How To Climb Mount Everest - EPIC HOW TO

to climb Mount Everest is one of the most grueling exhausting and dangerous experiences on the planet many have dreamed of ascending it but few have actually reached the top do you have what it takes to conquer the world's tallest mountain well I'm going to tell you everything you need to get to the peak this is epic how to climb Mount Everest [Music] located in the maja longer mountain range on the border of Nepal and Tibet Mount Everest was first surveyed by the British in 1856 however the first successful ascent wasn't until 1953 by New Zealand's Sir Edmund Hillary and Nepal's Tenzing Norgay originally known as peak 15 it was named Everest in 1865 after Welsh surveyor Sir George Everest it's also known as como Lang ma meaning goddess mother of snows in Tibetan and sagarmatha meaning mother of the universe and Nepalese Mount Everest is officially the world's tallest mountain with a peak of 29,029 feet above sea level it's taller than 21 Empire State Building stacked on top of each other who would do that that's irresponsible it's so high the top actually reaches into the Earth's stratosphere and crazily enough it's only getting taller shifting tectonic plates cause Everest to rise about 1/3 of an inch per year climbing Mount Everest is no picnic on the mountain you're looking at winds of up to 200 miles per hour and temperatures as cold as minus 73 degrees Celsius avalanches are common as our falling rocks and crevices is wide and deep as a football field and then there's the biggest danger of them all the Death Zone located at 26,000 247 feet the oxygen levels in the Death Zone are only 1/3 of that sea level meaning your body uses more oxygen than it takes in the human body can't physically withstand more than 48 hours inside the Death Zone without using oxygen bottles the lower levels of oxygen also make you more prone to frostbite and gangrene and as if climbing through the Death Zone wasn't bad enough the lack of oxygen will also cause you to hallucinate doh you're essentially climbing the highest mountain in the world in sub-zero temperatures while on an acid trip yeah and not surprisingly that's far from easy one in 10 primers died attempting to pass through the Death Zone to reach the top for all these reasons climbing Mount Everest can be fatal of the over thousands of people who have climbed Mount Everest around 250 have passed away still want to tackle the mountain here's what you need to know before you start your climb first off you're not gonna make it to the top unless you're in prime physical condition most likely so start working on your cardio now and since you'll be going up the highest mountain in the world make sure you're an expert climber you're also going to want a physical friend your doctor to check for any pre-existing conditions that might prevent you from climbing high altitudes as well as give you any immunizations or medicine that you might need on trip you're going to be bringing a lot of gear with you to Everest including high-grade down jackets gloves boots glacier glasses sleeping bags oxygen bottles ice axes climbing harnesses crampons carabiners and more that sounds like a lot doesn't it yeah it is the average climber brings around 32 pounds of equipment that's like a really fat baby you're also gonna want to hire guides and Sherpas to assist you though it's tempting to go at it alone these people know the mountain backward and forward and their knowledge can mean the difference between life and death now all this stuff adds up between training gear and other fees because the climbing Mount Everest is well over $70,000 expensive but what's money compared to conquering the world's tallest mountain right there's also a bunch of companies out there that will provide package trips with everything you need to climb up the mountain look at that you're finally ready to climb up Mount Everest now what can you expect your total climb is going to last around 68 days with only 21 days being actual climbing the rest will be spent getting acclimated to the environment resting and waiting out bad weather remember climbing Everest is a marathon not a sprint you don't want to start your climb in May the highest number of successful summits have been in that month as it's in the middle of the spring when the weather is the warmest there are 15 routes to take up Mount Everest but to have seen more successful a sense than the other 13 combine the Northeast and the southeast Ridge since it southeast Ridge is the most popular and has the lowest fatality rate we're going to take that one the southeast Ridge route is the same route used by Hillary and Norgay in the first ever ascent of Mount Everest starting Nepal you're going to travel through four base camps on your way to the top you'll make your way through the Khumbu Icefall stop at the base of the Lots face a 3,600 90 foot tall glacial wall that's part of the fourth highest mountain in the world lots of real high mountains over there then you're going to pass through the Geneva spur it's actually a large rock formation summit of Everest from there you're gonna pass through one last landmark on the way to the top the Hillary step it's a 40-foot high vertical rock base named after Sir Edmund Hillary himself as you're climbing here are some tips to keep in mind know the weather harsh conditions can happen suddenly and you don't want to be caught unprepared make sure you're aware of the latest forecasts and don't go any further if it's unsafe find out how much a buttload is and then drink a buttload of water you may need to rely on melting snow for water but be careful more people than ever are climbing Mount Everest and some of them are dumping their trash and old oxygen bottles all over the mountain this causes bacteria and germs to get into the snow making it unsafe to drink during the climb you're going to want to eat small meals consuming too much food at once will send blood rushing to the stomach making your body focus on digestion rather than breathing at high altitudes as for what you should eat you'll want food that's high in sugar as it's harder to digest protein the higher you climb noodles and meats and vegetables trail mix cookies and chocolate should keep you going and most importantly if things get too dangerous or if you feel unsafe in any way turn around you up family your midlifecrisis need for adventure and to do something with my life before I die does not mean as much as them don't despair many climbers take 2 3 or even 5 attempts before they reach the top of Everest [Music] look at that you did it you climb Mount Everest and now you're on top of the world literally it's the highest point on the planet this is probably the first and only time you can say that word literally and use it correctly Wow people mix up literally and figuratively like all the time so much so that the dictionary now says that they both mean the same thing because we were too stupid to figure it out 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Published: Wed Oct 19 2016