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Damian Benegas, Guillermo Benegas (Willie), Chiocconi, Dawson, Deza, Galosi, Cardona, Proverbio, Puente, Lhakpa Nurbu, Phurbu Gyalzen, Pasang Jangbu, Ang Gyalzen and Tul Singh started their summit bid from C4 at 9 pm on 22 May. The team reached the top at 8:23 am on 23 May and stayed on summit for 45 minutes. Most of the members back to C4 by 12 noon. Willie returned to C4 at 5 pm; he was engaged in rescue work. All members descended to C2 and slept there except Willie and Chiocconi who spent night at the top of the icefall helping Eva Maria Zarzuelo from Spain who fell down into the icefall about 30m due to fall of the ladder on which she was crossing. She was not clipped on the fixed rope. Willie and Chiocconi helped Eva Maria with tent, medication and oxygen. Eva Maria was evacuated from the top of the icefall by helicopter to Pheriche on 25 May. Willie and Chiocconi accompanied her to Pheriche and went back to BC on same helicopter. Rest of the members went down to BC on 25 May.

Pasang Illa (Yila) was a standby Sherpa at C4.

Willie's team returned to Kathmandu on 29 May by helicopter. The team will leave on 2 June.

McLean had kidney stone problem and left BC on 4 May by helicopter to Kathmandu; he left on 7 May.