Everest Summit- 21 May 2008

Doug Pierson, Francisco Arredondo, Willie Benegas and Tendi Sherpa summited Mt Everest via the Nepal South Col Route at 06:40 on 21 May, 2008. This is a shortened video that captures some of the events and route of climb to the top of the world.

Category:

Travel & Events

Tags:

• Everest
• Mt
• Mountaineering
• Adventure
• South
• Col
• Nepal

[RacingBacon]

Sorry to ask, but what am i looking at financially?

[kdpierson]

Hey buddy- all depends.. some people go above $100k, others can do it for as little as $15k. Sponsorships, deals, discounts, etc.. it's a pretty wide scale.

[mustangcharlie76]

If i may, i have a question. Myself and 3 others our working a project now to put us in the path of Everest in 2012, any advice on the mountain?

[kdpierson]

Wow where to start.. Tons and tons of cardio, heavy research on the correct equipment, and get some solid mountains under your belt- especially to know how you will respond to high altitudes.

[TranceEcstasy]

Can they expertize your resistance to high altitude at hospital, or can you only know how your body'll respond when you are there already because of some random ?

(sry for english quality)

[kdpierson]

Best way is to spend time at higher altitudes to see how your body will react. It can still be pretty random though, so train hard and take care of yourself! :)

[balistic93]

dont wear shorts and t-shirts

[LariFariSlovenia]

Beautiful :-) amazing.... :-))))))))))

[palinsux1]

@mustangcharlie76 Yeah don't fall.

[janmadytay]

awesome, I noticed there was no traffic?

[JmurphOne]

Great job man. I was wondering if you went up with professional guides or just went up with a trusted team, and also how you came to climb Everest with the people you did? Thanks :)

[pingpongball34]

that looks so fun, but don't know if I have the balls to do it. hahaha

[b4igetu]

@mustangcharlie76 If your still looking for advice on climbing Everest I would suggest climbing Denali first. It i no where near as high but it will allow you to experience very cold weather and Denali is far more technically demanding then Everest. Denali is a good stepping stone. To see how altitude affects you try a lower altitude 8000er like Cho oyu, it is technically an easy climb very little danger but it is the 6th highest and gets you up there. Also very cheap compared to everest.

[trips48]

This makes me so happy to see another person on everest. I want to do it but im pretty young. I was wondering what kind of traning should i do to prepare myself? Im pretty young rite now but i would love to try to summit everest when i get older.

[MRDURRUS]

@MrJordanextreme1 im sure

[TrooperLFC]

well done mate. superb.

[macturbo789]

well done mate :D