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TwistedCrank
climber
Ideeho
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Nevados de Cachi in Argentina, a tad higher than 21,000 and windier than hell. 1990
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Scared Silly
Trad climber
UT
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A friend just got back from a 4 month expedition. He was around 350,000 meters above sea level. Naturally he was on O2 for the four times he went out and "walked" around. His suit though is not quite and comfortable as a down suit but quite warm.
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dirtineye
Trad climber
the south
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So many people answered in an altered states related way, even after the OP anticipated, that I just gave up.
Buncha fvckin druggies.
but speaking of the highest I've ever been, IV Fentonyl is good, but if you come by it legally you are in a world of hurt.
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Bill
climber
San Francisco
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18k'+ on some trekking peak in Nepal.
Chemically - an abcessed tooth went nuclear one Christmas eve about 15 years ago. Half a bottle of tequila and a handful of Vicoden had no effect on the pain, so I managed to find a dentist who would see me early Christmas morning. He shot me up and gassed me, and pulled the tooth out. The highest I have ever been was sitting in a dentist's chair staring at the light while this little old man yanked my tooth out. I have never been so grateful to another human being in my entire life.
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salad
climber
San Diego
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for sure 17769, throng la pass, nepal.., but i think we were over 18k a week later dickin around on dhampus peak (no summit).
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dirtineye
Trad climber
the south
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Does acid truly rank as a high? Hallucinogens are certainly not in the same league as them other drugs.
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Bill
climber
San Francisco
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For out-of-this-world, batshit freaking high, I hear DMT is the way to go. Let me know if you meet the machine elves.
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healyje
Trad climber
Portland, Oregon
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Whatever the elevation of the Eisenhower Tunnel is. Chicago winters when I was growing up left me with zero interest in alpine of any kind. I prefer to be as close to naked as possible when I climb rather than dressed up like the pillsbury doughboy trying to move.
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Bill
climber
San Francisco
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Rox, can't say, but those I know who have tried it call it the businessman's lunch - you do a hit, visit parallel universes, and are back in time for the 1:30 meeting, and it doesn't show up in drug tests. My time for ingesting illegal substances is past, but it does sound intriguing. Apparently it may be a chemical involved in dreaming and death/near/after-death experiences.
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dirtineye
Trad climber
the south
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Rokjox, I really can't say, LOL.
If you want to talk about feeding seagulls and watching pelicans fly (bizzare even without hallucinogens) or driving with the road flying up in your face while weird things come out of the radio, or drawing nude models, I might know something about that.
Never encountered any otherly beings though, not me.
I can't imagine climbing on LSD, cause everything pulsates and moves-- or so I've heard. It would be weird trying to grab a feature while it was moving.
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k-man
Gym climber
SCruz
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Gondogora La. 19,000+. What a great view...
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Hard Rock
Trad climber
Montana
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22,000 in Nepal.
20,000 in Alaska and South America.
But 12,000 plus on a bike in Colorado.
-Kurt
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Patrick Sawyer
climber
Originally California now Ireland
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Pico de Orizaba, or Citlaltépetl, 5,636 meters or 18,490 feet, with Rob Grandfield and others (1985?)
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Gary
climber
Desolation Basin, Calif.
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40,000' in a 737 just last week.
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the Fet
Knackered climber
A bivy sack in the secret campground
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Mt. Whitney also, only about half the height of Everest. But I did car to car in 10 hours so I was feeling pretty high on the summit.
2nd place also a Grateful Dead concert. 5 minutes after gobbling the mushrooms, the 'bunk' acid from 45 minutes earlier kicked in, uh-oh.
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spyork
Social climber
A prison of my own creation
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13k something on Peak Ten in the ten mile range. Then I jumped off.
19500 above white mtn in the White Mtn range in Owens valley. But I was cheating, I flew up there in a hang glider. Coulda gone higher but my friends said I was slurring my speech. And I hadn't started drinkin yet (for the day).
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ontheedgeandscaredtodeath
Trad climber
San Francisco, Ca
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22k+ in Pakistan. Cold as a mofo. Decided I hated mountaineering and have not put a crampon to snow since.
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bluering
Trad climber
Santa Clara, Ca.
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"2nd place also a Grateful Dead concert. 5 minutes after gobbling the mushrooms, the 'bunk' acid from 45 minutes earlier kicked in, uh-oh"
Oh man, Fet, I hate when that happens.
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Fat Dad
Trad climber
Los Angeles, CA
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The Thorang La, 17,770' back in the early 90s. Little did I know at the time that that will likely be my record.
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