White Noise Insanity

...the moutain climbers in Oregon and it appears they're getting close to finding them because of some of the clues the climbers have left behind in the last week. Let's hope they find them all before the holiday is here!

This story has had me thinking about a friend from high school named Bill Yeo (pictured here in front). We both graduated from Greely High School in Cumberland, Maine (his brother Mike and I were in the same class and we were a couple years younger than Bill). He's an incredible man for sure! He currently lives in the same town that I do, Durham.

What makes Bill so special? Well, let's just say that Bill is a World Class mountain climber and has climbed Mount Everest and Mount McKinley! How many people do you know that has done one or either? He's the only one I personally know! At my 20 year class reunion in August this summer, most of us were hoping that Mike Yeo was going to show up. My friend Glenn, who came with his new wife, said was bummed when Mike didn't come, because he wanted to prove to his wife that he does know a guy who has climbed Mt. Everest! It's so weird that we all do know someone like Bill Yeo.

I remember in high school Bill always talking about going down this path after school got out. He's never looked back either. His last expidition was to the summit of Mount Everest without using oxygen to complete it. He almost made it too! If I'm not mistaken, he got 2000 feet from the summit (his climbing partner did make it however). He was the son of our school principal (Dr. Yeo who was so great! He would take the troubled kids in the high school fishing to understand why the kids acted the way they did. He was a much beloved principal!) and during school he held tons of state records for x-country skiing! He had the longest legs and was fantastic!

Soooooo....I've been wondering in the past few days what Bill must be thinking as the rescuers search for these climbers in Oregon. He's a professional, as are these climbers, and I wonder if his mind would instinctively know how these climbers are thinking and where they would be? Could be. He's always had an incredible mind so it would be so cool to track him down to find out!

If you're interested, you can read more about Mt. Everest and some of the climbing expeditions that Bill Yeo has been a part of.