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NDSU alum, Lee Hoedl (pictured in red climbing pants), unfurled the NDSU flag at the base of the Khumbu Icefall on Saturday, March 22.
Lee Hoedl, a 1985 NDSU graduate, make the trek to the base of the Khumbu Icefall where he unfurled the NDSU flag at the on Saturday, March 22.
The Everest Base Camp Trek is an exhilarating adventure into the heart of the Himalaya. The trek, designed by Rainier Mountaineering Inc., offered an experience that included the "best of the best" of a visit to the Himalaya as Hoedl explored Kathmandu and visited various other places along the way to the Everest Base Camp.
The flag Hoedl took with has also been to the summits of Mt. Elbrus, Denali, Aconcagua, Cotopaxi, Kilimanjaro and Mt. Rainier (four times).
