Ski Everest Update–Hurry Up and Wait The winds are still knocking the crust off Everest, so Wally, Maegan and the boys are waiting it out in Base Camp. They’ve reverted to a slightly earlier era, since their internet and e-mail comms are down, apparently due to solar flare activity. At least they have DVDs to play on their laptops (“Forest Gump”) or they might have to talk to each other or read books. Berg is trying to sound optimistic, but says that it could be a week before the weather calms enough to see them to the summit. This is exactly the situation which prompted uber-adventurer Steve Fossett to give up on Everest after two attempts (Everest was the last summit he needed to complete his mission to climb the tallest mountain on every continent): he couldn’t stand all the hanging around in tents waiting for the weather to break. Maybe he had the wrong DVDs……

Everest’s Climbable Look: “Please, please, please……”

(Photo: Berg Adventures International)