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C1 at 6100m top of Icefall
C2 at 6350m in Western Cwm
C3 at 7400m on Lhotse West Face
C4 at 7800m below couloir, above "the turtle."

Summit bids: 21 May up to 8000m and down because windy and snowing from C4, down to BC same day. Returned to C4 25th and left for top, Pasaban 2:00 am and Mesias and Vallejo 2:30 am. Mesias turned back 150m below top because feet getting very cold (he returned to C4). Others on top: Pasaban and Nima Wandeki at 10:00 am, Vallejo 10:30 am, Juan got up at 11:00 am. Only people on top that day (turned left when emerged from couloir). All 5 down to C4 except Pasaban on down to C2 after waiting for others in C4, so reached C2 7:30 pm.

30 oxygen bottles left by Indo-Nepal army expedition and Mesias at C4, when very little space left for other expedition's tents. Pasaban didn't enjoy last day's climb because can nothing in couloir (4 hours in couloir ascent, 2-1/2 hours in descent).

Damian Benegas did no climbing on Lhotse but was leader from BC. [Damian and Willie were climbing on Nuptse instead.]