On April 26, Oh's sponsor responded on her behalf while she was climbing Annapurna. According to a press release by Black Yak, there were several teams on the mountain at the time and none of them doubted Oh's summit then. At the time, Pasabán herself wrote Korean Oh Eun Sun just reached the top in spite of the wind. The release goes on to say the Kangchenjunga summit is not visible by telescope even during good weather, so it was not surprising no one can visually verify Oh's summit. It states that Oh was last seen at 8,400 m 3 hours and 40 minutes before the claimed summit time. Veteran climbers have said that that is a realistic time frame. Finally, according to the release, the final 200 meters of the mountain are comparatively gentle, so fixed rope is not a necessary option. Others, including Pasabán, have scaled that portion of the mountain without the use of fixed rope. For her part, Pasabán remarked, I am confused. Had I known this so-called race was going to be such a mess, I would have thought twice before getting involved.