Annapurna · Surviving Worlds Deadliest Mountain 

AGREE!

I would prefer to climb Anapurna more than Mount Everest.

Well . Id would be intresting to see for exempel yogis climbimg up in that area, 'cause they master breathing technics as well the sherpas did, doe bodymastering by breath and imagination skills takes a strong source in this.

thanks for the spoiler

@@gerfgerable what spoiler?

This is how you never make it to the top. Because Annapurna is always going to be dangerous. Also it says right in the beginning that some of them had never even been on an 8000m peak.

@@ramdas363 are you a climber?...I find it hard to believe you are...I don't know anyone in the climbing community who would make a comment like yours.

@@ldhorricksrisks are a part of life, no guts not glory

Exactly

He was a REAL HERO for what he did in 1996. God bless his soul

Yes. Thats the way he went and because of that i no longer relate to summit fever like before. I now think its too costly.

@@cynthiamarston2208 The best advice I ever got I read in a book by Royal Robbins many years ago, “ the mountains will always be there, don’t hesitate to turn around”. That has helped me to make some very good decisions when my will and drive wanted to make some bad ones.

@@mtadams2009 very well articulated couldn't have been any better..

So sad .💔

The legends push the limits, open new routes and dare to do the impossible

These are both true

Thanks for this information, I love watching these professionals but this detail is awesome

🤯 that description tho lol, almost felt like I was there.

@@tomknoff3012 It's incorrect, the guy who write this has no idea what they're talking about. They even got their directions confused.

This sounds like the first page of a Choose Your Own Adventure book 😁

Earth isn't curved

Why do so many people die on this mountain?

@@user-ct8ee8od6o - I think it’s for a few reasons: The climate on and even around it is apparently pretty rough, even killing a number of people who were merely “trekking” on/near it. Annapurna is also a really steep mountain with the various routes up it are considered “highly exposed.” All that together makes for avalanche danger nearly everywhere on the mountain and little place to hide from that danger. Beyond the avalanches, the climbs themselves tend to be really steep and hard and long - the southern face is considered by some to be the most difficult climb in the world. So it can be really difficult climbing where no slip-ups can be made and with avalanches that can sweep down the entire height of the thing! Beautiful though. :)

@@user-ct8ee8od6o Reinhold Messner said that Annapurna has the most dangerous 'standard route' of all 8,000m mountains. The South face [first climbed by the Bonnington expedition] is incredibly steep. One must be technically proficient to even attempt the climb. The North face is dangerous due to avalanche danger. One must have the right conditions to even attempt the climb. Ed Viesturs and Veikka Gustafsson [with a few other top climbers] didn't get higher than Camp 2 on their first attempt climbing the North face due to incredibly dangerous conditions.

I'd be scrambling up there just to get away from those leeches at 3:05

I agree but it's so fascinating. Check out Down to Nothing. It's a half hour doc Renan Ozturk and I believe Cory Richards? (+ 3 more) did about their attempt to climb Hkakabo Razi. Pretty wild.

Seriously. I could get offered a billion dollars to either go serious caving, underwater caving or mountain climbing and I'd absolutely turn it down. Not even a hundred trillion dollars is worth my life. Every precious second I draw breath is 100% priceless. To those who DO brave serious caving (you know the kind I'm talking about), underwater caving and mountain climbing, they have ALL my respect, given how deadly dangerous all 3 are. I believe underwater caving is THE most dangerous thing a human can do. I don't know why anyone would do that, but the desire to live life to the absolute limit is a thing for some people and I do have to admit the videos made, and the memories they have, plus the feeling of pure achievement must be beyond worth the extreme extreme risks. For that, I'm thrilled they can do it and return alive.

@@SariennMusic73 I agree with you. Caving, to me is the sport you do when you want to kill yourself in a respectable manner. I dive, but I dive in open water!

What a vivid description of those mountains. Like they are actually living things with their own thoughts and feelings. Beautiful. 👍

Not sure that Everest loves at all. I think she's a hoarder

​@@SwazyDiariesAn excellent way to describe Everest.

Climbing all 8thousanders means NOTHING unless done without supplemental Oxygen!

This wasn't everest. This was the world's most deadly mountain for climbers: Annapurna.

Lol why u comment like you're talking to them 😂

I agree. Every time they showed an avalanche, I worried the men would go on and be caught in one. I was so relieved when they turned back. I'm sure it was a hard decision to make, but a smart one. They are all alive and can try again another day or another year.

Pusssy bet u never leave your house

I would totally go ;D Heck, give me 1 million and pay for expedition and I would be in. I'm relatively well off, but I just don't have much time for hobbies like this. Cave diving especially seems really cool. Life is totally priceless, that's why you should spend it well. I would love to start rock climbing or diving, but where I'm from is kinda bad for both.

😂😂😂

Why?

@@eljefe5536 It's one of the most dangerous mountains to summit.

It has a higher kill rate than k2 that should tell u why

@@chrimony yes, you're right. I did not understand, sorry.

@@eljefe5536 Nothing wrong with asking questions.

Oh, yes, of course you do. It appears this team was sponsored by Rolex, so much was likely paid for them. But yeah - you pay for the chance to climb the mountain, not to stand on the summit.

@@b.w.22 Thanks. meaning you pay to get near to the mountain. Whatever you do next its up to you 😃

Dumb question

The lower climbs are done to acclimatise to the low oxygen environment, not to understand the snow and weather.

@@iseeyou1312 Thank you for the answer. 6k done already. But 8k is very different. Even 7k is not enough to understand 8k as per experienced climbers with high altitude weather plays a crucial role so do I asked.

@@sat1915 Oh, I misunderstood the question. I thought you were asking why they did the lower acclimatisation climbs first. I think experience depends on the mountain. Something like Everest on bottled oxygen with Sherpas practically carrying you to the top can be climbed with very little experience but that approach doesn't work for most of the 8 thousanders. For the steep ones with low avalanche risk, you only want a 1-2 day break in the weather to make the summit push which is predicted with meteorological forecasts, for others with a high avalanche risk it's important to do the climb in low-snow conditions.

Some mountains have different climbing seasons. Everest is May through July, Annapurna appears to have a different season.

@@Angel9932 😯 😮 Ohh, thanks for that info.

This is the south face of Annapurna. Most dangerous. The other side is slightly less dangerous but still has many seracs and continuous avalanches.

Death rate not total death

@@sauce1232 what's the difference? You mean out of 10 climbers more people die on other mountains? That makes sense actually

@@archivesofarda986 Annapurna has a much higher death rate than Mont Blanc. I think 1 out 4 who summit die.

@@sauce1232 That makes sense. Thank you for clarifying

God there's some thick people in this world 😂