Yes, this might be freaky questions. I have almost completed reading 'Facing Up' by Bear Grylls. This book is about Bear's journey to Mount everest. So asking of any member has tried to climb mount everest or trying to do it in near future? How was your experience?
Mt Everest - Any OzBargainer Tried or Planning to Conquer It?
pyramid on 31/01/2017 - 11:24
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wow..would love to read your blogs or notes if you have posted online.
I have not posted anything, but if you are in Sydney I will be happy to grab a coffee on you :D
P.S. Many Nepalese tour operators bring poorly acclimatised to the altitude tourists to Mt. Kailash, do your research, this is not an opportunity to save money ;)
Once you up the Everest, without proper gear, crew and oxygen you will die.
Sorry, i m in Melbourne. My understanding was Mt Kailash is different to Mt Everest. And Tour to Mt Kailsh may or may not include lake called 'Mansarovar'. I may be wrong though.
but if you are in Sydney I will be happy to grab a coffee on you :D
lol how to get an OzBargainer on a date… ask them to buy you a coffee XD
on my list. not in a rush to do it. From my brief research, the crew and the preparation are crucial.
I already have vague ideas but am chasing other ends at the moment. Keep me posted on your findings :)I have been to Everest Base Camp in Nov. 2015.
In order to climb Everest you need a lot of money for permits, equipment, guides etc. On top of that you should have mountaineering experience (though nowadays its not necessary as some companies will take on anyone if they have the money, experienced or not).
Happy to answer any questions about trekking in Nepal etc.
I'm waiting for them to put a 7-Eleven there, not going til I can get $1 coffee at base camp, or preferably the summit.
You should watch the doco 'Sherpa' - gives you a lot of insight to how the travel industry works at Everest. Apparently will cost upwards of US$70,000 (maybe more now) per person.
A friend of mine climbed Everest told me it was both the best and worst experience of her life - worst mainly because she ended up having PTSD after seeing so many dead bodies up there
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There were two guys who snapchatted their Ascent to Everest last year…. It looked awesome yet horrendous.
I only heard about it about halfway through. Would love to watch all the videos from start to finish if they exist anywhere.
I feel this would provide some insight to it if you can find it?
everestnofilter
They are still posting stuff now and again.
Yeah I've still got them and see their new posts - but want to watch their snaps of their last trek up. I doubt given its snapchat that it exists?
Make sure you pack some eneloops
I want to do this too, but my stamina is low so should fix that before I do this. I just want to get to base camp though, no more ;)
I'm looking into it as well, maybe for next year. After a few years of gym I'm feeling pretty strong and base camp is doable I reckon! But actual Mt Everest.. permits alone are upwards of US$10k!!
After a few years of gym I'm feeling pretty strong
Be wary, gym fit =/= genuinely fit…I made this mistake quite a few years back on a rather arduous long hike. All I was doing at the time was static gym based stuff & none of the body weight thru space stuff that really matters.
All those hours getting 'fit' on bikes, ellipticals, stair climbers, treadmills etc meant nothing when it came to lugging myself & a pack up & down hills! ;)
Good to note! I actually hate using the machines so I tend to do classes only, stuff like kettlebells, tabata, weights, pump etc. I can do 20km a day walking around on holiday no probs and tanks on scuba dives are pretty easy to carry now :) (I'm only 153cm so they look quite big on me.) I will do some step climbing with those weighted belts if the time comes for me to make this trip a reality!
Op: I used to be an adventurer like you, until I took an arrow to the knee.
I've looked into it, and decided all the rubbish, bodies and 'insurmountable' costs, based only on supply and demand, mean I, for one, am not going to try. I've been up Kili, and a few other lesser mountains, but this really is an 'industry', with all that implies. I'd say, except for the personal feeling one may gain from it for the rest of one's life (and this can, for some, be extremely, positively life-changing), spend the money on a less-travelled trek. We walked 23 days around Manaslu 'in luxury' for a pittance by comparison. It was brilliant. A little known matter for altitude - apart from altitude training and major climbing fitness, the next thing is Garlic. We drank soup with full, cooked knobs (not cloves) in it for weeks before and there is no question it helped heaps! I'd say a kilo of it eaten at least each week - even on the ascent itself. Apart from being shunned by friends, there are no downsides I know of.
If by 'conquer' you mean 'lead up the mountain by under compensated locals who put their life on the line, and then you go and leave rubbish all over their mountain', then no, I haven't 'conquered' mount Everest
My daughter (in Melb) did a tour to Base Camp two years ago. She is very fit, and with a BioMed degree understands the health issues. Everyone, including the guide, got altitude sickness. She had a good time, but was stranded by poor weather on the trip down, a common occurance, causing flight mayhem. Allow a few days leeway for connections in case poor weather
Yup flights into Lukla are weather dependent, if there is any cloud around all flights are off (approaches into Lukla are visual and not radar guided).
I have been camping in Mt. Everest base camp, Tibet last June ;)