원정 개요

Approach: Pangboche, Lobuje

Everest Classic Expedition:

BC 20/04 5350m
C1 28/04 6000m
C2 29/04 6440m
C3 15/05 7100m
C4 16/05 7900m
Smt 17/05 by Mansoor, Ward, Jolin, Watson, Fairbank and 7 Sherpas
between 11 and 12 noon.

Everest Flash Expedition:

BC 03/05 5350m
C1 13/05 6000m
C2 14/05 6440m
C3 15/05 7100m
C4 16/05 7900m
Smt 17/05 by Bannister, Csato, Chen, Hauer, Wolf, Sidiqi (1st Afghan) and 10
Sherpas between 11 and 12 noon.

Team left C4 at 2 am. Straightforward climb. They stayed one hour on the summit and descended to C2 where they arrived between 7 pm and 10 pm.

Farmanfarmaian went up later as he had gone back to the UK in between rotations. He is intending to summit on 23/05 [he did summit on 23/05].

On 18/05 all back to BC. Left BC on 19/05 and 20/05.

Mader reached BC after having climbed Mera Peak. She fell ill and left BC on 08/05.


Lhotse Flash Expedition:

BC 03/05 5350m
C1 13/05 5800m
C2 14/05 6440m
C3 15/05 7100m
C4 16/05 7700m
Smt 17/05 by Furtenbach, Grumberg, Backes, Kunga, Lhakpa and Pemba Rinji
at 4:45 am.

Team left C4 at 11:30 pm on 16/05. Couloir was dry and a bit of rockfall. They spent about 30 mins on summit and descended to C2 where they arrived at 4 pm.

Jacoma and Bionda wanted to summit without O2. Bionda reached about 7300m on 16/05 and turned back due to cold and exhaustion. Jacoma reached 7600m on 16/05 and turned back due to exhaustion and cold.

Bannister, Chen, Hauer and Jolin had a Lhotse permit, but did not attempt it as they did not have the motivation anymore.

Sherpas above BC: 24

Oxygen:
Taken and used C2 to top to C2 by all members.
Taken and used from 7000m to top to C2 by Hauer and Wolf.
Taken and used from C3 to top to C3 by Sherpas.