Cleveland.com heard that Robert Alt was “On the Move” and climbing Everest. He certainly is.

Alex Honnold sends kind words of encouragement before Robert Alt’s epic expedition. Watch the video.

Follow along with Robert Alt’s activities the day before he left Columbus, Ohio, for Kathmandu, Nepal.

Robert Alt arrives in Kathmandu, reunites with Nepal's free-market think tank—Samriddhi Foundation—and meets the legendary Pasang Dawa Sherpa.

Robert Alt arrives in Lukla via alternative transportation and treks through several villages in the Khumbu Valley to reach Tengboche.

View the map of Robert Alt’s climb from Everest Base Camp to the summit shown with approximate elevations.

View the map of Robert Alt’s trek from Kathmandu to Everest Base Camp shown with approximate elevations.

Location: Nepal/Tibet – Asia
Height: 29,032 feet (8,848 meters)

First summitted in 1953 by Tenzing Norgay and Sir Edmund Hillary, Everest has since garnered fame not just for its astounding height, but for its harsh conditions including avalanches, extreme weather, and—of course—altitude sickness. Its summit crowns the Himalaya and straddles the border between Nepal and Tibet (the latter being administered as an Autonomous Region of China) and can be approached from either side.