원정 개요

Summit on 19 May by Boffy, Bellworthy, Casserley, Dieumegard, Rollins, Lhakpa, Pasang Dawa, Chewang Dorje, Chheten at 6 am and Hughes and Lhakpa Wangchu at 8 am.

Summit team left C4 at 7:45 pm - just before the crowds. No waiting time at Hillary Step. Sun came up when they were at the South Summit. They spent about 30 minutes on the summit. There were about 30 other people on the summit. They waited about half an hour near the Hillary Step and where also caught up in traffic on the route leading away [down] from the Hillary Step. Everybody arrived at C2 at noon, apart from Hughes and Lhakpa Wangchu, who arrived at 4 pm. The following day the whole team descended to BC. They left at 9 am and arrived between 3 pm and 6 pm.

Boffy and Rollins left BC on 21 May by helicopter. The rest walked out and left BC 22 May.

Oxygen:
Taken and used from C3 to top to C3 by members.
Casserley from 7850m to top to 8500m.
Taken and used by C4 to top to C4 by Sherpas.

Sherpas:
Lhakpa, Kerung-3, Solu, 1977, Everest X2, Manaslu X1
Pasang Dawa, Pangboche, Khumbu, 18/1/1977, Cho Oyu X5, Everest X14, Lhotse X1,
Manaslu X1
Chewang Dorje, Pangboche, Khumbu, 17/4/81, Everest X5
Chheten Dorje, Pangboche, Khumbu, 28/5/1987, Everest X1
Lhakpa Wangchu, Pangboche, Khumbu, 23/10/1986, Everest X7, Manaslu X3