By Mathias Eichler
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The Trail Running Film Festival presented by Brooks -
Back on Tour for 2025.
The Trail Running Film Festival presented by Brooks -
Back on Tour for 2025.
How fast can you get up the mountain and make it back to your office wearing your Patagonia finance vest? Furtenbach Adventures to the rescue, and Alan Arnette reporting:
The Financial Times reported on January 10, 2025, that the operator would have four British clients inhale a xenon gas blend for half an hour upon arrival in Kathmandu. Then, they would fly to EBC, meet their Sherpas and leave for the summit within two hours. The plan is for a three-day ascent and another day to descend. There would be no acclimatization rotations. If all goes well, they could return home in about two days, making the entire trip last a week.
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The so-called Rapid/Flash/Speed climbs are all the rage right now, and there seems to be no end to this high-end trend. I understand that some people want to summit Everest in the shortest time possible–there’s a market for all styles, and each person has their own reason.
It’s EPO for your high altitude mountaineering adventure to the tune of €150,000 ($153,720).
Concerning doping rules, Furtenbach told FT, “It’s not an organised sport, so there’s technically no doping in mountaineering.”
It is what my friend Alex Bond always reminds me of: the biggest dopers are the middle aged men who have the money but not the athletic abilities anymore. They walk into their doctor’s office and just ask for anything to get them to reach their dreams.
I mean, to each their own? Or just because you can, doesn’t mean you should?
One aspect that’s interesting in all this is that if this means people spend less time on the mountain they leave less waste and are potentially in less danger from the elements. Maybe?
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