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C1 at North Col
C2 at deposit camp only.

Summit push from ABC 14 May by Olsson and Lama Babu to C1. 15th to 7900m while Granheim and Tshering Pande Bhote left ABC 15th only because Granheim had been having having case of diaharrea and caught up with Olsson and Lama Babu at 7900m, where rested for hours in 2 tent not equipped with sleeping bags. All climbers left 7900m at 10:00 pm Chinese time and to top at 12:00 hours (09:45 NST) and stayed an hour (weather good so no pressure to hurry and it takes time to put on skis). In descent, Olsson was behind Granheim, and he waited for Olsson to join him at about 8400m or more where rock so narrow in couloir that forced skier's weight on back of skis. Olsson's was very lightweight left ski cracked (ski 1.80m long), but he didn't take off skis but went on down; an anchor pulled out and he fell down from 8500m in Great Couloir and out of sight. Granheim soon took of skis and went eventually down to North Col to sleep that night with the 2 Sherpas who had descended normal route. 17th to ABC and 18th to BC.

Body found on 23 May by 2 Sherpas and helicoptered to KTM and leave KTM 26 May to Sweden.

Granheim skied 8850m
8800m
8750m
8500m
8480m
7100m spend night
to 6500m

Oxygen:
Sherpas from C2 to top and down to C2,
Granheim from 7500m to top to 8500m, where his mask's attachment broke.
Olsson from 7900m to top until his fall.

Sherpa summiters:
Lama Babu Sherpa, 23/9/68, Cheremy, Everest X2
Tshering Pande Bhote, 20/3/78, Farang, Sankhuwasabha, Everest X2, Cho Oyu X2