On the eve of the Everest movie premiere, survivor Beck Weathers is a changed man
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- čas přidán 10. 09. 2015
- Since the disastrous storm on Mount Everest that nearly took his life in 1996, Beck Weathers has become more of a family man. A pathologist who worked long hours, he became obsessed with mountain climbing to the point of neglecting his wife and children. His experiences will be played out in the new movie Everest later this month with actor Josh Brolin playing his character.
That helicopter pilot that got him off the mountain at 21,000 feet when 17,000 was the max the copter could fly was the real hero.
+James Horan
Not only got Dr. Weathers off the mountain but also took Makalu Gau down first at Dr. Weathers' insistence.
The real hero was Dr. Weathers' Peach telling her contacts on the Asia end to find her the biggest cowboy of a chopper pilot they could.
+lesterclaypool1 Not Guy Cotter, the person who actually convinced the US Embassy to arrange the helicopter?
Liz R
I'm sure he helped, but Peach knew she'd need the kind of balls to the wall pilot willing to make that suicide run once she realized what putting a chopper up there entailed.
***** "I'm sure he helped." But not as much as a Dallas housewife and her "contacts on the Asia end." Yeah.
Liz R
I'm sure your dad/husband/boss was instrumental in getting things done.
Sad you've missed the point of my comment.
"If you can't learn from dying, then you're definitely a slow learner". TOP LINE !
+J-L B I can recall the movie "silence like glass" , a movie about two young women diagnosed with cancer. In this movie, Bruce Payne (playing the role of their doctor) says "somehow it seems that dying is the only school in life."
this doesnt make sense, why take it that far
"Life is better when you can get to the point when you can live comfortably in your own skin and not try to define yourself by achievements alone." AMEN.
Beautifully said
It gets even better when you grow passed the need to praise imaginary boogeymen in the sky.
@@naztetv8862 lols, says the one who is so insecure about their own sets of belief that you bring down another's
So True🙏🏾😔
@@naztetv8862Balanced locus of control is certainly important!
he was left to die on the mountain because they did not think he could make it, but he managed to essentially bring himself back from the dead and walk himself back to camp ALONE, all while half blind and severely frost bitten. lot of respect for this man
@@tplp3927 YES.
@@tplp3927 they pay money and people make money. He had the will to live. Let's not judge anyone here
@@tplp3927 thats their choice not yours snowflake.
For the sherpas who bring him.
And by the way the sherpas who left him had to survive. The sherpas are real heros that don’t get paid enough
@@scottpryorsz28 not its not their choice you idiot they do it to put food on a table.
People who are arguing whether he is a "badass" or not clearly missed the point of his speech and the message of this video. It doesn't really matter how much you achieve- what matters is the quality of your relationships in life. I'd say thank you for sharing that message
That's why they are saying he's a badass. Not because of everest.
not a badass...an inexperienced climber getting way in over his head..The Man had the mental fortitude...
But yes ..
A total BADASS..to the extreme..
Never gave up.
He was abandoned and left for dead several times and doesn’t hold any grudges. Do you know how special you have to be to be able to do that? What a man, what a hero 😊❤️
You shouldn’t expect to be carried on Everest, you MUST really only on yourself. If you are not able to walk then you’re jeopardizing other people lives, you can’t put others in danger to save you. You went there, you knew you may not come back so don’t expect people to die for you to try to save you. That’s not how it works, it’s not a war you went to. You had/have a load of money you didn’t know how to get rid of. And definition of a hero is a person who tries to save someone’s life risking their own lives, he’s definitely NOT a hero.
You don't go up there expecting help it's hard enough to survive by yourself you really become a heavy problem when you start to need help very heavy it's unfortunate but it's the truth
The people that tried to help him end up dying and whoever tried would die as well
Hero??
I love this man's sense of humor in the midst of his experiences.Extraordinary!
His humour and intelligence is extraordinary
Great Texan humor
Yes, being a native Texan, I’ve heard the ole saying...about tying a pork chop to your neck to get the dog to play with you. My dad used to use it often. This man has amazing spirit.
Happy tard. The guy was taught a lesson by the mountain that everyone should note.
Real shit. This man knows what’s important. My father used to be a mountaineer. He quit after coming so close to death so many times and not being deterred, but seeing his friend terribly injured while the two of them were working on a track together (I think he blamed himself) and being left for dead in the Andes made him come to terms with how absurdly dangerous mountaineering is, how folly it is to think you’re invincible in the face of nature when you could just be taken from your family just like that. His old climbing buddy, Andy Harris, was killed in the 1996 Everest tragedy shortly after - he was a guide on the trip and set out into certain death to look for his friend Rob Hall, another NZ guide who my father also knew - possibly the most experienced climber in New Zealand. My father says the filmed portrayed them both well. He hates when people say that Andy ‘died doing what he loved’ - no one loves freezing to death in the death zone of Everest, in the knowledge that others from your party are dying too. I think it was a very sobering incident for the mountaineering community.
A friend of mine climbed with Rob Hall a handful of times in NZ.
Said he was one of the more by the books climbers she had worked with, and he still died.
Know what's up on those big cold dead bitches?
A whole bunch of cold and death.
Glad your old man came to his senses.
He forgot the #1 rule of these mountains though: You can not stop to save stupid. Gerard McConnell made the same mistake on K2 in 2008. In my opinion the biggest flaw with these expeditions is that there are many paying clients in each group who are not all equally capable. So you should really turn back when the weakest has had it. But then that annoys your other paying customers who are capable of continuing, so you don't and keep going until there is no saving the weakest. And you end up having to mediate all these complicated and lethal things on the top of Mt Everest in a blizzard. Accident waiting to happen...
Exactly- I would be very surprised if any mountaineer wants to freeze to death alone on a mountain.
@@politicallycorrectredskin796 Exactly, Rob died because he tried to save others, not because of his mistakes... Then again, he put himself in that situation.
@@ikobom Hall and Fischer made many mistakes, the worst being that they had access to the highly accurate weather reports that the IMAX team received daily that forecast a storm for when it hit yet that both took their relatively inexperienced clients to the summit regardless.
Even more baffling is how they ignored their turnaround times armed with that knowledge.
Beck had a big scare that showed him what is more important in life and he's honest about it. I call that pretty badass.And he likes cats!
Liz V hooray for men who love cats!!! 🐈🐈🐈 I was thinking the same thing!
A big scare? No beck had a miracle!!
Beck had no business on the mountain. He had eye surgery and never told the members or organizers. Not until AFTER he lost his sight. Wants to whine about being left? He endangered everyone.
I love cats too.
Climbing Everest is just an ego trip Been done many times. So now it's an ego trip not worth it. Think of the cost, time away from family, dangers. I want to see a cure for cancer, not some crazy mountain
It is pretty amazing that this dude woke up from hypothermic coma in the midst of the blizzard and walked off Everest on his own after having been evaluated and abandoned for dead by rescuers. Truly astonishing.
Technically he didn't walk off the mountain. He just walked to his safety, but an incredible human survival story
What happened on Everest that year was a horrible tragedy. Really glad to see Mr. Weathers is doing well after all he has gone through. To survive after being left for dead three times and when other people did die is truly something special.
It happens every year though. This one just got media attention. Same with K2 in 2008. But there are always people dying up there.
@@politicallycorrectredskin796 I wish others cases got more attention as well but I'm glad the 1996 climb leaves warning for other climbers and mountaineers who are thinking of climbing Everest.
@@mariedoesntknow1799 it's just high risk activity, and I don't think people react the same way to death when people seek it out like this.
@@mariedoesntknow1799 Well, the # of climbers went up drastically after the 96 tragedy and still going up.
@@onbored9627 as a percentage numbers are way down.
What an inspirational human being. The fact that he survived a freakish blizzard, and exposed outside in the death zone for about 16 hours, having to endure temperatures of 50-60 below freezing, can only be a miracle! And then to survive another night in a tent at equally freezing temperatures at that altitude is mind boggling!!!
I can tell you're enjoying life & long may it continue, God Bless to you & family.
No miracle. They ignored the MANDATORY cut off time and paid for it.
Natural selection. Sorry.
@@windsofmarchjourneyperrytr2823 Not Beck, some others did but Beck waited only to keep his promise to Rob.
Beck had eye surgery that caused him to go blind with lack of oxygen. He never told the organizers or none of them would have taken him, no matter how much money he paid. He was a dr. He knew what could have , and did happen. Someone else should have lived.
Lets just call out the elepa t in the room. He signed up to this expedition. He was fukly aware. If the risks and put his life and others at risk
@@windsofmarchjourneyperrytr2823 wrong
What he did, what he lived through, is extraordinary by anyone's measure. Yet, he has a sense of humility about himself, and a wisdom often not learned by most of us in time. Respect and peace from Canada.
Say whatever you want, Beck is a badass.
+FRiKiJDM If he is then thank God he's a live one.
Livingston Hampton Why thank God? "God, thank you for killing 12 people from my crew"? Because let's face it. If God saved Beck, then he also killed those other people. Think about it.
+FRiKiJDM God didn't kill those twelve guys... the mercilessness of Mother Nature did.
Livingston Hampton Oh really? And God decided only to save Beck. Was he busy watching football or something? If "Mother Nature" killed those 12 people, then Mother Nature saved Beck. Think rationally please, or gtfo.
If by "badass" you mean self-obsessed, egomaniacal jackass, then yup, he's a badass alright
This man is so jolly and funny, brave and interesting. He’s a joy to listen to. He suffered terribly, but wow, did he get through it. I wish I was that strong.
@Snodge Kat. Yes, I agree, and I believe also that the best way to cut the crap in one's life, is being close to dying, expecting to die, finding oneself with loved ones
This is one of the most positive men I have ever seen.
Lets not make him out to be a hero. He recklessly put his and others lives at risk.
@@tplp3927 Dude why are u so salty? u respond to so much comments and talking about what a bad person he is. I guess its jealousy that pisses you so off
Beck came across in the movie as a half arse, but the real Beck seems like a nice guy, not forgetting a true survivor.
I actually found him to be a bit smug in this interview. Comes across like he knows everything, but that’s just me
He paid for the privilege to endanger many lives, not least the helicopter crew who rescued him, he almost abandoned his family after causing them significant distress, wasted resources in a pointless pursuit and contributed to the pollution all over that beautiful mountain. All this, and he seems very proud of himself. I for one, am not impressed by this selfish, pompous, egotistical man.
Bea I. Engio I’m not sure what’s so egotistical and pompous about him. He had a near death experience, and he took some valuable lessons away. Now he’s living his best life
@@BeaIEngio yes, but we could say that about any tourist who climbs Everest.
@@BeaIEngio helicopter pilot. Nepali guy Was the highest rescue ever done then, didn't even know it could be done
I've never sweated so much watching a movie with all that snow in it.
AussieTV lol right
Beck’s sense of humor is outstanding. He’s learned the meaning of life . I hope Beck & his family are doing well.
Spectacular movie, spectacular man and spectacular interview
Nah, he's no hero. He's just a lucky jerk.
I find it a movie I can watch several times.
@@TucsonDude I wouldn't say he's a hero either. But it took amazing effort to get himself back to camp.
@@TucsonDude how is he a jerk wtf?
Bless him. He learned the hard way. But showed more strength than most of us have. Glad he's happy now!
Everest saved his life it's weird how life works sometimes
Learned quite a few valuable life lessons from Beck's reflection of his experience (1) live for the people in your life, not the objects (2) while setting goals for achievement is great, its also important to live in the present.
Im not sure you have a very good measure of the situation. He knowingly put his own lifs and others at risk
@@tplp3927 Who are you, and why should we listen to you?
Humble, intelligent, fabulous story teller, handsome, amazing, stupidly adventurous. Thanks for sharing so eloquently and for changing!! You make the world a better place!
His wife wanted to leave him too, wouldn't that be left for dead 4 times? The man wouldn't be humbled for anything ...except his wife. The guy is an absolute legend.
she was key in getting him the hero pilot too
I would love to read a book by Peach regarding their marriage before and after, how they made their marriage work after and her advice from her experiences. If you can't tell, I am a big Peach fan even though I have never met her. The strong woman behind the man. Love ya Peach!
I like your positive message I'm also a big fan
I read Beck’s book. Peach actually wrote some of it and they do talk quite a bit about their marriage. You might want to check it out
Well said 🌹
what a beautiful and sensitive human being, hope this would make a message to coming generations
If most of the world had the personality and gumption and APPRECIATION that this man possesses , we wouldn’t be worshipping people like Kim K or Perez Hilton and such. This man is a marvel. His attitude of gratitude is unparalleled. Someone who actually learns from his mistakes?? And can laugh at it all?? My man, u are a true success story!
I like his cats
What a great interview. There’s something to be learnt from that by everyone.
Thank you, outstanding interview!
Dear Beck Weathers, thank you for sharing your story and being so open about the experience, it has helped me a lot just understanding priorities in life and imagining myself in your experience
No matter how many in your party climbing Everest, you are on your own as everyone may only have the strength to save themselves.
Unless they are a superhuman like Anatoli
Yes.
05:20 "On the other side, I got Star Wars"
Just brilliant. I love this type of Hero and changed person. Gr8 Interview
One of the real tragedies of this situation is that he stayed on the route to the summit much longer than he needed to do. He had told Rob Hall that he would wait for Hall's return to lead him to Camp 4. While he was waiting, other members of his group passed him and offered to escort him to Camp 4. If Hall had told them to help him down or if he had just accepted their offer, he would have been safely in a tent before the storm hit. The promise to wait in an exposed position was bad for him to make and bad for Hall to accept. That was one of many mistakes made that day. If the group caught in the storm had had one less compromised person, maybe they could have moved faster and gotten to the tents.
No. He was practically blind and wanted to be short roped by a knowledgeable guide or Sherpa. None of the people that passed Beck were guides nor even had rope to begin with.
What a remarkable man, love your upbeat attitude and outlook on life. God bless you and your family.
I love this interview what a beautiful soul thank you so much for sharing your story 🌹❤️
Dr Weathers: thank you for your honest & inspiring words.
What an extraordinary man - made extraordinary by the life lessons he garnered from his experiences and now shares with us all. Thanks Beck, and bon chance.
very inspiring. great piece of advice to live in the present.
I love reading stories about courageous people who overcame incredible obstacles. There are many more than we think and their victory gives all of us hope!! Go Beck.
Remarkable interview! Have watched the film several times!
Dr. Beck paid a VERY high price, but nevertheless a very courageous man. Personally, there is NO one on this Earth that could convince me to climb any of those mountains! God gave us life, but not to gamble with it, that is my mentality. ;)
NJG0516 A bunch of idiots who want to climb Everest for USD 65.000 and risk their life. I would nuke bomb away the whole of Himalayas so that nobody looses his health or life in this senseless dangerous task !
No, you have to pay 65k to climb it, people do this for a sense of achievement. Daredevils I say
I rather by a used Porsche for 65,000 dollars than climb a mountain that can kill me. I saw a nice used 911 for that price.
I’m not religious but I personally believe it’s wrong to risk the life I was given climbing a mountain. The issues of the Sherpa people risking their own lives for economic survival and the terrible mess humans have left on Everest is also a true shame.
You couldn't pay me to climb that mountain
Thanks beck for all your words, i've learnt a lot of necessary lesson.
I love the cat 🐈
Beck seems like such a cool dude. Witty and humble. I guess a situation like that must humble you.
I love his strength of commitment to his family and to him changing his life completely to include them. He is deserving as well as they are. He has turned in to a an amazing person that he is not the center of the universe any longer and he is well okay with that
What an amazing person. So insightful. An inspiration.
"Had to tie a pork chop around my neck for the dog to play with me."
Tevis Vandergriff It seemed he really had to, good idea to get the dog to get close enough to realise it's you
That's so sad 😢
This has been the most insightful anecdote of a mountaineer! Just beautiful! 😍
What a great man. Words to remember. Strong hearted goal orientated. Just amazing.
Wow unbelievable feel so proud of Weather's ....miraculous...
This story is amazing. Humans are amazing. Don’t ever think otherwise.
Human physical and mental resilience never ceases to astound me and that is so inspiring. It teaches you never to give up 👍
What an amazing story,we all can learn something from his experience,we are so busy doing the things we love,that we neglect the persons that matter the most in our lives. Thanks for sharing.
I'm a 60 year old Colorado native and as such, many of us learned back in the 70's not to like men from Texas. 100,000 drunken obnoxious Texans during hunting season made many Coloradans not like them. But I've watched all the documentaries on this tragedy as well as all the movies and Mr. Weathers interviews and I have to say, this man is now the one and only hero I have found in my life. What an incredible human being!
The movie Everest made him out to be a jerk and neglected to even mention or show some of his own heroic actions, like when he gave up his seat on the first helicopter to the Taiwanese man who was injured worse then himself. In fact the movie Everest was in many ways very lame, it did not mention several of the other well known people there, no mention of the Taiwanese group at all including the man who slipped and died just before they all set off for the summit.
I give Everest a 5 out of 10 at best. They couldn't even afford the bottle of blonde hair dye to make the Scott Fischer character look realistic. They ignored a lot as far as realism is concerned.
The movie 'Into Thin Air' is a better movie though it too has it's inaccuracies.
In any case, Mr. Weathers is an inspiration in his integrity, his great attitude and sense of humor. He has restored my faith in the men of Texas. My hat is also off to his wife for standing by him in his hour of need!
Excellent reply~ I would NEVER watch a hollywould(not) movie about ANYthing. You just gave me a validation of it.
I am happy that you guys made it. She must have gone through a lot with dealing with your “hobby”. It takes a good woman to have given you a second chance. That mountain has claimed more than enough lives. I wish people would abandon the foolishness of trying to best that damn mountain. I wish you both happiness and love, you certainly deserve it and since I am a woman, tell your wife that I admire her very much!
She should leave him. Take half and dump the tard. He expects everyone to be there for him now but risked everything for his hobby.
Everyone should watch this - at least for 10 minutes after watching this I can keep my priorities where they should be.
Well said. I agree
Glad to see you’re doing well Dr. Weathers 🖤
I love Beck. He is such a kind, gentle and inspiring man.
Amazing man. Hopefully, I can keep Beck in mind whenever I start feeling sorry for myself.
Watching it now great respect to this man ❤️
Good you are alive I'm glad for youu🤗
Truly astonishing man. Oozing gravitas. The Aussie 60 MINS story, however, is rather vile. I don’t recommend that one. 60 MINS Australia were likely compelled to turn their comments off because the interviewer continually baited these suffering souls in a foul attempt to rile some animus. That old festering style of agitation is passé. Thank you for letting him speak and editing it tightly and close to his story.
Just watched the movie for the second time today, absolutely incredible tale of survival and tragedy. This man is an inspiration
This is one of the toughest human beings to ever walk this planet.
WOW... it never occurred to me that setting goals was like living in the future.
It's fine to set goals for the future, it's the focusing on those at the expense of the present that is the problem.
Beck Weathers is hero himself. He didn't gave up for his life thinking about the family. He takes in his responsibility pretty well
No he's not. Heros help others. This guy just lucked out.
He's not a hero
What a ridiculous comment. A hero is a fireman who walks into a burning building to rescue someone!
What a wonderful human being! A gem of a man!
Explain WHY he is a wonderful human being
Texas boy pullin through!! Glad you made it Beck, Texas is glad to have you here!! RIP to all who perished that day 😥
I was so thrilled by this story, read the book years ago, I found a copy recently and read it again. great book
It's an incredible story. So glad you survived.
The movie is powerful and shows you how much courage it takes to climb it I love the movie so much
One hell of a strong mind and a great attitude…go beck
I have the utmost respect for Mrs. and Mr. Weathers.
Oh really!
@@tplp3927 At least he dares to show his face, unlike a cowardly troll, lurking behind an anonymous account.
@@svessien lo. I wasn't really trolling him and whether I remain anonymous or not does not make my opinion less valid. Try better at controlling your anger
lol. why. you're easily impressed
@@tplp3927 As easy at it is, I find nothing impressive about you:) Just another bitter loser ventilating his/her hate on the internet. And your opinions mean nothing to anyone, unless they know what and who’s behind them.
Lovely man. Wish him well!
What a great wife! Awesome couple.
Loved Beck's book as well as John's. Met Beck in John's article in Outside. Then again in the book Into Thin Air. Proud of seeing a fellow man grow into a more awaken state of heart and understanding of what's important. Few men make the final growth spurt in more balanced and peaceful state. You did good Beck, thanks for coming back to all of us. Via Texas!
I guess you mean Jon (Krakauer).
@@Berniewahlbrinck True enough. I'm a 65 yr old dyslexic. Still making simple mistakes with language, you did know who I meant and I thank you for taking the time to point out my mistake in spelling!
@@TerlinguaTalkeetna I'm sorry, sir.
@@Berniewahlbrinck No apology required, when I stop making mistakes is the day I stop breathing. Got so more living to do. Just did a 76 mile wilderness river trip with a couple of friends last week for my birthday! Take care
An amazing man, to say the least.
I love Beck Weathers attitude. I wish Doug Hansen & Rob Hall would’ve made the descent, at least Doug finally got to touch the top of the world.
It only cost 2 lives but yea...your right..
rob hall committed suicide cos he didn't want to face the backlash of killing doug hansen
The loss of Doug was probably demoralizing but i don’t feel he deliberately killed himself IMO.
He should have told Doug he was too late and too slow and forced him down or left him to it and descended. He had a wife and unborn child and his first responsibility was to them. Rob is no use to anyone now he's dead. I understand it, but it annoys me.
@@user-jt1jv8vl9r He clearly made some bad decisions that day probably due to his own onslaught of oxygen deprivation, mixed with fatigue, frostbite and so on, I think he died trying to get Doug down, who knows for sure. I think his heart was in the right place by trying to help, Either way, He lived to do, what he was doing.
What an inspiring man.
Dr. Weather is just priceless! What a wise happy man he has become!
I love you Beck man, you're inspirational
I use to work with Dr weathers. What a kind, humble man he is
i just saw the movie. really intense.
Me to agreed
good movie , not great.
+Rick C always that one person
Nimzo2 I have already saw it a few times but I watched it with my mom yesterday and it is a good movie,intense,sad and emotional and I did cry
Read the book "Into Thin Air" even more intense.
Lots of wisdom here.
He had no choice but to be humbled. All of The rescuers and his wife are really the heroes in this. She was brave to take him back and not file for divorce as she had planned
He literally had 0 chance of survival and still survived.
At the end of the day if someone gives you the odds it's just their opinion. In Becks case it was many peoples opinion but he had other ideas.
This man is so amazing 💓
That cat in the background tho.
He was a dentist I think 😁👍
Amazing man. Bravery beyond imagination.
Your will to live and courage to NEVER give up is a true inspiration to all mankind!!
how he managed to live still puzzles me. that he managed to tell the tale. i wonder even after his experience does he have flashbacks or have surivers guilt
What a great sense of humor!
Amazing story. My brothers goal was to climb the highest peak on every continent. While climbing Denali they too got stuck in a bad storm for a couple of days and that cured him of climbing. Thank goodness.
Great interview👍
You are amazing Beck!!
Mr Weathers has some really profound and in depth insights on life, I'm going to get his book.
Me too
A great spirit.