Records? For me, 8000M mountaineering is the ultimate team sport, and we were certainly close teammates with our guides. I could never have summited without them.
Oh mountaineers benefit from the expertise and support from Sherpa guides on many mountains, not just Everest. What was your experience climbing to the top?
Congratulations. I have to say honestly and bluntly, I would literally shit my pants on these ladders. Can you practice that beforehand or how do you get over there?
The craziest thing about this is having to cross the gaps over foot ladders that force you to look down for every step because your ice climbing boots have no business walking on them 😅
I am watching this awesome video on my sofa and I wish I had the energy and the courage to do something like this. I envy people who are able to do stuff like this. How long does it take to go to the summit ?
Question, did you summit? So sad to see a person fall! Do you know who it was later? So many lined up in front of you all were not even moving. The amount of people in line waiting hours in that frigid cold and in the death zone is why there have been so many deaths and accidents. The cluster going up and going down, using the same rope is a hazard. Exhaustion and lack of oxygen is another reason but inexperience plays a major part of deaths. Really, anyone can see, with a line-up like that, one may ask how many successfully summitted and how many could not? Rule of thumb is you get off that mountain by 2pm. You left at 6am, stood for hours on the line, that one could tell your hands and feet were frozen because there was a standstill. How many hours did it take to camp 4? Have you returned to Everest? I don't think being in freezing conditions, sleepless nights, altitude sickness and grueling climbing would give me any yahoos to shout out about lol, that is what I shout when I go to my warm, cozy, bed every night! but I give you and everyone credit for making your goal come true. Wishing you all the best!...it is not a walk in the park that is for sure! Peace and remember to keep the mountains clean!
On this section of the route they fix it with static twisted rope made in Korea. Slippery, stiff, and unpleasant... but it WORKS and apparently is cheap.
Viem,že výstup je náročný.No ja obdivujem horolezcov,ktorí sa na vrchol dostanú bez kyslíka ,či sherpov a po inej ťažšej trase.V tomto videu majú horolezci pripravené všetko Cestu,laná a sú tam potom zápchy ako na diaľnici.Aj z našej krajiny tam šli horolezci bez pomoci len v malých skupinkách,bez kyslíka a nie bežnou vychodenou trasou.Pred všetkými takými.horolezcami aj z iných krajín dávam poklonu.
nice! climbed the kautz with IMG in July of 2019. Looks like you had way better weather than we did. Once we crossed the Wapowety Cleaver, we got smashed all the way to the summit and had to descend back down the ice chute. incredibly fun but some of the worst weather I've been in up high. IMG guys are so good.
Why the fuck would you leave a cigarette butt on the mountain??!! I'm at sea level and I always pick mine up. Shame on whoever did that. However... ...that's wild that someone is able to smoke at that altitude. Probably was a Sherpa because the clients probably wouldn't be able to. Badass
This was cool to see! August Kautz was my great, great grandfather. Credited for the first ascent of Mt. Rainier in 1857. I"ll get up there one day :) Good job guys & thanks for sharing en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_Kautz
Wow good know the preparation for a expedition. I recently went for a 10 days himalayan trek to 5.5k meters with one inner layer and a outer layer. And carried only a tshirt and jeans for return :). Offcourse this much is required for much longer and higher climbs.
Great talk! Don't know what else to say but Wow! I appreciate your book recommendations and I will look to see if you have any videos with an in depth conversation about what't in your personal med kit.
Please explain to the Sherpa (capitalized) mountaineers that you would prefer not to employ them during 8000M expeditions... even though it is the law in Nepal, their country, and their livelihood. Just let me know what they say. Thanks.
I have been a professional tree climber all my life. For 38 years I have risked my life on the end of a rope. I would never be comfortable on that pencil thin rope you guys use.
Thanks. For fixed lines, this twisted synthetic non-dynamic line from S Korea is fine... all it is doing is preventing us from falling into a crevasse, and it never touches rock or chafes in the icefall. For dynamic high-energy falls, would definitely climb with traditional kernmantle-sheathed dynamic line... this is what we use above Camp 2 on Everest. Thanks.
@@OSMAdventures A different kind of climbing for sure. We use static rope because we don't want the stretch. It makes work positioning a constant struggle when you need to be anchored firmly in place. Dynamic rope is great for pure fall arrest but if I had to ascend rope using mechanical devices I would definitely prefer static climbing rope.
