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Report from Sebastian Fuchs:

Approach: Jeep to Num, trek to BC
Route: NW Ridge

BC 17/04 4800m
ABC 18/04 5700m
C1 23/04 6300m
C2 25/04 6600m
C3 09/05 7500m
Smt 15/05 by Fuchs at 1:05 am.

Fuchs left C3 at 6:50 pm on 14/05. Conditions were perfect. About -20 C. He was completely alone on the route. He summited earlier than expected and was in the dark. He took 6hr 15min to reach the summit. He saw lights on Everest. He spent a few minutes on the summit as his feet were very cold and descended to ABC. He reached C3 at 4 am, dismantled it; reached C2 at 8 am and dismantled it and reached ABC at about noon.

Hess reached C3 on 09/05 during the acclimatization rotation. During the summit rotation she reached about 6900m and decided to abandon her summit push as she felt too weak to go to the summit. She turned around and collected her gear from C2 and descended to ABC.

When Fuchs returned from the summit, Hess met him at crampon point. They left BC on 17/05 trekking to Num, jeep to Biratnagar.

Sherpas: None
Oxygen: Not taken, not used