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BC at 4555m at near Mingbo by Horner and Stevenson
(who arrived at mountain before the others)
ABC at bottom of the ridge
C1 on S Ridge
C2 on S Ridge
C3 at top of S Ridge at big mushroom.

20 April all members except Kleppinger started up at 6:30 am but wind was so cold returned to camp and waited for sun's warmth; started again at about 10:00 am but still cold wind which cleared ice sheet of all snow meant climb on this steep (70 degrees) section was too much for them. Spent night again at C3 and then down in deteriorating weather with snow every afternoon. Epic getting off mountain's snow and ice covering rock ridge. Rock itself between C2 and C3 very rough.