Costa Mesa, California October 26, 2017 Dear Family & Friends: The BK Team (Noel, Micah, Jeff, Richard and I) met in Southhampton, New York last weekend to review the Burke-Khang photos and video footage and discuss the film. Our work was mixed with, and fueled by, a healthy dose of fine red wines. We have […]
Subject: Burke-Khang Recap Costa Mesa, Ca. October 15, 2017 Dear Family & Friends: I’m home, safe, sound and happy. The Autumn, 2017 Burke-Khang expedition ranks among the top three of my Himalaya mountain climbs. The other two expeditions are the South side summit of Mt. Everest, circa 2009, and the North side summit of Mt. […]
Last night my mom received 2 texts from Dawa Steven, the head of Asian Trekking, regarding the status of the Burke-Khang Expedition: -First text from Dawa: “Hi Sharon. Just got word from Alex at Base Camp. Noel and 3 Sherpa’s heading for the summit today. Micah is at camp 2. Bill and 1 sherpa are […]
Gokyo September 29, 2017 Dear Family & Friends: Today was our rest day in Gokyo. Micah climbed Gokyo Ri mountain in the morning. The rest of us rested, except for Jeff and Alex who worked hard with filming, editing and interviews. Everyone is AOK. Tomorrow, at 6:30 am, we fly to Base Camp to join Noel […]
