원정 개요

Long tired before C2 established because of forecasts of strong wind. 1st summit party left C4 at 11:30 pm; they were all summiters; got to top at 6:20 am on 3rd to 6:40 am. On top just over an hour, little wind, no one on top that day; left 7:30 am and in C4 11:30 am, down to various camps: Harris to ABC Sunde-Rasmussen to C1, Vilane and Hamilton to C3, Sherpas to ABC.

2nd summit party left C4; Sir Ranulph at 9:15 pm of 3rd and returned to C4 at 10:25 pm, turned around at 8350m because that was enough. Rest of party left at 11:00 pm and got to top at (7:00 am of 4th and down to various camps: Campbell to C3, Bojens to C2, Parnell and Short C4, Nima Tenzi to C2, Nima Gambu to C3, Ang Dawa to ABC). With Fiennes was Nima Dorje Sherpa (aka Boka Lama) who turned back with him, according to Vilane. Fiennes was fine until evening of 3 June, when he started for summit and soon had chest pain; he sat down took a pill, felt better but because of his medical history decided to descend.

Buckton-Tucker left 26th April - not acclimatized and never above ABC.
Ziel's high point was C3 - had breathing problems.

Oxygen:
3rd June summit party: all members from C1 to top to C2
4th June Short, Campbell and Bojen in C1 to top to C1
Parnell in C3 to top to C1; Fiennes in C1 to high point to C1
All Sherpas: in C3 to high points to and in C4

Sherpa summiters:
Mingma Tshering, 2/8/70, Beding, Everest X10
Nawang Pasang, 16/10/78, Beding, Everest 16/5/04
Pasang Tenzing, 01/10/84, Beding, Everest X1, brother of Mingma Tenzing
Nima Gambu, 2/1/69, Beding, Everest X10
Ang Dawa, 22/7/81, Kharikhola
Nima Tenzi, 24/8/80, Beding, Everest X2, Cho Oyu X1