원정 개요

BC at Khumbu Glacier
C1 at top of Icefall
C2 in Western Cwm
C3 on Lhotse West Face
C4 at South Col.

Kurdziel and Ngima Nuru left C4 at 9:30 am of 20 May, reached summit at 8 am on 21 May, stayed on summit 45 minutes, descended to C4 at 11:30 am, then to C2 at 6 pm. Next day to BC. The team had to wait about 1-1/2 hours before the South Summit. Summit day weather was beautiful mist on Tibetan side - no wind, warm day. There were about 20 climbers before Kurdziel team and about 40 climbers after him. The team returned Kathmandu on 26 May and will leave on 29 May.

Fixed rope: contributed 100m.

Sherpa:
Ngima Nuru Sherpa, 6/22/81 (21-1-2038), Namche-4
Summited Everest 8 times, first in 2001, Cho Oyu in 2003, Sishapagma in 2000
& 2004, Ama Dablam also summited