Cam Nivag wrote: ↑Fri Mar 22, 2019 2:18 pm

violet wrote: ↑Fri Mar 22, 2019 1:45 pm

Felgerkarb wrote: ↑Fri Mar 22, 2019 11:40 am Base camp is obviously doable. I have considered that myself....but NO higher!

Why not?
You are strong. Perhaps for bursts not for stamina?

How dare you. His "'Stallion Mode" is legendary.

It is impossible to respond as I would like without disrespecting the Felg, when what I would be aiming for is having a dig at cam nivag so I will refrain.

phuketrichard wrote: ↑Fri Mar 22, 2019 11:32 am But that she thinks cause she "summited" Cambodia's 3 highest peaks (LOL) all under 1,800m
she can now attempt a real mountain.
Even walking, ( that's really all you need do to reach Everest BC at 5,365m) is not a walk in the park

Do you understand that the article was written by a journalist?

A rag editor heard about her, did an interview and this is the result. She doesn't "think" anything, she does what she wants to do and says what she wants to do next.

Stop being a dick.

There was a Cambodian chap, a few years back, who was on his way to EBC and succumbed to altitude sickness.

I have no desire to climb Mount Everest, even if everything was paid for, and they paid me to do it. The risk of dying is too great.

Hence your user name. Harhar!

Johnny

phuketrichard wrote: ↑Fri Mar 22, 2019 12:41 pm Mt Kinabalu summit 4,095m vs Mt Everest BC 5,365m

I cycled to both Everest Base Camps, Annapurna Base Camp an over the roof of the world, (dam i wish i was young again)
all you need do, in the case of walking, is put one foot after the other..

I don't view you as one prone to hyperbole, but I highly doubt you "cycled" (in the traditional sense of the meaning of that word) from Lukla to BC unless you're a world class trials cyclist or something. You'd have to carry the bike half the time, defeating the whole purpose.

Anyways, the whole article isn't newsworthy in any way. I guess they needed some filler? I know several Cambodian girls who's "summited" Oral, so it's a bit silly.

BC isn't a difficult task, nor is it that dangerous. That being said, people routinely get choppered out as altitude sickness can hit anyone at any time. My guide, who'd been doing it for 20+ years, got severe altitude sickness on our way there at around the 4800+m mark. As in, he was stopping every 5-10m to sit down and rest (not an exaggeration), dizziness etc. Can happen to anyone without warning. I got really worried as he was bad for two full days and I had to carry his bag back until we reached lower altitude. She'd be fine doing it (she wouldn't even be the first Cambodian to reach BC), though for a Cambodian the main concern would be the cold. They've got zero experience on how to deal with it, and it's a big part of hiking/mountaineering at higher altitudes. I also doubt she's training by doing 20km marches with a 30KG backpack or anything. You need mental fortitude more than anything, and that doesn't without being pushed out of your comfort zone. In her defence though, I've hiked in Cambodia several times and it's quite different and challenging in its own way. The heat can be pretty intense, making for a very different kind of hiking (albeit rarely scenic or invigorating the way hiking in mountainous regions usually is). The area in Kompong Speu she's talking about is probably Phnom Srouyt and those hills. They're really baby hills more than anything. But hey, some locals are starting to enjoy the outdoors and stuff like that, so more power to them. It might help preserve the little that's left in terms of forest cover and wildlife. There's really very little left for them to enjoy in terms of nature, so the faster they get into such activities, the better.

yep, lots of carrying the bike, but we still made it
Everest BC on the Chinese side, we rode the whole thing
ABC carry about 60%

I did the Kailash Kora with a mountain bike. Not much riding but fun times. That place has some other worldly vibe.