They want to climb Everest in a week using an anesthetic gas. Critics warn it’s dangerous

4 Ex-Military Friends Plan To Climb Everest In A Week Using Anaesthetic Gas

It usually takes six to eight weeks to climb Mount Everest, but four ex-military friends are planning to accomplish it in a week. It sounds impossible, but they hope to summit the 8,849-metre peak with the help of noble gas xenon 10.

They want to climb Everest in a week using an anesthetic gas. Critics warn it’s dangerous

Four ex-military friends are planning to summit Everest without the usual lengthy acclimatization period, relying on inhalations of noble gas xenon to prepare them, despite warnings this method may be unsafe and unethical.

Everest Xenon Climbers Ready to Go » Explorersweb

The British team, which aims to complete an Everest expedition in seven days "door to door," is ready to start the countdown from London's Heathrow Airport on Friday. Garth Miller, Alastair Carns, Anthony Stazicker, and Kev Godlington have completed their hypoxic training while at their jobs (Carns is a Member of Parliament). Presumably, they have taken the Xenon gas therapy as planned to increase the production of EPO in their blood. This will …

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