Churen Himal. A Japanese team led by Hiroaki Yamada abandoned its attempt to climb Churen Himal (24,184 feet) by its previously unclimbed west ridge when four of its six members became sick. Earlier, on May 12, two members had made an unsuccessful attempt on the summit from Camp IV at 21,925 feet and had reached 22,400 feet before being turned back by bad weather.

Kamal K. Guha, Himalayan Club