Tim Medvetz

There's only been probably about 200 people in the world that have climbed Everest without supplemental oxygen. Well, I don't understand.

There's only been probably about 200 people in the world that have climbed Everest without supplemental oxygen. Well, I don't understand.

There's only been probably about 200 people in the world that have climbed Everest without supplemental oxygen. Well, I don't understand.

So you're walking around with a tank? Yeah, scuba diving. Wait, like the guy like this who doesn't get in the ass? Yeah, the old guy.

So you're walking around with a tank? Yeah, scuba diving. Wait, like the guy like this who doesn't get in the ass? Yeah, the old guy.

So you're walking around with a tank? Yeah, scuba diving. Wait, like the guy like this who doesn't get in the ass? Yeah, the old guy.

With the guy with emphysema pulling the shit? And the physical therapy place was squeezing the ball thing with the oxygen tank? Yeah. Kind of, except it's in your backpack. Really? How heavy is it? Well, now, I mean, back 50 years ago, it was, you know, those things were like 30, 40 pounds. Now they're weighing in at like 12 pounds, which is still really heavy at that altitude. Really heavy.

With the guy with emphysema pulling the shit? And the physical therapy place was squeezing the ball thing with the oxygen tank? Yeah. Kind of, except it's in your backpack. Really? How heavy is it? Well, now, I mean, back 50 years ago, it was, you know, those things were like 30, 40 pounds. Now they're weighing in at like 12 pounds, which is still really heavy at that altitude. Really heavy.

With the guy with emphysema pulling the shit? And the physical therapy place was squeezing the ball thing with the oxygen tank? Yeah. Kind of, except it's in your backpack. Really? How heavy is it? Well, now, I mean, back 50 years ago, it was, you know, those things were like 30, 40 pounds. Now they're weighing in at like 12 pounds, which is still really heavy at that altitude. Really heavy.

So, but yeah, it's, supplement oxygen is definitely a big factor in a lot of people's summits up there, but it's still, it's not really, it's not going to help you run to the summit. Essentially what supplement oxygen does, it keeps you warm. Really? Yeah, it keeps you thinking a little bit clearer. So, why does it keep you warm?

So, but yeah, it's, supplement oxygen is definitely a big factor in a lot of people's summits up there, but it's still, it's not really, it's not going to help you run to the summit. Essentially what supplement oxygen does, it keeps you warm. Really? Yeah, it keeps you thinking a little bit clearer. So, why does it keep you warm?

So, but yeah, it's, supplement oxygen is definitely a big factor in a lot of people's summits up there, but it's still, it's not really, it's not going to help you run to the summit. Essentially what supplement oxygen does, it keeps you warm. Really? Yeah, it keeps you thinking a little bit clearer. So, why does it keep you warm?

Because what's happening is you only have a third of the oxygen that's at sea level up there. So, like, everything is slow motion. Like, even just tying your shoes, you have to think about it. Like, you essentially have, like, the brain of an 8-year-old, essentially. Because your body's dying. So what happens is when- Your body's dying. Yeah. The human body is not made to survive at that altitude.

Because what's happening is you only have a third of the oxygen that's at sea level up there. So, like, everything is slow motion. Like, even just tying your shoes, you have to think about it. Like, you essentially have, like, the brain of an 8-year-old, essentially. Because your body's dying. So what happens is when- Your body's dying. Yeah. The human body is not made to survive at that altitude.

Because what's happening is you only have a third of the oxygen that's at sea level up there. So, like, everything is slow motion. Like, even just tying your shoes, you have to think about it. Like, you essentially have, like, the brain of an 8-year-old, essentially. Because your body's dying. So what happens is when- Your body's dying. Yeah. The human body is not made to survive at that altitude.

If I were to take you right now in a helicopter and drop you off on the summit of Everest, said, hang out here, be back in an hour, you'd be dead by the time I got back. Shut up. Cerebral edema, your brain would swell. Pulmonary edema, your lungs would fill with water. And then you would just die. Why didn't you die?

If I were to take you right now in a helicopter and drop you off on the summit of Everest, said, hang out here, be back in an hour, you'd be dead by the time I got back. Shut up. Cerebral edema, your brain would swell. Pulmonary edema, your lungs would fill with water. And then you would just die. Why didn't you die?

If I were to take you right now in a helicopter and drop you off on the summit of Everest, said, hang out here, be back in an hour, you'd be dead by the time I got back. Shut up. Cerebral edema, your brain would swell. Pulmonary edema, your lungs would fill with water. And then you would just die. Why didn't you die?

Because the reason why, it only takes five days to climb Everest from the base camp to the summit, right? You said it takes two years. It takes two months. It takes two months. But the reason why it takes two months is that you're acclimating to that altitude. So what's happening is when you show the base camp, 17,700 feet, then you go up. To 20,000. You bring some loads up.

Because the reason why, it only takes five days to climb Everest from the base camp to the summit, right? You said it takes two years. It takes two months. It takes two months. But the reason why it takes two months is that you're acclimating to that altitude. So what's happening is when you show the base camp, 17,700 feet, then you go up. To 20,000. You bring some loads up.