May 25, 2009 | Mountaineering |
May 25, 2009 Costa Mesa, CA Bill just called from Base Camp. He borrowed a battery so that his sat phone would work to call me. It is snowing hard and he said they may be snowed in for a few days. The tents are covered with snow and he can hear avalanches all...
May 25, 2009 | Mountaineering |
May 25, 2009 Good Morning, Bill called me yesterday at 5 PM from Camp 2. He was still in his sleeping bag, dreading getting out and putting all of that gear on for the final climb through the Icefall. I would not rest until he finished that part of his trip. He...
May 24, 2009 | Mountaineering |
Click the following link to hear the report: Hello everyone, it’s Bill at Camp 2. Of course it snowing and blowing here like everywhere I go on this mountain, the wind and the snow follows me like a little puppy dog. Guess it’s because I’m...
May 23, 2009 | Mountaineering |
Click the following link to hear the report: May 23, 2009 Camp 4 Hello Everyone, It’s Bill Burke calling from Camp 4. I made it to the summit of Mt. Everest, Praise the Lord, thank God, I’m so happy. Mingma and I left Camp 4 at 10 PM (It was 10 PM) and...
May 22, 2009 | Mountaineering |
Orange County Register: OC man may be oldest American to summit Everest CBS 2: Costa Mesa Man, 67, Climbs Mount Everest Fox LA: Man may be the Oldest to Climb Everest KTLA: SoCal Senior Reaches Top of Mt. Everest
