원정 개요

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

1st summit party left C4 at 11:15 pm 29 May and all reached summit at 11:35 am and all to C4 to stay at 4:00 pm. Next summit party left C4 at 9:30 pm on 1 June, earlier because worried about strong winds starting, on top 7:30 to 8:50 am, back to C4 at 11:25 am to 1:50 pm to sleep.

C1 totally destroyed by avalanche 4 May (ice blocks and boulders from top of West Shoulder).

Oxygen used: all Sherpas and summiters in C4 except Tejas, used it on descent to BC because of lung infection.

Stawiecki left expedition 5 May because of bad asthma attack at 6810m.
Clark, Farb and Grant left 29 May to return to work.
Strange left 23 May for family reasons.
Mahmound left 30 May with bleeding stomach ulcer.
Groninger also left on 30th May because not strong enough.

Sherpa summiters - 30 May:
Kami Rita, aka "Topke", 17/01/70, Thami, Everest X8, Cho Oyu X2
Chuwang Nima, 20/8/67, Phurte, Everest X11, Cho Oyu X2

Sherpa summiters - 2 June:
Lhakpa Rita, 9/9/66, Thami, now Seattle, Everest X7, Cho Oyu X4
Mingma Chhiri, 22/7/68, Thami, Everest X6
Kami Rita, 25/8/60, Thami, Everest X3
Tsheri, 31/5/73, Thami/Yilajung, Everest X1
Nima Nuru, Thami/Theso, 6/11/81, Everest X3
Tshering Dorje, Kharikhola, 20/7/70, Everest X6, Cho Oyu X2