If Mt. Everest is too high and too expensive, what do you think of going to Mauna Kea? Would you still be admired by your friends for this accomplishment? 💪🏻
I’ve actually climbed Mount Everest but not all the way up. We were probably a few hours off then one of our guides passed out . We decided it was better to take the safe route and get him down before someone gets hurt. Still a great experience
That awkward moment when you've climbed Mt. Everest and reached a great sense of achievement. But your Sherpa guide is going back and forth almost every year.
@Ike Mike actually and sadly, Ted and Fischer are responsible and they paid the ultimate price for their negligence. I researched Sandy and do understand why people are put off by her though. it seems Ted made some reckless and arrogant decisions, before and during the excursion. sandy wasn't part of ted's group. she and several others needed help and nearly died. her team leaders got her to safety because they were able to do so and it was their job to get their clients down Everest. i don't think fischer died trying to rescue them. i think he got lost in the storm,
Sherpas are the real heroes of these mountains. Its sad that people pay a lot of money to these companies to help them reach the summit but these Sherpas who are the reason people are able to reach the top dont get compensated enough for their work.
The heros are the Nepalis who assist everyone to summit, often at huge personal cost. Many Nepali s die doing this job. Also not mentioned is how many people die trekking to Everest Base Camp.
That's why many climbers later in life have taken responsibility to help the local people with education and better jobs. It's the best solution for everyone. As eventually the locals will have better opportunities, and as permits and taxes for climbing Everest will raise, this dangerous business of leading inexperienced people there would decline. The worst about stories like this one is that in their competition and efforts to save reckless clients, the two very experienced guides perished. Very sad story, but one to learn from. And if we sometimes find ourselves in the position of being clients, we should have some empathy for our guides. They are not superheroes and can't carry out every risky desire we might have.
Kudos to those 3 climbers from adventure consultant that decided not to push through with the summit when they felt something was wrong, definitely saved their lives! It's not worth it to push yourself to death to reach the top, when the most dangerous hurdle is the descent.
I mean that is a perfectly valid description, "indescribable" implies that words are not enough to explain the sense of euphoria experienced in a situation, perhaps one could describe the mountains winding around them, the fierce chill as you stand on what could be seen as forbidden land, a place where our ancestors dare not even attempt to go, but the emotions that one would feel in an indescribable circumstance is so complex and beyond mere words that to even try to describe it would be a disservice to the sight and experience.
I don't think that the OP was talking about that. Them having to say that the feeling of standing on the top of Everest is indescribable kind of goes without saying because duh. Well written explanation though I'll give you that.
I already have a hard time getting up to to to the bathroom without wanting to die when i have the flu, can't imagine having to run a treadmill. Yikes.
Rob was a strong climber. He could have gotten himself down had he left Doug. He stayed trying to help his friend/client until he was to weak and frostbitten to save himself. His decisions that day may have led to many of the deaths in this disaster but he was a brave man to give his life trying to save Doug. Andy Harris was also a hero that night climbing back to the Hillary Step to try and help Rob with Doug. Andy's Ice ax was found on the SE ridge and some of his gear was found on the South Summit near where Rob Hall died. Andy was also a hero that night trying to help Rob and Doug.
I just read Krakauer's book about this, and he had a different account of the Beck Weathers story. Beck woke up and made it to camp 4 on his own. He was then wrapped in a sleeping bag and put in a tent. That night another storm blew his tent and sleeping bag off. The wind drowned out his cries for help. So, he spent his second night exposed. It was after all that, he was given the shot that enabled him to walk low enough to be rescued via a dangerous helicopter mission.
I was in Nepal a month after the April 2019 bottleneck. The pictures that came back from the mountain were insane and while they were released the guides in Kathmandu were still trying to recruit travelers to climb the mountain. I know because I was approached several times asking if I wanted to make the climb. Nepal really relies on that tourism money to survive, especially after that massive earthquake.
i Bellerophon it was painted on three different parts of the fence. 2 of which have been replaced with a new fence so I am wanting to repaint it back on because I think it’s awesome
So you have pooped where rob hall has? Pretty impressive! That's a more achievable goal in my eyes. Pooping in the same place another man (or woman I guess) has before. Think about how cool it would be to use the same toilet as a cave man or a hobbit.
06:42 Beck waited to descend with Rob Hall not Ascend and 07:54 Andy Harris was a Guide who actually tried to reach Rob with extra oxygen but never made it. Apart from those small things this is a great video.
I would recommend reading John Krakauer's book: Into Thin Air. It's his real life account of this very expedition. One of the best books I've ever read.
This. They didnt even mention Krakauer's name more than a couple times in the video and that surprised me since his book is one of the better tellings of the expedition for being controversial and scary
@@kelvinpang438 Actual experience is always better than reading just a book of watching movie. There is no comparison to actual climbing the mountain, of course. But hiking the trail is about as close as you can get without climbing it. You can feel the landscape and the thin air you breath. Yeah, 50% less oxygen than at sea level. You sure will meet people who actually plan to climb Mount Everest at the base camp.
Perhaps the biggest reason why I wouldn't want to climb, I don't want to collapseor somehow not be able to go in by myself but still alive and then be left behind to die all alone.
Even at base camp you can die due to avalanches, in 2015 22 people died at base camp and if Indian army's expedition team with doctor wouldn't have been there many more would have been dead.
4:55 The closest point on Earth to space is actually the summit of Mount Chimborazo in Ecuador, which is also the farthest point from the center of the Earth, roughly 2 kilometers farther from the center than the summit of Mount Everest. While Chimborazo stands about 2.580 meters lower than Everest above sea level, it’s farthest from the center because it’s located directly on the Earth’s equatorial bulge.
@@montyi8 why the LOL? @Albert Nash ….I just posted the same comment/facts you did and threw in the additional fact about Mauna Kea being the tallest mountain from base to summit, too!
Lt Col Madan KC is the extremely brave helicopter pilot who rescued the two injured men from Camp 2. The air is so thin at that altitude that the helicopter rotors get almost no lift.
I remember watching a segment Bear Grylls did about when he climbed Mt Everest. When he was 23 he was then the youngest person to climb. He talked about how he saw Scott Fischer’s body still on the mountain. I can’t imagine what was going on through his mind
Actually there are more sherpas who work there in comparison to the paying climbers (in some documentaries 25 sherpas per 13 expedition members) but I agree with the sentiment. Many do it to prove something to themselves or the world.
Exactly it's ego. I used to participate in a big Fitness figure shows and after some years I realize there's absolutely no point because you absolutely lose money that you don't win anyting you spend thousands of dollars to enter competition that you gain nothing from and I realize it is all ego
This Story is riveting as told in the book, Into Thin Air, by Jon Krakauer, a well-qualified mountaineer/journalist who was climbing with Rob Hall’s team... a TOTAL page-turner! Another goodie is written by the heroic (imo) Guide named Anatoli Boukreev (died tragically a few years later in an avalanche.) Two great books... The Same events... yet, recalled in different and utterly fascinating perspectives. One of the most memorable books I have ever read. I re-read at least once every couple years.
4:55 "The closest you can be to the stars...". That's actually the top of Chimborazo volcano because of its location on the equator besides its high altitude.
Kind of depends, it's relative to what you're measuring from. Closest you can be relative to the surface (i.e. sea level), Everest, or closest you can be relative to the earth's center, Chimborazo.
They want to feel they accomplished something in their life by doing it. They can't find excitement and joy of life in everyday life like you and me. It's kind of sad actually, because only thing waiting in the summit is death, if you are lucky you will escape.
@@dryb3301 hallelujah! I feel the same way. I think it is kinda sad and a litle pathetic you have to go to the edge of what is humanly possible, and go find these extremely dangerous situation in order to find accomplishment and truly feel alive. How little joy they seem to fund in everyday life, ....how incredibly sad is that! One almost has to feel sorrow for them
My honest thoughts on everything is i am ashamed by many humans trying to climb Everest for their own EGO. This should be left to only the most experienced and prepared climbers. I feel so bad for the Scheppas. They seem like such nice humble people trying to make a living and help, but are often put in dangerous situations because of weak or inexperienced climbers that want to summit just because they have money. It kind of makes my blood boil.
Even before opening this video, I knew what this was about. There is an IMAX movie named Everest. Narrator was Liam Neeson and it followed another expedition to the top. Tenzing Norgay’s son, Jamling, was also part of expedition. When I was learned Beck Weathers was alive, everyone put down their gear helped Beck down from high camp to mid-camp. First film I ever saw in IMAX.
spektrumB in Nepal its still an 11k permit fee look it up. lol multiple sources and I got one source saying they might raise it to 25k but not 35. And nothing technically happened as of yet.
mapezaid and 45k to live out a dream and experience something priceless isn’t that much if we’re being honest. It’s not something you do once a year (for normal people) but hey lovin the sarcasm my guy. 🤝
No! Boukreev descended because that was the plan. Go ahead and summit, then wait at camp 4 for possible emergencies. He was not being lazy. Scott worked himself to death(literally) catering to the reporter on his team. Her success would mean his success. Boukreev was the most powerful climber there, including sherpas. He was the reason so many lived. He saved 7 people and did it all without O2.
I cannot imagine the feeling of being left for dead thousands of feet atop a mountain while freezing. Just utter hopelessness as the world goes black all around you
I would if it could be done safely, but the risk is to big for me. Also, I don't know how I feel about risking other peoples lives, such as the sherpas and helicopter pilots when something goes wrong.
Written by Galen Rowell about Boukreev and Krakauer : While [Jon] Krakauer slept and no other guide, client, or Sherpa could muster the strength and courage to leave camp, Mr. Boukreev made several solo forays into a blizzard in the dark at 26,000 feet to rescue three climbers near death.
Overall, this video covers the topic fairly well, but a few points don't match with what I remember reading. 1. I'm not sure that the south side is really that much easier. 2. You write and say that Beck Weathers waited to ascend with Rob Hall. He actually waited to descend with Rob Hall because he'd promised to wait. That was one of the big mistakes. If Beck Weathers had gone down with other climbers instead of waiting for Rob Hall, he wouldn't have been caught in the storm. 3. I don't think anyone gave Beck Weathers a shot of Dex to revive him. I think he revived on his own and wandered into camp alone. 4. We don't know whether Doug Hansen refused to turn back. What he and Rob Hall said to one another isn't really known. Rob Hall had been pushing hard to get Doug Hansen to the summit because he'd forced Doug Hansen to turn back the previous year. People seem to think Andy Harris was trying to help the two of them.
To give you an idea of what an amazing human being Beck Weathers is, he sent Makalau on the helicopter first, the helicopter his wife had commissioned and paid for. He was in BAD shape, on death’s door, yet his compassion overcame that.
Jon Krakauer was actually not a guide. He was an author and was hired to write an article for some newspaper. They paid expenses for the trip, he was part of Rob Halls group, and this happened. He wrote a book on it called “Into Thin Air” which is an excellent book that I highly recommend to anyone interested
There's nothing in the summit of the mountain everest that's worth dying. I hope people find purpose and happiness in their lives instead of trying to live in the brink of death to find some excitement and a sense of accomplishment.
Typo at 2:57 should be "Acclimatizing to the altitude" not "attitude." Unless you mean climbers would have to get used to the attitude the mountain keeps throwing at them.
Being a person who climbed the Everest I came across many dead bodies just lying in the snow. The sherpa guides told our group that if we came across any people needing help in the death zone we shouldn't stop because it's almost impossible to keep yourself going at that altitude let alone helping someone.
Rob was a great mountaineer but he broke his own rule and made the fatal mistake against which he himself warned his clients. He ignored the turn around time from the summit and stayed with Doug Hansen when he knew full well that Doug is not going to survive. By the time Doug was dead, it was already too late to be that high.
The hardest part about being a guide is that in those situations you HAVE to leave people on the mountain, knowing they will die, to climb down to save yourself. This is why only experienced climbers should be in the Himalayan range, every peak is dangerous and Everest isn't even the most. If you want a fun climb with views come to Mt. Rainier, or Denali, or any of the 14ers around the world.
There are so many true stories about MT Everest climbing, both positive and negative. But it really really difficult to suppress the desire of standing on the roof of world.
Mt. Everest is a tourist attraction and definitely not the most dangerous mountain as that belongs to K-2. I had 2 acquaintances on this climb from Aspen Colorado Tim Madsen and Charlotte Fox, both of whom summited and thankfully survived the climb and returned home. There were way too many mistakes and reasons for the 8 deaths on that climb to argue about here.
Very thorough - the only account of the many I've watched that actually acknowledges the deaths of the three Indian climbers. Most all the other docs I've watched on the 1996 tragedy. though much longer than this video, can not be bothered mentioning the deaths of the Indian climbers. As usual, the white westerners are the only important people worth acknowledging. Very well done synopsis of the event.
jon gangdal who was the norwegian man on the nort side sayd that japanese who left the 11 off mai dident help the indian climber down because they thougt them were all gone iven if one was 75 % alive. One off the indian people come to him inn basecamp and ask him to call up the Japanse to save his 3 guys since Jon now the japanese well. Inn the end they sent sherpa up but then it was to late. Indian startet to fight with the japanse inn base camp and it allmost was a war bettwin to contries. They couldet have saved rob because they dident now what happen inn the sout side or have radio contact with them, If they did mabye the japanse could save rob
Who would win: Extremely brave pioneers that would accomplish anything to fulfil their dreams and goals even if it involved taking life threatening risks. Or One icy pyramid
At least Ghosts can't Spawn in on Everest under those conditions. Everyone knows Ghosts can't spawn outside in negative freezing temperatures unless the devs program it in. Yes, they generally only spawn inside above freezing at a rate of 0.069% per every 10,000 deaths unless you have a cursed item in your inventory.
If Mt. Everest is too high and too expensive, what do you think of going to Mauna Kea? Would you still be admired by your friends for this accomplishment? 💪🏻
My friends would just say, "What's Mauna Kea?" because everyone focuses more on Everest.
The Infographics Show idk
I can reach there but only once
I laughed when you said sputum? (pronounced sp-you-tum)
No
My parents met at base camp of Mt Everest. It's safe to say if that mountain didn't exist, I probably wouldn't either. Thanks Everest!
Spirit Of The Law if the bathroom stall at Waffle House didn’t exist nor would I
How much elevation bonus stat did your parents gain?
There story should be in this show then bro
Suprised to see you here Sotl
your parents rich af
The movie 'Everest' is also based on this disaster
Holyshit ur stil alive i used to watch u years ago lolol
Oh wow
yep i watched it with my ela class
Well now we know
A, little early😅😅
I’ve actually climbed Mount Everest but not all the way up. We were probably a few hours off then one of our guides passed out . We decided it was better to take the safe route and get him down before someone gets hurt. Still a great experience
Blue Man you’re most likely inexperienced
gamehuntee1990 why?
Kudos to you, many people lose sight of what’s really important when they’re so close to the summit!
@@dartheveloper5449 rude
You did the right thing mate!
That awkward moment when you've climbed Mt. Everest and reached a great sense of achievement. But your Sherpa guide is going back and forth almost every year.
James Ambrocio *twice a year
@@oppvaskbjorn thanks for the appreciation
THESE SHERPAs are something ELSE‼️ A different breed of people natural born mountaineers...just *AMAZING*
Rich middle aged: I did it!
Sherpa: Yeah yeah come on I got the next climber I need to bring up.
@Ike Mike actually and sadly, Ted and Fischer are responsible and they paid the ultimate price for their negligence.
I researched Sandy and do understand why people are put off by her though.
it seems Ted made some reckless and arrogant decisions, before and during the excursion.
sandy wasn't part of ted's group. she and several others needed help and nearly died. her team leaders got her to safety because they were able to do so and it was their job to get their clients down Everest.
i don't think fischer died trying to rescue them. i think he got lost in the storm,
Sherpas are the real heroes of these mountains. Its sad that people pay a lot of money to these companies to help them reach the summit but these Sherpas who are the reason people are able to reach the top dont get compensated enough for their work.
Porters even less
The heros are the Nepalis who assist everyone to summit, often at huge personal cost. Many Nepali s die doing this job. Also not mentioned is how many people die trekking to Everest Base Camp.
Not many people die trekking to base camp. Only a few have ever actually died on the way to Everest base camp.
That's why many climbers later in life have taken responsibility to help the local people with education and better jobs. It's the best solution for everyone. As eventually the locals will have better opportunities, and as permits and taxes for climbing Everest will raise, this dangerous business of leading inexperienced people there would decline. The worst about stories like this one is that in their competition and efforts to save reckless clients, the two very experienced guides perished. Very sad story, but one to learn from. And if we sometimes find ourselves in the position of being clients, we should have some empathy for our guides. They are not superheroes and can't carry out every risky desire we might have.
thanks . it means a lot to us ( Nepalese)
Sherpas *
Didnt knew people die trekking base camp.
Had that as one of my bucket list
I’ve climbed Mount Everest many times With UA-cam..I can honestly say it’s a 100% Safe.
🤣🤣🤣
Anthony Bozza is a much more impressive Bozza...
You would have died twice (probably)
Chris Chris Way more
100% safe
Joke of the century
I wouldn't climb Mt. Everest.
1. I'm too poor to pay 70k
2. See 1.
3. See 2.
4. Also I'm too fat and lazy
Not a bad explanation
I knew I had a twin out there somewhere.
@@katemaloney4296 never knew i had triplets
5. I hate camping
6. I hate being cold
Love how you included the Tibetan flag instead of the Chinese, and mentioned Mount Everest is between Nepal and Tibet and not China
@Definitely a George Soros funded bot greedy china just conquered tibet
50 cent army Free Tibet
That was wrong tho. It should be china and not tibet. As tibet is china
KsX nope. You’re in the wrong site. Go back to Chinese UA-cam!
Tibet ppl don't like China tho it is china now
But this guy is idiot he think India is Nepal
Kudos to those 3 climbers from adventure consultant that decided not to push through with the summit when they felt something was wrong, definitely saved their lives! It's not worth it to push yourself to death to reach the top, when the most dangerous hurdle is the descent.
5:03: Climbers have called standing on the summit as "indescribable." Well, that's certainly informative.
I mean that is a perfectly valid description, "indescribable" implies that words are not enough to explain the sense of euphoria experienced in a situation, perhaps one could describe the mountains winding around them, the fierce chill as you stand on what could be seen as forbidden land, a place where our ancestors dare not even attempt to go, but the emotions that one would feel in an indescribable circumstance is so complex and beyond mere words that to even try to describe it would be a disservice to the sight and experience.
I don't think that the OP was talking about that. Them having to say that the feeling of standing on the top of Everest is indescribable kind of goes without saying because duh. Well written explanation though I'll give you that.
Yurt
Mup Limerick
creapyalbinofish When we want your input we will ask for it, thanks for the memo you sped.
“Like running on a treadmill with the flu.“
Yeah. No.
I already have a hard time getting up to to to the bathroom without wanting to die when i have the flu, can't imagine having to run a treadmill. Yikes.
Rob hall died trying to help Doug achieve his dream. It wasn't smart but he was a hero
@@Hetsu.. do it yourself then
@@zach7372 Why dont you
@@Hetsu.. fair enough
Rob was a strong climber. He could have gotten himself down had he left Doug. He stayed trying to help his friend/client until he was to weak and frostbitten to save himself. His decisions that day may have led to many of the deaths in this disaster but he was a brave man to give his life trying to save Doug. Andy Harris was also a hero that night climbing back to the Hillary Step to try and help Rob with Doug. Andy's Ice ax was found on the SE ridge and some of his gear was found on the South Summit near where Rob Hall died. Andy was also a hero that night trying to help Rob and Doug.
No, js an idiot.
I just read Krakauer's book about this, and he had a different account of the Beck Weathers story. Beck woke up and made it to camp 4 on his own. He was then wrapped in a sleeping bag and put in a tent. That night another storm blew his tent and sleeping bag off. The wind drowned out his cries for help. So, he spent his second night exposed. It was after all that, he was given the shot that enabled him to walk low enough to be rescued via a dangerous helicopter mission.
I was in Nepal a month after the April 2019 bottleneck. The pictures that came back from the mountain were insane and while they were released the guides in Kathmandu were still trying to recruit travelers to climb the mountain. I know because I was approached several times asking if I wanted to make the climb. Nepal really relies on that tourism money to survive, especially after that massive earthquake.
and nepal is sorrounded by greedy neighbors and corrupted leaders.
This is a movie called "Everest" would recommend
IamDelta I’ve watched it. Its a sad and crazy movie.
IamDelta It also on Sky
Yeah I remember being obsessed with knowing all about Rob Hall after watching that movie
It's about this story
Yeah I watched it
Rob Hall's parents lived in my house before us! We have the Himalayan colours on our fence that they painted as they lived here.
Wow! Thats actually really cool!! Are they thinking about ever painting over it, or will they just leave it be?
i Bellerophon it was painted on three different parts of the fence. 2 of which have been replaced with a new fence so I am wanting to repaint it back on because I think it’s awesome
So you have pooped where rob hall has? Pretty impressive! That's a more achievable goal in my eyes. Pooping in the same place another man (or woman I guess) has before. Think about how cool it would be to use the same toilet as a cave man or a hobbit.
06:42 Beck waited to descend with Rob Hall not Ascend and 07:54 Andy Harris was a Guide who actually tried to reach Rob with extra oxygen but never made it. Apart from those small things this is a great video.
“To reach his pregnant wife” Okay... if my husband wanted to climb Mount Everest while I was PREGNANT, that would be a divorce.
@Heidi Pastore robs wife was also a mountaineer
It's his job (I think he was one of the guides correct me if I am wrong)
cool
@@bhavikm8840 he was the owner and lead guide
He was the main guide. This was his job. And the one time per year that he had a window to do so.
Sherpas do this every year. They are incredibly awesome.
I would recommend reading John Krakauer's book: Into Thin Air. It's his real life account of this very expedition. One of the best books I've ever read.
Better yet, is to hike the trail to the base camp. There is no danger of dying, while you can see the mountain with your own eyes.
About to say this. He writes amazing books.
@@spektrumB But it's completely different from being at the top.Not even close.
This. They didnt even mention Krakauer's name more than a couple times in the video and that surprised me since his book is one of the better tellings of the expedition for being controversial and scary
@@kelvinpang438 Actual experience is always better than reading just a book of watching movie. There is no comparison to actual climbing the mountain, of course. But hiking the trail is about as close as you can get without climbing it. You can feel the landscape and the thin air you breath. Yeah, 50% less oxygen than at sea level. You sure will meet people who actually plan to climb Mount Everest at the base camp.
*Climber Collapses*
Literally almost every other climber on Everest: “Ight, imma head out..”
Perhaps the biggest reason why I wouldn't want to climb, I don't want to collapseor somehow not be able to go in by myself but still alive and then be left behind to die all alone.
I’ll just chill at base camp. No need to get up there 😂
Even at base camp you can die due to avalanches, in 2015 22 people died at base camp and if Indian army's expedition team with doctor wouldn't have been there many more would have been dead.
lol
There's no conquering mt Everest, only experiencing it.
Im sure summiting it and getting back down alive is conquering it.
When you remember its not a documentary on deaths on Everest but an experience of a man stranded on top of the Everest.
4:55 The closest point on Earth to space is actually the summit of Mount Chimborazo in Ecuador, which is also the farthest point from the center of the Earth, roughly 2 kilometers farther from the center than the summit of Mount Everest. While Chimborazo stands about 2.580 meters lower than Everest above sea level, it’s farthest from the center because it’s located directly on the Earth’s equatorial bulge.
Lol
@@montyi8 why the LOL?
@Albert Nash ….I just posted the same comment/facts you did and threw in the additional fact about Mauna Kea being the tallest mountain from base to summit, too!
If the surface of the earth is further away from the center, the atmosphere bends too because of the equal distribution of gravity
I don’t know if I would ever have enough courage to climb Mount Everest. To me, the thrill doesn’t seem worth the risk of death.
"closest one can be to the stars when standing on the earth".. that's not on Mt Everest, but on Chimborazo.
I salute you fellow geography fan
channelthegijoeshow YOOOO IT’S ACTUALLY YOU!!!!
Lt Col Madan KC is the extremely brave helicopter pilot who rescued the two injured men from Camp 2. The air is so thin at that altitude that the helicopter rotors get almost no lift.
I am from Nepal and i wont dare to climb 😅😅
You are smart.
_very big brain_
Big brain energy time
Smart.
Put on foot on it and you officialy climb it. (Even if you did not reach the top of it)
I remember watching a segment Bear Grylls did about when he climbed Mt Everest. When he was 23 he was then the youngest person to climb. He talked about how he saw Scott Fischer’s body still on the mountain. I can’t imagine what was going on through his mind
now the youngest person to climb mount everest is a 13 year old kid....
@@Anay345 Madness.
That's eerie
Basically, 95% who attempt to climb the mountain chose to do so to feed their own ego. The remaining are just there due to work.
So the remaining 5% are there to feed the other 95%'s ego...
Actually there are more sherpas who work there in comparison to the paying climbers (in some documentaries 25 sherpas per 13 expedition members) but I agree with the sentiment. Many do it to prove something to themselves or the world.
Great summary
Exactly it's ego. I used to participate in a big Fitness figure shows and after some years I realize there's absolutely no point because you absolutely lose money that you don't win anyting you spend thousands of dollars to enter competition that you gain nothing from and I realize it is all ego
Mt. Everest: Don't Tread on Me
K2: Hold my frozen corpses
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This Story is riveting as told in the book, Into Thin Air, by Jon Krakauer, a well-qualified mountaineer/journalist who was climbing with Rob Hall’s team... a TOTAL page-turner! Another goodie is written by the heroic (imo) Guide named Anatoli Boukreev (died tragically a few years later in an avalanche.) Two great books... The Same events... yet, recalled in different and utterly fascinating perspectives. One of the most memorable books I have ever read. I re-read at least once every couple years.
Seriously love these story type videos, the diamond bank heist being my favourite
Thank you! 🙏
ITBP
4:55 "The closest you can be to the stars...". That's actually the top of Chimborazo volcano because of its location on the equator besides its high altitude.
But nobody can climb a volcano. If you want to be really technical, then people flying in a plane or rocket are even closer to the stars.
@@sarban1653 It's not active anymore so yes it can be climbed. It's actually much easier than climbing the everest.
@@593jorge I see, I stand corrected in that case.
Kind of depends, it's relative to what you're measuring from. Closest you can be relative to the surface (i.e. sea level), Everest, or closest you can be relative to the earth's center, Chimborazo.
@@geefreck Yes, indeed. I'm referring to what's said in the video and I quoted: Closest to the stars.
Ed Viesturs’ answer to the question of “why” has been my favorite so far.
If you have to ask why we do it, you’ll never understand.
Mullary' was better "Because it's there" :D
They want to feel they accomplished something in their life by doing it. They can't find excitement and joy of life in everyday life like you and me.
It's kind of sad actually, because only thing waiting in the summit is death, if you are lucky you will escape.
@@dryb3301 hallelujah! I feel the same way. I think it is kinda sad and a litle pathetic you have to go to the edge of what is humanly possible, and go find these extremely dangerous situation in order to find accomplishment and truly feel alive. How little joy they seem to fund in everyday life, ....how incredibly sad is that! One almost has to feel sorrow for them
My honest thoughts on everything is i am ashamed by many humans trying to climb Everest for their own EGO. This should be left to only the most experienced and prepared climbers. I feel so bad for the Scheppas. They seem like such nice humble people trying to make a living and help, but are often put in dangerous situations because of weak or inexperienced climbers that want to summit just because they have money. It kind of makes my blood boil.
Yes, that is how the sherpas earn their living but they shouldn't have to risk their lives just to earn a living.
Even before opening this video, I knew what this was about. There is an IMAX movie named Everest. Narrator was Liam Neeson and it followed another expedition to the top. Tenzing Norgay’s son, Jamling, was also part of expedition. When I was learned Beck Weathers was alive, everyone put down their gear helped Beck down from high camp to mid-camp. First film I ever saw in IMAX.
I won't climb mount Everest for the simple reasoning that I live in Norway and got enough mountains here
Haha !!
@UCgz67owl3KLPJz9wQrBVpxw Telling people they talk like ghetto babies is such a ghetto baby thing to do...
Halvard Rovde i want to move there ive climbed up rainier 2 times mount adams once and mt baker 4 times all in washington
Skyler, I used to live in Olympia, Rainer twice huh? That’s badass
robert reichenbach yeah lol never summit it
Actually 70k is a very pricey expedition. If you know what you’re doing and have 40-45k you’re fine
Not anymore. Nepal just rise the permit fees to $35,000.
Oh jeez well now that you mention it I think I have some spare change laying around under the bed 😂
spektrumB in Nepal its still an 11k permit fee look it up. lol multiple sources and I got one source saying they might raise it to 25k but not 35. And nothing technically happened as of yet.
Oh well if it's 45K then I'm going.. that's nothing...
mapezaid and 45k to live out a dream and experience something priceless isn’t that much if we’re being honest. It’s not something you do once a year (for normal people) but hey lovin the sarcasm my guy. 🤝
No! Boukreev descended because that was the plan. Go ahead and summit, then wait at camp 4 for possible emergencies. He was not being lazy. Scott worked himself to death(literally) catering to the reporter on his team. Her success would mean his success. Boukreev was the most powerful climber there, including sherpas. He was the reason so many lived. He saved 7 people and did it all without O2.
The movie based on these events is incredible. Harrowing, but incredible.
Mt. Everest is in Nepal my motherland❤️❤️My Nepal My Pride
Being a Nepalese, I wouldn't dare climb the mountain. Anewz, Namaste to you all 🙏
I love your vids!
"climber have described the feeling of climbing Everest as indescribable"
I cannot imagine the feeling of being left for dead thousands of feet atop a mountain while freezing. Just utter hopelessness as the world goes black all around you
I know, it must feel soo hopless knowing nothing can save you, just waiting while you slowly drift away.
It's not that bad once you run out of oxygen. The hypoxia keeps you from rational thought and thus you can't really process you're about to die.
One of the best ways to die, you’d be so sleepy and just fall asleep 🤷🏼♀️
I would if it could be done safely, but the risk is to big for me.
Also, I don't know how I feel about risking other peoples lives, such as the sherpas and helicopter pilots when something goes wrong.
If i were them, i would put my bed on the bottom of the mountain, sleep so i respawn there.
*logic*
Really funny
minecraft oof
Dude that's only in Minecraft not real life idiot
That's smart
@@friedpaper2034 that's the joke
Written by Galen Rowell about Boukreev and Krakauer :
While [Jon] Krakauer slept and no other guide, client, or Sherpa could muster the strength and courage to leave camp, Mr. Boukreev made several solo forays into a blizzard in the dark at 26,000 feet to rescue three climbers near death.
Overall, this video covers the topic fairly well, but a few points don't match with what I remember reading.
1. I'm not sure that the south side is really that much easier.
2. You write and say that Beck Weathers waited to ascend with Rob Hall. He actually waited to descend with Rob Hall because he'd promised to wait. That was one of the big mistakes. If Beck Weathers had gone down with other climbers instead of waiting for Rob Hall, he wouldn't have been caught in the storm.
3. I don't think anyone gave Beck Weathers a shot of Dex to revive him. I think he revived on his own and wandered into camp alone.
4. We don't know whether Doug Hansen refused to turn back. What he and Rob Hall said to one another isn't really known. Rob Hall had been pushing hard to get Doug Hansen to the summit because he'd forced Doug Hansen to turn back the previous year. People seem to think Andy Harris was trying to help the two of them.
VTPSTTU beck weathers did revive himself with thoughts of home and walked back to camp it’s a very interesting story
Right on all counts!
To give you an idea of what an amazing human being Beck Weathers is, he sent Makalau on the helicopter first, the helicopter his wife had commissioned and paid for. He was in BAD shape, on death’s door, yet his compassion overcame that.
Jon Krakauer was actually not a guide. He was an author and was hired to write an article for some newspaper. They paid expenses for the trip, he was part of Rob Halls group, and this happened. He wrote a book on it called “Into Thin Air” which is an excellent book that I highly recommend to anyone interested
Family Guy did it in 2 days
Thank you so much for the recognition of Tibet as a country.
means alot to us.
Tibet should still be a country
“The oxygen at that height is about half of the oxygen at sea level”
Me, an asthmatic: I’m never climbing a mountain then
There's nothing in the summit of the mountain everest that's worth dying.
I hope people find purpose and happiness in their lives instead of trying to live in the brink of death to find some excitement and a sense of accomplishment.
well said .but it is a great video
Just never leave your home and you won’t have to worry 😬
And never accomplish anything extraordinary in life.
Jordan slotter😂😂😂
It's hypothermia time
At least they didn't sell tumblr for 3 million
No its corona time
Exploration Central 😂😂😂
Typo at 2:57 should be "Acclimatizing to the altitude" not "attitude." Unless you mean climbers would have to get used to the attitude the mountain keeps throwing at them.
James Lee it’s a typo however it would be true if they did not have the right attitude it would be impossible
Not everyone can handle Everest's sass
Wim Hof: hold my breath!!
-70 degrees I don’t think most people on earth can even imagine how cold that really is. That’s insane anyone survived!
I see, I click, I like, then I enjoy😊
Yup
Being a person who climbed the Everest I came across many dead bodies just lying in the snow. The sherpa guides told our group that if we came across any people needing help in the death zone we shouldn't stop because it's almost impossible to keep yourself going at that altitude let alone helping someone.
Vishal Akula those sherpas are just heartless, bet they expect someone to help them through
Rob was a great mountaineer but he broke his own rule and made the fatal mistake against which he himself warned his clients. He ignored the turn around time from the summit and stayed with Doug Hansen when he knew full well that Doug is not going to survive. By the time Doug was dead, it was already too late to be that high.
I almost got lost on the top of Everest while watching this.
The hardest part about being a guide is that in those situations you HAVE to leave people on the mountain, knowing they will die, to climb down to save yourself. This is why only experienced climbers should be in the Himalayan range, every peak is dangerous and Everest isn't even the most. If you want a fun climb with views come to Mt. Rainier, or Denali, or any of the 14ers around the world.
I climbed Mount Kilimanjaro. That was enough for me.
It's more like hike up than climb up Mount Kilimanjaro.
Nice! I climbed mount sigh with my dad years ago, but it wasn't snowy and it was only like an hour or two to the top I think.
I once climbed a snow mountain in front of my house
spektrumB breh Kilimanjaro is the most dangerous mountain to climb
@@bradenstuart8799 To the top of Haystack?
I have seen the peak of mount Everest while on a flight. The captain announced the sighting of the peak. However, I wouldn't climb!
I watched the movie “Everest” a few months ago. I really recommend it, it’s also based on this same disaster
I’ve have a better feeling of euphoria standing at the bank with $75k then on top of Everest for 20 minutes,💀
There are so many true stories about MT Everest climbing, both positive and negative. But it really really difficult to suppress the desire of standing on the roof of world.
This reminded me of Lincoln Hall the person that got stranger on Mt. Everest for 36 hrs and survived
Rob Hall?
@@windsofmarchjourneyperrytr2823 no Lincoln hall
'Doug was gone' at this moment I remembered this whole story
Admit it
This video makes you want to climb Mt everest even more
I am from Nepal 🇳🇵and my home is near the village of Mount Everest. The view of Mount Everest is priceless!!! 😍😍😍
The 2015 film Everest is fantastic 👌
The closest I’m EVER getting to Mt. Everest is Expedition Everest at Animal Kingdom- and that still triggers my fear of heights!
Mt Everest is a living breathing beast that will devour you!
It’s a big rock
@@MoNehNeh17 you're aware of tectonic plates?
Yeah, I'll pass. 😆
What Boukreev did that night deserves more emphasis. Plus he saved 3 people, not 2
I was blown away by watching this video
Salute to all the climbers who risk their lives and climb mountains....🙏🙏❤️❤️
I've actually thought the number of people who die on Everest seems low considering they literally climb through a "Death Zone"
Y r they posting so much this week I mean I’m not complaining but wow
💪🏻
Next video should be about the B.P. Oil Spill
Mast video banaya hai dost. Maza aa gaya.
Mt. Everest is a tourist attraction and definitely not the most dangerous mountain as that belongs to K-2. I had 2 acquaintances on this climb from Aspen Colorado Tim Madsen and Charlotte Fox, both of whom summited and thankfully survived the climb and returned home. There were way too many mistakes and reasons for the 8 deaths on that climb to argue about here.
Imagine risking leaving your wife and child forever just to climb a mountain smh
I love how people say the most obvious things: Title: Stranded on Everest. “It was cold,” were the first words. 😂
Very thorough - the only account of the many I've watched that actually acknowledges the deaths of the three Indian climbers. Most all the other docs I've watched on the 1996 tragedy. though much longer than this video, can not be bothered mentioning the deaths of the Indian climbers. As usual, the white westerners are the only important people worth acknowledging. Very well done synopsis of the event.
jon gangdal who was the norwegian man on the nort side sayd that japanese who left the 11 off mai dident help the indian climber down because they thougt them were all gone iven if one was 75 % alive. One off the indian people come to him inn basecamp and ask him to call up the Japanse to save his 3 guys since Jon now the japanese well. Inn the end they sent sherpa up but then it was to late. Indian startet to fight with the japanse inn base camp and it allmost was a war bettwin to contries. They couldet have saved rob because they dident now what happen inn the sout side or have radio contact with them, If they did mabye the japanse could save rob
The Rob Hall story is extremely sad, I'm very happy his daughter is doing well.
I like the fact that you call it's other part in Tibet and not China ☺️
My social studies teacher talked about this (and the movie) last year.
I'd try and climb but I wear glasses and I think about them breaking right before I reach the top and I just can't handle that.
You could have LASIX and not be able to see due to pressure problems in your eyes at altitude. Like glaucoma.
Who would win: Extremely brave pioneers that would accomplish anything to fulfil their dreams and goals even if it involved taking life threatening risks.
Or
One icy pyramid
This is a book, a great one at that. Called the climb. Recommend it to anyone who likes this type of stuff
At least Ghosts can't Spawn in on Everest under those conditions. Everyone knows Ghosts can't spawn outside in negative freezing temperatures unless the devs program it in. Yes, they generally only spawn inside above freezing at a rate of 0.069% per every 10,000 deaths unless you have a cursed item in your inventory.
Mount Everest died trying to climb Chuck Norris.
Underrated
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keith green people making chuck norris jokes in 2019, that’s crazy
I wouldn't mind Climbing Chuck Norris. ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
@@starless4146 r/cursed comment