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C1 at top of Icefall
C2 in Western Cwm
C3 on Lhotse West Face
High point on Lhotse Face.

Slow to go to C1 because took time to build BC. 21 Sept Konishi, Dawa, Lobsang Jangbu and Yves Bouchon going up Lhotse Face from C3 to reach South Col and breaking cornice produced avalanche that killed 3 of these men, but Konishi 15m above Bouchon and 10m above Dawa and Lobsang; Konishi hit only by side of avalanche, and did not get full force and managed to stay in place with fixed rope and with ice axe and thus saved himself, but for few minutes it seemed he couldn't breath because of ice inhaled from wind of avalanche. Konishi down to avalanche debris to search for other 3 while German doctor Dagmar down from C3 and 4 Koreans up from C2 to search. Lobsang never found. Konishi slept in C2 and 22nd joined fruitless search. 23rd down to BC and 25th to Pangboche Lama for memorial ceremony and to ask many questions such as whether to continue climb (answer better not). But still wanted to go up to top.

4 Oct German and French members and Konishi wanted to go up to C2, but wind strong and Sherpas didn't want to go up and so turned back in Icefall. 7 Oct 11:00 pm avalanche from Lho La and Lamas puja poles broken by it and heavy snowfall that day dumped much snow on mountain. 8 Oct to C2 to bring down gear but not to try for top. Wants to try Everest again.

Konishi was on German's Everest climbing permit, but was independent though sometimes climbed with them.