원정 개요

C1 at top of Icefall
C2 at West Cwm
C3 at Lhotse Face
C4 at South Col.

16th May summit party left C4 for top at 9:30 pm on 15th and to top: Mrs Todd at 7:00 am with Pasang Nuru (aka Ang Nuru); Jack 8:00 am with Pasang Dawa and Pasang Chhiri and Jen; Atkins between 9:30 and 10:00 am and all to C4 that night.

24th summit party C4 9:50 pm 23rd and Saunders, Oliver Burr, Gurmi Dorje on top 8:10 am of 24th; Deegan and Lhakpa Thundu at 9:00 am. All down to C4 from top at 9:15 am and got C4 about 1:30 pm and slept there.

2nd summit attempt had been made by all 24th summiters and Charles Burr left for top on 19 May at 9:30 pm and at 8500m below balcony at 2:00 am; strong wind and spindrift and down to C3 and C2.

Summit Sherpas:
Pasang Dawa, 18/1/77, Pangboche, Everest X4, Lhotse X1, Cho Oyu X3
Pasang Nuru, 11/2/66, Pangboche, Everest X3, Cho Oyu X2
Gurmi Dorje, 23/7/76, Pangboche, Everest X2
Lhakpa Thundu, 20/5/70, Pangboche, Everest X1, Anna X1

Oxygen:
All members in all 3 summit bids from C3, to and in C4, to top to C4 and
in C4 if any left
All Sherpas from C4 to top to C4

Carr left about 20 April - no motivation.
Clemenson left 18 April - reason unknown, he just suddenly left.
Piper left about 20th April - not well.