In the thin atmosphere on Everest’s peak, 29,029 feet up, each breath pulls in less than a third of the oxygen of a breath at sea level. … Breathing rate increases as the body tries to pull in more oxygen. Physical tasks become harder because muscles require oxygen and breathing requires so much extra effort.
I can see why so many have tried to reach the top.
On 29 May in 1953, Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay successfully ascended to the top of Mt . Everest . They were the first people to reach the summit.
All those who died have been eulogized “he died doing what he loved” - freezing to death in a snowstorm while your oxygen runs out. I wonder how many bucket lists have that?
You are so right about this. I went down to the Pine Barrens in NJ over Memorial Day to do some off-roading with the Jeep. I have been going to Wharton State Forest since I was a kid. It was never crowded and the only people you really bumped into were campers or people who were mudding. For NJ standards…it’s fairly remote and spooky.
This year it was overloaded with Mexicans having barbecues and blasting mariachi music. Celebrate Diversity.
Yup - same thing happens here at Belle Isle State Park. Hubby and I quit taking the RV there. Now it just sits in the driveway and gets washed and waxed like a firetruck.
