원정 개요

BC at 4770m normal - everyone
C1 at 5800m normal - everyone
C2 at 6075m normal - Jon Castley, Grace Tang, Jangbu Sherpa
C3 at 6400m normal - Jon Castley, Grace Tang, Jangbu Sherpa

Summit on May 19 by Jangbu Sherpa, Penny Troy, Jon Castley.

Island Peak - all attempted, only Alan Silva summited, rest were 30m from top.

Tia Rana Silva, daughter of Alan Silva, 20 months old (28 Aug 2001), spent 2 nights @ BC - no problems.

Jangbu Sherpa - Okhaldhunga, 38 years old, twice summited Ama Dablam this time, twice summited previously; summited Pumori, Everest C3.

Weather good. Summit day, May 19 - no views.

BC - little litter, only 2 toilets - need 1-2 more.
Ropes - too many and in bad condition which can be dangerous - need to get them off.

Fixed ropes - Jangbu Sherpa replaced 300m: C2->C3, 200m; C3->summit, 100m
Swiss Sherpa replaced 250m: C1->C2


Independent Himalayan Adventure
Guide Sarki Tamang, aka Bir was a BC sirdar

Expeditions report to Tourism Ministry after returning to KTM gives following altitudes:

BC 4770m 5 May
C1 5950m 7 May
C2 6160m 9 May
C3 6430m 10 May
Summit on 11 and 19 May

** Trekking agent, Chandra Bahadur Niraula, 7 July '03, says both Castley and Jangbu descended to BC after 11 May summit and made record complete climb from BC to top for 18 May summit.