원정 개요

Summit on 25 May by Hamilton, Rojas, O'Brochlain, Mingma, Tundu at 6 am; Purdy, Ridley, Wangdi and Phurba at 6:15 am; Bailey and Tshering at 7 am.

Summit team left C4 at 8 pm on 24 May. There were about 100 people on route. It was very windy, especially from the South Summit onwards. Team spent about 10 minutes on the summit. They descended to C4, where they arrived between 11 am and noon. They spent the night there and descended to C2 on 26 May. They descended to BC on 27 May.

Baschung reached to about 8050m, just outside of C4 but decided to turn back due to fatigue. He stayed at C4 to wait for the others.

Hammond reached 8500m (Balcony) at 3 am. He was feeling tired and had problems with oxygen mask. He descended to C4, where he arrived at 4:30 am.

Accidents:

Pem Chhiri was hit by ice avalanche near C3 on 17 May. He broke an arm and a leg. He was taken to C2 on a stretcher and then helicoptered to Kathmandu.

Oxygen:
Taken and used from C3 to top or high pt to C3 by members.
From C4 to top to C4 by Sherpas.

Summit Sherpas:
Mingma Tshering, Beding, Dolakha, 1/8/1970, Cho Oyu X3, Everest X17
Thundu, Beding, Dolakha, 18/2/1978, Cho Oyu X3, Everest X6
Tshering Pemba, Beding, Dolakha, 22/11/85
Wangdi Sherpa, Shyama-4, Dolakha, 1/3/89
summited Everest on 16/5/2011 with Hamilton
Phurba Namgyal, Beding, Dolakha, 7/2/1986, Everest X2, Cho Oyu X2

Accident Sherpa:
Pema Tshering (Pem Chhiri), Chankhu, Dolakha, 16/12/80, Everest X6, Cho Oyu X2