(ExWeb/Madrid) After a four days-long summit wave, Everest teams are on their way down the mountain - or already down the Khumbu valley.
On the south side, Sherpa teams are still busy dismantling higher camps. On the north side, Yuri Contreras reported on a Japanese climber lost on descent on Monday - and a second casualty today?
Spanish Pedro Garcia sustains some frostbites and was carried on a yak, back to BC today.
Everest north side
"Duncan Chessell, Katie Sarah, Rob North, Richard Moriarty, James Nettleton, Richard Agnew, Zac Zaharias and Chris Warner all made it to the summit (May25)," Duncan team Dr. Torrey at ABC reported. "Rob Jackson was not successful this time." All team members have returned safely back to ABC today.
Spaniards Alfredo Garcia and Pedro Garcia were helped down to ABC and evacuated from BC today. Pedro is apparently sustaining some frostbite which will be treated first in a KTM hospital and then once back in Spain.
Mexican Yuri Contreras reported he had been assisting two climbers, one of them with frostbitten hands - it could be Spanish Pedro, reportedly sustaining such injuries.
"A Japanese died after reaching the summit - we had topped-out at 6:00am; he summited at 2:00pm," Yuri stated. "Now we've just been told that another climber has passed away."
"All our members and guides are back in BC - the expedition's over," Abramov just reported. "Several people have already left for Kathmandu. The final result for us is: 8 members, 2 guides and 10 Sherpas on the summit. Thanks to the good work of Dr. Igor Pokhvalin, nobody is seriously ill."
Everest south side:
"Five out of our seven climbers topped out on the 'Big E' on the morning of the 23rd," Altitude Junkies posted yesterday. "Phil Crampton & Pasang Nima Sherpa summited at 7 AM; Jussi Juttien & Chheddar Sherpa at 8.12 AM; Anne-Mari Hyrylainen & Pasang Wongchu Sherpa at 8.15 AM; Ben Stuckey & Nima Neru Sherpa at 8.15 AM."
"Mike, who is a seasoned Himalayan climber and an Everest veteran developed a case of HACE at 8,700 meters and was helped down the mountain by several people." According to Phil's report, Michael needed two days to reach BC, from where he was airlifted.
Brits James Stearns and Fiona Margaret, US Richard B. Birrer plus three Sherpas (on their second summit this season) summited yesterday, according to outfitter Himalayan Guides Nepal.
"Members were instructed leave Camp 2 'very' early, well before sunrise," Peak Freaks reported yesterday. "The ice fall is proving to be very dangerous with warming spring temperatures. Tim reported that today there were two incidents: a sherpa from another team was hit (and sustained some broken bones) and a Mexican woman took a 30 meters fall with a chunk that let go. She walked away from it without injury."
News is expected on Chadd Kellogg, who aborted his speed attempt shy from the summit earlier in the week, but might launch another shot (it is unclear whether it would be a second speed climb or head up at a regular pace).
Further summit reports from previous days:
Md. Musa Ibrahim from Bangladesh, sharing permit in an International team, topped out Everest on 23rd May from the north side, according to Himalayan Guides Nepal. "All 26 members of the expedition including 14 Sherpas got to the summit," the outfitter website stated. "Besides Musa, six British, three Montenegrins, an American and a Serbian are in the team."
Links to 2010 Everest teams:
Everest south side
No Guts Know Glory
Ta Loeffler
Altitude Junkies
Anne-Mari Hyryläinen (AJ) - SkyClimbers
Patagonian Brothers - Damian & Willie Benegas
Albert Bosh
Colombian expedition
Chad Kellogg speed attempt
Mountain Trip
Peak Freaks
Alpine Ascents
Paul & Denise Fejtek (MT)
Patrick Hollingworth
Adventure Consultants
IMG
RMI
Elia Sailaky - finding life
Adventures Global
Malta team
Eco Everest
SummitClimb
Mountain Madness
Expedition Hanesbrand
Jagged-Globe
Dream Guides
Kari Kobler
HiMex
Adrian Ballinger - Alpenglow
Michael Kobold
Himalayan Guides Nepal
Nepal Ministry of Tourism
Everest-Lhotse
Simone Moro
Finnish expedition
Cleo Weidlich
Everest north side
Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner
Silvio mondinelli
Yuri Contreras and LAura González
Alfredo Garcia - La Rioja expedition
Hungarians - Dreher 24
Jordan Romero
Project-Himalaya
7-Summits Club
Adventure Dynamics
Duncan Chessell
Adventure Peaks
Bill Fisher
Gabriel Filippi
Bill Burke
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