Hope they know where the gas is being produced. If they're getting it from unvetted sources, it could be xenon 135 which is radioactive
They Inhaled a Gas and Scaled Everest in Days. Is It the Future of Mountaineering?
A group of British men went from London to the summit of Everest and back in less than a week with the help of xenon gas. Mountaineers and the Nepalese government weren’t pleased. . .
>They Inhaled a Gas and Scaled Everest in Days. Is It the Future of Mountaineering?
>A group of British men went from London to the summit of Everest and back in less than a week with the help of xenon gas. Mountaineers and the Nepalese government weren’t pleased.
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[Source](https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/27/world/europe/mount-everest-xenon-gas-nepal-uk-climbers.html)
Hope they know where the gas is being produced. If they're getting it from unvetted sources, it could be xenon 135 which is radioactive
That might help to explain their ability to do in one week what takes others a month. Lol!
That might help to explain their ability to do in one week what takes others a month. Lol!
Reading about the lamentations of previous record holders regarding a new technique to drastically reduce the time spent climbing the mountain reminds me of video game speed runners crying "glitch" or "hacks" whenever someone figures out a better way.
They are bitching because some dudes where able to reduce altitude acclimatization. This is a natural process for a healthy person, its not a feat of strength. Acclimatization time really shouldn't be included it the climb time for record purposes.
Its the age old story of man getting in the way of improvement to preserve his own accolades. Also known as "Resting on laurels".
This is occasionally done by businesses, and they always enter a death spiral when it happens. (The fall of Blockbuster Video is a great example of this)
Innovation/technological breakthroughs occur and is best to roll with them (within reason) rather than outright reject them.
Reading about the lamentations of previous record holders regarding a new technique to drastically reduce the time spent climbing the mountain reminds me of video game speed runners crying "glitch" or "hacks" whenever someone figures out a better way.
They are bitching because some dudes where able to reduce altitude acclimatization. This is a natural process for a healthy person, its not a feat of strength. Acclimatization time really shouldn't be included it the climb time for record purposes.
Its the age old story of man getting in the way of improvement to preserve his own accolades.
Also known as "Resting on laurels".
This is occasionally done by businesses, and they always enter a death spiral when it happens.
(The fall of Blockbuster Video is a great example of this)
Innovation/technological breakthroughs occur and is best to roll with them (within reason) rather than outright reject them.
Interesting. Hope it doesn’t lead to mass tourism
Interesting. Hope it doesn’t lead to mass tourism
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