원정 개요

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

Lem, Pemba Dorje, Nima Gyalzen, Phurba Tenzing left C4 at 10 pm on 18 May. They reached summit at 10 am on 19 May. spent an hour on summit. Pemba Dorje and his brother brought one half-foot Golden statue of Buddha; to fix the statue on the summit took long time. Ahead of Lem team there were about 20 climbers on the summit. Behind them were 10-15 climbers. The team descended to C4 at 4 pm, slept there. Slept in C2 on 20 May and on 21 to BC. Summit day weather was good. Little wind but cold. While ascending Lem had to wait about 20 minutes below Balcony. Worst wait was just below the South Summit. The climbers ahead of Lem's team were very slow. Also had to wait about 15 minutes before Hillary Step.

Sherpas:
Pemba Dorje, 27/4/77 (15/01/2034), Beding, Speed claim on Everest, Everest X6,
Lhotse X1, Manaslu X1
Nima Gyalzen, 9/8/85 (25/04/2042), Beding, Everest X3, Cho Oyu X1
Phurba Tenzing, 23/5/88 (10/02/2045), Beding, Everest 22/5/08