▁his ▁hotel keeper ▁in ▁Dar je eling , ▁the ▁young ▁Italian ▁Alc esti ▁C . ▁R igo ▁de ▁R igh i , ▁as ▁transport ▁officer . ▁On ▁July ▁ 3 1 ▁the ▁five ▁left ▁with ▁three ▁K ash mi ri ▁servants ▁( who ▁had ▁been ▁in ▁the ▁K 2 ▁expedition ▁as ▁well ), ▁and ▁about ▁ 2 3 0 ▁local ▁por ters . ▁Ar med ▁with ▁Douglas ▁F resh field ' s ▁map ▁of ▁the ▁range ▁and ▁Vitt orio ▁S ella ' s ▁pictures , ▁created ▁during ▁a ▁circ umn avigation ▁of ▁the ▁mass if ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 9 , ▁Crow ley ▁planned ▁to ▁clim b ▁the ▁south west ▁face ▁of ▁Kan chen j ung a ▁over ▁the ▁Y al ung ▁Gla cier . ▁When ▁Camp ▁IV ▁was ▁made ▁above ▁this ▁gla cier , ▁the ▁team ▁had ▁fallen ▁apart : ▁Jac ot - Gu ill ar mod ▁especially ▁was ▁shock ed ▁by ▁Crow ley ' s ▁ar rog ant ▁behavior ▁and ▁brut al ▁treatment ▁of ▁the ▁( bare fo oted ) ▁por ters . ▁Camp ▁V ▁was ▁still ▁made ▁around ▁ 6 , 2 0 0 ▁m , ▁and ▁on ▁September ▁ 1 , ▁Crow ley , ▁P ache , ▁Re ym ond ▁and ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁por ters ▁made ▁it ▁to ▁about ▁ 6 , 5 0 0 ▁m ▁before ▁a ▁small ▁a val anche ▁forced ▁a ▁nerv ous ▁retre at . ▁In ▁his ▁aut obi ography , ▁Crow ley ▁claimed ▁they ▁reached ▁about ▁ 2 5 , 0 0