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Watch the BBC first on iPlayer đ bbc.in/iPlayer-Home The Icefall Doctors reach a huge crevasse blocking their route - a cleft in the ice 50 metres deep, with no way round.
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This is how my grandpa got to school
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I died ... Lol
Lmao
What
First day at school where is the new grandpa
yep that would be the point where I turned around and went dafuq home
Not if your familys livlyhood depended on it
your family depends on you being ALIVE more...
TheKiwiBird Crossing a crvasse is not the only job in the world.
Remember 'Tenzing Norgay' saved of Life 'Edmund Hillary' is mistaked for run jumped then near-miss so fall in Crevasse.
Jon Davis nobody cares
He is my friendâs dad. We lost him in 2015 earthquake. Rest in peace!
Aww that's so sad :(
Where did it happen?
@@hazelquart In Solukhumbu, Nepal. It was where he was born.
Rest in peace
Underrated comment!!!!!!!!!! rest in peace :(
But the video is from August 2015 and the Earthquake happend in april 2015...
This is how my grandparents went to school and back!
So trueđ
Lmaođ€Łđ€Łđ€Łđ€Łđ€Ł
STFU
And they didnt have shoes when they did it.
My Grandparents used to lie awake at night dreaming about having the use of ladders and ropes for their journey to school! Icey long jump/pole vault skills, or you couldn't read.
What the hell is holding that ladder in place on the other side? Snow? No thanks.
Yes lmao
Solid snow. Ice
Pressure of the weight of a single rung on a jerry rigged 30+ foot long aluminum ladder. But when the Sherpa gets on it with his massive set of kahonies, anchor it deep into the bedrock
SHIT TON OF FRICTION
So if I hypothetically made it this far, this stage is where I would've wasted everyone's time, and basically pissed away $60,000.
Did I search for this: No
Did I stay and watch the whole thing: Yes
same lol
I mean u say that like it isnât only 2 minutes and 50 seconds buuuut..... same
Same her
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I searched for this
No amount of money in the world would get me to cross those ladders
I agree...don't quite get exactly what these guys are accomplishing
Nor me,
the funniest thing is that adventurers pay thousands of dollars to cross these ladders ...
Bet
Ok
âIf the ladder collapses, what will happen to my family?â He wasnât concerned about himself at all, he knew what would happen to him. You can tell he thinks about his loved ones often when facing danger.
well, he is dead..
don't mind the cameraman , he is just chilling in the creative mode
Tru
So thats why he could fly
*the camera man never dies*
Itâs a drone
@@DL-rz6tw itâs a joke
They do this job because of their family to feed their children not for fun.. They are the true heroes of the Everest god bless them đż
Exactly!!!
Do not listen to haters.
@@Gabriel_Moline
Your are despicable and stupid.
The poster was exactly right.
You just don't have a clue.
@@Gabriel_Moline go get a life
@@Gabriel_Moline you must be a trump supporter
Pumpkin King Alright. That is the ultimate insult. I must be missing something, so I will delete my original reply. I just feel that itâs bullshit that people go up there at all. A bunch of rich yahoos going up there fucknâ shit up. And these guys are just facilitating it.
Forget about making it to the summit. I've got mad respect for anyone who just makes it across the icefall.
Period
The cameraman is immortal! They survive anything to everything!
hahaha yeah ur right
The scariest part is, right below him is probably dozens of people who have died there
But aren't they tied with a rope? Of course, nobody wants to fall off this ladder and get smashed on the ice wall, but they would just lift you up.
@@TheAskald sometimes people actually prefer to leave the bodies down there and cut the rope.
True đł
@@gissellerein330 yups that's one of the codes of climbing :)
@@gissellerein330 I just don't get the sense of it!
Sherpa's are the real hero of all the Himalayan mountain expeditions. believe it or not thats the fact period!!
Ri Rasel Yes we know , itâs been said
on every single everest video for the past 12 years.
And it will always be a welcome comment, as it recognizes the value of those brave people.
The true heroes of everest is americans! God bless âmurica
@@Zezam_ not
At
All
Bey landers what do you mean?
I fell deep into a crevasse on my own in Chamonix in 1999. Spent 8 hours carving my way out, thinking I was sure dead all that time. When I look at that blue abyss, I feel drawn to it; like it was the last time I was truly alive, and the place I don't mind ending up dead.
You should write a book bro. I love reading those kinds of stories
And you safely woke up from your dream lol. đ
chup be ! fake story
"I learned that anyone can do this", he hasn't met me.
Nor me. I don't like ladders on terra firma never mind that ridiculousness lol.
"But its not just that I crossed, Anyone can do that - It's that I've learnt to conquer my fears"
Very powerful words.
Crazy and powerful,all in one.
Fears are necessary for survival, however they make a good servant but a poor master.
Yet the fear is like, genuine risk
The scary part about accidentally falling into a big-ass crevasse like this isn't dying, it's when you somehow managed to survive it. Your crew won't know that you did survive and if they do know, no one knows how to get you. You'll be slowly dying in a cold dark place with your body mangled, alone and hopeless.
Jason Blahaâs Strength and Fatness yeah, I watched that on a CZcams video by horror stories. That guy was a real nut. Given a choice between the ice crevasse ladder and a tight fitting cave squeeze id try the ladder.
No way you could survive that
Ok
@@Matias-qx6so you actually could people have fallen from way higher and survived it just depends on the angle you go in at like is it straight down and if so on to what rocks or a blanket of snow pack thatâs fallen down there over time.. and if you some how fall off the side then you might slow you momentum by banging off the side which has its own set of dangers but you could survive just badly injured like the guy said.
Dont compare it to falling in a cave.conditions are different in everest weather changes every hour ..and if u r injured badly there is no way others will bring u back as choppers cannot reach to the higher part of everest....
for anyone concerned about the surface beneath the pile of snow there, it is not just ice, but glaciated ice which is very strong.
What's that anyway đ¶?
Glaciated ice is more dense
@@ghostoftheuchiha526 cone shape ice which is sharp and pointy
At 0:50 BBC be like: âYeah guys, forget going over to the right 20 feet where it takes 1 ladder to cross easily. Nope, we want you to the left over the largest part of the crevice, with 3 ladders and a prayer, just for dramatic effect.â
Oh yeah why on Earth didnât they just do the smaller part đČ
@@HarryDann Same reason why the camera man is literally flying out over it. (Cause it's faked)
@@qulaeygaming5202 or thereâs a drone? đ€š
@@peterparker1724 Do you have any idea how loud drones are? At 1:40 you can literally hear the guy talking and a kink of his knee on the ladder lmfao.
@@qulaeygaming5202 Drones make a constant sound that is incredibly easy to edit out. The drone sound not being there doesnât prove anything. Iâm not even saying that this wasnât faked, but your evidence certainly didnât show that is was.
I have issuing climbing my ladder to hang Christmas lights
hhahahahahha
LOL
Made me laugh so hard
đ đ đ đ
I thought I'm the only one. Lol
âIf the ladder collapses what will happen to my family?â He cares more about family than himself damn.
@Godzilla 2219
And real women too.
My Dad did as well, as did my Mom.
My parents were wonderful, I am blessed...
Abelis what,
Why is he there then?
Seems his family didnât care about him letting him do this. She prob boning someone else lol
The craziest part is how he didn't even wear gloves the whole time.
I'm amazed by that too. Probably as it was the first crossing of the season so he wanted to stay awake/aware more than 100%. Only he would have known why he did it but was amazingly brave!
I was looking in the comments to see if anybody else did notice it! Thatâs amazing, because regular human would lose his fingers from cold in that situation
Yep, after a point of time, your body adapts to the cold!
anyone have a clue on temperatures there? Approximately?
@@desmoMarco91 hmm depends it might be as warm as -2c° down it -30c°. Also remember the sun helps warm you up
I'm so obsessed about mountain đïž climbing, but again, wherever I go and I find the risk too high to take, I always turn around and head back. It's the right thing for anyone to do
Each Sherpa should get 40 to 50% commission from tour operators, if not more, per client.
They're seriously underpaid
They are truly the unsung heros. Sherpas climb to feed their families. The rest climb to feed their fragile egos.
@@nuckinfuts7610 Deep
Underpaid but atleast their job is thrilling unlike the rest of usđ watching CZcams on the job
AltaĂŻr Ibn La Ahad death isnât thrilling by no means
No one forces them to do anything. Its their fault for going underpaid
My legs are shaking underneath my blanket and I'm not even there
Yope, me and you are there with other people!
Same but my hand is shaking under my blanket
JAMES JONES you 12 or something grow up
JAMES JONES How does a 5-Year-Old know how to type and spell? đ
I just pissed on my bed.
This is How My Dad Explaining His Struggle For Going School
Experienced this adventure myself. Looks amazing but believe me it makes you cry every time you do it
this is my daily experience getting from my couch to my bed. the struggle is REAL!
Mark Youneva me too
The man climbing over: im sure anyone could do it
Me: i aint sure about that mate
Yeah that ladder looks so flimsy.
Lmao right, this is actually one of my worst nightmares
Man also said: It's just fears! Now do it mate!
Lol
How many Nepalis are brave enough to trap their lives and watch Jian's bet, the heart is pounding and I salute the Nepalese Gorkhalis for the wisdom of my Nepali brother, Jai Nepal Jai My country Nepal
That looks quite terrifying! It certainly takes a special type of person to do what these guys do.
I've been watching many Everest/K2 documentaries and the thing that freaks me out the most are these crevasses - they are absolutely terrifying. That people are able to control their fear and stay calm walking across these ladders is beyond my comprehension. I can only dream of having such mental control and power!
Absolutely true
Same here! The crevasses are mortifying.
Same! And the fact that they acclimate at each base camp, up and down, up and down. So they cross these several times over the course of weeks. Insane.
That's true. That's why when the possibility comes someday I will "only" travel to the Basecamp because I find those caves absolutely terrifying, more than the mountain itselfđ
Before I saw Everest expeditions as a young boy. You would have never thought that climbing the worlds biggest mountain would require you to first crawl across ladders over crevasses as deep as this. Just boggles the mind. Such bravery. So unbelievably dangerous.
"Don't get scared!"
The man on the ladder: "MATE, LOOK AT ME! AND LOOK DOWN BELOW. THAT'S A REAL HELP!"
But seriously, these people are amazing.
i thought the same thing
Actually that's a mistranslation. What his leader actually said was:
First phrase was
"Oi *something* sun*, which means
"Hey *Sherpa's name* Listen to me"
And second phrase was
"Himmat tight" which roughly translates to "gather your courage" or "make your courage strong"
BBC mistranslated it to hold on tight LOL
I've been obsessed with Everest and k2 recently it's incredible what these napal Sherpas do tbh
His Sherpa buddies really helped settle his nerves "DON`R BE SCARED!" AND "HOLD ON TIGHT!"
I love his statement at the end about how anyone can cross this but heâs learned to conquer his fears ... that is a very important reality
Coupled with years and years of experience
sherpas are beast..
They are genetically tuned for everest climate.
I'm surprised the ladder didn't fall from the weight of this man's enormous balls, utmost respect.
Lame, overused hack joke
What I can tell you is that if I was crossing this and someone yelled "Don't get scared!", I'd DEFINITELY get scared.
(Sees crevice)
"Let's cross the widest part"
Edward Kalif that's what I said, wasn't there a shorter gap literally 20 feet away ?
Moe Kazan yes, but that wouldn't have made for nearly as good content.
Might be a shorter gap but itâs less stable
Lmao
It looked like 20 times more stable
Anybody just get this in their recommended lmao
Lol yeah i was like wtfđđđ
Original đđđ
Google algorithm try telling me â you should go do this â
Yes and I would not reccommend anyone does this!
CZcams was like
*YoU WanNA SeE SOmeThInG NiCe*
DID HE JUST SAY "EASY PEASY"? xD I LOVE HIM!
SHERPA ARE LIONS AT HEART!
The worst part is
They have to get back down
Back down the mountain ?
Raqib well yes
Raqib ahah where else?
Tinteling Pff back down the mountain obviously đ€Šââïž
Lizzle Taylor are u stupid or just acting like it
These people need to take up a safer hobby...like napping.
This isn't a hobby for sherpas, They were literally born to do it, No other human on the planet can work at altitudes like this.
the Indian Army does .. check Siachen Glacier ... we maintain year round presence of an entire brigade at 20,000 - 25,400ft
exactly my point
Thakur Anurag Anand yep The Indian Army patrols Siachen the worlds highest battleground whole year round!!!!
this is their job they are paid to do this its not a hobby
im sweating even though im lying on my sofa...damn this is scary
Is it the safest this ladder can be? So scary! Well done to these guys!
Stop complaining about the ladders. You gotta understand this region is like going into outer space. Every single pound of equipment you bring takes A TON energy. It's not like you can bring a fancy retractable heavy duty ladders or hydraulic equipment. These guys are entering into the stratosphere
They do this to earn money from western thrill-seekers and mountaineers. Each Sherpa should get paid 25 000 dollars each per trip for such dangerous work, their families depend on them. If not the westerners can do it themselves.
The stratosphere starts at 10 miles (52,800 ft)...so your claim is invalid.
How bout u do it big boy
StrikingTan I was about to say the same thing.
But they somehow brought a bunch of some heavy weight camera equipment. Even a professional drone?
hold my beer.....*fall from first step*
Jyoan Moyo đđđđ
Me: *Shit my beer fell*
Damn đđ
Lmfao đ
Skeptic u made my dayđ
I didnât expect that gg ez at the end lmao that looked scary af
bring a camera and you will be safe, because the cameraman never dies
Amazing how the serpas could still talk and work and move these heavy ladders WITHOUT oxygen masks and equipments!
100% respect for them!
Sherpas deserve so much respect and appreciation and a wage increase. The work they do is phenomenal. They have saved countless lives.
Imagine the old school guys who climbed this mountain alone with none of this.
Lmfao!!!
The old school guy is Reinhold Messner, who climbed Everest out of season meaning he was the only person on the entire mountain. He climbed it from the north though, so he didn't go through the icefall.
Hatred Mallory and Irvine climbed Everest in 1924.
whip master
What? Wishing death upon another human being or being happy about it is not the way a good Christian like you should be thinking. Shame on you.
Daniel Maas. Where did I say I wished death on anyone? The work of God takes their lives so it must be a good thing.
watching this from my couch.
They deserve the real credit...
Having that drone fly around me like that would just get me more nervous. Respect to the sherpas đ
Good shots are more important that a human life to the bbc though.
I've always been most shocked that those ladders are held together with the rope like that
how would u like to hold them together? forge up there?
Check out Fred dibna he would climb tall ass smoke towers with wooden ladders lashed together with ropes wedge anchored into the brick. Insanely brave
Edit. While smoking a cigarette lol
In high altitude , gravity force is weak.
@@antigravity6 no
@@englandbengal actually yes gravity is weaker at higher altitude but only a bit
Mind-blowing
I'd not do it even if they offer me billions, I'm not scared, it just I'm not a reckless person. But MAD RESPECT to them
The benefit of being Nepalese and living in Nepal is you grow up watching these mountains
every single day when I open my windows I see mountains right infront of my eyes
De verdad, debe ser espectacular tener esas montañas en la ventana de la casa.
My journey to Base Camp was one of the most amazing experiences of my life. Thanks for sharing.
Did you climb the mountain though?
Genial
What these are also in the way to Basecamp?? Nooođđ„¶. I wanted to go to the Basecamp because I thought those crevasses only are to the way to camp 1 and 2 đź
Seeing itself is spine chilling.
Great guy brave soul...was my neighbor for a long time
Watching from my bed and Iâm absolutely horrified!! This is incredible.
omg i was getting anxiety just watching this
Me too đŻđđđ
It's male privilege.
We do it all the time lol
The opposite to me: I got rid of my usual anxiety while watching this !
same
"Dont get scared." "Hold on tight." Solid advice bro. Where would we be without your wisdom? đ€š
the view is breathtaking. A dangerous job. Sherpa heroes of the mountain.
so this is where Kojima got the gameplay idea for Death Stranding
I knew there was gonna be a comment like thisđ
@@paidmonstrosity
Who's in ur avatar?!
I just hope he will setup zipline on the other side now
Jesus Christ!!!! that crevasse could be 600ft deep!!these people are insane.That ladder didn't look safe either.
Nothing's save on Everest. Not even base camp. An earthquake caused a massive avalanche that swept through base camp, killing 19 people.
Not really much else you can do. The Khumbu icefall is 20,000+ ft in elevation, higher than pretty much any other mountain on earth, in a region that's constantly moving with ice and is only climbable during 1 month of the year. It's not like you can drive some fire trucks up there
martin mc tigue
Could be well deeper than that, that's extremely scary shit!!
For the money that these guys charge you would think they would stack 2 side by side and one on top of the other for the extra strength.
agree, they should climb Everest on helicopters :D
watching this made my palms sweaty đ i was so nervous
Brave ppls love you all
Tour oprators $50.000
Sherpas $5.00
Every time I watch these videos of the ice crossings my heart beats fast and I feel like I'm there.
Yous want me to hold yous baby?
These guys are fearless . more importantly, they RESPECT their Mountain xoxo
he said. EASY PEASY WHEN HE WAS ON THE OTHER SIDE. LOL
*I'm looking at the gap like, "If they just took a few steps to the right, its half as wide."*
Yeah ok... Pretty easy climb from your warm armchair isn't it...
Iâd imagine thereâs some issue with the narrower gap- like instability in the ice.
Yes! I was yelling that at my phone as I watched this.
Well maybe you should go do itđ
If you pause the video and look, the area to the right is an overhang on the other side. It's all unsupported, possibly loose snow, not supported by any ice. If they put weight on it, it'd probably collapse down into the crevasse. So they opt for the more stable area with packed down snow and a sturdy wall, even if it's a larger gap. If you look closer, you can see a crack in the snow just to the right of the packed snow the ladder rests on. Definitely unstable.
Thereâs no amount of money in the world that could convince me to do this đŹđ§
People pay money to do this thatâs the crazy part
Its only 500 dollars... That's not worth your time, money or life...
Really bravest persons
Really amazing
I walked up the side of the mountain to the Hollywood sign and had a panic attack while walking because I thought I'd run out of air (obviously not). How these people can do this is amazing and a mystery to me. And not something I will be trying any time soon. More power to you mountain trekkers.
I had my left knee replaced,, and like to hike,, but even the smallest of slants I do not feel safe with, so I go the long way around. Never get your knee replaced... it makes you like a cripple because it just goes front and back. Keep all your torn ligaments God gave you... the Ortho is only looking for a 60,000 dollars payday.
iâm tryna figure out how the camera man recorded this đ
Drone
@@Lordmode i don't think so because air is too thin
He used creative mode lol.
5 foot long selfie stick my friend
He was in creative mode
Wow thatâs amazing! âșïžđ.
I would NEVER go to Everest but those crossings are really keeping me away !!!
2:20 did he just say âeasy peasyâ cus they donât look like it
Lmao
@@sagartamang0000 no im pretty sure he said "easy peasy"
then says Japanesey
@@rodrigopv8099 you really think so? đ¶đž
thats what i thought too
I'd be so annoyed if I was crossing a crevasse like that with some trios running commentary going on behind me saying stupid shit like "Don't get scared" "Hold on tight"
martiansarepunk I agree! I would tell them keep your mouth zipped so I can concentrate and keep both your hands glued together and pray until I get to the other side thanks!! lol
if my mum was standing there with them you would have heard "just be careful"
martiansarepunk its called emotional support.
Bubbles
I know they mean well. I just personally would be annoyed by that if it was me.
yup ..and also with all those goddamn cameras all round me and in my face while I negotiate death one step at a time
What brave and hard working people!!! Sherpas have to encounter such hardship due to living in such natural environment. Namaste.
I love ur videos ,â€ïžand ur adventures
I was terrified just watching. They are so brave.
This gave me straight anxiety, yet I watched it twice...
Stomach in mouth moment. Great filming thanks
Balls of absolute steel
Sherpas đđ»
Proud to be Nepali â€ïž
Niksan Stha Two of my friends summited Everest a few weeks ago. Their sherpas were quite friendly they told. One of the two got snow blindness while climbing down(his sunglasses frosted up). So he anchored himself to his sherpa and climbed down just listening to his commands. His eyes are still red and a bit swollen. đđœ
These guys sound and look native American... Weird
@@mukulingle2690 its sherpa's job to take care of climbers and show them right and easy way as possible. They go with them. Its their job.climbers just climb once. Sherpa does it for living.
H L are you basing that off the two sherpas off this video? Because they are wearing glasses so you canât really assume that. Majority sherpas are tibeten descent so they look more east-asian
@@sshrrestthhha7266 east Asian are the closest looking people to native Americans. Theres 2 types of native American people some look asian while others look closely to Pacific Islanders. In the north like Canada they look asian in the south like Mexico theres natives who look way different more dark longer noses and different eyes no epicanthal fold. Asians do not have long eagle like noses like natives but yet they say the natives crossed the Bering Strait which is false to me its bs
Seeing things like this, I'll never understand how they get DOWN the mountain in the middle of a snow storm, with 80mph winds, in the DARK, tired and frozen???
Some don't.
I've read about it and honestly I don't know either, the people that do this travel on will alone. Every one of them is in pain also, from various ailments either picked up along the way or current ones made a lot worse with the thin air. It's literally just trying to breathe then take a couple steps and it takes hours to progress. By the time they make it down to the next camp they are completely useless and exhausted. They survive purely on luck. Insane.
@@angelkotilainen # Yes insane really insane
Every year people die over there
And the most sad thing their bodies also don't recovered....many of dead bodies used for milestone .. Insane
This is hands down one of the most terrifying things Iâve ever seen in my entire life
nepal sherpa....oblivious the best mens for climbing and doing alpine guide...totally respect and honor from switzerland....
I have two questions
1- why they didnât put the ladder in a more narrow place which we can see in the video?
2- who captured the the shots from the bottom
They've chosen where they think is least likely to collapse. It's probably more powdery and not as solid. Camera, will be a drone.
@@terrymckenna3382 but the camara quality proves its not drone
@@learningarabic2793 its the only possibility and technologically drones and cameras have made astonishing leaps forth largely due to the military industrial companies. Same happened with phones real sketchy quality at first then perfect. The phone Im typing on now, is based on 4 components and so simply assembled Steve Jobs took all the accolades but again it was just a rearrangement of pre existing tech what military industry corps produced....there's no person down there, i understand its slightly.boggling but id bet its the most obvious, lightweight, any environment and easy to control...useful for assessing your ascent....im open to be wrong, i dont mind that.
@@terrymckenna3382 may be
But to get a great focus on that man like Dslr its not possible to get that one with drone . Camaras on drone is normally small ..
there should be some weight controlling factors ..
To get that focus that itâs needed to get a big lenses and camara ..
Letâs believe that there are equipment for that ..
@@learningarabic2793 like i said im open to be wrong and have seen phenomenal footage, more often militarily. But im sure you agree it's not manual footage as thats even more shaky plus outright dangerous.
If this mountain were located in Europe, these sherpas would be hailed as specialists and the world would hear to no end of their heroism. There would be university courses on becoming a sherpa with licencing and certification programmes.
I don't think so. In Europe they would use helicopters to get on top of a 8k ;)
If this in Europe. Hannibal Barca will be the first person to summit
@@Anno_Nymouse they have hélicopteres in asia too. Problem is helis cant fly at 8km altitude
@@boggusboggs7096 Tell that Didier Delsalle ;)
@@Anno_Nymouse canât fly up there at that height
When you got nothing better to do in life, you cross Everest's deadly slope with ladder.
These snowy mountains have alot of secrets â°ïž