New Mountaineer looking for guidance

stockmaster22
stockmaster22 Posts: 7 Member
edited November 28 in Getting Started
Hello, my name is Jd and I’ve made it a life goal of mine to summit Mt. Everest by the time I’m 35 ( 28 now). I know to many people this sounds like an outlandish goal but I’ve never been one to give up on anything business, physical or hobby related until I succeed. In the last 7 years my main priority has been raising my two little boys and work so my weight has gotten out of control and any mountaineer will be first to tell you that’s not acceptable with a end goal like Everest. Any help or mentoring would be much appreciated thank you!

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  • manderson27
    manderson27 Posts: 3,510 Member
    Have you done any climbing before?
  • stockmaster22
    stockmaster22 Posts: 7 Member
    I have not actually. I gave myself nearly a ten year goal on Everest so that I could get 5 or 10 smaller mountains completed and learn everything I can before so. I already have my first guided climb set up for Mt. Baker next September which gives me a little more then one year to train and be in the best shape possible before hand.
  • manderson27
    manderson27 Posts: 3,510 Member
    Well obviously I don't go around climbing...well anything really. But I can imagine that you will need to be super fit to climb Everest so you are going to have your work cut out for you.

    This is a great place to help you lose weight but I think you are going to need some specialist advice on the kind of exercise you will need to be doing over the next few years.

    I would have a look on some climbing/mountaineering forums maybe someone there would mentor you.

    There are some amazing people on here and I would not be surprised if there were a few mountaineers around so I am a bit surprised you haven't had more of a response.

    Well I wish you the best of luck and hope you achieve your ambition. It is certainly a lofty one (excuse the pun)
  • stockmaster22
    stockmaster22 Posts: 7 Member
    Thank you
  • Snatches2018
    Snatches2018 Posts: 3 Member
    I don’t climb the mountains at the heights you mention but I do a lot of hiking including using chains/ ladders/ scrambling. I’ve done Kili and kind of tend to play in the 3-5,000m range. I’ve used crampons and done a small amount of hiking in snow and ice but I am not a technical climber e.g I haven’t done nor want to do Mont Blanc in the Alps for example.

    I’m not clear on what you’ve done before in terms of hiking/ climbing so this may be grandmother sucking eggs.

    Training wise, you need to be capable of long hours on feet carrying weight on rough terrain. And you need to train for going up and downhill - personally I find downhill harder - 8 hours of downhill on scree is hard.

    Gymwise - compound moves - so squat, deadlifts, lunges, prowler, pull ups. I also do box jumps ( badly) and step ups. The stair climber is the best cardio machine - when training for a hike last year, I was doing an hour 3xweek & long walks (5-7hours) at the weekend on roughing terrain & gym sessions. Your weekly long walks will need to be on rough hill terrain in all weathers. I live in a very flat part of the UK so struggle with this but for your goals, it will need to be proper hills so the US equivalent of the Peak District/ Lake District or Breacon Beacons to get the ascent/ descent/ terrain miles in.

    Also make sure you stretch properly. Do a yoga stretchy session and stretch after each session. Your hips and quads will thank me.

    This is pretty good https://www.exodus.co.uk/walking-holidays/fitness-guide in terms of expectations. You will be aiming to do the maximum of the ranges in the Tough and Tough Plus section.

    By the way, how are you with Altitude?
  • Danp
    Danp Posts: 1,561 Member
    It's good to have ambitious goals. So many people fail to dream big but with enough dedication anything is possible. You certainly have my admiration.

    I remember reading something a while ago that the average cost of an expedition. The Everest summit alone was in the vicinity of $45-$65k. Factor in other costs (such as logistics, travel, permits, gear and insurance) and it can run up to over $100k. Not to mention the money spent on lead up expeditions to prepare. That definitely puts it out of my price range LOL!
  • stockmaster22
    stockmaster22 Posts: 7 Member
    I am well aware of the price but I am fortunate enough to have a career that allows me to still chase this goal #Danp
  • stockmaster22
    stockmaster22 Posts: 7 Member
    Thank you snatches, I appreciate you taking the time to go through some of that. And I do lots of intervals to help with the flow of oxygen and from tests my altitude seems to be well
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