So Everest Buddy is a step-by-step path from a first one mile hike to the top of Mount Everest. Each stage says what to do next, how to train for it, which skills to learn, and the exact gear to get. And you can go as far along the path as you want, whether that's a ten mile day hike, the highest peak in your state, or Everest itself.
I'm Lance. What got me interested is the journey climbers go on. They start at one level and keep going up, and Everest sits at the very top of that path.
But when I looked for a clear plan to follow, the pieces were scattered. Guide companies publish ladders made of their own paid trips, and most of those ladders start at a paid course rather than a first hike. Books and films show the journey, but they don't teach it step by step.
So I wanted one place that starts at day one and connects every stage in order, from short hikes through overnight trips and snow skills to the biggest peaks, with real gear picks at each step. And that's basically why I made Everest Buddy.
So every guide starts with research. For health and safety, that means medical and government sources like the CDC, the NHS and the Wilderness Medical Society's guidelines. For trips and costs, it means the national park and permit pages and the guide companies' own published prices. For gear, it means the makers' own product pages and independent gear tests.
Then every guide is checked again against those official and medical sources before it goes up. Any safety line that no government or medical page backs gets taken out. Prices and fees show the date they were checked, because they change often.
Every page also lists its sources at the bottom, so you can check them yourself. And when sources disagree, or when something isn't proven, the guide says that plainly.
When a guide talks about courses and guide companies, it explains how to choose one rather than pushing a particular company.
Something worth noting is that the guides give general information, not medical advice. If you have a health condition, or you're planning a trip to high altitude, see a doctor first. And mountains carry a real risk of injury and death at the top end, so the guides never make a stage sound safer or easier than it is.
So if you have a question about a stage, or you spotted something in a guide that needs correcting, feel free to email me at contact@everestbuddy.com. I look forward to reading as many messages as I can, and your questions help me improve these guides.
I don't earn anything from the links on this site, and I have no affiliate deals with any gear maker, store or guide company. Nobody pays to be included. Everest Buddy is independent, and it isn't affiliated with or endorsed by any company named here. Those names are trademarks of their owners.
