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John Kazanas summits Everest


shiltz

2-Jun-2010
10:43:16 AM

Great to hear you made it safely up and back John - it is a big achievement!
It's a long journey from the granite slabs at Black Hill.


gordoste

2-Jun-2010
11:20:40 AM

On 30/05/2010 Duncan wrote:>
>Yeah, I saw that article and was wondering how long it would take to turn
>up on this thread. I'd bet he's talking about Joe Average, not climbers
>with a decent level of fitness.

Most climbers aren't that fit.

JohnK

4-Jun-2010
10:35:49 PM

G'day guys,

and thanks to those that offered their congrats. Back now in (warm??) Melbourne.

No issue with those offering various opinions. The web site I built about 12 months ago for this trip called www.reachyoureverest.com prescribed the philosophy of reaching "your" Everest in whatever your goal was - Mt Everest as a mountain, or whichever goal you have mind (climbing or non climbing) based on what you believe, aspire, look up to etc etc.

For me, it was not important whether 10 or 10,000 people had done this route. The North East Ridge of Everest offered spectacular high altitude, semi-technical ridge climbing which led to the highest point on Earth and which tested me to the limit. After 12-18 months of very serious training and then 2 months on the mountain, Mt Everest pushed my immune system, fitness, mental state and endurance to a new limit and made me lose 10kg in weight in the process. Out of 18 strong climbers starting on the expedtion, 10 summited and one unfortunately died on descent (rest in peace my good friend Peter Kinloch).

It's not everyone's cup of tea, agree.

I don't think the route itself has gotten easier also. I simply think the equipment is just way better, people are now smarter and realise that with the right training they can reach the summit as they are fitter, smarter, faster and can follow in the foot steps of others who have summited before them. Always more difficult then being the first.

However, if anyone thinks that reaching 8000m and above is easy, then my opinion is please think again. At 8000m and above it's very easy to die up there and all the dead bodies I saw up there which will stay there for eternity are testament to this, as it's a very unforgiving environment. This I think will continue to happen unfortunately as people push their limits more and more - but that's life, not only on Everest but in other things in life as well.

Some photos attached below.

Thanks again, and look forward to seeing everyone around Melbourne over the coming weeks.

John K


MattyB

4-Jun-2010
11:57:50 PM

On 4/06/2010 JohnK wrote:

>No issue with those offering various opinions. The web site I built about
>12 months ago for this trip called www.reachyoureverest.com prescribed
>the philosophy of reaching "your" Everest in whatever your goal was - Mt
>Everest as a mountain, or whichever goal you have mind (climbing or non
>climbing) based on what you believe, aspire, look up to etc etc.

Well said mate, and kudos for the philosophy behind your journey and the website. 'The longest journey must begin with a single step'. Congratulations on safely achieving one of your goals... : )

Were you ignoring the beckoning ladder, and heading towards that juicy looking corner crack in the 3rd photo??! ; )


Li

5-Jun-2010
9:20:56 AM

Great post and photos John - congratulations!!

climbingjac

6-Jun-2010
1:39:31 AM

Proud of you JohnK!!! Welcome home matie!!


Romfrantic

6-Jun-2010
6:20:11 AM

Yeah, congrats John....your determination and perserverence to do what you wanted to do have paid off - well done.

silver_13

6-Jun-2010
12:43:58 PM

Very impressive training blog on reachyoureverest.com. If you can train like this, surely you can climb more 8000m mountains! Well done John and good luck in your future adventures.

SteveH

6-Jun-2010
11:13:21 PM

On 4/06/2010 JohnK wrote:
>G'day guys,
>
>and thanks to those that offered their congrats. Back now in (warm??)
>Melbourne.
>
>No issue with those offering various opinions. The web site I built about
>12 months ago for this trip called www.reachyoureverest.com prescribed
>the philosophy of reaching "your" Everest in whatever your goal was - Mt
>Everest as a mountain, or whichever goal you have mind (climbing or non
>climbing) based on what you believe, aspire, look up to etc etc.
>
Great to hear from you, see your pics and get your opinion. Loved your link and the philosophy. Just out of interest, is there a 'conquering' style attitude up there, or is it much more grounded, as yours?

> After 12-18 months of very serious training
>and then 2 months on the mountain, Mt Everest pushed my immune system,
>fitness, mental state and endurance to a new limit and made me lose 10kg
>in weight in the process. Out of 18 strong climbers starting on the expedtion,
>10 summited and one unfortunately died on descent (rest in peace my good
>friend Peter Kinloch).
>
>It's not everyone's cup of tea, agree.
>
That there, is inspirational to me. Thank you for sharing, and congrats on 'your Everest'

OSP

18-Jan-2011
4:26:43 PM

On 4/06/2010 JohnK wrote:
>G'day guys,
>
>and thanks to those that offered their congrats. Back now in (warm??)
>Melbourne.

John's book has now been released. There is a little more information on it on our blog
http://osp.com.au/?page_id=766

Cheers - the team at OSP
>
>No issue with those offering various opinions. The web site I built about
>12 months ago for this trip called www.reachyoureverest.com prescribed
>the philosophy of reaching "your" Everest in whatever your goal was - Mt
>Everest as a mountain, or whichever goal you have mind (climbing or non
>climbing) based on what you believe, aspire, look up to etc etc.
>
>For me, it was not important whether 10 or 10,000 people had done this
>route. The North East Ridge of Everest offered spectacular high altitude,
>semi-technical ridge climbing which led to the highest point on Earth and
>which tested me to the limit. After 12-18 months of very serious training
>and then 2 months on the mountain, Mt Everest pushed my immune system,
>fitness, mental state and endurance to a new limit and made me lose 10kg
>in weight in the process. Out of 18 strong climbers starting on the expedtion,
>10 summited and one unfortunately died on descent (rest in peace my good
>friend Peter Kinloch).
>
>It's not everyone's cup of tea, agree.
>
>I don't think the route itself has gotten easier also. I simply think
>the equipment is just way better, people are now smarter and realise that
>with the right training they can reach the summit as they are fitter, smarter,
>faster and can follow in the foot steps of others who have summited before
>them. Always more difficult then being the first.
>
>However, if anyone thinks that reaching 8000m and above is easy, then
>my opinion is please think again. At 8000m and above it's very easy to
>die up there and all the dead bodies I saw up there which will stay there
>for eternity are testament to this, as it's a very unforgiving environment.
>This I think will continue to happen unfortunately as people push their
>limits more and more - but that's life, not only on Everest but in other
>things in life as well.
>
>Some photos attached below.
>
>Thanks again, and look forward to seeing everyone around Melbourne over
>the coming weeks.
>
>John K
>
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