원정 개요

BC 19/04 5350m
C1 ----- -----
C2 25/04 6400m
C3 13/05 7100m
C4 14/05 7900m
Smt 15/05 by Zhang Jing-Chuan, Mingma Tendu at 6 am
Smt 16/05 by Zhu Qian + one Sherpa at 9 am
Smt 19/05 by Cao Shu-Ping, Dong Gui-Jun at 2:30 am; Liu Yong, Renje Lhakpa,
Lhakpa, Sonam at 8 am.

On 14 May, the whole team arrived at South Col. Zhang Wei wanted to go without oxygen, but it was too windy for him. The whole team apart from Zhang Jing-Chuan descended to C2 due to the high winds. Zhang Jing-Chuan stayed and left C4 at 9 pm on 14 May and returned to C4 at 11:30 am and descended to C2 the same day.

16 May summit team left C4 at 8 pm and returned to C4 in the afternoon. Zhu stayed at C4.

19 May summit team left C4 at 7:30 pm on 18 May and returned to C4 at 1 pm. Whole team spent night at C2.

After the first summit push, Zhang Wei decided to abandon the expedition as he wanted to climb without oxygen.

Oxygen:
Taken and used from C3 to summit to C3 by members (apart from Zhang Wei)
Used by Sherpas from C4 to summit to C4.


Reports from Chinese media state that all five members of this team summited:

Zhang Jing-Chuan
Liu Yong
Zhu Qian
Dong Gui-Jun
Ms. Cao Shu-Ping

Chinese media also gave the names of Hua Zi and Xin Gui instead of Zhu Qian and Dong Gui-Jun as summiters.

Ministry of Tourism gives 10 Sherpas as summiting with Song Yu-Jiang and Zhang Jing-Chaun teams on 16 May and are divided between teams as:

Sona [Chhiri] Sherpa, Makalu-9, 26/08/89
Renje Lhakpa Sherpa, Makalu-5, 17/02/88
Lakpa Nuru Sherpa, Makalu-5, 14/02/83