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BC at Hillary BC
ABC at common ABC or even high BC
C1 a little above start of steep face.

Summit push from C2 on 22 May with small tent to 7800m and slept in it. 23rd May to top; left tent 5:30 and am and on top 2:00 pm. 1 hour on top filming and down to sleep 7800m. Was "a bit of blizzard" from Everest when only 80-50m from top and thought would have to turn back, but storm backed off. 24th to Makalu La and C1 to sleep. 25th to ABC.

Dawa Tshering was Hinkes' cook but insisted on climbing - 31 years old from Kurima, Lokhim VDC, Solu.

Hinkes climbed entirely independently and other members and had own tents and kitchen - had intended to climb alone but Dawa insisted he would climb too.