Highest place you've been on

mranderson · 27 Feb 2013 at 12:59

Let's see if we have any mountaineers in here!
Flying doesn't count and I am certain that if you haven't ever left the UK you will be way down the list ;-)

EyepodI · 27 Feb 2013 at 13:06

I've climbed Mount Kinabalu 4,095 metres (13,435 ft) in Borneo. Also Jungfraujoch - Top of Europe, Switzerland, at 3454 metres. But that was on a funicular railway

FabienO · 27 Feb 2013 at 13:08

Just under Kala Pattar 5545m. Made it most of the way before we had to take some Russian guy we found passed out down the hill before he died.

Was part of an Everest Base Camp trek.

DiCe! · 27 Feb 2013 at 13:09

In a plane.

MickeyFinns · 27 Feb 2013 at 13:09

Climbed a 2700m unnamed mountain next to Lake Hovsgul in Mongolia.

Zogger · 27 Feb 2013 at 13:10

pingwing · 27 Feb 2013 at 13:11

Scafell Pike for a mates stag do, great trip up and down.

Fred · 27 Feb 2013 at 13:12

Does skiing count?

about 3.5km is so

Liquid_Entity · 27 Feb 2013 at 13:13

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cordillera_Blanca

I climbed to the lake which is on the wiki page. Not sure of exact height but it was well over 5,500m

Diesel · 27 Feb 2013 at 13:14

11,000ft (3,400m), roughly, over Boulder Mountain in Utah.

xGBHxPegasus · 27 Feb 2013 at 13:14

Peak of Mount everest

*COUGH*on the roller coaster in florida*COUGH*

Dr.EM · 27 Feb 2013 at 13:15

Rim of the Grand Canyon I guess! It's as much as a mile to the bottom and I climbed out onto some of the precipices, looking to the bottom is pretty much like looking out of an airplane window, it's just so far down it doesn't even seem real!

Sirrel Squirrel · 27 Feb 2013 at 13:15

Amsterdam

Cosimo · 27 Feb 2013 at 13:22

I've been on some sort of plane but best not to talk about it here.....

As far as mountains go then the top of Aiguille du Midi (3842m) with it's wonderful view of Mont Blanc and the Alps.

oulton · 27 Feb 2013 at 13:26

Climbed MT Cotapaxi in Ecuador 5820 masl when I was 20. The now ex girlfriend at the time wimped out at 5600 meters so our guide made the three of us go back down without summiting!

eddiemcgarrigle · 27 Feb 2013 at 13:32

Climbed Ben Cruachan, 1126m high and a tremendous view from the cairn.

mranderson · 27 Feb 2013 at 13:35

I would think anything above 5000m requires some serious training/preparation?

phonemonkey · 27 Feb 2013 at 13:37

Done Benn Ghlas, Benn Lawers and Benn Vane - all Munros. Love living in Scotland

mranderson · 27 Feb 2013 at 13:37

oulton said:
Climbed MT Cotapaxi in Ecuador 5820 masl when I was 20. The now ex girlfriend at the time wimped out at 5600 meters so our guide made the three of us go back down without summiting!

Highest up to now with FabienO

Doonhamer · 27 Feb 2013 at 13:39

Currently Ben Nevis. However I will be climbing Kilimanjaro (5,895 meters or 19,341 feet) in October, on a charity trek for the Fire Fighters Charity.