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/Stalking_Goat Jul 09 '25 edited Jul 09 '25

Even solo climbers are doing only the last part actually solo. There's a whole logistics system to bring supplies to the camps along the way, and a team of Sherpas and guides prepares the trail and installs ropes and ladders at the start of every climbing season.

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u/rasco41 Jul 09 '25

Yea, my idea is sky diving. If he hits it before he dies by falling on it we win anyway.

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u/ghotier Jul 09 '25

Humanity is so fucked.

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u/Seth_Baker Jul 10 '25

Too windy, and it's a very small target. If he misses it by even a hair (having to bail from a plane that's in flight at close to 40k feet) he'll probably die before he can climb back up. I think he's almost got a better chance of trying it in a military helicopter that can reach 30k feet.

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u/Disastrous-Mess-7236 Jul 10 '25

Um, rules don’t say Ethan must survive. He just has to press it.

The only time “alive” is mentioned is “He must travel to Nepal and ascend to the summit of Mount Everest without dying.” Basically, he has to get there without dying but it’s probably just that once he’s dead, he can’t push the button unless he falls on it.

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u/No_Constant_1026 Jul 09 '25

Rheinhold Messner basically walked in with his girlfriend, and then soloed to the top. Minimal support.