Geez, I hope he didn't carry the thing to the top and call from there.
Those things must have weighed 6 or 7 pounds.
I never knew that Peter Hillary summited Everest. Neat story. Thanks.
James H. Moss wrote:
> Sir Edmund Hillary said the longest phone conversation he ever had with
> his son Peter was when Peter summited Everest and called Sir Edmund in
> New Zealand on a first generation Satellite phone.
>
> Jim Moss
>
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