Mar 16, 2017 | Mountaineering |
March 16, 2017 I am at Base Camp. Stunning beauty. Very cold & windy. No snow since Gokyo. Took 5 Sherpas 25 hours over 2 days to run lines from BC to C1. No internet & very little communication possible. Trying to get sat phones working. Love my team....
Mar 13, 2017 | Mountaineering |
March 13, 2017 Hi Everyone- This is Lisa, Bill’s daughter who does his posting for him. He is doing great and should be helicoptering into basecamp today. I am traveling so this post from March 11th is delayed a few days. Audio Dispatch from March 11th...
Mar 10, 2017 | Mountaineering |
Gokyo March 10, 2017 Namaste Family & Friends: My good friend, Alan Arnette, has just posted an article about my climb on his website. He asked some pretty searching questions about why I am here. The link is below, and I hope you will read it. If you are...
Mar 6, 2017 | Mountaineering |
Namche Bazar March 6, 2017 Namaste Family & Friends: Channeling a famous Beach Boys’ tune, I’m feeling the good vibrations about this trip. Everything seems to be functioning like clockwork, just as planned. On March 5, I was up at 5:30 am to get...
Mar 4, 2017 | Mountaineering |
Kathmandu, Nepal March 4, 2017 Namaste Family & Friends: So far, this trip has gone just too perfect. I haven’t fallen asleep and missed a flight. I had a great time in Hong Kong. I enjoyed a full night of sleep last night in Kathmandu. The meeting at the...
Feb 27, 2017 | Mountaineering |
Costa Mesa, Ca. February 27, 2017 Dear Family & Friends: Dawa Steven called with good news. The Sherpas completed the helicopter reconnaissance and the trip is on. Naga Dorjee Sherpa, Shera Gyaljen Sherpa and Sonam Bhote boarded the helicopter on February 25 and...
Feb 16, 2017 | Mountaineering |
Costa Mesa, Ca. February 23, 2017 “stubborn” |ˈstəbərn|–having or showing dogged determination not to change one’s attitude or position on something, especially in spite of good arguments or reasons to do so; difficult to move, remove, or cure; done or...
Dec 28, 2016 | Mountaineering |
Prelude: this is a lengthy report followed by a 30-minute movie of our 2016 Burke-Khang expedition. After the movie, I have included interviews of Naga Dorjee Sherpa and David Liano. The movie and interviews will carry special meaning if you first read the report. So,...
Nov 13, 2016 | Mountaineering |
Kathmandu, Nepal November 13, 2016 Namaste Family & Friends: I am safely back in Kathmandu, now making plans to return home. Thanks for following the expedition this year and for your warm thoughts, words and prayers on our behalf. I am constantly sustained by...
Nov 9, 2016 | Mountaineering |
November 9, 2016 We just (finally) received this brief message from my dad from his portable device. “Dear Family- The trip is over. The mountain is a beast! Small but mighty. Kicked our butt big time-especially mine. I plan to leave Burke-Khang alone. This...
