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Acclimatisation heli to Khote on 27/04. Mera Peak summit on 03/05 and another night at 6050m o 03/05. On 04/05 descent to Khare and heli flight to BC

BC 04/05 5350m
C1 09/05 5800m
C2 10/05 6440m
C3 11/05 7100m
C4 12/05 7900m
Smt 13/05 by all members apart from Morissey and Orchard between 6 am and 8 am
and 27 Sherpas. 44 people in total.

Summit team left C4 at 9 am on 12/05. There was not too much traffic, but a few very slow people on the route. After the summit, most members descended to C2 where they arrived between 4 pm and 6 pm.

Hauer stayed at C4 as he was going to Lhotse with Cosima Eggenberger on 14/05.

Lhotse Summit on 14/05 by Hauer, Eggenberger, Mingma, Nurbu Tsiring 5:40 am.

Hauer and Mingma left Everest C4 at 11 pm on 13/05 and picked up Eggenberger and Norbu from Lhotse C4 at around midnight. The Lhotse couloir was very dry but straightforward. They descended to C2.

Everyone down at BC on 15/05. Team left BC on 16/05.

Other members:

Morrissey and Orchard reached C2 on 03/05 (they were part of the Classic team and not on Mera Peak) and left BC on 04/05. Both were not very well physically and left the expedition by helicopter.