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very grateful to have achieved one of my life’s dreams.
After spending some time on the top, I descended rapidly down to Gorak Shep, arriving in
Pangboche in the afternoon.
Once completed the most challenging days of the tour, my team descended pretty easily making
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night stops in Namche Bazaar, Phakding, and Lukla. On the 5 May, all the team boarded a small
plane to Kathmandu. Upon arrival in the capital of Nepal, we decided to celebrate the success of our
Himalayan expedition having a special dinner together. It was a great night, sharing emotions and
memories about our amazing, but challenging tour.
Reaching Everest Base Camp and Kala Patthar peak will forever be one of the greatest
achievements of my life. Not many people can say that they have reached such high altitudes, and
being so close to the top of the world. Furthermore, bringing with me the CoESPU flag was a great
honour, that makes me really proud to be a Carabinieri Officer.

Written by:
Captain Alberto Veronese
CoESPU Magazine Editor

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