원정 개요

Summit team left C3 at 10 pm (NST) on 21 May and reached summit at 6:30 am Nepali time. Weather was cold but calm. They spent 30 minutes on summit. They saw storm accumalating down below. They descended to C1 arrived at 6 pm. On 23 May they descended to ABC.

Brevik reached C1 on 12 May. He stayed the night. When he was back at ABC. He decided on 13 May go back to Norway for personal reasons.

Kragset reached C2 on 20 May together with Gronneroe. He stayed at C2 for one night but was too exhausted to carry on. He returned to ABC on 21 May. He used oxygen from C1 to C2 to C1.

Gronnoroe and two other Norwegians from Lars Erichrud's team found Jarle Traa (an independent) on 25 May. He was previously found by two Sherpas at C3. Traa had been lost above 8300m for 48 hours. He stumbled in C3 and found two Sherpas. Traa descended with two Sherpas to North Col. There three Norwegians met him and helped him to ABC. Traa had internal temperature of 30 degrees. He was then taken to BC by yaks. They got helicopter approved but weather was bad. He was evacuated by jeep.

Sherpa:
Lhakpa Nuru, Thami, Khumbu, 22/11/80, Everest X4