Solo Summit Attempt Of The Most Dangerous Mountain In The World | Mountaineering Gone Wrong

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    In 1986, Renato Casarotto, one of the strongest Italian climbers from his time, would attempt to summit the savage mountain solo. But would quickly learn the danger that K2 holds.
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  • @tdawg713
    @tdawg713 Před rokem +92

    As the cliche goes, “There are old climbers and there are bold climbers, but there are very few old, bold climbers.”

    • @poutinedream5066
      @poutinedream5066 Před rokem +2

      I've never heard that, but I like it. It kind of works for everything. I was a political aide- doesn't get much safer than that 😏- but it still holds true.

    • @redlabel9294
      @redlabel9294 Před rokem +4

      That's been used for many years years regarding aviation. I used to fly many company's plane, as did the company's owner. He was much bolder than I. Several years after I moved-on, his boldness made sure that he achieved no "oldness". Unfortunately, it ended the years of a company salesman as well. They crashed soon after take-off in Portland, OR. :(
      Regardless, RIP Renato. I bought and read Jim Curran's book on the events on K2 in 1986. Renato's story has always touched me. As has the tragic story of another climber who was on K2 in 1986... Alex Lowe. He didn't pass until 13 years later (on Shisapangma), but the stories of those two great climbers have always haunted me. K2 is a stunning, yet Savage Mountain.

    • @DM_21
      @DM_21 Před 7 měsíci

      Wow, that expression is so true!!! I never heard it; but, I love it!

    • @RotmgGHOSTMOB
      @RotmgGHOSTMOB Před 5 měsíci

      Most people say it for mushroom foragers!

  • @SkiSkillsMontana
    @SkiSkillsMontana Před rokem +56

    My best buddy lost his life a few months ago. He was out antler hunting and got attacked by grizzly bear. I know for a fact his only wish would be to make it back home to his wife and kids. But sadly that day he did not. At the end of the day that's all any of us want. We climbed hundreds of mountains together. But we always said making it to the top was optional making it home was not. RIP Craig I love you bro

    • @TerrorTwin
      @TerrorTwin  Před rokem +11

      Thank you for sharing Craig’s story, and blessings to his entire family.

    • @drew2364
      @drew2364 Před rokem +5

      Poor grizzly was protecting young

    • @Justicia007
      @Justicia007 Před rokem +6

      So sorry about Craig. Feel terrible for his wife and four children. RIP Craig

    • @brandonsavitski
      @brandonsavitski Před rokem +3

      Grizzly Bear 1. Craig 0.

    • @SkiSkillsMontana
      @SkiSkillsMontana Před rokem +1

      @@brandonsavitski you are a sad idiot. But please tell your mom and sister the football team and the homeless camp wanted to say thanks for last night

  • @MariaAbrams
    @MariaAbrams Před rokem +55

    Tragic. This hurt my heart. He was on his way home to his wife...so many people are just trying to get "home" or back to their family when tragedy strikes. My dad was hit by a semi when he was riding his motorcycle home to his family... since then I've also lost my partner of many years and know how deeply that hurt burns. I'm sorry for his wife. It could be said "he died doing what he loved" but so did my dad and that never made any of us feel better. This man is laid to rest in a beautiful place. Bless his soul and his family too. ♥

    • @saulgoodman7858
      @saulgoodman7858 Před rokem +7

      Exactly, no one wants to die doing what they love.

    • @TerrorTwin
      @TerrorTwin  Před rokem +6

      Thank you for sharing, and bless you!

    • @MariaAbrams
      @MariaAbrams Před rokem +6

      @@saulgoodman7858 exactly. It's no consolation either. People would say "at least he died doing what he loved" yeah, well, he loved us too! He loved us more! I know people mean to be kind, and there are no "right" words, but it's definitely not something that ever makes the family feel better.

    • @Justicia007
      @Justicia007 Před rokem +3

      Good comment, very sorry for your losses. God bless.

    • @MariaAbrams
      @MariaAbrams Před rokem +1

      @@Justicia007 thank you so much. Bless you. ♥

  • @joshthemediocre7824
    @joshthemediocre7824 Před rokem +94

    Well do me a favor, if i ever fall in a crevasse and i make it out but end up dying, please DONT throw my body back down in that same crevasse..I don't love the mountain that much..i never want to see that crevasse again!..bury me in a nice warm place where the sun shines every once in awhile, where the ground can claim me and my soul can rest in peace.

    • @fastinradfordable
      @fastinradfordable Před rokem +6

      Yea or at least roll me down the hill to camp

    • @matthewcollins5344
      @matthewcollins5344 Před rokem +5

      Not if moving your body will be more dangerous then it’s worth for me to stay alive🤷🏼‍♂️✌️🖖. Cant step on those mountains without accepting that cold hard fact.

    • @raycayce3823
      @raycayce3823 Před rokem +2

      Lololol I agree with rolling me down the hill. Maybe I'll hit a bump and hydro plane back to base camp!

    • @ladyweasellou3367
      @ladyweasellou3367 Před rokem +6

      When I heard that part I was like "what the ever loving frick!?"

    • @niagra898
      @niagra898 Před 7 měsíci

      Negative.

  • @KatmanJazznBlues
    @KatmanJazznBlues Před 6 měsíci +2

    His perseverance makes him a legend, he will never be forgotten in the climbing community,

  • @doyouevennaturebro4593
    @doyouevennaturebro4593 Před rokem +9

    I remember reading about this in Jennifer Jordan’s “Savage Summit”. I didn’t realize how much of a badass this dude was.

  • @darksoul479
    @darksoul479 Před rokem +10

    There's a fine line between a hero and a fool.

    • @Celisar1
      @Celisar1 Před rokem +1

      It’s always the outcome that defines how something is viewed.
      Risking a lot and making it out by sheer luck- a hero.
      Risking a lot and dying thereby- what a fool.

    • @paulramsey1255
      @paulramsey1255 Před rokem +1

      Which are you? We can see.

  • @allisonfisher9304
    @allisonfisher9304 Před rokem +6

    I so admire people like him who can do these marvelous feats. But I’m so dang glad my hubby isn’t one of them. Stay safe out there 💜

  • @anandnairkollam
    @anandnairkollam Před rokem +3

    Another testimony to the fact that k2 is unlike any other mountain on the planet.

  • @kinte1870
    @kinte1870 Před rokem +5

    Climbing mountains like K2 just to climb them is one of the most pointless things you can do.

    • @WhiteGuysMadder
      @WhiteGuysMadder Před rokem

      In your opinion

    • @Michael-sb8jf
      @Michael-sb8jf Před rokem

      The great George Mallory once was asked why climb a mountain, in this case, Everest. He responded because it was there.
      Mind sets like this are the reason why we went to the moon sent probes/robots to mars. crossed oceans to new continents

    • @zackprice8688
      @zackprice8688 Před 11 měsíci

      Just like your mom 😂

  • @BaanSamui
    @BaanSamui Před 6 měsíci +1

    I‘ll never ever understand, how a dad can take that risk, after he became a father. sometimes mums, like Alison Hargrave. For the kids it must be heartbreaking!

  • @anthonyehrenzweig1635
    @anthonyehrenzweig1635 Před rokem +5

    "seeked" - I thought the past tense was "sought".

  • @carlholland3819
    @carlholland3819 Před rokem +3

    no wonder he climbed solo, he was infected with summit fever and was responsibly social distancing

    • @penapvp2230
      @penapvp2230 Před 4 měsíci

      I mean summit fever did play a factor somewhat but I don’t think that’s the best way to look at things. Especially when you consider the fact that at that point he was going back down the mountain after a failed attempt where he himself thought it was too dangerous for him to continue. Many climbers who end up in tragedies usually fall under the opposite category, where they are hellbent on pushing to the summit no matter what the risks or their own condition. The man has extremely good risk assessment and it definitely was the right decision not to continue climbing but sadly just a little bit of bad luck meant that he ultimately fell victim to the old saying that the descent is always more deadly than the ascent.

  • @stonehengeconstructioncc1705

    Seeked😬???? Please don't tell me he thinked too,🤔

  • @klausfiedler64
    @klausfiedler64 Před rokem +9

    Keep 'letting it ride' and sooner or later you'll lose it.

  • @paulgrey8028
    @paulgrey8028 Před rokem +3

    The route that Casarotto was attempting was tagged the Magic Line by Reinhold Messner.
    It was an incredible feat to get to within a few hundred meters from the summit.

  • @susanappleby2414
    @susanappleby2414 Před rokem +11

    It’s like he forgot the summit is only halfway and not the goal

  • @peggybrem2848
    @peggybrem2848 Před rokem +1

    Great story well told. Thank you👍

  • @Markjr778
    @Markjr778 Před měsícem +1

    He was one of the greats 🙏

  • @jhors7777
    @jhors7777 Před rokem +2

    great video, thanks for posting this.

  • @Judymotto742
    @Judymotto742 Před rokem

    I don't know how I missed this one but again always thanks for sharing with us ..💯👍

  • @movingmartins6162
    @movingmartins6162 Před 4 měsíci

    This is the first one that has made me cry. So well done

  • @tridgab677
    @tridgab677 Před rokem +4

    skills by itself is not enough....luck is needed it would seem.

  • @lizblock9593
    @lizblock9593 Před rokem +6

    Just a friendly correction. Early on, you used the word 'seeked' but I think the correct word would be 'sought.' Dang english!

  • @dannydillon997
    @dannydillon997 Před rokem +1

    This one had me in tears we lost a great one

  • @ramayan4017
    @ramayan4017 Před rokem +3

    Hats off to the the man, but I think Nims doesn't get the credit he deserves. He is the man who climbed this very K2 in winter.
    The Greatest of greatest "NIMS DAI".

  • @LoganCharlesII
    @LoganCharlesII Před rokem

    "It seemed as if the mountain was howling at him...."

  • @bartag9360
    @bartag9360 Před 11 měsíci

    July is the worst time of year to climb in the Himalayas

  • @kristoffersmith8289
    @kristoffersmith8289 Před rokem +1

    Welcomed and "sought"

  • @Chethanoninsta
    @Chethanoninsta Před rokem

  • @mrmagoo.3678
    @mrmagoo.3678 Před rokem +4

    We feel most alive when we are closest to death....

    • @lamaarporter300
      @lamaarporter300 Před rokem +1

      I herd that in a movie too what one was it

    • @mrmagoo.3678
      @mrmagoo.3678 Před rokem

      @@lamaarporter300 I read it in a book years ago sorry.. it's a old saying though

    • @mikemeraw1917
      @mikemeraw1917 Před rokem +6

      I almost drowned in Costa Rica due to a rip tide. I used to say that too. It isn't true

    • @mrmagoo.3678
      @mrmagoo.3678 Před rokem +1

      I died for 45mins once lol.. it's not a saying that "we enjoy being in a situation where death is the most likely ending".. but a saying of danger is enjoyable..and it obviously is.. I downhill MTB, Motorcross and ride superbikes for that exact reason.. the thrill.. gets the adrenaline pumping.. just like bunjee jumping or sky-diving.. you know that death is a possibility.. but we also know that possibility is remote.. so its fun..lol.. wierd creatures humans

    • @munamkiani6245
      @munamkiani6245 Před rokem

      @@mikemeraw1917 you surely were more alive when you were about to die, as if you were not alive or not trying to be alive for a second you would have been dead drowned.. its the courage to live another day that saved you till now..

  • @kristoffersmith8289
    @kristoffersmith8289 Před rokem +3

    CravAAAAS

  • @laurasalo6160
    @laurasalo6160 Před rokem

    Ah, you mean for all those courageous enough to forge their own path, like he did.

  • @no1fibersplicer525
    @no1fibersplicer525 Před rokem +1

    I e never been there just seen pics but it seems so vertical how do you fall “in” something. Seems falling off would be the problem

    • @TerrorTwin
      @TerrorTwin  Před rokem +4

      He was near the base of the mountain where the terrain was more flat.

    • @medea27
      @medea27 Před rokem

      He was crossing a glacier at the time, and they are full of crevasses (cracks in the ice sheet). Picture someone crossing a bridge over a valley.... if the bridge collapses, both you & the bridge fall _into_ the valley below. In this case he was walking across a bridge of ice, and when it collapsed he fell into the crevasse below.

    • @no1fibersplicer525
      @no1fibersplicer525 Před rokem

      @@TerrorTwin your answer makes more sense. Thank you

  • @poutinedream5066
    @poutinedream5066 Před 9 měsíci

    8:55 - Rucksack- Backpack... if you're British

  • @marlenedouglas7957
    @marlenedouglas7957 Před rokem +2

    Just felt so sad when he died. Why was he not watching out for the Crevasse as a rule all mountain climers do???????

    • @MariaAbrams
      @MariaAbrams Před rokem +7

      He was watching for it. When he fell into the crevasse, he was crossing a snow bridge that went across it or whatever, but because of the storm, the bridge was unstable and it collapsed and he fell in. He knew it was there, I think so anyway, but the snow bridge collapsed or gave way or whatever.

    • @TerrorTwin
      @TerrorTwin  Před rokem +3

      @@MariaAbrams you are correct. The snow bridge located on the De Filipe Glacier had become unstable due to a storm. Which collapsed under Casarotto’s weight.

    • @zackprice8688
      @zackprice8688 Před 11 měsíci

      How do you look out for something that’s “hidden” you can’t see if the snow bridge is weak or strong sometimes you just fall

  • @NikhilChaudhariimbevda
    @NikhilChaudhariimbevda Před 9 měsíci +1

    How did his body surface in 2003?

    • @try8042
      @try8042 Před 8 měsíci +1

      I thought the same thing

  • @charliekezza
    @charliekezza Před rokem +2

    Summit fever....not good

  • @kimmccabe1422
    @kimmccabe1422 Před rokem +1

    The more you repete an action, let alone a dangerous one, the more chances are it will go right and (not or), it will go wrong. So do what you love always! R.i.p. Mr. Alpine 🙏

  • @naveediqbal7777
    @naveediqbal7777 Před rokem +1

    K2🗻My home town Pakistan🇵🇰

  • @aftersexhighfives
    @aftersexhighfives Před rokem

    Welcomed and SOUGHT not seeked.

  • @serfranklin6022
    @serfranklin6022 Před rokem +4

    Annapurna is the deadliest mountain, K2 is second

  • @llYossarian
    @llYossarian Před rokem

    2:04 - _sought*_

  • @triyuga
    @triyuga Před rokem +1

    Your cover pic is absolute nonsense. K2 is well above the treeline, so your choice of a picture of a snowfield with trees makes it difficult to take you seriously.

  • @sultanniazi2394
    @sultanniazi2394 Před rokem

    Nims is a scam

  • @serenachenaille3451
    @serenachenaille3451 Před rokem +4

    These people are just not very bright

  • @cloakrabbit767
    @cloakrabbit767 Před rokem +1

    K2 is not the most dangerous in the world

  • @sharynwhitmire4928
    @sharynwhitmire4928 Před rokem +5

    What is antler hunting, you just destroy a poor animal for his antlers. Sorry for the loss of your loved one but karma can be a bitch. Was his life worth these antlers? I don't think so.

    • @jaymontgomery3330
      @jaymontgomery3330 Před rokem +2

      Hunting for sheds.

    • @nothingmuch8865
      @nothingmuch8865 Před rokem +2

      Like Jay said, the antlers which are molted can be picked up as a "trophy". A good reason to walk in God's country. ;)

    • @DrewIbarra714
      @DrewIbarra714 Před rokem +1

      You probably commented this using a phone made by some 9 year old sweat shop worker

    • @Celisar1
      @Celisar1 Před rokem +2

      @@DrewIbarra714 don’t try to distract. Typical tactic when you don’t have a good argument.

    • @craigolsen4620
      @craigolsen4620 Před rokem

      Antler hunting is looking for antlers that the animal has shed for winter. No gun required!

  • @annamichaelsdottir5834

    I am not a climber. I think that K2 should be closed for climbers because its to dangerous to climb.

    • @nothingmuch8865
      @nothingmuch8865 Před rokem +4

      They need to end it for people who aren't qualified but the very poor nations which host the 8000ers are poor and count on tourism dollars. The man was a beloved and respected mountaineer and while a tragic loss the inherent risks are understood by any daring the heights.

    • @adamtheede2575
      @adamtheede2575 Před rokem +3

      No with that mindset we should close all mountains then they are all dangerous

    • @ericchandler2422
      @ericchandler2422 Před rokem +3

      Not to be insensitive but if they were closed we wouldn’t have these incredibly exciting stories to hear and read and let’s be honest if they always ended well we wouldn’t be watching 😮

    • @comptonoverland7442
      @comptonoverland7442 Před rokem +3

      Close all roads then. There are way more deaths driving on highways and roads. Just walk

  • @ladyweasellou3367
    @ladyweasellou3367 Před rokem

    I'm sorry.... Did he say they rolled him back into the crevasse?

  • @mikecronan550
    @mikecronan550 Před rokem +1

    Too much ego.