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 Monster Storm Wednesday, October 1, 1997 (Everest North Face base camp, Tibet) [Click to hear the sat-phone call.] Transcript: Hello, it's Craig Calonica; it is Wednesday, October 1st, 7:45 pm here at Everest base camp on the North side. It is very, very cold. It has been stormy and windy all day. We've just received some news that a monster storm is rolling in from Bhutan that is going to make a clean sweep of the Himalaya. This came from our friend from Kathmandu who just picked it up this morning. We're hoping it's wrong — at least I am. A lot of people have abandoned any further attempts on the mountain. As it looks right now, it's just going to be a small handful of people in the next ten days or so, maximum. Yaks are being ordered, I believe, by the British on the ninth of October, to clean up from advance base camp, and there's one Spanish group that I'm not sure what they're doing. It's thinning out; it's getting quite small. As it sits right now, if the weather continues like it is, not much further can be done up high, just due to the winds that are starting to whip around here. But — hanging tight, waiting for a break, and I'll give it a try; it's about all we can do. Actually, Superman couldn't even pull this one off the way the weather is right now. Time will tell. Everything seems to be okay, and we'll be in touch. Bye. — Craig Calonica, Expedition Leader PREVIOUS UPDATE | UPDATES HOME | NEXT UPDATE

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