I've only done ~9K'. And it was not unwelcome when our guide said to

slow down. And it was even mo' not unwelcomed when we took a
little sit-down break and he made the Peruvian altitude tea thingy.
Thank Christ too!

I say this... as I have NO no no idea how you do that at >28,000'?!?
That's just brutal. No matter how you train or how in shape you be.
Those peeps is D dawggs. Truly.
Jus' for... trying.

b.street

In response to this post by TomTurkey

Posted: 05/24/2019 at 8:28PM

SIR: Got a death wish? Climb Mt. Everest. -- TomTurkey 05/24/2019 3:02PM

It was posted way below but not a problem... -- `lag 05/25/2019 09:12AM

Bonus: you spend minimum $45K summiting. ** -- Hokie Bird 94 05/25/2019 08:52AM

I've only done ~9K'. And it was not unwelcome when our guide said to -- bourbonstreet 05/24/2019 8:28PM

We bopped around Quito at 9K with no issues. ** -- UTPr0sim 05/24/2019 8:56PM

^brave man^ Our guide was in his 80's. About as P&C fit as they get too. ** -- bourbonstreet 05/24/2019 9:12PM

Just about the altitude where I feel like I'm forgetting to breath -- `lag 05/25/2019 02:42AM

The bodies are landmarks along the route, too dangerous to recover ** -- HokieDan95 05/24/2019 7:40PM

I can understand lines of people at entertainment or sales events, but . . -- MikeVT85 05/24/2019 6:57PM

Looks like freshman class registration in 1970 ** -- TomTurkey 05/24/2019 7:10PM

Story -- TomTurkey 05/24/2019 4:27PM

Any Yeti-related deaths? ** -- MP4VT2004 05/24/2019 4:22PM

Loaded cooler fell on my buddy. He survived. ** -- Bburg Native 05/24/2019 5:13PM

Too easy :^) ** -- `lag 05/24/2019 5:46PM

Each time the climb is a success, sherpas secretly slaughter a yeti ** -- PhotoHokieNC 05/24/2019 4:24PM

You forgot loss of oxygen. Agree. Nothing on my bucket list should cause -- CochraneResident 05/24/2019 3:46PM

Reports of O2 being stolen from reservation cache ** -- TomTurkey 05/24/2019 7:10PM

Doctors appointments should have trained them for waiting ** -- TomTurkey 05/24/2019 3:49PM

Actually, climb K2. I think 50% of the people that attempt to climb it -- ElbertoHokie 05/24/2019 3:06PM

Guess you should do the K12 instead -- EDGEMAN 05/24/2019 5:51PM

Or sanction the Eiger . . . (link) -- MikeVT85 05/24/2019 7:36PM

After the Olympics everything looked so easy. ** -- Spud 05/24/2019 7:31PM

The article said main peak but I don't follow that closely ** -- TomTurkey 05/24/2019 3:12PM

Well, tighten up the line, then. ** -- PhotoHokieNC 05/24/2019 4:17PM

See pic in my link above ** -- TomTurkey 05/24/2019 6:25PM

I've only done ~9K'. And it was not unwelcome when our guide said to

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