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26th summiters and Inglis, Whetu and Brice left C3 at 3:00 am; Inglis, Whetu and Brice turned back at 10:20 above C3, back because Inglis's leg stump painful in artificial leg socket so he down to C3 to prepare stump for another attempt. All to top at 8:30 to 9:30 am with fine views of Everest, then descended to C2 (Bingham, Bradey, Fujibayashi, Inglis, Massimo, Staples, Whetu, Willis at 3:00 pm to sleep; all other summiters to C1 at 4:00-6:00 pm to sleep). Sherpas to ABC except Inglis (double amputee), Whetu, Lobsang Temba, Karsang Namgyal.

The 27th summiters left C3 at 3:00 am on the 26th and were on top on the 27th said Whetu. Down to C2 to sleep at 5:30 pm. Windle skied from top down to perhaps 7800m.

Oxygen:
Sherpas none.
Members Benton, Bingham, Bradey, Dasey, Pavillard, Staples, Torkelson, Whetu,
Windle from C3 to top to C3 or C2; all other members sleeping in C2 to top to
C3 or C2.

Sherpa summiters:
Phurba Tashi, 24/5/71, Khumjung, Cho Oyu X3, Everest X8
Dawa Tenzing, 22/7/70, Phortse, Everest X4
Lobsang/Lupsang Temba, 23/5/68, Khumjung, Everest X4, Cho Oyu X5
Karsang Namgyal, 24/5/71, Thami, Everest X5, Cho Oyu X5

Tibetan summiters:
Wang Chang, Everest 5/2004 on Brice expedition
Tenzing, Cho Oyu X1
Luo Qong