Base Camp!!

Once we arrived in Gorak Shep, many of our team members hiked up Kala Pattar to see Mt. Everest from the best vantage point of our trek. It did start to cloud up later in the afternoon, but there were enough breaks in the clouds to get a good glimpse of it, including the South Col where the route to the summit of Mt. Everest as well as Lotse go through. Having been here last year, it was noticeable that there was much less snow on the mountains then the previous year.
The next day we were greeted by Scott as we hiked into the Base Camp - it was really fun to see him. Scott brought us to the IMG team location within base camp for tea, and he discussed with us his experiences in the past month preparing for the summit. We also walked to the beginning of the Khumbu Icefall to get a glimpse of the sheer size and difficulty it exudes.
Last but not least at Base Camp, a few of us participated in a call to the International Space Station. Scott first shared well wishes from astronauts Michael Barratt and Koichi Wakata, and then a few trekking team members spoke to the Crew of the International Space Station. It is not often you get a chance to speak to the crew members on ISS, and doing so from the Base Camp of Mt. Everest was a special event!