May 26, 2009 | Mountaineering |
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May 26, 2009 | Mountaineering |
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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
May 22, 2009 | Mountaineering |
May 22, 2009 Costa Mesa, CA He made it!! He’s at the TOP!!! I got this from Dawa: Just got the radio call from Puchhanga. He is looking at Bill and Mingma on the top of Everest. BILL IS ON THE TOP!!!! Dawa Steven Bill has not called me yet, but he might have a...
May 22, 2009 | Uncategorized |
May 22, 2009 7:45 PM Costa Mesa, CA I just got an e mail from Dawa at Base Camp. Here it is: I just got a radio call from mingma about 10 mins ago saying that they are at the hillary step. Bill is going to be at the summit within the next hour. We are all waiting for...
May 21, 2009 | Mountaineering |
May 21, 2009 Costa Mesa, CA Hi All, Bill called twice tonight. It was around 6 PM and he said he would send in an audio report in “about an hour”. It’s still not here. I thought I would tell you what he told me. ***Update*** Audio report from Bill...
