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Lots of respect for those who do though.
Its just so weird: you know you are fit but the height really saps you - even walking at speed made me gasp a bit.
Snowdon, that'll do then.
It was the first time I'd been to Africa as well which was a good experience. I've got friends who work with poor kids in Dar-Es-Salaam. Getting to see what they do was very eye-opening.
For any one interested in the 1996 everest disaster it makes for a fascinating and essential read. Bourkreev was painted as villain in chief in into thin air. The climb addresses that and puts the blame firmly at the feet of a badly organised tour plus bad luck.
Tragic that he then died only a few years later.
I went to a talk once by the first brit to climb all the 8000m peaks (forgot his name) almost every story or photo was prefaced with ....died in...
If you climb with oxygen you are fucked if that supply run's out.
This is one of the contentious points about 1996. They screwed up the oxygen tank drop. Yet bourkreev was criticised for not climbing with oxygen... yet he maintained that because he didn't have any he was more able to help in the s&r..
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A few years ago he got back into the mountains and progressively increased the altitude over a few seasons. His training regime sounded brutal but to be honest the scariest thing he described about climbing 8000ers was traveling through tribal areas in Pakistan to reach Gasherbrum II. Armed guards all the way and frequent hostile glances from bystanders, some wielding firearms themselves.
Anyway, he's the first regular person (ie not a guide) I've met who's climbed Everest. Struck me as very focused and dedicated.
I enjoyed climbing trees, lots of trees when I was younger, and given the opportunity a bit of time on the rocks is fun, but Everest is a bit touristy and far too much time/effort.