Everest Summit Push
Guide your clients to the top of Everest and back, one smart decision at a time.
About
In Everest Summit Push, teams guide their clients on a 20-day expedition to the top of Mount Everest and safely back to base camp.
Teams must weigh up a range of factors, including client fitness, weather, the best route to the summit, acclimatisation, use of oxygen, pitching tents and strategies to outwit the other teams. Key information arrives on each team’s tablet every day of the expedition.
Teams race each other to make swift yet clear-headed decisions. Space is limited in each height zone, so teams that hesitate can get stuck on a poorer path or be unable to move at all.
Along the way, teams also complete active challenges, such as timed tent pack-ups, a blindfold climbing harness challenge and sleeping bag stuffing. They must decide what their guide carries: tents, oxygen or clients. Clients earn points as they climb higher, but without the right supplies they risk serious altitude sickness.
Learning outcomes
Everest Summit Push is an emotionally gripping learning tool, designed to change how people think about the way they work and make decisions.
Research shows that game-based learning helps people learn in less time and with lasting results, thanks to engaging themes, hands-on components and clear links to their business environment.
After the game, participants reflect on what happened during the expedition: how decisions were made, how risks were weighed and how the team handled pressure. Many teams are surprised by how much their early choices shaped what happened higher up the mountain.
They are then invited to connect these observations to real-life situations at work. In doing so, they can identify practical changes in behaviour that last well beyond the event, from planning and communication to customer focus and resilience.
Program flow
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Expedition briefing
Teams meet their clients and learn how the 20-day Everest expedition works.
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Plan the ascent
Teams weigh up client fitness, routes, oxygen and supplies before setting off.
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Daily decisions
Each day, new information arrives on the tablet and teams decide how to move up the mountain.
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Active challenges
Teams race through tent pack-ups, a blindfold harness challenge and sleeping bag stuffing.
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Reflection
Teams review their expedition and connect the lessons to real situations at work.
What is included
Included
- Facilitation by experienced hosts
- Tablets with the expedition game
- Tents, harnesses and challenge equipment
- Scoring and results
- Facilitated reflection session
Not included
- Venue rental
- Catering and refreshments
- Audio-visual equipment
- Transportation to and from the venue
- Printing of personalised materials
Frequently asked questions
How many people can take part?
Groups from 10 to 500 guests can take part, working in smaller teams.
How long does the program take?
A typical session runs for about 2.5 hours.
Do we need mountaineering knowledge?
No. All the information teams need arrives on the tablet each day of the expedition.
Can this be run indoors or outdoors?
It is designed for indoor venues, such as a meeting room or function space with room for teams to work.
What happens if teams make poor decisions?
Clients who climb without the right supplies risk altitude sickness, which costs the team points and progress.
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