원정 개요

The five-member team reached C3 on the West Face of Lhotse on 14 May. From there, Mane with two Sherpas, Lhakpa Dorje and Pasang, went for the summit of Lhotse while the other four members went to the South Col and to their C4 there for Everest.

Mane and his Sherpas made the final camp for Lhotse at 7800m on 15 May, left the camp at 2:00 am the next day (the 16th) and summited at 7:24 am. They descended to C2 in the Western Cwm (6500m) at 3:00 pm.

Everyone was back in BC on the 18th.

Oxygen:
Used by members climbing above C3 to their summits (but not in) C4
The Sherpas were on oxygen from C4 to their summits to and in C4

Sherpas:
Lhakpa Dorje Sherpa, 1/10/65, Chitre, Sotang, Solu, Everest X7, Lhotse X1
Pasang Sherpa, 20/12/83, Tapting-1, Solu, Lhotse X1