May 19, 2011 | Mountaineering |
We heard from Bill tonight. He is back down safely to Camp 3 but did not make the summit. He sounded exhausted and upset. Mingma made him turn around, so we are thankful that if Mingma felt it was not safe for him to continue that he was there to advise him whether he...
May 19, 2011 | Mountaineering |
Click here to download…Written report translated from the audio report: “Hello Family and Friends We’re all resting at Camp 3 which is high camp I don’t know the exact altitude, something over 27,000 feet, 27,4 or 5, It’s on my website on the route...
May 18, 2011 | Mountaineering |
Click here to download…Written report translated from the audio report: “Namaste everyone, this is Aboul, Doug and Bill at Camp 2 tucked inside a 2 person tent, but we slept last night and everybody’s feeling good. In my last post you could probably not hear...
May 17, 2011 | Mountaineering
Click here to download… Written report translated from audio report: “Namaste Everyone It is May 18 and I am now parked at the North Col, it’s a little lower than 23,000 feet. Yesterday we moved up from ABC finally to the North Col. We decided to move yesterday rather...
May 15, 2011 | Mountaineering
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...
May 13, 2011 | Mountaineering
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...
