Do you think climbing Mt Everest would be a good investment career wise?
Any dedicated mountaineer would tear me to shreds for asking this question but imma do it anyway, for teh lulz, as they say. It's going to run you about 60-80k after it's all said and done. You go with a guided team and a bunch of sherpas who do a lot of the work for you. Really anyone with the cash and some experience (maybe a mountaineering course and a few smaller ice climbs) can go. Obviously you'd have to do a lot of training before hand to get yourself in tip top shape physically. And of course the experience in itself is going to be by far the most rewarding aspect of conquering Everest but since this is a finance forum..
Who wouldn't want to hire someone who has summited Everest? That has got to be a major notch on your resume that could potentially materialize into a solid return as far as career advancement goes. Thoughts?
Also fun fact of the day, anyone on their way to the summit of Mt. Everest must pass numerous dead bodies in plain sight, eerily preserved by the icy cold temperatures. There's even a dude there from 1924.
If you lack a solid GPA, experience and EC, nothing will trump that not even having climbed Mt. Everest . It`s just a bonus and puts you on top only if you have the GPA, exp and EC on lock.
Those in the know know that k2 is a much more challenging climb. Everest isn't even the hardest himalaya
Yeah, com'on. If you're going to do this for the resume, then you might as well say you climbed the most badass mountain in history. Take this one for example.
How many people in finance are "in the know" about climbing? haha I mean I think the 'wow' factor would be relatively high across the board.
If for some reason I found out someone had climbed Mt. Everest so he could put it on his resume, I'd laugh about it for a week. It's really just a bonus and would only mean anything to me within the broader context of loving mountaineering.
If it's just about the resume and seeing dead bodies, you sound like a rich douche. If scaling mountains is your passion and you saved and trained for years to do it, I'd respect that. But like wikileaks said, GPA and experience count for a whole lot more.
"for teh lulz?" Fuck you. People who do shit just to put on a piece of paper should just kill themselves. I hope you're the next Darwin Award winner.
The mortality rate might be a little high for modern "rational" people, who value their lives above all.
You'd be surprised. I remember meeting a person who translated climbing Everest and used it as a behavioral interview question answer. Although, he did it because he wanted to climb Everest, and using it as an example of his leadership traits was just a bonus.
agree with wikileaks though. It'll put you over the top, but not much else.
or you can just work out for a few months, read a lot about it (especially 1st-hand accounts and diaries), and then claim you did it. It's not like the background check firm is going to be contacting the sherpas in Nepal (or wherever) to corroborate your claim. lol
Aleksey? Is that you?
If you're doing it because you want people to be impressed, then don't do it. If you're doing it because you want to prove that you can to yourself, I think that is a honorable reason.
As far as interviewers being blown away that you climbed Everest.. well I would be. But not everyone has read books on exactly how much determination it takes and so forth.
Also, can't you split those costs if you go with others?
Personally I think that if you are climbing ME to "put it on the rez" you will never, ever, make it. Just not enough motivation in there to push yourself all the way up. ME is f'ing ME! Like not some bunny hill in the US but the highest mountain in the world (as far as I know).
Good luck if you end up doing trying to do it, more power to you.
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