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Brett Patrontasch

Brett Patrontasch

Founder & CEO of Servo (autonomous lawn care) and Shyft (workforce management platform); previously founded Scholars At Your Service and summited Mount Everest.

Aug 11, 2026

27:27
So tell me about the camping process and, you know, how often you sleep above the base camp to
27:33
finally summit.
27:34
Sure.
27:34
So you're there for, you're in Nepal for about two months or 50 days.
27:38
You start with some acclimation climbs on a, you know, a hike called Nankarsang Peak, and then you do Lobache Peak East, which is about a 6,000 meter mountain to acclimate.
27:46
But a lot of the first month is just getting your body used to breathing at that elevation while your red blood cells adapt to be able to move higher without getting, you basically want to avoid altitude sickness, ape or HACE, which is high altitude pulmonary edema, high altitude cerebral edema, or just general AMS symptoms of being sick at altitude.
28:03
So once you're ready to go for it, it's about a six-day climb at the end of that 40-day period.
31:05
So, but tell me about the weather window.

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