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Report from Afsaneh Hesami Fard:

Approach: Lobuche

BC 20/04 5350m
C1 30/04 6000m
C2 01/05 6440m
C3 12/05 7100m
C4 13/05 7900m
Smt 14/05 by Hesami Fard, Jangbu Sherpa at 7:50 am.

Summit team left C4 at 8 pm on 13/05. Route was busy. Straightforward climb. They spent about 13 minutes on the summit and descended to C4, where they arrived at 11 am. On 15/05 to BC. Left BC on 17/05 by heli to Lukla.

Oxygen: Taken and used from C3 to top to C4 by Sherpa and member.


Report from Ravechandra Tharumalingam:

Approach: Island Peak

BC 14/04 5350m
C1 28/04 5800m
C2 29/04 6440m
C3 10/05 7100m
C4 11/05 7900m
Smt 12/05 by Tharumalingam, Elangovan, Mingma Tendi, Phurba Sherpa at 9:17 am
Smt 15/05 by Sidharth and Sherpa at 7 am.

Sidharth was sick after Island Peak and lagged behind the rotation as he had gone back to Kathmandu to recover. Hence, he summited at a later date.

12/05 summit team left C4 at 7:30 pm on 11/05. By the time they reached the vertical section there was a big queue already. Bit of traffic at Hillary Step. Team spent about 10 minutes on the summit and descended to C4 where they arrived at about 3:30 pm.

Sidharth left C4 at 7:30 pm on 14/05. Straightforward climb. He descended to C2 after the summit and then to BC on 16/05.

Everyone back down at BC on 16/05. Left BC on 17/05 by heli.

Sherpas: 3

Oxygen:
Taken and used from C2 to top to C2 by members
Taken and used from C3 to top to C3 by Sherpas.


Report from David Goettler:

Approach: Mera Peak, Amphu Laptsa

BC 26/04 5350m
C2 28/04 6440m
C3 06/05 7100m
C4 20/05 7900m
Smt 21/05 by Goettler at 9:50 am.

Goettler left C4 at 9:30 pm on 20/05. Weather and conditions were perfect. He did not see any other person between the South Summit and the summit. He descended to C4 where he arrived at 4 pm. He rested there for a few hours and continued to C3 where he arrived at 10:40 pm. On 22/05 he descended to BC.

Goettler spent a total of 11 nights at BC. The rest of the time he spent in Pheriche. He was completely autonomous on his expedition, however, he used the fixed ropes.

Left BC pn 23/05 by trekking to Pheriche and heli to Kathmandu.

Oxygen: not taken, not used