Chomolungma The tallest Hill Climb

[Ji Gantor]

Camp 6 is the last camp before your push to the summit.
You feel like throwing up and you have a pounding headache. You have to keep hydrated and energy level high. About all you can eat is soup, some can eat energy bars and others poridge. It is -30 degs C with a 30 knot wind holwing outside making a lot of noise. You have to try and get some sleep as you will be leaving in a few hours.
Most climbers leave camp 6 at around 8.00pm.
There is another rule, where ever you are at 12.00pm noon the next day that is it you turn round and start walking down. Some climbers have been within meters of the top only to turn around and start down. If you don't you will joint the others that did not retreat.

8000 meters is called the death zone. At this level even the best climbers will only last for 3 to 5 days. There is so little oxigen. That said if you are on oxigen you are like down at sea level full of life ready to go. But it would cost a fortune to be on oxigen for every step from camp 6 up and back. Also the time it would take to drop off bottles along the way.

Frozen nuts

Ji

[Ji Gantor]

Out of all the images I have seen from the many books I have on the subject this image stands out.
It shows how hard it is to walk up this large hill.
It basically wears you down until you don't care if you summit.
The experiance is not pleasant.

The image was taken from Jon Krakauer's book "Into Thin Air"

Frozen nuts

Ji

[oldfart]

Talking about altitudes ( not attitudes plently on here  )     Did you manage to watch the doco on ABC  "Miracles"   last night about a German paraglider ( Ewa ) being sucked up over 9000m in a thunder storm in NSW a few years back .
Some of the figures mentioned are mind blowing         @ 7000m metres your out of it ....black out
                                                                          rising at a rate of 45m per secound
                                                                          falling at a rate of 200 klm/ h
She was one tough or lucky woman.

[Ji Gantor]

Hi Oldfart,
No I did not but I now wish I did.
That sounds like a true adventure.
But don't try that at home kids, me included.

Frozen nuts

Ji

[bazza]

Ji you would nees a big list of rules "to knock the bugger off" as sir Ed said

[Ji Gantor]

Hi Bazza,
No question !
Every trip would be different.

Frozen nuts

Ji

[Ji Gantor]

I don't remember who said it but,
"It took more effort, time and lives to put a man on top of Everest than it did to put a man on the Moon"

And seeing how the average guy can not go to the Moon yet I guess Everest is the next big adventure.

Frozen nuts

Ji

[Mick22]

"There are only three sports: bullfighting, motor racing, and mountaineering; all the rest are merely games.”

-Ernest Hemingway

[Ji Gantor]

Nice one Mick

Frozen nuts

Ji

[vmx42]

"There are only three sports: bullfighting, motor racing, and mountaineering; all the rest are merely games.”

-Ernest Hemingway

Well one out of three ain't bad…