Climbing Mt. Everest & Lhotse, Step-By-Step

Join coach Leif Whittaker and his guest, Garrett Madison, as they take you through the step-by-step process of climbing Mt. Everest, and Lhotse. As the founder of Madison Mountaineering, Garrett has guided hundreds of clients on the world’s biggest peaks, and is one of the most experienced high-altitude guides on the planet.

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Episode Guide

• 00:00:00 Introduction
• 00:01:55 Garrett’s nineteenth expedition to Everest
• 00:06:46 Selecting a guide service/climber’s personal resume
• 00:20:38 Training and preparation
• 00:28:51 Arrival to Katmandu and acclimatization trek to basecamp
• 00:35:15 Altitude simulators for preacclimatization/staying healthy
• 00:49:52 Basecamp and technical review
• 00:54:32 First Rotation: Through the Khumbu ice fall to Camp III
• 01:05:44 Summit rotation
• 01:15:22 Final summit push
• 01:23:15 Summit attempt, and descent
• 01:31:47 Camp IV to Lhotse summit push and back to Camp II
• 01:41:41 Back to Basecamp
• 01:42:14 Final thoughts