원정 개요

Carter, Jankowski, Jay, Jennings, Kratky, Ledet, Price, Lakpa Nuru, Ang Pemba, Laxmi Kumar and Nawang Dorje started from C3 around 6:30 am for summit. All members and four Nepalis went to the summit by noon. They stayed on summit for 30 minutes. They returned C3 by 4:30 pm and slept there. Next day 3 November all went down to BC where they arrived at 9:30 pm.

High point for Jing and McHenry is bottom of grey tower 6050m. They were slow and went back to C2.

The morning of 3 November was pretty hectic for Ledet team; first Jennings realized frostbite in his middle finger of left hand and became handicapped as he is left-handed. They asked for a helicopter lift for Jennings. On the same morning around 4:30 falling ice killed Dendi Sherpa of Himalayan Ascent climbing with a Swiss team. The ice hit straight on his face. The Swiss climber Gertsch had a fractured pelvis. The accident occured above C3. Gertsch had initial treatment inside the tent of Ledet team. Jennings and Gertch were rescued from C3 by helicopter (Simrik) to BC, then to Lukla and the same day to Kathmandu. The dead body of Dendi also was brought down to BC by helicopter.

Sherpas:
Lakpa Nuru Sherpa, (5/5/2038) 21/8/1981, Chaurikharka-5
Ang Pemba Sherpa, (15/6/2014) 1/10/84, Namche-9
Nawang Dorje Sherpa, (10/5/2033) 26/8/76, Jubing-9
Laxmi Kumar Rai, (15/12/2040) 28/3/84, Bung-5