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we’re in Myanmar we’re a team of six

we’re in Myanmar we’re a team of six people our goal is to determine what the

people our goal is to determine what the

people our goal is to determine what the highest peak is and then climbing now

highest peak is and then climbing now

highest peak is and then climbing now the peaks are the tail end of the

the peaks are the tail end of the

the peaks are the tail end of the Himalayas no one’s actually stood on the

Himalayas no one’s actually stood on the

Himalayas no one’s actually stood on the top of a cockapoo Rossi with a really

top of a cockapoo Rossi with a really

top of a cockapoo Rossi with a really specific GPS

and to determine the highest peak in

and to determine the highest peak in this mountain range would essentially

this mountain range would essentially

this mountain range would essentially change the highest peak in Southeast

change the highest peak in Southeast

change the highest peak in Southeast Asia like to solve this fantastic

Asia like to solve this fantastic

Asia like to solve this fantastic geographical mystery it turns out to be

geographical mystery it turns out to be

geographical mystery it turns out to be necessary to still do an old-fashioned

necessary to still do an old-fashioned

necessary to still do an old-fashioned expedition in this case it’s very old

expedition in this case it’s very old

expedition in this case it’s very old fashioned and that is to walk through

fashioned and that is to walk through

fashioned and that is to walk through the jungle to reach the peaks

I think our biggest dangers will come

I think our biggest dangers will come before we get to the mountain I think

before we get to the mountain I think

before we get to the mountain I think we’re on day three of hiking and these

we’re on day three of hiking and these

we’re on day three of hiking and these are the longest days it’s sixteen miles

are the longest days it’s sixteen miles

are the longest days it’s sixteen miles each this adventure this like hair

each this adventure this like hair

each this adventure this like hair pulling out I thrive on that you’re

pulling out I thrive on that you’re

pulling out I thrive on that you’re talking about a hundred miles of trail

talking about a hundred miles of trail

talking about a hundred miles of trail and it’s like straight down through

and it’s like straight down through

and it’s like straight down through bamboo spears to the river

you stab his foot differently good go on

you stab his foot differently good go on my ult we’ve gotten all of our stuff 80

my ult we’ve gotten all of our stuff 80

my ult we’ve gotten all of our stuff 80 miles into the jungle and now we have to

miles into the jungle and now we have to

miles into the jungle and now we have to cut half of it or we pretty much will

cut half of it or we pretty much will

cut half of it or we pretty much will never go anywhere because you don’t have

never go anywhere because you don’t have

never go anywhere because you don’t have enough Porter we are on the edge of

enough Porter we are on the edge of

enough Porter we are on the edge of failure right now and we need to figure

failure right now and we need to figure

failure right now and we need to figure out are we gonna fail and go back or are

out are we gonna fail and go back or are

out are we gonna fail and go back or are we gonna keep moving forward and if

we gonna keep moving forward and if

we gonna keep moving forward and if we’re gonna keep moving forward exactly

we’re gonna keep moving forward exactly

we’re gonna keep moving forward exactly how I mean I I would take it if we if we

how I mean I I would take it if we if we

how I mean I I would take it if we if we get seven days at base camp to climb I’d

get seven days at base camp to climb I’d

get seven days at base camp to climb I’d still take that to me that still I think

still take that to me that still I think

still take that to me that still I think gives us a chance I don’t know suffering

gives us a chance I don’t know suffering

gives us a chance I don’t know suffering the darkness it’s the darkness

the darkness it’s the darkness

the darkness it’s the darkness actually my packs really heavy in here

actually my packs really heavy in here

actually my packs really heavy in here yeah what are you working on work now

yeah what are you working on work now

yeah what are you working on work now I’m just trying to right in the midst of

I’m just trying to right in the midst of

I’m just trying to right in the midst of this chaos so it’s like this

this chaos so it’s like this

this chaos so it’s like this get out there it’s the mountain you can

get out there it’s the mountain you can

get out there it’s the mountain you can see there’s an Alpine environment in

see there’s an Alpine environment in

see there’s an Alpine environment in Burma

Burma

Burma it exists hmm after ten days in the

it exists hmm after ten days in the

it exists hmm after ten days in the jungle

jungle

jungle our first view we’re like 11,000 feet we

our first view we’re like 11,000 feet we

our first view we’re like 11,000 feet we have 7,000 to go bro ik ax take place on

have 7,000 to go bro ik ax take place on

have 7,000 to go bro ik ax take place on expeditions but the original purpose is

expeditions but the original purpose is

expeditions but the original purpose is typically fairly narcissistic it’s

typically fairly narcissistic it’s

typically fairly narcissistic it’s sometimes couched and we’re going to

sometimes couched and we’re going to

sometimes couched and we’re going to collect something for science that is

collect something for science that is

collect something for science that is egotist

you have to come to some acceptance of

you have to come to some acceptance of that if you continue in this life I just

that if you continue in this life I just

that if you continue in this life I just felt that we’d get stuck somewhere and

felt that we’d get stuck somewhere and

felt that we’d get stuck somewhere and have to just dig out a little shelf and

have to just dig out a little shelf and

have to just dig out a little shelf and sit there through the night and freeze

sit there through the night and freeze

sit there through the night and freeze to death

we got 18 840 you let us cross there

we got 18 840 you let us cross there that’s at least two or three hundred

that’s at least two or three hundred

that’s at least two or three hundred feet higher I think it’s still the

feet higher I think it’s still the

feet higher I think it’s still the highest it might still be still a long

highest it might still be still a long

highest it might still be still a long ways it’s a long ways above us the

ways it’s a long ways above us the

ways it’s a long ways above us the Mystery Continues dude I know that in

Mystery Continues dude I know that in

Mystery Continues dude I know that in traditional terms of success as far as

traditional terms of success as far as

traditional terms of success as far as getting to the summit crying and getting

getting to the summit crying and getting

getting to the summit crying and getting our GPS point and everything we weren’t

our GPS point and everything we weren’t

our GPS point and everything we weren’t successful but it was real

I worked I’m done and we saw two weeks

I worked I’m done and we saw two weeks of walking through the jungle to get

of walking through the jungle to get

of walking through the jungle to get home so duh hello sit

be careful what you wish for billionaire

be careful what you wish for billionaire Oh kinda like we want a small little

Oh kinda like we want a small little

Oh kinda like we want a small little trip that’s really really remote where

trip that’s really really remote where

trip that’s really really remote where nobody has ever been super hard to get

nobody has ever been super hard to get

nobody has ever been super hard to get to that’s what we got and by god it was

to that’s what we got and by god it was

to that’s what we got and by god it was hard to get to

so

so we got what we came for

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