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BC 12/04 5350m
C1 20/04 6000m
C2 22/04 6400m
C3 17/05 7300m
C4 18/05 7900m
Smt 19/05 by Lydia Bradey, Dagg, Gordon, Guard, O'Brady, Roberts, Vasquez Lavado,
Da Jangbu, Kami Rita, Chewang Dorji, Nima Nuru, Datuk Bhote,
Ngima Rita, Dawa Wangchuk, Phurba Chhoter, Pasang Bhote, Pemba Chhoti,
Kipa, Chuldim Dorje, Tshering Namgyal and Dawa Bhote from just before
7 am to 7:45 am.
Smt 20/05 by Milewski and Ngima Tshering at 6:10 am.

First summit team left C4 at 10 pm on 18 May. Straightforward climb. Very crowded on the route. It was very lucky that the Hillary Step was more of a slope than a climb and no bottleneck. It could either be that there was just a lot of snow or that the earthquake has changed it. Remains to be seen next year and checked. They spent about 30 minutes on the summit and descended to C2 (O'Brady, Gordon, Chuldim Dorjee and Dagg) where they arrived at 6 pm. The rest of the expedition descended to C4, where they arrived no later than noon. On 20 May everyone down to C2, on 21 May everyone at BC.

Milewski and Ngima Tshering left C2 at 10 pm on 19 May. Straightforward climb. Arrived at 6:10 am, stayed 20 minutes, then descended to C2, where they arrived at about 5 pm.

Wells and Hansen reached C2 on 22 April. Wells had respiratory issues and Hansen had a collapsed lung. Wells left BC on 19 May.

Hansen was heli-vaced from C2 on 24 April. He had been complaining about lung problems for a while and was then evacuated to Kathmandu. He spent three days in hospital there.

Mann reached 5600m on 17 April and got pulmonary edema and was evacuated by helicopter on 18 April.

Oxygen:
Taken and used C3 to top to C3 by members apart from O'Brady, who used it
from C2 to top to C2; C4 to top to C4 by Sherpas.

Sherpas:
Chuldim Dorje (Ang Dorje) Pangboche, 25/11/1964
Dawa Jangbu (Da Jangbu) (Pangboche, Khumbu) 22/04/1973
Kami Rita (Thami, Khumbu) 22/10/1977
Chewang Dorje (Pangboche, Khumbu) 17/04/1981
Ngima Nuru (Nima Nuru) (Tesho, Khumbu) 06/11/1981
Pasang Bhote (Chepuwa-1, Makalu-Barun) 30/11/1973
Datuk Bhote (Chepuwa-4, Makalu-Barun) 20/10/1988
Phurba Chhoter (Yilajung, Khumbu) 20/08/1971
Pemba Chhoti (Thami, Khumbu) 25/11/1972
Tshering Namgyal (Ang Namgyal) (Pangboche, Khumbu) 14/05/1984 [in error]
Nima Tshering (Ngima Chhiri) (Phortse, Khumbu) 22/04/1972

First timers:
Nima Rita (Phortse) – 1st summit
Dawa Wongchuk (Lama Tashi’s son from Pangboche) – 1st summit
Kipa (Solu) - 1st summit
Dawa Bhote – 1st summit