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BC at 3800m at Khyumnu Khola at base of glacier south of Annapurna South
2nd BC at 4200m at Greek's BC in Annapurna Sanctuary
1st biv at Greek's C1
2nd biv at Greek's C2.

Want to climb as high as possible, preferably no fixed camps & little fixed rope. Technical problems: difficult to get to ridge if very sharp. Ridge will be difficult and steep ice section is at about 6900m. 3 members at BC did no climbing.

Team scouted Central Spur of S Face, but too avalanche prone. Then attempted Greek route. Fatal avalanche terminated effort.

Had three weeks of bad weather after arrival at 1st BC except 2-1/2 days of days of sun. Went to peak of about 5500m to see S Face to look for route on 4 Oct (the 1st peak of SW Ridge) and decided to try central spur of S Face but weather closed in for 1-2 weeks and then had 2 weeks time left. S Face seemed too dangerous from avalanching and decided to go into Annapurna Sanctuary and climb from there, taking very little gear with them. On 20 Oct in alpine-style climb Fichter, Kuerschner, Storz and Wohlschlager went to Greeks C1, 21 Oct to Greeks C2 and 22 Oct to Greeks C3 (climbed mostly at night) and planned to go top 23 Oct. Only Wohlschlager went above C3 on 22nd and was killed by avalanche which all 4 Germans were caught in. Slept night of 22/23 Oct at BC because all gear lost in avalanche.

Uwe Bauer stomach trouble: Wagenhals carried by slab avalanche started by him or by Bountolas of Greek team and buried by the avalanche; body found but probably swept away by more avalanching.