You watched Adrian answer questions about 8000 meter peaks in a previous episode of Outdoor Curious™. Now he's back to answer your followup questions from the comment section in this "Commentator Edition" video. Do you want to know what daily life is like at basecamp? Who all is counted in summit data? How do you acclimatize your body? Find out in this part two episode.
00:00 - start
00:31 - thoughts on difficulty of level of Mt. Cook?
01:06 - what is it like the first time you see an 8000 meter peak in person?
01:28 - why do you make your body use more fat calories than carbohydrates?
03:27 - what does daily life look like in basecamp? how do you shower, how do you eat, how do you pass the time, is there a hospital...
07:33 - I climbed 4 flights of stairs at work today and was out of breath at the top. Why am I watching a Q&A about 8000m peaks?
08:13 - why aren't rebreathers used for high altitude?
10:09 - do you intend to climb all 14 8000m peaks?
11:11 - If Everest is so hard to climb, then how could a 13 year old climb it?
12:23 - does the number of people who climb Everest include the people that really climb it to put ropes up or is it only the people paying money as team members?
13:33 - does being taller help in climbing?
14:25 - is there a way to train your red blood cells properly if you don't live at high altitudes?
16:28 - can you go to K2 but not climb it, just to see it? How much would it cost?
17:17 - Why haven't you climbed Kangchenjunga?
17:40 - where does your accent come from?
18:18 - has blood doping been tried to skip some of the acclimatization?
19:36 - can I climb K2? I'm 9 years old.
20:25 - Are you married, how do you deal with family?