re: Given the option would you climb Mt Everest?

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usually takes 1-2 months of partial climbs and descents to get acclimated even for seasoned climbers. 

By the time they summit they have hiked enough to have climbed all of Everest several times ove

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This being the key. If I have 3 months of free time I'm just not going to spend it over there cold and uncomfortable. I'm going to Vegas. I'm going to lake Tahoe. I'm going to ski in Aspen. I'm going to cabo and cancun.

I'm not freezing my nuts off in tibet.

Nope. I have severe neuropathy in my feet and have no feeling. I’d get frostbite and not know it.

I would like to trek to K2 base camp but I’m not sure my feet could handle that trip.

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By the time they summit they have hiked enough to have climbed all of Everest several times over

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I definitely believe this.

That said, if I had a "non-expiriring, fully outfitted, sherpa'd Everest voucher" I would totally take the next few years of my life off to train.

Nope . My opposition to it is based on my hatred of Tourism Climbing as an expression of ego. More power to the real climbers, but this moneyed adventure class annoys me . I also hate this infantile notion that it being the highest peak somehow makes it personally meaningful and “ lesser “ peaks less so . A lot of sad, empty people attempt that climb and come down sad, empty people . Again, not talking about the real pros , I’m talking about Adventure Tourists.

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Climbers have turned it into a dump.

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No longer true.

Nah. I’m winded even being above sea level.

Absolutely not. I would die no doubt about it. Don’t have the lungs for that

Everest is for tourists and posers. Ballers climb K2.

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Would also love to skydive but the wife's not having it

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Twice, fk Everest. Hang gliding was actually way more intense.

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Twice

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It's on the bucket list, maybe once the kidos are grown n gone ill have a better shot

Wingsuit jumps look intense as hell. Doubt i could do that