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Sept 20 - Franco Martinelli and Pargaud left C3 at 02:30, [near] summit at 13:30 hours, returned to C2. Lots of snow, foggy.

Sept 24 - Agostino Martinelli left C3 at about 05:30 hours, summit at 11:00 hours. With him were Palermi and Simohetti. They had to return from 7530m due to cold.

Sept 30 - Bernieri went up to 7600m. Mariani up to 7200m (women member to reach the highest point).

Isman and Pecci left ABC on Sept 11. Pecci suffered from bronchitis and left Nepal on 15. Paladino and Rosati left ABC on Sept 27 due to personal reasons.

Leader said first ascent to 8000m by any expedition from Rome. Leader also said that the Koreans were the dirtiest expedition; they left lots of garbage and trash in their camps.

On Sept 24 summit by 3 Americans and 2 Sherpas: (Tap Richard's people).
Leader said out of 7 Germans, 4 got frostbite.

Tom Richardson, leader of OTT Cho Oyu expedition, said on 2 Oct the footprints [of Mario Pelliciari, two Italians Franco Martinelli and Guilliaume Pargaud and two Australians Matt Carlin and Mark Savage] suggested they went to left on summit plateau, not to top [on 20 Sept]. Summit area in clouds but Italians had GPS and got within 15m of top but probably did not get to true summit. Pargaud attempted again on 24 Sept.