원정 개요

The summit party of 10 members and eight Sherpas left C4 for the summit at 11:30 pm on 17 May and were on the top at 1:30 pm on 18 May. Their ascent took a long time because they were fixing rope above the Balcony (8500m). They returned to C4 at 8:30 pm.

The successful members were Becker, Grandy, Guzman, Irarrazaval, Jordan, Olea, Olivares, Juan and Sebastian Varela, and Vidal. The Sherpas who summited were Fur Kancha, Fura Jangbu, Furba Chotter, Lhaka Sonam, Mingma Nuru, Mingma Tenzing, Pasang Tendi and Tsering Dorje.

The summiters were back in C2 on the 19th and BC on the 20th.

Summiting members used oxygen from C3 to the top to C4; Sherpas used it from C4 to top to C4.

Non-summiting members:

Diaz reached C2 on 26 April and 14 May, but a mild chest infection prevented him from going to the summit.

Martinez, the only Mexican member, reached C4 with the summit party, but was now too tired to continue to the top. He waited in C4 for the summiters to return.

Sherpas:
Lhakpa Sonam, 7/4/82 (25/12/2038), Kharikhola
Mingma Nuru, 30/12/74 (15/9/2031), Thami
Mingma Tenzing, 3/10/67 (17/6/2024), Pare, Namche-6, Khumbu, Everest X1
Pasang Tendi, 30/7/89 (15/4/2046), Yilajung, Khumbu, Kang X1
Phura Kancha, 17/1/77 (4/10/2033), Thami, Everest X6, Cho Oyu X2
Phura Jangbu, 16/4/82 (3/1/2039), Phurte, Namche-5, Khumbu, Everest X1
Phurba Chhoter, 20/8/71 (4/5/2028), Yilajung, Khumbu, Everest X4, Cho Oyu X1
Tshering Dorje, 20/7/70 (5/4/2027), Kharikhola, Everest X13, Cho Oyu X5


Note from IMG web site:

8 Sherpas summited on 18 May as part of a joint expedition rope-fixing team:
Ang Kazi (Chitre) - USA (North Face, Conrad Anker)
Jyamchang Bhote (Hungung) - India (Ajay Kothiyal)
Kami Rita (Thami) - USA (AAI, Garrett Madison)
Phura Kancha (Thami) - Chile (Eugenio Guzman)
Karma Gyalzen (Phortse) - USA (IMG, Mike Hamill)
Phu Tashi (Phortse) - Canada (Peak Freaks, Tim Rippel)
Palden Namgyal (Phortse) - Canada (Peak Freaks, Tim Rippel)
Nima Dorje - (Seven Summit Treks)