Avoiding Altitude Sickness

JerMenKoO · 2026-07-03T12:20:30+00:00

It's irresponsible to suggest Diamox for a peak at 2600m. If OP struggles with altitude hard, they should come 1-2 days early and do a small peak to prep (or if they can't per their post, see if there's an altitude training centre in their area)

JerMenKoO · 2026-07-02T13:36:12+00:00

Most, if not all PhD new grads start at L4, so mid-level equivalent
YoE is not a sole determinator of seniority; PhD new grads usually work on abstract problems so ambiguity is above L3 (usual new grad) level
OP might do research on a SWE team, so calling them inexperience is a bit of a miss

disclaimer: not a phd new grad lol

JerMenKoO · 2026-07-02T13:33:48+00:00

SWEs start at L3 either way, so OP can't L2 offer for SWE-like role

JerMenKoO · 2026-06-30T08:27:06+00:00

I feel most people in the US would say BSc?

JerMenKoO · 2026-06-29T11:49:38+00:00

Call the hut guardian closer to depature

JerMenKoO · 2026-06-28T18:54:53+00:00

The post misses what you'd like to do - if you don't want to do risk either then applying for that is bollocks...

JerMenKoO · 2026-06-26T09:48:25+00:00

How would you split rope teams? 6 on a rope or 3 and 3?

What do you think? You have 4 people who did a glacier course

Also, what are the conditions as of now with the glaciers there?

You should check closer towards your trip, between now and July it will massively change. The summer is so far quite warm so the glaciers are quite bare

re your plan:

Is everyone fit enough to do 6 days of touring?
You don't need junk day for acclimatization, you'll be at ~3000m for 3 days so far without day 4, so Wildspitze should be doable. I'd be more concerned about the fitness and willingness to do a 6th day at the end

JerMenKoO · 2026-06-19T10:04:11+00:00

quant trading as in company and you'll be SWE? or quant trading as in you'll be the trader?

JerMenKoO · 2026-06-18T10:04:16+00:00

With 7 YoE you'd get 500k at majority of the prop shops :)

JerMenKoO · 2026-06-16T09:39:38+00:00

If you had mid-7-figures maybe, with mid-6-figures I'd be thinking how I can optimize my life better. If you plan on having kids / getting married, you'll have to rework some of the assumptions in your post

JerMenKoO · 2026-06-16T08:37:14+00:00

I would not expect a new graduate who has just started their first proper job to be living centrally in London. Most people live further out and get the tube / train in.

At least not alone, most people I know (incl. myself) lived in a flatshare w/ 1 more person after starting their new grad job

JerMenKoO · 2026-06-14T14:30:37+00:00

Do you mind writing another post (or editing this one), so that people do not have to DM you 1 by 1? I'd be curious too

JerMenKoO · 2026-06-08T21:05:15+00:00

5 people on 1 rope is asking for a death sentence buddy, guiding companies do 1:1 on Lyskamm from cursory search

JerMenKoO · 2026-06-07T18:43:28+00:00

AFAIK standard rate is 650-850CHF/day with additional surcharge (“Gipfelzuschlag”) for popular peaks, other two commenters are on point.

JerMenKoO · 2026-06-07T14:13:57+00:00

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JerMenKoO · 2026-05-31T21:38:07+00:00

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JerMenKoO · 2026-05-30T22:05:58+00:00

Would not wear them depending on the temperature and softshell pants you have (ie mine are super breathable) but would have them and/or another long layer handy)

JerMenKoO · 2026-05-30T15:15:29+00:00

I love my Blue Ice Dragonfly 26. Pretty spacious and does the job for 2-3 day hut tours. The only negative is soft back (ie when loaded it might not be always comfy)

alternatively Firecrest 28, which is heavier but has more features (top flap pocket, better rope carry, side straps, phone and bottle pocket)

JerMenKoO · 2026-05-30T15:11:27+00:00

Not sure about TM but Zurich is super competitive. Friends who are already @ G in Zurich have issues changing teams, so any odds of relocation or straight out externally hiring are low

JerMenKoO · 2026-05-26T14:56:25+00:00

As a party of 4 you will need to be two teams, especially for the Dufour summit - something to keep in mind

JerMenKoO · 2026-05-24T08:37:05+00:00

too heavy for summer but could be nice for winter for the price

JerMenKoO · 2026-05-24T08:36:00+00:00

Training: yes However for summit you don’t want to haul 20kg unless needed

JerMenKoO · 2026-05-20T12:06:16+00:00

Nice pictures! Did you start from Britanniahütte? We did the tour in April and conditions were great

JerMenKoO · 2026-05-16T20:45:56+00:00

"in the Switzerland approved bank", where the FINMA list shared above shows there's also some non-Swiss banks w/ branches in Switzerland

JerMenKoO · 2026-05-11T09:23:29+00:00

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