Recording from Sean on 24 June 09

We left base camp at 07h00 this morning for the foot of the Cesen route to recover Michele Fait’s body.  The weather was perfect but there was a wind building from the west. Wim, Jake, Fabrizio, Tunc, Dave, Fredrik  (Michele’s skiing partner), Dave from the German expedition and I [...]

Recording from Sean on 23 June 09.

We arrived at Base Camp yesterday.  Our camp is situated high up on the glacier, 45 minutes away from the foot of the Cesen route.  To the north and towering directly over us is omnipotent K2.  To the south is Broad Peak.  The Godwin-Austen Glacier runs between two massive mountains [...]