Top 6 Worst Deaths on Everest in Human History
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- čas přidán 6. 11. 2023
- The most infamous disasters at Mountain Everest:
1. Tsewang Paljor May 11, 1996
2. David Sharp May 15, 2006
3. Sergei Arsentiev & Francys Arsentiev, 1998
4. Scott Fischer, May 11, 1996
5. Doug Hansen, 1996
6. George Mallory & Andrew Irvine, 1924
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Very selfish, a mother and father climbing Everest after their son begged them not to go
In Sergei’s defense, the narrator of this video is wrong bc that wasn’t his son. He was already 5 or 6 years old when she met Sergei and he lived with his grandparents so I wouldn’t imagine they were very close.
That’s exactly what I said. Leaving your young child with zero parents for your own selfish desires
This entire hobby is about ego and selfishness.
That's what I said. Very selfish of them
@@Tastytinytofuboo hoo
To have your own son ask you not to put your life at risk by climbing Everest and still do it is beyond selfish.
EXACTLY. As a mother I could never tell my child I'm going after seeing any fear in his eyes. Specially knowing it was over my safety. Mom's have a responsibility to their kids that's why we postpone so many dreams and achievements of multiple kinds.
And she didnt even take oxygen.
I also have a son the same age and he is also an only child.
Having a death wish and running after it is unthinkable. I just don't understand it. All these mountaineers have wives, some of them pregnant, young children... I just don't get it. You're choosing to risk leaving them alone in the word to fend for themselves.
There is absolutely nothing productive about climbing Everest in the first place. It's the opposite of a productive or noble cause.
Absolutely ridiculous
he had a precognitive moment, tried to warn and stop her...and she still went.
@@PunnoosiaEgo, narcissism, adrenaline addiction, etc. Just some of the reasons why people risk their lives for a couple snowy Instagram pictures on the mountain and bragging rights. Social media has made it so much worse. So many vain narcissists are absolutely desperate to get pictures on the mountain to brag online and preen in front of the public for likes and attention.
The couple that tried to help Francis, and went back to bury her are incredible human beings.
Yes they are!
They are not universally recognized as such because they are the same team who, during a severe storm on Everest in 1996, refused to lend their working radio to those who were trying to coordinate the rescue of members of three climbing teams caught out in the storm. Eight people lost their lives. They likely would have died anyway but having no working radio definitely made rescue attempts significantly more complex.
Yes! I agree! But shame on all the other climbers who leave David Sharp alone in ice and snow even though they clearly saw that he was in an emergency! I think all these climbers are very selfish and go on their ego trip just to achieve their goal and feel like heroes. They would have been heroes if they had tried to help and save this helpless man! But reaching the summit seems to be more important than a human life! So sad! RIP David Sharp!
They just wanted attention. That's the entire mindset of this activity.
...... ya I'm not watching someone die. Bystander effect is a killer@thecaringadolfhitler9186
No one has ever “Conquered” a mountain. The most you can hope for is to survive it.
Dang. It's almost as if 'conquer' is used metaphorically.
No, not metaphorical.@@doubleoblit
That's what happens when you let mfs live- they go home talkin bout they conquered you
Idk man, they built a railroad up to the summit of Pikes Peak… sounds pretty damn conquered if you ask me
I have. I made everest bow to me
The "leave your dead" policy is not due to tradition. Most people die coming down so nobody is in any kind of shape to be hauling a corpsickel with them
Seriously. It’s not like they were forced up there. They know exactly what can happened up there. They just think they’re better then that. Which no one is
Lousy excuse!
What about the climbers who were taking pictures of the dead, is that to themselves of their own mortality.
You should listen to some soldiers stories and their willingness to risk their lives (add lose it) against overwhelming odds to aid fellow soldiers when everything goes wrong.
Even cavers risk their lives to retrieve the body of a fellow caver but it seems alot of mountain climbers just live a person behind because getting to the top is more important than someones life or maybe I`m just wrong on this.
@@justsurfing2510Cave divers leave others behind and sometimes they unfortunately pass.
@snicksabea6192 cave diving is every man for himself, it's basically guaranteed death if anything goes wrong. Trying to help almost always means everyone dies.
@snicksabea6192 cave duver here , I try no minimize risk but nothing is guaranteed . I once hit my shin on a sharp rock , injured , some guy saw n just looked n kept going . I was lucky that time . Another guy guy came by n helped .
Those 40 people who saw David Sharp were not indifferent, they were just not willing to risk their life for a stranger who decided to ignore warnings and safety features. That is not indifferent, that having a survival instinct and honestly what most of us will do
I would have given him oxygen and turned back with him because thankfully, I'm not a clunt.
@@Skaramoosh5yeah? Leaving your group at 27,000 feet to go back down with a dying man is a death sentence.
@@im_justin still wouldn't leave a person to die. I just couldn't do it.
@@Skaramoosh5easy for you to say from behind the screen
@@Skaramoosh5as long as you accept you’ll die with him, that’s very admirable.
David Sharp knew the risk. It was even riskier bc he wouldn't pay for a guide. Selfish to expect other people to risk their lives for you. I agree with his mum.
I went to school with Dave. He was a really intelligent guy and I was incredibly surprised to hear about his on Everest. No oxygen and I think he was climbing alone?
He was seen leaving camp 4 at 5pm in the afternoon, which is not a good idea, yes he was on his own, there’s a video of him leaving camp, the himex team tried to revive him a couple of times, on the was up the pulled him out of the cave hoping he would warm up when the sun came up, and the tried again on the way back down, fixing his mask and giving him oxygen, Russell Brice found out who he was and phoned his family and asked if they wanted him hiden the next year when his Sherpas when the fixed the lines,
There’s videos of the Sherpas trying to help him
I'm seeing a bunch of people in these comments saying they would go back to save him. This guy was climbing alone and without oxygen, an idiotic thing to do on any mountain, let alone Everest. You can't expect anyone to save you on Everest since they'll likely also die with you.
@@sammakesmusic1 it's easy to say you'd go back for him when you're sitting on a sofa in a warm house.
@@yurkshireladdid you even read my comment dude??
The guy that got rescued by the Sherpa had the audacity to go on and thank his sponsors and everyone once returning home and never mentioned the guy who saved his life
Somehow I’m not at all surprised…
Typical capitalist bs, you think Musk or Bezos care about their workers? Nah. They're "beneath " them, unsuccessful minions
Though screwed up 😢
I struggle to believe this. How could you not feel endless gratitude to someone who put everything at risk to save you from a situation you got yourself into
@@peteg4957he’s a millionaire so he doesn’t have morals
"Babe, this climb is a lot harder than we thought. We need to use horror movie logic and split up"
I don't think they spilt up intentionally. They probably lost sight of each other at some point.
How aBout takiNg oxygeN with U to BegiN with'/!!! Who the hell are U tryiNg to iMpress goINg oxygen free IN the first place'/???
Yeah they weren’t that smart
@@kbrich-nn8od How'd you buy a keyboard with only a capital "N"?
@@DeathsquadDemongods Keyboard got stuck on the small (n) and would only capitalize that letter'/!!! 🤔😋😉
If you have children, then both parents should never go on such a dangerous excursion while those children are underage. Everest or any other mountain isn't going anywhere. Wait until your children are adults. If your children beg you not to go... you don't go. Adults shouldn't have to be told this, they should automatically know better.
That wasn’t Sergei’s son.
I'm sure she didn't plan on dying, but tragically, it turned out that way.
@@HollyCat504Parenthood does not look genes, step-parent can be as important or even more important than biological parent. If your step-son asks "Please, don't go", it a sign of great love.
Real talk
Pasang Lhamu Sherpa, the first Nepalese woman to summit Mt. Everest, told her husband to stay with the kids. She knew exactly what the risks were due to her work and life experiences. Highly recommend watching “Pasang” - I had no idea about all that went into getting an expedition going.
"The pair decided to separate for some reason." Not for some reason, they were hypoxic and couldn't think clearly.
As evidenced by their decision to make such a stupid climb to begin with.
It’s ALWAYS amazing to me how little consideration risk-takers have for those who will try to rescue them.💀
There should be no rescue attempts. Period.
and for their family members back home who have to live their lives without their selfish loved ones
No need for rescue.they died as heroes.😂
It's there job and they are not forced
@@soberserotonin1850exactly!
It's not the last stages of frostbite, it's the last stages of hypothermia that you can feel like you're overheating.
Frostbite and hypothermia are two quite different things.
Also Beck Weathers eye problems were due to the altitude pressure not the sun
it’s disgusting how Everest has become the open air sewer of the Himalayas.
It's crazy the thing that is making it more dangerous is not the climbing or weather but too many rich yet underqualified tourists clogging things up.
@@AKSBSUI have thought more than once, that a McDonald's, or a Taco Bell or something, could be built somewhere near or on Everest.
That's why the Nepal government charges $11,000 USD per permit - but year after year, they would rather not use a fraction of the money for Everest (why such a high fee was justified); they remain quite content in enriching themselves instead.
I know that the Western companies clean up after themselves, but a lot of the rest of the world does not.
There is garbage there dating back to the 1950's.
Everest is a mountain and not disgusting, people are
Apparently the Nepalese authorities would like to ration the number of people attempting the climb plus make it a law that people take their rubbish away. BUT as the Minister said, it bring millions of cash into the country which they need. (I wonder just who it is that needs the cash) I suspects its not the country but greedy back pockets.
That poor boy who begged his parents not to go. I get so pissed at ppl like them, who are fine risking leaving their child parentless for the rest of his life just to fulfill a selfish wish.
I completely agree. When you make a decision to have a child, your life is no longer just yours. That child needs you. I was 39yrs old when my mum passed & 40yrs when my dad passed and although it was thru illness (¬ this craziness), God knows I needed them. I have 2 grown up children and I'm now painfully aware of the effect of loosing me will have on them. I'd never deliberately put myself in danger like this...for them x
Yeah, this narrator is blatantly false Sergei survived. His father is still with him. His mother passed away unfortunately, but everything about this narration was incorrect for the most part
@@BenoitRAG3 Sergei is the boy's step- Dad. He lost his first wife in a climbing gone wrong as well.
@@barbarahallowell2613 didn't ask
Several people tried to save Sharp, but he was too weak already. He tried to do it without oxigen, and without the Sherpas. Not a smart decision.
They only stopped on their way back down. By then he was very far gone. Hours earlier on their way up they just went right past him. Didn’t want to risk their chance to summit.
They can't stop for anyone, an oxygen tank doesn't last forever and to exert yourself even more whilst helping another person down a mountain which isn't as easy as it sounds would fly through that oxygen like wild fire putting your own life at risk. He wasn't ready for the climb and should have gone with a guide. Stupidity killed him@@leinonibishop9480
@@leinonibishop9480 people that make the decision to go up there are fully responsible for themselves. no one is responsible for people that go in a dangerous environment without proper equipment. it's a life or death situation.
@@wellthisisinteresting4912 and in the process, sacrifice all human decency apparently. this kind of mountain climbing is such a selfish endeavor.
@@leinonibishop9480it really isn’t you think your mind would go to save someone when your body is dying? You have no idea how it affects you. If people actually did what you think is right we would have had double maybe tripled the death count on Everest. So next time before you comment something stupid think
To all the people commenting about her saying she’s an American, the person who made this video didn’t bother to mention that it is very common to identify yourself based on your group or where you’re from because that’s the fastest way to figure out who needs to be contacted at base camps. It wasn’t a flex FFS.
I find it weird to criticise someone for what they say when they are dying too. Like... have any of them ever been in such a state before? How tasteless to judge someone for what could be their dying words.
@@anjafrohlich1170not about to feel bad for people who chose to do the climb…. Especially when their child begged them not to.
@@Dinosour6he didn’t beg her not to, she asked him and he told her to go. He says it himself in a video you can watch on this platform.
@@matthewlucas4142 either way… you got a child… leaving them behind for a mountain is dumb
what i love about everest is that it's proof that people don't learn from history, and that stories of hubris are timeless and will never go out of fashion. at basically every step where someone who knew better pleaded with (david in this case) he decided that instead he knew better and it cost him his life.
Never expect someone to risk their life to save yours when you know the dangers of what your doing
Finally something rational
Exactly.
The story of Francis really upsets me.. especially since her son asked her not to go
And she put her son in a terrible position.
If she did go and died….then she is dead and he would likely regret letting her go. If she wants to go but doesn’ because he asked…then the son always feels he killed his mom’s “dream.” No parent should put a child in that position, and good parents make compromises so they don’t have to.
Like my own dad liked motorcycles, but I recall him saying after a second minor accident, where the bike tipped and skidded out from underneath him on a curve covered in wet leaves, that he decided it was too risky while he had kids, and sold it.
@@Itried20takennames I completely agree. I feel so horrible for that boy
Francis was a very selfish woman. She thought more about trying to make a name for herself than she thought about her son. Who really cares about whether she climbed everest?
Her little boy knew she didn't care about him too. Absolutely disgusting!
@@Itried20takennameshis dad was right there. As parents, THEY chose the mountain over their son.
@@fergieferg9192That wasn’t his son, the narrator of this video is incorrect. Sergei was his stepdad. Sergei and Francys had only been together for 5 or 6 years and Paul, her son, was 11. His last name is Distefano. I don’t know for sure, but I would imagine he wasn’t extremely close to his stepdad either. Since Francys and Sergei were always in some other country climbing mountains and trying to get famous, they weren’t with him very often. He lived with his grandparents.
When you decide to have a child, THAT becomes the most important thing in one’s life. He was an only child, and he had a death warning that came in the form of a dream. The message they essentially left their only child was that trying to do something SO dangerous was MORE important than their son. Now he has to live the rest of his life with that knowledge.
People are so selfish
I’ll never be able to wrap my head around this.
I'm familiar with that story. Alcoholic mother and stepfather. Going out late night drinking was more important than the safety of the children left alone. One night I begged them not to go out because I wasn't feeling well. Their reaction was to laugh and still go.
@@Peace-tk3gr Sadly so many adults have children just for their convenience. They don't see that there's a human being who needs them and whose feelings they have to consider now. It's only about fulfilling their wish for a child and having someone who gives them the feeling that they are needed when it suits them. Horrifically selfish and toughtless.
They were not very good parents, to place their dangerous desires over the needs of their son. Now, because of their selfishness, a boy has to grow up without parents. He didn't ask to be born, and he deserved parents who would put his needs before their own.
Trying to reason with someone in the final stages of hypothermia is like trying to reason with a heavily inebriated person. Moral of the story, don’t climb anything that has a “death zone”.
Frfr
The fad of trying to do the climb without oxygen is just asinine. Might as well try climbing with weights on your arms and legs.
yes......... and all of them need an IQ check.
Literally. Once you enter the Death Zone without supplemental O2, you are practically GUARANTEED to die.
Some mountaineers, such as American climber Ed Vestaurs, did it 4x, but they are in the elite category of high altitude climbers.
Oxygen tanks weigh you down, was most likely their argument
Trying without oxygen is fine. Just do it with oxygen first, then try without oxygen another year.
I've never been so glad to never want to climb anything. May these souls be at peace.
No guts, no glory, and take big bites of life, you only live once.
Moderation is for Monks!
@@kevinmalone3210 so do I have to risk freezing to death on a cold mountain cause I only live once ? 😂
😂 I agree! I look at all that snow and am already shivering. No thanks!
They weren't at peace to begin with
You know, sometimes i think it isnt that bad to be a couch potato.
On the couch with a blanket! I get cold just watching!
@@ratdlux😂 I’m literally on the couch with a blanket. Got the dog and eating lollies.
I'm in bed 😂.
It’s crazy to me that someone can pass away on this mountain, and never return back home to ur family/ loved ones… I can’t imagine how heartbreaking this feels to know they are forever on that mountain
I hear so many people say things like "they died doing what they loved." I guess when you have a loved one who does this nonsense, you eventually rationalize some kind of peace out of it
I mean it’s not much better to be cremated or put in a hole in the ground honestly…
it doesn't have to be extremely high mountains, I live in the Scottish highlands, and every year we have several deaths. Just this year we have had 3 groups, all took up days of searching by mountain rescue groups as well as the Coast Guard as well as other walkers/climbers. I would say to all hill or mountain climbers, before even contemplating climbing be sure you have as much information on the area as possible, double and triple check your equipment, be sure someone knows where you are headed and (in the case of small mountains at least) approximately when you anticipate either returning to base or making camp, I would also add that in the case of "ordinary hills or mountains" wear bright easy to spot clothing
What if that person has no family or loved ones. What if that person goes climbing as a final journey????
@@poutinedream5066yea this is the dumbest thing I've ever heard. Do they not have family they loved seeing and being with more?
I would love to see Everest, not climb it, but just see its glory. Always been fascinated by it.
It’s just a tall rock with snow on it - nothing special and nothing special about making it to the top of it. Like honestly, who cares. All these people are dumbasses
theres videos on CZcams in super hi res ♥️ i think theres a few 360 views
You can do a 10 day base camp tour where you hike and camp along in tea houses along the way you have a bed and most places showers and you hike up to badecamp
I feel the same way. Zero desire to step foot on it, but completely fascinated by it's majestic beauty and it's unforgiving conditions. I recently read somewhere online that there is a company that will fly you around the mountain and the views are pretty incredible. They even serve champagne when the summit comes into view! That is something I would totally do!
I can see how some people become totally obsessed with climbing Mount Everest. I admire some, find inspiration from others, yet find it appalling how many people think it's an exciting adventure vacation and that the summit is achievable if you're willing pay extra. I imagine that the whole experience would be very spiritual and humbling and would probably find myself talking to the mountain the entire time. Anything so grand and powerful that it can swallow so many experienced climbers without a trace MUST be treated with the highest respect. Humans have turned one of the most incredible places on earth into a disgusting dumpster. Is the mountain demanding respect by claiming it's victims? They could just be a perfect example of what humanity has become and the mountain just does what a mountain does and has a front row seat at the shit show.
Same I would love to just see it but never actually climb
The arrogance of some of these people, especially parents is disgusting!!!
I'm utterly disgusted at the "Mom & Dad" who left their 11 yr old son to go chase their selfish addictions. My brother in law was a climber and caver and the day he met my sister he put all of that in the past because he loved her and didn't want anything like what these 2 did, to happen to him. Which is how it should be honestly
That's awesome & def how it should be.
"I'm an American, don't leave me here?" that is a weird thing to say
I thought I was the only one who clocked that..
She was identifying who she was. People often identify themselves to people they don’t know based on where they’re from or where their group is from.
Just your average entitled American, thinking the world revolves around them 😂
well yeah she was super delirious, of course she said weird stuff.
Many Yanks say shit like that, and it doesn't surprise me. Very egotistical, with extreme superiority complex
The moment you decide to take on such a dangerous activity, you signed your death cert. Don't expect others to die for you.
Even highly experienced guides struggle with the conditions. Why anyone else would even want to try is beyond me.
It's never enough for these folk it seems. They manage to do it say, and they are most likely not satisfied with just that and go and risk their life some more. Think some of em just have a death wish
it's A sherpa Kinda thing'/!!!
I don’t think climbing Everest is brave, adventurous or impressive. Considering the extreme cost financially and physically it’s just plain stupid.
Agree. Add selfish.
Presumably loved ones would be worried, then grieve if you die.
We have everyday heroes: Helping the sick in hospitals, caring for kids, the elderly. Unglamorous.
They should have people wear some form of "dog tag" at least to identify who died.
Agree ,that's a good idea 😊
Good idea. And put the year on the dog tag as well.
@@shidehhafezi6826 Uhhh, that too.
@@82566 I mean, why not aye?
Its obviously that they would be dead Shirlock
Honestly, if you want to do a risky sport, fine it is your choice. But leaving a young defensless kid behind is pure selfishness.
I've climbed Everest. I had to literally step over sick and dying people along the way. I remember one 20-25 year old begging for help, but no one stopped. Everyone who climbs Everest knows that no one is going to stop to save them. It's survival of the fittest out there.
You're part of the problem. You accomplished nothing.
This is a very dangerous mountain that has claimed many lives. On the other hand, look at all of the intelligent survivors that stayed off of it.
Best comment right here
Beck Weathers wasn’t left in camp. He stayed in the same spot, got caught in the storm and later was left for dead. Beck later stumbled into camp four and was almost left for dead a second time, but once again saved himself.
Good job, but you must do better research to ensure you’re sharing facts!
He also didn't have snow blindness. Before his Everest trip Weathers had radial keratotomy surgery to correct his myopia. The extreme low pressure at high altitude caused his eyes to deform because of the structural compromise from the surgery.
Thank you!! His facts are off!!!
Left for Dead was a great book and its a miracle he lived still had several amputations. Peach,was gonna serve him up some divorce papers,when he returned..but the incident,basically saved their marriage.
Into Thin Air is the original granddaddy. I cut my teeth on the 1996 disaster on that book.
@@nancyweaver4042 yes I read it before Becks book. Ed Visteurs has some good ones..Anatoli wrote one before he died.
Some folks get rescued, but its real hard for rescuers, and the person being rescued has to be able to carry themselves. Only very light folks can get carried down. They have done some very amazing rescues on everest - bringing down incapacitated climbers..
I think he mis understood the rule that your body won’t be recovered from the death zone. It’s too dangerous.
Also, Paul Distefano, the son of Francys Arsentiev. And STEPson, not son, of Sergei Arsentiev, participated in a documentary shortly after his mother’s death. He said that she came to visit him (he lived with his grandparents since she was too busy climbing around the world trying to get famous) And she asked him if she could go and he told her yes. He never begged her not to go.
They gave the weight of the decision to a CHILD.
"OH MY SON KNOWS AND HE LET US"
Got what they wanted, and traumatized a child in the process.
She sure became famous as Mother of the Year, too.
She asked him with the feeling of "Oh please let me go" in the air. It felt like an obligation to ask him. He said he didn't want her to go but didn't want to crush her dream and didn't want her to always be wondering if she coulda done it. THAT was what Sleeping Beauty burdened her 10 year old son with.
From what I can gather, I think both are true. He asked her not to go at one point, but she later begged him for permission, basically, until he acquiesced and gave his blessing. She was a classic narcissist adrenaline addict in it for herself who cared precisely zero how her exploits would affect her loved ones.
U literally said all...WHEN MOTHER WAS ROAMING TO GET FAMOUS..and also believe me .. children loved more to their parents that parents do... children get ready to say yes to everything if u MANIPULATE them in the name of love....poor son...
Whers is his biological dad in this? Busy with himself too? It takes two to make a baby.
Francys Arsentiev, aka “Sleeping Beauty” had an 11 year old son when she died. His name is Paul Distefano. He is NOT the son of her husband, Sergei Arsentiev. Paul was around 5 years old when she got with Sergei so that was his stepdad. And I don’t know for sure, but I would imagine they didn’t have an extremely close relationship. Bc his mom and stepdad were often in another country climbing. He lived with his grandparents since his mom wasn’t around.
What does bio dad do?
How sad! Poor little Paul, never the priority it seems
So, she has always been a negligent parent, letting her son fend for himself and leaving his grandparents to raise him. What a selfish woman. She had her priorities and her moral compass screwed up. Why did she have a child if she wasn't willing to commit to parenting that baby?!
Imagine defending useless PARENTS LMAO
The Darwin Effect is alive and well.
"Survival of the Fittest" does not mean what you think.
@@brookemonshower2756Darwinism isn't just about physical fitness, but also mental fitness. Most, if not all of these people have mental problems.
Sadly, it's only the Darwin Effect if they didn't already reproduce. Poor kid of the couple that died has to pass the self-sabotage gene down the line....
DON'T BLAME EVEREST! (or blame Titanic for OceanGate 2023.) With or without skill and planning, *people choose extreme risk. Everest just *is. Not a death mountain; just a mountain.
The bodies on Everest are the tip of the iceberg, so to speak. I was approaching base camp in January '76 and talked to a guy who was clearly out of his mind from the altitude. He pointed toward a clearing with deep snow and said he was going to "see what was out there." He set off and was never seen again.
Jeez, that’s chilling. How did your mental health fare throughout the climb?
Why didn't u take steps to help someone who was still ambulatory but clearly out of their mind? U could have guided him to safety, especially when he announced his dangerous intentions
@@msbeecee1for the same reason no one can talk sense into the idiots who attempt these stupid stunts before they even go. You just can't fix stupid.
@gadsdenconsulting7126 yes I guess ur right... it's like trying to talk sense into someone who is on drugs... very scary & sad situation
I mostly just listen to these but every once in a while I watch.. I enjoy your combination of stock and authentic footage.. it flows seamlessly and is synced so well with the audio.. thank you
That's so sweet of the mountaineers who held a service for Sleeping Beauty. That's some genuine humanity and compassion.
8 years of climbers photographing poor Francis' body makes me physically sick that they could do that.
They called her sleeping beauty apparently she looked so peaceful.
6:55 what a BS line, "many handsome and athletic climbers from all over.. come to Colorado all the time" did the narrator REALLY SAY that? Narccistic and pointless observation
@@Defender78 you gotta be a fit mofo to climb Everest without O2. I'd rather be Sleeping Beauty than Green Boots. Lol
Better than being cremated and thrown in a skip
That is why my vacation money is going to Hawaii
I barely breathe easily at 9,000 feet after an easy run up in the Colorado mountains - and even at 4,000 feet toward Reno or Tahoe I'm definitely feeling the lack of oxygen. So what these climbers do, and mainly the Sherpas, is incredibly brave, selfless and physically and astoundingly incredible.
When your child begs you not to go out of fear that you won't come back and you choose to do it anyway, I don't see you as a selfless person. That's just hubris
@@beastofbussycreekthat part of the story, is a lie. The son has been interviewed. He told them they had his blessing.
But the Media needs sensational headlines to make money. So they changed the story, to rile up simple minded people, like yourself.
Go lick a window.
I could be wrong but I think people who are born and live at these high altitudes, such as Nepal, have a physical advantage and thus tolerate these climbs easier.
They take literally months to slowly acclimate themselves
Taking off your clothes is the last stage of hypothermia not frost bite.
Yeah, the mind is clear gone at that point!
Green Boots is (was) the most famous, because his boots were seen by every climber. BUT, they're gone now. Climbers have reported that they're not seeing Green Boots anymore. It's believed some climbers buried him or tossed him in a crevice as a burial, giving him quiet privacy.
I'd prefer to be left there as a statue to my endeavor rather than thrown away
I feel making a sacrifice and then pulling off an amazing rescue is a greater life accomplishment than reaching a peak. If you try and don’t save the person it would still be a greater achievement
And you could easily die. It's really impossible and those who try to scale Everest know that they might well die. If you accept the risk you accept the consequences.
Not if the attempt cost you your life
The sacred mountains have spoken. They are the watchers of the world and should be left alone. Ego driven climbers have no place on these magnificent, deadly peaks.
Hail Dahl Bhat
Mt Everest is like a massive graveyard
Of the hopelessly stupid.
Thank you for this wonderful video.
Thank you for doing the metric conversions for me. Very good.❤
I’ll quickly admit that I don’t have the physical or mental stamina to attempt something like this. No disrespect meant to those that do.
Yep, me neither! 🙌🏻 could I reach summit of a massively high mountain? Not a question I need answered
Most importantly, I don't have the money
You know. I have lived in a very mountainous region my entire life. It's definitely not the Himalayas. Just Wasatch. But there are still giant unforgiving climbs here. I've been on several. I can definitely say the principles of everest climbers do not apply to the average climbing communities. They are actually pretty incomprehensible. Any group climb I've been on is about comraderie. Regardless how different the routes and difficulty may be. I mean.. "conguering" anything that requires you to literally step over others isn't really the accomplishment one thinks it is. At least from the outside looking in. Seems like a record or goal not worth touting. How they go through life proud of reaching the top by walking over dead or dying suffering bodies is beyond me. It's definitely not what I was taught to value. Accomplishment at the cost of others lives makes Everest one giant example of capitalism & the worst parts of humsn nature destroying the true spirit of what it means to be a mountaineer.
Yes, they are tourists for the most part, not mountaineers. Mountaineering is about how you climb, the technique you use, the smart and quick decision making when challenges arise, being in a comraderie, feeling the nature, putting your body to a challenge but knowing your limits. Greetings from the Swiss Alps.
I'm so tired of hearing about David Sharp. It was impossible to save him.
Your username is apt for your comment. No one is forcing you to watch about him 🙄🙄
His condition was noticed by 40 people and their indifference made you lose hope in humanity. Didn't he go without oxygen? Doing that is asking to die. Why should anyone else risk their life because HE wanted to take that risk?
I have a family member who only hiked to base camp but wouldn't climb the mountain. They decided that before the trip was planned. My provinces former MLA and his wife did climb everest, twice but they never think they were above the mountain. They are incredibly humbled by it.
This was a beautifully made video!
You confused frostbite and hypothermia when talking about paradoxical undressing. Frostbite is when cells freeze and get damaged; hypothermia is when the core body temperature drops to dangerous levels. Interesting video nonetheless.
It seems to me that saving someone's life is more important that reaching the summit.
Mount Everest is full of rich degenerates that are happy to endanger the lives of Sherpas and ignore the lives of their fellow man. If you are a real man, you would never endanger the life of another and you would always try to help your fellow man. Which accomplishment is more indicative of your character, reaching the summit of a mountain, or leaving your fellow man to die alone? People say that everyone knows the dangers and blah blah blah, don’t start out on an endeavor that requires you to leave your morality at the outset.
Well hello there, not so rich degenerate
good character in a area known as the death zone doesnt prevent you from ending up as a macabre decoration for the mountain. their bodies are deteriorating at that altitude. most likely physically drained. call it cowardice but every second counts. playing hero especially for people like that one dude who thought it was a great idea to go up without extra oxygen is how you share the same fate
This video is heartwarming!
😂😂😂 So sarcastic and punny
The movie “Everest” which was based on the 1996 climbing season , is a good movie, it really explains what went wrong in ‘96. Well I liked it. If you’re interested in climbing stuff.
Can you imagine the weight of a frozen person? The Sherpa is a hero!
Sherpa are all heroes. Without them 90% of hikers wouldn't successfully hike the mountain. They deserve more. More Respect, money, insurance for their families...more of everything. The real tragedy is they do not get any of these things. They don't hike for fame or self actualization or whatever bs Westerners hike for, they hike for survival. To feed their families, to clothe and shelter them, to keep them safe and warm, they risk their lives. They traverse the most dangerous parts of the mountain, the icefall, 10-20X more than a paying hiker, every single season. They deserve more than appreciation and respect, though this a good start. They deserve a Huge increase in pay. They deserve a union to organize them and negotiate on their behalf, to get them all the benefits they deserve, that they earn time and time again.
@@5funnyCatsthey get paid very well can't be the other way
@@RaiderA1711 $1500-$2500 isn't very much for risking your life. It's not what I consider to be "well paid". Especially since commercial guides charge $50,000-$70,000 per client.
Beck Weathers had eye surgery a few years before that climb....it was a partial cause for his snow blindness. He was NOT LEFT IN CAMP! He was left up high in the death zone waiting for Rob who made him promise to wait....so he was out in the elements exposed....three groups offered to help him down and he kept refusing waiting for Rob. He spent 2 nights in the death zone total! Two other groups passed him and the last convinced him to go. He was eventually with a group of five people at the last point when he walked down with them finally but got within 300 yards from the camp! Anatoli Boukreev was the only person able to leave his tent in that camp and he struggled in a white out snow storm alone to reach those 5 people, it took him 3 tries to even locate them! He saved 3 of them all by himself!! He thought Beck and the tiny lady climber Yasuko Namba were too far gone and he didn't have the strength to return....so the following day Becks eyes opened and he struggled upwards to stand remarkably. She didn't make it but he managed to walk thru the storm into camp on his own...he said he knew it had to be upwind but couldn't even see. His rescue by the highest helicopter run ever flown in history was arranged by his wife. He even sent the other climber in worse shape first not knowing if he could return to get him? He did and all four of those in trouble managed to survive ..Anatoli climbed with no oxygen but died a year later in an avalanche.
This is all documented
@@gloriawelch3603 I added my comment which is well researched to confirm details not clear in this video. Directly from Beck Weathers Interview with media. The video had missing details and at one point was not correct in their information.
Utterly shocking how Rob's inexperience w making leadership decisions led to so many deaths. He knew the mountain was super crowded He should have advised Beck to get down ASAP w help of others. Rob couldn't delegate and tried to be overly responsible for too many inadequately experienced climbers
@@msbeecee1 Exactly and Beck even states he was just doing as he was told! He was scared!!! Imagine what it took for that man to get back to camp!
@@romy4593 yesss just because someone summitted once doesn't make them a master of the mountain w the wisdom needed to problem solve unique scenarios w proper management skills. I would never go w a first time leader it's a whole different skillset
The commercialism and Nepalese government gets millions for permits..Sherpas make 10x average job. Although many would rather work a normal job,as sherpas risk their lives trying to help the rich and inexperienced up and down.
I will never understand to pay big money to do something you could die doing.
Ed Visteurs said" ascending is optional, descending is mandatory "
There's no helping up there. You're body already exhausted. A climber must wear heavy clothing with some gears. So how much distance can you carry an incapacitated person? These are hard mountains....no straight path, they climb up and down vertically. Just how do you help someone without special gears?
Unless you're at lower altitude to call rescue helicopter, there's just no helping. They all have to accept that.
Snow Leopard is not a nickname for Sergei Arsentiev specifically, but a title that was given for the achievment in the Soviet Union. So tons of mountaneers had this title.
These people have spent exhorbinant amounts of money for these trips and I believe that they’re at least partly an ego trip and as such they’re not likely to risk making it themselves in order to help someone else! It’s a truly sad situation that the normal considerations that one would expect from your fellow travelers is just not the case in these circumstances and I think it’s a real shame. I don’t think I would enjoy talking about my success knowing that I ignored someone that was probably dying
My understanding was that Green Boots and other deceased had been removed by Sherpa. The local people are cleaning up the mountain; Everest is a holy place to them.
The kid in me wonders why they don't just give "Mr. Green Boots" a big push so he slides down the mountain straight to base camp.
I don’t think that using ladders and fixed ropes is really climbing the mountain. It’s cheating, like slam dunking on these basketball hoops that you can lower down to seven feet.
I will never understand the urge that drives people to put their lives in extreme danger, especially when they have young children. I guess I just don't have that need for an adrenaline rush, so I can't comprehend that mentality. Also I completely disagree with the mindset that seems to only exist on Everest, that your pursuit of the summit is more important than other people's lives. If I were climbing and my sherpa and I came across someone in need, canceling the climb would be a no-brainer. Let me say it straight: ANOTHER PERSON'S LIFE IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN YOU GETTING TO THE SUMMIT. I get the whole thing of, "Well, they knew the risks" and "Every man for himself" but I disagree. If you're in a position to potentially save someone's life, you do it. How anyone can think that climbing a mountain is more important than saving a life is totally beyond me. It reeks of selfishness and lack of compassion.
You don't seem to understand, (no offense intended ) that climbing Everest is so potentially hazardous, that to stop and try to save another climber's life while you're up there can endanger your life to where you yourself can end up dying. There have been many climbers though, who stopped to comfort, and or help other climbers on Everest who are in trouble, but you can't save anyone. If you fall, or rest, and can't get up, that's where you stay. It has nothing to do with being selfish, but it's understood by every climber, if you attempt to summit Everest, and fail by becoming exhausted, and can't make it down, nobody can save you. If for some reason, you're not aware of this fact, and aren't prepared for a successful summit attempt, that's solely on you. That's just the way it is climbing at high altitudes.
Human beings, have a spirit of adventure in them, not everyone, but it's part of our nature. If no one took risks, there would be no improvement in technology, inventions such as airplanes, no commercial aviation, to fly you anywhere in the world, at a moments notice. No space exploration, moon landings by the Apollo astronauts no knowing about the Earth, and its geography, and resouces, no energy to use, such as electricity, petroleum, and alternative energy souces.There would be no automobiles, even though, more people have been killed in automobile accidents than dying climbing Everest. There would be no science, no understanding our environment, and the Universe itself. The list goes on and on.
A montage of unfortunate deaths. Thankyou for your contribution to the internet.
Never arm chair warrior like this. You have no idea how hard it is to just get yourself back down.
Afriend of mines son died on Everest in the "Hall" expedition. Andy Harris, one of the guides in the party, died while trying to get oxygen cylinders to Hall's bivouac. He most likely slipped and fell to his death. One day his body may emerge in a glacier.
I think the David Sharp situation was remarkable for how many people that dud stop and did try. He was rich, more important, thats what made it an outrage.
Absolutely stunned to see Roseberry Topping on here, the local hill I have climbed and ran up a bunch. So odd haha
Anyone know the name of the movie that are in the cutaways as narrator speaks??
No climbing Everest for me! I'll just watch more CZcams stories & live vicariously through those who succeeded. One thing for sure, Mother Nature is way more powerful. People succeeded because she allowed it.
As someone who struggles t climb a standard flight of 12 (step) house stairs without feeling breathless this just scares me that Sharp thought himself beyond the laws of nature t venture into ( ner )the clouds without oxygen
You should not be out of breath climbing a standard flight of stairs... if that's the case then you're in severe risk of heart disease. Don't worry about people climbing mountains...
Had it checked out quite a few times in last 3ish mths an they've ruled out heart disease an identified the condition I have;
I'm now receiving treatment an making slow but steady progress...
Sherpa
A kid became an orphan in the blink of an eye, because his parents had a death wish, even after he begged him not to go. I bet they didn't even stop to think about what unimaginable pain they would cause their son if they didn't come back home. Such selfish bastards.
I don't understand why anyone would think it's smart to climb without oxygen
Yeah, you wouldn't fly in a commercial jet liner without access to oxygen!
What an incredible feat of strength and endurance! Described as "running on a treadmill,while breathing through a straw."
I married a brkfst taco is fuckin priceless.
the final stage of hypothermia often leaves victims feeling extremely hot, and they (while also being delirious and hallucinating) will strip down. it speeds up the death of the person because they're exposed to extreme cold.
atrophy is also common and blood can be affected by hypothermia too
A local lad died on Everest this year. He was related to my daughter. Tragic. He is still there .
3:17 - that is a photo of australian climber lincon hall. he was left for dead by his team - managed to survive the night - and then even in the morning was lucid enough to talk to the morning summit parties. and was rescued in a mighty effort. I think this all happened during the same season Dave Sharpe died/
I really believe that Mallory and Irvine made the summit.
Moving story! I'm pretty sure that "g" in Sergey is pronounced as in "gravity", rather than "generous".
Watching this from Kenya, 2 days after a Kenyan Climber, Cheruiyot Kirui died climbing without supplemental Oxygen. RIP Champ 😢
" but he refused"
Thats all the mountains needed to hear.
The problem of not using supplemental oxygen is you need it other wise you loose energy you get cold and frost bite can set in with hypothermia then your screwed, always use oxygen and carry extra to help others, if you meet someone who does not have oxygen and you give them oxygen it will give them enough energy to make it down on their own
Climbing Everest is a solo endeavor. You climb to reach the summit, and get back down successfully, not to help or try to save others by carrying extra O2. You'll risk dying by carrying extra equipment to help others.
I do not understand the fascination of climbing Mt.Everest. Over 300 families are suffering the loss of loved ones. Attempts to reach the top without oxygen is irresponsible and stupid. I could never live with the knowledge that I left someone to die merely because I HAD to reach a destination. Putting others in great danger (Sherpas) is selfish and cruel.
Lol it's obviously kind of dream . 😢😢😢 do not say if you're not kind of it's happiness ❤❤❤❤ not the exact feeling for everybody ❤
The last ten to 15 mins of the video, I recognized everything. I read a book called Into Thin Air, where rob hall and ball ascended to the summit on May 10, 1996. The author was the person that also submitted it. He reached the summit at 1:12 pm, and then he saw the storm cloud and descended as fast as possible, on top of that, his oxygen ran out. He was very lucky to make it out alive. Hope this helps!
Good video.
You can't save someone who can't even walk that close to the summit. They would've all died up there.