The first was to take place in Nepal; my plan was to crash through Annapurna, Dhaulagiri, Kanchenjunga, Everest, Lhotse, and Makalu in April and May. Then I would head for the Pakistani mountains of Nanga Parbat, Gasherbrum I and II, K2, and Broad Peak in July. Finally, I aimed to return to Nepal for Manaslu