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cbfrench on Oct 1, 2022 | parent | context | favorite | on: Everesting – Climb the Equivalent of Mt. Everest

For a more authentic experience, you can breathe through a straw for the last 1k and put bags of ice on your hands and feet. ;)

beckingz on Oct 1, 2022 [–]

Can partially confirm. I hiked to Everest Base Camp and the air at 5300 meters was significantly thinner. It's no surprise that at the top they use oxygen.

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