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How Wanda Rutkiewicz disappeared on Kangchenjunga?
In May 1992, Wanda Rutkiewicz, one of the best female Himalayan climbers in history, disappeared on Kangchenjunga, the third highest mountain in the world. She was 49 and had already climbed Everest, Nanga Parbat, K2, Shishapangma, Gasherbrum II, Gasherbrum I, Cho Oyu and Annapurna..
Kangchenjunga was her 9th 8000-meter mountain. This is the story of her last climbing expedition.
Timestamps
00:00 Intro
00:28 Kangchenjunga ascents until the end of 1991
02:17 Expeditions to Kangchenjunga in 1992
03:43 German expedition to Kangchenjunga in 1992
04:19 First summit push of the Mexican-Polish party
06:21 The second summit push by Carlos Carsolio and Wanda Rutkiewicz
08:32 Summit push from Camp 4
11:36 No more news from Wanda Rutkiewicz
13:28 The team left base camp
14:02 Aftermath: a body was found on the mountain in 1995
15:33 Wanda lives
18:11 Women climbers who died on Kangchenjunga
19:19 The firs woman to summit Kangchenjunga
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Komentáře

  • @jjmsjm5049
    @jjmsjm5049 Před dnem

    친구와 함께 탄 비행기 에어뉴질랜드 901편 나는 서한빛이라는 친구와 이 비행기를 탔다 거기서 처음 그녀에게 사랑을 이야기했다 졸업사진 찍으러 가기 좋은 날이었다 이런 날에 남극 풍경을 볼 수 있어 좋았다 전지민 19791128

  • @riafitzgerald2988
    @riafitzgerald2988 Před dnem

    I enjoy your videos. Very good!❤❤❤

  • @davidtate166
    @davidtate166 Před dnem

    R.i.p great climber .💮💀⌛

  • @davidtate166
    @davidtate166 Před dnem

    A hiker die on longs peak I think this year . Air Force person .not a skilled climber fell descending the mountain in bad weather 😬

  • @backchannelsofadventure

    You got quite a few details wrong 😢 I was the one that called it in, witnessed it, last one to take her picture, and last one to talk to her.

  • @questionreality6003

    well done! and thanks for doing it - mountaineering is too dangerous and I wouldn't say 'do it' to anyone. RIP to caring and loving Anatoli Boukreev and hugs to his widow

  • @RedSparrow
    @RedSparrow Před 4 dny

    Great, not so known ascent. Thanks for informations, well done.

  • @R-gc4zb
    @R-gc4zb Před 4 dny

    Everyone knows about it... but, no one is taking home the 2nd best girl home 😊😊

  • @jim3830
    @jim3830 Před 4 dny

    I bow in respect to the legend Rob Hall and his incredible sacrifice.

  • @anniehills3580
    @anniehills3580 Před 6 dny

    IMO Krackeur is not responsible for Andys death. All climbers say, up there, nobody can save you.

  • @corkidecat6449
    @corkidecat6449 Před 6 dny

    I thought I'd crawled out of the CZcams Mountaineer Rabbit-hole when this channel showed up in my feed and down I go again. These are some of the best mountaineering videos I've watched. I know some of the stories pretty well, but he is so good at explaining these sagas.

  • @robertcairney2955
    @robertcairney2955 Před 6 dny

    Pemba is a machine

  • @ajitjakkal
    @ajitjakkal Před 8 dny

    Anatoly was a hero in truest of sense.He did what he could manage which is beyond imagination of all mountaineering fellowship.

  • @jjmsjm5049
    @jjmsjm5049 Před 9 dny

    4:29 이름:서한빛 나이:17세 거주지:대한민국 경기도 고양시

  • @becket4373
    @becket4373 Před 10 dny

    She was egoisting person and manipulates males alphinists in her own interests. All her fame is a joke and lie

  • @skippywinters
    @skippywinters Před 11 dny

    Excellent work here I was so curious on how it was first climbed thank you 🙏

  • @andrewmacdonald4833
    @andrewmacdonald4833 Před 11 dny

    4.30 in...that beautiful young lady with the sunglasses on was Melinda Arnold. She had only just turned 17.

  • @abdulhadi2495
    @abdulhadi2495 Před 12 dny

    Great video! One advice, please try to pronounce p as p not f like rapid not rafid, open not ofen

  • @johnrion3232
    @johnrion3232 Před 12 dny

    Threw away her life and left her kids with only a dad.. why? To ski down a mountain… skiing down an 8000er is just about the dumbest thing i ever heard of.. you need good powder to ski well but powder means avalanches at that altitude, she literally asked to die

  • @sajidmasoomVlogs
    @sajidmasoomVlogs Před 15 dny

    hmmmmm

  • @xPat99
    @xPat99 Před 16 dny

    I tried to listen to this as a podcast. There’s a lot of information it’s really well done: unfortunately I cannot decipher the accent at times and I’m having trouble following ..

  • @bruceadams2822
    @bruceadams2822 Před 17 dny

    I loved this very impressive presentation which fills in many blanks in my mountaineering history education. I fully recommend a read of Mummery’s climbing memories written firsthand: “My Climbs in the Alps and Caucuses,” wherein the reader will be wonderfully infected by his humor and personality.

  • @faizrehman-zn7np
    @faizrehman-zn7np Před 19 dny

    K2 Siren of the Himalayas 2012 czcams.com/video/Blqy-7vRJCI/video.html

  • @francisebbecke2727
    @francisebbecke2727 Před 21 dnem

    I was a US Soldier in Germany when this happened. I think it was billed as "The flight to the end of the world." or something like that. The DC 10 was a plane they put you on when you didn't ask or had no choice. Very sad.

  • @twistedneck
    @twistedneck Před 22 dny

    Great video .. well done.

  • @danasimcho310
    @danasimcho310 Před 23 dny

    A very fitting tribute to a great man who put the needs of others before those of his own.

  • @ChristianHeid7
    @ChristianHeid7 Před 24 dny

    Looking at this from a guide perspective. Both Harris and Hall died while doing their outmost to safe one of their client. Some would say that is foolish and they should have just left Hansen. They might even have saved someone else later during the night when they got further down. I doubt this would have been the case since first off - Rob Hall knew he had made some bad calls that afternoon and would have to live with it for the rest of his life. Hansen on the other hand had to make a choice and we simply do not know how rational he was at the time. I did already read alot about different versions of the 1996 Everest disaster. It's important to remember that many can not tell their version. Others are not interested in telling it. But even those that did might not recall the actual happenings on that day in the bad conditions and oxygen deprivation.

    • @DianeHasHopeInChrist
      @DianeHasHopeInChrist Před 24 dny

      As an ER/ICU/Trauma Nurse, I can tell you that Doug Hansen was on a one-way ascent to Everest. Reason: Doug Hansen was suffering from terminal cancer, was divorced, burned out on life, was a loner with no real family, and extremely depressed. He had also failed at Everest Summit twice before. Thus, Doug Hansen didn't care if he died on Everest, as dying on top of Everest was his ultimate plan, anyway. Sadly, he took Rob Hall with him by pleading with Rob to not leave him.... Doug, selfishly, didn't want to "die alone," as many end-stage cancer patients don't want to be alone when they die, either. It is human nature to want to be surrounded by family and friends, feeling loved, as we die. The "circle of life" as it is said. Unfortunately, Doug Hansen had lied to Rob Hall about his health. Rob already knew that Doug Hansen had already been through several rounds of chemo in the past, which was why Hansen could never summit Everest as he wasn't strong enough. Rob Hall allowed Doug Hansen to attempt his 3rd try in 1996 after Rob required a doctor's letter stating Hansen was cleared to try and summit Everest. The deal was that this 3rd attempt would be the limit for Rob allowing Hansen to try, as that was the ethical business rules & protocols of Rob's business. The doctor/Oncologist that cleared Doug Hansen to go to Everest, had been lied to by Hansen, as Hansen said he wanted to take a Sabbatical just to Base Camp. Doug Hansen had stopped taking chemo, as he finally gave up. Hansen got his affairs in order, moved all his belongings into a storage unit, left letters with his attorney, said his final goodbyes to co-workers at his post office, maxxed out all his credit cards, closed all bank accounts......savings & checking, etc. It was found that Doug Hansen had only purchased a one-way plane ticket. Doug Hansen KNEW that Rob Hall was a kind, decent, caring, and honorable man...... he knew that Rob would do everything in his power to get him to the top of Everest and that Rob would never leave him to face death alone. Thing was......Doug Hansen did not know that a fast moving, huge storm was moving in onto Everest from the coast of India. Rob Hall & Scott Fisher knew about the storm, yet didn't know just how fast that storm was moving. Nor did they know how much "low barometric pressure" precipitation that storm was bringing in with it. All these factors culminated to create this tragic disaster. God bless all those who died on Everest in 1996. And may the Lord hold close those who altruistically died while saving others.❤

  • @ChristianHeid7
    @ChristianHeid7 Před 24 dny

    What body is by the side of Rob on the South summit? Some claim it to be Doug Hansen. Or even Andy Harris.

  • @YnseSchaap
    @YnseSchaap Před 25 dny

    Great climber but she got greedy (summit fever)

  • @GeneticDrifter
    @GeneticDrifter Před 28 dny

    Was multiple heroic actions during the event. But Andy's stood out for me. I really feel for Andy and the awful position he was put in.

  • @bold810
    @bold810 Před 29 dny

    Thank you for sharing this story. Brave Men, all. 😌😔

  • @anniehills3580
    @anniehills3580 Před 29 dny

    I wonder if Doug or Rob had the discussion about what if he couldnt summit this time, as well? Did Rob make a promise he could not keep? I think way up near the summit, without O2, the best decisions are not made. I dont know why it makes me feel sad for them, when this is what they wanted to do. It hardly seems worth it.

  • @anniehills3580
    @anniehills3580 Před 29 dny

    I had not heard his history before. How sweet of the school children to raise money for him!! They must have been crushed when he did not get down.😢 I am not so sure that loved ones are on their minds up there. They should think long about climbing when they have people who need them.

  • @mikeloper100
    @mikeloper100 Před 29 dny

    Just popped in to say Who cares?

  • @LimakNiwos
    @LimakNiwos Před měsícem

    Best Climber Ever!

  • @icomefromstruggle
    @icomefromstruggle Před měsícem

    man her story made me cry

  • @stevek548
    @stevek548 Před měsícem

    Great job at summarizing the reasons for the crash. Fantastic photos. Really nicely done.

  • @santiagotorres7777
    @santiagotorres7777 Před měsícem

    Judging from all the videos that ive seen, most of the deceased climbers were married and had children. You have to be a selfish and narcissistic person to put a lousy mountain before your family. I guess their ego trumped their family. Pathetic.

  • @tm13tube
    @tm13tube Před měsícem

    Who was Rob Hall staying with? I don’t remember his name. He didn’t want to leave one of his clients alone. What happened to his body.

  • @tm13tube
    @tm13tube Před měsícem

    If you have the money to buy the prestige, to check another status box …

  • @tm13tube
    @tm13tube Před měsícem

    Beck’s face looks good.

  • @johnmarcos1929
    @johnmarcos1929 Před měsícem

    Where is her body?

  • @angloaust1575
    @angloaust1575 Před měsícem

    Her luck ran out Hazadous envlroment Should have had a backup!

    • @matthewcollins5344
      @matthewcollins5344 Před měsícem

      Easy to say from that⌨️. She deserves more respect than an armchair or lowlanders hindsight suggestion.

  • @francoisfoue
    @francoisfoue Před měsícem

    Actually, on K2, the other climbers had already given up their ascent on K2 before rescuing. She had become snow blind because of broken glasses crushed by a backpack inside a tent. Her climb of Lothse was the first solo woman climb. About Tibet, she cimbed to the top of Notre Dame's cathedral spire in Paris to put the tibetan flag a few days before the chinese prime minister visited France.

  • @EttorealbertoGelli-vr6sz
    @EttorealbertoGelli-vr6sz Před měsícem

    Good work !

  • @mchandrashekhar4043
    @mchandrashekhar4043 Před měsícem

    She ought to have come down with Carlos but her bloated ego prevented her

    • @matthewcollins5344
      @matthewcollins5344 Před měsícem

      Ego or not, she still had more balls than you ever will. You wasn’t there, betting you have never climbed a mountain like that, so you really have no clue what you are talking about. She deserves more respect than you seem to understand.

    • @angloaust1575
      @angloaust1575 Před měsícem

      Feminist tendencies!

    • @paulgrey8028
      @paulgrey8028 Před měsícem

      @@matthewcollins5344 Wanda certainly was one tough climber but she took far too many risks. When she made it back to base camp in 1986 after 13 climbers lost their lives, her hands were severely frost bitten and she was not in good shape after escaping the mountain by the skin of her teeth [It took Wanda three days to make it back to base camp from high camp, a descent that would normally take a climber of her experience one long day] chronicler Jim Curran wrote how Wanda immediately started talking about summitting Broad Peak after a few days rest despite her frost bitten hands [that would have been terribly painful] Wanda was so obsessed in her determination to bag all fourteen 8,000ers that she took far too many risks. She went for the summit despite being ill, dehydrated, in high winds, deep snow and incredibly cold temperatures. Mexican climber Carsolio knew that he would not see Wanda again. Yes, Wanda was one tough lady but her obsession overrode her ability to make rational decisions that led to her inevitable death.

  • @andrestrishak8292
    @andrestrishak8292 Před měsícem

    Who cares? Fisher caused problems with his decisions and of course bringing along the ridiculous Pittman female fool who was short roped up the mountain causing the delays. Too bad Pittman's body is not among them.

    • @ravenel2
      @ravenel2 Před měsícem

      You can always find the misogynists with respect to Everest. Their venomous hatred of the women climbers, when 300 men screw up just as badly, gives them away.

    • @davidhoward4715
      @davidhoward4715 Před měsícem

      @@ravenel2 Exactly. You can find pathetic incels in any group of people.

  • @5ty717
    @5ty717 Před měsícem

    Wonderful presentation…

  • @cappy2282
    @cappy2282 Před měsícem

    Scott seemed cool. I would have definitely signed on with mountain madness before adventure consultants

  • @carl5381
    @carl5381 Před měsícem

    Really eerie. Like bone chilling eerie. 4:38. She has no idea that her eyes are looking into someone else's in the future and she'll never know.