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Climbers using xenon gas to climb Everest

Instead of taking four to eight weeks to climb Everest, expedition companies are promising you can climb Everest within a week of leaving home with xenon gas

The Financial Times recently ran a story about a guiding company offering its clients xenon gas for their ascent attempts of Mount Everest. The tour operator said they will have four clients inhale a xenon gas blend upon arrival in Kathmandu, then fly to base camp, then climb to the summit within two hours. Along with the xenon gas, climbers need to pre-acclimatize before travelling to Everest in a hypoxic altitude tent and still use bottled oxygen on the climb.

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