eXtreme locations: Everest mountain. Without oxygen!

Everest is known as the highest point from the Earth surface. Sagarmatha (meaning the head of the sky), how it is called by the Nepali people, is 8,848 metres (29,029 ft) over the sea level.  The Tibetan people named this mountain Chomolungma, Qomolangma (tibetan, the Saint mother) or Zhumulangma Feng (chinese, the Earth mother); this mountain is on the border of Sagarmatha Zone  (Nepal) and Tibet (China). This mount has been named after Sir George Everest who was the leader of one project called Great Trigonometric Survey; the goals of this projects was to find the real altitude of the Himalayas mountains:  Everest, K2, and Kanchenjunga; this was estimated to take 5 years, but it ended after 60 years, in the XIX century …

Everest, view from Nepal

Everest, view from Nepal

Climbing this mountains is not very easy. For many people  this climbing was the last. But some people are doing it in a special way:  without oxygen. Normally, you should try this with a plus of oxygen. But if you want to feel more natural, closer to the nature, try it without oxygen. On 8 kilometers altitude you will need oxygen but with some exercises, some practice….you should get there.  Free, in the nature. Some people are doing this…. What do you say? Are you ready?

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