Link Sar: The Last Great Unclimbed Mountain
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Standing at 7041 Metres, Link Sar is said to be the last great unclimbed mountain of the Karakoram range in Pakistan. The Mountain has seen 9 failed attempts since 1970, including a 2017 attempt by the team of Graham Zimmerman, Steve Swenson and Mark Richey. In 2019 the team returned bolsered by the addition of Mark Richey for one more attempt on the unscaled peak. This is their story.
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Great climb (obviously), but what I really appreciated in the film was the simplicity of the story of four mates on a climbing trip, and the total lack of sponsored bullshit, fake melodrama and product placement.
so true. Also very little in the way of numbers- climbing grades, meters between camp, and so on. Even the hight of the peak was only mentioned at the end. I loved the focus on the experience in terms of the climbing, mountain environment and relationships. thank you for giving us a window into the journey.
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the thing i hate most about these climbing documentaries is fake melodrama bullshit. Just show me the climb. I don't care about anyone's girlfriend, mother, etc.
''lack of fake melodrama''. This video is just another alpinist melodrama super-climbing story being drowned in even more dramatic scenes.
@@hallo91209 there's a difference between telling a narrative with some drama, and spending 85% of the video interviewing people who aren't on a mountain, which is what most climbing videos seem to do.
No sherpas, no porters, just three people with great skill and furious determination. *This* is climbing.
four*
4:24 looks like they had some help.
Sherpas are the shit and they want to work, they just need and deserve better hazard pay, life insurance and the agency to set some limits on what certain climbers expect of them.. they are like rock stars where they live. I'd hire at least one, just to support their economy and have some company and share the load.
A lot of them don't want to be in that environment and have to be involved in risky work just to put food on the table for their families
Without oxygen tank as well
As a Himalayan native, who's spent a considerable amount of time living in and admiring the Karakoram and the Hindu Kush, there's nothing more amazing then to see great summits climbed by mountaineers who actually respect the majesty, solace and spirituality of these magnificent mountains; and there's nothing more infuriating than to see mountains summited by people who have no love, respect and admiration for the mountains and are just there for the hype. These people, however, are definitely in love with the greatness and divinity of the Link Sar.
Dude they made a video to show off how cool they are. It’s titled “the last great unclimbed mountain”!! How much more hype can you get!
Either way quit your gate keeping. Trying to dictate what the “right way” is. Just let people do their thing and stop judging. How does living near the place give you a right to determine how others should experience the place.
@@colwem what. shouldnt you always respect the people and their traditions around you? so why dont you try and do this...
@@colwem because it is where he is from. ITS HIS HOME LAND! Just stfu martin i dont get who you are defending and why you being so argumentative. just watch the video and keep your shty opinion to yourself.
If people come to my country and don’t follow our customs and I have an issue with it I would get attacked for being a racist or xenophobic. But I guess it’s ok to act like this as long as you’re not white.
More importantly, what traditions? This is mountaineering. Its a modern world wide thing. Not some ancient local tradition. This mountain is in the middle of no where. No local has ever had any reason to go anywhere near the top of it. So who the fuck has a right to judge anyone on how they climb it?
@@colwem Traditions are, that for us, our mountains are sacred and spiritual. We treat them almost like people, and I believe it's not okay for someone to come onto our land and disrespect our mountains.
That's unreal, such a huge accomplishment. The calmness of the narration contrasts how dangerous this ascent was. Getting wiped off the mountain by an avalanche, then just carrying along with things. Pretty wild.
Was not expecting to see Foresty here! Glad to hear you'll be in the States once the border opens. Agreed, this was a massive accomplishment and test of will.
The Link Sar peak is just over 7,000 m above sea level.
Altitude is not the sole factor that decides how dangerous a mountain is to climb. This why Himalayan peaks such as Annapurna I, K2 and Nanga Parbat are way more dangerous and lethal mountains to climb than Mount Everest.
Mount Everest has a climber fatality of about 4% of the climbers that reach the summit. Annapurna I has a fatality rate of just over 30% and K2 is almost 30%. About 1 in 3 climbers that reach the summit of these mountains don't survive and usually perish on their descent to base camp.
The Himalayan mountain ranges are natural wonders that formed when the Indo-Australian tectonic plate collided with the Eurasian plate. (Strange how the Australian continent, the Indian ocean seabed and India are all moving northwards as one tectonic plate).
Did not expect to see you here!
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Ff, I got this by watching you. Thanks man.
Crazy that 4 years of prep, climbing and post work can be summed up in 17min. That first attempt starting summer 2019. What an amazing and almost surreal landscape. Not many people will ever see what you all have gotten to immerse yourself in for years. Congrats and I look forward to what comes.
waddya mean? I watched it all right here on CZcams
Surrealism is for those who watch. Realism is for those who DO. Thank them for bringing this wonderful bit of men overcoming so much, and sharing some of it with all of us.
2 years of preparation, not 4
One of the greatest achievements of the past decade on the highest mountains in the world. Congratulations, Graham, Steve, Chris and Mark, not only on your pioneering feat, but also on this impressive film about it!
Hip hip hooray for rich white kids!
@@marktalbott3835 Yes, because no accomplishment is worth commending unless there is a perfectly calculated level of diversity from some corporate board. Hater.
Yeah, next time they should drag a minority woman in a wheelchair up there to make it a valid achievement.
@@marktalbott3835 - I'm jealous, too! :-D Plus, you forgot to add relatively young AND HEALTHY. Conquistadors of the Useless are what they are, and so are those who live vicariously through their uselessness.
@@bruzote nice word salad dude! Did you break out your thesaurus?
That looked brutally difficult. What an incredible expedition. It looked as technical as Meru, and as dangerous as Annapurna. What a beautiful mountain.
I can assure you it isn’t in the same ballpark of technical. Unless you see ladders, hammers and iron and what look like coat hooks sitting on microledges…you’re not Meru level of climbing
13:55 - The look on Graham 's face, what he had just survived, and the fact he continued on to summit is impressive.
Alpinists, mountainclimbers, free soloists and the like are a rare breed. The compulsion to climb mountains that others get dizzy just looking at is beyond me. They're all athletes, in prime condition and they train & plan their trips thoroughly. Yet, even if I was in their condition, it would not be something I'd even contemplate: I'm truly, boringly, a flatlander. I admire, am in awe of, these incredibly brave people. My palms sweat just watching films/videos like this.
Excellent achievement. Not only to make the first ascent of the mountain but to document everything and capture all this great footage along the way. Thanks for doing this!
Literally brought a tear to my eye, the close-ups of you all after descending from the summit. Impressive summit and refreshingly honest video of it. Well done!
Same
Three fcuking days to get down. 3 days!!!
@@frankpinmtl That hurt my heart to hear as well. These guys are amazing.
@@icejunki Can you imagine? They said they were on the mountain for 9 days - so six to get up there. Imagine you struggle that hard to do something no one has ever done, risking an avalanche to get there - then you need to risk another 3 days to get back.
@@frankpinmtl Alpine style mountaineering at its best.
I'm not a climber; I also watch ridiculous amounts of climbing movies for some reason. Having seen many mountains but only on film, I still have to say that some shots of Link Sar look like crazy portraits from artists that like to draw spooky things, particularly the shot at 15:52 . It looks very much like it could be in the background of "A Nightmare Before Christmas" or something like that. The crazy jagged edges look borderline impossible to exist in our world, like they should crumble but haven't. Definitely a unique looking mountain (from my unexperienced perspective). It almost looks as if it's very structure is warning you not to attempt climbing it. I also notice that a few other background peaks in this region also look strangely more crystalline and angular than in some other regions that are often filmed. Definitely very striking places visually.
The steps of jagged peaks going higher and higher at 7:16 made me laugh out loud, looks so crazily surreal.
I live near mountains but am not at all experienced beyond tent camping & foraging. Even when 40 lbs too heavy, I did a baby backpack trip years ago, and climbed an extremely low peak (low in hiking terms, we didn't have to hike more than 4 hrs, but it was in the Rockies so it was still a high altitude) in the Kootenai range - it's still a great thrill in my life history - looking out on some inaccessible valleys untouched by humans WOW!! I'd recommend a trip to the closest mountains near you, maybe research guided trips or talk to folks at outdoor stores. You definitely don't need to be a climber to commune with mountains ❤
Perhaps one of the best videos on CZcams. A true gem, thank you for sharing it with us.
I have never seen such footage before. My first thought was "for no money in the world you would get me to do that". I'm absolutely speachless, big respect!
This is great, none of the pomp and circumstance of Everest. None of the commercialization. Just the man & mountain.
This was amazing and I have so much respect for the way you guys went about this climb. I’m super happy you returned safely because that is truly success.
Congratulations!
It's amazing what a small group of motivated and like-minded people can accomplish. Im 17 and I want to do stuff like this in the future. These guys and people like them are my motivation in life.
Keep working homie you’ll get there someday!!!
Find your highest ideal of how to make the world a better place, and go for it. What would you attempt if you knew you could not fail
I don't know if you climb already but if you don't just start, small hills. Do some courses and join a club.
There are millions of people who are motivated and like-minded but there are an insignificant percent who have the funds to do with these guys do. Scree them
@@garret8787 make the world a better place by jetting around with your parents money and sponsorships and using local labor with hardly any pay. Yeah that's making the world a better place. What a load of bollocks! 😂
Stunning mountains and incredible achievement! Glad the whole team made it to the top and back down safely!
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Thank you for the unfathomable extra effort required to allow us to join your journey!
Fantastic production! Congrats on your summit, and thank you for bringing us along. This was very well done.
What a feat and such an amazing story!!
Love your videos Xander! Fancy seeing you here.
Hard core. Smiling faces belie how difficult that climb was. Tenacity, perseverance, teamwork and risk taking at its best. Epic. Well done guys
What a fantastic achievement! The videography’s and editing is terrific. Thanks for sharing this with us.
this kind of adventure makes me dream. i shed a tear of joy when they did it i could feel their excitement. when people team up they can achieve the impossible. unbelievable. 1000 thumbs up if i could. thank you
I give 1 million thumbs up!
I am a novice alpine climber, never been above 20,000 ft. I dream of doing what these men have accomplished ... the sheer respect, admiration, and inspiration in Zimmerman's voice is enough for me to resume training. Thank you for this video. It reignited a spark that was beginning to die in me.
Never stop climbing! Keep the passion burning bright. 20k ain't nothing to put down, either!
I have never been mountain climbing. I live in Illinois, and the highest peak is a hill in someone’s backyard. We have not mountains. Being said, I’ve always wanted to climb. Some day I might. I hope I do. It seems like such a spiritual thing to do; not in a religious way, but a moral way. The sub culture of mountaineers can be breath taking.
@@amber_long Thank you :D
@@congruentcrib you are cool! I know its hard to tell if I'm being sarcastic or not but I truly am not.
@@jamesbee2006 ima hope you’re genuine; if you’re not, then I’ll pretend you are.
I’ve gone boldering and normal rockwall climbing, but it’s always been indoors. Nothing with natural formation.
Absolutely amazing! I could see the experience in your eyes more than any of the filming and the filming was solid. I just think my favorite part is at the end looking at your faces and eyes. Well done 🤙
Nothing makes me happier than the feeling of summiting a great mountain. The only thing close is watching the joy of others as they do the same. Great film
Amazing documentary. Makes me really want to go backpacking again this summer
I won’t ever do any insane climbs like this. I was sitting here thinking what goes through these people’s heads when they decide to do and keep going on stuff like this because it’s nuts, but when I saw them on the summit I had a big grin and remembered of course I know why they do it.
Ever since reading about Bonnington and Scott on the Orgre, these brutal lesser known peaks have always enthralled me more than the obvious ones. Well deserved gold medal
I love an epic orgre. ;-)
Bonington
@@bruzote thanks. Ive seen other strange spellings before and thought I was just confused. We are talking about the Eiger here aren't we?
@@lindapops The Ogre. Another peak in the Karakoram range.
@@lindapops The ogre is a mountain, also called Baintha Brakk, there's Baintha Brakk II too, another technical wall next to the main ogre
Awesome video, love the humbleness that is shown to the mountain. A great story with no over hyped garbage. Thank you
Im just sad that there are no more great mountains to climb
Wow such an incredible feat. Anytime I watch anything with climbing I can’t help but think of the great Marc Andre Leclerc and many other alpinists who have fallen. Such awesome people in this world
At around 2008-2009 Graham was in Canada climbing on Mt. Slesse with a local partner, while they were ascending another team of 3 were descending with one of the members of the team being a 14-15 year old who was known locally as a very enthusiastic/goofy kid in the community, he stated that he had to ditch gear behind over other issues they've encountered, conversed a bit and both moved on with their climb while they descended. Graham's partner remarked about the kid and how the local community saw him as and Graham replied with 'you will be hearing about that kid someday'. That kid turned out to be Marc-Andre Leclerc. Guess it takes one to know one
Swenson and Richey representing us grey-haired climbers, legends both.
I love climbs like this. It doesn't get more hardcore than this!
Incredible climb. Absolute quality production.
I met Mark climbing Kilimanjaro in 2016. I loved watching this! Congrats guys! What an experience...
Jon,
What inspired you initially to want to climb? Never been but curious.
@@lisaperry5999 well I am not experienced at all, but climbed that mountain when I lived in Kenya growing up, as part of a school thing. So as an adult I wanted to take my boyfriend to see where I lived, and we decided to make the climb to have an exciting challenge. It's an amazing hike with so much beauty. It's hard, but anybody can do it if you can run a few miles without stopping. So really accessible.. The last day is the only really tough part but it's never dangerous, at least if you take the Marangu route we did. In fact, there was a 70 year old Japanese lady and a paraplegic who both summited the same day as us too, amazing... Besides the natural wonder of the experience, it's really cool to know you climbed the highest peak in Africa too. You should do it! We just got lucky to run into Mark and his family on the way down. They are really cool people. That's another fun part is you will meet a lot of interesting people from all over the world along the way in the evenings after your hike for the day is done. If you want a suggestion on a superb guide I will suggest mine. facebook.com/nicodemas.gobre Tell him I sent you. :) His family runs a great operation and will ensure you have an amazing trip. They took us on safari to Serengeti afterward too. I highly recommend them.
@@jburchel
Thank you for responding I am interested in watching for now. I have heard so many stories..but haven't heard why people want to climb the more dangerous mountains like everest,K2,ect.
The $$$ and training involved in doing something you may not survive is intriguing to me.
@@lisaperry5999 yes it takes a special breed to do that I think! I watch these kinds of videos for the thrill but if I were actually THERE I would panic and fall off the mountain for sure... haha
The love, admiration, appreciation and respect for their craft, and especially for that mountain range, is palatable. The footage, narration, cinematography and editing was superb. Thank you for sharing your adventure with us. Subscribed.
Outstanding narration and storytelling. Really hit home for me. Thank you for the inspiration.
Inspiring to the core. Thank you for sharing this experience. 🙏❤️
Really well made film, great narration, and a truly stellar and honest effort and victory.
Very "MERU" like documentary with honest filming and incredible cinema photography.....WOW, those mountains...
Check out ‘The Alpinist’ too
Epic Tv, Epic adventure and an Epic Moustache 😁
Indeed! 🙏
If this was an hour or 2 long I would have happily watched it still! Kudos and cheers to you all for the accomplishment!
When they are all yelling is the best . I wasnt expecting to be moved emotionally and actually kind of cry. I think surviving the avalanche and continuing , and achieving victory - made this truly glorious.
🙏🙏
I really held my breath looking at your experience. Such an amazing conquest!
And the Friendship, the warmth and Support of your team is actually the best thing.
Congratulations Guys!!!
Just GREAT! Thanks for sharing with us Gents!!!
I submitted this mountin back in 1999 so this title is wrong.
Damn, that was only 17 minutes long.. But for me it was a life time.. It maybe some time before I watch one of these again (if ever) But for a moment.. I felt the rush, the fear, the excitement one more time.. thank you gentlemen.. This is something I never thought I would feel again.. Carry on!
I really like how these guys communicate with each other. They all seem really honest and authentic
What an amazing video, mountain and group of climbers. Thank you for letting me live vicariously through you
Congrats guys that was incredible
Why are all these climbing vids so short. Seems like the firs ascent of a 7000m unclimbed peak should be a 2 hour documentary, instead we get a 17 minute montage.
Maybe climb a mountain yourself and make your own movie?
It’s cause you can’t film whenever you’re climbing technical spots. These people have to pull the camera out and put themselves at risk in order to get these shots
Great story telling and cinematography. Thank you
So inspiring to see. Thanks for documenting this monumental feat.
A simple, unvarnished and powerful story. Well done all.
Steve is the durability GOAT of alpinism.
Great job! The mountain looks insanely beautiful!
Thanks for sharing your experience and the amazing views.
Congratulations!
What an absolute thrill to watch this. What a time to be alive.
That mountain looks steep enough to make a base-jump parachute become a valid safety option.
Due to thickness of air I am not sure how good it will be
I can't even imagine the feeling, I think I'd cry like a 'lil baby! HUGE accomplishment and so good short film!
Unreal fellas. Sat here in awe of youre achievements. bravo!
That was FANTASTIC !!!
What a triumphant achievement. Very good presentation.
Congratulations to the team !!
Congrats guys that was incredible. Hushe Valley is my Home Town. Great achievements ❣
Absolutely incredible. Oh hey I just fell 100 feet, going to finish summiting real quick
Thank you for this video. WOW!
I would say you fellows had the climb of four lifetimes.
Congratulations on your Piolet d'Or. Well deserved!
I wager that you will recall this climb many times when you reach the Scotch-at-sunset phase of life.
Oh! To be young again...
Thanks again for letting us all share in the experience through this video and, again, congratulations!
This is truly inspiring... You are one lucky man live through that avi and to still have the will to summit. I Can't imagine many people would be able to pull through that! Awesome!
What an incredible, awe inspiring achievement. Congratulations on your success, guys - just amazing
I could listen to this man read my shopping list. His voice is calm and soothing. His ability to tell a story is truly captivating.
This. Was. Awesome.
Massive kudos to you all!
Such a pure video, such a wonderful achievement. Amazing. Well done to all of you.
Amazing climb in incredible scenery!
Wow, that was a great one!
Thanks EpicTV, cheers from Greece!
Ade re! Na’ se kala levendí!
Well done ! Congratulations to you guys!
Just gorgeous, thank you for sharing this journey.
That is one of the most insane mountains I have ever seen.
Link Sar - "I'm the scariest peak"
Meru - "Hold my 🍺"
Nanga Parbat in winter
Just incredible. Thank you.
Fabulous video, thanks for posting. I love watching these spectacular videos ... from a good safe distance.
I could never willingly put myself in that kind of solitude. Not to mention the danger of not returning. I'm not afraid to die, but damn would it be different choosing to go be separated from all humanity with that risk overhead. These dudes are amazing.
Because we can !!!!! Job well done men ! Love happy endings when everyone lives :)
amazing climb, unbelievable story, beautiful narration - I’m lost for words 👏👍👌
thank you so much for sharing. Pure magic!
Absolutely sensational stuff. That mountain is the stuff of dreams. The shot of climbing that huge wall of ice and snow really brought home the magnitude of the challenge.
What an incredible accomplishment and a near death experience on the way.
Awe inspiring achievement. Well crafted narration, epic shots and a tale of triumph that could've been a tragedy. Great stuff.
Really cool video and what an accomplishment! The guy guts out a badly sprained ankle and then makes it through an avalanche and still climbs to the top ! Nothing was going to start that guy! Quite a challenge to be the first ones to climb it. Good narration and excellent photography, and even though the video was fairly short it did a good job showing all aspects of the trip. Congratulations to these guys, a very impressive accomplishment!
Hate to break it to you, but I climbed this 20 years ago, I just didnt make a big deal of it.
Humbleness is underrated
The description for this video has an error: in 2019 the team was bolstered by Mark Richey. Chris Wright was on the team in 2017.
What a engrossing film! The narration, videography, choreography of the scenes, well done!
Great film! Thank you!
Always an epic story climbing & descending of a mountain! Well done guys! 💜
I’ve wanted to visit these mountains for so long. As someone who studies geology there is a whole other level of interest beyond the beauty and rugged isolation, which I got a taste of from reading Mike Searle’s memoir of trekking and field geology in the Karakoram and Ladakh regions during the 70s and 80s.
thanks for sharing your adventure
Enjoyed every second of it..refreshing 2 see ppl that can actually climb👌👌
This is totally insane 😍
loved that , great adventure ! thanks for sharing ;)
Our pleasure! 🙏
This was amazing to watch, one of the best videos I've ever seen.
3:50 one of my favorite alpinism sayings is "there's two kinds of alpinists, daring ones - and old ones"
Tremendous Tale Of Heroism! Thank you for inspiring me and so many others to aspire to great things considered unimaginable.