Liftoff Today!

Liftoff Today!

March 30, 2011 Dear Family & Friends: I am so excited. Today, I fly to Kathmandu to begin my epic journey to the mountain of my dreams. Everything is set for me to go. I finished my brief in the United States Supreme Court without skipping a beat with my daily...
Approaching Liftoff

Approaching Liftoff

Dear Family & Friends: It seems hard to believe but March has arrived, and I am that much closer to liftoff for my 2011 “Moon Shot.” I am counting the days to my return to the Himalayas. I have never felt stronger physically, mentally or spiritually. Since...
Update

Update

February 15, 2011 Under a good deal of pressure from my daughter, Lisa, I have set up a Facebook account for Eight Summits.  The link is on my website. I will use my website to post expedition reports from the mountain, and will use Facebook for more informal reports...
Adventure 2011

Adventure 2011

January 5, 2011 In April of this year, I will be returning to Mt. Everest to attempt a double ascent, which has never been done: ascend and descend on the North side in Tibet, travel to Nepal and then ascend and descend on the South side. Mingma, who was my Sherpa in...