Innumerable adrenalin addicts around the world find inexplicable pleasure indulging in dangerous adventures. Mountain Climbing is one such conquest that necessitates immense fortitude and mind-boggling training. The preparation timeline for climbing typically ranges from one to two years before the actual expedition. This extended timeline allows climbers to gradually build strength and endurance, acquire necessary technical skills, and make appropriate arrangements for the climb, such as permits, travel, accommodations, and supplies. What makes these climbers so driven that they reject the noises of logic to focus single-mindedly on reaching the peak? For some of these climbers, the lone goal of their lives is to experience the thrill repeatedly. The mundane affairs of life are extremely far from even the periphery...

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