Moving Up

Moving Up

Click here to download…Written report translated from audio report: “Namaste Family and Friends- It’s Bill Burke from Advanced Base Camp, May 15. Things have taken a turn for the better. The Chinese have decided based on the weather reporting good for May 18, 19...
Waiting on the Fixed Lines

Waiting on the Fixed Lines

Click here to download…Written report translated from audio report: “Namaste family and friends! This is Bill Burke from ABC. The weather has been typically erratic and nasty and unpredictable just like last year on the North side. No summits obviously because...
Bill, Aboul Normal, Normal

Bill, Aboul Normal, Normal

Click here to download…Written report translated from audio report: “Hello Everyone, I’m in my tent at ABC (Advanced Base Camp), the sun is out, it’s very warm but there’s a light snowfall. The last couple of days we have had quite a bit of snowfall. Two days...
Happy Mother’s Day

Happy Mother’s Day

Click here to download… Written report translated from audio report: Happy Mother’s Day to all of you moms out there. I hope you get breakfast in bed, and a wonderful dinner at your favorite restaurant, treated like a queen for the day for the entire day....
Tents blown off the mountain, everyone okay

Tents blown off the mountain, everyone okay

Click here to download… Written report translated from audio report: Hello everyone. This was a very bad day on Mt. Everest. It’s May 8th. Last night gale force winds slammed in into the mountain and 50 tents were removed from the North Col and blown off...