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What do I need to know to be able to climb a mountain like Everest?

TBlom · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Jun 2004 · Points: 360

Where is climbing friend Aleks? This thread needs Aleks...
Paging Aleks!

And to the OP, definitely be more like Bear Grylls.

Aleks Zebastian · · Boulder, CO · Joined Jul 2014 · Points: 175
Bhakta wrote:- In an analogy where a beginner climber is an infant, I'd be the blind date. - I mention Mt. Everest only because I think, from ignorance, that training to climb Mt. Everest would encompass all the skills it'd take to climb any other mountain. I want to have all the skills that climbing any mountain would need. From the few discussions I've had, I'm aware of how cringing mentioning Mt. Everest without ever having done any climbing is. But, I'm mentioning it because conversations keep going into full on jargon discussions when I mention that I'm "interested in climbing". That's the reason why I thought I'll limit the conversation by saying something specific. Maybe I should ask this: Where does someone start if their goal is to climb every single mountain? - I'm trying to figure out what it takes and ideally come up with a plan (take an Indoor climbing class and gain so and so skills so you can tackle XXX part of the mountain climb, and then take an ice climbing class so you can tackle this other YYY part yada yada). So far I've been reading about the different kinds of climbing. Rock climbing, Ice climbing, trekking, mountaineering, Alpinism are some of the phrases that are making my head spin. School of Rock looks like a great resource for someone who already knows what they want. I'm a stage where I'm not sure if taking an Indoor climbing class would be a waste of time if my goal is to climb a mountain, ignoring making generalizations like any climbing/any activity at all will help. TL;DR: SO. where does someone start if their goal is to climb every single mountain? EDIT: Thanks all for taking the time to post! These responses here and a very short discussion with a friend brought me enough clarity for now - all of it boiled down essentially to what jacob m s said. Taking some rock climbing lessons at a local gym and will try to go on hikes of increasing difficulty with a knowledgeable friend - just to start somewhere and not get burned out by an endless stream of Google searches. Will definitely read Mountaineering: The Freedom of the Hills. Since I got what I want from here, I probably won't login here let alone post again anytime soon. But, to save the precious time of well meaning people who might be inclined to respond to a perceived troll post: Don't have the desire or the money to actually climb Mt. Everest. I do have the bloated ego for it depending on the day, but I already photoshopped myself in outer space so many times; climbing Mt. Everest won't help my ego much. Kidding aside, I'm aware of the atmosphere surrounding it and don't think of it as a very formidable thing as a goal - mentioned Mt. Everest only because that's the only thing I know as something-to-ask-a question-about in climbing. Buuuuut, that's probably what a troll would also say. Can't win here.
Climbing friend,

You must mainly become quite good at thrusting up! For there are many thousand feet you must go up. Unlike real climbing, though, on Everest I do believe you must thrust up with your legs most often, yes, since you would likely not be performing bold, pumping, difficult, yet enjoyable flash on steep route on climbing rocks with small holds, myah, which as everyone know would require you to utilize the crushing grip.

Also you must learn to safely travel the back country over ice and snow. You do not want to fall into the ice crevasse, no, as this would be quite cold and have a dampening effect of your half-erection, which you surely would need to thrust up high enough to complete mountain everest. Myah!
Forthright · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Oct 2011 · Points: 110

"I mention Mt. Everest only because I think, from ignorance, that training to climb Mt. Everest would encompass all the skills it'd take to climb any other mountain. I want to have all the skills that climbing any mountain would need."

This made me lol. God bless gumbies.

Props for putting your neck out asking a question like that. I'll let other people give you serious answers.

BUT

Skills to "ascend" Everest for %99.99 percent of accents.
-Large amount of $ to throw at the trip
-Tolerate cold and icy hiking
-Able to wait around for long periods of time and in long lines.

Guideline #1: Don't be a jerk.

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