Can coca leaves and Mount Everest go together? You bet! Coca tea leaves are well-known for helping to avoid high altitude sickness, acute mountain sickness or simply AMS.
Hermann Buhl
Hermann Buhl’s climbed successfully Nanga Parbat mountain way back in 1953. This 8000 meter mountain in the western Himalayas has taken many lives. As many as 31 mountaineers and climbers died climbing Nanga Parbat and never made it back down. The biggest loss of lives was in 1934 when 10 climbers died while trying to conquer Nanga Parbat. Coca Leaves & Mount Everest should be in every climber’s vocabulary.
Every mountaineer needs to research about the benefits of coca tea.
Many others have tried climbing Nanga Parbat but none were successful until came along Hermann Buhl. Buhl was only 29 years old from Austria. He had a faulty crampon and did not have any supplemental oxygen. Hermann Buhl was climbing solo so there were no Sherpas to help him. In fact, he did not have any modern day climbing equipment that many climbers use today.
Medicine For Survival
When Buhl was dissenting, he ran into some serious trouble and had to spend the whole freezing night stationary in a notch below the actual summit. He was in a bad shape, coming in and out of consciousness. Then, as he finally came to, (as he wrote in his own book) “Nanga Parbat Pilgrimage”, he recalled that he had some medicine with him. Hermann Buhl had packed with him methamphetamine pills, named Pervitin.
Desperate to survive, he wrote: “It was my only chance to survive; its brief renewal of my strength might last long enough for me to get down to the tent of this mountain.”
To those who don’t know, Pervitin is basically a prescription amphetamine. German, Austrian and other European climbers knew that it can give them superhuman energy and focus during times of extreme stress and fatigue. Pervitin was given out during World War 2 to German soldiers.
Hermann Buhl took two tablets. To save his limbs from frost bite, he ended up taking a blood-flow promoting chemical called Padutin. And while here at Coca Tea Express we do not promote the use of illegal drugs that can harm health. However, in certain conditions, when climbing above 8000 meters, one simply has no other choice. To save their life in the mountains, a man’s gotta do what a man’s gotta do!
Key Natural Ingredient
Coca leaves & Mount Everest as well as many other 8000 meter mountains should require mountaineers to use coca tea when attempting the life or death challenge.
And what is even more interesting is that there are reports that amphetamines do not work at high altitude like they would normally. An article titled “The Team That Summited Everest Dosed Two Sherpas With Amphetamines” explains what happened when two Sherpas were given a powerful amphetamine by the Swiss mountaineers. To cut it short, it helped with their cough and helped them sleep better, no mental focus or energy benefits at all.
But what could possibly REALLY saved Hermann Buhl’s life was coca tea leaves.
You see, he also was drinking large amounts of coca tea from his thermos. Coca tea is the best natural medicine to help relief AMS and high altitude sickness. People in Peru and Bolivia have used coca tea to help them thrive in the harsh Andean mountains for over 5000 years.
In the end, the famous mountaineer Hermann Buhl made it down the mountain alive. He conquered the killer summit Nanga Parbat. And he makes it clear in his book titled “Nanga Parbat Pilgrimage”, if he didn’t have coca leaves and other medicine, he would not have survived the descent down the killer summit.
To your health and success,
Alex
Trent says
Hey Alex I always wanted to try coca tea chewing in the mountains. Do you still have stock? I am in New York City.
Gary says
You’d need a thermos. Water freezes quickly up there or you can chew coca leaf powder.
Coca Tea Express says
Hi Gary,
That is correct, thermos or chewing coca powder would work best.
Kind regards,
Alex
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Wes says
Had no idea you could take coca leaves to Nepal to climb the Himalayas.
Anyone tried?
Coca Tea Express says
Hi Wes,
If you are smart about it, yes, you can take coca tea with you safely.
Kind regards,
Alex
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Troy says
Thanks for the article on climbing and coca leaves. Will pack some with me on my next summit.
Coca Tea Express says
Hi Troy,
Good choice with coca leaves.
Kind regards,
Alex
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Gregory says
Getting coca’d up on top of Mount Everest is not a bad idea 😎
Coca Tea Express says
Hi Gregory,
Coca tea rum or wine is good too… it gives more longer lasting energy and is more euphoric.
Kind regards,
Alex
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Paul says
Everest is an easier climb than Nanga Parbat. You’d need a lot of drugs!
Coca Tea Express says
Hi Paul,
Everest is meant to be the easiest of the big 3 summits. I would pack plenty of coca tea with me… for chewing.
Kind regards,
Alex
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Hayden says
I think every mountaineer should carry coca tea with them, especially during Mount Everest and Nanga Parbat or K2.
Coca Tea Express says
Hi Hayden,
I tend to agree. Maybe even some coca leaf wine or rum… would serve even better results in small doses.
Kind regards,
Alex
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Manfred says
I think most elite climbers take some drugs with them to climb so far and so fast. None of them do it without chemicals.
Coca Tea Express says
Hi Manfred,
I would agree with you by all counts. A mad man would climb mountains without any aid or a liar. 😉
Kind regards,
Alex
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Yuri says
Thanks for the tips.
Cheers
Coca Tea Express says
Thanks Yuri!
Kind regards,
Alex
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John says
Hey Alex, great site! Thanks for the articles.
Cassy says
I showed this article to my friends. Some of my friends want to climb Mount Everest and with so many people dying up there, using anything to aid them is vital IMO. Good luck!
Coca Tea Express says
Hi Cassy,
Thanks very much for spreading our articles, it really helps.
Kind regards,
Alex
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Trent says
I reckon chewing coca tea powder on top of Mount Everest summit would be amazing! Just imagine the intense rush and euphoria!
Thanks for the article.
James says
Hillary was the ultimate climber. He took on Everest without oxygen and without anything else.
Coca Tea Express says
Hi James,
We were not there, so can’t comment if Hillary took any medicine… 😉
Kind regards,
Alex
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Ron says
Every serious mountaineer should have coca tea with them, enough said.
Coca Tea Express says
Hi Ron,
100% agreed, it only provides more energy and mental focus.
Kind regards,
Alex
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George B says
What would be the best way to take coca tea at high altitude as tea or chewing? Thanks for the interesting article.
Coca Tea Express says
Hi George,
I would either chew coca tea powder with bi carb soda or prepare a hot tea in thermos.
Kind regards,
Alex
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Rachel Simonds says
How often can you take coca tea during the day? Is it the same as coffee?
Coca Tea Express says
Hi Rachel,
You can take 15-25 grams of coca tea per day without any issues, just like coffee, you can always take more if you desired to do during work.
Kind regards,
Alex
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Bill says
Do you still ship coca tea powder to Canada?
Jason says
Can’t travel to Nepal this year, but maybe next year I will being some coca tea with me to give it a crack.
Bob says
Not sure when they will reopen the Himalayas… best to stick to local mountains in your own country for now.
Wesley says
When will 3X coca come back?
Coca Tea Express says
Hi Wesley,
We are hoping to get more 3X Triple Strength coca tea powder by mid May in Australia.
Not sure yet when in US as Peru have closed their borders.
Kind regards,
Alex
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Harry says
Hey Alex, any idea when you will have more of 3X coca tea powder?
I know the current situation but keen to get more.
Thanks,
Harry
Coca Tea Express says
Hi Harry,
We will have 3X Triple Strength coca tea available for sale in 1 week in Australia ONLY.
Kind regards,
Alex
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Chris Hinkleman says
Hey there. I’m keen to try coca tea and just wanted to know if you have any shopfronts or herbal stores from which you vend. I’m located in Melbourne, and just want to successfully obtain a shipment.
Any thoughts on this matter? Thanks in advance.
-CH
Coca Tea Express says
Hi Chris,
Just email us directly, we accept netbank and Transferwise.com payments.
Kind regards,
Alex
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Tommo says
Hey Alex, just registered with transferwise.com, will make a payment tonight.
Coca Tea Express says
Hi Tommo,
Thanks for your order via Transferwise.com
Kind regards,
Alex
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