How 2023 Turned Into Mount Everest’s Deadliest Year
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I am perfectly happy admiring Everest from the comfort of my couch!
You mean you don't want to pay thousands of dollars to freeze to death on a mountain in person? Oh man
I’m with you on that
@@bobwreck3775I like how you put that. Heck no!!! I barely have 200$ to my name couldn’t imagine having that much money and spending it on my death.
Move over, I brought popcorn 🍿
😂😂 truth
These aren't mountianers - these are unqualified tourists. They might as well install an escalator and a gift shop at the top.
Would the escalator have an additional lane that would allow for parkour descent?
Ohhhh…the escalator comment.
How original!
🙄
Three of those who died were sherpas.
Everest has claimed the lives of plenty of professionals... Irvine, Mallory... Rob Hall, Scott Fisher... Lot's of professionals, many sherpas as was mentioned above.
😂😂
1:27 The first Asian woman to summit Mt. Everest is Junko Tabei, who summited in 1975. Suzanne is 48 years too late.
Yes I thought it was strange as I knew of Asian women who had reached the summit before this attempt...
She actually wanted to be the first Asian woman with a pacemaker to summit Mount Everest, they left that part out.
@@jeeither That explains it...thank you...
Thank you for clarifying.
how the hell is that the first ASIAN woman? the god damn mountain is IN asia and im sure there are female sherpas from nepal or tibet or whatever surrounding area, so that would make them asian now wouldnt it? so how is Junk the first ASIAN woman to do it in an ASIAN country ? explain
The mountain is the mountain. Human ego is the the killer.
Summit fever can kill. 💯
Double "the" means significant
I can.t rhink of anything l would loathe more.
People not doing well at camp 3 should not be allowed to continue Once in the dearh zone... I'd not risk my life for another person... they knew they shouldnt be there..
Agreed and well said!
Who is going to stop them? Theres no Everest fitness police,
@@TigerLily61811if they are with a expedition group the company shouldn't let someone continue.
If they start climbing they probably won't get far because these inexperienced people don't know how to clip and unclip onto the line. The sherpas have to help them.
@@TigerLily61811😂😂
I must ask why they let the first lady continuously place her and other people's life in danger when it was clearly evident she was not physically capable of completing the climb. Twice!
Because you can’t stop someone from doing what they want in these situations. All you need to climb Everest is the permit, once you do that, no one has the authority to stop you. Like do you expect them to tie someone up against their will? They can’t do that, all they can do is try talking to them and reasoning them out of it, but if they insist then they have every right to try, no one else can tell them no.
The amount these companies charge makes it less likely they will get into an altercation with one of their customers.
Money..
I agree. She was not fit to be there,and everyone has paid a lot to be there. She’s not the only one climbing. One person cannot be allowed to screw up everyone else.
@@mutedmutiny9542 Guides could refuse her to continue with the group, and take from her the equipment their company owns. No tying people up necessary.
I don't understand how people can pay sixty thousand dollars to suffer or die it's insane
.......or both.
Well, not everyone dies. Even on Annapurna, the death rate is 26% and it’s far more dangerous than Everest. Some of us aren’t existential cowards, like the average person.
Ever stood on a mountain top? Pretty neat.
@@thosearentpillows5638ever taken a big poop before?
As oversimplified as it sounds, I believe that people are always searching for something greater than themselves, money, status, sex, fame, accomplishments. I mean, really, would anyone try to climb these 8 thousand footers if NO ONE person ever knew about it and you could never tell them? Not very many, I would think. Here comes my real message: They are searching for God and nothing, not anything of this world can replace Him. They don't know what is missing, but they know something is.
I want to be the first person to die on Mount Everest without climbing it. Maybe they could build some kind of catapult at the base and just fling me up towards the peak?
🤭 What a novel idea..
I really like this idea 🤣😭
😂😂😂 I can’t 🤣
Catapult for two please !! 👍😂😂😂
You are a genius 🤣🤣🤣
1:30 …. First Asian woman to reach Everest’s summit and complete all “7 summits” was
Junko Ishibashi
Francis didn't use supplemental oxygen either. Suzanne had a pacemaker. Bad idea trying to climb Everest with a pacemaker.
You can't tell feminists anything.
@@cleopatra1633Has nothing to do with feminism. The woman was ill prepared, period.
Insane
Waste of a perfectly functional pacemaker
Well, that was the dumbest death on Everest I’ve heard of. I am glad no one was hurt in organising her evacuation.
The saddest thing is Everest is based on a true story
It's crazy to climb Mt Everest. The ads for Mt Everest make it sound easy, that it's not as technical as K2 However Everest is very technical and the altitude is the same altitude Jet Airplanes travel. Professional climbers die on the Mountain. There are too many climbers trying to summit and are standing in line for 1-2 hours, they are in the death zone too long. At 28,000 ft you have Hypothermia no and's if's or but's about it. The body creates a flush as a last effort to protect and warm the body, so what people do is to loosen their jacket and hood because they feel warm.
Climbers are driven to summit, because of their victory they rejoice and so they should. Most deaths occur on the decent and in the death zone. The Medical risk are Cerebral Edema, Pulmonary Edema called altitude sickness, they may also have frost bite and can loose fingers, toes and limbs.
The great heroes of Everest are the Sherpa's without them no one would be able to climb Mt Everest. The Porters carry a dozen oxygen cylinders and other supplies on their back to the death zone for the climbers who will need them at 26,00 ft. The Sherpa's secure the ropes with out which no one can climb. There are Sherpa's accompanying every climber, advising them and risking their own lives when there are problems. It takes 8 Sherpa's to bring one body down. We must not forget the Ice Doctors who place the ladders across the Ice fall thus securing a safe pass over the dangerous crevasses.
These great people should be given a generous tips by the individual climbers. One third of the deaths on Everest are Sherpa's which is a great loss to their families who are poverty stricken.
Very technical 😅
Have you seen the comforts at base camp?? It's a joke. These people arrive, party, and then head up somewhere that they are not prepared for.
I agree 100%!
The Sherpas prepare all the technical parts of the mountain. Many people actually successfully summit Everest having not climbed a single other mountain. Insane. But they are able to do it because they do not have to do any real technical work of the climb themselves. This year there is one 40 foot section that you have to climb and then rappel down, but that is about the hardest technical portion of the entire climb that is required if you use a commercial outfit. You don't even have to set up your own tent. Commercial outfitters also use the easiest route up the mountain, which also adds to the ability to join an outfit that will ensure that you do as little technical work as possible.
Thats why you shouldnt go there, unless youre ready to pay with your life. You can feel perfect, and within half an hour you cant breathe or stand up. Should be more rules regarding letting people go
Too many people I guess, more like tourist site.
I got a bad case of altitude sickness one time, it’s freakin gnarly. Body is just drained of energy instantly outta nowhere. I probably should have been able to hike 1-3 more hrs but within 10-15 mins of feeling weird I couldn’t walk at all and my mind was a mess until I woke up in the hospital 😷
The mountain is way too overcrowded for such a short window. How can you maintain a time line with all the log jambs of climbers. A lot more will die!!
Yeah they need to limit the amount of people......
@@Thecatnamedkiwiit sounds nice but the groups act independently and go on whichever window is open. People pay big bucks to do it and the Nepalese government welcomes the revenue off the permits and local economy
More Bo,osters and they will be fine.
It's their lives. What's it to you? WHY do you get to determine how others live their lives? What GIVES YOU THE RIGHT?!!!
@@guydaleypeople try to control others because they feel so desperately out of control in there own lives.
Mount Ever-rest in peace.
I've lived in a hilly enviroment for most of my life, climbing mountains is never going on my bucket list.
I live in a country below sea level. Climbing mountains is also never going to be on my bucket list.
I'm only a few minutes in, but there's already a discrepancy that doesn't make any sense to me. I can't recall if they've mentioned the specific year Suzanne Jesus climbed Everest, but they said she climbed after Arsentiev, and that she was trying to be the first Asian woman to summit. I could have sworn that at least Yasuko Namba (sp?) had summited before them, if not a few others as well by then.
she wanted to be the first asian woman with a pacemaker to summit. this channel continuously leaves out information in their videos and it's incredibly annoying. they also spread pure misinformation in some cases.
I had enough problems trying to breathe in 14,000 ft in Colorado. I cannot imagine going 3 mi higher than that to a place like Everest.
You mean base camp?
I've never understood why people say they "want to conquer the mountain/ conquered the mountain". It's not like a mountain wants to kill you and it's not like you can take the mountain with you after you reach the top. So how is it "conquered"?
Then you also don't understand why people say they have "conquered their fear", either.
Human ego
You think too much.
Absolutely nothing.
Every time you take a plane you get the same high altitude view with the benefit of traveling 600 miles an hour
Everest is 29K feet above sea level. For perspective, large commercial airlines typically fly in the 31 - 35K zone. So, that's about 1/2 to 1 mile higher than the Everest summit. My husband made the summit of Mt. Whitney (18K) a few years back, as part of a hiking club, and definitely felt the effects.
It always gets me when they show the jet stream whipping the summit.
Mt Whitney is 14.5k
@@_nick_d You're right! Thanks for the correction.
Mt Whitney is 14,505 feet tall
I climbed Mt. Whitney, 14,505 ft., back while I was in college. We were a party of four. We approached from the East. We had good weather until we hit base camp when it began snowing. However, the next day, the sun was out, and we began our ascent. Tom Gordon (my boyfriend) and I did rather well, but we were experienced backpackers and had proper equipment. Tom was the first to reach the summit, and he said that the clear view was spectacular. Going slower behind him, I reached the top about 45 minutes later, and the sky had clouded over. (Bummer, no great views.) I don't remember having any difficulty breathing, but my problem was just that it was physically demanding on the leg muscles. By the time we started to descend, the other two in our party got to the top. The way down was tricky because the snow began to freeze into ice. This, in my opinion, was very scary because none of us had any crampons whatsoever. We all got back to base camp and were fine, except for the fact that my face, which got incredibly sunburned (unbeknownst to me at the time). In the morning, I woke up to a swollen, puffy face. My friends said they couldn't recognize me. We drove straight to a hospital, but the doctors simply said, in time, I'd be fine.
You can never be alone on Mount Everest - too many massive egos to keep you company....
It costs $45,000+ to summit Mt. Everest (can easily be over $70,000). I am willing to bet the people having a hard time have that in their mind and are unwilling to give up. $45,000+ down the tube.
Sunken Cost Fallacy
@@user-ji7kn3ul3v Absolutely true. That, and I'd actually have quite a lot of respect for somebody who tells me that he got within 200 meters, realized that he'd likely die and leave behind grieving friends and family, and had the strength of mind to turn around.
Because making a rational decision isn't always easy under the best of conditions, never mind with a brain overflowing your skull plus hypothermia plus summit fever.
That, and I can see how summit fever would be a powerful thing even without the money; and then of course hypothermia can make people do all sorts of crazy things.
So really: if sitting at home, with plenty of time to consider and a brain not being tortured by low atmospheric pressure, you think that 50+ thou to risk your life and that of others is a good idea, then no, you'll not reconsider when the summit (and it's selfie-crowd) is 'only' a few hundred yards away.
I think its so disgusting to put other's lives at risk for your own selfish desires.
You mean the people doing it willingly for money? How kind of you to want to take away any prosperity for a entire region. Will you be sending checks to feed their family?
100% also applies everywhere else in life.
Very compelling viewing and I've seen quite a few over the last few days. Mesmerising to watch these stories unfold. But the real hero's of the day are those that stop to help, those that rescue. Perhaps it is time to fix a bond for rescue, body retrieval and people to return their own waste & rubbish generally. But one thing, that no one reviewing this climbing expeditions if the blood testing, before and after. I think it would and must be of value to look at the full blood & chemistry picture. Particularly red cells & iron. Blood sugar levels etc. Thank you x
That examination had been done by some drs in the UK, they took blood samples are different camps and summit to study hemoglobin; red and white cell count and oxygenation levels.
@nickdotson21 Thanks for replying when I said reviewing what I really meant inclusion in some of discussion within the videos. x
We stayed with Suzane in same Hotel at Pangboche..had a discussion on her ambition to scale down Everest.. She wanted to become first Asian with Pace maker who completed summit.. She was clearly unfit to even complete EBC. She had spent whole savings.. May her soul rst in peace 🙏
She had a death wish. And she put the lives of others in danger. So reckless
I can’t wait to climb and summit Mount Everest. I run up and down my stairs at home three times a day and I feel so ready 😊
Definitely ready! Book that flight and write that check to Nepal.
@@MarkJ1776 ok. I’ll keep you posted 🥰
Smart woman! Though, not to be a party pooper, maybe work your way up to running them six times a day? Can't be too careful, after all. ;)
The Khumbu icefall is not an iceberg. It's part of a glacier.
I have summited the... well... I suppose you could call it a "hill" outside my home in Kansas. I think I could probably tackle Everest. At 75 years old, I'm ready for a new challenge.
Hahaha
Honestly don’t even feel bad for her she put that on herself and now she left a lot of people here on this earth that probably cared about her
Watched a couple of videos about 2023 Everest season... you are the first who actually made research to pronounce the hungarian climber’s name decently. Respect!
I predicted high numbers
I know what killed the 17. The 400 who shouldn't have been there.
I couldn't agree more.
Mt. Everest is clearly a HUGE economy booster and source of survival for Nepal...Nobody is really concerned about your level of expertise...You have the money, you can climb...Unfortunately there are many selfish, self absorbed, narcissistic people who only care about the accolades and the proverbial notch on their belt when making the decision to take on a potentially fatal endeavor....It is so sad and also infuriating that no thought goes into the many people who can be affected and possibly lose their lives due to these unqualified, selfish, over achievers...There should be critical evaluations done and mandatory criteria met before allowing people to take on Mt. E. as well as other mountains...But it's ALWAYS about money and there are many people who should be held responsible, not just the arrogant climber...
Everest is a casino where the currency you gamble with is your own life.
And they shouldn't be allowed to get to the next camp if they have shown they are incompetent and putting others in danger.
It’s like anything else, a dealership can’t stop at 19 yr old from buying a motorcycle knowing that thing can go 200mph. We all have the freedom to do things at various risk levels.
On mtn Everest if you aren’t doing to well; they will just leave you to die depending on where you are on the mtn. People have to be ok with this upfront before they decide to attempt it
Also I love how some companies say a Sherpa can help you all the way, but you’re the one that has to take step after step
You have to admit if you are successful getting to the top people will look at you differently for the rest of your life.
To the victor go the spoils.
You will no longer just be some average, invisible middle age guy.
You will command respect.
There will be an air about you.
You'll be in that rarified company of explorers from Columbus to Armstrong.
If all you want to do is brag at a party about a bucket list item, go do something that doesn't get you and possibly others killed.
Boring people.
Growing up I used to compete in sports a lot!
Then…I realized you can buy trophies.
Now I’m the best at everything!
These so-called expedition companies should be held accountable for letting their clients continue climbing when they clearly don't have the physical and mental ability to do so. They should also be regulated heavily by limiting the number of climbers per expedition...that will lessen the traffic much more, especially after Camp 3.
You could be messing up a persons life dream.
They try to let clients realize they are not capable themselves.
These tour company's set up a rave like environment at Basecamp. It looks like a party. Disgusting.
I sometimes wonder if people who train for climbing mountains, especially Everest, aren't putting themselves into a trap. As you gain muscle mass, that mass needs ever-increasing amounts of oxygen, which is exactly what you DON'T have at altitude. As such, a bodybuilder on Everest would probably degrade faster than someone with much more lean muscles and greater anaerobic stamina. I would think that the training would need to be very, very specific, honed for the precise task of surviving in a thin atmosphere, and simply gym ratting for half a year or a year wouldn't cut it. IMO, this is borne out of the sherpas themselves, who look very small compared to their clients.
You don’t want to gain much mass. You do a bit of strength training but most is muscle endurance training and cardio.
A lot people think a Sherpa means mountain guide, but actually it derives from the Sherpa tribe ("east people"). These native Tibetan people are genetically unique... their bodies have evolved over thousands of years to high altitude living. A 2010 study identified more than 30 genetic factors that make Tibetans' bodies well-suited for high altitudes, including the "super-athlete gene," that regulates the body's production of hemoglobin, allowing for greater efficiency in the use of oxygen.
I don't get your point. Where do you get the idea that these folks have excess bulk or muscle? They look nothing more than average mid-age person trying to do something above their ability and putting others in danger. Its ultimately their choice if they want to risk their life but I hate the fact that they are also putting others in danger
@@Iolo3My point is that at least some of those wishing to make the attempt probably think they need tree stumps for legs and train accordingly. Then, when they start acclimatizing and their legs feel like they're on fire just at base camp, it's too late to do anything about it.
The OTHER point is that you >must< train accordingly - not for mass or bulk, but for endurance to survive at the top of the world.
I met a person training for his second Everest summit. At the time I saw him, he was at 8,200 feet on a fairly steep, snow covered slope in the Sierra. He was carrying an 80 pound pack, wearing boots and periodically running uphill, all while POST-HOLING up to his crotch in the snow. When I questioned such a heavy pack, he lamented that the Sherpas could carry that despite being substantially smaller and lighter people. Now, that is REAL training.
I would like to go to base camp and watch climbers through a telescope but that’s about it
The trek to base camp is no joke and an accomplishment in and of itself
@@Jillousa You're right. Everest base camp is at 17,600 feet. That's over 3,100 feet higher than the tallest mountain in the contiguous 48 states (Mt. Whitney, 14,494')
With hot chocolate and warm down blankets
@@JillousaBut hopefully much less dangerous. I'm not a fan of dying early.
It is very sad for them but if they keep on climbing when they are starting to feel sick it becomes their own responsibility. Their pride, temerity and the price they pay for this adventure is more important for them than their health and lives. It is too easy to get the permit if you have $ and unhappily many are not prepared physically and mentally for this expedition. I have empathy for their families. Last point, too many people are allowed to climb at the same time which brings congestion.
A large increase in climbers will result in an increase in deaths.
It seems so many of the adventure companies who charge large sums of money to climb Everest are more interested in their bank balances than safety and the Sherpas are paid poorly despite them working the hardest to try and keep people safe.
If a person takes on the challenge they must know the dangers and above a certain point, it’s every person for themselves. It’s terribly sad that so many fail in their quest though it is an amazing accomplishment to reach the summit and get back down safely again.
The numbers should be limited to avoid the long queues of climbers and I’m glad to see new rules about climbers removing their waste are being introduced.
It is a beautiful but brutal place where only the fittest survive and they still need an element of luck for a successful summit.
Subbed! Great presentation ❤❤
I am reading a book Into Thin Air. It's a book about Rob Hall's last trip to Mount Everest. It is from one of the climbers who was there. So far it have been very interesting. If you find the book pick it up and read it.
There is a 2015 movie with Jake Gyllenhaal (as Scott Fisher) and Jason Clark (as Rob Hall). It's called Everest, and it's quite good.
My physician father loved to hike and diagnosed acrophobia in me when I was age 4! He loved to hike to the top of a mountain and stand on the edge of a place and admire the view below. He called me to come to him to see it and I cried, didn't want to go over to him. He made me go to him and I crawled on all fours and when it told me to stand up, I was bawling and clung to his pants leg and stood up -- diagnosis confirmed!
I learned to fly to help overcome that fear and I've skied some of the major mountains in the world, but I have never had the impetus to climb a mountain that has a good chance of taking my life. I did some thrill-seeking when I was younger, but as one ages, longevity starts to look very inviting -- I no longer court death!
Mt. Everest, I learned, is 5 miles high!!! Yes, it's in the jet stream.
That's just mind-boggling to me 😮.
You say climbing Everest requires a "good general fitness level". That has to be the biggest understatement that I've ever read about high altitude mountaineering. Safely climbing requires an exceptional level of fitness. Underestimating that fact, as you did in your intro, is precisely what gets people into trouble. The descent is the hardest part. If your legs punk out on the descent, you're in deep trouble. Slow and prone to slips and falls.
there is no "you" there. this is AI generated content for sure.
There many inaccuracies in this video, not to mention ignorant comments from the know-it-alls who continue to make themselves look incredibly dumb.
She knew damn well she want ready, stupid is stupid does. I don’t feel bad
Let's be thankful she didn't take anyone else with her!
with the coming Sherpa decline heading down a cliff, good luck climbing the mountain as easily as it used to be. The industry's core maintenance personal are leaving in droves, whilst Nepal keeps issuing too many permits.
No, I would never, ever attempt such a crazy adventure.
For me? Not a chance in hell!
My parents have a group they go mountain hiking with. They planned a trip to the base camp of Everest and one of the men wouldn’t take altitude sickness seriously. He was the healthiest one and he would just keep going up while the rest of the them stayed at certain altitudes to get adjusted. Long story short, the man fell into a coma and had to stay there for a month before coming back home. Two years later he died.
It is questionable (but possible) his death two years later was associated with altitude sickness. People normally recover. But some people's metabolism just won't acclimate to altitude. A friend (a paramedic) hiking in the Sierra, at just 12,000 feet and encountered some distressed people. They said one of their group had altitude sickness the prior night (headaches, vomiting), but rather than feel better in the morning, was found unconscious. He raced to their camp. Too late. She was dead. She was in her twenties.
On one end you think "Wow is this insane letting people with no high altitude mountaineering experience on Everest."...but then you think "If I was a sherpa with a wife and 3 kids to pay for, Id want as many people signed up as possible." Its a very hard situation to judge. To me, its all about these inexperienced people wanting to climb Everest and thats on them to know if they're ready to climb or not. Its not the sherpas' fault. They're just doing their job.
If I was a sherpa, family or not, I'd want some tourist to go _"hi there, you are the expert here, how about you and your team take me on a one day hike to see what I can and can't take, and then you pick a good mountain/summit / hill for me to climb _*_without endangering myself, you & your team_*_ "_ .
These people are endangering the lives of so many others. Apologies for the term, but they are all dead weight when sherpas have to carry them up ladders and through dangerous areas. Sometimes you just have to respect your limits.
who cares
One time I was going mountain climbing with my dog Peanut but at the last minute he talked me out of it and we went to the lake instead.
He good boy.
That's nothing. I was about to ascend a flight of stairs, but then saw a food court.
I planned to exert myself, but I decided to rest on the couch until the feeling went away.... 🎯 🛋 ✔️
@@user-kb6xn6ig7k Reminds me of a friend's regimen. He's up by 10AM, eats some pop tarts, and watches TV before returning to bed
A wise decision.
@@gregparrottStay safe.
They talked about her for one day after she died on the mountain.
Better then than when she was in the crypt.
@@gregparrott That’s called a permanent solution for a temporary problem, that’s not very cost effective.
@@CornellSandifer I met someone training for a 2nd Everest ascent in steep, snow covered Sierra mountains. The intensity of his training was such that not one person in a thousand trains to that extreme. Others with less training often still make it with Sherpa assist. But it is unfair to the Sherpas, other climbers, and even the paying customer, not to DEMAND they pass tests for level of fitness and mountaineering competency. Additionally, it's just plain stupid not to have a quota system for Everest. There are PLENTY of 7,000 meter, near 8,000, and even 13 other 8,000 meter peaks to keep climbers busy. Many are more technical than Everest and have no climbing queues.
I summited Mt. Everest, then I woke up.
And you made it back alive, congrats!!
Suzzane worked as a teacher in India while moonlighting in a scam call center for extra rupees.
"Duuuuummmb waaays to diie.."
I think the Sherpas should get the last say on the mountain.
Never heard of somebody before that died on Mount Everest from mountain sickness only 300-500 m above basecamp and to reach that needed 4-6-12 hours each attempt . I mean that is the very first little step of 100000 steps to get even only to camp 2 - and then u have half of the mountain still above u 😅😳😳😳😳 seems that she was a liiiiiitle bit delusional
Because I used to be experienced I knew my limits. The Khumbu Icefall was a big NO for me. It gives me the creeps. Back in the 90s and early 2000s it might have not been as crowded, it also wasn’t as easy for female climbers to travel the world and climb mountains. Everything was a huge logistical hassle. Everest was a mountain I gladly didn’t dream about. I’m still fascinated by it, though but never had the determination to walk over dead bodies in order to reach a peak. No peak has ever been that important to me that I could overlook the tragedy of every single soul whose life ended there. And THAT also gave me the creeps. Everyone who has suffered from altitude sickness before knows how it sneaks up on you and clouds your judgement…unless you are superhuman like the sherpas who grew up there, I don’t think you should even entertain the thought of climbing Everest. Would I have liked to try? Sure. But I knew I wouldn’t like it and I knew when to stop.
I’d definitely go if I knew I would live through it. It would be amazing for the scenery.
Lots of people go just to trek to the mountain base. No need to climb it or summit to enjoy the view
I don't have to say this but it doesn't even matter if you have climbed every other mountain on earth, Everest can still get you. It's just too high and that can affect anyone.
Great commentary on the deaths on Mr. Everest. This should be a required viewing of all those planning to climb this most formidable mountain.
Pay your load of cash and roll the dice. Or, how to trash a mountain and leave a monument to human stupidity.
My husband use to climb mountains in NH white mountains . Fascinated by Everest but he is not willing to die that way ! 😁😁😁❤👍
I’m considering it, fr. Gonna go up there and look at it all
That's a" hell no" for me. Not only because of idiots and crowding, but it is 2x the altitude I'm used to. I climbed 14ers in Colorado, but that has become a line that resembles a disney ride. I've found other mountains to climb with NO crowds. 😊
moutaineers are litter bugs. It's a shame about all the dead bodies but if you look up the photos of all the litter that's left up there it's really depressing. At some point it will just look like a land fill!!!
I'm perfectly happy admiring mount Everest from the comfort of my couch, on my laptop! I also think it's amazing to those who do climb and make a successful ascend.
I'm a sea person and I'll stay that way. there is no way I can survive there.
The icefall is a glacier. Great research on each incident.
I wouldn't climb Everest. Hell, I even use the elevator in a 3 story building...
For example footage on time code 0:15 - 0.17 is taken from one of the most famous scenes of the movie Vertical Limit. And on 3.07 - 3:12 too. Short footage from Vertical limit appears in multiple places of this documentary (4:51, 4:55, 5:23, 9:03, I think on 13:59 and 16.36 too. And maybe elsewhere.) You put together high mountain climbing footage from different locations, from different moviemakers, even feature films, and cut them into your documentary.
Thanks for the observation I guess? If you’re gonna waste your time typing a paragraph at least make a point
And what’s the problem I mean I know it was vertical limit . That’s why when real footage comes on it says ACTUAL FOOTAGE , what’s your point .:?
A mountaineer signs a silent contract with the mountain, even before ever going there. I'm lucky, the mountain never asked me to uphold that contract
Paying $65k or higher to climb 🧗 Everest and possibly die and spend 2 months away from family and friends. No Thanks.
65k would take a huge chuck of my mortgage down.
Why anyone wants to climb Mt Everest is beyond understanding. Especially if doing it dor ego alone. Doing it to support a charity for those who need the money is the only reason to do such a crazy dangerous thing.
Not for me, even if I were in great fitness. I admire their bravery...
I'm not going up there until Cracker Barrel opens up a restaurant/ gift shop at the summit. Until then no way jose
May GOD comfort the families and friends of those who lost their lives while attempting to climb Mount Everest…
A beautiful mountain, I respect it so much that I would never even think about putting my feet on it 😂😂
The Everest climb is one thing I could never BS myself into believing that I can do it - maybe in my teenage years when I was an indestructible ball of energy, but now I’m in my 50’s, with a heart condition that I’m on medication for, I get breathless just climbing stairs too quickly, so the low oxygen environment of Everests death zone is absolutely not something I could hope to survive
I would attempt it if I could afford it .I probably couldnt make it but I would still love it
Thanks,
climbing mountains is a strange thing, the weather decides your fate and weather is constantly changing, a climb you could survive easily on can become an impossible climb with a change in weather..I mean if you simply wake up a little late or are slowed by fixing ropes or a number of things then you are slowed and your choices are either don't summit that year OR you climb late/slow and chance the weather changing..SO YOU CLIMB, you plan for all these things and suddenly your great day becomes a living nightmare, you've trained and spent all this money and time to place yourself in your worst nightmare, then again if there was no tragedy then there would be no triumph, but yeah if you want adventure and survival and the chance to have a near death experience or play hero then there's no easier way than to climb mountains, mountains have it all, it's just funny how THE SMALLEST thing can have the LARGEST impact on your life when you enter that mountain world, life on the mountain IS another world, it's a lot like space travel
Thank you, Jon Benet, for your storytelling abilities.
I have a hard time feeling sorry for people who paid thousands just to die on the side of a f**king hill.
I fell sorry for the family and friends who are left heartbroken.
Achieving something in life is one thing, but willingly going into something called “the death zone” is another.
"The downfall of every shark is wanting to go on land"
I have no problem with people challenging themselves. I've done some crazy ill-advised stuff myself. But, slowing everyone down by a factor of 5-10X endangers the sherpas and everyone in the group. That's selfish af!
I'm very fortunate 62 and very out of shape. Not a chance I will be overcome with the desire to climb Everest.
1:27 Junko Tabei was not only the first Asian woman to summit Mt. Everest, she was the first woman to do it PERIOD! She's also the first woman to ascend the Seven Summits, climbing the highest peak on every continent. Mt. Everest in (1975) Kilimanjaro (1980), Aconcagua (1987), Denali (1988), Elbrus (1989), Mount Vinson (1991), and Puncak Jaya (1992). We need a motion picture about this woman. RIP Junko Tabei 9/22/39-10/20/16.
2.59 crampon point where you put your crampons on not crompton! Thanks for the video tho!
Crompton is where S.W.A. (Sherpa With Attitudes) is from.
hahahahahannaa fuc🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉straight outta crampon
Anyone knows what's at 0:33 at the right bottom of the mountain...looks like a house?
I was calling out for sherpas between gasps for air at the 10,600 foot rest stop in Vail, Colorado. I would win the Room Temperature Challenge before base camp.
so this woman put all these peoples lives in danger
Khumbu Icefall between camp 2 and summit? Conquered “a broad peak” you say? Just giving you a hard time, thanks for the video.
It’s an AI generated copy of another AI generated video.
No, this video has tons of errors. the Khumbu icefalls are located much further down, between BASE CAMP (17,600') and camp 1 (a bit over 20,000')
Theres also a historical amount of human waste left behind by these interlopers. Not to mention the bodies left behind. Just chill out.
I am going to cusco, peru next month. How come so many people go over there and not die? Cusco itself is about 3000 meters above sea level...
Altiplano is 4,000m. I've cycled across and along the Andes.
In May I will be at 6,400m on Everest.
I'm nervous and need to train on Gosainkunde and ABC first.
13:18: I am, so, *so* impressed by those Sherpas risking their lives to go after somebody who, by that time, was unlikely to still be alive.
And who was really up there for no better reason than that "it's the biggest" - there are plenty of other mountains that he could have climbed, he might actually have been the first (known) person to climb it, but how many clicks to you get for having climbed Langtang Lirung with it's fiddly little 7225 meters in height?
I can see even from the video that the view down onto the clouds must be amazing, but then: how of the Everest climbers take time to look down?
And as gorgeous as the view may be, I would not want to endanger my own life for it. Much less the lives of others.
As for the big mystery of Szilard's death: summit fever plus maybe hypothermia, which can cause weird behaviors (see: paradoxical undressing) even when your brain isn't just trying to squeeze itself out of your skull because of the reduced atmospheric pressure.
Trying to climb mount Everest isn't a display of determination and bravery, it's a monument of human selfishness and stupidity
It looks like a landfill on Mt Everest now.i can imagine how many deaths go unreported.and all Nepal cares about is the money, which is considerable being it costs about 50,000 us dollars for the fees and permits.im sure lots of unqualified people unsuccessfully try to climb it and almost die trying and would die without other people helping them.
I just want to go to base camp. I would never survive the summit, but I think I could get to base camp.
I don’t even like to snowblow my driveway, you think I’d want to do this?