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?

[u/ThePriestofVaranasi]

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?

[u/captain-_-clutch]

Mentioned that in another reply and I agree. I have no clue how you refuel some of these helicopters or if it's possible with one person. Worst case tho you keep getting new ones, can easily find airports with flight charts, which shouldn't be too hard to find.

[u/Budget-Holiday-7325 → u/captain-_-clutch]

One thing I havent seen mentioned in this post is that the US teaches thousands of 18-20 somethings how to fuel, maintain, and pilot aircraft and ships every year. The steps to fuel (almost) any aircraft are definitely written down in a book.

First find a book about military helicopter capabilities, figure out which one can summit everest. Then travel to the military facility that houses that particular aircraft (you can google this if the internet is still working) and break into their maintnence squadron. There will be manuals there.

The harder part will be getting your helicopter to everest. I would recommend choosing a helo that is already stationed at one of america's many bases in europe or asia.

Really it's a great thing Ethan knows english. Though if he were Chinese or Indian I suppose he could use the same strategy there.

Ethan could use a similar strategy to cross his chosen ocean. I thought about military equipment again but a i would guess too many things could break on a vessel capable of an unrefueled voyage. The man has to learn to sail. he could spend years practicing.

[u/captain-_-clutch → u/Budget-Holiday-7325]

I was worried about whether it would physically take 2 people to refuel. Looked it up and na, just drive the tanker over and fill er up. He would have a fun first month trying to find keys and stuff but after that he should have everything he needs to learn. Written docs on maintenance and operation are extensive and should be inside whatever vehicle he finds.