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Dhaulagiri I Spring 2008 - Saulius Vilius (Lithuania)

Vilius leader of the expedition and Jangbu were at C3 on 17 May, planning to go to summit on 18 May. In the morning of 18th they find difficulty to get out of tent because it was buried under snow. There was snowfall whole night of 17 May. Snowfall stopped at midnight of 18th the day was heavily cloudy and in the afternoon started thunderstorms. On 19 May Vilius and Nawang Jangbu descended to C1 and that night too there was snowfall. They managed to get to BC on 20th in a very bad snow conditions due to continuous snowfall.

Ms. Bickuniene and Kalvelis went to C2 on 17th; she was weak and did no further
climbing.
Ms. Jasinskaite went up to C1; she had stomach problem.
Marksaitis went up to C2 on 17 May; he was very tired.
Matukas went up to C2 on 30 April; he got sick on 10 May evening at BC and
evacuated by helicopter to Kathmandu on 11 May.
Egidijus Mockus went up to C2 on 17 May, but it was difficult for him.
Rimvydas Mockus went up to C2 on 30 April; he accompanied Matukas to Kathmandu.
Simanauskas went up to C2 on 30 April.
Ms. Tolpezninkaite remained at BC.

The team returned to Kathmandu on 28 May. Vilius will leave on 31 May; rest of the members on 2 June.

Sherpas:
Nawang Jangbu Sherpa, 16/2/1975 (04/11/2031), Yilajung/Thamiteng, Cho Oyu 2/10/07
Dawa Sherpa, (7/2019) 17-10 to 15-11, 1962, Taksindu-7, no 8000ers