Show Mount Everest Reality for one ne Man 0 f r Jonas Mount Everest in 1991 Brenda Upright Staff Writer Have you ever climbed a mountain mountain mountain moun moun- tain and felt you were on top of the world Jonas had that feeling feeling feeling feel feel- ing because he was indeed on top of the world For three months in 1991 was part of an expedition expedition expedition tion of 23 people that scaled the foot Mount Everest who has a degree in Electrical Engineering Engineering Engineering En En- had the opportunity to tog togo togo g go after working on an which measures oxygen saturation in blood Some expeditions can cost up to million dollars said I received funding for forthe forthe forthe the climb by doing a research project for which deals in medical monitoring said He packed his gear and flew to Hong Kong and then China From there the expedition started the climb from the North face of Mount Everest The group set up a base camp 9 g bring I their their gear tup as high and as fast as possible They would set up camps as they went up the mountain and had a tent where he ran medical studies for the expedition Pol ge said hed he'd always thought climbing Mount Everest would be bea a great idea Ive been climbing since I was little he said has climbed in the Maine and Vermont There were always lots of areas to climb he said To train for the climb I ran lifted we weights and climbed also has a fifth degree in Taekwon Do It tilt certainly certainly certainly teaches perseverance The whole attitude that goes along with Taekwon Do is learning to persevere persevere persevere per per- severe and depend on yourself tI put in over miles of climbing It was beautiful A lot lotof lotof lotof of times there were incredible winds but it was very beautiful when the sun was out When its it's cold out you want to tobe tobe tobe be home watching a movie he said of the below 35 deg degree ee cold night I brought one heck of a good sleeping bag He also used a special stove that hung from the middle of his tent He carried water in a bottle inside his jacket to keep keepit it defrosted climbed feet and had to turn around just two days short of reaching the summit When I couldn't keep my toes defrosted I realized I was in trouble and went back down I wasn't will will- J i 1 Ii t tr r I. I ing to consider the trade off off he said It was hId herd to turn around Despite having to turn ar around und said 10 climbers reached the foot summit It was a avery avery avery very successful expedition he said The climb wasn't without its' its tragedies though One of the Japanese climbers died when he fell feet and an Austrian sat down and died said Its not a joke Its It's serious stuff and theres there's a high mortality rate Its It's difficult but youre you're up there because youre you're into that kind of difficulty At high altitudes you spend a alot alot alot lot of time sick because of the al al- al If you catch a cold high up it never goes away he said said they had a doctor till he got frostbite and left He didn't have too many close calls except when he stepped in a crevice My body was on a glacier and my legs were hanging over the crevice he said said he doesn't feel the climb has changed hi his life I 1 dont don't look at mountains now as a apiece apiece apiece piece of cake Climbing is al always always always al- al ways another wonderful experience experience experience ex ex- ex- ex he said mentioned the amazing thing about climbing Mount Everest For three months you tr try for one specific goal in front of you that whole entire time Id I'd do it again he said t h 1 r J I f |