Rough night on K2
Posted on August 12th, 2008 – 9:17 AMBy Chris Welsch
Hamline associate biology professor Mike Farris called from Base Camp on K2 last night at 9 p.m. (8 a.m. Tuesday Pakistani time); he was suffering from food poisoning and exhaustion. Also, his sat phone was down on minutes. He said he’d call back tonight to answer questions about his condition and the expedition. Stay tuned.




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