Devon Lévesque
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I was with Dr. John, who's an amazing guide. He was introduced through a couple of mutual friends, Jesse Itzler, Mike Posner, et cetera. And then Jen Jen, our Sherpa, who's an amazing guy as well.
I was with Dr. John, who's an amazing guide. He was introduced through a couple of mutual friends, Jesse Itzler, Mike Posner, et cetera. And then Jen Jen, our Sherpa, who's an amazing guy as well.
Special. Yeah. So- I went out there with that intention, not expectation, and just fully took it in. And what I noticed at Everest is there's not that many people on Everest. That's number one. If you have one hot restaurant in New York City and it's only open one time a year, it's going to look busy because everyone's waiting in line to go up to that one restaurant.
Special. Yeah. So- I went out there with that intention, not expectation, and just fully took it in. And what I noticed at Everest is there's not that many people on Everest. That's number one. If you have one hot restaurant in New York City and it's only open one time a year, it's going to look busy because everyone's waiting in line to go up to that one restaurant.
Special. Yeah. So- I went out there with that intention, not expectation, and just fully took it in. And what I noticed at Everest is there's not that many people on Everest. That's number one. If you have one hot restaurant in New York City and it's only open one time a year, it's going to look busy because everyone's waiting in line to go up to that one restaurant.
The other thing about Everest is that you only have a couple times, if any at all, to summit. There's not that many summit windows, sometimes four, sometimes three, sometimes one, sometimes zero. And so when there is a summit push and there is an open window, naturally people are going to go up and a lot of people.
The other thing about Everest is that you only have a couple times, if any at all, to summit. There's not that many summit windows, sometimes four, sometimes three, sometimes one, sometimes zero. And so when there is a summit push and there is an open window, naturally people are going to go up and a lot of people.
The other thing about Everest is that you only have a couple times, if any at all, to summit. There's not that many summit windows, sometimes four, sometimes three, sometimes one, sometimes zero. And so when there is a summit push and there is an open window, naturally people are going to go up and a lot of people.
And when I say a lot, I think there was 300 permits this year, which you go to a restaurant tonight in Miami, there's going to be 700 people there. So there's not that many. that many people on Everest.
And when I say a lot, I think there was 300 permits this year, which you go to a restaurant tonight in Miami, there's going to be 700 people there. So there's not that many. that many people on Everest.
And when I say a lot, I think there was 300 permits this year, which you go to a restaurant tonight in Miami, there's going to be 700 people there. So there's not that many. that many people on Everest.
Right. Everyone's on the same path. And if you deviate outside that pass, you could, you know, you could cause an avalanche. You could get someone hurt. You could get hurt. Like it's, you stay on the path and quotes path, right? They put new lines in every year. And when I say they, it's, it's, it's the locals. It's the, it's the Nepalese team.
Right. Everyone's on the same path. And if you deviate outside that pass, you could, you know, you could cause an avalanche. You could get someone hurt. You could get hurt. Like it's, you stay on the path and quotes path, right? They put new lines in every year. And when I say they, it's, it's, it's the locals. It's the, it's the Nepalese team.
Right. Everyone's on the same path. And if you deviate outside that pass, you could, you know, you could cause an avalanche. You could get someone hurt. You could get hurt. Like it's, you stay on the path and quotes path, right? They put new lines in every year. And when I say they, it's, it's, it's the locals. It's the, it's the Nepalese team.
There's about six to eight guys that go up and, and try to put new lines in and those lines aren't guaranteed. And so everything has to go right on Everest. If you're going to summit, Everything. You can't get sick. A lot of people have a cough. Gary, I'm not kidding, man. When I'm chatting with people on Everest, it's... It's... Gary... Yeah, I'll be on your podcast. It's bad.
There's about six to eight guys that go up and, and try to put new lines in and those lines aren't guaranteed. And so everything has to go right on Everest. If you're going to summit, Everything. You can't get sick. A lot of people have a cough. Gary, I'm not kidding, man. When I'm chatting with people on Everest, it's... It's... Gary... Yeah, I'll be on your podcast. It's bad.
There's about six to eight guys that go up and, and try to put new lines in and those lines aren't guaranteed. And so everything has to go right on Everest. If you're going to summit, Everything. You can't get sick. A lot of people have a cough. Gary, I'm not kidding, man. When I'm chatting with people on Everest, it's... It's... Gary... Yeah, I'll be on your podcast. It's bad.
Yeah, a lot of people are coughing. They have... colds and these these these chest colds going on altitude sickness maybe your gear is broken um you're too tired mother nature avalanches ice falls falling in crevasses food nutrition altitude right like the altitude just having oxygen alone you don't have oxygen up there yeah so There's a lot of variables that come into being able to summit.
Yeah, a lot of people are coughing. They have... colds and these these these chest colds going on altitude sickness maybe your gear is broken um you're too tired mother nature avalanches ice falls falling in crevasses food nutrition altitude right like the altitude just having oxygen alone you don't have oxygen up there yeah so There's a lot of variables that come into being able to summit.
Yeah, a lot of people are coughing. They have... colds and these these these chest colds going on altitude sickness maybe your gear is broken um you're too tired mother nature avalanches ice falls falling in crevasses food nutrition altitude right like the altitude just having oxygen alone you don't have oxygen up there yeah so There's a lot of variables that come into being able to summit.