Joe Rogan: Truly Terrifying Reason Why People Keep Dying On Mount Everest 

True except George Floyd was not white nor was he rich

No they are not do your research, then open your mouth. They aren't necessarily rich.

Most of them absolutely are. How many of us "common" folk are just able to go to Everest at the drop of a hat? Spare us the bullshit, asshole.

They almost always are at least upper middle class@@hays9008

That's just a cover story for actually being killed by the abominable snowman

Well that’s also because we are somewhat separated from dealing with death, and cheat it with medicine.

But stevo isn’t the right person to be staying this.😂

I think joe was too hyper focused on the bodies. Steve-o’s comment went right over his head.

@@adhdairsoft8269seems to happen a lot with Joe.

i didnt get steve os comment, how is climbing a dangerous mountain "avoiding thinking about their mortality"?

Jeeeeezuz

So sorry for your loss. God bless him

@@georgevavoulis4758 Thank you kind sir. Very nice of you to reply so.

That is traumatic.. I’m sorry u and ur family went through that❤

@@TaShaBeNz85 Thank you for that kind reply. Feels good to know that there are people like you out there.

People either don't understand what is going on, don't want to hear about it or don't believe they can do anything about it. This applies to most human problems

Time and death are the only things in this world that are undefeated. And they always will be. They take everybody out 💯⏳💯

Who are "people" and how "often" do they do this and act on it? If we can believe the results of how many people have died on everest, it's 300 at most. Make that 600, is that many people and often over the past 200 years?

​@@gordonlove5121huh?

Motivated or rich

I read that book while I was in jail for a summer 😂

That combination must have been interesting. 😂

@@kdmill7563 I also read Lonesome Dove 😂

That book scared the bejesus out of me when I read it as a kid. It also started my interest with Everest in general. I’ve never had any desire to climb it, but the history and all the people who have died there was fascinating, for some reason. The idea of stepping over dead bodies or dying people just to stand at the top of a mountain for a few minutes is so strange and macabre to me. Rob Hall’s death is still one of the most tragic, I think.

I love that book

We are animals after all. We try to go against much of our programming but the fact that the world isnt at peace or has eliminated starving, racism, murder etc is proof that we are after all animals. "Leaving" your elderly fits right in... =/

I work in long term care too. It’s scary how bad things are for the elderly. I’m lucky I work at a facility that truly cares, but I have worked in facilities I wouldn’t let my dog stay at. No one talks about how the elderly are left at facilities and then if they don’t have health insurance- but do qualify for Medicare/Medicaid they get to stay & upon their death the government sells their homes or any possessions of monetary value and “recoup” the money they spend on their care. These people pay taxes their whole lives and then receive less than 100 dollars a month AFTER the facility has taken 4,000 plus each month to “pay for their care”. They’re in tiny rooms with one roommate and they share a bathroom with their “suite mates”. So 4 individuals share one bathroom. No one talks about this and it’s terrifying to me because none of us are getting out alive. None of us will escape the wrath of time.

@_-YoMoMMa-_ this is a very accurate description. Most ppl dont realize that if they don't take care of their parents and you leave them to the state, then the state will take all property, life insurance, and valuables to pay for it. I have seen families get sued bc they abandoned their elderly family member and then went and sold their house and possessions.

I find it a North American phenomenon. Although part of the reason in other countries is because they can’t afford a nursing home either, so they just have to figure something out. There’s no option for that. Although I do believe that, it’s mostly about love and respect for elders. She’s my ex-wife now, but I gained a lot of respect for the Russian culture for a lot of their traditions, and especially how they treat their elders.

​@jasonroberts9264 don't lump mexico into that. I've seen the elderly live beautiful lives full of daily hangouts playing dominos in the park with other elderly people. It was incredible that my great grandfather made it to 107 living like that. The elderly in general, get taken care of by their children. You can hate it or love it but it's definitely extending the life quantity and quality to take care of them themselves.

By the time you drink it, it has probably been turned into fish urine a few dozen times anyways.

You can survive an avalanche if you have a phd.

Worthless to you

I've watched hundreds of videos on climbing safety and protocols and I do know how to unwrap a PowerBar and pee in a Nalgene bottle...bring on K2!

Just a storm and being cold up in the death zone all you’d want to do is just have a nice little sleep… so sleepy … when I wake up I’ll be rescued 😮😢

This ain’t no bullshit either! I watched that 2008 K2 disaster movie and the sheer size of the serac that broke off was absolutely insane

It’s so true… the elderly are emotionally neglected in American nursing homes.. it’s terrible

I sometimes bring my dog and my guitar to the nearby old folks home. You should see them light up when I walk into the common room or they hear the music and see this huge friendly animal making the rounds. It doesn’t take much.

It can be very rewarding. I do laundry at one and I love it bc I love the folks. Some don't remember but are happy anyway. I like to help calm the wild ones down by just sitting with them, holding their hand, asking about their childhood. When COVID caught our building we lost 12 in 2 wks. It was depressing.

@@carlamarlene2927 Carla, many blessing from our family to you. You sound delightful.

Bless both of you

Should have taken the road.......🤣🤣

@@mtbasshead Noice! Good memories, yeah? Glad you live to remember them!👏😋

Was there any logic to your statement in your tiny brain? Because it sure as hell made no sense. @@abbywinters7751

You got lost on a paved road?

@@Paul-vf2wl That's a joke right?

Great description.

I mean don’t we all do that? Unless we are talking about our topic of expertise most of the time we are discussing things we know a little bit about, some more some less.

@@kdmill7563 Sure, but what is the point of listening to a show that is the same as any random day-to-day conversation? I will listen if he has a knowledgable guest, but not to hear him ramble on subjects I know more about than he does.

​@kdmill7563 it's like religion, people only speak of it in terms others have told or believe in. A big rumor , make Me feel all warm inside club.😅

This is pretty much the dumbest comment I've ever read on RU-vid.....ever. your telling me you've never talked about something you weren't knowledgeable in? I mean, that is how we gain knowledge right? Somebody says something that catches our attention and then we ask questions...just saying...

Green boots.

"When I grow up I wanna be a landmark on Everest " maybe should rethink career choices . Eighnit?

I get it. My Dad had a stroke almost 4 years ago. Pre-stroke, he had friends in a local nursing home and seeing what it was like when he visited them really bothered him. It was recommended after his stroke 'rehab' that he get more therapy before coming home....but it would have been in a nursing home environment, with some therapy. No way. It hasn't been easy, but we brought him straight home, and will do everything possible to keep him here until the end.

I'm old enough to know that once you're"old" it's hard to believe that you're that age. You've got an entire lifetime of memories, and experiences, and it seemingly goes by so fast. The next thing you know you've got young people treating you like you're invisible. You get more respect from strangers your own age, but it's scary to think about life as a fully elderly person. And, now we've got generations of people who don't have kids, or just one kid, I hope their careers and friends are good enough to support them through old age because it could be 20-30 years if they're healthy. For different reasons, our youth and our elderly deserve more from us.

@@MinaMinksywhen I wake up in the morning I think I’m still 18 and then I look in the mirror!🤙

Sharks aren’t deadly they don’t swim around looking for humans

What's an adult child?

@@PiglipsMaximusThe children of the elderly who are adults.

Not everybody has the capability to take care of a loved one full time. Like Joe said if you have a full time job how can you take care of somebody with dementia? You can’t. They may accidentally themselves or burn the house down while your at work. I have two small children and my goal is to raise and provide them with what they need to live the best lives possible. I don’t want to be a burden to them in my old age. It’s my job Yi provide for them not for them to provide for me

@@gmfan09that’s a good reason to live your life in a way that makes you able to care for people when they need it.

​@@charlesterrizzi8311what a disconnected way to think about it. Some people face hard hips financially and in life in general. Some people don't have the ability or option to "live their life in a way that allows them to take care of the people they care about". Life is a messy garbled up shit show and nothing ever goes to plan. Nobody has all the answers and nothing will always be as you envision it.

​@@jackwaters7775That is kinda of a dumb reason tbh. Did you know the cultures that take care of their elders are some of the poorest countries in the world?! Litterly almost all countries that put most elders in homes are usually western countries with most amount of wealth and freetime. I come from one of the poorest countries in the world and my family faced war, famine and I myself had to work since I was 5 years old and had to go without food for weeks at a time when dry season kicked in. Still in our culture abandoning your parents for your own sake is akin to abandoning your own children for that same reason and in some cases worse. Parents raised you and sacrificed their lives to help you in yours and would die for you in a heartbeat and yet when time comes when they are to frail to care for themselves you let them die alone surrounded by strangers?! Just the thought of that disgust me. My grandma has been living with my family for a decade now and before that she lived with my aunt. So whenever one of more suited they take care of her and also you spoke of children. Interesting enough we as kids helped our grandma whenever my parents could not and there was never a question of "can we" Imagine saying the same about a single parent that barely has time to do anything just decided to give up the kid for adoption and tells the kid I can not take care of you and I will visit you sometimes at your new foster parents 🙄 Just like that is out of question for a good parent no matter how "hard" it gets, the same should be implied to the ones that raised you. If you do not feel that way then I guess you just do not respect and love your parents enough to begin with.

@@9529jake you're either extremely privileged or being intentionally dense about the reality that some peoples live are messy and complicated. For example what about a son who's mother has severe dementia and needs 24 hour specialized supervision. And the son who works 60 hours a week in construction to pay for her heart medication and constant back surgeries can't also juggle the responsibility of watching her. That's an extreme example but to pretend that similar situations aren't happening all over the world or possibly far worse or less manageable than you are an idjot

Being a vegan doesn’t make you weak, being a woman does 🤣🤣

she shoulda had a couple double cheeseburgers before she tried to summit.

Stevos laugh was what made that part really funny.

I wish I could say that I'm surprised or that I don't believe it's true. But Ik that money talks 🤷🏽‍♀️

Getting old is not for the faint of heart. We are put on this earth to suffer and die. At some point it's a bit much for any of us to bear. Past that point it's understandable that one gets a bit testy about things.

My great-grandmother used to say the most awful shit to the black nurses. She had dementia. She didn't know what she was saying. When she was still of sound mind she was the most meek and polite woman you've ever met. She was a very proper Southern belle with a French mother. She'd have never said anything like that to anyone even on her worst day. She would hardly say a curse word. You can't take what they say to heart. Those ladies that cared for her went above and beyond every single day for her. A lot of them knew her b/c she ran a general store in the area starting in the 40's. She didn't start the aggressive and racist stuff until the dementia had fully set in.

@@oldscratch3535 people can act one way and think another. Just overcoming their nature.

@1pcfred That's not how dementia works. They don't know what they're doing or saying because their brain can no longer regulate emotional response. They're often scared and confused which leads to outbursts of anger.

Was that the German lady? I think her partner or husband may have been looking for her and died himself. But I don't remember. My memory very sketchy.

If I recall right, they both started a summit attempt but had to abort due to batteries dying in headlamps. Causing them to up high longer

The bodies dry out over time

In the past couple of decades, Mt. Everest has been heavily commercialized, with “expedition companies” taking complete amateurs to the summit. The big problem is, it’s quite a lucrative business for the Nepalese government and the Sherpas, as well as these companies who are mostly foreign owned. So amateurs just keep climbing and dying on Everest. Hell… so many people climb, there are literal traffic jams on the summit. I read people equate it to lining up at a Walmart or some shit.

The ironic part is that his book made it even more popular.

No need for the comma after "is"

Average cost to get to ,equipments, and support is 60-70 K. That's a great deal of Money to risk dying of avalanche, blizzard, oxygen depleted, or freezing to DEATH !

Even Russian roulette is a 1/6 chance. The difference is one is luck the other is skill.

Fr hahaha

That’s the end game if you live a long, healthy life.

Talk to any medic or emt and they can tell you countless horror stories about running calls there it’s extremely sad

My grandmother who worked most of her life in the ICU and in hospice told my dad to put her in a home and that it's too much work for us. Still don't think I would do that to my own father

The day I gave to be diapered is the day I tap out!

@@UNCHART3DGAMING I live with my grandpa he can’t walk anymore and can’t really use his hands either he’s cried to me multiple times asking me to kill him and that never gets easier to be begged for

Everest is the tallest hill of them all though. So that makes it special. But at this point summiting Everest is passe. Still an achievement and an accomplishment to make it. Yet still not what it used to be anymore.

Be careful with the therapist you go with you should definitely test a few out it makes you extremely vulnerable to being manipulated specially financially unless you are a violent person there's two ways people deal with it

And only ever use a therapist that is the same sex as you