May 22, 2007 | Mountaineering |
Costa Mesa, CA May 21, 2007 7:52 AM I just received a phone call from Bill. He is at Camp 4 and he is fine. They arrived back at Camp 4 a little over an hour ago. He got within 200 ? of the summit, but was afraid he would not be able to make it back if he continued...
May 21, 2007 | Mountaineering |
Everest Camp IV May 21, 2007 (6:52 AM PDT) Namaste, The four of us are crammed in a small tent before we make our move to the summit. The move from Camp III to Camp IV was huge. It was straight up the Lhotse face. The oxygen was a huge help. Now we are resting for our...
May 20, 2007 | Mountaineering |
Everest Camp 3 May 20, 2007 Namaste, I wish you could see me now. I am in my tent at Camp III on the Lhotse face with an oxygen mask covering my nose and mouth. I had to take it off for the phone call of course. The oxygen mask is attached to a large oxygen bottle. It...
May 19, 2007 | Mountaineering |
Everest Camp 2 May 20, 2007 Namaste, This is a PS to yesterday’s report. I’ve decided to come clean and describe an event that occurred yesterday on the way from Camp 1 to Camp 2. We were about one mile from Camp 2 and I sent my Sherpa up to Camp 2 since...
May 19, 2007 | Mountaineering |
Everest Camp 2 May 19, 2007 Namaste, Terry and I and our Sherpas are here at Camp 2. The climb from Camp 1 to Camp 2 was long and very tiring and the blazing sun did not help matters. I was pretty tired when I pulled in to Camp 2. However, a nice rest and a good lunch...
May 18, 2007 | Mountaineering |
Everest Camp 1 May 18, 2007 Namaste, I’m on my way to the summit! Tenji and I made our way up the icefall to Camp 1. The mountain decided to treat us to a surprise. For the first time in the trip (unintelligible). Clouds came in and dumped heavy snow on us for...
