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May 9 th 1996

May 9 th 1996.

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May 9 th 1996

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  1. May 9th 1996 • Everything is on schedule so far and nothing seems amiss, all the people slowed progress earlier but I managed to get ahead and be the first to reach camp 4. Because of my early arrival I chopped ice to melt [for water] we sure don’t give the Sherpa's enough credit. I know I should sleep but I doubt I will be able to. I have been working with the group consistently.

  2. May 10th 1996 (5:30) • The Sherpa's for some reason have failed to set the ropes, I would set them myself but Rob has forbidden me from going any further, I worry about all the time we are wasting and hope that it will not be problematic. I am begging to have doubts about the feasibility of me relying on my cohorts.

  3. May 10th 1996 (1:05) • I have reach summit, low oxyegen make it dificult to think let lone rite. iam worried abot decent below. Most of team have fall behind but I still with some guides and sherpas.

  4. May 10th 1996 (1:12) • i have begun to notice some wispy clouds are obscuring nearby peaks. I asked a friend to help fix my oxygen masks intake now im out of oxeygen. I fel very slepy. i am passing by most of my temmates and am barely relying on them now.

  5. May 10th 1996 (sometime past 1) • my gass is al gon. i am desending by self. iluky that i made throogh hardest part of climebbefor this blizard came. Must keep going.

  6. May 10th 1996 (probably around 3) I have made is back to base camp but disaster has struck! I now realize that many people are stuck on the mountain an I hope they make it down safely. I now wish I had led Beck down with me and hope he makes it down alive. I probably should have helped out my teammates some more during the climb. No I am going to sleep though, I am exhausted and beaten by the climb to the summit.

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