원정 개요

C1 at 5950m at top of Icefall
C2 in Western Cwm
C3 on Lhotse Face
C4 at South Col.

27 Apr to C2. BC to Pheriche 29 Apr, rested 4 days then to BC 5 May waiting for good weather 11th into Icefall. 12th May rest 13th to C2, 14th-15th C3, 16th C4. Left C4 16th 9:00 pm to top at top 6:05 am with Lhakpa Tshering and Jangbu (Jangbu to top 6:35 am), down to C2 2:30 pm to sleep 18th BC.

Apa climbed with this group, not as hired Sherpa, but as a member; at bottom of Hillary Step he went ahead and was on top before Magitsis and Lhakpa Tshering.

Oxygen: Magitsis from C3 to and in C4, from 8200m to top and down to C4; Jangbu resting an hour in C4 and from C4 to top to C4; Apa from C4 to top to C4.

Magitsis had planned to scale Lhotse also but Muraguchi reported stonefalling, a Greek friend had died in Kusum Kanguru and Magitsis did not think the Lhotse couloir would "be good for him" and had a tight schedule of more climbs before Olympics came.

Sherpa summiters:
Lhakpa Tshering, 17/7/76, Khumjung, Everest X2, Cho Oyu X1, Lhotse X1
Jangbu, 28/4/59, Tapting, Everest X3
Apa, Feb 1962, Thami Og, Everest X13