stackyFACTSCooking pasta on a massive mountain is a test of sheer patience. Because the ambient atmospheric pressure is so incredibly weak at high altitudes, liquids require far less thermal energy to escape into a vapor, meaning your water boils way before it's actually hot enough to cook anything.
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