April 29th. Hans and Wilco have descended to ABC: After a short stay on the North col Hans and Wilco had to descend to ABC. Due to storm winds it was not possible to stay higher on the mountain. 

Report 24 April to 29: April Hans and Wilco climbed to Camp 1 on April 24th with the remaining gear for the high camps. The plan is to install camp 2 and to carry the gear for camp 3 to the campsite, high on the mountain. The weather forecast from the Dutch Institute, which is sent to the climbers, showed stormy weather. After a short period of calm weather it was going to storm. This turned out to be the situation. At this moment the wind is so strong that none of the teams dares to climb higher than ABC. The jetstream storm blowing over North col makes a stay impossible. They heard from other teams that tents are blown away in camp 1. This doesn't have to mean their expeditions are finished because most teams are prepared for these occasions. We don't know if Hans and Wilco have their tents damaged in Camp 1.

Wilco has called his mother on Sunday April 28th for her birthday. He told
her that they have descended to ABC to wait for better weather conditions. The latest forecast from the Dutch Institute gives little hope for weather improvements this week.

Hans and Wilco have still problems with their computer in ABC. This means that we will receive fewer and smaller reports. The picture shows Hans climbing to North Col with good weather on April 24th.

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