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re: Given the option would you climb Mt Everest?
Posted on 5/29/18 at 3:37 am to DavidTheGnome
Posted on 5/29/18 at 3:37 am to DavidTheGnome
Nope.
ETA: I’d rather be someplace warm and relaxing with a cold beer in my hand.
ETA: I’d rather be someplace warm and relaxing with a cold beer in my hand.
This post was edited on 5/29/18 at 3:48 am
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Posted on 5/29/18 at 6:33 am to DavidTheGnome
Yep, in fact that is me in the blue suit.
Posted on 5/29/18 at 6:42 am to Globetrotter747
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I am actually returning from a trip to India / Nepal right now (currently in the Amsterdam airport). I had a chance to take a flight to see Everest and the Himalayas and it was really cool.
That’s awesome. Was this just a for fun trip?
Posted on 5/29/18 at 6:46 am to DavidTheGnome
I'm planning a base camp trip for 2019 right now. I've done high altitude trekking before so know what to expect. But it's a fairly popular trip that isn't too expensive and isn't terribly strenuous either as such treks go.
Climbing Everest all the way to the top is a different matter altogether.
Climbing Everest all the way to the top is a different matter altogether.
Posted on 5/29/18 at 6:53 am to liz18lsu
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I hate being cold, frick that
Posted on 5/29/18 at 7:53 am to Globetrotter747
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Based on all my research, though, K2 (the second highest mountain) is actually much more difficult to climb than Everest. It has steeper slopes, it’s more remote, and it has worse weather.
It is much harder. And far more deadly. The bottleneck there under giant seracs is no joke.
Posted on 5/29/18 at 8:00 am to EarlyCuyler3
Most of the deaths on K2 occur on the way down. They expend so much energy to get to the top that they don't have the strength left to get down and make a mistake.
Posted on 5/29/18 at 8:04 am to DavidTheGnome
Everything paid for? Yeah.
Would have to progress first. Hard route on Ranier, maybe Denali, then I'd give it a shot.
Would have to progress first. Hard route on Ranier, maybe Denali, then I'd give it a shot.
Posted on 5/29/18 at 8:10 am to EarlyCuyler3
Within the last 2 years my father in law who just turned 70 has done Mt Kilimanjaro and Mt Everest base camp. The African stops were a lot tougher because you basically slept in a sleeping bag on a rock vs a "dorm" room style in the Yeti. A crew that had gone up the day before to summit last year had perished although last year was a high number of deaths on Everest. He loved the challenge of both climbs!
Posted on 5/29/18 at 9:39 am to DavidTheGnome
This is another one of those threads that pop up about once a month on the OT.
My answer: Of course! I would embark on a three-year training program to prepare to summit right now, given the option. I would use my confidence, my good looks, my affluence, my fine physique, my superior intelligence, and my good taste to get me to the summit of that bitch.
My answer: Of course! I would embark on a three-year training program to prepare to summit right now, given the option. I would use my confidence, my good looks, my affluence, my fine physique, my superior intelligence, and my good taste to get me to the summit of that bitch.
Posted on 5/29/18 at 10:05 am to DavidTheGnome
I won't even go on the Expedition Everest ride at Disney World, so no.
Posted on 5/29/18 at 10:33 am to DavidTheGnome
I usually miss the first morning of snow skiing when I go to Colorado due to altitude sickness. Pretty sure I would die before even reaching the base camp.
Posted on 5/29/18 at 5:12 pm to DavidTheGnome
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That’s awesome. Was this just a for fun trip?
Yes.
I like visiting world landmarks and the highlights of this trip were the Taj Mahal and Everest.
Posted on 5/29/18 at 5:49 pm to reo45
That was my exact thought as well. Hypoxia sucks big time. I couldn't imagine trying to accomplish any difficult task with low O2 and freezing my arse off too. Your brain literally says "frick it I'm out"
Legit question I have is: isn't there any kind of medication a climber can take to increase O2 absorption in the lungs from the thinner air?
Legit question I have is: isn't there any kind of medication a climber can take to increase O2 absorption in the lungs from the thinner air?
This post was edited on 5/29/18 at 5:50 pm
Posted on 5/29/18 at 6:29 pm to Champagne
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My answer: Of course! I would embark on a three-year training program to prepare to summit right now, given the option. I would use my confidence, my good looks, my affluence, my fine physique, my superior intelligence, and my good taste to get me to the summit of that bitch.
Your plan is all well and good, but most people die on the decent from the summit not going up.
Posted on 5/29/18 at 6:58 pm to EA6B
You know what else would suck? Look at the sun in some of those pictures.
I know it's cold but the intense sun can't be pleasant. And you're stuck in the bitter cold, uncomfortable clothing, thin air, and intense sun for several days.
I know it's cold but the intense sun can't be pleasant. And you're stuck in the bitter cold, uncomfortable clothing, thin air, and intense sun for several days.
Posted on 5/29/18 at 7:23 pm to GetEmTigers08
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Legit question I have is: isn't there any kind of medication a climber can take to increase O2 absorption in the lungs from the thinner air?
Diamox is the go-to.
Posted on 5/29/18 at 7:30 pm to Bestbank Tiger
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I know it's cold but the intense sun can't be pleasant
You're exactly right about that, especially if you're traveling on a glacier. It's a strange feeling, the winds are high enough that you're getting a good dose of chilly air but it's still easy to overheat. When I was on top of Kili the sunlight was noticeably stronger and burned more quickly. I made the mistake of licking my lips too often (tempting with the low humidity), enough to remove the sunscreen, and was rewarded with badly burned lips for the rest of the week.
On my Rainier trip our lead guide commented that he fully expected to die of skin cancer around age 50 or so, it's apparently a common occupational hazard. OTOH he was able to justify not saving for retirement that way.
Posted on 5/29/18 at 7:50 pm to foshizzle
Foshizzle how is life treating you. You’re in finance, right? Ibanking? Can’t remember if thats you or another poster.
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