Nov 8, 2015 | Mountaineering |
November 8, 2015 Camp 1-East Buttress of Burke-Khang Following is the transcription of the audio report from Camp 1. You can listen to the audio report below. “Namaste everyone it’s Bill Burke at Camp 1….the east buttress of Burke-Khang. We came up...
Nov 6, 2015 | Mountaineering |
November 6, 2015 Advance Base Camp Namaste Family & Friends: Yesterday, we moved up to Advance Base Camp near Burke-Khang. The move across the Ngozumpa Glacier and up the Guanara Glacier was long and difficult. The entire trip took about 9 hours. We were all tired...
Nov 3, 2015 | Mountaineering |
Burke-Khang Base Camp November 3, 2015 Namaste Family & Friends: Today is Garrett Madison’s 37th birthday. Happy Birthday Garrett! As a member of this tight climbing and trekking group, Garrett is more of a brother than a guide. We love you Garrett....
Nov 1, 2015 | Mountaineering |
November 2, 2015 Burke-Khang Base Camp Namaste Family & Friends: On October 30, we all arrived at Burke-Khang Base Camp in fine form. We celebrated Halloween in even finer form, as you can see from the photos. In the afternoon, we had our Puja, which is a prayer...
Oct 30, 2015 | Mountaineering |
October 31, 2015 Gokyo Lake #5 Click below to listen to the audio report- wait a few seconds as the audio loads.
Oct 28, 2015 | Mountaineering |
October 28, 2015 Gokyo Dear Family & Friends: This morning, Kathy Myers’ Mom passed away. Libby Amos was 100-years old and lived in an assisted living facility in LaPorte, Indiana. She recently fell and broke several ribs. She passed away in the hospital...
Oct 27, 2015 | Mountaineering |
Machermo October 27 Dear Family & Friends: On October 26, our team moved from Khumjung to Dole (13,120 feet). We left with great hope for a nice, easy day of trekking since the altitude gain was only 700 feet. No such luck. We immediately moved down the mountain,...
Oct 25, 2015 | Mountaineering |
October 25, 2015 Khumjung Dear Family & Friends: Today, started with a departure blessing from the owner of the Panorama Tea House. This was an incredibly kind gesture. After the blessing, we trekked to Khumjung, which is at an elevation of 12,600 feet. There was...
Oct 24, 2015 | Mountaineering |
October 24, 2015 Namche Bazaar Dear Family & Friends Today was a rest day in Namche Bazaar. Namche is the most famous village in the Khumbu Valley and is the gateway to the High Himalaya. The elevation of Namche is 11,286 feet. Namche is the main trading hub for...
Oct 22, 2015 | Mountaineering |
October 22, 2015 Phakding, Nepal Dear Family & Friends: We were up this morning at 4 am and in the lobby of the Yak & Yeti at 5 am. We arrived at the airport early and our flight to Lukla departed at 6:50 am. Our team occupied the entire aircraft. The...
