Climbing Mount Everest at high altitude is a dangerous and physically taxing endeavor where one must make critical life-or-death decisions.
“there's only a third of the air a third of the ozone so you can't survive long up there in fact if you picked us up plucked our bodies from here put us on the summit CU we're at sea level here you would pass out and die you just you can't survive”
Soft White Underbelly · Jul 2024 · 1 episode · 833K views on this topicHe claims that climbing Mount Everest served as a spiritual journey that helped him overcome personal insecurities and ego.
“I wanted to really find out who I was going to be on the other side of Everest. And I didn't want to live my life for somebody else. I wanted to really prove to myself what I was capable of”
Chris Van Vliet · Feb 2026 · 1 episode · 125K views on this topicExpeditions on the mountain should be subject to stricter safety and ethics regulations including mandatory prior experience for clients and professional certification for guides.
“I also think we need similar regulations for the for Sherpa high altitude workers and for Mountain guides Mountain guide should be certified by the ifmga”
Rich Roll · Sep 2024 · 1 episode · 106K views on this topicExtracted by a model; may misattribute who said what.
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