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The story from Makalu 8485m, May 13th 2023:

This mountain was a challenge and I would not have been able to climb it alone. It only took four days between leaving Kathmandu and coming back and this was only possible because of the extraordinary teamwork from everyone.

Seven Summit Treks planned everything smoothly and we knew how to reach the summit in a short amount of time.

I was sad about leaving Jens but arriving to the SST Makalu BC was nice and I met two friends who supported me a lot. Thank you @itisinthename and @ossyfreire7.

After a day in BC, the fixing team, Lama, Manish (@manish.maharjan444) and me went up to C2. Everyone performed really good except me. I felt very sick. It took us 5h to get up to C2, where we got a good rest before starting for C3 next morning.

It took us 7h to reach C3 and I was still not in good shape, I got a UTI and hesitated turning back. We rested there for 3h30 and started the summit push at around 7 pm. I was so impressed by the teamwork of the fixing team (Makalu Lakpa Sherpa), Lama and the BC organizer. Lakpa Sherpa was nice and postive and a great leader.

We climbed for many hours in the dark, there was no wind but it was super cold on the mountain. Because of my body condition I put on oxygen from C3 at about 7500m.

After 13+ hours, the team reached the summit. Lama and the rest of the fixing team did an amazing job for all of us. The only reason we were able to summit this time was because of great teamwork.

The UTI also made the climb down very painful and I had to pee a lot. It made the descent much more difficult. I also got a problem with my eye on the way down and had trouble seeing anything.

After a 24h descent we finally got back to BC and I am feeling a little better.

I want to again say how grateful I am for all of those who made this climb possible. Without your support, teamwork and strength I would not have been able to climb Makalu. Thank you so much to my super strong sherpa @tenjin.sherpa.752, to the incredible fixing team @makalulakpa_8485m and Seven Summit Treks.

Kristin Harila