May 14, 2007 | Mountaineering
Pheriche May 14, 2007 Namaste, The mountain is fighting back. Gale force winds took out many of the camps at Camp 2, including all of our camp. Our sherpas were there and tried to hold the tents down, but they were unsuccessful. One of the tents was pulled straight up...
May 13, 2007 | Mountaineering
Pheriche May 13, 2007 Happy Mother’s Day to all you Moms. God Bless you and your families. Bill Burke
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...
