What else could get people wanting to go to Mars? Extreme sport! Climbing Everest? tish tosh! What about Olympus Mons the highest mountain in the solar system. At 88,580km high the mountain dwarfs little Everest. The first "problem" would be a 6,000 meter escarpment to gain the gentle lower slopes of the mountain. The second problem would be the long slow slog up the remaining 79,000 meters, a slog that would require a trek of approximately 150 miles up hill. The caldera rim encircles a crater that is roughly 53 miles in diameter. With 3km absail you could reach the caldera floor.
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