Everest 2024 - Ryan Mitchell on how an 19 yo can afford to climb Everest 

His fitness level was ready when he got to the death zone. He was ready for the challenge. Great kid!

Been following his trek to Everest!

Thanks to both Ryan and Alan for this fascinating interview. I watched all of Ryan's Everest videos and both his commentary and video quality were superb. I felt his commentary skills got even better as time went on. Also I really like his honesty. His determination and focus at such a young age is very impressive. Well done on achieving your goal Ryan.

I love his almost daily posted video updates from Everest. It creates a feeling of being almost there. Just great!!!!

Personally, I think you should have to have a “super-license” to climb Everest, which would require submitting 2-3 other 7-8K meter peaks. But, I think it’s awesome that he’s chasing his dreams.

His parents are to be commended. He seems very level-headed and far more mature than most 19 year olds. Many others his age who had achieved his level of financial success would blow through the money buying fast cars and drugs. Instead, he has invested it in himself, because by aquiring mountaineering skills that will help him to achieve these mountain climbing goals, he is also gaining mental toughness skills that will help him in so many other areas of life. Thanks for this interview, Alan. Really enjoyed it! Very inspiring!

This was such a good video. I have a keen interest in Mount Everest and have listened to your annual updates for years. Ryan is an amazing young man. I will watch all of his videos for his climb.

Thanks for this interview Alan and Ryan. I've watched lots of docos and films on Everest and none are anything like Ryans. He makes one feel as though we are there with him. Congratulations Ryan on attaining your goal of summiting Everest, although I've only seen your vids up to day 37. Looking forward to the rest of the vids. Add a comm up to day

His self discipline is amazing

So cool, good luck Ryan!

Enjoying Ryan's daily updates. Thanks for posting this interview.

What an outstanding, focused young man..! Anybody thinking that the younger generation is lazy and unproductive should listen to Ryan. He’s an inspiration. Wishing you luck and safe summits Ryan. Will be following your progress ..!👊

Very impressive Ryan! I'll be cheering for you. I love to hear people's causes for climbing. It really helps when you have a purpose. Thank you Alan for all that you do!

I can't wait for the rest of the videos.. hopefully he is able to post it soon

Love this guy, he seems like he has a great head on his shoulders. Let’s Cho Ryan!

Way to go young man

Wonderful and inspiring interview, thank you both so much!💙

This young man is a breath of fresh air

Great video, Alan. I love that you helped Ryan out so much in getting him ready for Everest 2024. I always knew you were a wonderful person. Can't wait for things to start amping up in a few months in prep for the 2024 Everest climbing season! I'll be checking your channel all the time for news and updates.❤

@20:24 , you said so ething that really helps me in my struggles right now. “ you let your mind keep you from doing things you were able to do” ….. I am dealing with working through alot of “ blame” for things that happened to me and my son decades ago. Such a traumatic experience, but as an adult ,I was able to push through it, but as my son got older, the trauma affected him differently, and has now caused him to go through alot this last few years. Long story short, My husband told me I had to quit blaming myself, that I had no control, nor could I know what happened, and the result it would have on my children. I have started realizing it has affected the things I was physically able to do, because the mental anguish was taking me away from enjoying life at all. Thank you, even though my story isnt about climbing an actual mountain, I have hope now that my mental changes can be overcome, and that I can start physically becoming better able again to “ climb “ the simple everyday mountains I face.

I can’t wait to follow Ryan’s journey on his RU-vid channel. Thanks for having him as a guest!

I am halfway through the video and will play the rest on my commute home, but wanted to add an update on 5/22/2024. Per Madison Mountaineering website (under Dispatches) they should be on their summit push NOW!! They said they would start around midnight on 5/23/2024 and per google is it 1am on 5/23 in Nepal. They expect it to take about 8 hours. SO EXCITING!!!! Ryan is a remarkable young man. 😊

Merry Xmas alan.all the best.

People have been pretty nasty towards him on his channel but I don't get it... he's just like any explorer from the past few hundred years at that age, excited, ready to go, ready to learn, and yeah... he uses modern tech to document it... but past exploroers used any tool at their disposel to record/journal/draw/photograph their own explorations. Good for him. Looking foward to seeing how his summit attempt goes.

Wow, indeed!

Wow. Impressive.

Thanks a lot Alan for this soo interesting interview with the young intelligent Ryan! Which him all the best to fullfill his climbing goal! I have a girlfriend who has climbed this mountain Aconcagua, she told me that this nearly 7000m is the same as a 8000m in Himalaya, is it true Alan?

Alan, how was the decision made for which peak to start with? Are the Ecuadorian volcanoes the beginner level for a person who's starting out? I've read horror stories about Denali.

Great kid. So much potential but he’s taken a bite of an exceptionally dangerous apple.

I really enjoy this. I just don’t like the aspect of children making money while streaming. From child labor to not honest work, while the country already doesn’t have enough money to pay hard working adults. I am proud of this kid for his persistence in wanting to enjoy the world, where most streamers are too comfortable staying in their rooms gaming, making tons of money; again, while there is mass inflation happening. Obviously this problem is not this kids fault, he’s just a result. We all are a result of the times we live in. Shit, i was only 13 when my parents took a hit in 2008; that made me grow up fast. I am not saying I am right, I’m just sharing what I see. I’m always open to new perspectives. I’m also not for a person working hard for companies that don’t care about them, so I very well could be wrong here; he is working for himself which is very impressive, I just hope he understands that if he ever has employees in the future who work for him, he will treat them right.. 4th Gen. Union Boilermaker out of Baltimore, go get that mountain Old boy.

👍👍

Summited Everest like it was kinda no big deal 👍

00:45 Not finding a YT channel for Ryan with 1.7 million followers. Can anyone point me in the right direction or explain the discrepancy?

When asked by a reporter why he wanted to climb Everest, George Mallory replied, "Because it's there."

years ago, we used to build things, literally, design products etc and make. The new make is very different isnt it. Reaction videos, review videos etc. Its sad to see how things now get portrayed as MAKING things. Different times eh.

Step 1: be born in a first world country. I’ve already failed coming from sub Saharan Africa 😔

love his energy... but hate this idea of climbing Everest just because that's something hard to do. Where is the love for mountains and mountaineering?

I think its sad when people climb for views. I understand having mountaineering in your blood, but this is a climb for clicks situation. 😞

Having rich parents and zero responsibilities makes it easy to be a dream chaser.