Ruvan Vitharana great advice thanks for chiming in!

My son suffers from dust/hay fever, we go end of October, do you think its worth taking surgical mask, we are doing ABC, thanks

Agreed! I spent 3 days in Kathmandu beforehand and got food poisoning, took until Namche before I felt right again. Dhal Bhat is the answer!

So glad you think so! Thanks for watching. Join our facebook group if you'd like more info and vids like this! :)

Omg, you didn’t!! 😂 🐐 I’m ded 💀

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Yes, this is the kind of support our Gorl needs!

Chase please reply!

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Emanuel Antohe ok cool nice tips! I have no idea what an airtrim mask is so I’m going to google that!

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Kevin Laye no problem, I’m glad I could help! I hope you have a great trip!

veronica kiyoko you definitely haven’t missed the boat. I know a couple of 70+ year olds that are easily the strongest women I know, mentally and physically. They didn’t start until very late it life and aren’t born athletic either, they just loved hiking. It just depends if you want it! If you ever change your mind let me know!

Chase Mountains thank you for the kind words. I would love to hike, it is so beautiful to hike, but I need to strengthen my body, those boulders and rocks are tough, I’ll keep training. Thanks

It’s never too late! Just keep up with the training, and little by little, you’ll be hiking larger mountains!

What mountain? I’m from Mass

Early Dawn Productions this Tim I went alone (because I had to spend so much time standing around and filming) but generally I will use my friends at Himalaya Hub Adventure. Talk to Puru and tell him I sent you! If you watch the Mardi Himal review on my channel there is some info on his company in that video :)

The program has actually been discontinued, we are replacing it hike strong (which is cheaper and better) I’m constantly learning and improving things so it’s time to remove the things from when I was stupid hahhaa

Heeeey! Ill look into that now! Thanks for the heads up! Send me an email chase@basecampfit.com and I'll get back to you with an update!

That would be the summit of lobuche east! I've got a bout about that (well the video is called island peak I think)

@@ChaseMountains Quick question - Are there fixed ropes on Lobuche? Or does every team bring someone who "rigs" the mountain for their team? Just curious about how this mountain works, seeing as I have ascended other peaks :-)

@@TehFoxit as far as I know there's almost always fixed ropes there in a similar way to Island peak. I guess it's generally done by a few teams throughout the seasons

Damn, that’s gnarly! I got a knee strength video coming out with in the next few weeks but if you sit on the edge of a chair, put your leg out in front with a straight knee and lift it up off the floor as high as you can, making sure to engage the quads, that’s a real good start. Vid should be out in a week or two!

@@ChaseMountains many thanks,,, I have a series of resistance bands I could rig up with a dumbell to simulation this!,, I'll keep watching for leg video,, cheers 👍.

@@alanhodgkinson1717 also this is a good one it'll help! kzfaq.info/get/bejne/aNiBZbuor8y5h4U.html

Scared at my age 70 can I do it

I just did EBC in November 2023. It was cold but clear for my whole trek. I didn’t have to wear my parka until the last 2 days.

@@daviddenham7919 hey David... completed my ebc trek back in Oct 2022 but thanks for response.

Hey Dash, check out the rest of my videos, I have at least 5 videos on altitude sickness. Start here: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/gauempeQpt_Rd6c.html

Altitude sickness can certainly be avoided in most cases. It is just a question of ascending slow enough and having rest days when necessary. Acclimatisation ability is almost 100% genetical and not related to fitness per se. Having reasonably high haemoglobin level does help some, though. In my experience about 15% of trekkers start to have troubles past Dingpoche (4300m), slowing down helps some, but there are also people who are simply not able to go higher than that. You can not know which group you belong unless you try. There are two reasons why people get AMS on guided treks: itinerary is too fast for them, or the whole group is driven up too fast on purpose to make them sick and call for helicopter rescue. Guides get a $1500 reward for each trekker they can make sick and "rescued". Google Nepal helicopter rescue scam and educate yourself. I have been to over 5000m at least 25 times and never had any AMS symptoms, so getting AMS is nowhere near certainty.

rupak chaudhary it’s certainly can be difficult particularly in winter but I wouldn’t say it’s the hardest trek in the world no.

What kind of shoes do you recommend plus cramp ons? Thanks!

@@hakbug I have done most of my treks with joggers or trail runners, since 2009 (3.5 months trail time) with trail runners only. If crossing 5000+ m passes mid high versions of Salomon XA Forces GTX EN, military variation of classic trail runner with some extra height. Crampons are not needed on any normal route, not even Khumbu 3 passes route, but microspikes are recommended for those. Knock-offs can be bough cheaply in Kathmandu. None needed for EBC only trek.

@@tapioportimo2551 I actually have a good mid high Salomon pair I use to do hikes here. I'm going to find a good pair of runners. Very helpful thanks a lot for the info!

@@hakbug Glad to be of help. Naturally one has to accept the danger of having to walk on snow, and maybe getting socks wet. My simple solution has been thin plastic bags over socks when crossing (soft new) snow covered passes. During the normal trekking season there is usually no snow on EBC trails, or only were briefly. Shoes should also be half to one size bigger than normal to take thicker socks (with thin liner), and feet also tend to swell at altitude. Shoes which are too tight cause blisters and also loss of toenails on downhills. Trail runners and slightly bigger mid high trail runners like the ones you already have is a good combo if you have a porter. If not, then the higher ones only + Crocks for evening use around the lodge.

Well if you mean actually climb it not just hike to basecamp your looking at something like $70k USD.

Can be done for $30,000 USD on the low end. Four times that on the high end. It will never be a cheap endeavor. Not to mention that any group that will take you without you having climbed several other big mountains isn’t a group you should consider going with, and those climbs aren’t free.

Sir 2k6 yeah for sure why not it will all help. If you’re a yogi already you’d probably be fitting in this as extra training around your existing yoga!

Antle Family Travels hey there! So if you hike a lot at sea level your injuries won’t be any worse at altitude! It’s more the compounding volume of hard work day after day that will be tough! I’d certainly recommend doing some training but perhaps this program is the best for you. Happy to have a Skype chat with you and get some more details on your injuries and capabilities! Just email me if you like! Chase@basecampfit.com

@@ChaseMountains cheers! Appreciate that

If you can walk 10 miles in one day on uneven trails with a (chosen size) pack*, and can repeat this the next day you are fit enough for EBC trek. The only caveat is long downhills which are not gentle to the knees. If no problems with downhill (trekking poles help), just go. *) if trekking with a porter (most groups do) pack is less than 5 kg, if going alone 12-15 kg typically.

Nah, I mean mean, if you have no pain in your body, if you have freedom of movement in your body with no injuries or ailments I'd say you're doing better than most. Do what works for you.

I know your type: exceptional acclimatisation ability is the word. Great acclimatiser with mediocre fitness always beats a superfit who either does not acclimate well (genetics) or does not bother to ascend slow enough. I was once on a long expedition where the fittest marathon runner had to be evacuated from 4300 meters with HAPE, and the by far the fastest guy at altitude was also the oldest and fattest. If you look at the pictures of Babu Chiri Sherpa, who made several speed records on Everest and is the only one to have spent 22 hours at the summit without supplemental oxygen you would never guess he was the strongest high altitude climber ever.

@@tapioportimo2551 I admit this to be true. I have never felt practically anything when trekking at 5000m attitudes and higher. On Aco I had my oxygen saturation about 10 percentage points higher than anybody else in the group, and my heart rate never went above 100 bpm when hearts 30-40 years younger were racing at 180.

I think that anything can be achieved with enough will power. Best of luck.

Forget it!

Book a helicopter tour.

Pls explain bot it

Pls explain bot IT..i need some advice

@@vaishnavi977 Just back from Solo Khumbu. No training before, while I typically go on a 2 week hike once per year. Being in my 60s and doing no sports. Did the trek solo, no guide, no porter, no dope; and no AMS. Not just EBC, but also Renjo La, Cho La, Gokyo Ri, and others. There is just one hint to follow: take your time and listen to your body. Go slowly, allow you breaks, rest days, do acclimatization hikes. Then it is doable for you.