원정 개요

ABC occupied after a week because of altitude sickness of 5 members. 1st summit bid on 29th by all but 1 member who went no higher than C3. Up from C4 on 29th and got to summit plateau at just over 8000m. Kennedy turned back (knew something wrong but did not realize what and then unaware feet freezing). Dietz and Clark not much higher and back tired. Had started 8:15 am Nepali Time; other 4 to top. 1 Oct Kennedy got high altitude sickness in C4 and others tied him to a line and told him to go down to C3 which he managed to do; had gotten dehydrated and therefore frostbite and HAPE. Kennedy and all down to C1 and Kennedy to ABC.

Clark on 4th tried solo attempt from C1 to C3; 5th tried for top from C3, reached plateau again and down because of cold and wind.

No more climbing: had called for yaks to be at ABC on 6th and left ABC 6th including Clark. Left Chinese BC at about 9:00 am Nepalese time and arrived KTM midnight 10th.


Cynthia T. Kennedy, Jerry's wife - 10 Nov 2005 (letter to Miss Hawley)

Fourteen years later, Jerry still has open wounds on his feet that require daily tending.