Sep 22, 2017 | Mountaineering |
Lukla September 22, 2017 Dear Family & Friends: My Yak & Yeti wake up call was at 5am for a 6am departure for the airport. The flight to Lukla was scheduled to depart KTM at 7:30 am. But, the cloudy skies were a bad omen for an on-time departure. Because the...
Sep 21, 2017 | Mountaineering |
Kathmandu, Nepal September 21, 2017 Dear Family & Friends: Good news! I made all my flights. I booked my flights from LAX to Kathmandu with China Southern Airlines. The plane stopped in Guangzhou, China. After a short layover, I boarded another plane bound for...
Sep 18, 2017 | Mountaineering |
Costa Mesa, Ca. September 18, 2017 Dear Family & Friends: I leave for Nepal tonight. Here is the Burke-Khang Itinerary. For photos and maps of the trekking and climbing route, visit Burke-Khang 2017/Photos and...
Sep 14, 2017 | Mountaineering |
Costa Mesa, Ca. September 14, 2017 Dear Family & Friends: Here is the Burke-Khang climbing, trekking and filming team. Bill Climbers Noel Hanna Noel and I became good friends in 2010 when I met him on the North side of Mt. Everest. He was the lead guide for Seven...
Sep 11, 2017 | Mountaineering |
Costa Mesa, Ca. September 11, 2017 Dear Family & Friends: On September 18, 2017, I will be returning to Nepal for another attempt to climb Burke-Khang, my eponymous mountain. The projected summit date is October 5. As usual, Asian Trekking is organizing the...
Apr 5, 2017 | Mountaineering |
Costa Mesa, Ca. April 5, 2017 Ladies and gentlemen, fasten your seat belts. Have your “E” ticket ready. If you are afraid of heights or have a weak heart, this would be a good time to step out of line and wait for your family and friends at the exit doors. Smelling...
Mar 26, 2017 | Mountaineering |
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Mar 24, 2017 | Mountaineering |
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Mar 21, 2017 | Mountaineering |
Pochara, Nepal March 20, 2017 Namaste Family & Friends: There I sat in the helicopter, hovering a few hundred feet above Burke-Khang Base Camp, negotiating the price for my return to safety, sanity and reality. In over four decades of practicing law all over the...
Mar 17, 2017 | Mountaineering |
March 17, 2017 From his daughter Lisa- These short messages came in this morning: Starting to snow just as we leave Im coming home. This morning I was dressed and ready to go up. Still no weather report from Fagin. I did one more check before we started up. It came....
