I once summited a mountain with less altitude. I found out altitude and I were not friends on this one. I got completely dizzy on the top and had to lay down and hold on to rocks to stop the carrussel I was on. Descending was very difficult, because it was a very tiny trail to walk on, with several hundred meters down left and right, and I was dizzy anyways and could hardly look at my feet so close to nothing. No rope to hold on to, one wrong step would have been fatal. I was scared to death. I focused on the meters before me and eventually made it down again. I don't remember how I got home. Dinner had already been served and eaten in the hostel, no food was left, and the next physical challenge to go hungry until breakfast being completely exhausted and needing food. So, mountains are history for me.
Wow, that sounds intense! I’d be freaked out too! Sounds like you had a real “rocky” relationship with that mountain! Good job getting down in one piece.
You’re absolutely right! It can get a bit repetitive, which is why I changed it to more variety in the latest videos I uploaded. Thanks for sharing your thoughts!
I live in the country and in spite of my controlled acrophobia, I raised an extension ladder and climbed up on my roof, but I was so nervous that the ladder would fall over and I'd be stuck up there, that I never did it again! Now, I don't even remember why I had to go up there, but I'm through living dangerously!
I grew up in SE Denver, 5,280’ and was on our HS ski team. Regardless of how hard we strength trained in Denver the first few ski weekends were brutal to breathe. We would run hills at 8-9,OOO’ on half days in the off season and normally spend winter weekends at altitude but the initial acclimation still took a few weekends. We were well conditioned high school athletes acclimated at >5,000’ year round and only had to acclimate to 10-12,000’, a physiological change of only 5-7,000’. I can’t imagine how tough it would be for a not so well conditioned, perhaps a few lbs overweight, marginally skilled climber to perform at peak performance after going from sea level to 29,000’ without a long, well planned acclimatization program. It is literally more important than skill level. We didn’t have any hypoxic tent type adjuncts, just go to altitude, work hard, hydrate and rest. It seems like some of the failure to make a successful descent (death) can be traced right back to lack of acclimation. Your chances of frostbite, HAPE and HACE are also increased if you don’t fully acclimatize. I’ve never climbed an 8K mountain, but I did I would make as many acclimatization trips as I could.
Thanks for sharing your experience! It's fascinating to hear how your training and acclimatization process shaped your performance in such challenging conditions. You're absolutely right-preparation is key! Your perspective is incredibly valuable, especially for those looking to tackle high-altitude challenges.
Right? It’s like going to a concert and realizing you can’t see the stage because of the tall guy in front of you! Everest really knows how to keep its secrets!
1:49 because Sherpas have been climbing to the top of that mountain before any Englishman came to do it. I seriously doubt Edmund Hilary was the first to summit and I don't think George Malory would have been either had he done so.
You raise a great point! The contributions of Sherpas to Everest climbing history are often overlooked. They truly are the unsung heroes of the mountain! I cover that in my new video ua-cam.com/video/kQumMyqkDms/v-deo.htmlfeature=shared
@@msbrissie1 I wonder what the local people think about all the garbage mess and dead bodies left on the mountain. If I was a native I would have been disgusted.
You're absolutely right! We must take responsibility and clean up the mess. Every little effort counts! If we ignore it much longer, we might just start a new reality show called "Survivor: Trash Edition!" Let’s not let it get to that point!
It is the responsibility of everyone to take out what you brought in. Those sherpas make very little money and to ask them to clean up others' mess is so very wrong.
Did you know that "it is a Mt Kilimanjaro sign". 🙂. I am getting the impression, that the "new" method of ensuring lots of comments is to make stupid mistakes and wait for the heaps of comments. I may have commented, but I did not watch the full video. To many "did you knows".
The title you chose normally means the opposite. What I mean is the authorities are trying to hide important information from the public which is crucial to successfully climbing, and reaching the summit. Perhaps your title should be What You Don't Know About Everest Base Camp would be more accurate since the content in your video is exactly that. Did You Know.... Also, I don't think you know what the word comprehensive means. This video is fluff, and nothing more.
yeah as a los angeles israel holy land pilgrim in 68 i passed thru turkey iran afghanstan pakistan befo kathmandu trek up 100 mi to & th buddhist monks
I once summited a mountain with less altitude. I found out altitude and I were not friends on this one. I got completely dizzy on the top and had to lay down and hold on to rocks to stop the carrussel I was on. Descending was very difficult, because it was a very tiny trail to walk on, with several hundred meters down left and right, and I was dizzy anyways and could hardly look at my feet so close to nothing. No rope to hold on to, one wrong step would have been fatal. I was scared to death. I focused on the meters before me and eventually made it down again. I don't remember how I got home. Dinner had already been served and eaten in the hostel, no food was left, and the next physical challenge to go hungry until breakfast being completely exhausted and needing food. So, mountains are history for me.
Wow, that sounds intense! I’d be freaked out too! Sounds like you had a real “rocky” relationship with that mountain! Good job getting down in one piece.
Did you know that prefacing every statement by saying 'did you know that' gets very tiresome and annoying very quickly ?
You’re absolutely right! It can get a bit repetitive, which is why I changed it to more variety in the latest videos I uploaded. Thanks for sharing your thoughts!
Did you know it's impolite to point out ones faults in public?
Don't be a cunt.💜🤷♂️
Yeah that’s fair 😂
@@MUFCSINCE90did you know it’s a viewer giving constructive feedback lol why does it have to be “rude” 😂
I once scaled a six foot ladder to retrieve a frisbee from my roof without acclimatizing first.
Next time, maybe try negotiating with the frisbee from the ground. :-)
😂😂😂
You absolute madman 😂
I live in the country and in spite of my controlled acrophobia, I raised an extension ladder and climbed up on my roof, but I was so nervous that the ladder would fall over and I'd be stuck up there, that I never did it again! Now, I don't even remember why I had to go up there, but I'm through living dangerously!
@@mjleger4555 Many people have a fear of spiders, so don't worry, you're not alone.
I grew up in SE Denver, 5,280’ and was on our HS ski team. Regardless of how hard we strength trained in Denver the first few ski weekends were brutal to breathe. We would run hills at 8-9,OOO’ on half days in the off season and normally spend winter weekends at altitude but the initial acclimation still took a few weekends.
We were well conditioned high school athletes acclimated at >5,000’ year round and only had to acclimate to 10-12,000’, a physiological change of only 5-7,000’.
I can’t imagine how tough it would be for a not so well conditioned, perhaps a few lbs overweight, marginally skilled climber to perform at peak performance after going from sea level to 29,000’ without a long, well planned acclimatization program. It is literally more important than skill level.
We didn’t have any hypoxic tent type adjuncts, just go to altitude, work hard, hydrate and rest.
It seems like some of the failure to make a successful descent (death) can be traced right back to lack of acclimation. Your chances of frostbite, HAPE and HACE are also increased if you don’t fully acclimatize.
I’ve never climbed an 8K mountain, but I did I would make as many acclimatization trips as I could.
Thanks for sharing your experience! It's fascinating to hear how your training and acclimatization process shaped your performance in such challenging conditions. You're absolutely right-preparation is key! Your perspective is incredibly valuable, especially for those looking to tackle high-altitude challenges.
I would like to hike to Everest base camp,someday.💙💛💙
Because it is there?
The irony of Mount Everest base camp is that you can't actually see the peak of Everest from the camp.
Right? It’s like going to a concert and realizing you can’t see the stage because of the tall guy in front of you! Everest really knows how to keep its secrets!
You can see the peak, although just barely. Just returned from base camp 6 days ago….absolutely amazing!
1:49 because Sherpas have been climbing to the top of that mountain before any Englishman came to do it. I seriously doubt Edmund Hilary was the first to summit and I don't think George Malory would have been either had he done so.
You raise a great point! The contributions of Sherpas to Everest climbing history are often overlooked. They truly are the unsung heroes of the mountain! I cover that in my new video ua-cam.com/video/kQumMyqkDms/v-deo.htmlfeature=shared
The locals have no desire to climb the mountains, they are sacred to them so they surely would not have been the first ones.
@@msbrissie1 I wonder what the local people think about all the garbage mess and dead bodies left on the mountain. If I was a native I would have been disgusted.
Did you know that you don't have to ask "Did you know" at the start of each point?
Did you know that the third time I heard that, I bailed on the video?
The trash and leftover oxygen bottles, human waste, and general debris MUST be cleaned up.
We just can't keep ignoring it..
You're absolutely right! We must take responsibility and clean up the mess. Every little effort counts!
If we ignore it much longer, we might just start a new reality show called "Survivor: Trash Edition!" Let’s not let it get to that point!
It is the responsibility of everyone to take out what you brought in. Those sherpas make very little money and to ask them to clean up others' mess is so very wrong.
I do not think you pass through the Khumbu Ice Fall to get to Base Camp as it says at 1:50.
Yes. Khumbhu icefall is beyond the base camp where only climbers with permits can go.
Did you know there are so many tourists and climbers, it's becoming annoying and/or disappointing for an increasing number of people?
Right? At this point, I expect to see a souvenir stand at the summit! "Get your overpriced keychains here!"
New title: What we already knew.
Did you know you say did you know too much? And why is there a shot Kilimanjaro in the video?
It's grows because of the trash heap and trinkets everyone leaves at the summit, not tectonic plates 😂
Haha, that's a quirky take on how the summit grows! So what you're saying is, we should start a trash heap trend for growth at home too?
You call human feces "trinkets?!" It's a disgrace and the atrocious crap all over the mountain is disgusting!
I hiked up a hill one time.
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Why do you have a photo of a Kilimanjaro National Park sign @ 1:08 in a video about Everest? Makes no sense.
Thanks for pointing that out! It seems we had a little mix-up, but I appreciate your keen observation!
The altitude he was talking about is the approximate height of Mt Kilimanjaro. I believe thats why he showed kilimanjaro
Good luck to ALL who claim it
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Why the image of a Mt. Kilimanjaro sign?
Did you know that "it is a Mt Kilimanjaro sign". 🙂. I am getting the impression, that the "new" method of ensuring lots of comments is to make stupid mistakes and wait for the heaps of comments. I may have commented, but I did not watch the full video. To many "did you knows".
@@qre268Zrtb Did you know that you are probably correct about them purposely using this method?
Did it solo first time and took a group 2 years later
That's awesome! Going solo must've been wild.
@@TripperTrekCould be done being a teahouse trek. Similarly Annapurna circuit as well. Thank you
@@bvprakash2413 really.... with oxygen or without? Which year?
@@AnnaLee33 Without oxygen. Trek to EBC, not the peak. Did it in 2001.
I was there in 2010....change the word basecamp😂...
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Started watching but got sick of the did you know s and cut it.
I appreciate your feedback! I’m always looking to improve my content, and I’ve already removed those multiple repetitions.
Did you know? But wait theres more
The title you chose normally means the opposite. What I mean is the authorities are trying to hide important information from the public which is crucial to successfully climbing, and reaching the summit. Perhaps your title should be What You Don't Know About Everest Base Camp would be more accurate since the content in your video is exactly that. Did You Know.... Also, I don't think you know what the word comprehensive means. This video is fluff, and nothing more.
yeah as a los angeles israel holy land pilgrim in 68 i passed thru turkey iran afghanstan pakistan befo kathmandu trek up 100 mi to & th buddhist monks
Too loud background music !!!
Thanks for the feedback! I’ll make sure to adjust the volume levels in future videos for a better viewing experience.
DID YOU KNOW>>>?
Lots of ORBs. I don't think people hike in shorts though....hummmmm