# A Saskatchewan man who carried his best friend to Mount Everest

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Podcast: [The Evan Bray Show](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-evan-bray-show-6704843)
Published: 2026-07-08T17:20:00+00:00
Episode link: https://iono.fm/e/1694393
Audio file: https://dl.iono.fm/epi/prov_519/epi_1694393_medium.m4a?p=rss
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Duration seconds: 929

## Resource

Two Saskatchewan farm boys spent a lifetime dreaming of Mount Everest, but when terminal cancer took Don Borgerson before he could make the journey, his best friend Mick Bakke took on the mission himself. Evan is joined by Mick to share an incredible story of adventure, friendship, and a promise kept.

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