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 Kicking His Feet Up Monday, October 6, 1997 (Everest North Face base camp, Tibet) [Click to hear the sat-phone call.] Transcript: Hello, it's Craig Calonica at Everest base camp, Monday the 6th, almost 9:00 pm. Still not able to get out of here and go get my eye checked. Zero transportation — kind of like being on a desert island on this side. Once you're stuck, you're stuck. Anyway, there is no one on the mountain any longer. Everyone is gone. There are a couple strays around packing up and throwing things in cars and bailing, and that's about it. The weather to date would not have allowed me to go and take a crack at the summit as it's been so far. So nothing lost yet. I'm still sitting here, kicking my feet up, wanting to scream. But like I said yesterday, I'm afraid if I do that something will fall off. So I'm just trying to keep quiet like the doctor said, and keep any pressure off that might occur and create more bleeding inside the eye. It's about all I can do until I get a ride out of here. Anyway, we'll be sending you a final report here fairly soon, a summary of the whole climb, and tell you about what's coming up new afterwards. Okay, I hope everyone is alright. Bye-bye. — Craig Calonica, Expedition Leader PREVIOUS UPDATE | UPDATES HOME

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