May 11, 2007 | Mountaineering |
Pheriche May 11, 2007 Namaste, The six hour trek from Base Camp to the Himalayan Hotel in Pheriche was pleasant and enjoyable. It was a real treat to order off a menu and the food was delicious. I had a tuna and cheese grilled sandwich with french fries and it was so...
May 10, 2007 | Mountaineering |
Everest Base Camp May 9, 2007 Namaste: We are all safely back at Base Camp and the Everest/Lhotse teams are reunited. This last trip up to Camp III was an adventure and a test of the limits of human endurance…or at least this human’s endurance. I feel good to...
May 7, 2007 | Mountaineering |
Everest Camp 3 May 7, 2007 Namaste, We all arrived at Camp 3 safely, so mission accomplished with your thoughts and prayers. Thank you very much. Climbing from Camp 2 to Camp 3 is the hardest thing I have ever done in my life. It made climbing in the Khumba Icefall...
May 5, 2007 | Mountaineering |
Everest Camp 2 May 5, 2007 Namaste, The move from Camp 1 to Camp 2 up the Western Cwm wasn’t too bad except for the unbearable heat. At one point I was moving out from a heavy cloud cover and snow and I felt like I was going to faint from heat stroke, but we all...
May 4, 2007 | Mountaineering |
Hello, Bill and the group are at Camp 2. Check out the latest two audio messages from Dan Mazur. http://www.everestnews.com/summitclimb/everestsouth05042007.htm Sharon Burke
May 3, 2007 | Mountaineering |
Everest Camp 1 May 3, 2007 Namaste, We made our third push through the Icefall and are resting at Camp 1. I thought that the third climb through the Icefall would get easier, but it doesn’t. I can’t even begin to describe how hard that climb is to get to...
