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They Inhaled a Gas and Scaled Everest in Days. Is It the Future of Mountaineering?

A group of British men went from London to the summit of Everest and back in less than a week with the help of xenon gas. Mountaineers and the Nepalese government weren’t pleased. . .

Source (nytimes.com)

>They Inhaled a Gas and Scaled Everest in Days. Is It the Future of Mountaineering? >A group of British men went from London to the summit of Everest and back in less than a week with the help of xenon gas. Mountaineers and the Nepalese government weren’t pleased. . . [Source](https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/27/world/europe/mount-everest-xenon-gas-nepal-uk-climbers.html)
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Interesting. Hope it doesn’t lead to mass tourism