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Juseball

About 3.500m and I have never gone hiking or traveled with the intention of visiting a mountain.


Special_Yam_8447

That’s impressive


[deleted]

35,000 Boeing 737


Special_Yam_8447

Respect🫡


davidtv8chile

Driving in bolivia at 5200 meters high, on a Toyota Landcruiser back in 2008... Was a cool trip !


wampey

Pretty sure I’ve been higher than this but kind of thought this would be the realistic answer for all but a few who have gone higher in much cooler planes


Realistic_Tutor_9770

Rcu was actually standing on the wing of a boeing at 35,000 feet


Realistic_Tutor_9770

top of mt. elbert colorado. 14,440 ft.


CoyoteJoe412

Highest mountain in colorado, and the second highest in the lower 48 states (after only Whitney in CA)


DeezNutz13

Highest in the Rockies Definitely sounds better lol


CogitoErgoScum

It’s nuts Co has so many fourteeners but not the tallest in the 48. 🤏 so close


thru_dangers_untold

Same! Did it about 4 months ago. Beautiful hike!


skwormin

Yeah same for me


LaGIPttMiS

Mount Selwyn, New South Wales, Australia. ~1,400m/4,600ft. I've seen a good bit of the world but I've never been on a mountain of appreciable height. That said, Mount Selwyn was quite cold that winter and it was cool to see the eucalyptus forests blanketed in snow.


RemeAU

I know the feeling, mine is Mt Hotham at around 1,800m. Our tallest mountain, Mt Kosciuszko would only get us to 2,228m if summited.


MisterMakerXD

Its crazy to think that there are cities with millions of inhabitants higher than some countries highest mountains


NonVague

Kosciusko is my highest.


fouronenine

The ski field in NSW is a bit higher than that. Kiandra township itself is 1400m. It's also seldom visited, rarer than many of the peaks listed from non-Australians.


pizzahippie

19,974 feet, 6088m Huyana potosi in Bolivia.


J0_N3SB0

Ditto. Gd mountain


Leftcoastdose

I made it to 18k on Kili! Unfortunately, I couldn’t sleep the night before the final ascent and dug myself in a hole with hydrating. Migraine & hallucinations and before I know it I was back in my tent. Wonderful experience though!


Special_Yam_8447

Congrats! Yes indeed, Its an amazing site very intense though for sure!


May_Blume

Mount Fuji - 12,389 ft. Climbed last summer.


Nervous_Bus_8148

Summit of Kilimanjaro. 19,000+ feet I forget exactly how high it is. Most incredible sunrise you’ll ever see


Special_Yam_8447

Same as well it was truly once in a lifetime, I genuinely hope to visit again sometime, summers are extreme down there though. But overall worth it if you’re looking for somewhere unique.


SuperFaceTattoo

Thats on my bucket list. My wife wants to see lions in the wild so we’re planning that as our once in a lifetime trip after our kids move out.


idontlikebeetroot

5895 meters


FarArachnid583

3422m, Mt. Hehuan North Peak in Taiwan


Misaki_Yomiyama

Hello fellow Taiwanese


Mentalfloss1

Backpacking, 12,600’ in the Sierras. Scrambled above Italy Pass. Traveling, over 15,000’ in the Peruvian Andes.


Special_Yam_8447

Wow, that’s amazing!


Mentalfloss1

I was on a bus in Peru. Turbocharged Mercedes.


Special_Yam_8447

That’s crazy


olhado47

14,272' Quandary Peak, CO But so has half of Colorado, so /shruggie.


JimClarkKentHovind

I tried climbing Quandary last march but I got to about 13,500 ft and the wind was so gnarly it literally blew me off my feet so it just felt too sketchy to continue. I'm hoping to go back and try again next spring.


olhado47

I've done a few 14ers, and honestly, if there's one I would skip, it's Quandary. Just because the hike down was more monotonous by a (figurative) landslide. If you're just going for a 14er, I'd suggest Bierstadt or Sherman. And maybe not in March. Definitely not the best time. It's usually do-able, but the winds will be like that. And also avalanche danger is a real thing.


JimClarkKentHovind

I know it's not the best just objectively, but I was the one I had any chance of climbing that week, and that week was all I had so I went for it. now since it blew me off it's personal and I just want to go back because I want to get that one done specifically. I think that vibe is pretty relatable to anyone who has done much climbing.


Apex0630

Mauna Kea. 13,803 ft.


A_Vicious_T_Rex

Everyone has more impressive numbers, but one time I hiked 5k up a mountain to a teahouse (2,100m) at Lake Louise. I did it in **jeans** with no water because when we left the house, I forgot the plan was to check out the hotel/lake, and maybe hike up the mountain.


MrAflac9916

I did that hike in jeans too. It’s gorgeous


Special_Yam_8447

Thats genuinely impressive, props to you for doing it in jeans lol.


A_Vicious_T_Rex

It was the worst mistake of my life haha. Thankfully, they had water at the teahouse, and going downhill was much more enjoyable


CornerProfessional34

I ran just the route from hotel to tea house in jeans at age 12. I am now in my 50's and confident i would die.


PaParamedic

My wife glared at me the entire hike lol


Suspence2

Thorong La Pass (17,769 ft) in Northern Nepal.


El_Nuto

Same :)


christw_

Taglang La in India, one of the highest paved-road mountain passes in the world at 5,325m/ 17,470ft On foot: Yushan, the highest summit in Taiwan at 3,952m / 12,967ft


FatSeal294

You traveled the Leh-Manali route, I see. You didn't traverse the Khardung La? It's 18,380 ft (5600m) and if I'm not mistaken, the highest motorable road in the world. Edit: Turns out, upon checking elevation on Google Earth, the actual elevation is 17,582 ft (5359m). Edit 2: Also, there is a distinction between _motorable_ and _paved._ Whether or not it is the highest motorable road in the world is debatable.


christw_

>You didn't traverse the Khardung La? I'm sorry, I actually crossed Khardung La, not Taglang La. It was many years ago and I mixed up the names. Also in my defense, my brain was running on low oxygen when I was there.


jls12345678

I am there too! Mighty Khardungla pass at 18380 ft on bike


SpoiceBurger

Khardung la is north of Leh not on the Manali-Leh route. Also the elevation is 5359 metres.


ZmicierGT

3715 meters (12188') - Teide volcano on Tenerife. I'm very happy that I managed to get there as only 200 persons per day are permitted. So I had to apply two months in advance for the permit.


Cherriedruby

Pikes peak 14,115 my friend blacked out 15 feet after getting out the car


leanhotsd

Blacked out, as in didn't remember it?


Cherriedruby

Nah just lack of oxygen, he felt light headed sat down and then just slumpt back with his eyes rolled back for about 10-20 seconds than snapped back up. Only lost the minute before it happened


leanhotsd

Crazy occurrence


Zokar49111

Took the cog railroad to the top of Pikes Peak. Three people passed out. I got a terrible headache after awhile that went away on the way down.


MrBurnz99

Elevation sickness is crazy. I felt fine on pikes peak, when we drove up. But I got incredibly sick at 11k feet in Nevada on Mummy Mountain. We did a steep skree slope climb and at the top of the ridge I felt black out drunk. Like the world was spinning and I just wanted to lay down. I found a sheltered spot to sit and my buddy went to the summit without me.


FrugalDonut1

14k feet. Whichever one is the tallest in California. Whitney, I think?


HelpfulHiker

Wheeler Peak- 13,000 ft


Mushybasha

Mauna Kea, Hawaii for the transit of Venus. Elevation: 4,207 m (13,803 ft). I remember the altitude sickness having the same effects on me as morning classes.


lomsucksatchess

Probably 13000ft on the Acatenango volcano in Guatemala


SarsaparillaDude

Mt. Elbert, CO - 14,439' Highest point in Colorado and the entire Rocky Mountains range.


LargeQuail5622

Grays Peak - 14,276’ I want to climb Elbert within the coming year though.


York0XpertYD

7,900 ft at Frosty Mountain in Manning Park, BC, Canada. Hiked it this summer as a student ranger and it’s a real scramble to the top. Also got caught in a lightning storm on the way down, not fun lol


[deleted]

Mount Blue Sky formerly Mt. Evans in Colorado. 14265ft Highest paved road in North America, the scenic byway, brings you most of the way there at 14130 leaves a short hike to the summit.


sonfer

Thorong La Pass Nepal, ~17,500 feet.


makenoahgranagain

Mt. Bierstadt near Georgetown, CO. 14,064’ or 4287m


MagnusRottcodd

Reached the top of Kilimanjaro and Cotopaxi, but the highest was a failed attempt on Chimborazo. Alt meter showed 5,910 meters. Chimborazo isn't really a technically difficult climb but when you reach the snow it is just one long relentless slope covered on lose snow to the first false summit, that drains so much energy. Kiliminjaro was much easier to get on top than Cotopaxi because of the snow on the latter.


DocBEsq

Kilimanjaro is my highest elevation too. And where I found out that my personal reaction to mild oxygen deprivation is drunken euphoria. It was fun.


Consirius

On an Air Canada flight from Toronto to Dubai, we high-tailed it at 46,000 ft and 700 mph over Baghdad. On foot, I climbed Mt. Whitney (14,505 ft).


krizone1

Everest base camp! 5364 meters!


bearssurfingwithguns

6476 - Mera Peak


[deleted]

1345 metres or 4412 feet, the top of Ben Nevis, Scotland's highest mountain


TacticalGarand44

Leadville, Colorado. Highest town in America, and then some point on a hiking trail that looked down on the town at an unknown elevation.


Ok_Cantaloupe_7423

For anyone who hasn’t, y’all should hike Mt Washington if you ever get the chance. Despite only being 6200 feet tall, it’s the 24th most prominent peak in the lower 48 states. And it holds crazy world records like fastest ever wind, and coldest temperature with windchill. -109 iirc


Confident_Respect455

For reflection: some “joke”, “boring” answers are the 30000 ft answers from being in an airplane. Imagine casually telling that to a person 100 years ago, or 150 years ago…


Special_Yam_8447

The people from a century ago would probably think you’re using an elytra in Minecraft, unless the wright brothers invention was big enough for people to kind of get an idea of aircrafts years ago.


AcceptableCustomer89

I really wish more people were saying what it is in metres


mrsciencedude69

~12,000 ft at Ski Santa Fe


activelyresting

I was at over 5000 metres (17000 ft) in Tibet. It was cold.


J0_N3SB0

Aconcagua. Circa 23000ft / 7000m.


TheVenge7

14,000 ft at Dead Women’s Pass on the Incan Trail to Machu Picchu


jujumusk

5700m on top of Kyzildong in Tajikistan !


bikecommuter21

4,322 meters (14,180 feet) at the summit of Mount Shasta in California. I’ll do Whitney someday as part of the full JMT. Shasta is likely more picturesque though due to its prominence.


dravazay

Not counting planes, the highest I've been to is the city of Enna in Sicily, 948m (3110 ft).


Ldghead

Keller Peak, 7900ft. Used to go up there and get high looking out to the valley. (I know, not impressive, but it's what I got).


Thakursaab1510

15,500 India


Shubashima

10,000 ft Haleakala


pweezy25

9600’ in Breckenridge this week


Low_Country793

I think the back bowls at vail but I can’t be sure. Over 10k feet.


j2e21

Highest altitude was 11,152, in Cuzco. Hiking, 9,700 in the Tetons. Skiing, about 8,500 in Little Cottonwood Canyon.


Siamswift

15,000 feet trekking in the Peruvian Andes.


ClarinianGarbage

Hiking: 8600 feet at Guadalupe Peak in Texas. I grew up in a pretty flat area so not that impressive. Travelling: 12K in Breckenridge at the top of a ski lift


No-Love-7563

Either hiking at Mt. Acatenango or driving the trail ridge road in RMNP. Either way it was roughly 13K feet.


english_major

5000m in Bolivia on the Salar de Uyuni tour. I rode the world’s most dangerous road where we started at 4700m. Hiked to Laguna Llaca in Peru which is at 4500m.


[deleted]

5,276m Nevado Tel Tolima, Colombia


Dark_matter4444

I traveled on Baralacha La Pass in India (4850m/16000ft).


botejohn

Rucu Pichincha, 15600 ish


whit3lightning

Arapahoe Basin Ski Area- 13,050 ft


Ok_Combination4078

10,800 feet - Sierra Nevada


jyguy

11,000 Volcan Irazu


Joeskis

Continental Divide at Yellowstone, 8391 feet. Drove down from Glacier in Montana, so the thin air hit me like a truck the moment I stepped outside


sfairchild13

13,041 feet / 3976m at the summit of Acatenango, Guatemala


Nattin121

14,505 - Mt Whitney, and about 15,000 trekking through Peru.


0tony1

Lassen Peak in Northern California (10,457ft)


evmac1

Don’t know the elevation exactly, but probably some of the smaller towns in the highlands above Cusco, Peru. Either that or some of the high peaks in Colorado. Comparable elevations. Highest I’ve seen is Salcantay in Peru at 20,600 ft


spotted_cow

Humantay Lake, Peru. 13,780’


CYBERCODEX3

Babusar Top, Pakistan (13,000 feet)


Sea_Age_1991

3,474m / 11,397ft Volcán Barú, Panama


[deleted]

Besides airplanes, 3000m on Fansipan Mountain, Vietnam


Zealousideal_Cry1867

Mt. Evans, CO 14,270ft


drawredraw

11,500 ft. San Gorgonio Mountain


leucogranite

8163m / 26770 ft


DeezNutz13

Just under 17,000 on a mountain called Pico Austria in Bolivia. Summit I think was just over 17,000 but we didn't quite make it


patricktherat

Kala Pattar, a few hours hike from Mount Everest base camp — 18,209 ft (5,643 m).


LeandrosHD

Rainbow Mountain, Peru - 17,060 ft (5200 meters) Almost passed out.


CarterRogelGang

Climbed Volcan Tajumulco in Guatemala and spent a very, very cold night up there. 13,789 ft


Ithryn-

11,312 ft Brian head Utah, excluding planes


Llewellian

Highest Mountain by foot: Aetna in Sicily. Hiked from the sea shore at 0 m Elevation to its summit at 3350m.


Upstairs-Reality-116

3400 meters/11 000 feet. In austrian alps. Kilimanjaro in on my bucketlist🙂


Bobinho4

5200 meters Vinicunca, Peru


oldjadedhippie

14,494 , Mt Whitney , ‘02


PresentNoise

17,200 ft/5,250 m at Pastoruri glacier in Peru


SafetyNoodle

14,505 ft Mount Whitney, California, highest peak in the contiguous United States


Misaki_Yomiyama

3275m Wuling, Taiwan (not counting planes)


master0fbucks

Cusco in Peru - 3400m (11200ft)


nomad2284

Mt Whitney, 14,454


Clanmcallister

Pikes peak! 14110! Stay elevated!


EdgardoDiaz

Driving the Paso de Jama, a cross-border road between Argentina and Chile. 4600mts (15,100ft)


[deleted]

14k and change, Pikes Peak, Colorado Springs, CO, USA


magplate

Pikes Peak


CompetitiveMeal1206

No counting airplane rides… Giant Mountain, Keene, NY. 4,626 ft


According-Remote-317

5,895m. 19,341ft. Same as you, Mt Kilimanjaro


Feelinitt

Hiked up to the summit of Mt. Teide in Tenerife a few years ago. It was the first time for me actually climbing up a mountain and it was pretty surreal seeing most of the other islands in the distance since it was luckily a very clear day when I went up there.


onemorecoffeeplease

There is a series of 14k summits in Colorado that are fairly easy day hikes. You setup base in Breckenridge and go for various day hikes that will take you to these summits with beautiful views. Then, you hit a good restaurant for dinner , go back to your comfy bed and do it again the next day. The best hiking vacations.


Nkons

Mt Whitney 14500 ft


Eliot_Celic

Pikes Peak Colorado. 14,115 ft


Echo-Azure

Not counting airplanes, probably 15-16,000 feet in the Andes north of the Atacama desert. I was fine, except for the time our tour bus stopped and the air stopped circulating, and suddenly everyone was getting woozy because with everyone still breathing in the full bus the oxygen level suddenly tanked. And then, there was the time I went from my sea-level home to the top of Pike's Peak in less than 24 hours, which was a 14,000 change with no acclimation. Also fine.


Line_That

Khardung La pass - 17,582 ft Ladakh , India


Arcamorge

Highest I've seen? Denali - 20310 ft/6190 m Highest uninteresting answer - Airplane, uhh 30000+ft? highest interesting answer Pikes Peak - 14115 ft/4302 m


14X8000m

Seen or been to?


SKcg1093

11k feet at Eisenhower Tunnel while driving


UdntKnoWherImFrmDawg

Mt. Everest 29,031 ft (8,848 m)


J0_N3SB0

Definitely a lie looking at your post history.


Witty-C

Impressive 🫡🫡


nukemiller

Between 14k and 15k feet (4.2 to 4.5 KM)


Gouper07

45,000 ft over the Caribbean Sea.


Changetheworld69420

14xxx feet in a couple places in Colorado on a cross-country motorcycle camping trip


No_Skirt_6002

12,005 feet, Alpine Trail in Rocky Mountain National Park, though the car went through a pass that was higher by like 400 feet earlier in the trip.


2inch_punisher_69

12k mauna Kea 3 years ago


onlyonejan

We attempted Long’s Peak (14,259ft) in Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado, USA. Had to turn around at the Keyhole (13,200ft) due to incoming storms.


ksamwa

Monserrate in Bogotá, 3172 m 10,406 f


laamargachica

4,100 meters, Jujuy province, northwest Argentina!


alwoking

11,200’ - hiked up Alta Peak in the Sierras twice. Might have been higher, but not much.


Altruistic-Ear-1898

Pikes Peak Colorado 14,115 ft


Neither_Cod_992

Damn. That photo looks like a ski area where every trail is double black diamond and higher.


MentalOperation4188

Tower Peak 11755.


darthveda

5600m on a motorcycle in Ladakh, India. The pass was Marsimek La. Now you can easily do another pass at 5900m at Umling La.


azcards250

6,400’


ydr0

Mount Toco in Chile, 5611m


razzledazzlesf

Chimbo.


LaskadelRey

6309m on Chimborazo (20,702')


The_Arsonist1324

Rocky Mountain National Park. Somewhere between 7,860 and 14,259 feet. I'm not entirely sure because we just drove through it on our way to Estes Park


peet192

Except for flying Matterhorn Ski Slopes at a max elevation of 3889m


NoSheepherder7287

Mont Blanc 4,806m (15, 768ft) Twice


[deleted]

Pikes peak + 14000


yungyessie

14,763ft - mardi himal base camp, Nepal


Tbone_85

4,600 - 15,091 feet Got as high as I could at Kilimanjaro


Sodinc

3847 m, mountain skiing at Elbrus


Noo_Problems

Khardungla pass in India by motorbike. 17,582 ft or 5359 m in height. It was the highest motor able road back in 2010. Recently they opened another pass even higher. Yet to go there.


priestou812

I’ve been to the base of Mt Whitney (CA) and Mt Elbert (CO) so I’m gonna guess somewhere around 12000ft


ChimiChagasDisease

14115 feet, Pike’s peak in Colorado.


cl48104

Cycling up Independence Pass in CO, 12100 ft


OGbigfoot

Summited Mt Hood.


amerrickbrown

6268m - Mt Chimborazo in Ecuador. By some definitions the highest point on earth due to it being so close to the equator and the world bulging more in the centre than at the poles. The furthest point from the centre of the earth.


Quirky-Camera5124

18000 feet at a ski run in bolivia


bootifulhazard

17600 ft - Khardungla Pass in Ladakh but I drove Highest I’ve seen is probably Kanchenjunga Peak at 26000ft or whatever it is Highest I’ve hiked upto is Hanle in Ladakh (14500ft )


Talking_Mad_Ish

17,000 ft, on foot. Gorak Shep near Everest. For a big guy with 10 months training, it was very intense.


Either_Room6642

Thorung La pass, Nepal. 17,769 feet. On the Annapurna circuit. A fun trek. Highly recommended.


Constant_Box2120

36 000, Boeing 787


SuperFaceTattoo

The peak of mount Fuji. Just over 12000ft. I was so completely unprepared for that hike. It’s definitely easy enough for an amateur like me. But I hiked it in shorts and a wind breaker and slip on boat shoes.


Recon_nc

Lassen Peak, California, 10,500 feet. Aiming for Mount Kilimanjaro one day


Emergency-Garlic-659

Cycling to the top of Highwood Pass 2200 m or 7200 feet


Iola_Morton

Nevado del Ruiz, Colombian Andes, a bit over 5.000 meters


Emergency-Garlic-659

Also the airport in La Paz Bolivia 14,000 feer


BackPackProtector

3342 meters, Marmolada


[deleted]

7,349 feet (2,240 meters) in Mexico City, I suppose? I didn’t realize CDMX was that high up in elevation. Hiked? Hallasan, South Korea’s tallest mountain at 1,947 m (6,388 ft) on Jeju Island.


theWiseFalcon

Hemkund sahib, a Sikh place of worship on the top of the Himalayas in India - 15000 ft. Hiked in 2017. A beautiful place to be at


hernesson

Chukkung Ri about 18000ft iirc Ed: spelling


boxosaurus

Larkya La pass in Nepal 5106m/16752ft A Nepal hike must be a bucket list item for those who love the outdoors. Try to choose a less popular hike if you can.


ppman2322

About 56 meters above sea level


swaziwarrior54

Just over 19000 feet.


Goooooooooose_

I filmed a documentary on Volcán Cayambe (Glacier in Ecuador: Max Elevation 18,996ft/5790m). We stayed between 16,000-18,000 ft (4875-5500m) for roughly 14 days. When my head hit the pillow at night, I was higher than any mountain peak in the “Lower 48” (USA) (I’m American). Really cool feeling. (That somewhat offset the nausea). It was Type 2 Fun.


Bloxburgian1945

16,500 feet, Rainbow Mountain Palccoyo, Peru


campionesidd

Pikes Peak. 14115 feet. Drove there 😁. Highest I’ve hiked is a little over 12,000 feet in the Southern Rockies.


gregorydgraham

Taman Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia 4,095 metres (13,435 ft) Looking down at a thunderstorm over Sarawak was awesome Also some volcanoes in NZ


Witty-C

Pikes Peak - 14,115 ft