Tim Medvetz

That's how long it takes?

Yeah, it's usually about anywhere from 40 to 60 days. Okay, so check this out. So you're two months up there. Yeah. And you're 300 feet away from the prize. Forget them. What are you doing internally? You must be going, I got to get there. And then you must have had to... There was something in that moment. Tell me about the conflict that you were having in those last moments.

Yeah, it's usually about anywhere from 40 to 60 days. Okay, so check this out. So you're two months up there. Yeah. And you're 300 feet away from the prize. Forget them. What are you doing internally? You must be going, I got to get there. And then you must have had to... There was something in that moment. Tell me about the conflict that you were having in those last moments.

Yeah, it's usually about anywhere from 40 to 60 days. Okay, so check this out. So you're two months up there. Yeah. And you're 300 feet away from the prize. Forget them. What are you doing internally? You must be going, I got to get there. And then you must have had to... There was something in that moment. Tell me about the conflict that you were having in those last moments.

Well, the big conflict was... You know, the doctor is telling you, I'll never walk again. I'll never ride a motorcycle again. But that would make you get to the top. Yeah. What's in the back of your head the whole time. So all these voices in your head saying you can't do this. You can't. It's not impossible. Blah, blah, blah. And then that's just driving you internally, right? Right.

Well, the big conflict was... You know, the doctor is telling you, I'll never walk again. I'll never ride a motorcycle again. But that would make you get to the top. Yeah. What's in the back of your head the whole time. So all these voices in your head saying you can't do this. You can't. It's not impossible. Blah, blah, blah. And then that's just driving you internally, right? Right.

Well, the big conflict was... You know, the doctor is telling you, I'll never walk again. I'll never ride a motorcycle again. But that would make you get to the top. Yeah. What's in the back of your head the whole time. So all these voices in your head saying you can't do this. You can't. It's not impossible. Blah, blah, blah. And then that's just driving you internally, right? Right.

But then there's the reality of, you know, being a seasoned climber and knowing when it's time to turn around. How long would it take to have done those last 300 feet? Last 300 feet at that altitude, just under 29,000 feet, you're moving every 30 feet is taking you probably about 10 minutes. So you're talking about a hundred minutes?

But then there's the reality of, you know, being a seasoned climber and knowing when it's time to turn around. How long would it take to have done those last 300 feet? Last 300 feet at that altitude, just under 29,000 feet, you're moving every 30 feet is taking you probably about 10 minutes. So you're talking about a hundred minutes?

But then there's the reality of, you know, being a seasoned climber and knowing when it's time to turn around. How long would it take to have done those last 300 feet? Last 300 feet at that altitude, just under 29,000 feet, you're moving every 30 feet is taking you probably about 10 minutes. So you're talking about a hundred minutes?

You're talking probably, I still had probably another two, three hours to go. An hour and a half by my math. Okay.

You're talking probably, I still had probably another two, three hours to go. An hour and a half by my math. Okay.

You're talking probably, I still had probably another two, three hours to go. An hour and a half by my math. Okay.

Especially at my size. An hour and 40 minutes. So you spent two months getting to that point. Yep. And then now understand, I know less than anything about this. So, but for the lay person, right? Yeah. We're like... hold on a second, you spent two months and you got another 100 minutes, an hour and 40 minutes. I need to know, dude, I need to know what happened in that moment for you to say,

Especially at my size. An hour and 40 minutes. So you spent two months getting to that point. Yep. And then now understand, I know less than anything about this. So, but for the lay person, right? Yeah. We're like... hold on a second, you spent two months and you got another 100 minutes, an hour and 40 minutes. I need to know, dude, I need to know what happened in that moment for you to say,

Especially at my size. An hour and 40 minutes. So you spent two months getting to that point. Yep. And then now understand, I know less than anything about this. So, but for the lay person, right? Yeah. We're like... hold on a second, you spent two months and you got another 100 minutes, an hour and 40 minutes. I need to know, dude, I need to know what happened in that moment for you to say,

Yeah, this is my life. I ain't doing it.

Yeah, this is my life. I ain't doing it.

Yeah, this is my life. I ain't doing it.

Well, a couple of things. First of all, there's an old saying in the climbing world that the summit's only halfway. You still got to get down, right? That is awesome. How do you, let's back up. How long do you stay at the top before you start going down? Depends on the weather, but generally 20, 30 minutes.