원정 개요

C1 at top of Icefall
C2 in Western Cwm
C3 on Lhotse Face
C4 at South Col
C5 but not occupied.

1st summit party occupied C4 and opened route and fixed ropes to S Summit on 5th May; Nimi and her husband in this group; down on 6th May because of deep snow.

2nd summit party of 10 reached S Col and on 10th 8 to summit while 2 others put emergency camp at 8400m and returned to col in support.

3rd support-3rd summit team to col on 15th and to top on 16th.

On summit on 16th May (total 10 - 4 Indian women, 2 Indian men and 4 Nepali
Sherpas):
10:45 - Radha Devi Thakur
Rajiv Sharma
11:00 - Lobsang Jangbu Sherpa (no oxygen), 22, Beding (his 1st 8000er)
12:00 - Deepu Sharma
Savita Martolia
Nima Dorje Sherpa, 37, Beding
Tenzing Sherpa, 25, Thami (his 1st 8000er)
Nima Norbu Dolma
01:00 - Suman Kutiyal
Sirdar Nga Temba Sherpa, 38, Kharikhola

Rajiv Sharma: technical advisor were guiding some members.

Sherpas on Summit 10th May:
Dorje Sherpa, 28, Thamo (Everest once before)
Ongda Chhiring, 24, Dinching (near Sedua), Makalu (1st 8000er)
Kusang Dorje Sherpa, 34, Walung, Makalu (1st 8000er)
Na Temba Sherpa, 36, Kharikhola (1st 8000er) - not same as Nga Temba on 16 May.


Re Lobsang Jangbu - 21 May 1994

US Everest expedition led by Goryl reported Lobsang Jangbu, who summited with them, told them he had used oxygen sleeping in C4 in May 1993 (did not do so in May 1994).


Guy Cotter of New Zealand-US site - 14 May 1995

Everest expedition said Lobsang Jangbu, this expedition's only summiter, told them he did not use oxygen on either of his previous Everest ascent.


Todd Burleson - 22 May 1993

Burleson saw "technical advisor" clipping and unclipping teenagers. Most of these women would not have reached summit without those male advisors who told Burleson they were doing "typical guiding" on this climb.


Banskota - 7 May 1993

5 May summit party left South Col at 2:00 am, reached South Summit 3:45 pm in waist deep snow; left South Summit at 5:00 pm and arrived back at South Col 10:00 pm. 6 May summit party descended to C2.

In party were Anita Gurumayum, Deepu Sharma and Nimi Sherpa. "Supported" by Rajiv Sharma, Nima Norbu, Lhakpa Sherpa, Nima Rita Sherpa and Nga Temba Sherpa.

2nd summit attack is planned.