Tim Medvetz

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.

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.

Everybody right now is descending on in Nepal right now because all you ever said. You're stressing the shit out of me.

Everybody right now is descending on in Nepal right now because all you ever said. You're stressing the shit out of me.

Everybody right now is descending on in Nepal right now because all you ever said. You're stressing the shit out of me.

I'm not even kidding. I'm like sitting here going like I'm the one doing it. Yeah, definitely not Runyon Canyon, right? I couldn't make it up Runyon Canyon.

I'm not even kidding. I'm like sitting here going like I'm the one doing it. Yeah, definitely not Runyon Canyon, right? I couldn't make it up Runyon Canyon.

I'm not even kidding. I'm like sitting here going like I'm the one doing it. Yeah, definitely not Runyon Canyon, right? I couldn't make it up Runyon Canyon.

Yeah. So back to where I was going with this whole story. So now I come back. I turned around. Didn't end up like those frozen bodies up there. Right. Because the other thing that we say in the climbing world is the mountain ain't going nowhere. It's going to be there tomorrow. It's going to be there next year, right? So boom, come back home. Train, train, train. Raise the money again, not cheap.

Yeah. So back to where I was going with this whole story. So now I come back. I turned around. Didn't end up like those frozen bodies up there. Right. Because the other thing that we say in the climbing world is the mountain ain't going nowhere. It's going to be there tomorrow. It's going to be there next year, right? So boom, come back home. Train, train, train. Raise the money again, not cheap.

Yeah. So back to where I was going with this whole story. So now I come back. I turned around. Didn't end up like those frozen bodies up there. Right. Because the other thing that we say in the climbing world is the mountain ain't going nowhere. It's going to be there tomorrow. It's going to be there next year, right? So boom, come back home. Train, train, train. Raise the money again, not cheap.

Raise the money for what? It's about $75,000 to climb Everest. Why? Well, you got a permit that you have to pay. That's about $20,000 just to put your foot on the mountain. You're kidding. Yeah. Then you have to have all your supplemental oxygen. You have to have your tanks. You have to have porters. You have to have the Sherpas. You have to bring all your loads there. There's the food there.

Raise the money for what? It's about $75,000 to climb Everest. Why? Well, you got a permit that you have to pay. That's about $20,000 just to put your foot on the mountain. You're kidding. Yeah. Then you have to have all your supplemental oxygen. You have to have your tanks. You have to have porters. You have to have the Sherpas. You have to bring all your loads there. There's the food there.

Raise the money for what? It's about $75,000 to climb Everest. Why? Well, you got a permit that you have to pay. That's about $20,000 just to put your foot on the mountain. You're kidding. Yeah. Then you have to have all your supplemental oxygen. You have to have your tanks. You have to have porters. You have to have the Sherpas. You have to bring all your loads there. There's the food there.

Because it all comes down to one thing, right? If you want anything bad enough in life, you figure out a way to do it, right? Exactly right. You know, so that's what I did. And whatever, I ended up picking up some sponsors the second year. And so I went back the second year, stood on top, did it. Big F you to the doctors. I'll show you. Came back to town, got back to LA.

Because it all comes down to one thing, right? If you want anything bad enough in life, you figure out a way to do it, right? Exactly right. You know, so that's what I did. And whatever, I ended up picking up some sponsors the second year. And so I went back the second year, stood on top, did it. Big F you to the doctors. I'll show you. Came back to town, got back to LA.

Because it all comes down to one thing, right? If you want anything bad enough in life, you figure out a way to do it, right? Exactly right. You know, so that's what I did. And whatever, I ended up picking up some sponsors the second year. And so I went back the second year, stood on top, did it. Big F you to the doctors. I'll show you. Came back to town, got back to LA.

And then you're just like, okay, you know, you're sitting there with your buddies having a coffee, right? And you're like, so what's next, man? You just climb all that fucking Everest, man. What's next? You know, like ballroom dancing. What do you do now, right? And so I'm like, I don't know. So I just kind of started getting into skydiving again. I was like doing scuba diving.

And then you're just like, okay, you know, you're sitting there with your buddies having a coffee, right? And you're like, so what's next, man? You just climb all that fucking Everest, man. What's next? You know, like ballroom dancing. What do you do now, right? And so I'm like, I don't know. So I just kind of started getting into skydiving again. I was like doing scuba diving.

And then you're just like, okay, you know, you're sitting there with your buddies having a coffee, right? And you're like, so what's next, man? You just climb all that fucking Everest, man. What's next? You know, like ballroom dancing. What do you do now, right? And so I'm like, I don't know. So I just kind of started getting into skydiving again. I was like doing scuba diving.