I managed to speak to Adrian briefly on Friday, and here is an overview of their summit attempt...
They started out as planned at 2am Friday morning. Adrian said it was very difficult to breathe and the going was very hard; the climb very rocky. Unfortunately, they were not able to complete the summit, as they were all "shattered" as he put it, and had to turn back prior to getting to the top. Adrian managed to make it to 5,700m. They have decided that they will not be making any further attempts on the summit.
Once they had regrouped at Island Peak Base Camp, they headed off back to Chhukhung (4,738m), where they stayed over on Friday night. From here, they are planning to head back to Pangboche (3,938m) on Saturday.
They are all safe and well, although still recovering from the hard slog. I am sure Adrian will be able to provide more details and some spectacular photos on his return to internet service.
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