So, I totally escalated a simple statement at work this morning

My coworker asks me if I might know what it would cost to hike Mount Everest
No I don't
That's when she responds, about $1,500 plus the cost of airfare to that part of the world...and adds that she and another coworker are contemplating making this trip
💭 🤔
I immediately declare that I will join them, and then I went around recruiting others 💪

Will I go?
Maybe.
Would I want to go with them?
Sure.
Do I want to hike Everest.
Hell yeah I do
I love a strong challenge

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AthrillatheHunt · 51-55, M

It’s waaaaay more than that. Permits alone cost like 5k and they mandate you have (expensive ) equipment too so you don’t die. Then there’s the cost of a Sherpa and spending days in Kathmandu to acclimate to the elevation .
Antarctica can be done for under 8k. Everest is 10k minimum .

Ferric67 · M

@AthrillatheHunt thank you for the clarification
I will surely pass the information to my coworkers
They can start saving for it now.
Thank you

AthrillatheHunt · 51-55, M

@Ferric67 saving AND training . It’s not only the money. You gotta be in tip top shape to hike at that altitude . I’d do the South Pole before Everest but I wanna see La Paz Bolivia . It’s the highest elevation capital in the western hemisphere .

Ferric67 · M

@AthrillatheHunt I plan on physically training for it to the max

AthrillatheHunt · 51-55, M

@Ferric67 some gyms have work out rooms where they simulate the oxygen level at high altitudes . That’s the way to go if you live at sea level .Thats why the fourth quarter is the Denver nuggets sixth man .

Ferric67 · M

@AthrillatheHunt my friend works out with one of those respirator restricters
Kind of reminds of Darth Vader respirator

AthrillatheHunt · 51-55, M

@Ferric67 if I may : you should also start practicing your breathing. Try swimming underwater and holding your breath to increase lung capacity (a buddy hiked the tallest mountain in Mexico about a decade ago . I forget the name but it’s a gentle slope upward the whole way. Not treacherous like Everest . He trained for 2 years ).