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19 May summit team left C3 at midnight. Weather clear, but lots of fresh snow and had to break trail. They spent 1 hour on summit. Shields, Myers and Shakirov descent to C1, arrived at 6 pm. Shield was feeling sick. She descended together to ABC with Mingma. Left C1 at 10 pm, arrived in ABC at midnight. All other summiteers went straight to ABC, arrived at 3 pm.

20 May summit team left C3 at midnight. Perfect conditions, no wind, spent 1 hour on summit. Descended to C3, had 1 hour break and then to ABC. Arrived at 5 pm, apart from Taylor and Ivanov who were slow and arrived at 10 pm on 21 May. Team rested at ABC and descended to BC on 22 May.

Tigranyan left BC to return to Kathmandu on 10 April. He never got beyond BC. He had one sleepless night at BC and left.

Zaitsev reached C1 on 24 April. Spent night there and descended to ABC. On 2nd acclimatization trip he did not reach C1 as he had problems with his liver and his eyesight. He descended to BC and left BC for Kathmandu on 2 May.

On 19 May Kofanov was involved in helping Italian Marco Epis of Italian Expedition (Tiraboschi). He found Epis at C3, who was uncoordinated and wanted to move down without harness and crampons. He gave Epis Dexamethasome and helped him to C2. Kofanov did that without oxygen.

Sherpas:
Jangbu Sherpa, 26/8/85, Makalu-Balakharka, Everest 5/5/06
Lakcha Sange Sherpa, 20/6/64, Makalu-Nurbugaon, Everest X2, Cho Oyu X1
Mingma Dorchi/Dorje Sherpa, 30/8/80, Makalu-Tashigaon, Everest 21/5/06
Mingma Gelu Sherpa, 5/2/79, Makalu-Balakharka, Everest X4
Nima Dorje Sherpa, 31/8/84, Khumbu-Thami
Nima Ongdi Sherpa, 19/2/79, Makalu-Balakharka, Everest 15/5/06
Nurbu Chhiring Sherpa, 29/7/80, Makalu-Tashigaon, Everest 21/5/06
Pasang Sherpa, 20/2/83, Makalu-Balakharka, Everest X2
Pemba Nuru Sherpa, 28/3/80, Everest 25/5/06
Pemba Rinjin Sherpa, 1965, Makalu-Balakharka
Pemba Tenjing Sherpa, 23/8/76, Khumbu-Thamo, Everest X3, Cho Oyu X1
Rinjen Sherpa, 3/2/73, Makalu-Balakharka, Everest X3