Want to climb Everest?
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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".
wrote on 12 Jul 2024, 16:45 last edited by@89th That is actually quite an interesting question.
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wrote on 12 Jul 2024, 16:54 last edited by
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.
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wrote on 12 Jul 2024, 18:09 last edited by
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.
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wrote on 12 Jul 2024, 18:15 last edited by
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:
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wrote on 13 Jul 2024, 15:59 last edited by
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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wrote on 13 Jul 2024, 16:15 last edited by 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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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.
wrote on 13 Jul 2024, 16:24 last edited by@Copper Good point.
I should rephrase. 20,000 feet above sea level.
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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)
wrote on 14 Jul 2024, 08:06 last edited by 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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@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.
wrote on 14 Jul 2024, 14:44 last edited by@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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topic:timeago-later,8 months
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wrote on 22 Mar 2025, 00:04 last edited by
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.
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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.
