원정 개요

1st summit party left C4 at 11:45 pm of 21 May and on top at 9:00-11:00 am. All members who summited were in the party plus Kelly, who got to 50m from top after 11:00 am, running short of oxygen and time so Brice told him to turn around and to return to 8300m as did summiters. Sherpas were Dawa Tenzing, Phurba Tashi, Dorje Sonam Gyalzen and Chhiring.

2nd summit party left C4 at 11:30 pm 30 May and on top 5:00-7:00 31st. Chang to ABC, Fear to 7500m and Kelly to 7000m and Sherpas various camps bringing down camps. Sherpas were Phurba Tashi again, Dorje Sonam Gyalzen again, Chhiring again and Dawa Tenzing again (all 4 again from ABC).

All 22nd summit members left BC about 26 May.

Oxygen: 22nd summit party members in and from C3 to top to C4 or below; Sherpas some used it sleeping in C3, all in C4, to top to C4 and same below C4. 31st summit party: all members from C1, some sleeping in C2, all climbing from C2 to top to C3; Sherpas in and above C4 to C4.

Summit Sherpas:

22nd May: Phurba Tashi, Khumjung Everest X1, Cho Oyu X3
Dorje Sonam Gyalzen, Phortse, 1981, 1st 8000er
Chhiring, Khumjung, 24/6/69, 1st 8000er
Dawa Tenzing, Phortse, Everest X1
(turned back 50m below summit with Kelly)

31st May: same 4 Sherpas to top again from ABC

Chung was first Hong Kong Chinese to summit from north side.
Fear was first native-born Australian woman to summit.