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Agnew, Caldwell, Killip, Molyneaux, Sparks and Walton left on 23 May because they could not summit and wanted to trek back.

21 April started to climb and established glacier camp. All got there. 22-24 April ferrying gear to glacier camp. On 24 April Caldwell, Killip, Laursen, Lock, Rogerson, Sparks and Zaharias slept there. On 25th April set up C1 and returned to glacier camp; Lock and Rogerson slept at C1 on 26 April. Lock and Rogerson set up C2 and returned to C1. The rest moved to C2. Lock and Rogerson slept at C2 on 29 April. Then all went to BC to rest.

2 May went to C1 (Zaharias, Agnew, Killip, Rogerson, Sparks, Molyneaux and Laursen) and slept there. On May 3 Zaharias, Rogerson and Laursen went to C2 while Lock, Caldwell went to C1. On May 4 Zaharias, Rogerson, Lock and Laursen stayed at C2. The others carried gear there. On May 5 rested at C2. Killip moved up to C2. May 6 Lock and Rogerson occupied C3. Zaharias and Laursen carried gear to C6 and slept at C1. Zaharias and Laursen carried gear to C3 and slept at C1. Agnew, Molyneaux and Caldwell occupied C2. On 7 May most descended. May 8 severe storm. Those at C2 descended to C1. May 9 stayed there. May 10 all descended BC strong wind and a meter of deep snow. May 11-12 rest days.

May 13 first summit attempt by Lock, Laursen, Zaharias and Rogerson. Slept at C1. May 14 moved to C2. May 15 rested at C2 more snow (one meter more). May 16 down to C1 in waist-deep snow. May 17 back to BC.

20 May to C1 the [above] four and Van Roy, Caldwell, Agnew and Walton. May 21 the four and Van Roy went to C2, the others returned to BC. May 22 Zaharias, Lock, Laursen and Rogerson slept at C3, Van Roy at C2. May 23 the 4 slept at C4, the other 6 went back. May 24 rested at C4. May 25 left for summit at 7:45 am for knee-deep snow after wind stopped. The clouds came in at 11 am. At 3 pm the clouds broke. There was some sunshine. Reached the summit ridge at 6:30 pm. Then a breeze started blow which continued till 9 pm getting stronger. Spent 5 minutes at the summit. Descended and 1/2 hour later wind started to pick up. Then it got very cold. Reached C4 at 1 am of May 26. Laursen climbed to 7700m and returned because he was too tired. Stayed there till midday and descended to C3. Laursen and Zaharias stayed then other two descended to C2. Strong winds at night. On 27th May Laursen and Zaharias came down to C2 and all slept at C1. May 28 down to BC.