their family says they were very passionate and died doing exactly what they loved. 61-year-old tom taplin on the left of your screen lived in santa monica california and just wrapped up a documentary about the mt. everest base camp where the avalanche hit. his wife told me he was a passionate photographer, filmmaker, and mountaineer. >> he was a larger than life individual. people just gravitated to him. a lot of friends because he was just so much fun and such an inspiration to be around. >> we've heard similar words about 28-year-old marissa who died at the base camp as well. she was a camp doctor with the seattle-based mountaineering company. they say she was an avid mountain climber who had been working in the everest area for more than a year.