원정 개요

The expedition made an unsuccessful bid for the summit when they left C4 at 9:30 pm on 18 May, but stopped at the ice dome (8150m) at 10:30 pm because of strong wind. They were back in C4 at 11:30 pm.

Their second effort on the following day was successful. The summiters were all eight members, Allen, Beidleman, Davenport, Gildor, Hunter, Mellon, Szpot and Woolums, plus 12 Sherpas: Da Ongchu, Tarke, Pasang Gombu, Mindu Chhiri, Pasang Tendi, Temba, Da Phinju, Da Kusang, Karma Gyalzen, Da Pasang, Samden and Kazi.

The group left C4 at 10:00 pm on the 19th. Four climbers arrived at the top at 8:30 am on 20 May, while all the others were on the summit at 9:50 am. The entire group returned to C4 between 11:45 am and noon. All were down on BC on the 21st.

There were 15 Sherpas with the expeditions who went above BC. In the first summit attempt, 13 set out for the top on 18 May: the 12 who did summit on the 20th, and one other, Sonam Chhiring, who was in the earlier unsuccessful summit party, turned back with them, and did not try again.

All members used oxygen in C3 to their high points to and in C4 on both ways. Their Sherpas used it in C4 to their high points to and in C4.

Sherpas:
Da Kusang Sherpa, 28/4/86, Kurima, Lokhim, Solu, Everest 23/5/10
Da Ongchu Sherpa, 16/4/79, Kurima, Lokhim, Solu, Everest X3
Da Pasang Sherpa, 2/5/79, Sotang-6, Solu
Da Phinju Sherpa, Lokhim-9, Solu
Kaji Sherpa, 12/2/87, Sikli, Jubing-5, Everest X1
Karma Gyalzen Sherpa, 31/7/88, Sotang-6, Solu, Everest 23/5/10
Mindu Chhiri Sherpa, 29/8/71, Kurima, Lokhim, Solu, Everest X2
Pasang Gombu Sherpa, 28/12/69, Sotang, Solu, Everest X3
Pasang Tendi Sherpa, 29/9/88, Jubing, Solu, Everest 23/5/10
Samden Sherpa, 29/1/88, Bakachol-9, Khotang
Sonam Chhiring Sherpa, 30/8/94, Kurima, Lokhim, Solu, Everest 23/5/10
Tarke Sherpa, 1967, Rakshi Kharka, Lokhim-4, Solu, Everest X3, Cho Oyu X5,
Manaslu X1
Temba Sherpa, 4/9/77, Sotang-6, Solu, Everest X3