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Sirbaz Khan, Naila Kiani, Sasko Kedev, Wang Zhong, Hakon Aasvang and Maria Danila were clients of Imagine Nepal on the Elite Expeditions permit.

Catherine Vulliez and Margareta Morin were Peak 15 Adventure clients on the Elite and SST permits.


Sirbaz Khan - 28 May 2025

Approach: Drive to Ilam, Tseram, then Heli to BC.

BC 13/05 5430m
C1 --
C2 15/05 6300m (approx)
C3 16/05
C4 17/05
Smt 18/05 by Sirbaz Khan w/o O2 or Sherpa.
Smt 23/05 by Sirbaz Khan with team Imagine accompanying Naila Kiani and
her Sherpa Ngima?

The first summit push started from C4 at 9:30 pm on 17 May. Khan reached summit at 11:40 am on 18 May. Stayed on the summit about 30 minutes. Back to C4 around 8 pm slept there. Next day down to BC.

Second summit: 0n 21 May BC to C3. On 22 May C4. Summit push started from C4 at 6:30 pm on 22 May with the team Imagine. They reached the summit at 6:20 am on 23 May. They stayed on summit for about 15 minutes then Khan back to BC around 8:30 pm and Kiani around 11:30 pm with her Sherpa. Khan had to go with Naila as one of her Sherpas got sick at the time of the summit push.

Left BC on 24 May by Heli to Lukla.

Oxygen: The second attempt Khan used O2 from C4 to smt to C4. By Sherpa none (??).

Records:
First Pakistani climber to summit without O2 all 14 peaks above 8000m and
KANG twice in one season.
First Pakistani female to complete 12th 8000er.


Naila Kiani - 27 May 2025

Approach: Trekking to Tseram and then helicopter to BC

BC 12/05
C1 --
C2 20/05
C3 21/05
C4 22/05 (3 hours rest)
Smt 23/05 by Kiani and Dawa Sherpa at 6:10 am, and by Aasvang with Pemba Chhiri Sherpa and Maria Danila with Prem Tamang at 6:20 am.

Team started summit push from C4 at 6:30 pm. Spent about 15 minutes on the summit and descended to BC the same day where they arrived at 11:30 pm. Left BC on 24/05 by helicopter.

Oxygen: Taken and used from C3 to summit to C3 by Kiani and Dawa, Aasvang and Pemba Chhiri, and Maria Danila and Prem.


Sasko Kedev - 26 May 2025

Approach: By heli from KTM to BC

BC 18/05
C1 --
C2 16/05
C3 21/05
C4 22/05
Smt 23/05 by Kedev and Kili Sherpa at 6:30 am.

Team started summit push from C4 at 7 pm on 22/05. They spent about 15 minutes on the summit and descended to C2 where they arrived at 5 pm. On 24/05 BC at 11 am. Left BC on 26/05 by helicopter.

Oxygen: Taken and used from C3 to summit to C3 by Kedev and Kili.

Hired:
Kili Pemba Sherpa, Beding Dolakha, 15/05/1980


Catherine Vulliez - 24 May 2025

BC 16/04 5500m
C2 23/04 6200m
C3 07/05 6795m
C4 08/05 7330m
Smt 10/05 by Vulliez and Phurita Sherpa at 14:05 pm.

Summit attempt on 09/05, but after one hour, we turned back because we were only 4 people and there was a lot of snow.

Summit attempt on 10/05 by Vulliez and Margareta Morin. Vulliez and Purita spent 10 minutes on the summit. Good weather, no wind, a little warm. Morin didn't summit (turned back et around 8400m because too tired) and died when she was going down.

Oxygen: From C4 and stopped in the descent in C4.