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...Norgay (who would have died of asphyxiation if he tried the same) What makes you think that? Many Sherpas climbed Mt. Everest without supplemental oxygen be
by sinuhe69 3y ago
...Norgay (who would have died of asphyxiation if he tried the same)
What makes you think that? Many Sherpas climbed Mt. Everest without supplemental oxygen because of their genetic uniqueness. In fact, one did it even 10 (ten!) times without bottled oxygen. Lot of other Sherpas can do the same.
https://omgnepal.com/ang-rita-sherpa-climbed-everest-10-times-without-oxygen-tank/ https://omgnepal.com/ang-rita-sherpa-climbed-everest-10-time...
- elevaet 3y agoI'm not sure if this is the same guy, but a Sherpa bivouacked overnight at the summit with no oxygen, just to show it can be done. Well, this was word of mouth from a "Khumbhu doctor" (pro route-setter for the Khumbhu ice falls) when I was in the region years ago. The guy he was talking about had summited multiple times, and set all kinds of unofficial speed records for ascent + descent, but was kind of off the radar because he was on the worker side of the industry, not the sponsored climber side.
- Daz1 3y agoFalse equivalence as those summits were achieved after climbing aids like ladders were placed on the third step and other difficult parts of the ascent.