Climbing Mount Everest is a significant adventure that few people will ever get to experience. Movies, videos, stories and books have been written about climbing Mount Everest because it is the journey of anyone's lifetime. Few people have the stamina, time, or money to embark on such a grand, risky adventure.

Mount Everest is over 28,000 feet high, and getting to the top takes months of acclimization. First, one must get to the base of Mount Everest, which is in Nepal. Then tme must be spent getting used to the elevations to ward off altitude sickness, which can be fatal.

Anyone who is able to climb Mount Everest even once in a life time is very lucky indeed. Not only does it take a fair amount of money to get there, the government of Nepal charges a $25,000 fee to climb the mountain. And it’s not a climb most people want to make during retirement. It really is a climb for younger people with incredible lung and leg capacity.

For those aspiring to climb Mount Everest, start working out soon, and travel to mountains in the US that have high elevations and cold temperatures. Not only is climbing Mount Everest a hiking experience, but it is also a ice climbing experience. Diversify your physical fitness level, and go for the dream trip of a lifetime. Or else, just read about it from a book. That's my advice!