원정 개요

The members of this huge expedition went to the summit of Everest on three dates: one member with four Sherpas fixing rope to the top on 5 May, 12 members and 11 Sherpas on the 21st, and 15 members and 13 Sherpas on the 23rd. In addition, one member and one Sherpa summited Lhotse on the 22nd.

The first Everest group, Tait with Phurba Tashi, Dorje Sonam Gyalzen and Nima Tshering, left C4 0:06 on 5 May and fixed rope as they slowly made their way to the summit, where they finally arrived together at 12:38 pm. Tait descended to C3, the Sherpas to C2.

The second Everest summit left C4 at 11:40 pm on 20 May and reached the summit on 21 May as follows:

Member Sherpa with this member Summit time

Ballinger (none) 5:45 am
Bierling Pasang Kami 9:50 am
Black Pasang Nima 7:33 am
Dovell Phurba Tashi 5:45 am
Fox Tashi Tshering ('77) 8:50 am
Hutson (none) 8:50 am
Jones Son Dorje 7:40 am
Massimo Nuru Gyalzen ('90) 7:30 am
Nava Falcon Tashi Tshering ('90) 7:18 am
Qui Nima 8:50 am
Rambol Shera Gyalzen 8:55 am
Staples Karsang Namgel 9:37 am

(For Phurba Tashi his ascent on 21 May was his second ascent this month, after having fixed rope to the top on 5 May).

Most of the members stopped in C4 on their descent; Ballinger, Dovell and Jones continued down to C2. Their Sherpas went with them to C4 or C2. All were in BC on the 23rd.

The final Everest summit group left C4 at 1:00 am on 23 May, and they too arrived at the top at different times:

Member Sherpa with this member Summit time

Boulanger Ang Karma 9:08 am
Delehany Lakpa Nuru 9:44 am
Kojetin Lhakpa Nuru 9:27 am
Kuraoka (none) 7:20 am
Macklin Tshering Tashi 9:22 am
McKinley (none) 9:22 am
Parker Pemba Nuru 9:41 am
Robinson Nima Tenzing 9:31 am
Saito Kami Chhiring ('86) 9:27 am
Takiguchi Ang Tshiring 9:27 am
Tamura Kami Chhiring ('87) 9:22 am
Turner Dorje Sonam Gyalzen 7:20 am
Whetu (none) 9:44 am
Rita Dorji 9:44 am
Dawa Temba 9:44 am
Woodward Nima Tenjing 9:22 am
Yoshida Nima Sona 8:30 am

For Dorje Sonam Gyalzen, this was his second ascent this month after having fixed rope to the top on 5 May.

All of these summiters stayed in C4 that night and were back in BC on the 25th.

Meanwhile, Ms. Ellen Miller and Nima Tshering had summited Lhotse on 22 May.

Non-summiting Everest members:

Brice remained in BC throughout the climb.

Carder climbed to the South Summit on 21 May, then retreated to C4. He was deaf in both ears and thought it was prudent to go down. His Sherpa, Kami Chhiring (Khumjung), retreated with him.

Constant went up to C2 on 15 April and down to BC. He had a bad dream and did not want to go through the Icefall again. He left the expedition about 18 April.

Hansen went to C1 on 2 May and went down to BC. He left the expedition about 4 May because he did not want to go through the Icefall again.

Hjertenes arrived at BC before the team went up the mountain; he went to Lobuche summit camp as part of the expedition's acclimatization program, but he eid not acclimatize well. He did not go above Everest BC and left on 30 April.

Holliday went to C3 on 1 May. He got stomach trouble, perhaps because he was nervous. He went to C2 later but not to C3 again, and he left the expedition on 27 May.

Jacobsen followed exactly the same pattern as Hjertenes.

Stern got to C2 on 15 April and down to BC. He did not want to go through the Icefall and left about 18 April.

Vandaele went as high as C2 on 15 April. He couldn't acclimatize well; he got to C1 again but decided to quit and left the team on 8 or 9 May.

Oxygen was used by all members from C3 to their high points to and in C3. The Sherpas used it in C4 to their high points to and in C4.

Sherpas:
Ang Karma, 19/11/64, Phortse, no 8000ers
Ang Chhiring/Tshering, 1952, Phortse, Everest X1
Dawa Temba, 1/1/58, Tesho, Everest X1, Cho Oyu X1
Dorje Sonam Gyalzen, 24/5/81, Phortse, Everest X9, Cho Oyu X1, Manaslu X1
Kami Chhiring, 7/3/87, Khumjung, no 8000ers
Kami Chhiring, 30/8/86, Khunde, no 8000ers
Karsang Namgel, 24/8/79, Thami, Everest X8, Cho Oyu X7
Lakpa Nuru, 1962, Khumjung/Phortse, Everest X2, Manaslu X1
Lhakpa Nuru, 18/6/80, Phortse, Everest X4
Nima, 29/5/89 (16/2/2042), Khunde, no 8000ers
Ngima Sona, 18/9/70 (2/6/2027), Phortse, no 8000ers
Nima Tenzing, 26/4/91 (13/1/2048), Phortse, no 8000ers
Nima Tenzing/Tenjing, 16/4/88, Khumjung, Everest X2
Nima Tshering, 7/3/84 (24/11/2041), Khunde, no 8000ers
Nima Tshering, 22/4/72, Phortse, Everest X2
Nuru Gyalzen, 1/8/73, Phortse, Everest X3
Pasang Kami, 26/7/79, Phortse, Everest X1, Manaslu X1
Pasang Nima, 1/10/92 (15/6/2049), Phortse, no 8000ers
Pemba Nuru, 27/11/80 (12/8/2037), Khumjung, no 8000ers
Phurba Tashi, 24/5/71, Khumjung, Everest X13, Cho Oyu X5, Manaslu X1
Rita Dorje, 24/10/77, Phortse, Everest X4
Shera Gyalzen, 25/9/87 (9/6/2044), no 8000ers
Son Dorje, 22/5/63, Phortse, Everest X7, Manaslu X1
Tashi Tshering, 30/4/80, Khunde, no 8000ers
Tashi Tshering, 8/5/90 (25/1/2047), Khumjung, no 8000ers
Tashi Tshering, 26/4/77, Khumjung, no 8000ers
Tshering Tashi, 30/4/80, Khumjung, Everest X1