원정 개요

First summit party left C3 at 2:30 am NST 3 Oct, on top at 6:50 am (Hirano) and other members 8:16 am; Hirano to ABC at 16:20 hours, Hiroki and Ueno to C2 at 14:00 hours; no wind, clear sky, saw Everest.

2nd summit party left C3 at 2:30 am, on top at 9:40 am and back to C2 at 14:00 hours; clean sky but strong wind and Ikeda and Takegami got mild frostbite (Ikeda's nose and Takegami's toe); saw Everest and Lhotse.

Oxygen used on 3 Oct by members in C2 to top to C2, but Sherpas used none and 6 Oct summiters used none.

Sherpa summiters:
Nima Nuru, Thamiteng, 18/6/84, Everest X5, Cho Oyu X1
Tika Gurung, Makalu VDC, 32 years old, K-2 2004, Gasherbrum II 2003
Pemba Nuru, Thamiteng, 17/1/77, Everest X3
Dawa Jangbu, Thamiteng, 28/4/86, 1st 8000er

Takako Wago did not go above ABC; she was ABC manager.