'It feels almost like a dream': Sask. man conquers Mount Everest

A Saskatchewan man is still on a high after joining the ranks of mountain climbers from the province who have reached the peak of Mount Everest.

Landry Warnez summited Mount Everest earlierthis month. It took him four days to reach the top of the mountain, the tallest in the world above sea level, in Nepal from Everest base camp.

He didn't sleep for the final 24 hours of the ascent.

"At the top because it's low oxygen you're using supplementary oxygenit feels almost like a dream," said Warnez, who is originally from Balcarres and currently living in Saskatoon. "You're not thinking completely clearly, but it's pretty amazing."

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Landry Warnez is still on a high after joining the ranks of mountain climbers who have reached the summit of Mount Everest.

Warnez credits trekking through Nepal and spending time at Everest base camplast year for fuelling his desireto climb to the peak.

"I've always been drawn to looking for an adventure, right, and that's something that I wanted [to do] at this point in my life," Warnez said.

Warnez says it took a lot of training to prepare for the expedition. He spent months in the gym building up his strength and cardio in addition to doing climbing-specific training in Canmore, Alta.

"A big thing to climbing Everest is cardio," Warnez said. "You're climbing between eight to 12 hours a day, multiple days on end."

Warnez says thechallenges associated with summiting Mount Everestinclude getting sick, exhausting theoxygen supply at the wrong time, and attempting the trek in the wrong weather window.

"With Everest the risk is really highlighted internationally when people die, but I obviously felt that it was a risk I was willing to take," Warnez said

Warnez says the risk didn't end once he made it to the summit of Mount Everest: It took two days to get back down to base camp.

"You're ecstatic [at the top] but also realize you have quite the challenge to just get off the mountain ,"Warnez said.

Warnez, who described the climb as exhausting but rewarding, made sure to represent his home province when he got to the peak by posing with the Saskatchewan flag for a few pictures.

"I have a lot of pride coming from Saskatchewan, and I thought it [bringing the flag] would be something unique," Warnez said. "I think there have beenaround 100 or over 100 Canadians [who]have climbed Everest, but only only a handful from Saskatchewan."