Contents [Ski Everest Home] Front page for the Skiing Everest Cybercast [UPDATES] Climbers call from Everest on a sat-phone [The North Side] Climbing guide Eric Simonson describes the Northeast Ridge Route [Meet the Team] The 1997 Everest Ski Expedition members [EVEREST '97] Rich multimedia cybercast from Everest [Sponsors] Companies that supported this effort The Everest Bookstore Click on a book for details and ordering info from The Mountain Zone Bookstore. "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer An epic, first-hand account of the 1996 tragedy. "Everest" by Walt Unsworth Thorough compilation of historic climbs, triumph and tragedy. "Everest Map" by Brad Washburn National Geographic centennial map, Washburn's Everest map and more. "Everest: The West Ridge" by Tom Hornbein The pioneering ascent by Unsoeld and Hornbein. [The Mountain Zone] More stories from The Mountain Zone			Updates From Everest Click here to get the FREE Real Audio Player to hear sat-phone calls. Calonica Craig's Back Sunday, September 7, 1997 (Everest North Face base camp, Tibet) [Click to hear the sat-phone call.] Transcript: Hi guys, this is Craig Calonica, and I'm back. I went down for two days to get rid of some kind of bug I picked up on the way here from God knows where. It was throat chest fungus, it was a steaming, burning head fever. Got rid of it within twenty-four, fourty-eight hours. But in that time it started snowing and raining and continued — with no traffic coming or going — until today and then I was rescued. Someone came down form base camp and got me. It's only a few hours away from this village. Anyway, I'm back, I'm healthy, and I'm going to be back for quite a while. Everyone around here seems to be doing pretty well, Since I've been gone for four days, five days, seems like quite a few people around here have developed a hack — but that's to be expected with the weather that's been happening here lately. It's been snowing down to 4000 meters, 4500 meters, somewhere in there. Wet, cold, damp-type weather. And you get a bunch of stuffy, sneezy, watery-eyed, coughing people. Other than that, everything looks in order. We're leaving here in a couple days as soon as we get everything organized. Already a few of our Sherpas and the first load of sixteen yaks have gone up to ABC [advance base camp] and we'll be joining them as soon as we can if weather permits. Hope you're all okay, and hello from Jim Bridwell, Martina, and myself. Adios! — Craig Calonica, Expedition Leader PREVIOUS UPDATE | UPDATES HOME | NEXT UPDATE

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