r/whowouldwin • u/ThePriestofVaranasi • Jul 09 '25

Challenge Every human on Earth vanishes, except for one random person in the US. A button is placed on the summit of Mount Everest that can be pressed to undo this change. Can humanity be restored?

Every human on Earth vanishes without a trace, except for one random survivor: Ethan from the United States. Moments after the disappearance, a mysterious device materializes before him, displaying a message:
"Humanity can be restored. To activate revival, you must press the button housed at the highest point on Earth—the summit of Mount Everest."

Ethan essentially has as much of a prep time as he wants to gather all the essentials like food, water, weapons, vehicles and everything else that has been suddenly abandoned. He can raid supermarkets, libraries, military depots, and pharmacies for supplies. Ethan can still die of old age so this prep time isn't unlimited.

Now, Ethan faces an impossible gauntlet:
He must travel to Nepal and ascend to the summit of Mount Everest without dying.

Can Ethan survive long enough to reach the button and restore humanity?

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u/APrettyGoodDalek Jul 09 '25

Can't Ethan just send that drone to the summit?

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u/Sorry-Programmer9826 Jul 09 '25

The air is really really thin up and cold there. Youd need a high performance drone. And getting all the way up seems implausible.

A helicopter can only just operate at everest height

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u/Adventurous_Web_2181 Jul 09 '25

Someone just flew up to the summit with a DJI Mavic.

https://www.reddit.com/r/interestingasfuck/comments/1ltihel/every_body_on_mount_everest_was_once_a_very/

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u/MaleficentPapaya4768 Jul 09 '25

DJI just flew a DJI up there, and it was heavily modified. You aren’t buying one off the shelf that can do it. 

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u/Amonyi7 Jul 14 '25

Well he doesn’t need to buy one, he just needs to find the DJI one

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u/Easy_Mechanic_9787 Jul 09 '25

I can see him attaching the drone on the helicopter and then sending it away to the button.

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u/EncabulatorTurbo Jul 09 '25

They sell drones on B&H for $40k that can reach that height

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u/CadenVanV Jul 09 '25

You do need a really high performance drone. But you also have access to US military equipment if you don’t mind breaking into a military base, and I guarantee you they have drones that could do it. It might involve hitting the button with a missile but if it works it works.

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u/KindaDutch Jul 09 '25

https://youtu.be/0pIyIMqwu0E Debatable. Wild like to get as close as possible first.

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u/southern_boy ​ Jul 09 '25

After robbing every bank in the world and replacing the money with cookies, sure! 💰🍪

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u/MortLightstone Jul 11 '25

Might be easier for him to get on a weather balloon and parachute to the summit with a dirigible parachute. Assuming the weather plays ball, of course, which it never does up there