wow ..you lucky thing..(so long as nobdy got hurt or caught in it)..iv been twice to base camp and never seen an Avalanche,,,,you need to be there to get the sense of scale of that Avalanche..many thanks...
good post. so when you are at the camps how long do you stay there and what do you do to pass the time? didnt think it would have cost so much to do a climb. whats the hardest and scariest part of the climb? cheers.
Yeah, well not everyone's dumb enough to set camp under a slope, especially on everest x]
I've been up to camp 4 before but something happened to my expidition leader so I went back ($20,000s went bye-bye). So I can tell you that basecamps aren't usually set up at higher altitudes cause that defeats the purpose. At 18,000 feet, it's the best height to start acclimatization on Everest, since it isn't a long hike to ABC (Advance base camp) :]
Well I was on the Nepal side, so it was 8000 meters high. Around...if I remember correctly, my altimeter read around 26000 feet. And it actually isn't as cold as you think, under all that winter gear and crampons. The crampons kept your feet muscles moving since it was too risky to take it off at that altitude, cause it takes 10+ minutes to take it off cause you're forced to move at a slow pace. And constant moving actually makes you sweat a bit, and I flipped off my hood at least 30 times.
Not that I've seen. I didn't really go sight seeing or anything on there. I took advantage of the time my expidition leader gave us and rested. But for those who've been stricken by HAPE they put them in oxygen bags and carry them to the nearest camp and await a rescue heli or a troup.
wow ..you lucky thing..(so long as nobdy got hurt or caught in it)..iv been twice to base camp and never seen an Avalanche,,,,you need to be there to get the sense of scale of that Avalanche..many thanks...
TASHKENTGOATMAN 1 year ago
good post. so when you are at the camps how long do you stay there and what do you do to pass the time? didnt think it would have cost so much to do a climb. whats the hardest and scariest part of the climb? cheers.
nd03ltz 2 years ago
That was awesome to see and know everyone is safe.
I'm curious about Everest's glaciers. Are base camps being set higher up the slopes now that the ice is receding?
thanks for posting!
gaiagale 2 years ago
Yeah, well not everyone's dumb enough to set camp under a slope, especially on everest x]
I've been up to camp 4 before but something happened to my expidition leader so I went back ($20,000s went bye-bye). So I can tell you that basecamps aren't usually set up at higher altitudes cause that defeats the purpose. At 18,000 feet, it's the best height to start acclimatization on Everest, since it isn't a long hike to ABC (Advance base camp) :]
krabykevin 2 years ago
how high is camp 4 and how do you survive in such cold conditions?
stig16 2 years ago
Well I was on the Nepal side, so it was 8000 meters high. Around...if I remember correctly, my altimeter read around 26000 feet. And it actually isn't as cold as you think, under all that winter gear and crampons. The crampons kept your feet muscles moving since it was too risky to take it off at that altitude, cause it takes 10+ minutes to take it off cause you're forced to move at a slow pace. And constant moving actually makes you sweat a bit, and I flipped off my hood at least 30 times.
krabykevin 2 years ago
Hey that's good to know. It's not quite as cold as I thought. Do they have like special wheelchairs for disabled people?
stig16 2 years ago
Not that I've seen. I didn't really go sight seeing or anything on there. I took advantage of the time my expidition leader gave us and rested. But for those who've been stricken by HAPE they put them in oxygen bags and carry them to the nearest camp and await a rescue heli or a troup.
krabykevin 2 years ago
troop*
(from base camp to camp 3 there usually is a doctor available.
krabykevin 2 years ago
and how high is base camp?
stig16 2 years ago
Around 18000 feet.
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