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BC as same as other teams.

On 22nd C3 to BC by Konishi, Dawa Tshering Sherpa and Pemba Sherpa. C3 up 40m by Konishi and Pemba on 8 Oct, then feared frostbite (Pemba already started fingers frostbite) so down to BC same day. 10 Oct started heavy snowfall and Sherpa Dawa Tshering afraid of avalanching for long time, so not wanting to wait for safer snow conditions. Climb finished.

* Yamamoto inexperienced in Himalayan climbing, used oxygen sleeping in C2 6th Oct and climbing with 2 Sherpas (who did not use it) to 7600m, where he received Konishi's advice to turn back because weather not good, and went back to C2. 9 Oct Yamamoto and Pemba flew from BC in helicopter to KTM; Yamamoto had to return to work in Japan.