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BC south of French Pass
ABC along icefall south of BC (by Habeler, Dacher and Nima Tenzing)
High point at beside icefall.

The three men stayed in ABC two nights, then down to BC and visit to Czechoslovak BC. After returning to their own BC, Habeler packed up and left expedition (on 21st Sept, Nima says; on 23rd Habeler said on 27 Sept 85) while Dacher and Nima returned to ABC.

Dacher and Nima tried to reach NE Col but in 4 hours climbing made little progress because difficult to cross icefall and much snowfall and returned to BC. They had no fixed ropes and plan had been for Habeler and Dacher to climb alone, leaving Nima at BC.


27 Sept 85

Put ABC at foot of French Pass, and was looking for way through glacier; made ABC 17 Sept.

Habeler left 4 days ago. No higher camp possible in so much snowfall. Dacher and Nima Sherpa will go to NE Col and then Dacher tries solo ascent. Has unlimited time.

Every day lot of snow. Have never seen avalanches like these on Dhaulagiri; every 2-3 hours
that mountain loses its snow.