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Kobayashi, Deputy Leader - 1 May 78

C3 5300m
Other members a little altitude sickness
Route finished to 5900m on 23 April (C4 6100m would have been)
Then gave up climbing 25 April because 1 member ill and too much snow; on 23 also much snow (about 1 meter).
Kozima sick 20 April in C3 right eye

All others Ok
Leave BC 4 May and reach KTM about 20 May
South Ridge route - very difficult


SR Sharma, Tourism - 1 May 78

Abandoned 26 April bad weather and rough route; could not climb above C3 because of weather.

All well except 1 member sick in eye
Helicopter sent for him?


SR Sharma, Tourism - 10 April 78

BC at 4250m in Kaphe Khola 28 March

Leader Abe has pneumonia and is returning to KTM; deputy leader Kobayashi taking over leadership.


Shailendra Raj Sharma, Tourism Ministry - 28 March 78

Forced to stop all activities because of snow (report dated 17 March). All at Gurjikhani village except leader, who is suffering from bronchitis and left party for 2 weeks to recover 2 days' walk away.


Kobayashi - 16 Feb 78

South Ridge to West Peak
Approach, via Kaphe Khola to South Ridge
6 now in KTM
7 arrive 20th

13 including 2 nurses at BC.
Leave KTM 25th by bus, leave Pokhara 28th.

Caravan 2 weeks to BC at 4200m
5 or 6 camps above BC with highest about 7000m
Summit about end April

3 HA Sherpas including Lobsang Tsering = sirdar
No oxygen for climbing