Millionaire business owner reveals how he completed a 'grueling' nine-day trek to Everest Basecamp with just three weeks training - claiming 'ANYONE can do it' Neel Parekh, 35, from Los Angeles, ventured to the Himalayas this spring He and his wife took part in a 'grueling' nine-day trek to the base of Everest 'The trek itself isn't too technical. It's long but that's expected,' he says By Sadie Whitelocks For Dailymail.com Published: 15:43, 9 June 2024 | Updated: 15:51, 9 June 2024 e-mail View comments A terrifying airport runway, long days hiking, a lack of oxygen and no showers - a self-made millionaire with no hiking experience has revealed a blow-by-blow account of his trip to Everest Basecamp with all luxuries out of the window.
Neel Parekh, 35, from Los Angeles , ventured to the Himalayas this spring with his wife for a 'grueling' nine-day trek to the base of the world's highest mountain. In a thread documenting the experience on X (formerly Twitter ), the self-proclaimed 'desk jockey business owner' highlights that he only trained for three weeks before the trek, stating: 'I firmly believe that ANYONE with average fitness can do this.' He adds: 'The trek itself isn't too technical.
It's long, yeah, but that's expected. The hard parts come from the unexpected..
.' Starting from 'day one,' Neel said the trek kicked off with a heart-pounding flight to the 'most dangerous airstrip in the world' which only runs for 1,729ft and 'looks like it's made for ants.' Neel Parekh, 3.
