I need an adventure. I've no climbing experience and I wouldn't know where to start, but I'm having thoughts of climbing Everest. Any climbers, advice, links relevant for my proposed expedition? Anyone want to join me even?? Thanx in advance for replies

i'm afraid without my respected intervention your thread would have died a slow death... probably during the course of which many a 'sex-pat' would have made lewd comments about your hobby...

i too am an avid climber... may i recommend the following site entitled 'Climbing in Thailand'... i reckon it would be a good starter for one contemplating an assault on the 'big-one' (and no i don't mean that big fat bird in the nana plaza )

sorry i can post the url in such a way that you can just click it but that is forbidden by the board manager... hopefuly this won't offend the management...

www.simonfoley.com/climbing/

enjoy...

Harry Palmer... an alternative guide to thailand...

Just viewed a pro-climbing site who are taking applications the fee is $54.000 usd. Looks like I may have to satisfy my hunger for adventure elswhere. $54,000 - That's a lot of short-times

Siamsam- $50K is cheap, expect to dbl that on a bonified expedition. Not to mention training aspect 2-3 months.

http://www.everestnews.com/

totster

...I've no climbing experience ...

good luck. it was nice to meet you.

http://www.everestnews.com/

totster

so why are some posters allowed to include hyperlinks to other sites & others are banned?

just exactly what is the mod policy on this?

http://www.everestnews.com/

totster 

so why are some posters allowed to include hyperlinks to other sites & others are banned?

just exactly what is the mod policy on this?

Maybe some can be trusted and some can't.....

totster

It will cost u a s##t load of money to attempt the climb, and that dosent mean u get to the roof....each base camp is higher and if the weather is bad, no go.....

Im no climber, but know some people who have done some big climbs, not that one though....

Climbing Mt Everest used to be a unique experience. But, I think nowadays it is becoming a bit of a 'trendy' thing to do. Don't get me wrong, take alot of guts and stamina to get to the top. But doing ascending Hilary's step with another 100 climbers is not worth 50 grand US.

Before you go read "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer (sp?). An unforgetable account of the perils of Everest. Written by a climber whose purpose was to write a short article about his private expedition, which then turned into a book detailing events about the 10+ people who died during that expedition. Also gives a great historical account of Everest's climbing past.

It's easy to find in Thailand, it's distributed through Asia books.

ok. in my youth i treked to everest base camp.

everyone can do it and it cost <deleted>@k all.

its when you want to go past base camp then you start to pay.

PM me for more details as i cant writenow cos my head and hands are not copordinated

$50K is cheap, expect to dbl that on a bonified expedition.

I would not want to go on any Everest expedition destined to be bonified.

Sorry, could not resist.

I need an adventure. I've no climbing experience and I wouldn't know where to start, but I'm having thoughts of climbing Everest. Any climbers, advice, links relevant for my proposed expedition? Anyone want to join me even?? Thanx in advance for replies

I say 'Go For It!'.

If you were to wake up on your 50th birthday and you looked back on your life, what do you want to be looking back on? Saying to yourself 'I should've done this' or 'I should've done that'.???

Go ahead and do it. Even if you don't succeed at reaching a particular level or point of Everest then in the future you can say that you at least tried.

I got a short time to live...but a long time to stay dead. - Ry Cooder

One day when I didn't have anything to do I spend the afternoon researching climbing expeditions. Just do a Google seach on Everest expeditions. There's more than a few companies out there that specialize in expeditions to Evereest. Actually, if that's too much for you there are other, easier mountains to climb, for less money. It all sounds like fun, but I'm not so sure I'd want to leave the cozy confines of my computer chair.

Rex

I've had a little climbing experience in the Netherlands,if I could be of any help.

do the annapurna circuit, its a lot cheaper and very beautiful. And while going around you can decide if you like climbing or not,

Or try Mt Kilimanjiro in Kenya. My mate went with a travel company, Hayes & Jarvis about 18 years ago. He was expecting to do a lot of climbing but he reckoned that you just walk up it. Still, you'll need to be bloody fit to be able to get to the top.

I've had a little climbing experience in the Netherlands,if I could be of any help.

In the Dutch Mountains..LOL....the highest point is about 150 meters above sea level...

Bartender,It's as flat as a bloody pancake mate lol,