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20th May 2004 | Summiters are back

May 20, 2004

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Weather has been bad, snowfall in ABC. Kankan Sir also moved down from Camp 2 with Tenzing Sherpa.Joseba ( Basque, Spain) dropped by to tell us that Kankan Sir would be coming in a few minutes.

19 May 2004 | The painful descent

May 19, 2004

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Sultan, the Tibetan kitchen boy was at crampon point with juice. He got my rucksack from there on his own. Have been coughing in spells, but heavily. Parched lips.

16th May 2004 | Reaching C1

May 16, 2004

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Kankan Sir and I left an hour later. The sherpas were to follow another hour later. Reached C1 by 1600 hrs.

15th May 2004 | First Team Departs

May 15, 2004

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Spoke with everyone at home and with Roney separately. Pande said that he had news of heavy snowfall after 17th. Called up Dr.Gupta.

14 May 2004 | Boarding Pass to Summit

May 14, 2004

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The Korean leader came over – his plans match with that of ours. Practised fitting the regulator and wearing the oxygen mask. Breathing oxygen for the trial time was a pleasure.

13th May 2004 | A Birthday Celebration

May 13, 2004

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Took Nitin’s crampon as Bala Sir’s seem twisted. Cdr Dam took ‘Taj’ and finished it before dinner. Appetite is decreasing – hardly had anything for lunch. Got to know election results partly. Govinda and Dharmendra has won !

12th May 2004 | Altitude Selfishness

May 12, 2004

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The Chinese camp at Changse base had also folded up so our hope of getting water there has also died. Reached ABC by 1300hrs. The Sherpas had left for C1 to ferry O2 cylinders to higher camps tomorrow.