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Oct 20 - Jean Annequin, Challeat, Charpentier, Guillou, Harles, Jartoux, Ullmann and Valentin and three Sherpas slept in C2.

Oct 21 - Challeat and three Sherpas reached summit. They left C2 around 08:00 hours, summited around 12:30 hours, stayed about 15 minutes, back to C2 at about 15:00 hours.

Leader and Charpentier had to retreat from about 200m below the summit due to exhaustion of Charpentier. Strong wind and cold.

Sherpas:
Nuru Ongchu (Everest, Baruntse) from near Phaplu
Gulmin Sherpa (Ama Dablam)
Dachiri Sherpa (Kang Guru)

The expedition returned to KTM from Besisahar on Oct 30 and leaves on Nov 1 except Challeat. The Challeat is going to Bardia. He will leave Nepal after a week or so.


From a another team in the region:

Team actually climbed Ratna Chuli. Had intended to climb this mountain all along, but since it is not on government permitted list, they got a permit for Himlung. Made no attempt to climb Himlung. All camp details dates, etc., given to Jeevan Shrestha on 30 Oct 2000 were correct and route was via West Peak to West Ridge and to top via this West Ridge.