392 - Everest, Alone, In Winter, and Without Oxygen, with Mountaineer Jost Kobusch

The Strenuous Life Podcast with Stephan Kesting

Today I pick the brain of the amazing Jost Kobusch is a German mountaineer who spent two seasons on Everest trying to ascend the legendarily difficult West Ridge route and the Hornbein Couloir alone. And did I mention that he wasn't using supplemental oxygen and attempting this in the middle of the brutal Himalayan winter?

We covered a TON of interesting topics, including

• Why do things the hardest way?
• His closest call in the mountains
• The dangers of the Khumbu Icefall
• Getting hit by an avalanche at Everest Base Camp
• His preferred diet for performance at high altitude
• Training for high altitude
• Dealing with injuries
• And more

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Stephan Kesting

P.S. In 2015 Jost was about to climb Everest when an earthquake triggered an avalanche that destroyed Everest Base Camp. Here's the footage he filmed: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_JC_wIWUC2U

P.P.S. At age 21 Jost became the youngest person to solo Ama Dablam, a 6812 meter mountain in the Himalayas. Here's a documentary about that climb: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rVG9U8UoT2I

P.P.P.S. Follow Jost on Instagram @Jostkobusch or get coached by him at JostKobusch.com