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BC 12/04 5350m
C1 19/04 5900m
C2 21/04 6400m
C3 16/05 7000m
C4 17/05 7900m
Smt 18/05 by Madison, Miller and Luskey with Siddi Bahadur Tamang, Mingmar and
Ang Phurba at 5 am, Bliss, Kernan, Blanchard, Landman and Pattison with
Pasang Tenzing, Pasdawa, Lakpa Dendi, Mingma Sona and Sher Bahadur
Thapa Magar at 6:35 am.

Blanchard, Landman and Pattison left C4 at 7 pm on 17/05, the rest of the summit team left at 9 pm on 17/05. There must have been about 100 people on the route. Best conditions on the mountain Madison had ever seen on Everest. There is a huge cornice right on the top of Everest now. As they were so early some of them had to stop at the South Summit 3 am to kill some time. They spent about 20 minutes on the summit and descended to C4, where they arrived at around 9:30 am.

Lhotse Summit: 19/05 by Madison, Miller, Mingmar at 9 am.

Lhotse summiters left C4 on Everest at 3:30 am. They changed oxygen at Lhotse C4 and continued to the summit. They spent about 20 minutes on the summit and descended to C2.

Everyone (Everest and Lhotse summiters) at C2 on 19/05.

Palmer reached C1 on first rotation. He had a bad cough and left the expedition at the beginning of May.

Oosthuizen made it half way through the Icefall, but his mind was not in it and left the expedition at the end of April.

Regulator issue: Madison also had 8 regulators (Summit Elite Model) on or near the summit. Fortunately they had heard about regulator failure issue beforehand and were well prepared and took [precautions].

Left BC on 21/05 by heli.

Fixed rope: 6000m

Oxygen:
Taken and used from C2 to top to C2 by members
From C4 to top to C4 by Sherpas.

Sherpas:
Siddhi Bahadur Tamang (1st Group)
Mingma Sherpa (1st Group)
Ang Phurba Sherpa (1st Group)
Pasang Tenzing Sherpa (2nd Group)
Pas Dawa Sherpa (2nd Group)
Lakpa Dendi Sherpa (2nd Group)
Sher Bahadur Thapa Magar (2nd Group)
Mingma Shona Sherpa (2nd Group)

Ministry and HG add Asta Bahadur Rai at 6:35 am.