Mt. Everest 2005: The Summit push of 2005 South side May 21st, 2005 Summit attempts and climbers on the move!

Update 5/21/2005: A group of the Korean attempted the summit! We are told they have turned back around the balcony. (The ropes also end around the Balcony). We have no idea why they turned around, nor can we confirm at this time that they all turned around. It is unknown at this time if others attempted with them.

However, Mr Honda has arrived at Camp 4 at midnight. Other Koreans are said to have arrived at Camp 4 at around 11pm (on the 20th). Unclear if any of these climbers attempted or if they stayed at camp 4.

Scott Wazny has came down to base camp...

Previous Update

Changes from yesterday: Henry Todd's group and the other British commercial group has turned around. Team Honda headed to camp 4 on the South Col. Two small Korean teams are said to be moving to camp 4 on the South Col also. The Czechs are down and going home. Four Friends To Climb Everest For A Cure (Apa Sherpa Again!!) are down. Asian Trekking independent climbers plus more independents and their Sherpas are moving to Camp 4. (Dirk Stephan and Keith Woodhouse are assumed at this point to be with them,. but that is NOT confirmed.

Waldemar Niclevicz, and Australian Rex Pemberton have turned around along with others. No news from SummitClimb Everest - Lhotse International Expedition 2005 leader Dan Mazur who was  sitting in the cat bird's seat at camp 2, watching the action. (Dan you might notice never reports or comments on other teams..)

The German LEIPZIG team announced they were moving on to join in the summit push.

The American, up there somewhere is Scott Wazny with his 2 sherpa Phur Gayljen Sherpa and Ang Pemba Sherpa. Any information on these climbers would be much appreciated as they don't have a sat phone..

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