Tim Macartney-Snape
10 clients

Hired:
Nawang Dorje Sherpa
Tshering Bhote
Rabin Tamang