As someone who is terrified of heights, you couldn't pay me enough to even attempt something as insane as this. I get dizzy just looking at that picture.
Conner Mantz ran sub 4, set the 1/2 AR, and redpointed 5.14c. As a runner and a climber, I find that far more impressive than a guided trip up Everest with supplemental oxygen.
As someone who is terrified of heights, you couldn't pay me enough to even attempt something as insane as this. I get dizzy just looking at that picture.
Then, I won't post the video of someone climbing it.
Conner Mantz ran sub 4, set the 1/2 AR, and redpointed 5.14c. As a runner and a climber, I find that far more impressive than a guided trip up Everest with supplemental oxygen.
Not sub-4 in the Mile, not a climber...
Not sure how he confused Conner Mantz and Hobbs Kessler.
Not sure how he confused Conner Mantz and Hobbs Kessler.
Actually, seems he managed to confuse Connor Herson (good friend of HK), Hobbs Kessler, *and* Conner Mantz, all at once. Impressive. Basically as impressive as NS expensive tourist trip to Nepal.
Good for him, but I will be more impressed if/when he posts a video of himself climbing up Everest backwards, carrying hand weights, climbing while wearing crocs/rollerblades/ski boots, finishing ahead of all the high school kids (but the 17 yr old girl finished too), did more push ups on top than anyone else, etc., etc.
Which Sherpas won $100 for beating him in challenges?
What parent of a 17 year old says yes to this? Read *Into Thin Air*.
17 is very old to climb Everest, I was 13 when I climbed it. The good thing at that age is school holidays are long enough for the round trip. Below twelve would be even better as you get discounted plane tickets.
American kid Jordan Romero was also 13 when he climbed Everest, now he makes a living by doing motivational speeches in elderly homes. You can book him for your children’s birthday party too.
Figured a new thread was warranted. His company was Climbing the Seven Summits.
According to an old video by Symmonds, this makes him the first person in history to run a sub four-minute mile and summit Everest. Not sure where this claim can be verifiable though short of comparing the World Athletics all-time mile list and the Himalayan Database Everest summit list.
The big question though; did he use O2? I'm assuming yes. They'd probably mention if he did a no O2 ascent.
On the CTSS Instagram they say a 17 year old girl just summited the peak, so clearly of the two the sub four is much harder.
Still no direct update from Symmonds. Discus
"much harder"? As in what? I would think a 17 y/o kid who isnt a 4min miler would be a far far better accomplishment. Or do you mean its harder to run a 4 in mile and summit everest as in more rare?
Im late to the party on this but im starting to think summiting everest is just money and having a certain physiology to do so. I used to think it was this real technical thing requiring some sort of veteran mountaineering skills. But seems like anyone who is fit enough can go do it. The sherpa family just takes you up. Is it just a "path"?
As someone who is terrified of heights, you couldn't pay me enough to even attempt something as insane as this. I get dizzy just looking at that picture.
I get wobbly five steps up a ladder. Wish I were joking. How about a competition - who gets the sweatiest palms watching this kind of thing? (and this is a mild one)
Figured a new thread was warranted. His company was Climbing the Seven Summits.
According to an old video by Symmonds, this makes him the first person in history to run a sub four-minute mile and summit Everest. Not sure where this claim can be verifiable though short of comparing the World Athletics all-time mile list and the Himalayan Database Everest summit list.
The big question though; did he use O2? I'm assuming yes. They'd probably mention if he did a no O2 ascent.
On the CTSS Instagram they say a 17 year old girl just summited the peak, so clearly of the two the sub four is much harder.
Still no direct update from Symmonds. Discus
"Youngest American woman to summit Everest"
Translation: a very rich family and a ton of free time. Still decently impressive but not a real story.