원정 개요

2 porters to C3 for summit bids: one to C3 on 18th, had to stay extra day because night storm of snow and wind; 2nd to C3 on 19th (stayed in tents made available by OTT, who had been to top already). 2 down on 19th from 18th party down with bad headaches.

On 20th Hackl, Becherer, Everts, Farenzena, Schmitt, Beuter, Bielefeldt, Baeumler, Nistor, Zwahlen and Bischoff and Chuldim Sherpa started up to top between 3:00 and 6:00 am. All except Nistor to top: Nistor slight frostbite and down at nearby 8000m. On top between 11:00 and 12:00 and return to C2 between 4:00 and 9:30 pm (Bischoff and Zwahlen on to ABC). Bielefeldt came to C2 at 9:30 because of exhaustion and on 21st was helped down on oxygen to C1 and carried to ABC, given cortizone, etc; ABC to BC 2 days later on yak.

Sherpa:
Chuldim Sherpa, Khumjung, passport says born 1964, but looks like 30 years only,
Everest summit 1998