원정 개요

BC at 5400m usual campsite (18,000 ft)
C1 at 6100m standard camp site
C2 at 6300m standard camp site (21,000 ft)
C3 at 7300m at Lhotse Face (24,000 ft).

Summit Sherpas:
Mingmar Chhiri, 12/12/2027 (22 yrs old), Kharikhola, Everest X2
Jangbu, 3/6/2036 (23 yrs old), Kharikhola, 1st 8000er

All 4 members made bid for summit together with 4 Sherpas, but McEvoy and Neal turned back at bottom of Hillary Step with 2 Sherpas (Lama Babu Sherpa from Bung, no 8000ers) and Phanden Sherpa (from Kharikhola, Everest x2 and Cho Oyu X2) because members were worried about their safety: weather seemed to be deteriorating and there were a lot of other people on the Step.

May 21: Dargonne, McEvoy, Neal, Woolums, Jangbu, Mingma Chhiri, Phanden and Lama Babu left C4 at 11 pm. No wind wind, crystal clear skies, the perfect day. "Second night at South Col and we all felt ready after being on oxygen here since our arrival (from website)." All reached at South Summit on May 22 at 10 am. McEvoy and Neal decided to retreat due to weather (at that time started gathering clouds and windy), crowd ahead of them and tiredness; with McEvoy and Neal, Phenden and Lama Babu went down to C4. Woolums and Dargonne reached summit at 12:30 pm and Jangbu Sherpa and Mingma Chhiri Sherpa at about 1 pm. Summiters returned to C4 at 4 pm. All four Sherpas reached C4 from C2. BC to Lukla by helicopter on May 27.

Comment: Change the Sat phone permits and radio permits to encourage better communications. Allow helicopter to only charter in/out from Lobuche at the highest.