https://outdoors.codidact.com/categories/5/tags/402.rssNew Posts Tagged 'mount-everest' - OutdoorsOutdoors - Codidact2023-04-19T21:19:46Zhttps://outdoors.codidact.com/posts/51644Training to Circumambulate Around Mount KailashRhondahttps://outdoors.codidact.com/users/51722016-07-02T16:20:31Z2023-04-19T21:19:46Z<p>I wish to circumambulate around Mount Kailash on foot. This is roughly 33 miles of mountaineous terrain.</p>
<p>Many people do this for spiritual reasons, i.e circumambulate once to wash away y...https://outdoors.codidact.com/posts/39583Is there really no way to rescue a climber from the death zone?user1721135https://outdoors.codidact.com/users/183642019-02-27T20:55:29Z2019-06-24T14:13:02Z<p>I have watched many documentaries about accidents on Everest and what I learned is, that it is impossible to rescue anybody from the death zone. It is simply too hard for the sherpas, or anybody...https://outdoors.codidact.com/posts/41465What easy 6,500m peaks would serve as easy qualifiers for Everest?ShemSegerhttps://outdoors.codidact.com/users/171282015-10-04T05:03:15Z2019-06-16T05:19:24Z<p>So there's been talk of this for a while, but it seems like the Nepalese government is finally committing and closing Everest to inexperienced climbers. So from now on, as a safety measure, if y...https://outdoors.codidact.com/posts/49054Fitness for hiking to Everest base campVishwahttps://outdoors.codidact.com/users/234132015-08-16T08:54:36Z2018-05-15T15:19:12Z<p>I'm wondering what general fitness would suffice to hike to the base camp of Everest? Does it requires special fitness regime and focus on main body parts like legs and core strength?</p>
https://outdoors.codidact.com/posts/47329Using the Yosemite Decimal System, how difficult is Everest?ShemSegerhttps://outdoors.codidact.com/users/171282014-11-13T16:34:52Z2018-03-08T01:11:41Z<p>I've often heard that it is the altitude and exposure that makes Everest most challenging, but technically speaking, it's not a very challenging climb at all. Supposedly, if base camp for Everes...https://outdoors.codidact.com/posts/54623Can I expect to visit Camp 1 and beyond on an Everest base camp expedition?user1721135https://outdoors.codidact.com/users/183642017-07-21T12:09:34Z2018-02-15T22:16:29Z<p>I am planning to do a 16 day "standard" Everest base camp trek in Nepal coming September.</p>
<p>Can I expect to visit Camp 1 (or even beyond?) as well or is this completely off limits for casu...https://outdoors.codidact.com/posts/40456Acquiring a Camp Site at the Everest Base CampWedaPashihttps://outdoors.codidact.com/users/172002014-09-22T07:33:59Z2017-11-07T09:08:51Z<p>I was just going through the details about processes and dependencies, and associated tough-nuts with planning and executing a trek to Everest Base Camp from Nepal side.
In the same context, I h...https://outdoors.codidact.com/posts/40586How safe is it to travel from Kathmandu to Lukla without Flying the distance?WedaPashihttps://outdoors.codidact.com/users/172002014-03-06T15:53:00Z2017-11-03T08:45:02Z<p>I am planning a trek around Mt Everest. I intend to cut the cost as much as I can, because I'll be planning a more exhaustive expedition in the same region in a short while after this trek, so I...https://outdoors.codidact.com/posts/52045Are corpses on Mount Everest used as way-points?OddDeerhttps://outdoors.codidact.com/users/535392016-08-19T13:27:49Z2016-08-19T16:53:52Z<p>A friend of mine loves to brag about his Mount Everest experiences. He's a great climber and adventurer but sometimes I think he might exaggerate his stories a little ;). However, lately he came...https://outdoors.codidact.com/posts/51798Is it safe to climb everest base camp in the month of september?Lokesh malikhttps://outdoors.codidact.com/users/252522016-07-22T05:26:33Z2016-07-22T05:26:33Z<p>I am visiting Nepal for the first time this year most probably in the month of September. I am planning to trek Everest base camp starting from namacha bazaar till khumbhu icefall. Please let me...https://outdoors.codidact.com/posts/50855Can you boil water on top of Everest?James Jenkinshttps://outdoors.codidact.com/users/363322016-03-19T00:52:58Z2016-03-19T20:40:51Z<p>We recently had the question <a href="https://outdoors.stackexchange.com/questions/11240">Can you get burned by boiling water on everest?</a> and not to long ago the question <a href="https://ou...https://outdoors.codidact.com/posts/50844Can you get burned by boiling water on everest?ShemSegerhttps://outdoors.codidact.com/users/171282016-03-17T19:31:33Z2016-03-18T21:32:41Z<p>At sea level, pure water boils at 100°C. In my hometown, water boils at 97°C, and being at a higher elevation we always had to boil or cook our food longer than the recommended times g...https://outdoors.codidact.com/posts/50659What happens when someone dies on Mount Everest?toing_toinghttps://outdoors.codidact.com/users/244902016-02-27T21:50:21Z2016-03-01T20:42:40Z<p>I have read that Rob Hall's body (who died very near the summit in 1996) was discovered. However I have not seen any validation of that. I just watched the movie Everest and I'm curious. Has it ...https://outdoors.codidact.com/posts/40326What do mountaineers eat and drink on the day of an Everest summit?WW.https://outdoors.codidact.com/users/172362015-09-21T01:15:27Z2015-12-22T06:50:25Z<p>I was watching <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2719848/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1">Everest (2015)</a> on the weekend and was wondering what the mountaineers do for sustenance on the day they attempt ...https://outdoors.codidact.com/posts/41436Bottled Oxygen on Everestpcieluchhttps://outdoors.codidact.com/users/199042015-09-28T19:33:48Z2015-09-28T22:44:30Z<p>After watching Everest this weekend, and reading the books about the 1996 events, I was wondering just one question. Why would you not carry 3 or 4 bottles of O's to get you up and back? Or wh...https://outdoors.codidact.com/posts/44465What temperature to prepare for on Everest base camp trek?Simon Gibbshttps://outdoors.codidact.com/users/207822013-03-02T23:30:01Z2015-08-17T08:54:44Z<p>I'm doing the popular tourist trek from Lukla to Everest base camp in late April / early May. I know the minimum temperature is <em>on average</em> -1 Celsius (30.2 Fahrenheit) in the Khumbu reg...