Day 1 | 20th August | All 6 fly to Delhi at various times. |
Day 2 | 21st August | Public holiday in Delhi, nothing can be done. |
Day 3 | 22nd August | Day spent waiting at the IMF. |
Day 4 | 23rd August | Sunday, another public holiday. |
Day 5 | 24th August | Air freight cleared, IMF formalities completed. |
Day 6 | 25th August | Drive to Uttar Kashi buying supplies en route. |
Day 7 | 26th August | Shopping and organising porters. |
Day 8 | 27th August | Travel to Gangotri by jeep, foot and bus. |
Day 9 | 28th August | Walk to Kedar Kharak. |
Day 10 | 29th August | Walk to Kedarganda Kharak. |
Day 11 | 30th August | Walk to Kedar Tal and base-camp established. L.O. left behind ill. |
Day 12 | 31st August | Organising food and base-camp. |
Day 13 | 1st September | LO walks to BC. JM ill, preliminary reconnaissance of Manda III postponed |
Day 14 | 2nd September | AM, CA and JC walk to Jogin I ABC. |
Day 15 | 3rd September | Bad weather. JM and WO join others at ABC. RV ill. |
Day 16 | 4th September | Attempt on icefall right of rock. WO, CA and AM return to BC. |
Day 17 | 5th September | JM and JC attempt crevassed ramp left of rock buttress. |
Day 18 | 6th September | Rest day. Mick and George arrive at base-camp. |
Day 19 | 7th September | Rest day. Preparations made for Manda III. |
Day 20 | 8th September | JM, JC and AM walk to Manda III ABC. |
Day 21 | 9th September | Attempt repulsed by dangerous avalanche conditions. Return to BC. |
Day 22 | 10th September | Rest day. |
Day 23 | 11th September | JM, RV, AM, JC and WO set of for Jogin I and III. RV turns back ill. |
Day 24 | 12th September | WO is ill and heavy snowfall in tent force a rest day at camp I. |
Day 25 | 13th September | Pitch camp just below summit of Jogin III after JM buried in avalanche |
Day 26 | 14th September | Zero visibility. Stuck in tent. Snow falls continually. |
Day 27 | 15th September | Brief break in cloud allows descent to BC. |
Day 28 | 16th September | Rest day. |
Day 29 | 17th September | AM, CA and WO leave for Delhi. JC and RV collect kit from Manda III. |
Day 30 | 18th September | JM, George and Mick climb 'Peak 6050' and bivouac below summit. |
Day 31 | 19th September | Porters arrive at BC. |
Day 32 | 20th September | JM, George and Mick descend to BC. |
Day 33 | 21st September | Descend to Gangotri and take bus to Uttar Kashi. |
Day 34 | 22nd September | Repacking kit and sorting out Mount Support. |
Day 35 | 23rd September | Travel to Rishikesh. |
Day 36 | 24th September | Travel to Delhi and rejoin AM, CA and WO who fly home. |
Day 37 | 25th September | Organise airfreight home and change plane tickets. |
Day 38 | 26th September | Deal with IMF and have celebratory meal with Mick and George. |
Arrive back in England. | ||
JM | Jim McElwaine | |
JC | John Carey | |
RV | Richard Viney | |
AM | Tony Moody | |
CA | Clare Ashton | |
WO | William Osborn |