I'm not sure why everyone is down-modding you. Pooping in an 8" hole and climbing to 19,850 feet seems like a pretty good summary of the experience.

Edit: I might actually use that as my short summary of the trip.

It is probably because it is not really a good summary of the poster's experience. It also has a hint of being mildly disrespectful of the difficulties of really climbing to 20k feet by not acknowledging the experience in totality and merely highlighting 'pooping'. If it was not a jab, it atleast sounded like one.

I've never made it to 20K, infact the highest I've reached is 15k feet being a non-professional climber and it is hard to do justice of the difficulty of every step after 12k. From the difficulty in breathing to not being able to sit for anything more than 30 seconds, it is really a testament to the strength of the climbers who make it to 20k and above like the OP.

not sure if you've realised it yet, but the person you're replying to is the OP

I do realize it, however I was referring to a reasoning why antidaily's comment was downmodded. This was questioned by the OP (wooster) and I do probably realize that the reply to wooster should've been fitted at a better between wooster's question and a reply to antidaily. Since that was not possible, I chose the former.

While I think the grandparent comment could be considered disrespectful, note that the commenter I'm replying to is the original poster in this thread, i.e. the guy that actually climbed the mountain (and, apparently, pooped in an 8" hole).

So please don't downvote too much.

Thanks! I was trying to be funny but also call attention to the extremes of climbing.

We modd you down, because if you aren't here to contribute then maybe you shouldn't contribute.