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CBC 06/09 4800m
ABC 09/09 5700m
C1 12/09 6400m
C1.5 17/09 6900m
C2 24/09 7200m
C3 25/09 7500m
Smt 26/09 by Watson, Strengell, Phurba Wangchu, Phurba Ongel Sherpa at 8:30 am.

Summit team left C3 at 1 am. Straightforward climb. Perfect conditions. Spent about half an our on the top and descended to C1, where they stayed the night. On 27/09 back to ABC.

Lightfoot reached 6900m on 18/09 when she was on her way to C2. She was too exhausted to continue. On the summit rotation, she reached 6700m, but was too exhausted again and gave up.

Helsen reached C1 on 12/09 on first rotation. He found it too hard and gave up. He left the expedition on 18/09.

James reached 6900m on the second rotation with Lightfoot and again to 6700m on the summit rotation. He accompanied her down and gave up his summit bid.

Team left ABC on 30/09.

Oxygen: Taken and used from C2 to summit to C1 by members and Sherpas.

Sherpas:
Phurba Wangchu, Waku-9, 05/12/1975
Phurba Ongel, Sedua, Makalu-Barun, 30/07/1981