원정 개요

Expedition sent climbers to the summits on 19, 20, 21 and 22 May.

On the 18th, Bredenkamp, Hancock, Salazar, Waldron, Pasang Rinji, Mingma Tshering, Dawa Nuru, Mingma Tenzing, Chewang Lendu, and Ang Namgyal left C4 at 9:20 pm for the summit; Schlimme left C4 ten minutes later and at about 8300m, "respiratory distress" forced him to turn back. All the others got to the top; Salazar was the first member to summit, at 5:15 am on the 19th, and Bredenkamp was the last that day, at 8:25 am. Salazar got down to C2 at 2:05 pm; Bredenkamp, Hancock and Waldron descended only to C4.

On the 19th, Campbell, Kay, Lamb, Mello, Patterson, Smelser, Gyalzen Dorje, Ang Karma, Panuru, Kami Tshering, Mingma Dorje, Panuru, Samduk Dorje Tamang, Mingmar Sherpa, Dawa Sona, and Karma Serki went for the top between 8:55 and 9:10 pm. They summited on the 20th between 4:53 am (Patterson) and 7:30 am (Smelser).

The summiters on the 21st left C4 from 9:40 (Haugen) to 11:55 (Hahn) pm on the 20th and were on the summit at 5:00 am (Haugen and Grom) to 6:55 am (Hahn) the next day. The Sherpas who summited on the 21st were Cheppi Bhote, Lhakpa Bhote, Karma Rita, Nima Karma, and Phinzo Dorje.

The last summit party consisted of the two Singaporeans and Jamling Bhote. Goh left C4 at 8:15 pm on 21 May not using oxygen, got to just below the Balcony at 2:45 am, but was moving much too slowly and turned back there, started to use oxygen, and went down to C2 on it. Ang and Jamling Bhote set out from C4 at 9:30 pm on the 21st and were on the summit at 8:15 am on the 22nd.

Other non-summiting members:
Jones went to C2 only, was not acclimatizing well, left team on 1 May.
Loeffler got to C2, had "health issues" and left expedition on 8 May.
Tucker went into the Icefall, no further.
Warren got to C3, developed chest infection.

Oxygen: General pattern: members in C3 to high point to C2; Sherpas in C4 to high point to or in C4.

Sherpa summiters:

19 May
Dawa Nuru, aka Danuru, 26/10/78, Phortse, Cho Oyu X7, Everest X8, Manaslu X1
Mingma Tshering/Mingma Chhiring, 26/4/72, Phortse, Cho Oyu X2, Everest X4
Mingma Tenzing/Tenjing, 1/6/86, Phortse, Cho Oyu X2, Everst X2
Pasang Rinji, 18/1/77 (5/10/2033), Phortse, Everest 31/5/05
Chewang/Tsewang Lendu, 19/4/80, Phortse, Lhotse & Manaslu in 2006
Ang Namgyal, 21/6/80, originally Phortse now Pangboche

20 May
Kami Tshering, aka Ang Tshering/Chhiring, 1962, Pangboche, Everest X7, Cho Oyu X5
Ang Karma, 25/7/74, Phortse, Cho Oyu X1, Everest X1
Dawa Sona/Da Sona/Da Sonam, 1965, Pangboche, Everest X6
Gyalzen/Gyaljen Dorje, 17/2/88, Phortse, 1st 8000er
Karma Serki/Sarki, 25/1/87, Phortse, 1st 8000er
Mingma Dorje, 22/7/65 (7/4/2022), Phortse, Everest 26/5/03 & 30/5/06
(with DOB 21/6/65)
Panuru/Pasang Nuru/Pa Nuru, 22/5/68, Phortse, Cho Oyu X3, Everest X5
Phu Nuru, 16/5/80, Phortse, Cho Oyu X6, Everest X2
Samduk Dorje Tamang, 31/5/83, Pangboche, Everest 18/5/06
Mingmar, 1970-71, Jantarkhani, 1st 8000er

21 May
Chhepi/Chhebbi Bhote, 30/9/74, Hatiya-3, Sankhuwasabha, Everest X1, Makalu X1
Finjo Dorje, 03/9/86, Pangboche, 1st 8000er
Karma Rita, 21/1/76, Phortse, Cho Oyu X2, Everest X3
Lhakpa Bhote, 5/11/70, Hatiya-3, 1st 8000er
Nima Karma, 30/6/83, Phortse, Everest 18/5/06

22 May
Jamling Bhote, 28/12/77, Hatiya-3, Cho Oyu X1, Everest X1