I climbed K2 on June-July of 2018 with Abruzzi route. I reached to the summit at this climbing. Contents: Houses Chimney, Black Pyramid climbing video, Summit view, etc.
Yeah i just don't get it, like 75% of climbing videos all have blaring music over the whole video. Its not even good music either, because most people just use the royalty free stuff.
Absolutely thanks for not putting some crappy music on there, I second that comment, the breathing, wind and crampon sounds on rock make me feel like I’m there, well played
31.46 to 31.51 is insane steepness. That's the most dangerous traverse at 80-90 degree angle in icy conditions at bottleneck. That's the crux section on K2.
By far the most frightening, realistic, entertaining videos of ANY mountain climbing experience. Brilliantly done. No music; no spoken word; just the sounds one experiences while actually making the climb. After watching this, at age 75, I think I've finally given up my dream of making the climb. ;-) Thank you all.
The absence of background music, the absence of speech, the long non-stop shootings, the breathing sound, the text breaks, the frozen images... they all contribute to the greatness of this video. It's a fantastic video indeed. Congratulations and regards from Mexico.
Today, as iam from Pakistan..lost a dear mountaineer named, Ali Sadpara..45, is missing along with two other climbers, John Snorri, 47, of Iceland, and Juan Pablo Mohr, 33, of Chile, on K2 ...its a sad for the whole community...We all love you and you all in our thoughts and prayers...
When I’m over 8000 meters, all what motivates me to go further is the thought of the kids in my village, that one day my efforts might improve tourism in this area which might bring opportunities for the kids to have a better education, it’s my dream #alisadpara #K2winter2021
Interesting fact is that K2 was barely first summit over 8K meters climbed by man in 1939. Expedition was led by sandstone climber Fritz Wiessner, they reached over 8300. Fritz is for example author of Stara Cesta on Skalni Koruna in Teplice Rocks which we climbed 3 years ago :)
while I appreciate the effort that goes into these climbs I actually see almost no climbing here at all. Hauling your ass up a bunch of fixed ropes may be tiring but it is no really climbing in the true sense. The lead person on a clean mountain as you say that lays the ropes or breaks the trial is the one really climbing. There is always risk from the environment, cold, wind, thin air, avalanches but most of the climbing risk has been removed which is what allows many of these people to ascend the mountain at all. Solo or Dual efforts on new routes or without existing ropes are what amazes me.......
Totally Serious! This person barely made it up the fixed ropes and ladders when they hit something technical. They would have been stopped for sure if they had to actually climb something...
FINALLY a video that gives 'Us' the viewer a real taste of what it's like to actually climb K2... even though it's just a very shortened 30 minute version from top to bottom. Huge congrats to you and your team and R.I.P. to those who didn't make it!
@@zorilaz they'd be switching out batteries at this quality every half hour. i couldn't imagine how difficult that would be on a 3 day climb. this is, by far, the best footage i've ever seen!
It really hits hard how pretty much throughout the whole ascent the climber is placing absolute trust in the integrity of the ropes to stop them from falling thousands of metres to their death.
this video is one of the best and most ralistic documentaries I have seen on the climb of k2 - I thank the author because he has managed to make me experience the emotions and hardships that exist in this undertaking. in some passages, if it weren't for the fact that I was lying comfortably on my sofa with the fireplace lit in front of me, I thought I was in a roped with him.
Anche secondo me questo e' un video perfetto realizzato nel miglior modo possibile .piu che altro per far vedere anche ai altri scalatori quant' e' difficile e anche terribile scalare il K2 .Congratulazioni per tutt'e due le opere ,sia per la scalata che per il filmato .
More people have been in outer space than on K2! Respect to all those who have summited and all those who have died trying. I can’t even begin to imagine the resolve, determination, fitness and skill it takes to take on such a challenge.
Best quote I've ever heard was: "You climb Everest if you want a nice conversation if you're talking to a girl or you get invited to high school. If you want a nice conversation to get a room full of climbers to shut up and listen, you climb K2." I've never done anything above Kilimanjaro, and this kind of stuff is astonishing. Bravo. Anyone that's ever done even a little climbing or alpining knows how incredible this accomplishment is. It's like winning an Olympic Gold Medal. I've heard of veteran climbers crying just when they get to base camp. Just seeing it is incredible.
If that’s your best quote it’s depressing and kind of stupid. Climbing Everest is still a huge feat and it is technically deadlier than k2 just less skillfully challenging. Your average dude could not get to base camp of Everest.
Not to mention climbing either of these mountains is just as much a flex of unnecessary wealth as it is skill/total luck. K2 is a suicide mission with a 1/4 death ratio where it should make you respect the more reasonable choice of Everest lol
@@friedtofufanand if that's the best comment you can post, you're only showing how clueless you are about alpinism ! Everybody knowing even generic on this subject knows perfectly that the Everest climb is one of easiest, thousands&thousands of people got on top. You may even be a monday night's climber and pay a sherpa to take you on his backs and just carry your butts on top of Everest. Very , very low death toll, extremely easy ranks of climbing. Holy truth, K2 is exactly the opposite, the hardest, deadliest, technically most difficult to climb : out of 4000 who tried only 200 made it , and out of these last only 150 came back still alive. I suggest to you to stop posting, you only made a fool of yourself !!
Really great video. RIP Serge Dessureault, (the climber who fell after the rope broke). This video really shows the absolute self belief and balls on these guys and gals. It's also the best video I've seen that shows the sheer physical difficulty of doing this.
This is the best video on K2 which shows the actual route step by step. In other videos the route doesnt seem so steep but this video shows us the monster K2 actually is. Savage Mountain indeed.
Adrian Michl , k2 is one of the most dangerous mountain on earth. Everyone going there knows someone might die yourself included. There was nothing more to do then keep going. I ´m pretty sure the candian would have kept going too if their fate had been reversed.
there are many great K2 films in youtube, but I think this one is the most authentic. the lack of music and heavy editing makes me feel part of the climb. and appreciate how difficult it really is.
if you really want the feeling of climbing K2 this is the perfect video, no music, no crap, straight to the point, only ambient sound, tense and scary, just the way it is
Holly shit!... i watched a ton of documentaries, but none gives the feeling of how steep and vertical the climb is - all the way! And here you can fully understand how hard it is in reality. My deep respect to you!
Abruzzi an Italian had climbed K2 in 1954.In 1990s a delegation of Abruzzi team came to Shigar to celebrate Golden Jubilee of k2.They decided to built a school in shigar for the children of Shigar which name is Abruzzi located in Sainkhor markunja Shigar.I studied 6 years of my life in that school from five standard to ten standard. Thank you The Italians.❤️❤️❤️
This video is a cinematography Legend. No bullshiť music, no drama, no plot, just struggle and amazing camera work. This increased my heart beat ngl. Amazing work guys.
It looks terrifying to climb this mountain. You even see death occurring right before your eyes and you know it could happen to you with a single slip, but you have to let that go and proceed to the summit. Salute to you for your bravery!
@@fellow7091 Anyone who gets into climbing full well know the risks. Even a mistake on a 100 ft cliff in low country will leave you in a world of hurt if you survive the fall. Making the jump to climbing actual mountains, even if they're only a few thousand feet, brings in a whole magnitude of extra risks to consider. Making the jump to alpine raises that another order of magnitude. Going to the Karakorams and Himalayas is entering into a domain beyond risk management where you are 100% at the mercy of the mountains and the weather. No matter how cautious you are a million and one things can happen outside your control and that's it. You're gone. But the payoff... That's what drives climbers. I love the views from those summits... probably never try it myself. I know my limits. A wise climber trusts their gut and knows their limits. You get a bad vibe while you're on a mountain. Fuck it. Go down. Live to climb another day. A good rule of thumb is go until it no longer makes sense to you. It took me 3 trips to get a good weather window for Mt Shuksan and I've had 5 attempts at Rainier in Washington. I've bagged Shuksan. All 5 tries at Rainier got cut short by weather changes or avalanche risks. After 4 trips to Montana I finally had a weather window hold up to bag the 7 peaks in the Teton Massif. Definitely not the highest or most challenging climbs in the world, but all still have steep technical climbing involved, and lots of exposure. It's a bummer turning away and knowing you'll just have to come back some other time, but I'd much rather still be here, then get stupid and push through when it makes no sense to do so.
His labored breathing really puts it into perspective. This is the first climb video where I get the sense of the suffering involved in such a feat. Bravo!
I've always wanted to see realistically how they climb these mountains. most of the times u never see the real stuff. this was absolutely amazing , literally breathtaking and frightening at the same time. Respect to you mountaineers and kudos for allowing me to witness and experience it from the comfort of my home!! thank you and god bless!!
Even if i am paid 1 billion dollars i won't be trying to climb that black pyramid. Man, that just looks incredibly difficult and hard . Hats off to you and all others who climb these monster mountains , and massive respect for those too who try to climb but don't succeed . Even reaching camp2 is an insane achievement.
This is the best K2 video I have seen. As this is the one that shows the nitty gritty of the actual climb which is what I have been curious of seeing. I realized from watching this I could never be able to do what you did. I think only real to life supermen and superwomen could do this.
yea. literally. i've been search for videos all the time to see the REAL climbing, not jump photos. THIS IS SO INTENSE AND REAL. thank you so much for posting. if anyone else knows of other videos like this please share. my god this is impossible (a little joke since you just did it lol)
Agreed. I have become fascinated by the 8Kers and to actually see the climbing is very instructive. It is all vicarious for me. I have COPD and wouldn't last 10 seconds trying. All those old ropes, though! Is that what happens? Climbers just leave their ropes?
Walking in snow on London roads and parks and making videos seem to be a hard task to me and look to these Heroes, I am speechless. Salutes and respect to all these brave heroes.
This is first video of K2 that I have seen that provides best perspective on how difficult it is to climb this mountain. I can feel their pain. Glad that it is raw and no music or talking and no selfie. Just raw K2 experience. Great job!
I can't believe what I have seen is real, amazing video, goosebumps all over, and at 30:00 minute, standing at the top of a very steep mountain and seeing nothing but clouds beneath you, OMG now I know what people mean when they say only the best of the best mountaineers make it to K2 summit and lucky ones make it back.
@@MrOitoyboy they sue their own ropes, can't trust the older ones, the first expedition in 54' they had to climb the pitches , and lay the ladders, and fasten ropes ..Took weeks of perilous climbing, and work, pretty much the same has to be done when laying new ones, but you have established routes, and you can Jumar into former climbs rope in a pinch.. more than one climber has fallen when old ropes snapped, they don't last up there and get brittle..also if it's a long pitch, and you don't see who's on it, you may get a few climbers on the same rope, and over stress it.. it's why we see such tight groups, and huge amounts of effort are put into managing ropes through the climb.. that's where experience comes in.. As for the ladders, not sure
Ice axes and ice screws. I would honestly be more comfortable with an axe rather than trusting everything to that rope. Imagine the guy ahead of you mashing it with his crampons. They no doubt make it a point to not do that but at that altitude your brain is pretty much mush and you are physically exhausted. Probably how that canadian climber ended up falling to his death.
holy shit. Nice filming. Really shows the level of difficulty you are dealing with, climbing the savage mountain. Awesome to watch for us that have never climbed but are fascinated by it. Congratulations on the summit!
I am in complete AWE...just watching this my palms sweat. Hearing you breath and catching glimpses of the hight you're at makes me hyperventilate a little. I've seen so many mountain climbing videos now, but yours is truly the closest we viewers will get to actually imagine of being on that icy, brutal and non-forgiving, magnanimous rock that is K2... what an achievement, Bravo Tokyo Hutte.
@@Dantonwonton right, lets see you do it lol @ you. Talk about pure ignorance! 1 in 4 die trying to summit, I bet you could not even climb a little vertical hill and try being 28000 feet up and climb on ice like this video. Did you not see that 2 people died during this 30 minute film? Sitting in your mom's basement is different than being on top of a mountain that takes 10,000 calories, 1/3 the oxygen your body needs to survive, and conditions that constantly change. If ignorance is bliss, you must feel elated! You have no idea the skill, fitness level, and sure luck that it takes to climb this. Tell that Candian guy that tumbled to his death in this video how "easy" it is! Wow! I will give someone that the pioneers had it hardest, but anything with a 1 in 4 chance of dying is not easy....not even close. Are you stupid or just a troll?
I’ve seen this video at least ten times. I absolutely love it because I’m scared to death of heights but this video takes me away from rough days. Absolutely breathtaking.
Now just imagine summiting this monster in winter? Recently our countryman ali sadpara has gone missing since 6 days. Its absolutely ruthless, monstrous and surreal to climb it in winter. RIP ali sadpara, jhon snori and pablo 😔🇵🇰
love the honesty of the comment without hyperbola. Here is my version. I felt pretty good about myself after running on a newly built 4 miles wooden bridge way on stilts with some slopes involved. The bridge is sometimes 15-20 feet above the floor. Ew that's some height when jogging and i only stopped a few times. Got home showered, ate some diner. I watched this, finished it in awe almost hysterical from the beauty of the physical fight against the elements and wondered why my little kindergarten run is taxing me so much.
my once well cared for athletic body allows me to be in places above the clouds...skiing the mountains...how awesome....and so long ago. Wrong doctors entered my life and now my bed has become more n more of a permanent residence. Recording your journey up to the top showing the world what so few ever get to see...how majestic magnificent & demanding respect of Nature. She is wonderous as she is awe inspiring. I think so often I Am ready to give up & leave this world.....I've helped so many & even healed just as many...my deep medical background...then being a true death experiencer...the Truths I've spoken so the public will not fall for the mountains of medical lies...for this I pay a heavy heavy price. To record your adventure to where so few have made & so many lost everything....may they be in peace & rejoicings...to share this achievement w/us...all sistah's n brutha's thru our the world deep gratitude for your unselfishness. You make me think if I could just reach the right help...I could be back on top of my game...yes it wouldn't take much. But any way...to see what the world looks from such a place is like touching where Angels Dwell. Thank You & may all your endeavors bless you & always return you safely back to your loved ones.
Very gritty and raw. Imagine the balls you need to keep pressing forward when you literally see dead bodies rolling past knowing you’ve got those parts of the mountain ahead
I think I get why K2 is known as ''The Savage Mountain'' now, my heart was pounding so hard while watching you climb. You got some incredible footage and congratulations on your amazing achievement!
Excellent work. It reminds me of the time I climbed K2 with nothing more than a pair of 1998 Air Jordons, pair of Walmart Starter basketball shorts and a wind breaker..different times my friend
Hello Tokyo Hutte I congratulate you on climbing K2. Thank you for the beautiful film. There are many unforgettable memories. I wasn't up there. When I climbed Gasherbrum 2 in 1988, I was allowed to see this magnificent mountain. I will never forget this sight. I wish you good tours. With alpine greetings Raphael Wellig
Amazing video, super scary and difficult. Makes me have even more respect for the badass mountaineers and climbers who set these routes and climb without fixed ropes.
It's crazy how much you depend on ropes. I would definitely be freaking out even with brand new ropes. Those rocks are so sharp. It's also crazy when you see how steep it actually is. Alot of videos I watch u can't really tell the grading but now I know why people fall and sometimes are never seen again. Awesome video this was the real deal of climbing videos
Best mountaineering video I've seen. Definitely gives perspective on how dangerous and hard the route is, even with fixed ropes. To say these individuals are cheating by using fixed ropes, or that ropes and other leftover items are unsightly and should be removed, are ignorant and completely missing the point. Congratulations on your amazing achievement--climbing K2 is something I could only dream of doing.
@Haider -- Yes, but wouldn't original ropes be the real thing! Meantime, you wouldn't catch me doing this, even in a swinging basket up the ropes. I asked the question in one of my comments: "Shouldn't climbers take their ropes when they leave? There are so many old-looking ropes there -- seems that could be dangerous? I do think climbers should be made responsible for removing their unsightly items (not bodies, of course, when they are too difficult to remove - but perhaps they could be thrown to the wind -- guess that would create risk as well.) Unfortunately, the commercialization of these mountains (especially Everest) is resulting in a polluted mess that is destroying this once pristine area, as well as creating huge risk and death. I believe it is time to put responsibility on the climbers. If they are fit enough to climb the mountains, then they should be fit enough to remove their wastes and garbage. I also think they should sign wavers, including acknowledgement that, if they run into trouble, they accept the risk that they will not be helped down the mountain.
@@normamimosa5991 climbers die on this mountain all the time. If a climber dies, his gear is left behind and likely their body. Its already enough of a struggle to climb the mountain, to be tasked with removing someone else's gear or dead body is ridiculous. Sure it's not ideal, but you're in a highly volatile and dangerous place, removing someone else's gear isn't your problem, getting down alive is. As for the waste left, you're absolutely right, pack it up, pack it out, this goes for trash and feces. Lastly, waivers, waivers from what? The right to sue if they die up there? The climbers know that if they get in trouble that high up that the likelihood of rescue is slim, no need to waive anything, seems like unnecessary paperwork.
@@zachthompson5335 As I re-read my comment, I notice I said not bodies, and, although my whole comment is not showing up, I don't seem to have said anything about people moving other people's gear or dead bodies. I don't recall making the comment, and it doesn't sound like me. I have had previous experiences where comments have somehow been posted under my name. Anyway, I believe real climbers should fix their own ropes and, yes, remove them when they are finished. I understand the dilemma of removing dead bodies; however, extrapolate the environment today, with massive people jams and one comes up with a trail of dead bodies, so ultimately, hopefully sooner than later, someone is going to have to come up with a way to remove dead bodies, if the current irresponsible situation is allowed to persist.
@@normamimosa5991 you said people should be tasked with removing their own gear. I’m merely stating that you don’t know if that gear was left there when someone died. Hence my comment about removing other people’s gear. Taking your gear is part of climbing but can’t always be done as evidence by the amount of gear frozen on the route. All I’m saying is it’s ridiculous to think about removing old gear left behind when you’re fighting for your life with each breathe, with each step. Also, gear left behind doesn’t take away from the beauty of the mountain as most likely you’ll never be close enough to the gear for it to make a difference. There’s more to the story of left behind gear than just someone being a jerk and leaving it there intentionally. Does it happen? Sure but it’s not the norm.
Absolutely stunning film work here, and an impressive achievement. Thank you for uploading this, in the time I've been looking, this is one of the first showing the real nitty gritty of the climb, the perspectives and gradients - mind blowing what you guys put yourselves through to get there. Kudos!
Thanx for this movie. Its the first movie that really gives an impression of the impossible stress of climbing, and you have to continue, there is no other way - and the sound of his breathing....
This is one of my favorite videos on the internet. It’s also as close as I’ll ever get to climbing K2 because I get severe vertigo if I even climb up a few rungs on a ladder.
This is amazing footage. As of today, K2 is officially off my bucket list! I can't imagine how people can climb this mountain. Thanks so much for sharing! p.s So sad to see that climber falling down near the start. May he/she rest in peace.
Congratulations on your magnificent achievement. Your video is without a doubt one of the best, if not THE one, when it comes down to having the real perspective of some of the most famous sections, such as the Black Pyramid and House Chimney. I cannot imagine your toil and the hardships you went through, but you surely provided a very colourful insight of how it may have been. Thank you kindly. Salutes from Brazil.
WOW! My heart was racing just watching you. Lots of old ropes buried in the ice at the chimney. Thanks for posting - this is one of the best videos I've seen
This is the coolest video ever! As someone with a dream to become a mountain climber, I love seeing it from the climbers point of view; love hearing the sounds that come along with it. Amazing video-- thank you!
Stunning, arduous and outright scary! Thanks for sharing an amazing summit video and keeping it raw and void of background music. The sliding snow, roaring winds and heavy breathing are best tracks to listen in such tough climbing videos. And congratulations!
This is one of the best videos I've ever seen. Thank you so much for this. Few videos truly capture the intensity of K2, this one does it mostly justice. Congratulations from USA. I will be there someday.
Whenever I watch stuff like this what comes to mind is that somebody went first and laid those ropes and ladders! Additionally, I could NEVER NEVER have the balls to do anything like this.
Imagin how it was when the italiens made the first ascent in 1954 on this route. Allways someone who have to go first. To lead and to smash in some bolts here and there. Dont think they have ice screws back then. And those stiff old hemp ropes. It must have been an amazing achievement.
Yeah I don't get that. You mean the Sherpas go all the way up and affix those ropes ahead of the actual climbers?? So it is the sherpas who are the actual climbers, right?
Missing mountaineers M.A. Sadpara, John Snorri and Pablo made me watch this. We don't know whether we will ever see any of them again. But your love and courage to climb the savage mountain K2 in winter speaks more what words could possibly do. Love you all ❤️❤️❤️.
K2 is just the most incredibly scary mountain!! The extreme steepness and technicality of climbing this legendary peak is clearly shown in this brilliant video. To think that the American mountaineer Bill House was the first to climb the steep crack in the rock wall (House’s chimney) in 1938, was an astonishing feat, when considering it was done without fixed ropes. Well done for keeping the music out of the video. Rest in peace to the Canadian climber, Serge Dessureault who so tragically fell to his death. It’s devastating how quickly your life can end as a mountaineer. Many congratulations for summiting K2, the most amazing achievement of any mountaineer! K2 is so much more challenging and dangerous than Everest!
Yes.. K2 is Most Deadliest Mountain. Death Ratio Is 27-28 Out Of 100. If You Want Impress People So Climb The Mount Everest If You Impress Climbers So Climb The K2
Wow that has to be the best most no frills and pure mountaineering video on RU-vid I watch them all and this new one sets such a high mark Standard I never imagined that Canadians falling and rolling body could twist and drop so quick !!! Mind boggling!!!!!
@@biglungsprod5617 I don't think that was the body. Looks like one of his belonging. And if that rolling object was an actual body, this video would've posted on Liveleak, not RU-vid.
Have to say best video I think I've seen. I felt like I was climbing with the climber w/ camera. It has to take increble amount of energy, and courage to do this. You folks that climb these mountains are truely special.... RIP to the man that died in the beginning and at the end, so sad but this is the risk involved with this I guess. Please keep making video's like this.
Thanks for showing it from this perspective! I had no idea it was like that and i've watched 20+ K2 videos through the months. You deserve to be happy for this accomplishment, I commend you. Thank you!
13:00 this is bananas! This video just elevated my understanding of what it really takes to climb K2 and also answered why most people die on the descent. One in four climbers who successfully summit K2 will not survive the descent. For the first time I am given a visual answer. Fantastic video! Thank you!!!
just watching this video gave me anxiety. I would probably set the record for heaviest load carried up the mountain from all the shit in my pants. Respect to the mountaineers & especially the sherpas that make it all possible
Great video. Looks like extremely hard climb through House Chimney, Double Ladders, Black Pyramid, Bottleneck, and then summit. All vertical with heavy back pack, ice, hours of climbing, reduced oxygen, fear factor, and weather. Great job getting to the top, much respect to first climbers who climbed up all that to set the ropes for everyone else. Going down must have been terrifying.
What a video! I've watched a few documentaries but this is the only thing I've seen that really captures the feel of the actual climb! Brilliant footage! Brave folk.
your alien overlord I see Both sides people who climb mountains aren’t really heroes buts is kinda disrespectful to downplay their achievements in really any manor
I just watch this for the third time and im convinced with is one of the best videos ever made. Because I could watch it a hundred more times and still find it enjoyable.
You people are insane! I can barely get the courage to watch this entire video, let alone actually try this climb...also, I don't see how this climb would be possible without ropes... It doesn't seem humanly possible Congrats on the balls of steel
Well done, it's one of the greatest achievement on the planet. There an Irish name at that memorial from 2008, Gerard MacDonald . He lost he way coming down, the first Irish person to summit K2. I was part of the Irish Everest expedition in 2004, first Irrish female summit, Gerard summit Everest in 2003.
Tadhg Dunford Gerard MacDonald didn't lose his way. He was helping a Japanese team on his descent and got caught in rockfall along with the Japanese Team.
Thank you all for such a fantastic video! The lack of a sound narrative and music makes it feel as though I am on the mountain , the heavy breathing , the rocks , snow and ice so close, the placing of the hands and the feet , a really exciting feeling to see how it is done.
