How To Mount Everest

Garrett Madison, owner/operator of Madison Mountaineering and Mountain Hardwear Athlete, provides a step-by-step guide to understanding climbing Mount Everest. Topics include: Everest Preparation: Technical, Altitude, and Expedition Experience; Training; Choosing a team; Costs Understanding Everest: Weather; Rope Fixing; Terrain Climbing Everest: Getting to Base Camp; Acclimatization; The Route; The Summit Push; Getting Down; Responsibility A Louder Than Eleven production Presented by Mountain Hardwear Directed by Jon Glassberg Produced by Jon Glassberg, Matt Burbach, Garrett Madison, Kurt Hunter Edited by Jon Glassberg Video by Jon Glassberg Original composition by Michael Wideburg (Fizzix Productions www.fizzixproductions.com) Additional footage provided by Elia Saikaly (www.eliasaikaly.com)