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Satellite phone updates from Todd Burleson's Alpine Ascents Khumbu Trek

Janow

The Visit to Base Camp
Saturday, April 11, 1998 — Gorak Shep (17,000')

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Everest Base Camp
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(photo: Corfield)

Hi, it's Gordon from Alpine Ascents. We just came back from Everest base camp. Again, another glorious day. Base camp is packed and rocking as usual. Wished Wally and the gang a fond farewell, sent them all prayer flags and gave them our best. A couple of our team members are going to stay up at base camp a few days. We had beautiful views the whole way up and looks like everything is set for a great season up there.

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We also want to send you some images with David Mencin because he has the cush gear, and we don't. Again, it was an extremely wonderful adventure with everybody who made it up there. It was just a wonderful pinnacle of this phenomenal adventure.

Jason is one of the team members, and I'm going put him on for a second:

The last two week grind — pushing to basecamp — was unbelievable but once we finally made it there it was everything I think that everybody had expected. It was truly wonderful. We wished everybody some good luck and hoped that they have a successful ascent of Mt. Everest.
— Jason

— Gordon Janow, Alpine Ascents International Program Director

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