Homeward Bound
Astronaut Scott Parazynski Everest Update: 25 May 2008: Homeward Bound
“My last 24 hours at Everest Base Camp were a blur. After guardedly muscling my way down the Khumbu icefall for the last time, I immediately began thinking about what it would take to get back home. I knew that once I began the trek out, each step I took would finally be one step closer to home. … A friend and fellow climber had developed a medical condition necessitating evacuation, however. As he was unable to make the long trek out, physicians at the Himalayan Rescue Association (HRA) clinic at base camp (“Everest ER”) requested a helicopter evacuation for him.”