If you have to ask...

Many people are curious about the cost of this trip. Nosy, I know. But there is a thing called Google and you could probably easily find out by looking up the trip cost on the Mountain Madness website if you really wanted to...but does it matter?? Well, no. But you're going to snoop and look it up anyway, aren't you? Land only cost, plus airfare to Asia plus several thousand more for gear, insurance, shots, medications, tips for the guides, spending money...you do the math. I'm sure there are those who won't bat an eye at the final total, and there are those whose jaws need to be picked up off the floor. I have saved for over a decade to take this trip so I don't really care what you think or don't think about the cost.
If you've never heard of the company Mountain Madness, one of the premier guiding and adventure companies in the world, then you also don't recognize the name of the founder, Scott Fischer. Which means you probably never read Into Thin Air in the first place. Wikipedia is a handy source to read about Mountain Madness and Scott Fischer.
Since you're busy looking up all sorts of information about my adventure on the internet right about now, here are a few handy links on some of the specifics:
Information about the company can be found at http://www.mountainmadness.com/ and the specific trip details can be found at http://www.mountainmadness.com/adventures/trekking/asia/nepal/everest-base-camp-trek#trip-overview/description.
The trip leader is Deanna Zabaldo and here is her bio: http://www.parahamsa.com/about/about-deana-zabaldo/
The Introduction to Mountaineering course I took 12 years ago can be found here: http://www.mountainmadness.com/adventures/schools/north-america/introduction-to-mountaineering-course#trip-overview/description