Everest North Side Expedition:  Dick Bass, Jim Wickwire, Dick Bass, John Roskelley

Special Update from Jess Roskelley 5/16/03: This written account is a transcription of a voicemail message via a Telenor satellite phone. :  "Hi everybody, it's May 16th, Friday. Dad and I have both been at 23,000 feet for three days. Today we were blasted by wind on the way up to 26,000 feet–60-80 mph winds. When we got to 25,000 feet we were met there by our Sherpas, saying that they couldn't keep any tents down, so we descended. We were told that the 21st and the 22nd are going to be good days for a summit–we'll see. Many of you are thinking "when is this wind going to stop?", well, we're wondering the same thing. But for now we're going to hold our tents down and wait for the 21st and the 22nd and we're going to see how that goes. Thanks everybody, 'bye." – Jess Roskelley

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