Campus & Community

Students, Faculty Are on Top of the World

Monday, June 4, 2018, By Keith Kobland
Â鶹ƵµÀUniversity students, faculty at base camp for Mount Everest in Nepal.

Â鶹ƵµÀUniversity students, faculty at base camp for Mount Everest in Nepal.

A group of Â鶹ƵµÀUniversity students and faculty are quite literally on top of the world. The group is currently in Nepal, taking part in the summer program . Base camp is the staging area for climbers hoping to summit Everest, the world’s tallest mountain. The air is thin and the scenery is beautiful at 17,000 feet above sea level, where base camp is located.

Students and faculty, including professors Tom Brutsaert from the n and Rick Burton from , are documenting their journey. Follow along at the  blog.