The finger-crossing must have worked! We left the bustling city of Kathmandu and flew into Lukla where we will start trekking to basecamp. The landing strip in Lukla is among the highest in the world and can be an exciting experience: our plane literally had to land up-hill. Fortunately our flight was uneventful with a good landing. After regrouping, we trekked to Monjo with everybody taking their actual first steps towards basecamp. We will rest tonight in Monjo and continue on tomorrow to Namche. The whole team seems to be doing well.