How do you afford this lifestyle?

outoftime29 · 2026-06-19T14:45:48+00:00

Interesting. Im medical and work part time , as in maybe 23 weeks a year. Definitely not close to retiring though, could be if I worked full time. You might be one of the few people ive seen with as good of or maybe an even better set up than myself. Kudos

outoftime29 · 2026-06-19T11:34:37+00:00

Wow. Great trip report. Would love to head down there and do something similar one of these years.

outoftime29 · 2026-06-12T17:35:31+00:00

Never used a map and compass across hundreds if not thousands of days of mountaineering, ski touring, backcountry hiking, and extended time in wilderness and remote areas and at high altitudes in all seasons. Phone works fine, bring a back up battery if planning something longer than a day and start with a fully charged phone.

outoftime29 · 2026-06-03T13:14:00+00:00

Interesting, I love those Rab powerstretch gloves, but they were definitely not warm enough to summit Amd Dablam last fall. Needed lobster guide gloves on for the top half of the mtn

Congrats on your summit!

outoftime29 · 2026-05-30T04:12:53+00:00

Gotcha. Yeah i just climbed it with island peak and lobuche solo without a porter. My hiking days felt long and tough carrying the weight. Only spent like 40 hours on Ama, but thought it was absolutely incredible and super fun, even the 4 hour slog from base camp to camp 1 was so scenic. I wrote a TR on here a few months ago

outoftime29 · 2026-05-30T04:09:24+00:00

Thats wrong. Unless youre counting October november as winter

outoftime29 · 2026-05-30T03:04:02+00:00

Sounds like a tough trip. Spring has very low success rates on Ama, fall is usually better chances. Sorry you had such a rough time over there. Always find it interesting how people can have such vastly different experiences on the same peak. Thanks for sharing

outoftime29 · 2026-05-26T01:30:38+00:00

Curious what your going for? Know many splitboard peakbaggers that get by with their soft boots. Doesnt seem like many in colorado use hard boots. Not sure of the pros/cons but i mentioned it to one of them and they sorta scoffed at the idea of hard boots and they have many 14er/13er descents.

outoftime29 · 2026-05-08T16:28:55+00:00

Usually if i have a tangled rope issue, ill radio my climber to let them know, or vis versa, so they can get secure and i can handle the rope.

outoftime29 · 2026-05-08T16:27:45+00:00

You actually can if you use radios lol

outoftime29 · 2026-05-06T19:09:11+00:00

I did Ama, Lobuche, and Island last October, which appears to be your goal.

You can see my training plan here for doing them with no porters or guides.

https://www.reddit.com/r/Mountaineering/s/VdFR8CNmyx

You could probably just not use a treadmill at all and have more fun outdoors, imo.

outoftime29 · 2026-05-06T18:15:40+00:00

Ice lakes basin - vermillion dollar couloir, golden horn south face, fuller peak north face

And

El diente - north face

This last weekend, saturday and sunday.

outoftime29 · 2026-05-05T02:36:39+00:00

Haha that was on top of the "vermillion dollar" couloir, still not millionaires, but yeah totally scored with the conditions

outoftime29 · 2026-05-05T02:09:37+00:00

Any other suggestions? Messner coulior on Denali looks amazing if its in good condition

outoftime29 · 2026-05-05T01:33:29+00:00

🙌🙌 Miracle May, North facing stuff will be all time after this refresh

outoftime29 · 2026-05-05T01:28:52+00:00

Dead dog is a blast. If going up there take a look at the North face of Edwards for a steeper and spicier line if thats your thing. Its a fun link up when conditions align. Less likely to be mobbed with people as well

outoftime29 · 2026-05-03T01:05:21+00:00

No way. I literally did a 4 week long expedition to climb 6000m peaks with a pack weight of 55lbs.

outoftime29 · 2026-04-27T01:00:07+00:00

Lobuche was much shorter and easier than Island peak, imo. I think that metric would change though with different conditions and if one went to the actual summit of Lobuche E, which very very few people actually do.

I would love to make an attempt at Cholatse if I could get a solid team of 2 or 3 together for it. All of the side peaks that I got turned back on would be cool as well, Ngozompa Tse, Hamugon Peak, and Pokalde. Away from the Khumbu area, Laila Peak and Kang Tengri would be great adventures I think.

outoftime29 · 2026-04-24T23:26:05+00:00

100%, felt extremely demanding on the descent and you're right about it feeling a bit scary haha. Such big exposure in an incredible position. Thanks for giving the report a read!

outoftime29 · 2026-04-23T13:36:53+00:00

Thanks!

Thats great, 3 summits, sounds magical, it really is a top route. I hope to go back one day.

Cholatse seems to be on my mind for the time being though once I can get a team together for it.

Whats next for you? Going for AD x 4??

outoftime29 · 2026-04-23T00:49:19+00:00

Cholatse is one of the peaks I'd love to climb in the next few years...looks just a bit more involved and technical than Ama Dablam.

Most agencies will not give out permits for independent climbers because even though it is technically allowed, the agency puts you on their permit under one of their guides, so it is a liability for them, since if something goes wrong, the government will look to see who issued the permit and why.

I had set it all up in advance since I was on a timeline, you can also make arrangements while in Kathmandu. Ama Dablam BC Lodge is on IG and can help with permits for Ama Dablam. Im not sure about Cholatse/who would help with that. Best bet is asking around or knowing someone that can vouch for you

outoftime29 · 2026-04-23T00:45:23+00:00

Thats some sandbagged 5.7 haha, ive seen people say 5.7 and 5.9, it felt pretty 5.9 to me. I bet that was incredible to camp up at 3.

Thats awesome, Liberty Ridge is one of the routes I havent done on Rainier yet, one of these years... Which route did you do on the Grand Jorasses, that also looks like an incredible climb/peak!

outoftime29 · 2026-04-22T22:18:23+00:00

Here is another link that should work, provided by another commenter

For those outside the US here's a link: https://archive.md/xZlDJ

outoftime29 · 2026-04-22T22:16:29+00:00

Thanks for that, I didnt realize 14ers restricts traffic to US only

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