@@simunator Except for 1/3 of the people who have ever been killed on Mount Everest are the actual guides. They were highly skilled mountain climbers who knew that mountain better than anyone else doing it as their career to make their living. Yet they still lost their lives in the process of climbing so that's quite a naive statement to make.
Please return and share more of your unintelligent comments. Admittedly, it’s more likely to claim an amateur but some of the most famous and skilled climbers have died there. One little slip or anything and it’s your last. Anyone can suffer an embolism too at altitude.
Bear Gryles is great. I can never watch any of these videos on Mt Everest and not think about Sir Edmund Hilley and Tenzing Norgay. I try and imagine the courage they had to climb that mountain along that ridge to the top before anybody. No safety ropes. Just a rope between the two. Climbing the Hilleray step with an 8000' drop off! Blows my mind.
do you think the weather was as bad as it is now when they climbed it? they had no safety stuff like you said,, how did they manage? i have no clue all i can think of is that the weather was better? did you see the clothes they wore :-0 literally a raincoat,
@@GorlWorldComments I can answer that with this video. Really great. I've watched it a few times now. As far as the clothing, it's been proved that even Mallory's clothing was suffient. But I agree, certainly not great by modern standards. But that's progress too. ua-cam.com/video/nDbE00gV20k/v-deo.html
When Britain and Nepal conquered Everest, Britain had just come out of WW2 with all the advances made in surviving at high altitude developed for aircrew. Lightweight oxygen sets, clothing, all of which made the British and Nepali team a success. The real heroes of Everest are Mallory and Irvine who almost summitted wearing wool and hob nail boots.
Met him at abersoch on a Sunday morning, he was in the water on his boat with his kids ,I shouted to him 'bear,this boy(my son harris) wants to meet you,he replied yes come over,so we swam out and I popped H into Bears boat and he had 5 mins talking to H,Bear ws soooo lovely and nice to H.wonderful.same year H had hold of the Olympic torch.sooo lucky, what a year for H,thanks Bear ,you're a gem amongst men.thankyou.xxxxxx
Lovely story, thank you for sharing. And just as the celebrities who do nice personal touches then have the moment shared- like on here- for the celebs benefit, so too for the rest of us. Do a good turn and others know about a year later. Therefore do good!! : )
I think if he was humble he wouldn't have lied about the mortality rate of when he climbed it. In 1998 when he climbed Everest the mortality rate was 1 in 76, not 1 in 6.
Lol telling it like it is? He claimed the mortality rate was 1 in 6 when he climbed Everest. He climbed in 1998 where the mortality rate of climbing Everest was 1.3%, or 1 in 76. Much different to the 1 in 6 he claims lol. Just like he largely fakes his show he exaggerates his stories.
Essential, clear, realistic, humble, fair message. It best expresses the human condition: man, a creature of great aspirations, but limited and fragile in nature. Eternal Achilles and Odysseus, a hero so fragile that he became immortal. Good man Bear Grills, respect.
Why so condescending? You're comparing them to people who have been acclimated to high altitude their whole lives, of course they aren't going to be as capable, but if anything they are more brave than the Sherpas
What great honesty from such a great individual. It reinforces my own belief that 'we' do not 'conquer' mountains, rather the gods of the higher slopes tolerate us for a brief moment. And, as we all know, a mountain is not 'conquered' until all are safely back at the base.
Love the human side of this interview! I just went to Everest Base Camp and that’s the most I’d do. Climbing Everest is way too dangerous; he definitely had the experience of a lifetime though
Congratulations on your trek to Basecamp. Even doing that has risk. Avalanche. You have my respect. I'm thinking about a trek to Basecamp before attempting an ascent. Maybe, maybe not. To be honest, a bigger concern for me would be flying into that small airport. Lol!
This is a really smart, wise take. I always respect honest humility, because I had it for 34-35 years and then I kinda messed it up and it tarnished a lot in my life. Everest is a place where above a certain level, you begin to die. And you pass corpses and people with you on the expedition don't all come back as happened to Bear. Now the question is - why the hell would you willingly choose to put yourself through this in modern world? And the answer really is only vanity, which is not breaking new ground, not a challenge for the sake of pushing yourself (you can do that elsewhere) - it's just gambling with your own life for big money and ultimately you come away thinking "whew, I'm glad I even survived that". Something off about doing it in the first place.
When I think of Bear I think of him hopping over the "dangerous" lava crack while there was a perfectly good way around it and a road just metres away.
I see what you’re saying but it’ll be a logistical nightmare and the costs would be huge to travel to the real location just to get the same effect a few metres off the highway
I think his demonstration of humility and his honesty about having gone through a transformation of thought is cool. Not what I expected from the vid title. I think Bear Grylls is cool . I really don't understand why ppl throw him all this shade. Lighten up?
Taylor Adams climbed it with a severe auto immune condition, one of only a few people with that condition to achieve it. Now that's a story to be amazed at.
Coming from one of the lost elite specialists in the world, remember we don’t know half the stuff he’s done in service, but this shows how much of a task it really is. 👏
A this is why I always call BS when people post “oh they died doing what they love.” As if they were satisfied that “hey, I’m ok, this is the way I want to go out.” When in reality the last communication with almost everyone before they’re never heard from or seen again is “please send a rescue, please save me, please don’t leave me.” They’re terrified of dying, and even though they’ve possibly climbed numerous times before, like all of us, we never think it’s going to be us, it always happens to someone else. They may have died doing something they love, but they still died terrified and with regret that they put themselves in that position.
Yeah......Mt. Everest is insane. I remember reading about a postman who decided to climb Mt. Everest.......somewhere he fell 5000 feet and was never found. Was it worth it? It wouldn't be to me.
I can't imagine what it would be like having to pass all the dead bodies along the way. Many have been up there for years unable to recover their bodies 😢
Iv read a lot of summit story’s on Reddit (real story’s with picture on Facebook and there whole life revolves around Reddit) and most of them say passing the body’s is not bad, gives them motivation to not be selfish to there family and make the same mistakes, the life long PTSD is watching someone you climbed all the way up with take there last breaths and there is nothing u can do, u have to watch then keep going. And they say most deaths happen after the summit on the way down because ur body has had enough.
Back in 1998, impressive. He is there is Liz Hurleys Himalayan database. For the skpeics who thought he didn't leave the Four Seasons, he actually did summit.
I love to hike and climb, but I have no interest in Everest. Not because it's dangerous, but because shortly after the tree line, mountain hikes aren't that pretty anymore, as it just becomes rock- unless you go up on a very nice day when the view is amazing. That being said, I guess I hike for different reasons than the people who like topping mountains. It seems they hike for the accomplishment when I just like to look at nature and could care less how high up I am.
Very honest. Many people who have never been near the place hold a wrong/false idea of what it takes to climb Everest. They see photos of lines of people at the summit and get a completely skewed perspective of what it takes and think that it's a walk in the park when it's anything but. Just getting to Base Camp alone is no walk in the park. A few hundred people a year succeed. Far, far fewer than the number of people who play professional football if you think of it that way. Moreover, life experience tells that those who decry the achievements of others are always of the same type. I'll give you a clue.... It is a word that rhymes with 'banker'. But good for Bear. He seems and sounds like a really good, solid guy of the type I'd love to know.
It literally is a walk in a park. You have no idea. Ryan Mitchell posted some videos that show what it is really like for an incompetent tourist to climb everest.
@@deltalima6703 Considering I was there the first three weeks of this May, I'd say I have every idea pal. Every idea. Quite literally. Then again, you've 'seen some videos' eh? So you'd certainly be the man to know....
Go watch the videos. The secrets out, so stop trying to bullshit people. You were another incompetent tourist? Big deal, doesnt make you an expert on anything.
@@denis888redit depends what you consider to be 'walk in the park', but compared to some other mountains it may be. Fixed ropes are literally almost everywhere. The only difficult thing is hypoxia, which also isn't that much of an issue. Ofc it's not that easy, but when compared to for example south face of Dhaulagiri. Despite not climbing it in person I would say, that it's probably at most somewhere around El Capitan level (which sadly also became a tourist atraction after the 'Free Solo' movie).
@@kacperrutkowski6350 At least you have something considered and measured to say...unlike some of the tripe I see posted on these clips. As to hypoxia being that much of an issue... Well. If it's not, it's not. If on the other hand it is....
… it is like lighting a lantern with fire in order to look for fire to cook your food…. Had you known what fire was …you would’ve been able to cook your food much sooner.
Not sure why everyone in these comments have their knickers in a twist, every single person that knows about Everest knows that no one climbs that mountain without the amazing work of sherpas. Do people think he’s trying to claim otherwise?? Cause he’s not
I was waiting for Bear to say "up at 8000 meters there weren't any yaks you could cut open with your hunting knife and get a cozy night's rest in to stay warm". Really enjoyed his survival series. He seems to have retained a remarkable humbleness. Respect!
How come I never see any checkpoints in any Everest climbing videos ? What’s the point of permits if there are no checkpoints? Are they just there to scare people to spending money on permits ?
Living life to the fullest is a rugged journey; though you prepare your body, mind, and heart, and despite your determination, shadows will still cross your path. Keep your eyes wide and wear a smile like your favorite shirt. Let life guide you, shedding the weight of old, unnecessary baggage, and you'll find yourself lighter, more open, and at peace
I'm from Nepal, the whole idea of climbing a mountain and claiming that you conquered is very stupid.😂 Sorry no offense to anyone 😂, enjoy life while you have it. The mountain can never be conquered.
@@Bamboule05 Someone like you will never, in a month of Sundays, ever begin to approach getting it. Better that you neither try nor to stand in judgement of those who do. Stick to youtube and the local park at weekends...
If I've learned anything reading all these comments is just hike your own Everest hike and be good with what your effort rewarded you with. The effort is it's own reward.
The biggest mountain in the world is not Everest. Mt. Everest is the tallest above sea level, but again, not biggest. Denali is much more massive. The base of Denali is at an elevation of 2,000 feet, and the summit is about 9,000 feet below Everest's. This makes Denali about 3,000 feet taller than Everest when measured from base to peak. The tallest mountain in the world from base to peak is mostly underwater: Mauna Kea. By rising to 13,800 feet above the Pacific and extending down 19,700 feet to the ocean floor, Mauna Kea is higher than Mount Everest by a mile.
Not even for a million dollars, i value my life and i am aware of how extreme it is not even 2 million im good down here got my feet well planted on the ground Amen.
Everest is just a shitty tourist attraction now. Sherpas basically carry people up and down. It's kind of a shame that the legacy of that place has faded so low. The prestige is gone.
Did lots of gym weights and machines, until I figured that strenght does not help with crawling around on the floor (as example). Getting more into mobility, bodyweight functional stuff like animal flow or some cali excercises. Gotta get started with rings!
Remember my ego, camera, Instagram and Facebook password but forget The Sherpas. If The Sherpas hadn't been born Everest would still be unconquered. 🇿🇦👍
How about props for the sherpas who risk their lives every time so that rich people can go up and hopefully make it down. They are the ones who make it all possible.
@@akivaragen it changes with time as more people climb it, when Nims dai climbed 14 peaks it was 27% then it changed with volume to 32% as much I remember from 2 months ago.
A good effective life is not gloves off… A good effective life is learning wisdom you don’t have to go out in the streak to get your ass kicked to know you can get it kicked!
The best life lesson I learned in my own was "learn WHEN to listen" 90% of the shit we hear is absolutely useless, but it's important to really absorb the good stuff and learn. If you think you've got it all figured out, you've already failed. Learn tik the day you die, change you mind 59 times on one subject.. important thing is to keep compiling good information.
If you actually listened, he says it gloves off in the sense that something can come out of the left field at any moment to completely derail the path you were on in life.
He climbed it in 1998, there were a total of 1237 successful summits of Everest in the 20th century and 168 fatalities making it 1 in 7.3 but obviously there would have been many who never got to the top yet got back down safely so yes it wasn't 1/6 people who attempt to climb Everest that died but it was roughly for every 7 successful summits on Everest 1 person died.
If there was something on Everest...a crashed saucer, or Noah's ark or a stargate...then yeah risk it. But to climb it just to say you did or prove to yourself that your tough...well that's pride! The bible says that pride goeth before destruction 😢.
Can't be one in six, although that sounds very dramatic and is good for TV. The lines of people ascending the mountain would suggest many, many people are dying each day. This is not the case as that avalanche that did unfortunately kill many sherpa made worldwide headlines. The people gossiping this rumor is symptomatic of the wrong reason that people climb Everest.
And difficult times and difficult situations is called a challenge… if you go with what you know all the time ….you will lose… an experience boxer knows his opponent studies his opponent … listen to the coaches around you even the coaches that are in the environment …finds his opponents weakness…. Then he gets into the ring…. and his chances to succeed are much more realistically, possibly accomplished!
This "Sherpa" wave is boring. There are many professions over the world, where high risk is inevitable. It's worth respect as any risky jobs to pay the bills. If there was no mountaineering, there would be much less sherpas
If you ever feel lazy, just remember that Mt Everest is littered with the remains of people who were highly motivated. It’s a fine balance.
You're right.
There are some great climbers on that mountain right now.
hardly, skilled motivated climbers finished the climb. the dead ones were underskilled, high egos, or just rich with too much free time
@@simunator
Totally false statement.
There are some great men on that mountain 🏔️.
@@simunator Except for 1/3 of the people who have ever been killed on Mount Everest are the actual guides. They were highly skilled mountain climbers who knew that mountain better than anyone else doing it as their career to make their living. Yet they still lost their lives in the process of climbing so that's quite a naive statement to make.
Please return and share more of your unintelligent comments. Admittedly, it’s more likely to claim an amateur but some of the most famous and skilled climbers have died there. One little slip or anything and it’s your last. Anyone can suffer an embolism too at altitude.
Bear Gryles is great. I can never watch any of these videos on Mt Everest and not think about Sir Edmund Hilley and Tenzing Norgay. I try and imagine the courage they had to climb that mountain along that ridge to the top before anybody. No safety ropes. Just a rope between the two. Climbing the Hilleray step with an 8000' drop off! Blows my mind.
*Grylls*
do you think the weather was as bad as it is now when they climbed it? they had no safety stuff like you said,, how did they manage? i have no clue all i can think of is that the weather was better? did you see the clothes they wore :-0 literally a raincoat,
@@GorlWorldComments I can answer that with this video. Really great. I've watched it a few times now. As far as the clothing, it's been proved that even Mallory's clothing was suffient. But I agree, certainly not great by modern standards. But that's progress too.
ua-cam.com/video/nDbE00gV20k/v-deo.html
you havent read about Mallory and Irvine, have u?
When Britain and Nepal conquered Everest, Britain had just come out of WW2 with all the advances made in surviving at high altitude developed for aircrew. Lightweight oxygen sets, clothing, all of which made the British and Nepali team a success. The real heroes of Everest are Mallory and Irvine who almost summitted wearing wool and hob nail boots.
Met him at abersoch on a Sunday morning, he was in the water on his boat with his kids ,I shouted to him 'bear,this boy(my son harris) wants to meet you,he replied yes come over,so we swam out and I popped H into Bears boat and he had 5 mins talking to H,Bear ws soooo lovely and nice to H.wonderful.same year H had hold of the Olympic torch.sooo lucky, what a year for H,thanks Bear ,you're a gem amongst men.thankyou.xxxxxx
Hes got no respect for the native welsh
@@harrywilliams576 what are you onabout,,always one muppet to comment on here.
Sooo cool ❤
Lovely story, thank you for sharing. And just as the celebrities who do nice personal touches then have the moment shared- like on here- for the celebs benefit, so too for the rest of us. Do a good turn and others know about a year later. Therefore do good!! : )
He seems so humble and aware of his own shortcomings. Good man.
But too pussy to call out clout culture causing extreme lines and degrading the sport he loves.... cool.
I’m sure nature humbled this guy hundreds of times. The only question I have is has he ever grilled a bear??
You are beautiful
I climb mountains because they are there. Well, no, you climb mountains because YOU are not all there…
@AS-by8ee
You're so right.
always love Bears' humble attitude and grounded nature - thanks for showing us all your work over the years !
Bro said I’m done with Everest and started base jumping with his kid 💀 see how long that works out
I think if he was humble he wouldn't have lied about the mortality rate of when he climbed it. In 1998 when he climbed Everest the mortality rate was 1 in 76, not 1 in 6.
Thank you Bear for telling it like it is. Very cool that you were the youngest climber at the time. .
Lol telling it like it is? He claimed the mortality rate was 1 in 6 when he climbed Everest. He climbed in 1998 where the mortality rate of climbing Everest was 1.3%, or 1 in 76. Much different to the 1 in 6 he claims lol. Just like he largely fakes his show he exaggerates his stories.
Essential, clear, realistic, humble, fair message. It best expresses the human condition: man, a creature of great aspirations, but limited and fragile in nature. Eternal Achilles and Odysseus, a hero so fragile that he became immortal. Good man Bear Grills, respect.
Meanwhile there's probably a Sherpa going for his 9th-10th ascent carrying the luggage for the "brave" climbers.
Exactly!
1/3rd of the bodies on everest are sherpas, its dangerous for everyone dont be a prat.
😂
The Simpsons predicted everything
Why so condescending? You're comparing them to people who have been acclimated to high altitude their whole lives, of course they aren't going to be as capable, but if anything they are more brave than the Sherpas
Great to see Bear again. Its been awhile!
What great honesty from such a great individual. It reinforces my own belief that 'we' do not 'conquer' mountains, rather the gods of the higher slopes tolerate us for a brief moment. And, as we all know, a mountain is not 'conquered' until all are safely back at the base.
A humble legend of the outdoors, respect to bear always, 🙏🇦🇺
Long live brother
Love the human side of this interview! I just went to Everest Base Camp and that’s the most I’d do. Climbing Everest is way too dangerous; he definitely had the experience of a lifetime though
Congratulations on your trek to Basecamp.
Even doing that has risk. Avalanche.
You have my respect.
I'm thinking about a trek to Basecamp before attempting an ascent.
Maybe, maybe not.
To be honest, a bigger concern for me would be flying into that small airport. Lol!
Bear Grylls is a unbelievable human being,miss his television programs!???
This is a really smart, wise take. I always respect honest humility, because I had it for 34-35 years and then I kinda messed it up and it tarnished a lot in my life.
Everest is a place where above a certain level, you begin to die. And you pass corpses and people with you on the expedition don't all come back as happened to Bear. Now the question is - why the hell would you willingly choose to put yourself through this in modern world? And the answer really is only vanity, which is not breaking new ground, not a challenge for the sake of pushing yourself (you can do that elsewhere) - it's just gambling with your own life for big money and ultimately you come away thinking "whew, I'm glad I even survived that".
Something off about doing it in the first place.
Vanity? Sounds like Bear had a religious experience.
@@PatRourke137 yes vanity. Religious experiences are often humbling.
@@caryg4638 it wasn't vanity then if he got something out of it
When I think of Bear I think of him hopping over the "dangerous" lava crack while there was a perfectly good way around it and a road just metres away.
It was for TV bro lol
I see what you’re saying but it’ll be a logistical nightmare and the costs would be huge to travel to the real location just to get the same effect a few metres off the highway
@@bonganimazibuko1901 still embarassing
@@dumitriuradu8481not really, he was making a tv show
It's a demonstration andd it's for TV ffs, stop acting like a little kid
This man has accomplished some brave and dangerous expeditions, huge respect for Bear Grills...🌻🥇❤
Wow, you need to get out more
@robjones-qj2jj you need a lesson in basic manners and respect
I think his demonstration of humility and his honesty about having gone through a transformation of thought is cool. Not what I expected from the vid title.
I think Bear Grylls is cool . I really don't understand why ppl throw him all this shade. Lighten up?
Great bit of humility in that man considering all he's accomplished in his life. 👍
Everest took Bear’s Hubris, and gave him a healthy dose of Reality. Fair trade, I think he’s a more humble, thankful man for his experience.
Love you Bear your a warrior 👍🏴💜
14 peaks nims just wow
Taylor Adams climbed it with a severe auto immune condition, one of only a few people with that condition to achieve it. Now that's a story to be amazed at.
He is true inspiration.
No BS from Bear Grylls, he tells it like it is.
Bear is honest... love a guy with balls. Doing what I can't and making it real.
Honest? Like his "survival" show?
sir you are spot on with your words!!
no life is worth a mountains… ❤❤
Coming from one of the lost elite specialists in the world, remember we don’t know half the stuff he’s done in service, but this shows how much of a task it really is. 👏
Ambition and motivation are fine, as long as they're paired with wisdom.
A this is why I always call BS when people post “oh they died doing what they love.” As if they were satisfied that “hey, I’m ok, this is the way I want to go out.” When in reality the last communication with almost everyone before they’re never heard from or seen again is “please send a rescue, please save me, please don’t leave me.” They’re terrified of dying, and even though they’ve possibly climbed numerous times before, like all of us, we never think it’s going to be us, it always happens to someone else. They may have died doing something they love, but they still died terrified and with regret that they put themselves in that position.
Yeah......Mt. Everest is insane. I remember reading about a postman who decided to climb Mt. Everest.......somewhere he fell 5000 feet and was never found. Was it worth it? It wouldn't be to me.
NO
I can't imagine what it would be like having to pass all the dead bodies along the way. Many have been up there for years unable to recover their bodies 😢
Iv read a lot of summit story’s on Reddit (real story’s with picture on Facebook and there whole life revolves around Reddit) and most of them say passing the body’s is not bad, gives them motivation to not be selfish to there family and make the same mistakes, the life long PTSD is watching someone you climbed all the way up with take there last breaths and there is nothing u can do, u have to watch then keep going. And they say most deaths happen after the summit on the way down because ur body has had enough.
Back in 1998, impressive. He is there is Liz Hurleys Himalayan database. For the skpeics who thought he didn't leave the Four Seasons, he actually did summit.
Welcome to Nepal again n again
I love to hike and climb, but I have no interest in Everest. Not because it's dangerous, but because shortly after the tree line, mountain hikes aren't that pretty anymore, as it just becomes rock- unless you go up on a very nice day when the view is amazing. That being said, I guess I hike for different reasons than the people who like topping mountains. It seems they hike for the accomplishment when I just like to look at nature and could care less how high up I am.
My absolute crush!!! I love Bear so much😊😊😊
Spent a good part of my childhood ascending to and descending from the top bunk of my bed so I can't see Everest being too difficult.
Honestly, he's just super interesting even if he was talking about how to do laundry he'd somehow make it interesting.
Very honest. Many people who have never been near the place hold a wrong/false idea of what it takes to climb Everest. They see photos of lines of people at the summit and get a completely skewed perspective of what it takes and think that it's a walk in the park when it's anything but. Just getting to Base Camp alone is no walk in the park. A few hundred people a year succeed. Far, far fewer than the number of people who play professional football if you think of it that way. Moreover, life experience tells that those who decry the achievements of others are always of the same type. I'll give you a clue....
It is a word that rhymes with 'banker'.
But good for Bear. He seems and sounds like a really good, solid guy of the type I'd love to know.
It literally is a walk in a park. You have no idea. Ryan Mitchell posted some videos that show what it is really like for an incompetent tourist to climb everest.
@@deltalima6703 Considering I was there the first three weeks of this May, I'd say I have every idea pal. Every idea. Quite literally. Then again, you've 'seen some videos' eh? So you'd certainly be the man to know....
Go watch the videos. The secrets out, so stop trying to bullshit people. You were another incompetent tourist? Big deal, doesnt make you an expert on anything.
@@denis888redit depends what you consider to be 'walk in the park', but compared to some other mountains it may be.
Fixed ropes are literally almost everywhere. The only difficult thing is hypoxia, which also isn't that much of an issue.
Ofc it's not that easy, but when compared to for example south face of Dhaulagiri.
Despite not climbing it in person I would say, that it's probably at most somewhere around El Capitan level (which sadly also became a tourist atraction after the 'Free Solo' movie).
@@kacperrutkowski6350 At least you have something considered and measured to say...unlike some of the tripe I see posted on these clips. As to hypoxia being that much of an issue... Well. If it's not, it's not. If on the other hand it is....
Such honesty
Well said, Mr Grylls❤
Praise God for this man. The real deal.
With wisdom comes sorrow.
… it is like lighting a lantern with fire in order to look for fire to cook your food…. Had you known what fire was …you would’ve been able to cook your food much sooner.
he is right, climbing Everest is very dangerous and it kills and harms many people but still thrill-seekers seem to be attracted to it.
Respect
Life can be great due to how you react and bounce back to adversity. 'Be the ball...'
Not sure why everyone in these comments have their knickers in a twist, every single person that knows about Everest knows that no one climbs that mountain without the amazing work of sherpas. Do people think he’s trying to claim otherwise?? Cause he’s not
Yes, he is
@@robjones-qj2jj no no he’s not
I was waiting for Bear to say "up at 8000 meters there weren't any yaks you could cut open with your hunting knife and get a cozy night's rest in to stay warm". Really enjoyed his survival series. He seems to have retained a remarkable humbleness. Respect!
How come I never see any checkpoints in any Everest climbing videos ? What’s the point of permits if there are no checkpoints? Are they just there to scare people to spending money on permits ?
Living life to the fullest is a rugged journey; though you prepare your body, mind, and heart, and despite your determination, shadows will still cross your path. Keep your eyes wide and wear a smile like your favorite shirt. Let life guide you, shedding the weight of old, unnecessary baggage, and you'll find yourself lighter, more open, and at peace
I'm from Nepal, the whole idea of climbing a mountain and claiming that you conquered is very stupid.😂 Sorry no offense to anyone 😂, enjoy life while you have it. The mountain can never be conquered.
Good job,all the best in life
It is a "gloves off life" as he says. Of course, knowing that and picking a fight with Mike Tyson (i.e. Everest) is a choice.
Big waves , is it worth dying , I said yes . Still surfing at 7O fun big , not heart stopping big .
Stupid
On a side note, I can't believe he was 48 when this was filmed. He looks great.
This is quite true.
2:11 ridiculous camera angle that once again puts this host in a "favourable" (imo comedic) advantage.
You're the kinda man to say your missus is cheating on you because they laughed at a joke
I'm wondering if it's the camera angle that makes the interviewer look huge or he's one big dude
Only mature people come to this realization
Mature people know this without risking their life
@@Bamboule05 Someone like you will never, in a month of Sundays, ever begin to approach getting it. Better that you neither try nor to stand in judgement of those who do. Stick to youtube and the local park at weekends...
@@denis888red you have no idea...
Les Stroud is the real BMF!!!
Every dead body in everest was an highly motivated person😢
If I've learned anything reading all these comments is just hike your own Everest hike and be good with what your effort rewarded you with.
The effort is it's own reward.
The biggest mountain in the world is not Everest. Mt. Everest is the tallest above sea level, but again, not biggest. Denali is much more massive. The base of Denali is at an elevation of 2,000 feet, and the summit is about 9,000 feet below Everest's. This makes Denali about 3,000 feet taller than Everest when measured from base to peak. The tallest mountain in the world from base to peak is mostly underwater: Mauna Kea. By rising to 13,800 feet above the Pacific and extending down 19,700 feet to the ocean floor, Mauna Kea is higher than Mount Everest by a mile.
legend
DON'T GO UP TO THE MOUNTAIN TOP WITHOUT ME (C))2006
Not even for a million dollars, i value my life and i am aware of how extreme it is not even 2 million im good down here got my feet well planted on the ground Amen.
You never know what is going to be sent your way.
Whoa! You got Christian Bale on your show
Just goes to show the mountain can show you how insignificant we all are when your life can be taken so easily.
Everest is just a shitty tourist attraction now. Sherpas basically carry people up and down. It's kind of a shame that the legacy of that place has faded so low. The prestige is gone.
Remember. Chuck Norris doesn't climb Mount Everest. Mount Everest climbs him!
what i took from what he said was,,,,,dont be delusional about things you do in life,,,accept WHAT IT REALLY,ACTUALLY is,,
When his TV show was own, my girlfriend at the time, referred to Bear as "eyecandy".
I always kind of hated him after that....
Sometimes there are things that dont need humans on them. Mt Everest is one of them.
If you feel lazy or out, remember there are many oeople buried ir downed in Everest
This man isn't aging...
Did lots of gym weights and machines, until I figured that strenght does not help with crawling around on the floor (as example). Getting more into mobility, bodyweight functional stuff like animal flow or some cali excercises. Gotta get started with rings!
Thanks for this, really helpful.
@@issimondias I realised my comment was for another video 🤣
On to K2!
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What he climbed it and DIDN’T stay in a hotel during in the overnights?!
I'm guessing it's cold ...I don't even want to walk to fridge to get another beverage, so I don't think I would try that
There’s a hotel on Everest? How did he survive?
It’s 1 in 7 , not 1 in 6 that get killed on Everest. Unless I’m mistaken, but I’ve heard 1 in 7 over and over.
Did he stay at a Holiday Inn while on Everest?
Bear still climbed Everest that's that.
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Remember my ego, camera, Instagram and Facebook password but forget The Sherpas. If The Sherpas hadn't been born Everest would still be unconquered. 🇿🇦👍
Utter nonsense.
@@slalomsteveLol!
How about props for the sherpas who risk their lives every time so that rich people can go up and hopefully make it down. They are the ones who make it all possible.
The fatality rate on Mt. Everest is just 2%, while on Annapurna it is 32%.
Annapurna is not 32%.
@@akivaragen it changes with time as more people climb it, when Nims dai climbed 14 peaks it was 27% then it changed with volume to 32% as much I remember from 2 months ago.
Bear also ate the frozen meat he found near the summit.😅
A good effective life is not gloves off… A good effective life is learning wisdom you don’t have to go out in the streak to get your ass kicked to know you can get it kicked!
The best life lesson I learned in my own was "learn WHEN to listen" 90% of the shit we hear is absolutely useless, but it's important to really absorb the good stuff and learn. If you think you've got it all figured out, you've already failed. Learn tik the day you die, change you mind 59 times on one subject.. important thing is to keep compiling good information.
If you actually listened, he says it gloves off in the sense that something can come out of the left field at any moment to completely derail the path you were on in life.
U can tell that loss of life up there really bothered him. He must have been close when it happened. He dont talk about it.
Where is he getting 1/6 death rate?
He climbed it in 1998, there were a total of 1237 successful summits of Everest in the 20th century and 168 fatalities making it 1 in 7.3 but obviously there would have been many who never got to the top yet got back down safely so yes it wasn't 1/6 people who attempt to climb Everest that died but it was roughly for every 7 successful summits on Everest 1 person died.
@@OffensiveFarmer Maybe it was worse in the 90s.
@@Redeemedbylove1987 every year is different due to weather conditions and wind and what not
If there was something on Everest...a crashed saucer, or Noah's ark or a stargate...then yeah risk it. But to climb it just to say you did or prove to yourself that your tough...well that's pride! The bible says that pride goeth before destruction 😢.
God humbled him in his destined plan.
Can't be one in six, although that sounds very dramatic and is good for TV. The lines of people ascending the mountain would suggest many, many people are dying each day. This is not the case as that avalanche that did unfortunately kill many sherpa made worldwide headlines. The people gossiping this rumor is symptomatic of the wrong reason that people climb Everest.
It was around that figure when he climbed in the 90s! :) Far different to now! Live, learn improve…
I would have loved to seen Steve Irwin climb Mt. Everest
And difficult times and difficult situations is called a challenge… if you go with what you know all the time ….you will lose… an experience boxer knows his opponent studies his opponent … listen to the coaches around you even the coaches that are in the environment …finds his opponents weakness…. Then he gets into the ring…. and his chances to succeed are much more realistically, possibly accomplished!
Bear Grylls is one of my favourite actors.
This "Sherpa" wave is boring. There are many professions over the world, where high risk is inevitable.
It's worth respect as any risky jobs to pay the bills.
If there was no mountaineering, there would be much less sherpas