원정 개요

15 May summit team left C3 at 9 pm on 14 May. Weather was good and clear about 30 people on summt. Hiraga, Noguchi, Krishna and Ang Kaji descended to C3 where they arrived at 5:30 pm. They were involved helping lower down the body of Japanese Shinichi Ishii who died near summit. Pemba Dorje and Kailash descended to C2; Palden to C1. On 16 May everyone, apart from Pemba Dorje who climbed back up, descended to ABC.

17 May summit team left C3 on 16 May at 10 pm. Weather was clear. Not many people maybe 10 on summit. They descended to ABC, arrived at 9:30 pm. On way down they helped a few people, who were exhausted and needed oxygen (1 Korean, 1 Filipino, 1 Austrian and 1 Italian). On 18 May they descended to BC.

Pemba Dorje from Rolwaling (speed record holder) summited 3 times. The first time he summited on 8 May with his brother Phurba Tenzing. Pemba did not use oxygen that day. Phurba used oxygen from C3 to summit to C3. They summited at 10:30 am and descended to ABC same day.

Sherpas:
Ang Kazi, 12/7/78, Sisuwakhola, Makalu VDC, Manaslu 16/5/06
Kailash Tamang, 13/2/82, Kanku, Solu
Krishna Bahadur Tamang, Kanku-5, Solu, 25/9/68, Cho Oyu X3,
Everest X2 (Ever South 1999, Ever North 2002)
Kazi, 23/1/72, Tapting, Solu
Ongje, 22/8/83, Gaurishankar-2, Cho Oyu X2, Manaslu X1
Palden Nima, 29/8/78, Makalu-9
Miss Pasang Lhamu, 10/6/84, Lukla
Pemba Dorje, 29/4/77, Beding, Lhotse X1, Manaslu X1, Everest X3 (speed climber)
Phurba Tenji, 15/1/89 (2/10/2045), Beding, brother of Pemba Dorje, 1st 8000er