While we anxiously wait for news about John Snorri, Ali Sadpara, and JP Mohr, as well as Sajid Sadpara in Camp 3, here is a list of the 24 climbers — 13 Westerners and 11 Sherpas — who either made it back to BC or are on their way from C1. These include 5 Westerners and 2 Sherpas who turned around at Camp 2. Most went as far as Camp 3.
One further climber, Atanas Skatov, died yesterday in a fall during his descent. As far as we’ve managed to determine, 29 climbers initially left on this latest summit push.
The Westerners back down are:
Mattia Conte
Magdalena Gorzkowska (evacuated to Skardu)
Noel Hanna
Jon Kedrowski
Bernard Lippert
Tamara Lunger
Peter Moerman
Colin O’Brady
Oswaldo Rodrigo Pereira
Tomasz Rotar
Elia Saikaly
Antonios Sykaris
Josette Valloton
The Sherpas back down are:
Lakpa Dendi Sherpa
Lakpa Nurbu Sherpa
Lhakpa Temba Sherpa
Mingma Temba Sherpa
Pasang Dukpa Sherpa
Pasang Norbu Sherpa
Pastemba Sherpa
Pechhumbe Sherpa
Pemba Sherpa
Phurbu Kusang Sherpa
Temba Bhote Sherpa
If we’ve left out some names, please let us know.