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  • George KG George K

    @Doctor-Phibes said in Want to climb Everest?:

    Appararently the curve isn't visible from there.

    I believe you have to be at about 50K feet to appreciate the curve.

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    @George-K said in Want to climb Everest?:

    I believe you have to be at about 50K feet to appreciate the curve.

    Presumably the chances that the people who insist on the flat earth "theory" have the intellectual wherewithall to build a rocket capable of getting up that high are negligible.

    I was only joking

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      Wow, look at the amount of people there. I've never wanted to climb Mount Everest, but now I want it even less.

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      • HoraceH Horace

        Anybody here ever summit Everest? I mean other than me? Standing atop the world, looking down on the planet and all of its inhabitants, finally proving my abject superiority over everybody else, was deeply humbling.

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        @Horace said in Want to climb Everest?:

        Anybody here ever summit Everest? I mean other than me? Standing atop the world, looking down on the planet and all of its inhabitants, finally proving my abject superiority over everybody else, was deeply humbling.

        Here's the question, do you lie and tell people you climbed the 29,000-ft mountain or do you really admit you flew into an airport 2/3 of the way up and then climbed the rest? I want to meet the first person to truly climb the mountain from the bottom of the mountain.

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          @Horace said in Want to climb Everest?:

          Anybody here ever summit Everest? I mean other than me? Standing atop the world, looking down on the planet and all of its inhabitants, finally proving my abject superiority over everybody else, was deeply humbling.

          Here's the question, do you lie and tell people you climbed the 29,000-ft mountain or do you really admit you flew into an airport 2/3 of the way up and then climbed the rest? I want to meet the first person to truly climb the mountain from the bottom of the mountain.

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          @89th said in Want to climb Everest?:

          @Horace said in Want to climb Everest?:

          Anybody here ever summit Everest? I mean other than me? Standing atop the world, looking down on the planet and all of its inhabitants, finally proving my abject superiority over everybody else, was deeply humbling.

          Here's the question, do you lie and tell people you climbed the 29,000-ft mountain or do you really admit you flew into an airport 2/3 of the way up and then climbed the rest? I want to meet the first person to truly climb the mountain from the bottom of the mountain.

          But where does the mountain start?

          I guess if you mean "from zero" then the trip would be at least a 1000 miles long. The next place with elevation 0 seems to be somewhere at the coast of India.

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            Sea level is kind of arbitrary, go all the way to the bottom.

            Sure you need O2, but you need it at the top too.

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            • KlausK Klaus

              @89th said in Want to climb Everest?:

              @Horace said in Want to climb Everest?:

              Anybody here ever summit Everest? I mean other than me? Standing atop the world, looking down on the planet and all of its inhabitants, finally proving my abject superiority over everybody else, was deeply humbling.

              Here's the question, do you lie and tell people you climbed the 29,000-ft mountain or do you really admit you flew into an airport 2/3 of the way up and then climbed the rest? I want to meet the first person to truly climb the mountain from the bottom of the mountain.

              But where does the mountain start?

              I guess if you mean "from zero" then the trip would be at least a 1000 miles long. The next place with elevation 0 seems to be somewhere at the coast of India.

              8300c77b-0633-4092-b5d3-c661b34501b2-image.png

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              @Klaus Ok how about the Koshi Bridge or similar location at the base of the Himalayas. That's like 200m, I'll take that as a legit "start from the bottom of the mountain".

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              • 89th8 89th

                @Klaus Ok how about the Koshi Bridge or similar location at the base of the Himalayas. That's like 200m, I'll take that as a legit "start from the bottom of the mountain".

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                @89th That is actually quite an interesting question.

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                  Maybe that’s why we, those who have summited Everest, find it so humbling. We know we failed the real challenge of starting at the bottom.

                  Education is extremely important.

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                    Other than Horace, who my sources inform me started 17 feet from the top, I think a lot of people start at about 9000 feet above sea level. I know somebody normal (i.e. non climber) who made the walk to base camp, and they said that was adventure enough.

                    I'm guessing that it doesn't get easier the higher you go, despite the reduced wind-resistance as the air thins.

                    I was only joking

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                      Here are the videos I'm talking about, if you want to spend 30 minutes (per video) and experience the summit, the descent, or even the full trip:

                      Link to video

                      Link to video

                      Link to video

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                        Just curious if anyone here has been above 20000 feet while on land.

                        (and no @copper, being in an airplane does not count!!!! LOL)

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                          Kīlauea is 20,000 feet above the ocean floor. I have been up there.

                          Haleakalā is 29,000 feet above the ocean floor. I have been up there.

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                          • CopperC Copper

                            Kīlauea is 20,000 feet above the ocean floor. I have been up there.

                            Haleakalā is 29,000 feet above the ocean floor. I have been up there.

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                            @Copper Good point. 😛

                            I should rephrase. 20,000 feet above sea level.

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                            • taiwan_girlT taiwan_girl

                              Just curious if anyone here has been above 20000 feet while on land.

                              (and no @copper, being in an airplane does not count!!!! LOL)

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                              @taiwan_girl I’ve summited Kilimanjaro which is 19341 ft so I guess my answer to you is I haven’t.

                              ps in the year 1999. Before my PW sign up.

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                              • bachophileB bachophile

                                @taiwan_girl I’ve summited Kilimanjaro which is 19341 ft so I guess my answer to you is I haven’t.

                                ps in the year 1999. Before my PW sign up.

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                                @bachophile said in Want to climb Everest?:

                                @taiwan_girl I’ve summited Kilimanjaro which is 19341 ft so I guess my answer to you is I haven’t.

                                ps in the year 1999. Before my PW sign up.

                                That is pretty darn close!!! I think you are the TNCR highest!

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                                  With Everest climbing season opening again imminently, the idea of using drones on the world's tallest mountain to ease the load on sherpas has been making waves

                                  Officials in Nepal are gearing up to resume testing drones from next month with the view to use them to carry equipment up the mountain in the future.

                                  Trials began in 2024 when Chinese drone manufacturer DJI teamed up with Nepalese drone service company Airlift and mountain guide Mingma Gyalje Sherpa. They completed the first successful drone delivery trials, carrying 33lb (15kg) payloads from Base Camp to Camp 1.

                                  and

                                  While drones could take away risk and enhance safety for sherpas, who may need to complete fewer trips and could use geolocation capabilities to pinpoint routes in changing landscapes, they come at a price. One DJI drone can cost more than $70,000.

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