Did 2019 Exploitation of Everest Reach its Peak? Inside Everest's Deadliest Season 

agreed. this is excellent presentation

Someone needs to tell the young Indian guy he made the best decision turning back. #1 for his own survival. #2 It was a brave protest of the situation. The people who continued are idiots. I'd love to climb Everest but the way it's currently being mismanaged is despicable.

@Damari Kade QA

Beautiful cinematography, great soundtrack, intelligent and informative people being documented, for a narrative with a true purpose 💎

Right! It’s like you can’t escape the sheer magnitude of the task at hand. It’s impossible not to admire the whole process

... and fortunately, he was in company of a sherpa who advised him to do the right thing.

he exhibited logic which is really important at serious times of our lives.

The story he told sounds like the beginning of a story about an everest death. Only difference is that he was smart enough to turn around.

Agreed. If his o2 was broken I guess he had zero choice

I dont know why they dont just go in the summer.

Only my eyeballs climb the mountain from my computer chair in South Dakota. I even want to turn around and go back down watching these people struggle.

@@chris5942 nothing like you see it not on a computer screen obviously

Me too. I can only imagine how anguishing that choice would be but I have no doubt it was the right one every single time.

I agree , so sorry for that man's loss ! If only she turned back before it was too late 😪

Nah. Go for it! Or die tryin! Mortality is facts! But legends never die 💪

800 meters doesn´t sound that close.

@@teppo9585 it’s close

Just making it that far is a victory, he should be proud

@@gersongomez1876have you ever climbed…800 meters is like miles going uphill you dum dum….going down kills 90% not the ascent genius

On paper might seem small…but take a g.p.s. Than just walk it on flat ground….800m….it’s not super duper close at all

Well, not everyone can be in this club. That's from someone who summited Haystack Mountain in the Adirondacks in summer camp. We even sang "Puff the Magic Dragon" up there. We were crazy! 😆

I'm right there with u

😂 That's me ! I am such a chicken !

Same

Yeah we've come good

You just explained me...somehow

Yes, I was thinking the same.

I'd love to walk up to base camp but no further.

@@zapfanzapfan - I wouldn't mind seeing if I could make it up to camp four, but wouldn't bother trying for the summit. I know my limitations, unlike too many others. 😥

Yeah, actually I was thinking about.

He should never have split up from his wife and went ahead of her to begin with.

@@TheWhoever118 I'm talking about the young, single guy. Perhaps I should've clarified it with "the man who didn't summit". The climber that left his wife wasn't the one making a decision to be with family and those who loved him.

Yeah great way to waste his daddy's money. Way to go.

You sound like a intelligent man! Good decision I’m happy you turned back! You choose to live!🙏🏽🌺

This kid forced his dad to take out a bank loan so he could climb a mountain? Selfish son, stupid father.

I donno, last 10 years everyone's been on about the Sherpa's pretty much non-stop. But agreed, they should be paid way more.

Facts.

Sherpa guides on Everest make $5-8k USD per season. About 7 times the average Nepalese wage. Doesn't seem to bad till you consider western guides make around $50k per season!

@@vidpromjm Sort of a myth of the Sherpa. Sherpa guides are amazing, sometimes, but a lot of them also have literally no qualifications at all. You might have a good guide or a really bad one. Everyone is told they're amazing and brilliant, but some of the deaths have definitely been due to Sherpa not being as good as Western guides, and Western Guides relying on them too heavily. Western guides are trained in communication, they have actual, proper mountaineering training. They're not just random people who climb mountains, they actually train and have a professional, western attitude. 5-8k is pretty good, considering that the western guides have spent probably atleast a million dollars in getting the qualifications and travelling around the world climbing mountains all over the place. Sherpa don't spend a million dollars before they become a guide. No one gets paid well for jobs without qualifications. That's true literally everywhere. If the Sherpa made it so you needed to spend $100k and get accredited qualifications to become a Sherpa guide, then they'd definitely get a hefty pay rise. Could probably earn 20k a season.

@@CharlesFreck Very insightful, thanks for sharing your perspective.

Where was her sherpa? What kind of man leaves his wife in a life threatening situation and goes off to do anything else? By his actions, letting his wife fall behind him, he showed what his true values were. Getting a selfie at the top was more important to him than his wife's life.

not all sherpa are experts, some are very far from that. sherpa is a name for people from a certain region, not an expert climber

@@margorhys-jones6400 It's both. Sherpa (capitalized) is a surname, but sherpa is an occupation. Many sherpa are Sherpas.

@@tshepherd8145 I spoke to 'sherpas' or 'porters' about this in Nepal. They really disliked being called sherpas because they aren't part of the Sherpa ethnic group. They prefer to be called assistant guides. Not all Sherpas are sherpas and not all sherpas are Sherpas I think they are only synonymous because of a lack of understanding on a global scale ☃️

I did a trek in Nepal with a Sherpa (ethnically Sherpa and a good guide) with several 7000's under his belt. When we were at altitude (not anything like an 8,000) and he told me I was going too slowly, I dropped my pride and listened. But it took him telling me twice. It's hard to listen to someone you've hired tell you that you're not up to some challenge or that the conditions are wrong. You want to do what you went there to do, not be told why you can't do it.

These people aren't doing it for the experience for the most part they were doing it for the status, they knew they could hide the line in their selfies and that they could leave that part out of the story.

I feel the same exact way at busy beaches. Ruins my whole beach experience.

@@aholder4471 ot any time in rush hours in big cities. completely ruining the journey and experience.

Word

British people. They love a queue.

He was right when he called it "a death race". Thankfully he realised it wasn't worth it and lived to tell about it.

I go into the wilderness to avoid other people/be with close friends. Its the only sanctuary from society, to have commercialized the wilderness is oxymoronic to me.

This is what it’s supposed to be about. Thank you for sharing.

Exactly. I’m in the Rockies and we leave at dawn so we don’t run into people

I can't believe they went Mean Girls on him. You can't climb with us!! >:(

Looks like his passion was photography!

The way you talk, you are also kind of self-absorbed with very little accomplishment. Annoying.

Word!

That said perfectly

People are stupid sometimes

You are so right :(

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Well said 👍

There is an ultimate lesson in intimacy that many will not face until already in the grips of their last breath of life! Whether climbing Everest or trying to reach one of the many other pinnacles in life that we set for ourselves: "Pride goes before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall. Better it is to be of an humble spirit with the lowly, than to divide the spoil with the proud. He that handles a matter wisely shall find good: and whoso trusts in the LORD, happy is he." (Pro 16:18-20) I have never been able to separate myself from a soul facing his or her self determination in eternal damnation of soul! To me, it's like walking off or sitting, with hands clasped, arms folded, and watching someone commit suicide! Just writing off another poor soul who has made a bad choice for themselves is not an option! The certainty of a deathbed is not an ideal opportunity for assiting anyone in a life choice but a Believer in Messiah Yeshua has the responsibility and ordination from Father God, as an help meet! As a born again Christian, I am my brothers keeper! I could never go back and get this shot (opportunity) again, neither could I ever sleep again in peace with the haunting memory of someone in my realm of influence having died, in the commission of the ultimate suicide in unbelief: that eternal death of soul; forsaking our Creator's salvation, already purchased, in His perfect blood sacrifice, of love! Throughout life, we all are climbing, in the deathzone, of sin, without our Savior! "O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory? The sting of death is sin; and the strength of sin is the law. But thanks be to the grace of God, which gives us the victory through faith in our Lord Jesus Christ." (Isa 25:8, 1Co 15: 55-57) Love in Messiah, Richard

he should be brought up on manslaughter charges.

@@odizaii1700 right, and unlike with the Mercedes, when climbing Mt. Everest, you are the engine. You break down up there, no one tows you back.

Man, I think some of the commenters have really misunderstood what you meant.

Come on guys, stop flapping your gums. He made it to the top so was clearly very strong and fit. Not a weekend warrior. I expect she would have made it but ran out of oxygen. There's a question around this, was it a faulty gauge? A leak etc. Yes there were queues but it may have been exacerbated very equipment failure. She made it above 8000m so very strong also. He's not responsible for her being there. That was a joint decision. I'm sure he regrets allowing them to separate, but you can't hold someone responsible for actions under those conditions. Exhausted and starved of oxygen you won't make the same decision you would make at sea level.

I know right and you can see his wife is struggling even just during trekking, she's struggling to smile, speak, catch her breath. He seems somewhat fit, but what fools. Good that he had the courage to speak about his experience so that more lives will be saved. "We did 28 days of training. We're trekkers." that's like saying 'We've been in a plane before, so we can be astronauts'. What other 8000ers have they done? A new Merc or Everest, what a travesty. Mallory, Irvine, Tenzing and Hillary would be dumbfounded. EDIT: Omg he wants to get her body back...

He left his wife behind & he knows it. She was lagging behind & he literally left her for dead because he wanted to get a summit certificate. Loser.

It would have been the talk of the base camp considering that 3 day window. All would know there would be a que with hundreds of people and Sherpas, I think the time is fast coming when true mountaineers won't go near Everest because it has become a tourist trap.

​@@maryjanedodoYeah, it's mind blowing. I know it's for me to say from here what I'd do...but I swear on my life that I wouldn't leave my wife's side for a second on something like this. And at the first sign of trouble, we'd BOTH be heading back. And if she needed my oxygen, I'd give it to her without even thinking about it. Him leaving her behind blows my mind.

I was shocked he didn’t offer his own oxygen.

the truth falls where it stands

Wow, thats crazy scary. I wonder if the oxygen tanks could be improved or if they had an alert on their mask that indicated they need to turn back if they want oxygen for the decline.

@@laurenbendik2006 Every decent oxygen tank has alarms, timers, and monitors. You know exactly how much you have left. What you don't know is how much your body will use when you are struggling for hours.

@@laurenbendik2006 It probably had very little to do with oxygen at that point, and more to do with the combined stress and exertion of the whole thing. Like people who die after running a race.

There is an ultimate lesson in intimacy that many will not face until already in the grips of their last breath of life! Whether climbing Everest or trying to reach one of the many other pinnacles in life that we set for ourselves: "Pride goes before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall. Better it is to be of an humble spirit with the lowly, than to divide the spoil with the proud. He that handles a matter wisely shall find good: and whoso trusts in the LORD, happy is he." (Pro 16:18-20) I have never been able to separate myself from a soul facing his or her self determination in eternal damnation of soul! To me, it's like walking off or sitting, with hands clasped, arms folded, and watching someone commit suicide! Just writing off another poor soul who has made a bad choice for themselves is not an option! The certainty of a deathbed is not an ideal opportunity for assiting anyone in a life choice but a Believer in Messiah Yeshua has the responsibility and ordination from Father God, as an help meet! As a born again Christian, I am my brothers keeper! I could never go back and get this shot (opportunity) again, neither could I ever sleep again in peace with the haunting memory of someone in my realm of influence having died, in the commission of the ultimate suicide in unbelief: that eternal death of soul; forsaking our Creator's salvation, already purchased, in His perfect blood sacrifice, of love! Throughout life, we all are climbing, in the deathzone, of sin, not without oxygen but without our Savior and His Holy Spirit! "O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory? The sting of death is sin; and the strength of sin is the law. But thanks be to the grace of God, which gives us the victory through faith in our Lord Jesus Christ." (Isa 25:8, 1Co 15: 55-57) Love in Messiah, Richard

Darn straight, mate! And accepts Amex.

Give them another 10 years, and I'm certain that will happen. Going to the summit of Everest will soon be as easy as walking up an escalator at the local mall.

y’all are so delusional, basic machinery has a hard time operating under these conditions. let alone the amount of maintaining of said structures would be near impossible. keep dreaming

@@timothyjohnson1238 you never know man you never know in the upcoming years maybe we will have that kind of technology like he said

@@timothyjohnson1238 I’d imagine the same applies to space exploration re basic machinery and maintenance and yet, we manage that to the point that tourists now are able to visit the international space station - if they’ve a spare 40 million or so.

She didn’t say anything because that’s his dream.

There is an ultimate lesson in intimacy that many will not face until already in the grips of their last breath of life! Whether climbing Everest or trying to reach one of the many other pinnacles in life that we set for ourselves: "Pride goes before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall. Better it is to be of an humble spirit with the lowly, than to divide the spoil with the proud. He that handles a matter wisely shall find good: and whoso trusts in the LORD, happy is he." (Pro 16:18-20) I have never been able to separate myself from a soul facing his or her self determination in eternal damnation of soul! To me, it's like walking off or sitting, with hands clasped, arms folded, and watching someone commit suicide! Just writing off another poor soul who has made a bad choice for themselves is not an option! The certainty of a deathbed is not an ideal opportunity for assiting anyone in a life choice but a Believer in Messiah Yeshua has the responsibility and ordination from Father God, as an help meet! As a born again Christian, I am my brothers keeper! I could never go back and get this shot (opportunity) again, neither could I ever sleep again in peace with the haunting memory of someone in my realm of influence having died, in the commission of the ultimate suicide in unbelief: that eternal death of soul; forsaking our Creator's salvation, already purchased, in His perfect blood sacrifice, of love! Throughout life, we all are climbing, in the deathzone, of sin, not without oxygen but without our Savior and His Holy Spirit! "O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory? The sting of death is sin; and the strength of sin is the law. But thanks be to the grace of God, which gives us the victory through faith in our Lord Jesus Christ." (Isa 25:8, 1Co 15: 55-57) Love in Messiah, Richard

That mom is the best, she’s all ‘it looks cold’ , ‘how will u manage food’?? 😂😂😂😂

Only possible if you’re Max Verstappen! (entered his first F1 race at 17 before having a drivers license). He had been driving open-wheel vehicles since he was a small child tho

Well said😊

@Big Cat Little Lion Yes. The halfway point is the summit. Most climbers that die on Everest, die on the way down. Some from underestimating how much O2 they use to summit, leaving considerably less for the way down. Even with stashes. Sad. I bombed a climb in the Rockies before by becoming slightly hypoxic before attempting to alter plans during a climb. My brother and I were dragging and when it came time for us to alternate plans, we asked one another to write down the sentence, "how am i feeling?" and gave it to one another to read. We both wrote hen scratching jibberish lol . I swore I wrote it perfectly, he did too. Since we were asking the question, we thought it best to pack it in and head down to our camp at 12,000 feet. We were up there for 3 days acclimatizing but apparently were in no mind to make the attempt before we ever started out..

💯🙌🏿

Absolutely true. I know few professional climbers, even they making number of attempts to get to the top, and if it’s not possible, they go home and try next season. How they say: it’s not about pushing yourself and suffering, it’s about preparing yourself and acclimating that so it is mostly enjoyable.

Wisdom does not seem to be the strong suit of most of the people who have gone up there, honestly.

They think they deserve it, that’s the problem

Glad you enjoyed it

@@DavidSnowClimbing How did you (or the creators if you're just uploading) make such an amazing, international piece in the time of Covid? Also, the access it must have took to show & interview so many different people! It's so rare to see a doc that shows you different objective opinions, not _forcing_ a point of view, but letting us understand the overall facts that informs our conclusion! Amazing! Thanks for bringing this to RU-vid!

@@DavidSnowClimbing I've never climbed any real mountain, but have a fascination with those that do. Your work brings their stories to the language and grasp of the common man, thank you very much!

Sing it sister or.. Dude.

But then he wants to cry about other people not helping her when he's the one that abandon her in the first place. He should feel guilty for that

Thats what I thought. I would be VERY ashamed if I chose to leave my wife behind, a person whom I make an oath for being together for the rest of my life, for a frickin summit.

I was speechless when I learnt that she was his wife.

@@Anthonywb Great Film " Everest for Mountaineers" from training to summit, beautiful doc. It will help anyone understand the foolhardiness of tourist climbers.

I understood that he had already summited and was on his way back down when he encountered his wife already in severe distress. It’s horrible and heartbreaking - she was already dying and there was no oxygen. He would’ve 100% died too if he’d stayed and probably his sherpa, too. The only real choice was one death or 3 at that point. How gut wrenching.

But it had been happening in some way or another, more or less, for DECADES.

@@silasmarner7586 I agree, they queued in 96, too. It's a bit like Venice where the beauty of the city gets lost in the crowds (only there you won't die of lack of oxygen). An overcrowded tourist destination. But having it posted on Instagram live was so...weird. It's one thing hearing about that occasionally and another to have those pictures streamed directl.

@@silasmarner7586 I wonder what Mallory and Irvine would have to say about this, seriously.

Ikr, that photo is shocking!

Just so many cases of more money than brains.

"There is a considerable amount of randomness to climbing fatalities" -- this hits home for me, for the same is very true in war. Death seems so arbitrary in that world, and survival can have absolutely nothing to do with skill or experience and absolutely everything to do with pure chance or luck. And for whatever reason(s) the gods let you live another day.

If i am climbing at 8000 meters plus , the time spent at that altitude is deadly, if someone blocks me causeing me to spend more time in the dead zone they are endangering my life, i can accept that increased risk, retreat, push them out of my way. Will i be committing a crime if i push them aside? If someone blocks me when attempting to escape a burning building will i be committing a crime if i push them aside? Can i or my family sue them for any injury to me? Can i sue the climbing business for injury ?

@@ravarga4631 This is not a burning building though. While both deadly, only one is entirely voluntary for all of the participants. I agree though that there are lots of interesting moral dilemmas at this altitude. It takes a special type, I would say a bit of narcissism if you have loved ones, to pursue this in the 1st place.

There is an accepted protocol, deta h from the rope, step ahead, reattach to the rope or detach, turn 180, reattach, retreat. Help no one because that would kill both as proven over time. I would never place myself there esp once i had kids. I am ot better than them, they are neither better or worse than me. Not my kind of personality. Good luck to them.

When you here about Lincoln Hall, there's basically no way you can climb Everest and have a clue about whether you're going to die or not. The guy had done a ton of climbing for decades and then just gets cerebral edema.

In "Into Thin Air" the author describes taking a single step and having to take 3-4 breaths before the next single step! And that's WITH oxygen.

Interesting, I have never experienced any difference in performance even on 4000 peaks. Maybe because you did not walk up there but you took the train it was too fast for your body...

i know what you are talking about and i’ve only! tried walking up to 2000 metres and at some point, when it was only half an hour walk from the top, each step made me more breathless, i’ve waited, got more dizzy, waking up 50 m took about an hour lol. and then close to fainting i had to give up n walk down. and i felt better with each step.. maybe because i’ve really low blood pressure naturally, maybe cause i’ve asthma, but unfortunately it’s not for me🤷🏻‍♀️ but mountains are quite beautiful

That’s altitude sickness. You’ve not acclimated. I went to Cuzco and was relatively fit at the time. I’d most certainly lugged my backpack everywhere before then but the very short flight of stairs in the hotel had me gasping. Later, it was no longer an issue. Altitude was the only thing I hadn’t been able to prep for since there is nothing high enough where I live.

Truth! When I was super fit, I performed in Colorado and wondered why I was sooo out of breath, and oh, yeah, mile high :)

Too entitled to give nature it's due respect

He was the one to suggest climbing Everest to his wife. Should've gotten the Mercedes.

Could of given his oxygen to his wife brave man

Scary man, running around naming streets after her and crying (fake?) tears. Something weird about him. He's trying way too hard to convince everyone he's upset. Poor woman!

@@angelasepi657 Yes. And just below the summit is a bit late to start thinking about the kids never seeing their mother again.

Should only take you about 3 good hops to the top!

What’re the specs on that pogo?

Sounds pretty dangerous you know hillary died climbing in high heals. ...and sherpas are not that tough

Shouldn’t be too hard. Make sure you don’t use oxygen, that stuff is for babies

@@CourtneyRussRuss you people clearly don't understand sarcasm. His point was that no one cares nowadays if you are the first vegan Pakistani transgender to summit everest or not. People maybe cared 50 years ago but now no one gives a sh...t

to be honest, that was my feeling too. The whole story reminds me of the Tina Watson story, though I can't say this man actually had ill will against his wife.

As a parent he realized someone must carry on to raise their children

@@meowfaceification ....and then I started to look around for someone to blame for this accident....

dude literally killed his wife

His manly tweed jacket with leather elbow pads and is pure britishness kept him warm

There are so many more opportunities to live a great live. You don't need to take a risk in such a difficult situation. Maybe he will stand on top of Everest some day, maybe not. But he doesn't let Everest define his life, he defines his live. I am yet to hear from anyone who turned around at Everest that s/he regrets it. Just countless stories of people who had to rely on rescue efforts or simply died trying. It is not weakness that makes you turn around, it is insight into the situation. And it is not strength that lets you go on, it is stubbornness. There are too many stories told by people who were just increadibly lucky, when they pushed on for bad reasons. So take the time to listen to the stories of those who were unlucky and can not tell the story themselves anymore.

winning is surviving

i wonder what they do if someone dies there.. do they bury the body in the snow?

They literally become the mountain. Its so sad

@@nilsp9426 So true. Always be aware of nature. You can see it, hear it, and smell it. Once you understand that, nature will show you when it is angry and dangerous. Trust your ancient instincts, and you will hopefully have a long and happy life.

So much disdain they're happy to keep taking their money to feed their families.

@@darrenlamb5640 Just like most people going to work every day then?

@@limegreenmamba5218 well the ppl who $3000 dollars for each summit yeah

@Vishakha N is that what i said. Dont twist my words.

So they bash the folks who are paying their bills. Sounds like a good way to stay employed.

Toché lol

First part Mallory said it.

And the winner is and always will be the mountain 😉👍

Imagine having to take a piss while waiting in a five hour long que.

Easily. The greatest number of people that died on Everest at one time was 22, thanks to an avalanche. outdoorinquirer.com/mount-everest-deaths/

@@annep.1905 I have an odd curiosity of, how do they even go to the bathroom up at the highest camp and summit. I guess their body uses it all up and you have nothing to potty out, but like everyone has to pee. And summit push lasts an entire day.

@@GrumpyKay I have no way of knowing. Somebody else said somewhere that they use bags like what the infirm people use. I was responding to the comment about how the number of dead could have been much higher. It already has been double 11 in a year... at least.

I would go there just to see the Himalayas. No need to risk your life to see something so beautiful.

@@angelasepi657 ditto

I've been thinking the same thing, I would just like to be a part of the scene.

@@angelasepi657 You say that but I wonder how you'd feel with a permit in hand, a team standing by, and the view of one of the most beautiful summits ahead of you.

So so so incredibly sweet🌺🌺🌺

Agreed

his wife was begging him to come closer and he left her there to die alone💔 “my sherpa literally pulled me down” believable cause we all know the sherpas are always listened to and definitely make people do what they want

I mean he said his sherpa literally dragged him away...

He did not have a choice. He would have died, too. That's what happens. These people have to make these tough decisions. She was out of oxygen, she could not move. He needed to save himself.

When your brain is suffocating.. All your thoughts are without logic or common sense or what you would normally do or say

To be fair, clothes are not a new technology Look at Ötzi, stone age man running around on a glacier, and only died because of human "intervention".

They climbed many other mountains first...they trekked in....as Norgay Jr. Says, people are weak now....

They actually had to use climbing axes and use each other's bodies as a ladder while climbing. They weren't tourists who get pushed and pulled to the top by help of sherpas like most of today's climbers on everest.

Weather was probably better back then, all this climate change is affecting things dramatically. Just a guess.

They virtually had to walk 100s of miles to get there....THEY WERE IN CONDITION

About 60k go too 😨😨

Nepal don't care about the lives lost. They want the money. They justify it by saying well it's their choice. Pay first thou before you go. Like the thousands of scam call centers in India. They don't clamp down on them. They make big bucks for the economy screwing the rich americans that exploit the factory workers and legitimate call centers.

35-60k per climber in a third world country. I do not think they care if you die as long as your 60gs has been paid.

*too

@@lok777 $11k/permit in Nepal. The rest of that $ is based on a guide service if you choose one.

It was a good decision. He was the slowest of the group, and he had chosen one of the cheep mounteneering organizers so I suppose the gear was not the best. He had a good sherpa, though, and he learnt an important lesson. In the end, if that mountain defines his life, he can always safe up for another attempt, maybe after having summited other high mountains.

@@berits.2346 He was never going to get to the top, he was painfully slow and I expect a danger to those around him but he makes excuses (R) Watch "Everest for Mountaineers" for a better perspective on this subject.

He who turns round and walks away, Lives to climb another day.

Same buddy, same!!

We are finding that climbing the icy dangerous Mt Everest physically, it's safer to climb our hours spent on RU-vid. Total fun!

When youre finishhed, then watch k2, then annapurna. There are everest documentaries that i've watched 40 times. Every time life is hard, I find peace in mountainering docs. As Mark Woodward said. You cut away all the extra stuff in life, Its just you and the mountain. Or as Beck Weathers says. Ive lived my life in profound depression, but i discovered that when i climb, i dont think, the lack of thinking is what draws me. So yeah, some people tend to drugs, some alcohol, some sex, well.. I go to the mountains.

Same. The whole mystique surrounding this mountain and how it does not care if you live or die is riveting.

Me too the algorithm started from seeing something on the news regarding a girl tourist falling off a cliff by accident in my town, I later started searching cliff climbing videos ,mountain climbing, rock climbing and many more extreme sports my favorites were probably the athletes; dean potter , candide thovex , and Mount Everest 1996 expedition

-70F....😳☠️☠️☠️

Not enough to get his name right.

Who’s Rina?

@@silvermainecoons3269 Personally, I really admire VerminMalleyDesignings for her admiration of Reba for turning black.

@@LeatherCladVegan 😂🤣😅

But Renda will still have a chance

Exactly what I was thinking and how dare that Indian kid asks a loan from his father when they both clearly can’t afford it at least he should’ve used the loan for a new business or project

Certification?! It would not matter. A lot of experienced climbers succumb, including foreign guides & team leaders. Problems are not caused by technical climbing abilities, but by the environment. Human body is not designed for those altitudes. Low oxygen levels is only the beginning of challenges, but its managed effectively by acclimatization & supplemental oxygen. Cerebral edema occurs because of low pressure & causes swelling of the brain & other issues, causing loss of awareness, loss of balance, confusion, delirium, weakness. Exhaustion apathy prevents victims from being able to move. They get so tired, they go down to rest & may never get back up again. Eventually victims goes through their oxygen supplies & may spend the night out in the elements. Lack of movement increases risk of frost bite, hypothermia and death. In short, there are no certificates or practices for this. And I have not even touched up on deaths caused by accidents such as avalanches, climbers falling or getting lost.

No, problem not solved. Even if 100% of the climbers are experienced and capable and certified, Everest still only has a finite capacity of climbers per season. Eventually, the number of certified climbers wanting to climb, will exceed the maximum number the mountain can safely accomodate per year. 8,000,000,000 people on the planet, and counting. That's the problem with everything.

That wouldn't have stopped someone like Lincoln Hall climbing. There's basically no way of climbing Everest and knowing you're not going to get badly ill and die. It's a complete gamble for anyone; you're just trusting, praying or assuming that you're not the one that gets cerebral edema.

He was taking a picture while his wife was dying. And he says they were talking about not seperating and quiting if needed.

He put the summit before his wife

He seemed more upset with the Sherpa for not taking his picture on the summit.

That guy wanted a divorce. How do you murder your wife without suspicion? Climb the worlds tallest mountian

_"he should have been behind Mrs Anjali all the time during the ascent."_ That was my thought also. He made a pact with her before the beginning of the expedition that they would stay together and watch each other for signs of weakness and/or altitude sickness, then trekked on, leaving her behind. When she caught up at the Balcony, he should have assessed her, waited for her, and stayed with her. He let his Sherpa push him on to the summit,, leaving his wife to die on the mountain. The Sherpas can only do so much, they have their own motivations to summit. As brave and helpful as they are, you can't count on them to risk their lives to rescue your wife, you have to do that yourself.

My same thoughts. A lot of privileged climbers have no respect for the mountain. That’s a start

They might as well build a lift up there already, unfit (in more ways than just physical) people are gonna keep coming there anyway so might as well make it safer.

I gues the best one will be "climbers should climb in an alpine style", each climber carry their own bags, without oxygen botle and without fixed ropes, like a real climber

Why do they have to be in Nepal tho

There are those options already to climb up to certain camps

@@SwazyDiaries Honestly, I think a base camp trek would be sufficient for me. Enough to get a small taste of the experience.

@@JimAllen-Persona avalanches are still a risk at that level

@Em Kennede Seriously?

@@mariakelly1059 it’s even more expensive on the Tibetan side

Peeps had paid lots of $$, ain’t turning back

I can't even walk a straight line in grass, so I definitely won't be climbing any mountain!

Thanks for calling it sagarmatha

I noticed too

And they saw the huge line. Why didn’t they turn around like the younger guy?

@Keith I do understand it to an extent. But it’s like a car running out of gas - if you are in a traffic jam and the low fuel light comes on you need to either take the nearest exit or be prepared for your car to stop working. Wouldnt climbing Everest be the same, but without AAA to bring you a couple gallons of O2? Everest will still be there. In any event, it is very sad and hopefully steps will be taken so it doesn’t happen again in the future.

@Keith ...and a LOT of common sense.

@Keith actually I was agreeing with, settle down snowflake.

Base Camp is my dream! All of the fun, less risks :)

Leaving the missus to die has to take the shine off the tale any time he tries to impress anyone with his "successful" everest summit?

Exactly.

YES. and blaming others , wow . His fault partly

I dont think he can be blamed all that much. It sounds like splitting up groups like that is pretty common. He said that they talked about it beforehand and agreed that it would be fine

@@deeeno6867 your entitled to your opinion. But not very many people would leave a lady alone with men in a foreign country under harsh weather conditions, let alone your own wife. But then again riskingnmy life would not be my choice either for personal recognition.

Agreed. And wasn't there a year that 18 climbers died? Everest is a recipe for disaster no matter how many/few people are on it.

Yeah see you're using your brain and thinking instead of letting emotion control you. Stop that

Is debatable and semantics as to "deadliest season".... avalanches in 2014 and 2015 killed 14 and 22 respectively. Many of those were Sherpas and other support staff not currently making summit attempts, so do those "count"? May seem heartless to not count them, but if an airplane with forty climbers crashes on the way across the ocean to get to Nepal, do those count? If you die in a bus crash in Khatmandu, does that count?

Somebody dying on my everest isn't a controversy. They know noone can save them once they are up there.

To be fair, they said it was “ONE of the deadliest” seasons on Everest

Word

Deadly theme park

THANK YOU. It took me a minute to realize in hindsight he left her behind on the ascent... then only waited around 15 minutes when he found her dying? Horrifying

None of us know what we would do in that situation.

At the end of it all you are one singular human being. Alone.

@@mistertaylor92 when it is a life or death situation the urge to live is way stronger than any bond to another human being.

@@dr.doppeldecker3832 kinda different when it’s your wife, plus he was already leaving her behind on the way up. Stand up husband right there 👌🏽

Slow sarcastic clap for you....👏👏👏

Don't give suicide advice... That's sarcastic is another level

Not true actually.

Polluting a mountain is not spiritual

Polluting a mountain is not spiritual

Yup, I’ve submitted at least 50 times. Still waiting for my cert though; I don’t have a picture and can’t get a Sherpa to vouch for me. Wait a minute ... Photoshop ...

The best way to do it!

Ha! and I still 'nope' out at the ladders across the glaciers!!!

Mariana trench to Everest .... all in a days youtubing

me too-i have summited at least five times so far, by way of my computer chair

Do a mountain warfare training and you will easily do your summit

@@devilchandel2051 wtf is mountain warfare

Not everyone has the physiology required for high altitude mountaineering even if in great shape. Some cannot handle the low oxygen. Others have issues with blood circulation to their extremities. So prior exposure to high altitude mountaineering is essential to evaluate one's physiology. Some will never make it, no matter how fit and mentally strong they are.

im going to be the first person to climb everest while high on drugs. may 15th 2022 summit lets goooo

@@AlfredTheBrave Imagine summiting Everest on LSD!! Rumour has it that an NHL goalie once played on LSD. I wonder how big the puck was and how fast it was coming.

Glad you enjoyed it!