원정 개요

Approach: Cheram to BC by helicopter, Chhukung to Kangchenjunga BC by helicopter by Mena and Werner.

BC 08/09 5500m (Mena and Werner on 11/09)
C1 13/09 6070m
C2 15/09 6200m
Hpt 18/09 & 01/10 (C4) 7430m by Perez, Mena, Pemba Gyalje, Palden Namgye,
Mingma Chhiring, Pasang Sona, Dorje Sonam.

Werner touched C3 (6900m) twice (on 23/09 and 01/10). He had news that his father died, and he left on 08/10. The reason why he did not join the team all the way to C4 was that he was intending to use O2 from C2 on the summit push.

The conditions on the mountain were difficult. It was too warm during the day and even during the night. Avalanche risk was moderate. It snowed a few times during the time they were there. The snow never consolidated properly as the temperature was too warm.

When they cleared C3 after the expedition there was a big avalanche from C3 to C4.

After Werner called off the expedition the whole team decided to leave.

Left BC on 11/10 by heli from BC to Kathmandu.

Oxygen:
From 7000m to 7430m to fix rope by everyone who reached the high point
Werner did not use any oxygen.

Fixed rope: 5200m (all the way on the mountain)

They left the fixed rope on the mountain for the Nepali (Gyaljen Sherpa) and Grace Tseng (girlfriend of Nima Gyalen from Dolma Outdoor expedition) from Taiwan who came in after.