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Field Touring Alpine Ama Dablam Expedition, led by Sean James - 10 Nov 2008

The membership was reduced to only three when Kass left BC on 31 October in a helicopter. He had become sick during the Island Peak climb (he was the only member who had failed to reach the summit on the 26th) and his chest infection, plus an apparent altitude problem worsened as he arrived at Ama Dablam BC.

The remaining three members, Calzarossa, Cui and James, plus Parsu Ram Rai, set out for the summit from C2 on 4 November at 2 am. At 5:00 am, Rai turned around because his feet and hands were very cold; he stayed in C2 to wait for the summiters to return. Calzarossa gave up at 6400m at 7:00 am because he was too slow, and James descended with him to C1.

Cui carried on up and reached the summit alone at 3:00 pm. He came down to the grey tower at 6200m, but at 10:00 pm he fell from there 500m down the East Face of the SW Ridge; he fell from about the same spot as the Frenchman, Jean Mary, had fallen on 31 Oct and landed about 5 meters from where Mary's body had lain very badly smashed. The cause of Cui's fall is not known; perhaps he was not properly clipped onto the fixed rope. His body was brought to Kathmandu for cremation.

Hired:
Parsu Ram Rai, 1969, Rakha-4, Khotang.