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BC at CBC/IC on 17 Apr at 5835m
ABC at usual campsite.

Ortubay Fuentes and Zaita Rubio left C3 at 06:00 hours (NST). Ortubay Fuentes reached summit at 13:00 hours. Stayed on summit for only 3/4 minutes as he was afraid of becoming snowblinded as the sunglasses he used were not protecting his eyes from the constant wind and he was tired. Reached C3 at 16:00 hours; down to C2 at 18:00 hours. Ortubay Fuentes met one Korean and a Sherpa descending below the rock band and after a while another Korean with Sherpa descending. Behind Ortubay Fuentes was Widhalm coming up for summit. It was blue sky all the time but windy, between the surrounding cloud he saw the Everest. Cho Oyu summit was clear. But there was clouds around the summit.

Zaita Rubio turned around from 8040m saying that was his limit; he had heart attack 10 years ago. It was difficult for Zaita Rubio to concentrate in his climbing due to his ten-year-old heart attack. His mind was all the thinking of the heart attack and turned around to C3.