 Pete Schoening had decided, while still at Base Camp (), not to make the final push to the summit.The team began the assault on the summit on 6 May, bypassing Camp I () and stopping at Camp II () for two nights.However, Kruse suffered from altitude sickness and possible high altitude cerebral edema (HACE), and stopped at Camp I. Fischer descended from Camp II and escorted Kruse back to Base Camp for treatment.