A Mount Everest Expedition Is Testing an Unproven Gas to Break Speed Records

Is xenon gas safe for mountaineers? One group is using it to summit Everest faster.

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00:00Why not set the hardest goal?

00:02Let's get up Everest and down in seven days from London

00:05and raise as much money as we can to make sure no one goes without.

00:09So there's a number of disadvantages with not doing things quickly.

00:13That whole mindset of procrastination leads,

00:16particularly if you're at base camp, sickness sets in.

00:19You're burdening too much on the use of facilities,

00:22too much food, too much water.

00:24All of this costs and all of this leaves waste.

00:26By moving quickly through alpine ascents of mountains,

00:30which was the intention of going back to Mallory and Irvine

00:33and the great mountaineers of yesterday and certainly Reinolf Messner,

00:37it's not about sitting there wasting money in a five-star hotel tent with Starlink.

00:44So for us, we're looking at really proving the science behind climbing

00:47and pre-acclimatisation here in the UK.

00:50So what does that look like?

00:51We're using the latest sports science to dial in our physical prep.

00:54We're using technology to help us acclimatise and the safety of our own homes.

00:58And we're sourcing the very best equipment from the latest oxygen systems

01:01to the very best outdoor performance clothing from through dark.

01:05This, with bomb-proof logistics, all combined,

01:09is going to set us up for mission success.

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01:17and most of them have left children behind.

01:21And I think from my perspective,

01:23doing something to support those children that have been left behind

01:26is the most honourable thing we can do.

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01:36They need people who don'tשה kids,

01:37they need to know someone's instead of everybody.

01:38So we can buy them who don't retreat.

01:39We know what they need or to learn more about,

01:41but what they need.

01:47I hope they can convince me,

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01:53are really hard and willingness to support you.