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BC 08/09 4750m
C1 11/09 5750m
C2 14/09 6250m
C3 26/09 6900m by Zhong
C3 27/09 6900m by rest of summit team
C4 27/09 7400m by Zhong and Nima Dorchi (rest of group did not use C4)
Smt 28/09 by Vargas, Zydenbos, Boerwinkel, Laviziano, Kolonic, Zhong, Karma,
Changba Sherpa, Tashi Changba, Pastemba Sherpa, Mingma {Nima?] Thinduk,
Nima Dorji, Pasang Gyaljen (between 6 and 6:30 am), Cruz and
Minga Nurbu (4:05 am).

Team (apart from Zhong, who left from C4) left C3 at 8 pm on 27 Sept. First member to reach summit was Ehrlinger at 4:05 am with Mingma Norbu.

Zhong and Nima Dorchi left C4 at 11 pm on 27 Sept.

Zydenbos and Boerwinkel and Vargas descended to C2, where they arrived at 3 pm. The rest of the summit team descended to BC, where they arrived at 6:30 pm.

Moerman turned back with Kaji Sherpa at 7800m. He was vomiting and confused. They descended to C3, where they arrived at 4 am.

Coster reached C3 on 27 Sept. He decided to stay there to coordinate the expedition on the radio. He joined the descending summit team on their descent to BC.

Team left BC on 30 Sept and returned to Kathmandu on 1 Oct by helicopter from Samagaon.

Oxygen:
Taken and used Vargas from 7700m to top to C3
From C3 to top to C3 by all other members and Sherpas
Laviziano did not use oxygen.

Sherpas:
Karma Sherpa (sirdar), Balakharka, Makalu, 20/08/1986
Mingma Nurbu Sherpa, Makalu-6, 29/01/1986
Tashi Changba Sherpa, Makalu-5, 20/11/1996
Tashi Sherpa, Sankhuwasabha
Pastemba Sherpa, Sankhuwasabha
Mingma [Nima?] Thinduk Sherpa, Makalu-9, Makalu, 18/04/1982
Nima Dorji Sherpa, Makalu-9, 10/09/1975
Pasang Gyaljen Sherpa, Makalu-5, 05/10/1995