In reply to UKC/UKH News:
You know what's infinitely more impressive than this and should be more widely known?
This:
http://www.uphillathlete.com/a-himalayan-odyssey/
This guy is not a guide or professional mountaineer, just a good old fashioned hard b*****d. He basically did the same thing as these two but with a few crucial and important differences:
-Didn't pre-acclimatise at home
-Didn't use oxygen
-Didn't feel the need to make a video about how awesome he was
-But did go straight to Everest immediately after Cho Oyu and also summited it without oxygen
He did not do any kind of acclimatisation rotations, just BC, rest, ABC, rest, C1, C2 - straight to the summit.
This is incredible and goes against accepted norms of how long the acclimatisation process takes. I would be really interested to see a video about how he managed this.
By contrast a video about two pro climbers who go to Cho Oyu and use oxygen from 7000m, (which is lower than many clients use it) is nothing exceptional and certainly doesn't warrant a self-promoting video.
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