How hard is mountain climbing reddit. You need to get used to hiking an incline for a prolonged period of time (about 8 hours the first day, 3-4 hours for summit the 2nd and another 6 hours to descend back to Timpohon). Cotopaxi is a harder mountain. While the physical exertion is similar (it's actually less vertical feet of climbing to make the summit), walking on snow and ice is much harder than the ash on Kilimanjaro. If you're doing that kind of climbing congrats. 13 votes, 23 comments. Reply reply Hybridhippie40 • Reply reply Nimbley-Bimbley • Reply reply If you want to go into technical mountaineering, I’d suggest learning the basics of climbing first. I am planning on getting more exercise into my routine and going for runs, but is there anything that would help me more? I would properly train for the months before the climb, but I'm just figuring out how realistic my chances are. Low O2 (1/3 at 8000m) causes altitude sickness (HACE/HAPE). Even those who don't care at all about performance on boulders. Once you got the hang of multipitch climbing and placing trad gear, find a more experienced mountaineering parter who is willing to go with you. There are huge numbers of summits in a single day because the windows are tiny. com Being my third 14er, I wasn’t in top mountain climbing form, but I will say that I was doing a lot of running and in generally good shape at the time and that made a huge difference. But not riding up. Because O2 tank is expensive, people use it only above Camp 3 and at the low rate (6 hours/tank). Kinabalu is more of an endurance challenge. The "Over X number of summits today" is kinda misleading. The sport where you strap two boards to your feet and point them down the mountain. Have fun, but remember the mountains are dangerous, especially when unprepared. The climbing season is short putting everyone on the mountain at the same time. Turning optional! A cycling community enthusiastic about mountain biking and all things related. That being said, anyone who says Everest is just “putting one foot in front of the other” is horrendously misinformed. Climbing Everest takes 2 months because of the slow acclimatization process (300m/day). If you’re concerned about your endurance, look in to getting a permit to camp at the boulder field. trueTechnique wise, Kinabalu is easy. If I am very rich and hire 10 Sherpas with >100 O2 tanks and use the most advanced mask and keep sea level O2 (this means 60% O2:40% of N2 at 8900m I live with many lifetimes of mountains to climb right out my door, hard technical mountains that have claimed the lives of some of the best and yet I dream about all the big mountains around the world, and I still hold Everest as the crown jewel!! My question is how hard will climbing Mont Blanc be and how much training is needed. See full list on missadventurepants. Everest is a far more technical mountain than most in this sub will ever do. Hike-a-bike on 14er's for sure. When the weather window is open, everyone who has been waiting goes for it It's hard enough to find trails for hiking that are 1000' per mile and I've never seen anyone riding up them. You're in better shape than 99. It’s made easier by the fact that fixed ropes are placed by sherpas in the beginning of the season but it’s still incredibly difficult and Get some winter camping experience for sure, and make sure you’re comfortable and capable climbing moderately steep terrain in both snowshoes and crampons. You’ll do lots of snowshoeing on the lower portion of the mountain, get those hip flexors ready for it (I walked around with 5-lb ankle weights for 6-weeks). Outdoors is rock/projects. K2 is definitely considered a more technical climb. The people I know who progress pretty quickly at lower grades on rope split time between bouldering and roped climbing-- progressively shifting towards more bouldering as a percentage of training as their roped climbing grades have gone up. Yes, more people than ever are climbing the 8000ers, but more people than ever are doing EVERYTHING. You'll also have to learn to manage a rope, hold and use an ice ax, and work as a team. ~~Swimming, from beginners to recreational to competitive swimming. You don't need to learn any rock climbing techniques at all. Also, it's hiking with a 6-10kg load on your . 9% of people on this sub lol. cdyu jkevsm lhlwkf hzedv ckop odbns afrw dgp cicn eccj