YOU’VE CHANNELED THE SPIRIT OF…
SIR EDMUND HILLARY
The first confirmed to summit Everest, he once said, “It is not the mountain we conquer, but ourselves.” You subscribe to that — though you’re more than happy to enumerate every climb, with exact elevation, should someone ask.
YOU’RE GOING TO…
Sip Your Morning Coffee at 17,600 Feet
Everest Base Camp
A trek to Everest Base Camp with Adventure Consultants. You’ll kick back in luxury accommodations in Kathmandu and a helicopter ride into the Khumbu valley. But then you’re following in Sir Edmund’s hard-won footsteps on acclimatization hikes to the camp where, in the spring, you will meet those about to make the climb of their lives.
WHAT YOU’RE PACKING…
Executive Skeleton Tourbillon
BY ULYSSE NARDIN
With a 170-hour power reserve, this ticker was built for long journeys. But when you arrive at your destination, you’ll do so in style, thanks to the exquisite exposed movement (tourbillon at six o’clock included) and a carbon-structured black leather strap that pairs just as well with a tuxedo as it does climbing boots and a down jacket.
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