Franc Pepevnik Aco called from the base camp: "We started climbing on the 1st Nov at 22:00 in the snow, it was very cold, and Ama Dablam was covered by up to 25 cm of new snow.
Towards the end of autumn, it seemed that a classic winter with plenty of snow was on its way. There was some precipitation, but unfortunately, it was followed by a dry period.
