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No climbing problems. 1st summit bid from C3 on 14th May Kowalzik, Musal Kaji Tamang and Ang Mingma Sherpa: Sherpa turned back at 7600m with headache while others to summit. Only people to summit that day and slept in C3 and 15th to ABC.

2nd summit party from C3 on 20th May, Monnerat and Rusterholz reached 7800m; strong wind, cloudy and cold so both turned back. Philippe Monnerat tried to go directly to C3 instead of following expedition's route, fell at serac, badly injured; Markus found him and pulled him to C3. 3 Nepalese sent up from ABC to help (doctor sick and unable to go up) and 2 members with them. Nepalese on 21 May brought Philippe to C2 and 22nd 5 people brought him down through icefall in bivouac sack to 6700m and here he died; buried him in nearby crevasse.

Eigenmann left BC 29 April with "lung sickness" (never went above ABC).

Hirche, Wildersinn, Claudia Carl, Meyer and Lattmann left ABC 15 and 16 May, not well; some altitude sickness, some found mountain too much for them after having done some climbing.