원정 개요

Fixed rope 400-600m C3 - yellow band combined with other expedition.

C4 at South Col

Lama Jangbu Sherpa left C4 at about 9 pm on 14th and reached summit at about 10:30 am on 15th. He is the first person to summit of the season. He did filming of Chilean climbers.

Lock and Ponce de Leon together with Lhakpa Gelu, Mingma Tshering, Dawa Gyalje and Chongba Nurbu Sherpa (from other Canadian expedition) left C4 at 10 pm on 15th, summited at 9:15 am on on 16th by Lock, Mingma Tshering and Dawa Gyalje. At 9:40 am came to summit Ponce de Leon, Lhakpa Gelu and Chongba Nurbu Sherpa. All members and Sherpas stayed on summit till 11:30 am. By 6 pm all returned to South Col. There were about 20 people on summit. Weather was stunning on summit day. The expedition members also were filming other climbers.

Second Push: Miss Burke reached South Col on 24th with four Sherpas; spent two nights waitiing for improvement in weather which was very windy. Member and Sherpas went down to BC on 26th. Webster went up to halfway to C3 on 23rd. He was very tired and gave up climbing.

Ponce de Leon left KTM in the morning of June 1. Lock to leave on June 2. At the time of meeting Lock did not know about others departure. Later I understand from Rishi that Webster and Burke left on June 3.

Sherpa summiters:
Lama Jangbu, 22/7/64, Kharikhola, Everest X8
Dawa Gyalje, 14/3/79, Beding, 1st 8000er
Lhakpa Gelu, 23/6/67,, Bubsa, Everest X10, Cho Oyu X1
Mingma Tshering, 2/8/70, Beding, Everest X9, K2 X1, Cho Oyu X2