원정 개요

Summit team left C3 at midnight. It was windy and it was snowing. They spent 1/2 hour on summit, then descended to C3, arrived at 5 pm.

Hizume, Nishida, Ogasawara, Sakuta and Watanabe only reached ABC. All of them were stricken by flu and diarrhea.

Kikuchi reached C1 on 30 April, stayed 1 night, abandoned climb due to bowel problems.

Tachikawa reached 6800m on 30 April, abandoned climb due to feeling ill (flu).

Ochiai reached 8500m on 18 May just below 2nd Step. He felt that his feet were very cold and descended to C3, where he noticed slight frostbite on both his feet.

Ito never intended to climb. He remained at BC as the expedition doctor.

Sherpas:
Wangchu Sherpa, Phurte/Thamiteng, Khumbu, 20/11/1967, Everest 2007 & 2008
Phur Gyalzen, Thami, Khumbu, 16/4/70, Everest 2003, 2005, 2008
Lhakpa Nuru, Pare, Khumbu, 3/10/60, Cho Oyu X2