원정 개요

First summit party of Jiji, Laji and Sherpas Norbu, Pemba Rita, Phurba Tshering, Phurwa, Big Dorje, Ngima and Pemba Gyalzen reached summit on 22 May. The two Chinese/Tibetan members used oxygen on summit push in C3 to top to C3. Laji stayed that night in C3 while Jiji descended to C2 using oxygen, then without it went down to ABC same day. Sherpas, who used oxygen in C3 to top to C3, descended same day to ABC without oxygen. All Chinese/Tibetan members used oxygen while sleeping in C2. Yoshida used it in C1 when she had very bad headache.

Second Summit party reached 2nd Step on 23 May but strong winds forced them to give up their attempt for the summit.

None of the 3 Tibetan "Sherpas" summited.

The Sherpa summiters were:
Norbu, 2/5/68, Beding, Everest X8, Lhotse X1, etc
Pemba Rita, 29/8/79, Beding, Cho Oyu X1
Phurbu Tshering, 23/6/73, Thami, 1st 8000er
Phurwa, 28/6/72, Simigaon, Rolwaling, 1st 8000er
Dorje, aka "Big Dorje", 1/10/65, Thamo, Everest X10, etc
Ngima, 23/5/74, Kharikhola, 1st 8000er
Pemba Gyalzen, 20/10/69, Thami, Everest X2, Cho Oyu X1