I am of course aware of these 286/339/386 figures, and of course the final figures are likely to be in this ball park, but they derive from SRTM analysis. Now I am not an expert on this sort of analysis, but I do know that there are certain sources of possible errors, so each summit has to be checked on an individual basis, and we have a team appointed to work together to do the necessary checking. The MT do not jog their elbows, they get out of the way and let the team work unhindered. The team will report when they have completed their work and we will move forward from there. So you see, until this team has reported I am as in the dark as you are, and as I see it, that is the way that things should be.
You guys in DM will have to be like the MT, and “contain your souls in patience”.
Brian