원정 개요

On 3 Oct Frauchiger and Redlberger left C2 at 1:30 am. Due to good weather forecast they started summit push from C3. When Redlberger reached 7000m at 3 am, he turned back due to cold feet. Frauchiger reached C3 at 7:30 am and carried on to summit at 2:30 pm. He reached col below summit. He spent 30 minutes there and descended to C3, where he arrived at 6 pm.

Redlberger had descended to C3 and attempted 2nd push with Iretzberger, Ang Dendi and Gyalzen. They left C3 at 4:30 am on 4 Oct. However, Redlberger got cold feet again and turned back at 7600m at 7 am and descended to C2. Iretzberger, Ang Dendi and Gyalzen stayed on top for 3 hours. They started descent at 4 pm. They reached C2 at 10 pm.

Feneberg, Gasser, Hoein, Kramann, Latif, Mascher, Meierheinrich, Taglinger, Weitlander and Zehnder reached 7000m on 2 Oct. They turned back after about 2 hours of climbing due to too much snow and avalanche danger. They descended to C2 and arrived at 11 am.

Franchiger, Mascher, Redlberger and Iretzberger stayed at C2 for another summit push. Everybody else carried on to BC same day. On 3 Oct Frauchiger, Mascher, Redlberger, Ang Dendi Gyalzen Iretzberger ascended to C3. They left C2 at 1:30 am. Frauchiger and Iretzberger carried on to summit. Rest of team stayed at C3 and apart from Mascher went on summit push on 4 Oct. Mascher did not join summit push as he was not feeling well. He descended to BC on 4 Oct.

Giacomelli reached 5900m on 1 Oct; he did not carry on climbing due to problems with his knee.

Iretzberger suffered from frostbite on 4 fingers on each hand. He noticed it on descent at C2. Ciwec Clinic in Kathmandu says it is not too bad; he should keep fingers.

Sherpas:
Dendi, Deku, Taksindu-5, 22/1/83, Cho 15/5/07
Gyalze/Gelje, 26/9/77 (10/6/2034), Kagani-8, Okhaldhunga, Ever 22/5/08
with Indian Army