원정 개요

Summiters left C2 at 7 am on 27 Oct and arrived C3 at 11:30 (1 summiter Gagnon was already at C3). Team climbed together, summited at 3:15 pm and stayed at C3 on return at 7 pm.

Post and Pilot climbed from C3 and got to about 80m below the summit. They turned back due to extreme cold. Demarest gave up at C3. Parsons and Wiltfang turned back between C2 and C3 at base of great tower due to rockfall on the previous day.

Climbed Nirekha (17 Oct by Riggs, Gagnon, Hovland) and Lobuche East (20 Oct by all 9 members).