원정 개요

BC at CBC/IC on 13 April at 5800m about
C1 at North Col (little lower)
C3 at lower than usual campsite.

Jackson and Gyaluk left the camp at 8100m at 22:00 hours (NST) on May 12 and reached summit at 10:30 hours of 13th. They stayed on summit for 20 minutes and was back to 8100m at about 18:30 hours. Next day to C2. Weather was good, little windy but not too cold. More than 20 people were ahead of Jackson team and behind them were only few people. May be Chinese or Korean, but could not recognize them. Jackson said he had to wait at Second Step about 3 hours, very tired. Jackson also said that David Sharp was frozen, he refused to take oxygen. Sherpas tried to help him but Sharp refused their help.

Jackson returned to Kathmandu on May 23 and will leave on 25.

Sherpa summiter:
Gyaluk/Gyalu, 18/4/75, Patle, Everest 27/5/04