MOUNTAIN LOG EVEREST BASE CAMP 67 The next day, cloud cover delayed our departure from Lukla. As a group, we decided to avoid further delays by walking two hours down the river valley to a helicopter pad in a rural field in Surke. After a beautiful walk through woods and villages, we arrived at the field just in time to see our fellow trekkers board the helicopter. Each flight took five passengers, and this marked the final leg of our adventure. It was a thrilling helicopter ride below the clouds, bringing us back to Kathmandu along the river valley. Back at Hotel Marshyangdi, we enjoyed long showers and spent the next four days recovering and shopping in the vibrant streets of Kathmandu. We returned home having shared the adventure of a lifetime. A FUNDRAISING SUCCESS Our trip to Everest Base Camp raised several thousand euro for Breakthrough Cancer Research (a research foundation in Cork) and other charities. We are most grateful to all who contributed so generously to our fundraising efforts. Pictured this page: Aisling, Ann and Mary Mac Seoin at Monument sign at Everest Base Camp (5,364m). Photo: Alia Geaney ABOUT THE AUTHOR Ann Collins-Mac Seoin, from Cork, is a member of Bandon Walking Club, Blackrock Walk Club and Lee Hillwalking Club. She is also an honorary member of Cork Backpackers. She joined Cork Mountaineering Club at 17 and was also a member of University College Cork Mountaineering. During Covid, Ann started the Bread and Jam Club, a small group that goes on caminos and weekends away; they make an annual visit to Tenerife to walk with Martin O’Connell there. Ann organises walking tours of Cork city for private groups and she holds an annual walk with friends and family every August to remember her husband Seán.
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