Tale of One 46er/Climbing Everest

Both prevent boredom after retirement.

Both provide a necessary life goal.

Both inform people about risks.

Both requires healthy life choicecs.

The goal is achieve a level of fitness that will allow the body to survive the higher up they go, where oxygen levels are lower.

The goal is to be able to climb 3,500 feet in under 3 hours while wearing a 65-pound backpack.

Climbers also must plan for several months of trainings in many possible dangerous scenarios one could encounter on Everest.

Base camp is at 17,000 feet, considerably higher than most mountains on the east coast of the United States.

preparing for physically and metlaly demanding experience

different choices people make when their careers come to an end

the potential dangers and ptifalls of making an extreme choice

the ways in which one's life can be changed in an instant