International Mountain Guides (www.mountainguides.com) Everest 2002 Expedition

Update 5/20/2002: The Summit List part two: One member and One High Altitude Sherpa of IMG Everest 2002 Expedition have succeeded to climb 8,848 meter high Mt. Everest from the South East Ridge on May 18 2002 at 1:45 PM. 

Name of Summiters              Date of Birth           Address

Mr. James (Jake) Norton     22 Dec 1973                Bounder Colorado, USA

Mr. Karma Rita Sherpa      1974                          Khumjung – 9, Phorche, Solukhumbu

The (9 + 8) member IMG 2002 Everest Expedition Team was given permission to climb 8,848 meter high Mt. Everest from South East Ridge under the leadership of Mr. Eric Robb Simonson (1955), Mountain Guide from Ashford WA, USA during the Spring Season of 2002.

Compiled by office of Bikrum Pandey for EverestNews.com  

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