It’s been more than a month since Capt. Colin Merrin, a GPS operator from the 2nd Space Operations Squadron here, arrived in Nepal to begin his two-week trek to Mount Everest Base Camp where he has spent time acclimating to the world’s tallest peak.
“It was fun to get up on the [Khumbu] Icefall today and do a little climbing,” said Merrin, April 21 during one of his few phone updates. “I imagine it gets a little crazier up higher.”
Merrin is part of the USAF 7 Summits Challenge summit team bound for Mount Everest, an independent team whose vision since its creation in 2005 has been to reach seven famed summits and plant the American and Air Force flags.
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