Everest short: Karl Egloff

About this episode

Kenton Cool interviews speed climber Karl Egloff about his upcoming Everest challenge and preparation.

Speed climber and mountaineer Karl Egloff returns to Everest this year, and Kenton catches up with him for a quick chat. Listeners may remember Karl joined the pod last year ahead of his FKT attempt, which was ultimately thwarted by poor weather. After a year of very disciplined training, Karl is back and fully focused on becoming the fastest person to go from basecamp to the summit of Everest and back again in a single push with no supplementary oxygen. He talks to Kenton about what he learnt last year, what his preparation has looked like and the enormity of the challenge. They compare conditions this year versus last year and agree that safety is always the number one priority, particularly with family waiting at home. Karl's challenge is a big one and we wish him the very best of luck!

People in this episode

Host: Kenton Cool

Guest: Karl Egloff

Topics covered

• mountaineering
• speed climbing
• Everest
• training
• safety

Keywords

• Everest
• Karl Egloff
• speed climbing
• mountaineering
• basecamp
• summit
• training

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Everest

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