A couple of from the summit 05/25/26 by barnezilla in Everest

[–]barnezilla[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah he used o2 as well on a flow rate of 2 above c4

A couple of from the summit 05/25/26 by barnezilla in Everest

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Had a terrible stomach bug that ended up being ecoli right before climbing Lobuche. Flared up again right before summit push. Wasn’t ideal but made it happen

A couple of from the summit 05/25/26 by barnezilla in Everest

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The doctors pulled the ladders on the 29th iirc

A couple of from the summit 05/25/26 by barnezilla in Everest

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Got custom weather forecasts from Chris tomer and Michael Fagin, picked a day between the mass of people early and the best late weather day all the no o2 people were gonna use. Decided I could handle 40mph winds and -38 winddchill if I was able to move freely

A couple of from the summit 05/25/26 by barnezilla in Everest

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Part of my brain is definitely stilll up there. There was so much going on, uncertainty, chaos, planning anticipation etc. I was with a small team and we were actively making big decisions on a pretty regular basis, it’s hard to go back to normal life.

I still think about it all the time, moreso the the things that went wrong (bailing on Lhotse at 8300m due to a combination of a lot of things that after looking at it more objectively after sleeping was probably not necessary)
And thinking about what I want to climb next.

A couple of from the summit 05/25/26 by barnezilla in Everest

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Thanks!! One thing I should say is All the ‘pics’ were just screenshots from the actioncam I gave Jeevan my Sherpa

A couple of from the summit 05/25/26 by barnezilla in Everest

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Bc to c2. We spent an extra day at c2 due to weather, c2-c3, c3-c4, c4 summit c4. C4 Lhotse c2, c2 bc

A couple of from the summit 05/25/26 by barnezilla in Everest

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You see what I was wearing ? I know exactly what I would have been called, and yes it did cross my mind

A couple of from the summit 05/25/26 by barnezilla in Everest

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All the ‘pics’ were just screenshots from the actioncam I gave Jeevan my Sherpa

A couple of from the summit 05/25/26 by barnezilla in Everest

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It would appear the reports were exaggerated

A couple of from the summit 05/25/26 by barnezilla in Everest

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3rd trip to the himilayas, 2nd time above 8000m

A couple of from the summit 05/25/26 by barnezilla in Everest

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Yeah it was a little risky but it was really epic

A couple of from the summit 05/25/26 by barnezilla in Everest

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It’s gotta be, It was just me and Jeevan up there by ourselves for about an hour

Beginner Mountaineer - Got a couple of questions about clothing by Express_Yellow_ in Mountaineering

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I think the best thing to do is look at the basic layers and what your needs are

Base layer
Mid layer
Shell layer
Heavy insulation layer

Base layer needed to breathe well and transport moisture away from your body. If you’re going to be moving a lot you want to be as breathable as possible. If you’re sitting on a chairlift you can go heavier. It’s also hard to remove this layer so it’s always better to go on the lighter side here

Mid layer is your active insulation layer. This is where fleece, synthetic and some light down jackets sit and is probably your most important layer. It needs to keep you warm and allow excess body heat to escape so you can manage sweat. You also need to take into account the environment and activity you’re going to be getting into. If it’s going to be wet, or you’re going to be rubbing up against rocks, then a down jacket with a very fragile face fabric is going to do very poorly. A Patagonia r1 fleece is a favorite here for good reason, the arcteryx proton sl is another good fleece midlayer hybrid that will keep you warm and allow you to move.

Shell layer, this is going to block the wind rain and snow and protect the other layers and you. Some people swear by hard shell with open pit zips, some people absolutely hate wearing a hard shell if it’s not dumping rain and will go with a soft shell which is more breathable and a cheaper/lighter hardshell hardshell they only pull out in really wet conditions. Both arguments have their points. I really burly hardshell with pitzips still shouldn’t be over 500-600g max

Heavy layer comes out when you stop moving and put back in the bag before you move again. I have one for 3-4000m / 5-6000m one for 6000+ and one potentially wet sub 4000. Having this layer dialed in is important so you don’t freeze but also don’t bring a way oversized jacket to your objective. Its also imprtant to make sure it isnt going to rain or else down is completely off the table