A cold and windy morning greeted the team at Camp 2 as we commenced the load carry to Camp 3 up the Japanese Couloir. A staggered start to the team due to conditions and exertion of the past two days meant we joined the precession of Czechs and other nationalities up the fixed ropes. The Japanese Couloir was the first true climbing encountered on G1 and proved to be an exhilarating and enjoyable climb and a direct route. Unfortunately, increasing winds and a bottleneck of climbers necessitated the team to abort the climb so close to the top. Mick P was able to push through and establish a cache at Camp 3 at 7100m. Back at Camp 2 news came through that the Japanese/Tibet expedition had summitted in difficult conditions using oxygen