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  • Опубліковано 5 вер 2017
  • Sherpas - the True Heroes of Mount Everest showcases the work, hardships, and life of the Sherpas at Mount Everest. The film follows the expedition of the Swiss mountain guide Kari Kobler and his European climbers as they climb the highest mountain in the world, a feat un-imaginable without the support and guidance of their hired Nepali Sherpas. Among the Sherpas is Dawa, who has peaked Everest thirteen times. Throughout the film, the Sherpas share their stories, feelings, and fears on the climb. They tell us bluntly what it means for them to work for Western climbers and to act as their leaders on the top of the world, sometimes risking their own lives to save a Western client.

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  • @maryroseminay
    @maryroseminay 5 років тому +205

    Every climbers goal is to reach the top, while the sherpas is to come back to base camp. This is interesting but sad reality way of life of sherpas. And i absolutely salute them.

  • @sk-wx1cf
    @sk-wx1cf 3 роки тому +76

    More respect for Sherpas, less respect for the mountaineers who have everything done for them. They didn't even bury their comrade, Gianni. It was the Sherpas who made a grave and held a service for them. The Sherpas should have more power to negotiate their pay and conditions for service on the mountain, with more clear terms, so they aren't as terribly exploited by the Westerners who visit Chomolungma.

  • @makawakapaka1
    @makawakapaka1 3 роки тому +32

    I'm glad watching this, because now If I ever hear someone say ''They climbed Everest'' I know what they really mean is ''I climbed a pre-made path set-up by brave sherpas''.

    • @imrkshr
      @imrkshr 2 роки тому +4

      So well put mate👌🙏

  • @antm64
    @antm64 3 роки тому +157

    This documentary gives us a much deeper look at the hard working SHERPA that support all the Western climbers. I am astonished that so many climbers claim a climbing victory based on the fact that the SHERPAS have prepared the way for them, provided for them and carried all the supplies for them!! Tables for the paying members? Unbelievable luxury at the expense of laboring SHERPAS! It shocked me how many men were on that 5 piece ladder extension. Definitely had to smile at finding a bakery on Mount Everest! Thank you for posting this important documentary...much appreciated!!

    • @IDontKnow-pf6en
      @IDontKnow-pf6en 2 роки тому

      why dyou keep putting Sherpas in all caps? just weird

    • @wmnoffaith1
      @wmnoffaith1 2 роки тому +11

      Well, it's like the show Survivor. You have a group of people pretending they are pulling off an amazing feat of just " surviving". Meanwhile, out of the camera shot, you probably have a hospitality table laden with snacks, a whole bunch of tents or trailers filled with producers, boom boys, lighting and sound people, grips, etc. And let's not forget, probably a half a mile a way you have the actual ethnic population that lives in this area 365 days a year without a backup crew to assist them. That's what makes it so ridiculous; Westerners making a big deal and patting themselves on the back for doing something that the local population does all the time, and no one is giving them a magazine cover.
      These guys manage to breathe and climb to the top, and make it back down, which granted is difficult; but everything is done for them. All they have to do is make it to the camp and crawl into the tent, and they get a big round of applause for accomplishing that. Meanwhile, the Sherpas have already made around 30 trips carrying food, pots and pans, bedding, equipment, oxygen, tents etc. plus set everything up. The Westerners manage to " get to " the tent, and " they're " considered the mountain climbers. Honestly, if the Sherpas hadn't been conditioned to work so cheaply, they could own all the guiding companies, organize everything, do the work, and make all the profits. Instead, they work for practically nothing. Other people are saying they are well paid because the normal income for a Sherpa is around $500 a year. So basically they take advantage of that. It's no different than American companies setting up their factories in Bangladesh because they can pay those workers less than $1 a day, and then turn around and sell the products at a 5000% markup and keep the profits. Just because you can get away with something doesn't make it right. Just because people have been conditioned to expect bad treatment and slave wages doesn't make it right.

    • @antm64
      @antm64 2 роки тому +1

      @@wmnoffaith1 WELL SAID!!!

    • @andygirone7442
      @andygirone7442 2 роки тому

      @@wmnoffaith1 the westerners lol your mindset betrayed what you said haha all but Nepali use Sherpa no? Not just westerners your ignorance is forgiven though as you are clearly biased based on geography.

    • @davidjackson3592
      @davidjackson3592 Рік тому

      @@wmnoffaith1 Yet here you are pissing and moaning about this on either a computer or phone made by a company who exploits workers from other countries so you might want to watch your virtue signaling.

  • @johnfranklin8319
    @johnfranklin8319 3 роки тому +48

    49:10. Sherpa carrying 12 oxygen bottles, weighing 92 pounds, to an elevation of 26,000 feet. Wow! 👍

  • @AshishMishra-zt2mn
    @AshishMishra-zt2mn 5 років тому +425

    Emotional to see the sherpa's efforts on the himalayan. They deserve more and more. Salutes to the real sherpa pride of Nepal.. ✌

    • @Duke_Togo_G13
      @Duke_Togo_G13 5 років тому +9

      You must not realize how mountaineers all admire, and adore the Sherpas. They do get credit.

    • @conni-switzerland9515
      @conni-switzerland9515 5 років тому +4

      I had read that there were mountaineers who were carried on the shoulder by the sherpas because they were exhausted and absolutely wanted to reach the summit, do you have any confirmations?

    • @Augenhose
      @Augenhose 3 роки тому +6

      @@conni-switzerland9515 I obviously do not know whether it is true or not (I couldn't find any source). However, I imagine carrying someone above 8000 meters on your shoulders seems very hard to do. In this height any physical activity is enormously more demanding and more tiring than at sea level. Hence, it would require a lot of effort to doing so, on top of that the technical challenges of the terrain.

    • @jasperjones2600
      @jasperjones2600 3 роки тому +3

      @@Augenhose I've heard of Sherpas "short-roping" clients. Essentially tying a rope to the client to help them summit or get back to camp. Still an amazing feat of strength and endurance.

    • @ferdrewflores3014
      @ferdrewflores3014 3 роки тому

      💯👍

  • @revoconner
    @revoconner 4 роки тому +282

    On one of my first solo climbs (not everest, another himalayan peak) I carried 18 kg on my back, that was no joke. The pull you feel when you are climbing steep ice walls, is unimaginable, its like a person is pulling you from behind with straps on your shoulder. I had to leave some gear behind while descending. These guys absolute monster and I mean that in the most respectful way possible.

    • @blastroisehunt6546
      @blastroisehunt6546 3 роки тому +14

      That one Sherpa carrying 42kg monsterrrr

    • @BingDwenDwen
      @BingDwenDwen 3 роки тому +11

      Imagine the trash layed around that mountain, its devastating. I think these sherpas also cleaned up the stuff people leave behind.

    • @haileennevsmom09
      @haileennevsmom09 3 роки тому +3

      what do ya want ? a medal? lol

    • @gomaxim7057
      @gomaxim7057 3 роки тому

      great performance

    • @yoshatabi
      @yoshatabi 2 роки тому

      What did you expect? That's how gravity works lol

  • @SD-ef4qp
    @SD-ef4qp 5 років тому +313

    instead an outsider organising these expeditions these sherpas should start their own group so
    that they get fairly paid..hats off to these guys

    • @manishasth4036
      @manishasth4036 5 років тому +7

      So true...

    • @cmakula
      @cmakula 5 років тому +5

      They are simple people, no internet, phone, who would run it.

    • @margorhys-jones6400
      @margorhys-jones6400 5 років тому +31

      umm they do. ever heard of google? you will find heaps of sherps with companies running expeditions on everest.

    • @margorhys-jones6400
      @margorhys-jones6400 5 років тому +7

      @@cmakula theres a place called kathmandu in nepal, its where most businesses are run from. Ncell works up to khumjung in the valley and everest link has wifi, but you wouldnt run a company from there anyway. dont forget this documentary is so old..

    • @SD-ef4qp
      @SD-ef4qp 4 роки тому +2

      @@margorhys-jones6400 - Yes Mr Smart Ass. I am obviously referring to the ones who still work for other companies

  • @paulkennedy667
    @paulkennedy667 5 років тому +150

    The Sherpa's are the one's who deserve all the credit and should deservedly be compensated for their life saving efforts. They are much admired. They are the ones who take all the risks performing a dangerous job. God bless them. In memory of Tenzing Norgay Sherpa.

    • @Duke_Togo_G13
      @Duke_Togo_G13 5 років тому +1

      You do realize Purba Tashi Sherpa is the best ever! He has summited more than anyone on the planet.

    • @suwiisabelle
      @suwiisabelle 5 років тому

      God bless the Sherpas ❤️🙏🏻

    • @jenmb2679
      @jenmb2679 4 роки тому +8

      Its like modern day slavery. Where does all that money go? Its not for any technology, since people have been climbing with icepicks since the beginning.
      Sherpas should be the ones to get their own movie, or even a book.

    • @lyuben123
      @lyuben123 3 роки тому +1

      @@jenmb2679 The movie is literally for them and at some point they even mention a book with the names of Sherpas who have summited... That being said, I agree that they need more recognition.

    • @katscandance
      @katscandance 2 роки тому

      Apparently they get like 5k dollars a year

  • @chantalseguin5024
    @chantalseguin5024 5 років тому +1206

    These are the mountaineers . The rest of the climbers are tourists on safari.

    • @paulinotou
      @paulinotou 5 років тому +66

      Well you need a Sherpa to climb Everest and the Nepalese government forbids you from climbing it without one. Either way its very dangerous to do without one. But mountaineers are mountaineers. Even if you had someone carry your stuff, the hike is no joke.

    • @chantalseguin5024
      @chantalseguin5024 5 років тому +9

      @@paulinotou no never. No. Never. How dáre you you silly twat

    • @pranavraja1503
      @pranavraja1503 5 років тому +21

      @@chantalseguin5024 dont generalise. U dont need to be a sherpa to be a mountaineer

    • @conni-switzerland9515
      @conni-switzerland9515 5 років тому +16

      @@chantalseguin5024 I had read that there were mountaineers who were carried on the shoulder by the sherpas because they were exhausted and absolutely wanted to reach the summit, do you have any confirmations?

    • @chantalseguin5024
      @chantalseguin5024 5 років тому +46

      @@conni-switzerland9515 all i can tell you is the sherpa are heroes and no one gets there without them. lets face it .... you tube has no videos called " amazing sherpa team reaches summit with guidance from french... austrian... Canadian guides carrying their stuff. mapping. bolting ropes and ladders"

  • @tiffanyquetel3324
    @tiffanyquetel3324 3 роки тому +71

    I've been fascinated with the stories of Everest for awhile now, the stories of SHERPAS have touched my heart and consumed me that . My goal is not to summit Everest but raise money to help sherpas thats been impacted by everest. These SHERPAS are TRUE HEROS

    • @IDontKnow-pf6en
      @IDontKnow-pf6en 2 роки тому +1

      why dyou keep putting Sherpas in all caps? ur the second comment now that ive seen do that. very weird. but now i feel i may be missing someyhing

    • @goodfellazbushcraft8301
      @goodfellazbushcraft8301 2 роки тому

      Same I bought a jumper with a everest bagde on it

  • @loriscook5231
    @loriscook5231 3 роки тому +150

    Sir Edmund Hillary ( 1st to climb Mt Everest 1951) died I 2008 aged 88yrs, 6mths after returning to NZ from Kathmandu. He never forgot the sherpas and built dozens of schools and medical centres in the Himalayas, he went there many times with his family. He was forever great full toTensing Norway the Sherpa and kept in contact with him and his family.

    • @mayakennedy8766
      @mayakennedy8766 3 роки тому +10

      Plus he funded the runway so people can access the Solo Khumbu.
      It's AMAZING what he has DONE!!!!

    • @antigravity6
      @antigravity6 3 роки тому +34

      Edmund got a huge pay and he didnt have to work after that his whole life. But poor Tenzin Sherpa didnt get any more money to support himself and his family. He died while working for a Western team.
      So please for the sake of humanity, dont compare those two men who became the first to step on the top the highest. mountain

    • @lordrahulcool
      @lordrahulcool 3 роки тому +6

      Tenzing norgay*

    • @ronstewart9764
      @ronstewart9764 3 роки тому +3

      it was 1953 the year hillary and Norgay made it to everest summit

    • @vindictivetiger3958
      @vindictivetiger3958 3 роки тому

      fuck him

  • @yodacat9589
    @yodacat9589 2 роки тому +16

    Sherpa mingma is a hero. He did everything he could, he did so much more that almost anyone would/could. Risking his own life like that. Incredible and brave man. So are all the sherpas, they deserve far more recognition for their bravery.

  • @andrewmarshall4604
    @andrewmarshall4604 3 роки тому +16

    Probably the first time anyone has asked this Sherpa about his life and he just spills everything out: "well my father..." and in a minute he's already crying. The emotional constipation amongst these people is intense.

  • @kvlviswe2173
    @kvlviswe2173 5 років тому +93

    I am amazed by the super strength of the Sherpas. Respect.

    • @lettuce3036
      @lettuce3036 2 роки тому

      and amazing fly hacks for the cammeraman

    • @213kilacali
      @213kilacali 3 місяці тому

      Genetics..Tibetans/sherpas have EGLN1 and EPAS1 genes that allows us to acclimate better at high elevation.

  • @judithsongate2867
    @judithsongate2867 3 роки тому +75

    Most of the comments are the appreciation for the sacrifices made by the Sherpas,that’s nice but what about the cameraman....he’s the reason we could able to watch this extraordinary. So here,I give a very very big thanks to the cameraman 🙏🙏

    • @vindictivetiger3958
      @vindictivetiger3958 3 роки тому +15

      what about him? his gear was taken up that mountain by Sherpas...

    • @tinamcbride5423
      @tinamcbride5423 2 роки тому +10

      I believe they stated the camera was manned by a Sherpa

    • @TrangNguyen-my2xs
      @TrangNguyen-my2xs 2 роки тому

      @@vindictivetiger3958 I don't think so, camera man had to do his job, filming the process. How could he even do it when the camera was carried by a Sherpa? Yes they help them with the standee, the battery, the extra film rolls and stuff, but he himself carries the camera, running around in the terrace finding a good spot to film. The documentary seems to be filmed long time ago, I wonder if by that time fly cam and 4K Go Pro was used. If not, the camera man is respectful.

    • @zoluhwa3508
      @zoluhwa3508 2 роки тому +4

      @@TrangNguyen-my2xs... There is more than 1 sherpa.... You see the other sherpas being filmed, There is another sherpa with the cameraman, after the cameraman films the shot he wants he hands his equipment off to his sherpa to carry.... Most of these "tourist" climbers and cameraman can't walk without breathing extra oxygen so they need to carry their oxygen tanks... These sherpas don't need extra oxygen so they carry the equipment and supplies....lots of supplies, food, camping gear, climbing gear etc....

    • @katiegonasas5626
      @katiegonasas5626 2 роки тому

      It's easy to carry a go pro lol

  • @YACABE
    @YACABE 3 роки тому +197

    Now I have more respect for the sherpas and less for these "mountaineers". Can't believe they left their personal crap behind and the sherpas had to carry twice as much weight. How frustrating!

    • @lylarose2696
      @lylarose2696 3 роки тому +14

      tlali the Europeans were so damned lazy. Nothing to be proud of.

    • @andreeazaharie5618
      @andreeazaharie5618 3 роки тому +64

      That made my blood boil as well. How entitled can one person be? Also, at the beginning, when the Swiss guy said: "We bring our intelligence, you bring your strength", or something like that. Really, mate, you deem the Sherpas as less smart than you, because...??

    • @verstappen9937
      @verstappen9937 3 роки тому +1

      Not every explorer was guided by Sherpas or “carried” metaphorically by them

    • @Postanjo
      @Postanjo 3 роки тому

      Incredible Inverts They’re addressing the mountaineers who use sherpas

    • @mayakennedy8766
      @mayakennedy8766 3 роки тому

      Not everyone is climatized with low oxygen!!!! People need to stop complaining! it doesn't matter if you are strong, it has to do with your hemoglobin, the less, the better to climatize!

  • @beautifulspirit2973
    @beautifulspirit2973 3 роки тому +24

    The Sherpas are the true heroes. I have huge respect for their courage, humility and hard work. They should get paid far more for risking their lives.

  • @bassmith448bassist5
    @bassmith448bassist5 3 роки тому +22

    What incredible respect these men show to a stranger who came to the mountain and died there.

  • @nickgenov
    @nickgenov 6 років тому +93

    Sherpas are absolute heroes!

  • @aakashpachhai7837
    @aakashpachhai7837 3 роки тому +27

    Proud to be Nepali 🇳🇵🇳🇵🇳🇵🇳🇵

    • @MarsFranke
      @MarsFranke 3 роки тому +4

      You can be proud of your country and your people.
      Without the Sherpas, I think no westerner could have ever climbed Mt. Everest.
      May you, your country and your people be blessed!

  • @kshitiz978
    @kshitiz978 3 роки тому +74

    Sir I am Nepalese man Our brave sherpas are not only hero of Everest they are hero of all mountains of Nepal like Everest annapurna aamadablam kanchanjangha manastlu gaurishankar Ganesh himal langtang himal machhepuchre himal saipal himal they are expert of all mountains. If you have sherpa in the mountains he will save you in bad climate condition he will feed you he makes a way to walk. Sherpa is born in mountain they are Brave Tigers of Mountains of Nepal. I listen many western tourist trekking in different mountain track in Nepal without a Sherpa guide and some were dead lost in the jungle some were eaten by wild animals and some were dead walking wrong tracks. I request all tourist coming in Nepal who are interested in mountain take Sherpa guide 100% don't walk alone.

    • @danishmobiles5778
      @danishmobiles5778 3 роки тому +1

      not on. our k2 and nanga prbet herose his killer mountain

    • @vindictivetiger3958
      @vindictivetiger3958 3 роки тому

      @@danishmobiles5778 Or Annapurna, the deadliest of them all.

    • @hayley8715
      @hayley8715 3 роки тому +1

      I'm very happy to read your comment ❤. How is life treating you?

  • @bebeperoy6361
    @bebeperoy6361 3 роки тому +30

    WTF do they bring chairs and tables for this rich aholes..just to reach the top was enough to freaking have a selfie..kudos to Nobu still have his sense of humor..Bless your heart for what you do❤❤❤❤❤

  • @nirmalthapa9439
    @nirmalthapa9439 3 роки тому +15

    i reached about 8000M then i gave up due to weather condition on 2010...after returned from the Everest ...i took rest 1month due to so much pain of my whole body, leg and back was extremely pain....won't forget

  • @nowasteline
    @nowasteline 3 роки тому +36

    I wish I could donate to the sherpas they deserve soooooo much more

  • @lvremix839
    @lvremix839 5 років тому +38

    Wow. These men deserve so much more

    • @mohsinbhat8191
      @mohsinbhat8191 5 років тому +2

      It's just like a sort of cake walk for a western foreigners where the stage is all set by the poor Sherpas.from now onwards I have to restore my faith on mountaineering and associated bravery. . by the way the documentary was cool..

  • @shashankkala6050
    @shashankkala6050 6 років тому +182

    Sad to see these heroes make 5000 dollars whereas companies have charged 40000 swiss francs per person

    • @holyfox94
      @holyfox94 5 років тому +12

      Most part of the money goes to Nepali officials for permits.
      That’s why Nepal allows so much Tourists up there.

    • @SavageInstitute
      @SavageInstitute 5 років тому +2

      shashank kala They make twice as much as a teacher in a sixth of the time. And they get a ton of respect.

    • @azureblue4441
      @azureblue4441 4 роки тому +8

      And the nerve to bargain at the mountain.. after the expedition has started.. Shame on Kobler.

    • @SoulDevoured
      @SoulDevoured 3 роки тому +3

      @Clorox Bleach I don't know about Nepal but alot of impoverished countries have children risk their limbs and lives in mines for literal pennies. Look up thr mica mines. Mica goes into your car, airplanes, and makeup. Yes western products.
      Of all western exploitation and greed Sherpas are hardly the bottom of the food chain. Since you're likely a consumer of a variety of goods that exploit workers and not an Everest climber it's probably more worth it to you to know about the former.

    • @darrenbay1
      @darrenbay1 3 роки тому +2

      @Tee Bone well the companies can always take less am i right?? if they truly value the work the sherpas do then where's the harm in making a little less money in return for better pay for the sherpas, if there even is a 'fair pay' for them (which there isn't). So yea while it isn't the westerners fault that Nepal is poor, exploiting them isn't the right thing to do either, so curb that privilege a little

  • @novascotiaskater1868
    @novascotiaskater1868 5 років тому +235

    Whenever I feel too tired and lazy to do something I watch Everest videos.....gives me the motivation to get off my ass because I’m so thankful I’m not climbing Everest

    • @jenmb2679
      @jenmb2679 4 роки тому +7

      Not me. I just wanna watch another video, im hooked.

    • @wvalohaful
      @wvalohaful 4 роки тому +4

      Same here. Thanks for your comment. Namaste.

    • @LydiaMusicidomusic
      @LydiaMusicidomusic 4 роки тому +1

      That’s hilarious

    • @mixmixture7049
      @mixmixture7049 3 роки тому

      yea me too. we will no more exist if we try....

    • @MereMarc
      @MereMarc 3 роки тому

      Thi is funny😂😂😂 I’ll be doing the same😬😅☺️

  • @MosesMatsepane
    @MosesMatsepane 2 роки тому +16

    When I was a kid, I always though climbing Everest was done by one or two guys on their own. I never knew there was so much "operational stuff" behind the scenes.

  • @santhoshkumarp2361
    @santhoshkumarp2361 2 роки тому +7

    Sherpas.. The Real Legends and Pride of Nepal.
    Love and Respect from Karnataka.

  • @Suejenk
    @Suejenk 4 роки тому +37

    I wonder if all the sherpas know how much respect & admiration they have all over the world.❤️

    • @lylarose2696
      @lylarose2696 3 роки тому +1

      Suzanne Jenkins I hope they do.

  • @kangjhha
    @kangjhha 5 років тому +152

    Dear son I've conquered mt everest on piggy back on a sherpa....hehe

  • @capturedandsharedglobally
    @capturedandsharedglobally 3 роки тому +18

    Sherpas are the lifeline of each and every expedition attempt. Huge salute to them!!!

  • @dnpoudel7996
    @dnpoudel7996 4 роки тому +16

    Sherpas aren't just climbers. They are rockstars!

  • @norrieblackeby1041
    @norrieblackeby1041 3 роки тому +10

    The sherpas are the true mountaineers of Everest. This is a brilliant story of their hardships . Amazing men.

  • @Reesy2002
    @Reesy2002 3 роки тому +14

    I love the Sherpas!! They're the most gentle human beings!

  • @lankytor6396
    @lankytor6396 5 років тому +37

    The Sherpas deserve so much more

  • @deveshtulshyan5047
    @deveshtulshyan5047 6 років тому +51

    The best respectful film i hv ever seen....Salute to our Sherpas👏👌👌👍😄😊😊😇

  • @1bz2002
    @1bz2002 5 років тому +27

    One of the greatest Everest documentries I have seen. Remarakble video that shows the climb and some of its requirements.

  • @suryacarkee5940
    @suryacarkee5940 3 роки тому +20

    1.32.34 he says that :
    Westerners acts as we are giving our best but when they returned back to their country then they forget all those things what we did for them "its like a business ,they all are after name and fame"
    Our pride sherpa brothers

  • @robertmccall8666
    @robertmccall8666 3 роки тому +14

    My teacher said she wanted to climb MT Everest.... I said you want to go and climb the 60 ladders the sherpas put up and all the ropes for a selfie.... she changed her mind and went whale watching.

  • @user-hh5jg9ee4h
    @user-hh5jg9ee4h 5 років тому +333

    If you can’t carry your own stuff you’re not ready to climb. Smh rich peoples just wanna impresses their friends .

    • @luc1ferblack
      @luc1ferblack 5 років тому +12

      They pay for the service its upto them. Some groups probably do it themselves but if you have someone who wants money to hump your gear where is the issue

    • @DeepUndaInAmsterdam
      @DeepUndaInAmsterdam 5 років тому +21

      @@luc1ferblack yo do you own one of those companies? Do you realize the money are going to officials for the permits? If not, how is possibile that infrastructure and development are so low that force their people to do this job despite the huge national income? Stop defending this shit. You're either a little spoiled climber or own you own one of those agencies, so STFU!

    • @manishasth4036
      @manishasth4036 5 років тому +1

      So true

    • @brattingprincess
      @brattingprincess 5 років тому +10

      Jason Leo They are risking their lives? Do you not see the ethical dilemma?

    • @swapnilbaral6819
      @swapnilbaral6819 4 роки тому +1

      They are getting paid for that .... Better complain the government about the low payment

  • @alexcarter8807
    @alexcarter8807 8 місяців тому +2

    What I love is how you see humans having such a hard time but the Himalayan "blue sheep" live up at those high altitudes, it's home for them, and in so many of the scenes there are birds flying around without a care in the world.

  • @bAssisit
    @bAssisit 3 роки тому +58

    I appreciate the plain reporting style of the documentary, without any deeper comment or criticism involved. That is all up to the audience.
    A) It is obvious: Sherpas are exploited, at danger of their lives, for them making a living. This is shameful, this resembles bad practice originating back to times of colonialism. Still though they earn above average money the sherpas are denied of a sustainable profit, they cannot do this for forever. Exploitation.
    B) Tourism in developing countries per se seems as a win-win situation. In fact money is transferred from the rich to the less rich. I support travelling. I believe it educates people. Eventually it is up to the individual to choose their destination, and the way they want to consume abroad. Being stingy on money abroad is embarrasing. Especially wrong it is to set a performance based loan on Mount Everest, where this implies people endangering their lives for making more money. Shameful practice.
    C) Eventually the tourism at Mount Everest can hardly be considered as mountaneering no more. Listen to Reinhold Messner on that topic.
    D) I very apprectiate to not see left out the tragic death of Gianni. While his compatriots were resting down, the Sherpas were trying to save his life... RIP.

    • @vindictivetiger3958
      @vindictivetiger3958 3 роки тому +7

      it's not win-win as long as tourists leave their fucking trash behind and turn these pristine environments into landfills, like Everest is becoming.

    • @teddyli4763
      @teddyli4763 2 роки тому

      Great comment

    • @teddyli4763
      @teddyli4763 2 роки тому

      Thank you for your well thought out intelligent comment 🙏🏽

  • @arkirace2583
    @arkirace2583 3 роки тому +127

    Respect to the Sherpas 99.9% and 0.1% respect for those foreign climbers.

    • @cloroxbleach1917
      @cloroxbleach1917 3 роки тому +13

      cmon this is a stupid comment. Why not have 100% respect for both parties? I mean at least respect the foreign climbers for their bravery and courage to even take up this dangerous adventure

    • @supersayinpro1234
      @supersayinpro1234 3 роки тому

      Exactly bleach

    • @halisiboerboels6799
      @halisiboerboels6799 3 роки тому +9

      Without the foreign climbers there wouldn't be any use of sherpas

    • @ttgk8506
      @ttgk8506 3 роки тому +6

      The foreign climbers provide an economy and jobs to the sherpas. Respect for both

    • @chriswatts1412
      @chriswatts1412 3 роки тому +3

      I think this is an excellent comment. The gringos still get some respect, but the mighty sherpa gets big respect.

  • @jclemme1
    @jclemme1 5 років тому +28

    " Climbing the Khumbu Icefall is not justifiable by any mountaneering standard "
    - Sir Edmund Hillary -

  • @s.m.hussain320
    @s.m.hussain320 3 роки тому +15

    To the camera man, you are a Hero too!

  • @indiajaihind182
    @indiajaihind182 3 роки тому +5

    This is the best documentary on Sherpas I have ever seen

  • @musalone1
    @musalone1 3 роки тому +6

    Enjoyed the video in full. Sherpas...the Mountain Tamers...Long Lives You All.
    Sending love from someone born in Lhasa.

  • @vinodasokan8056
    @vinodasokan8056 5 років тому +68

    I never thought these people are so courageous! Westerners just go for a mountain safari

    • @Duke_Togo_G13
      @Duke_Togo_G13 5 років тому +3

      If you think these people pay to risk their lives for a "mountain safari" then you are crazy. Everyone knows the deal. You die, you die. Sherpas can leave your ass.

    • @vinodasokan8056
      @vinodasokan8056 5 років тому

      @@Duke_Togo_G13 I let you "to go" :-)

    • @jamiebuchanan1497
      @jamiebuchanan1497 3 роки тому +1

      Didn't know only westerners were allowed to climb mount everest

    • @deimos2126
      @deimos2126 3 роки тому +4

      Most of the alpinists aren't close to the elite athletes I imagined for this truly superhuman feat, if you look at their age or overall form. Only the sherpas' work makes it possible for rich guys in their forties and fifties to make their trip up Mt Everest. Those westerners are confirmed climbers, but honestly, they aren't in their prime and rely so heavily on the cheap labour of local people to achieve this "ultimate prowess". Cheers to that documentary for giving more insight on their lives and answering many questions I asked myself when watching other " Vlogs" about white people surpassing themselves on the tallest mountains... Without ever mentioning all the carrying and camps, ropes, ladders, oxygen, cooking, trash...set up by those brave guys. Himalayan mouteneering is a rich man's leisure.

    • @billythekid3234
      @billythekid3234 3 роки тому

      @@jamiebuchanan1497 Hello , there not,,,,,, people from all over have gone to Everest. BUt most from Europe and USA. Those Shepras are BAD AZZ!

  • @kamelfityani9835
    @kamelfityani9835 3 роки тому +10

    ALL RESPECT AND APPRECIATION FOR THE SHERPAS, THE REAL HEROES OF EVEREST.

  • @tinamcbride5423
    @tinamcbride5423 2 роки тому +9

    This was back in 2008 so I had to Google Ang Dorje (Chhuldim), and he did it again in 2019!! Nothing so far after that. Pretty amazing ❤

  • @jayaantara8599
    @jayaantara8599 3 роки тому +12

    Dear God,
    I am praying for them to get a better life.

  • @rechoice9010
    @rechoice9010 3 роки тому +6

    Im so glad i watched this. Without the humble Sherpa would any climber have summited it alone?

  • @julianortiz1387
    @julianortiz1387 3 роки тому +7

    Long dorje deserves a goddamn life time achievement award

  • @vixtravels
    @vixtravels 3 роки тому +6

    Sherpas are the KINGS of Everest! But after Camp IV it really is every man for themselves!

  • @binodtharu6481
    @binodtharu6481 3 роки тому +8

    Loved the way how Norbu waved the Nepalese Flag at the summit.

  • @bobbillings
    @bobbillings 6 років тому +229

    Those tour guides who charge $60,000.00 better be giving a big chunk of that to these rock stars

    • @efa0tz
      @efa0tz 6 років тому +5

      you think?

    • @caino0567
      @caino0567 6 років тому +48

      Bob Billings They don't. 14 sherpas died in 2014 and the tour company gave their families not 1 cent.

    • @arieladams5351
      @arieladams5351 5 років тому +44

      It’s modern day slave labour. They are paid pennies compared to their European and American business counterparts. It’s horrific and any climber who chooses to pay these companies either ignorantly willingly or willingly is not a true mountaineer!

    • @AkshatSTR8EDGE
      @AkshatSTR8EDGE 5 років тому +2

      Bob Billings they get 5 to 7k..

    • @okaminess
      @okaminess 5 років тому +14

      My student's father used to be a Sherpa guide. I'm so shocked that they don't always get a lot of compensation for putting their lives on the line.

  • @sebastianruggieri8082
    @sebastianruggieri8082 Рік тому +2

    there're a lot of gringos writing books about the "quest of the everest". Come on, the sherpas are doing everything. Those guys are the true heroes, and they do that only for feeding thier families not for "ego" or "personal glory"
    This documental is very good. I was not aware about all the lies regarding the people in america considered "heroes".
    The sherpas are preoparing the way, climbing without so many resources, cooking for the gringos, carrying their stuff, putting the tents. It's amazing. I don't know if this people have some sindicate, socual secure, life ensurance, etc etc ... Thanks for opening my eyes on this "dark side" of the alpinists

  • @ryanduray1
    @ryanduray1 3 роки тому +56

    These Sherpas should look into collective bargaining. None of these high dollar Everest expeditions would be possible without their grueling labor.

    • @vindictivetiger3958
      @vindictivetiger3958 3 роки тому +4

      Nepal and Tibet need to outlaw non-Nepalese/Tibetans from arranging expeditions on any of their mountains.. They need to snatch that up like the King of Bhutan did.

    • @pepsicat
      @pepsicat 3 роки тому

      @@vindictivetiger3958 That wouldn't be in their best interest, Nepal is a poor country and brings in 300million$ on mountain permits alone. They don't have any requirements of foreigners to be able these mountains so i think it's safe to say that the nepalese goverment couldn't care less how many people die up there.

  • @JenandTonic95
    @JenandTonic95 3 роки тому +36

    Bringing picnic tables and chairs up to camp 2? Bollocks to that let them sit on the floor

  • @dennisbergmann1722
    @dennisbergmann1722 Рік тому +4

    What an amazing people, they live yet still withstand the dangerous landscape. Their experience is unmatched in climbing and reading the mountain pass along with the weather.

  • @gina94539
    @gina94539 Рік тому +7

    I take it that one has to be rather wealthy to climb Everest. I hope ALL the sherpa are tipped well by the tourists for looking after their lives.

  • @lilcrazyasasinport7460
    @lilcrazyasasinport7460 5 років тому +151

    These poor wives.. I could only imagine all the anxiety and how anxious they must feel.. I would be a hot mess waiting on my husband to return...

    • @RicardoDiaz-hj3dg
      @RicardoDiaz-hj3dg 4 роки тому

      lil crazy asasin Port thats sad;,(

    • @BingDwenDwen
      @BingDwenDwen 3 роки тому

      these sherpas are experienced climbers, its like a walk in the park for them.

    • @haileennevsmom09
      @haileennevsmom09 3 роки тому +1

      i wouldnt have a hubby like that

    • @haileennevsmom09
      @haileennevsmom09 3 роки тому +1

      i d rather stay single than be a nervous wreck all the time

    • @stann.3408
      @stann.3408 3 роки тому +5

      @@BingDwenDwen this is such a dumb comment lmaoo.

  • @crystaltemple1318
    @crystaltemple1318 4 роки тому +20

    God bless the Sherpas and their families❤️

  • @ashleyreynolds2541
    @ashleyreynolds2541 3 роки тому +15

    Sherpas are the real supermen of Everest!

    • @bubbac8825
      @bubbac8825 3 роки тому

      I won't think so all jus for bills

  • @ezza1236
    @ezza1236 5 років тому +77

    The people who want to do this should pay 250000 to the sherpas each

    • @Ihdc1
      @Ihdc1 5 років тому +14

      @HealthInfoIf you don't have that much money and do it without the help of the Sherpas, you don't deserve to climb Everest.

    • @SavageInstitute
      @SavageInstitute 5 років тому +1

      Eric Vlahos That is like giving them 10,000,000 for a two month job. With exchange rate, that wouldn't make any sense.

    • @tatum2739
      @tatum2739 5 років тому +3

      Ihdc1 feel free do to some research on Mount Everest next time. The most experienced climbers have said it’s near impossible to do it without the sherpas. You’re not god or anyone of importance to decide what people “deserve”

    • @mandyraye6906
      @mandyraye6906 5 років тому +7

      Katie blah: Yet the Sherpas are able to do it whilst carrying a large amount of cargo 🤔 sure, their genetics give them an advantage but climbers should train well before even thinking about ascending

    • @tatum2739
      @tatum2739 5 років тому +2

      Mandy Williams they do train well. Like I said, even the most experienced don’t know Everest like the sherpas do

  • @jimbobhoova6237
    @jimbobhoova6237 3 роки тому +6

    Such a powerful and emotional Film. What a pleasure it must be to work with such humble and determined people. Its so frustrating when one hears the news of people dying because they don't want to take supplementary Oxygen, Deaths could be avoided so much. Why do it. The Mountain will be around longer than any human. Live for another Day's Expedition. Best wishes to Sherpa Crews and their Families.

  • @jaakops3584
    @jaakops3584 3 роки тому +12

    There was this sherpa who lived right next to my home.his wife ran a nepalese wine shop on the first floor and they lived up stairs.on day that sherpini aunty called me at their house there was many picture of her husband climbling various mountains of nepal.later i met that sherpa man,totally down to earth type of a guy

  • @bassmith448bassist5
    @bassmith448bassist5 3 роки тому +16

    "You just have to follow the rope and sit in the tent" Wow!!!! Are you gonna have a Sherpa carry you to the summit too???

    • @82566
      @82566 3 роки тому

      Might as well just put the foreigners on their backs too ....much respect for the Sherpas

    • @teddyli4763
      @teddyli4763 2 роки тому

      He was showing self awareness and appreciation with his comment when he said “just have to follow the rope and sit in the tent”. His comment doesn’t deserve a “wow” reaction, the entire ordeal of the Sherpas throughout this documentary is the wow factor.

  • @anitataylor2464
    @anitataylor2464 3 роки тому +5

    These sherpas - What amazing men, incredible bodies, fantastic attitudes, the best of humanity

  • @harsh4funnfun
    @harsh4funnfun 3 роки тому +9

    At 1:17:55 the words from Sherpa Norbu hit me hard, feeling the exhilaration and close to something that feels spiritual and mystic is why a mountaineer tries to climb any summit of a mountain... This documentary moved me, of course, a sherpa is the best climber doing the most technical and hard work while ascending, but for real mountaineers, those who really climb up without any support, sometimes for them the will to succeed to the summit is more than the will to survive. Mountains are really sacred.

  • @azureblue4441
    @azureblue4441 4 роки тому +303

    Hillary Step, named after the first person to climb Everest?? What about Tenzing Norgay..? Who did all the hard work, cooking, ropes, ladders carrying the loads etc.. Not a word about him... Shameful..

    • @uncleTee2023
      @uncleTee2023 3 роки тому +43

      I agree. This is just bullshit and such documentaries expose hidden injustices and cruelty

    • @hamilt55467
      @hamilt55467 3 роки тому +28

      They would’ve never climbed it without Hillary Step and the others before him initiating the climb anyway. Wouldn’t have had the gear needed or the motivation to do it. Get fucked. The locals NEVER climbed anywhere near that altitude until whites initiated the climbs. The locals can call that spot whatever they want. They have their own language. Why are you not protesting calling it Mount Everest?? The locals call it Chomolungma. Yep, now stfu.

    • @jasehagen
      @jasehagen 3 роки тому +7

      Piss off , they did it together. What have you done? Dickhead .

    • @jasehagen
      @jasehagen 3 роки тому

      Tamuka Nhiwatiwa What have you done?

    • @jasehagen
      @jasehagen 3 роки тому +1

      You are a fool.

  • @hgman3920
    @hgman3920 Рік тому +4

    Has anyone followed up on the Sherpas featured in this film to see what they are doing today?

  • @shyamaprasads3802
    @shyamaprasads3802 5 місяців тому

    Just love their smiley face, Salute to them from 🇮🇳❤️

  • @quadrogong1111
    @quadrogong1111 4 роки тому +25

    These sherpas come into my store all the time to buy Stetson hats, they are good spirited, humble,friendly people..they love Stetson hats,part of the culture, but never in black..only light brown or lighter off white colors.. his credit card said Ang Sherpa just like the guy they interviewed by the ice glaciers towards the start

    • @sarmilachamling6569
      @sarmilachamling6569 3 роки тому

      If you think so, why don't you contribute some stuff concerning their bravery? Because look how they are making money to buy your hats.

    • @theresachung703
      @theresachung703 2 роки тому

      @@sarmilachamling6569 may be she’s poor herself?

    • @sarmilachamling6569
      @sarmilachamling6569 2 роки тому

      @@theresachung703 yes! you may be right!!

  • @nooffence9577
    @nooffence9577 3 роки тому +10

    I met a sherpa when I tried to climb Mt. Everest but I failed... Anyway these people are really strong and handsome in many ways. 🙏

  • @kanchandash1961
    @kanchandash1961 Рік тому +3

    So much respect 🫡 for sherpas 😊

  • @joshowen9054
    @joshowen9054 3 роки тому +13

    For all those comments saying a real climber should climb the Everest without support, please remember this is Everest, not Mont Blanc. No one has ever climbed Everest without any kind of support carrying all his gear and food from Kathmandu. Messner did climbed alone and without oxygen from the base camp carrying his gear (alpine style) but he still used the fixed ropes over the icefall and up high in the mountain. The fastest climb up and back is 8h by a sherpa, again he used the fixed ropes. Just crossing the ice fall without using the fixed ladders and ropes is simply humanly impossible, so there's no pure alpine style possible on Everest

  • @lankytor6396
    @lankytor6396 5 років тому +8

    The Sherpas are heroes. I hope economy becomes so much better in Nepal so people don’t risk lives for rich people wanting to climb Everest to prove a point

  • @thetoad8253
    @thetoad8253 5 років тому +167

    Sherpas are not hero’s at all
    They are true gods

  • @braidencantelon
    @braidencantelon 3 роки тому +14

    These Sherpas are severely underpaid, they should be getting the vast majority of the profit from the “mountaineers”.

  • @emesearato418
    @emesearato418 Рік тому +2

    Bakery on Everest?My mind is blown away.Sherpas are really carrying the climbers in their hands.Huge respect for their hard work risking their lifes 👍🏻

  • @francescatatis4023
    @francescatatis4023 8 місяців тому

    Amazon documentary. Those sherpas blew my mind with they’re strength.

  • @Me2yota
    @Me2yota 3 роки тому +4

    Always wondered the similarities between Sherpas and Tibetans!! Glad to know we share the same heritage

  • @yagyabasnet4712
    @yagyabasnet4712 3 роки тому +5

    Beautiful documentary, God bless long dorgi & his team members.

  • @rakeshpanwar5075
    @rakeshpanwar5075 3 роки тому +1

    Excellent documentary. Kindess given by Sherpas excellent. Without sherpas no climbing. Sherpas like hanuman jee of Ramayana. God bless to all HAPS.

  • @novascotiaskater1868
    @novascotiaskater1868 5 років тому +34

    1:04:10 so how did the expedition leader Kari Kobler let all his climbers leave behind their sleeping bags and mats due to miscommunication? That’s crazy

    • @azureblue4441
      @azureblue4441 4 роки тому +16

      I am sure it was pre planned by the Swiss. Obviously they knew that the Sherpas had to carry the extra weight.. Shameful..

    • @sheilaboston7051
      @sheilaboston7051 3 роки тому

      @@azureblue4441 If you listened carefully, the sherpas slept late and so the swiss team had already left. It was miscommunication - everybody's responsibilities should have been made clear prior to leaving.

  • @katnip198
    @katnip198 4 роки тому +3

    Excellent Excellent video. Bless the Sherpas who "get it done" for everyone!

  • @haymaker4956
    @haymaker4956 6 років тому +10

    Great documentary

  • @chumchingwong1462
    @chumchingwong1462 3 роки тому +6

    Imagine being a soldier deployed to a war zone and you need a local to perform your craft and skill.........sums up the "climbers" who go to Everest

  • @prasanna2983
    @prasanna2983 3 роки тому +1

    Beautiful documentry... RIP Danny

  • @lkhagvaerdenetangad2393
    @lkhagvaerdenetangad2393 4 роки тому +10

    Swiss mountaineers ! You are made your decision to test yourself between die or live and strong and weak on Mt Everest.
    Reason of climbing Mt Everest is to fight between live and die. This is the reason.
    These Swiss mountaineers is testing Sherpas and watching them live or die for what they paid.
    They did not put themselves in any risk.
    If I climb MT Everest , I would ask Sherpa to be my partner and myself fight for my life or death with Sherpa.

  • @amitsangwan6187
    @amitsangwan6187 2 роки тому +2

    शेरपा भाई जी के पूज्य माता जी के चरणों में कोटि कोटि प्रणाम 🙏🙏ओर आदर सत्कार 🙏🙏!!

  • @sixo3357
    @sixo3357 3 роки тому +2

    that's why I love my country because around the world people come and experience and see their big smile in the face so much happy.

  • @takaliuang
    @takaliuang 3 роки тому +9

    The camera guy is also amazing 👍👍👍

  • @anbajonj
    @anbajonj 5 років тому +67

    I have never been so ashamed to be European. Never. We really deserve what ever comes to us. This is ridiculous.

    • @andtou1342
      @andtou1342 4 роки тому +2

      Ivan Ban Why do people from other parts of the world climb that mountain? Is it for attention?

    • @vinnisha5716
      @vinnisha5716 3 роки тому +3

      Anyone feels proud to host his country's flag on top of the world

    • @SoulDevoured
      @SoulDevoured 3 роки тому

      If it makes you feel better global economy has been a party to child labor and slavery and most of your every day goods enables it.

    • @cnern4995
      @cnern4995 3 роки тому +3

      Your ancestors stole a lot from Africa and are still stealing with impunity, even under the name of international aid.

    • @krystingrant6292
      @krystingrant6292 3 роки тому +1

      @@cnern4995 💯

  • @MasudRana-on9so
    @MasudRana-on9so 3 роки тому +1

    Fantastic documentary. Thnx for uploading such a nice thing....

  • @guzkr0111
    @guzkr0111 Рік тому

    This is by far the best mt.Everest video. Good information about the sherpas too.

  • @RD-iq1bj
    @RD-iq1bj 3 роки тому +5

    Long Dorje lives closer to his ancestors than his brothers, both in distance and in lifestyle. God bless his path.