11.   According to the ministry, the nine-member team was granted permission to climb the peak from northeast ridge.

12.   Basuki did not climb the peak.

13.   The five-member expedition, which was permitted to climb the peak from the northeast ridge, was led by Kondo, a mountaineering instructor.

14.   Eleven teams have been given permits by the Nepalese authorities to climb the peak during spring, reports in Kathmandu said.