Tim Medvetz

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.

You drop some tents off, some sleeping bags. Then you come back down. Got it. And the next two days later, you rest. And two days later, you go up to 21,000 feet. Then you come back down. When you go to 23,000 feet and you come back down and you're going back and forth, back and forth. And what's happening is, is your body's producing red blood cells.

You drop some tents off, some sleeping bags. Then you come back down. Got it. And the next two days later, you rest. And two days later, you go up to 21,000 feet. Then you come back down. When you go to 23,000 feet and you come back down and you're going back and forth, back and forth. And what's happening is, is your body's producing red blood cells.

You drop some tents off, some sleeping bags. Then you come back down. Got it. And the next two days later, you rest. And two days later, you go up to 21,000 feet. Then you come back down. When you go to 23,000 feet and you come back down and you're going back and forth, back and forth. And what's happening is, is your body's producing red blood cells.

And those red blood cells is what you need to stay at that altitude. And so, it's like your Lance Armstrongs, all your Tour de France guys are all blood doping, right? Right. And what they're doing is they're taking a drug that increases their red blood cells. So, did you ever do that? No. Never did that, ever. I wish, actually. Right. Because it would have made it a lot easier. Sure.

And those red blood cells is what you need to stay at that altitude. And so, it's like your Lance Armstrongs, all your Tour de France guys are all blood doping, right? Right. And what they're doing is they're taking a drug that increases their red blood cells. So, did you ever do that? No. Never did that, ever. I wish, actually. Right. Because it would have made it a lot easier. Sure.

And those red blood cells is what you need to stay at that altitude. And so, it's like your Lance Armstrongs, all your Tour de France guys are all blood doping, right? Right. And what they're doing is they're taking a drug that increases their red blood cells. So, did you ever do that? No. Never did that, ever. I wish, actually. Right. Because it would have made it a lot easier. Sure.

I mean, it's not still. It's the same thing. Like, you know, Lance Armstrong got all this crap about, oh, blood doping. They're all blood doping, right? Right. But... It's still, you still got to train. Like what he did was absolutely empower one of the greatest athletes to ever live.

I mean, it's not still. It's the same thing. Like, you know, Lance Armstrong got all this crap about, oh, blood doping. They're all blood doping, right? Right. But... It's still, you still got to train. Like what he did was absolutely empower one of the greatest athletes to ever live.

I mean, it's not still. It's the same thing. Like, you know, Lance Armstrong got all this crap about, oh, blood doping. They're all blood doping, right? Right. But... It's still, you still got to train. Like what he did was absolutely empower one of the greatest athletes to ever live.

A time like hats off to the guy, just because you're taking testosterone or you're taking growth hormone, you still got to put the work in.

A time like hats off to the guy, just because you're taking testosterone or you're taking growth hormone, you still got to put the work in.

A time like hats off to the guy, just because you're taking testosterone or you're taking growth hormone, you still got to put the work in.

And he had the hottest girl at the time. So Sheryl Crow, how, how cool is she in the day? Yeah. I mean, you're so cool by the way.

And he had the hottest girl at the time. So Sheryl Crow, how, how cool is she in the day? Yeah. I mean, you're so cool by the way.

And he had the hottest girl at the time. So Sheryl Crow, how, how cool is she in the day? Yeah. I mean, you're so cool by the way.

Go on. So that's what you're essentially doing on Everest is you're increasing your red blood cells by staying up there, acclimating up and down, up and down. And then finally, when the jet stream slows down enough, That's because normally all year round, the winds are blowing between 100 and 200 miles an hour up at 29,000 feet. It's like you're flying in a commercial jet from L.A.

Go on. So that's what you're essentially doing on Everest is you're increasing your red blood cells by staying up there, acclimating up and down, up and down. And then finally, when the jet stream slows down enough, That's because normally all year round, the winds are blowing between 100 and 200 miles an hour up at 29,000 feet. It's like you're flying in a commercial jet from L.A.

Go on. So that's what you're essentially doing on Everest is you're increasing your red blood cells by staying up there, acclimating up and down, up and down. And then finally, when the jet stream slows down enough, That's because normally all year round, the winds are blowing between 100 and 200 miles an hour up at 29,000 feet. It's like you're flying in a commercial jet from L.A.

to New York, right? And so you're not meant to go up that high, especially the winds. The winds will blow you right off the summit. But when the monsoon season hits, the jet stream slows down to almost nil the winds for about a window of about one to two weeks. And you have to be completely acclimated by the time that window comes, which is generally around somewhere around mid-May.