Climbing Mount Everest K2 with David Roeske: Life in the Death Zones | Optimal

David Roeske is the 5th American to climb both Everest and K2 without supplemental oxygen, and has also summited multiple other 8,000 meter peaks without the aid of bottled oxygen. He’s also a competitive runner, with a 2:32 personal record in the NYC marathon.

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Topics:
00:00 Intro
01:07 Summiting Everest twice / Once Without Oxygen
05:27 The feeling of being without oxygen for so long
07:24 The risks in climbing and summiting K2
14:29 Five minutes versus one hour at the top of Everest, without Oxygen
16:09 Climbing up vs climbing down
20:35 The competition to be the first American females to climb 14 8k meter peaks
28:08 Approach mountains with humility
28:55 Fueling your body for training to summit
34:34 The quality of foods on-mountain
35:52 How do you train for an 8000m summit in New York City?
41:25 How do you recover from a 8km summit?
50:24 The simplicity and release you get from the attention economy when there's no wifi
52:40 How do you see the future of climbing evolving? Social media clout?
57:31 The hardest question is why do you climb?

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