My trip to the top of Everest
Discussion
UTH said:
If wiki is saying that number you quoted then it's a strange number for it to have wrong!
It wasn't wiki, it was a random tour company that conveniently (for my google fu) gave approximate heights for the various camps.Sorry, I'm distracting from the main thread which wasn't my intention. I just wanted to give a few heights for context that was all
ben5575 said:
UTH said:
If wiki is saying that number you quoted then it's a strange number for it to have wrong!
It wasn't wiki, it was a random tour company that conveniently (for my google fu) gave approximate heights for the various camps.Sorry, I'm distracting from the main thread which wasn't my intention. I just wanted to give a few heights for context that was all
Schwarz930 said:
Great thread, and great achievement. Well Done.
Out of curiosity, you spent weeks aclimatising to the lack of oxygen at those heights, but what happens afterwards when you return to sea level, you must be high as a kite for a while?
Haha sadly I was hoping I might feel like that but it wasn’t the case. If I had the desire to go for a 10km run I probably would have beaten my PB by a hell of a lot though, alas after such a long and tiring expedition all I wanted to do was celebrate and get pissed, and the beneficial effects disappear very quickly. Out of curiosity, you spent weeks aclimatising to the lack of oxygen at those heights, but what happens afterwards when you return to sea level, you must be high as a kite for a while?
Of course, descending from base camp to Lukla for the flight out to Kathmandu is pretty cool when you are acclimatised to 8000m. You are mentally on a high, grinning from ear to ear and jogging and skipping past people on their way up who are going very slow, out of breath and glum. They are also very clean and nice smelling though which you no longer are!
UTH said:
Haha sadly I was hoping I might feel like that but it wasn’t the case. If I had the desire to go for a 10km run I probably would have beaten my PB by a hell of a lot though, alas after such a long and tiring expedition all I wanted to do was celebrate and get pissed, and the beneficial effects disappear very quickly.
I tried after returning from Aconcagua (7000m). Easiest 10k run ever, hardly out of breath but sadly no faster. I guess I couldn’t beat the mechanical limitations of my body
Schwarz930 said:
Out of curiosity, you spent weeks aclimatising to the lack of oxygen at those heights, but what happens afterwards when you return to sea level, you must be high as a kite for a while?
I remember having a very weird sensation after flying down from lukla, that the air seemed almost chewy in your mouth in comparison to weeks at altitude. 
Zaichik said:
UTH said:
Haha sadly I was hoping I might feel like that but it wasn’t the case. If I had the desire to go for a 10km run I probably would have beaten my PB by a hell of a lot though, alas after such a long and tiring expedition all I wanted to do was celebrate and get pissed, and the beneficial effects disappear very quickly.
I tried after returning from Aconcagua (7000m). Easiest 10k run ever, hardly out of breath but sadly no faster. I guess I couldn’t beat the mechanical limitations of my body
Must have have been all the vino in Mendoza
Anyone reckon the OP DIDN’T actually climb Everest, but since starting the thread never realised it’d generate this much interest so is actually climbing it now so that he’s got something to post when he gets back, and that’s why we’ve been waiting for the final chapter for months now, despite promises to get it done in the next day or so every couple of weeks?
UTH said:
If it's any consolation, I do find myself feeling bad that I'm letting you guys down.
I promise I'll get to it soon. If it's worth it.....can't promise anything
When and if you can, it will be most exciting to read! Thanks for all your efforts so far Sir and please ignore any doubters or posts of some bizarre entitlement. The internet really is a strange place. I promise I'll get to it soon. If it's worth it.....can't promise anything
Bubbas Grill said:
UTH said:
If it's any consolation, I do find myself feeling bad that I'm letting you guys down.
I promise I'll get to it soon. If it's worth it.....can't promise anything
When and if you can, it will be most exciting to read! Thanks for all your efforts so far Sir and please ignore any doubters or posts of some bizarre entitlement. The internet really is a strange place. I promise I'll get to it soon. If it's worth it.....can't promise anything
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