Climb Mount Everest.
I went to Everest base camp in 2001. I have wanted to go back and climb to the top ever since then.

I have made enquiries about doing a trip in 3 or 4 years’ time (to give me enough time to get fit enough, scale a couple of other 8000m + peaks as practice etc).

There are three problems:

It looks like it would cost me US$70,000 all in.

I would need up to 2 months at base camp (dependent on the weather conditions) prior to attempting the summit.

I am a window licker an epileptic and I am not sure that any sensible experienced guide would accept me on their trip (despite it being controlled through medication).

I want to stand on the top of the world. Just once.
(lkjshaglkasjdhglkhjz lkcvl; g;aodh;owih, Thu 14 Oct 2010, 16:12, 6 replies)

Top of the world?
I do that every time I have a piss on a plane.

What do you mean? It's TOTALLY the same thing…
( Ungersven would support SpankyHanky's patreon, Thu 14 Oct 2010, 16:27, closed)

If it's standing on top of the world you want
Mount Chimborazo is a better bet, what with equatorial bulge and all that.
(Vice Admiral Sir Charles Cockbrush KCB MBE DSO, who is finding it increasingly difficult to log into b3ta.com wants to duck your aunt and kick your puppy, Thu 14 Oct 2010, 16:39, closed)

Depends how you define it - the top of Mount Chimborazo is the furthest from the centre of the earth, but the top of Everest is the highest place above sea level.
(lkjshaglkasjdhglkhjz lkcvl; g;aodh;owih, Thu 14 Oct 2010, 16:58, closed)

Indeed
I'm going with the place that juts out further into space.
(Vice Admiral Sir Charles Cockbrush KCB MBE DSO, who is finding it increasingly difficult to log into b3ta.com wants to duck your aunt and kick your puppy, Thu 14 Oct 2010, 17:18, closed)

Perhaps I should do both just to be on the safe side.
Not that climbing either is particularly safe...
(lkjshaglkasjdhglkhjz lkcvl; g;aodh;owih, Thu 14 Oct 2010, 17:41, closed)

Or
Just reword your mission statement :-)
(Vice Admiral Sir Charles Cockbrush KCB MBE DSO, who is finding it increasingly difficult to log into b3ta.com wants to duck your aunt and kick your puppy, Thu 14 Oct 2010, 18:15, closed)