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Vivekananthan Thushyanthan was a client of Himalayan Shephard on the AH permit.
Grace Tseng was a client of Dolma Outdoors on the AH permit.


Report from Grace Tseng:

Approach: Flight by heli
BC 18/09 4800m
C1 22/09 5600m
C2 no sleeping
C3 24/09 6700m
C4 no sleeping
Smt 04/10 by Tseng and all Sherpas.

Spent two night at C1 from 22-24/09. At C3 on 24/09. On 25/09 down to BC. Waited in BC until 03/10 for weather window. On 03/10 started at 6:30 pm from BC. No time to rest on the way. At C1 at 7:55 pm, at C2 at 10:25 pm, at C3 at 11:20 pm, at C4 at 3:58 am. On the summit at 7:30 am on 04/10. Nima Gyalzen and Grace started together from BC, other 2 Sherpas Phurba Thiley and Lhakpa Tamang joined them from C2 on.

On the summit for 10-15 minutes. Strong winds, snow, very cold, hostile conditions. Back down at BC at 5:30 pm on 04/10. Had to wait long time at Samagaon for helicopter back to KTM. Left BC on 06/10.

Grace and Gyalzen heading to Cho Oyu next and Shishapangma after if Grace will be allowed the permit from the Chinese.

Oxygen: Taken and used by all Sherpas from C2 to summit and down to C2 (6300m). Not used by Tseng.

Hired:
Nima Gyalzen Sherpa (S), from Rolwaling
Phurba Thiley Sherpa (S), from Rolwaling
Lhakpa Tamang (S), from Kavre