>>364065I didn't say it's the be-all end-all of human challenges, but the way you people talk about it is ridiculous, sorry
Sure it's getting easier, but it's by far one of the most challenging things to do, carrying sherpas or not
I spent 3 months in base camp just to acclimatize my body to the 17,000 feet altitude, and we spent 2 weeks on every single camp just to acclimatize before moving to the next one
I've crossed the Khumbu icefall, where i saw a hugarian guy (who was part of OUR expedition) get chopped in half by a serac sliding down the mountain at more than 400 mph, i've seen a man leave his friend because he broke his back on the last steps, I've had severe sunburns on my cheek due to the extreme sun, i've been through storm with winds of more than 150mph and with -40°C, stuggling to breathe due to the lack of oxygen, while climbing 15 hours a day for more than months because of the roundtrips between the camps, i've climbed at 11PM, in the bitch dark, 'til 5PM the next day, and i went through some things that would intimidate more than half the world's population
I'm not saying all this to brag, not at all, i didn't do everest to feel "strong and undefeatable", but because i wanted to know how full of fear and how small and weak the human being really is, and i was right, we're pretty fucking weak
But telling me that climbing a mountain in the desert (i don't say it's easy!) is more challenging than Everest, i'll say you don't know what you're talking about and you need to go watch some documentaries on eight thousanders and how challenging they are
But i do agree, Antarctica and the north pole can be more than what i said
