원정 개요

Summit on 19 May by Fortin, Gough, Lhakpa Nuru, Namgyal at noon.

Summit team and Deroi left C4 at 9:30 pm on 18 May. Deroi reached the Hillary Step at about 10 am. He had been feeling sick for a while and decided to turn back. He reached C4 at 1 pm.

The rest of the team carried on and reached the summit with about 10 other people. They spent about 30 min on the summit and descended to C4 where they arrived at 6:30 pm. On 20 May they descended to C2, and on 21 May BC.

On 22 May they took a helicopter to Lukla.

Oxygen:
Taken and used from C3 to top (or high point) to C2 by members.
From C4 to top C4 by Sherpas.

Sherpas:
Lhakpa Nuru, Yilajung, Khumbu, 26/9/72, Cho Oyu X3, Everest X10
Namgyal, Bung-9, Solu, 25/9/71, Everest X3, Kangch X1