backpack and climb Mt. Everest, we just watched Dateline from this week on the DVR and it was about last years climbers that died due to the high numbers and short window. One Candian gentleman's wife climbed and never made it down. A friend of mines uncle did it about 10 years ago and he said "it was the most intense calm he has ever experienced", he said you are so close to the summit but the lack of energy, stamina, and wit won't allow you to enjoy it, until you are already half way back down. Climbers describe the high altitude as feeling drunk. My wife said she would like to do it someday, and I don't take that lightly, while I would Never have the urge to do it, I can picture her setting a goal and doing it...
We have done the basic stuff ---White mtns in NH, Rockys, Cascade range, Mt collins and Mt chapman {smokies, both I believe were over 6K}... and tons of hiking, but when you get into some of these other ranges like Everest, K2, Nanga Parbat, Lhotse, Denali, Fitz Roy, ect sometimes its just as close to suicide as you can get... We even
So anyway would you let a loved one or try yourself to climb something like Everest? I know it can cost over $60K to make it happen, so if I ever see my wife saving up I will just have to conveniently need a new roof on the house or driveway at the garage until she is too old to attempt it, lol... We even did some climbing when we were in Peru, Don't ever go to Machu Picchu if you don't like to walk, we walked what would be like walking from New Jersey to New hampshire during that trip, lol 12 days at 15 miles a day, we walked an average of 5 hours a day the entire vacation, I needed a vacation when we got home... I wore out a brand new pair of La Sportiva's!!!
