Scott Fischer interview on Everest, days before his death. 

Yeah, I just made the same attempt but the microwave beeped so I had to call it a day. Lol

I was much more sensible than you both. I was mentally preparing for an assault on the great mountain, but wisely, I chose to stay in bed. I did turn the air conditioner off. I know that mountaineers across the world would praise my responsible actions.

@@jimreily7538 Live to climb another day...smart.

glad you are safe man

I climbed Mount Everest butt naked without equipment or supplemental oxygen and I used my baby maker as a pick axe. Every time I thrusted it into the mountain I said "Take It All", "Whose Your Daddy", & "Your My Biznitch". That ladies and gentlemen is how a real man climbs a mountain.

sarah s It's every man for himself up there when death is knocking on your door. Waiting for others will cost you your life as well.

No one can carry anyone at that altitude; Beck was also left to die and walked out of it

Beidleman DID carry /drag Namba some way but hadn't strength to pick her up when she lost grip, very sad but he was a real hero. Namba & Beck were both still alive next day but no-one had energy to help, Beck was left 3x?! it's incredible he managed to stagger up & survive. Namba had less ability to fight hypothermia being far smaller & thinner.

If i have understand a little, i think bakareev saved the expeditionist of his expedition only. Crazy crazy saves, that i think bukareev did couse he was a guide of a group. In his group in fact only a guide die. I dont think that was a case

Yasuko Namba did not complete 7 summits, unfortunately she is still at 6.....you don't claim a summit unless you get back down....

Means they aren't killing anyone else.

Dam no kidding ! I remember this accident very well.

@@davidrodenborn5905 they made mistakes. Costly mistakes. But that’s 25 years ago. Some of those mistakes wouldn’t be made today. That progress.

They would be middle aged seniors today

@@lenac3587 don't guide total squids on mountains and you will live alot longer.

Yeah it’s almost like humans aren’t meant to climb to such elevations…

He was a bad ass dude he saved a lot of people and led a lot of teams to bring people down. He was 1 of 2 first Americans to climb lhotse, summited K2. And we was on Everest leading an expedition to clean trash that has been left behind. And the saddest thing a quote from Scott was “making a bad decision and dying in the mountains, to be perfectly honest. Not coming home from a trip, leaving my kids without a dad. That scares me.” And then he kicked the bucket on the mountain that in the scheme of things compared to what he’s done in the past wasn’t as difficult as Everest but sometimes Mother Nature has other plans

@@L3GHO5T Scott "kicked the bucket" on his descent from the summit of Everest.

@@rdr6269 I know, I watched the movie!

@@mithrandirthegrey7644 Yep!

@ganimed1969 Gani Царство горное тогда

@@letloverule6721 Nice. The Kingdom of the Mountains. We should Judge not less ye be judged.

@ganimed1969 Gani Ваше невежество поразительно, ведь есть же доступ в интернет...

Absolut!!!

In what movie ????

@@ericcastorena695 Everest

Absolutely agree. Very very brave and determined man. I wish he were still alive today. R.I.P.

And yet if he hadn't gone up without oxygen and abandoned the clients he was there to protect, they might not have needed rescuing.

@@miriammoriarty8588 Você poderia nos explicar como uma pessoa, que por subir sem oxigênio só poderia permanecer no cume por apenas 30 minutos, lá permaneceu por 90 minutos, esperando pessoas muito atrasadas. Por favor, explique isso... É difícil? Além disso poderia nos explicar como se poderia proteger clientes, que se expuseram ao escalar uma montanha sem ter capacidade para tanto.. Como se faz? Eu lhe digo: não deixando escalar... Fato é que Anatoly Boukreev salvou três pessoas: Sandy Pittman, Charlotte Fox e Tim Madsen..Ele foi reconhecido pelo American Alpine Club... Não é por nada, mas entre o "American Alpine Club" e Mírian Moriarty, fico com o "American Alpine Club". Fui claro?

@@miriammoriarty8588 or he might have died with them

@@miriammoriarty8588 This "abandoning" was done on purpose: descend to the camp, check the tents, recover himself, grab oxygen and return to Bukreev's clients. Without it, they would all die. But he saved himself + 3 other clients. Actually, he saved ALL his clients. Those who died were in other team. Learn facts first.

Yup, not to mention, if you as the guide are not feeling well, yet your clients are set on going on a particular day, how are you going to not go? Can you tell them “hey let’s not go today because I’m a little tired” when there may not be another opportunity because of mountain traffic/weather/etc?

@@auralplex You have to prepare them for this before you a copy their money

He should have turn back when he realized his team were already coming down as he was reaching the summit or when he took one of his sick client back down the day before.

He was exhausted from climbing up and down from camps to the base camp dropping off one of his ill client a day before the summit ad was busy getting things ready for the summit. Lene said this. Climbing the summit while you are tired. BIG MISTAKE. He should have stayed behind at camp 4 just for an emergency purposes not climbing

He may have been suffering from a parasite he'd been carrying around inside of him for several years. He would get bouts of severe stomach troubles every so often. I don't know why he thought he had to summit Everest in that condition. It isn't like he hadn't done it before!

I have read both Annatoli's and Beck Weather's accounts, and one of them, I forget which, but more likely Annatoli's states that he had a malarial like symptoms that caused him to get symptoms of chills, fevers, and shaking, and this would happen to him about once a week, when in Seattle. The book had mentioned that he had many diagnostic tests done to no avail, and that it was some kind of liver cyst. As someone mentioned below, it was likely some sort of liver parasite. I have to imagine that maybe this cyst was flaring up and that in combination of being overworked the previous year, as was also mentioned in the book I referred to above, he was probably severely dehydrated and weak on the fateful summit day and the days leading up to it. God rest his soul, he seems to have had many wonderful qualities, but his health seemed to have stopped cooperating for him.

It's common to not feel well at times while climbing that high for that long! RIP all who perished on that mountain.

Exactly. This is what cost them their lives, but can you imagine being in Hall's shoes at the exact same situation you are describing but actually being firm and making people turn back, no exceptions? I can only imagine how damn hard it would be and how easy it'd be to think "ugh okay I don't have a heart to make you turn around now, let's go do it and get outta here fast!". But then I guess being the expedition leader and a guide you should definitely be able to be firm during moments like this... So yeah, I hope the other guides learned from it and know that they should be unrelenting, no matter how hard it might be to look someone in the eye and tell them 'sorry bro, I know you've been through hell that you paid 65000$ for and you're only 200 meters away from your dream but it's over'.

You should read Jon Krakauer's Into Thin Air and Anatoli Boukreev's The Climb, I just finished them and can say that Scott was a bit reckless with his summit push and his need to make sure that Sandy Pitmann make it to the summit by asking Lopsang Sherpa to thether her compounded to severe calamity. Nonetheless, he was a great alpinist who took care of his clients may he rest in peace.

I like Jake Gyllenhaal, but agree he was miscast in this film. Should have been somebody like Chris Hemsworth, Garrett Hedlund, or even Ryan Gosling. The movie was a disappointment overall. The 1997 TV movie "Into Thin Air: Death on Everest" was better.

@Paddy le Blanc The 2015 Everest filmmaker stated clearly that they didn't use Krakauer as a source. JK had extensive mountaineering experience but never claimed to be a high altitude climber. He was one of the group who summited Everest quickly and made it back to shelter on his own, not needing extra help from guides who were desperately needed to assist others. He was there as a journalist and published author, working for Outside magazine. The book was very successful and he donated royalties to help injured or deceased climbers at Everest and in Colorado. Hall and Fischer made plenty of mistakes, likely from functioning as business owners instead of as elite mountaineers. Those mistakes compounded into a sad catastrophe. RIP.

Anatoli failed his clients by not using oxygen and then rushing down abandoning the clients to the other guide Neil Beiderman. He's a big part of why they were late coming back down (the other part was the ropes not being fixed as they were meant to be).

@@miriammoriarty8588 How could he fail his clients when all of his clients survived because of his decision, backed up by both Hall and Fischer?

Rob had told him to get down and so did the Sherpa, Doug didn’t listen. I would have left Doug to get back to my family, his wife probably it was selfish to stay with Doug. Doug was already a goner, rob could have lived. But I guess it’s a testament to Robs character

@@TheMadalucard His clients would not have been in that position in the first place if not for Anatoli. He fucked up and redeemed himself but you just can't ignore the part he fucked up.

@@TheMadalucard It was not backed up by Hall and Fischer. Hall had nothing to do with it. Fischer explicitly told him overheard by several people to stay with the clients. He did not do that. He climbed to the summit and descended without them. When they got in trouble he was not there for them.

That book is known for several falsehoods.

@@TDL-xg5nn signing an unwritten contract with nature is not one of those falsehoods though.

Those fuckers whom didn't fasten the ropes, and didn't place O2? Also forgot to mention IT,?

​@@TDL-xg5nn You confused it with Krakauer's book.

@@secundus6457 More Russian fanboys who are butthurt

Yes and no. Some of the climbers who try to climb this mountain are so ill prepared, they are basically putting Sherpas lives at risk. It’s become a freak show.

RIP all the conned rich people who lost their lives too

Who cares. Most were idiots who selfishly left family and loved ones behind to mourn. Stupid morons who think they can get down and tell stories for the rest of their lives. Ever wonder why the Sherpa's never die on the mountain....its because they know how to climb.

@@pigskin1000 If only you knew how many Sherpas have died up there..

@@pigskin1000 over 100 sherpa's died

I think both Rob and Scott had a bit of dollar signs in their eyes, they wanted to have as many succesfull clients as possible to run a good future business, and that had a lot of effect on their decision making ablities also. The remark: 'to support my lifestyle' says enough to me.

True. Money was the deciding factor. They commercialised the mountain to make money and both paid the ultimate price.

sa Wilkins .... it was also for the love of that mountain. supply and demand ..... there are many people who set up businesses that fall around their own hobbies and ensures they can do what they love and there's nothing wrong with that. everest is a monster and still to this day takes lives people that climb it know the risks. I don't think they were greedy they just found a way to mix business and pleasure. their greed was their passion for what they did. ironically the more lives everest takes the more people that book up and want to climb.

He was a good guy he wanted to help others

today there is about 5x the number of people on summitdays

u cant earn money if your dead haha, glad they did deserve it.

After a few hours of climbing on summit day, Hansen stepped out of the line saying that he wasn't feeling good. When Hall caught up he had a few words and Hansen got back onto the line. The year before Rob turned Hansen and the group around at the South Summit. Hansen returned after several calls from Hall who gave him a large discount to have another attempt. As it turned out, Hall waited on the summit for a long time for Hansen to appear, who took close to 2 hours to get there from the Hillary Step. It would appear that Hall really wanted Hansen to summit. The year before, once turned back Hansen collapsed and needed a lot of assistance to get back to the South Col. Same thing happened after summitting in 1996; Hansen ran out of oxygen at the top of the Hillary Step and couldn't move. Then the storm hit. People need to keep in mind that at that altitude, even with oxygen climbers are afflicted with hypoxia, affecting thinking ability. Hall could have saved himself but refused to abandon Hansen. It's amazing that he survived the night under those conditions.

It's that kind of stupid notion that gets you killed.

Exactly, it's the relations based on business which killed those people. Hall and Fischer compromised safety for the reputational gains since there is big money being spent by each member of the expedition and not summitting the Everest, especially in the presence of journalists, would not be a good look for their businesses. Bottom line, capitalism kills!

What's weird is Fischer was showing signs of illness early on. I guess making sure his clients climbed and returned meant more to him 🤔🤷

I'm not worrying about debris, I'm worrying about the climbers taking a sh!t everywhere and not scooping it up. Pretty soon everywhere u step is human feces.

The oldest Person to summit was a 80 year old man

I came across the movie by accident and I've watched it countless times. The story is fascinating and sad.

The movie's ending makes me cry 😭

Mee, too 😢 I was also obsessed for Mount Everest after the „Everest“ Movie and I have read also the book of Boukreev and Krakauer - many things become much clearer after reading the books, especially the light discussion about the Journalist and why Fisher was so exhausted and ill….

RED DOG That's right,they do handle the game but dude,they get paid a huge huge amount for that.And at the end,the expedition members are the ones who climb up to the top and face the bad weathers and all.Plus they spend their whole freakin life's savings.So credit should be for both but the mountaineers shouldn't be deprived of that too.

Yup sherpas are unbelievably good climbers...their bodies are hardly affected by high altitude..but I have to correct you on some things...rob hall climbed Everest 5times and scott climbed K2 without oxygen...these aren't some inexperienced millionaires they were experienced. Back in 1996 the sherpas didnt climb in the night to fix ropes like they do now. Actually it's because of this disaster that they do. In 1996 they all climbed together the sherpas climbing in front maybe an hour ahead to do the ropes. Rob hall could've climbed on his own...most of his prior accents were with Ed? I think that's his name not with the sherpas. The reason the sherpas went with them on this expedition is because they were commercializing Everest...they were bringing a team of inexperienced climbers to the top. Things in the 1990s were nothing like the are today. Since this disaster more inexperienced climbers are climbing....its risking lives..esp the sherpas....they have no respect for everything they do. 20years ago you could climb without a sherpa or guide....now its illegal to climb without a sherpa or guide. The government in Nepal only cares about money. They dont care about safety

Brittanya Hope Milagro Totally right.One point that I've noticed in all of the comments on this video is,that everyone is giving views keeping in mind the situations and conditions of nowadays,of this era,they probably forget or not realise that there were many other unfavourable conditions in the 90's which now have vanished.

If I paid 65000 I would want somebody to set my tent up too

True but the Sherpas do not take all the upward steps for them to reach the summit. Yeah doing everest in Alpine style and without using bottled oxygen would be much more impressive but it's still an impressive achievement. and you would have to be one of the stronger alpinists to do it alpine style. maybe there should be an astrick by their names but it still is not easy

Oh yeah? You were his best friend then? I thought Hall had buried you on some mountain, mister Ball! 😄

@@thatgirlreacts5465 Oh YeAh? yOu WeRe HiS bEsT fRiEnD tHeN? i ThOuGhTt hAlL hAd BuRiEd YoU oN sOmE mOuNtAiN,mIsTeR bAlL! 😄

@@nerddd701 Oh yeah? You were his best friend then? I thought Hall had buried you on some mountain, mister Ball! 😄

@@thatgirlreacts5465 Oh YeAh? yOu WeRe HiS bEsT fRiEnD tHeN? i ThOuGhTt hAlL hAd BuRiEd YoU oN sOmE mOuNtAiN, mIsTeR bAlL! 😄

@@nerddd701 your comments aren’t showing up, genius! I feel sorry that your greatest achievement is acting like a 12 year old who can’t even understand what he’s failing at mocking. Lol Tell your parents I’m sorry for their pain. Have fun copying and pasting your brain into oblivion! Gosh, I can’t even imagine being you. Lol See ya! 👋

How about the sherpas that died

@@jerrivera4038 I'm not sure any Sherpas died as a result of these decisions, Ngawang Topche died in hospital after coming down with HAPE or HACE and died sometime after. But I'm not sure any Sherpas died in this particular situation.

@@lukas_jay243 I'm saying in general

@@jerrivera4038 Apologies, yes its incredibly troubling the numbers. There is a good book you can find about the Sherpas overlooked numbers. K2 has it's stories of Sherpa tragedies as well.

Jeremy Rivers What a stupid question, this here is about this specific event. Another hypocrite keyboard moralist that pretends to be a martyr in his ivory tower.

which movie? would love to watch if you’d recommend it being worthwhile

@@piercebrosnantheactor Everest (2015)

Yeah you are right, that would have been a great choice

In my opinion Jake did great!

Val Kilmer or Patrick Swayze

Mate Lou got down the mountain before everyone else in part because he was allowed to bypass the line of waiting climbers en route to the summit.

@@mrgrork MOST Anybody paying $65,000 to be “guided” to the top will do ALMOST anything to keep themselves from wasting their money. The survivors all had a lot of luck...

"testosterone' - you forgot estrogen. All guides with radios would saved Beck the worst of his suffering.

Luis savedra. You talk like you were there. You've only read stories. Shut your pie hole

@@allanfifield8256 I get your point, that women can die as a result of their hubris as well as men. Testosterone, however, does not cause hubris. It supports muscle growth, libido, and an energetic, competitive state of mind. We have testosterone, too, although a lot less of it than men have. Past middle age, neither men nor women have nearly as much of it as we do in our youth. (Gotta say I miss that high level!)

I've I also read Boukreev's book - it is much more realistic.

In most respects...Yes that's it. Not being harsh nor disrespectful of course.

Почитайте книгу Анатолия Букреева Эверест смертельное восхождение.

Rob Hall declared the turn around time at 2 pm which he himself was severely late to. Its impossible to point fingers at whos to blame, mother nature or human error however it was also the presence of Jon Krakauer and Sandy Pitmann, two writers who were documenting every turn of events. Rob was also pinned with a previous year of unsuccessful attempt. May they all rest in peace.

Yeah many things came together that day, it was about ego, money, pr and competition between two companies. Fischer was struck by a light infection and had guided a sick client down to base camp the day before. Exhausted from the ascent, he wasnt fit enough for summit push but he did try nonetheless. Hall was already on the descent and then made a fatal mistake when turning around and going back up with straggler Doug Hansen, who was already weak in camp 4 and should have descended. They ended up being at the top WAY too late, past 5 pm in the afternoon.

Прочитайте книгу Анатолия Букреева Эверест смертельное восхождение. У медали две стороны как говорится.

Thats not true. I want to see a kim jong un expedition where he gets carried to the top by 100 sherpas.

I think one of the biggest issues must have been the lack of oxygen. Of course, their judgment may have been clouded anyway because of concerns for their business and reputation, but lack of oxygen does weird things to the brain and can seriously jepurdise decision making skills. Maybe if Rob wasn't so tired from his own summit, and if he were at full mental capacity, he would have convinced Doug to descend. We'll never know though, we can only speculate.

Speaking of glaring errors, 'dived' is the more correct past form of 'dive' ('dove' is often accepted by Americans and can be found in dictionaries despite being, well, wrong); and reckless doesn't have a W.

@@amandajstar No one I know (in America) says "dived". But I'll stand corrected on reckless. Perhaps a comment on the topic as well?

@@betsybarnicle8016 I assure you, 'dived' is correct. Perhaps no one you know is an expert in English?

Very sad indeed 😢 Terrible decisions made by Fischer and Hall not to turn around much earlier.. Money 💰 Talks Bullshit 💩 Walks

I remember reading this years ago. I remember how late in the day Doug and Rob his guide started. I think Doug knew it was a one way trip.

Regarding his decision to climb mountains instead of spending more time with his family: this is his sense of purpose and he chased it. If it was his life's goal, but instead gave it up, he would have lived an unfulfilled life, made his spirit unhappy and this would have worked its way through to his interactions with his family. These are indeed hard decisions, for sure. I think it is safe to say that we can rest assure that he died living his life the way he wanted to. Rest in peace to him and love to his family and friends

I d wish that Everest and other big summits were left alone. Humans have destroyed its purity. Tonns of Rubbish, feces, corpses! The worst in humans shows up there every season.

@@jacques42 I was not questioning the man's desire to follow his true calling, but in fact expressing regret that in the past 25 years Rob has not been there spending his life with his family. I find this notion heartbreaking.

They all just wanted to climb to the top because for most it was their last and they needed it

the mountain loves egos and dreamers

Krakauers book was fair & balanced from what I can tell. It baffles me why he receives so much criticism. Have you actually read his book? He wrote of Halls respect & admiration for the Sherpas & their community, who made the point of telling his clients before they even got to base camp, that they had no chance of reaching summit without the Sherpas & that they were to be treated with utmost respect at all times. Bukreev was one of the strongest climbers on the mountain. His rescue of his clients that were lost on the South Col, in a blizzard at 26,000 feet, after summiting, was a tremendous effort. But ...... he certainly deserves criticism for not using oxygen in his position as a guide. He didn't even carry a pack with rescue gear or first aid supplies. Outrageously against convention & guide protocol. Astounding arrogance that was not in the clients best interest. Why Fisher allowed him to climb without oxygen still baffles elite climbers to this day. Had Boukreev used oxygen on summit day, he would've been able to help Beildeman bring down the clients, rather than abandoning them. Krakauer didn't say much about Boukreevs recalcitrance apart from quoting others.

Yeah I have read it, you don't need to write on the article he wrote and quote it as the book, theres a difference between the 2. Do you know what mountain survival is? have you climbed? Bukreev had his conditions agreed upon by the team, only people outside of mountain madness had something to say about it, he helped a lot of people on the ascent carrying extra, short roping etc, and on summit day went light and ahead of anyone else so he could still assist afterwards.... so you want him to carry extra on summit day after carrying his own plus others the day before? All that extra weight and tiredness on the hilary step and fix ropes too, your grand theory falls apart that bukreev wouldve been shot and had to descend to camp 4. He summitted and descended, and as soon as he was needed he went back up, in a storm to the south summit... Bar fischer who was doing his own thing, The entire team survived, key word here " survive. " I haven't been as high as camp 4 or the south summit, the highest i've gone is mont blonc, and I can tell you first hand experience that just short of 5000m is insane even on a clear day, i cant imagine in a storm, temperature drops, poor visibility etc how hard it would be to descend, never mind ascend and save people. The only criticism of mountain madness that has any weight is lopsang, he was nowhere to be found on summit day, he had a job to do with fixed ropes, oh and who fitted them? ah yes boukreev! alongside harold from adventure consultants. Fascinating that Bukreevs criticism didn't kill anyone, summit the whole team on summit day, yet the wonderful hero that is Rob Hall got absolutely no flack from Krakauer on the same level as Bukreev got. Rob Hall has been romanticized as a tragic loss, who put his team at risk with fatalities but gets a free pass because he died. Also Krakuer published robs last words against Jan's request not to, what were you saying about him being fair again? cant even respect a widows wish. Instead of criticizing the heroics of men who are greater than you, I suggest you get back to liking your anti muslim videos that you made public. Might wanna think about what you are sharing on your profile before acting holy on a youtube video.

Now whos sensitive, lol

krakauer shot down the mountain after summit, he didnt call in harolds mistake of the oxygen, he didn't assist bukreev for survivors. You can praise krakauer all you want but his actions contributed to loss of life, you can't sit on the internet talking shit about a team who all survived but the guy who was doing things on his own. Super safe, cautious rob hall gets no flack whatsoever, you too quick to hate on the foreigner. You weren't there, you probably haven't climbed a mountain, you just talking in hindsight from an incredibly biased source like you were there. I don't know what makes you more stupid, that you are attacking survivors when your pro side incurred multiple fatalities, or your xenophobic racism. Neither have any place in climbing, so i suggest you zip your lip, or at least talk from a real profile instead of a no face, no subs, gum runner if you want me to take you seriously. Your fit of rage was hilarious, is this how you react to everyone who disagrees with you? lol

Ali Cupcake You don't have half a clue fool. You're dribbling crap. 'Fit of rage' precious? Gee, you're being a bit dramatic there ....... ah right, it's the gay thing ..... gotcha. My initial reply was very polite. If you can't cope with a dose of what you dish out, then it'd be a good idea to try not over-reacting like a shrieking effeminate girly-boy. And get your facts straight before besmirching the character of a man who isn't here to defend himself. The only reason why Hall died is because he refused to abandon Doug Hanson above the Hillary Step. But again, why allow the facts get in the way of your ignorance & need to insult others from behind the safety of your keyboard & a gay pseudonym?

Joyleen Poortier you are so right. Rob was personally escorting a weak climber who returned for the second time to summit, guess rob wanted to give this man his money’s worth.....a fatal error......break the rules, one dies.

Ok

Well played, sir.

My reply posted Thu 09 Jun 2016 01:56 GMT under "Allen MacCannell" 03 Jun « _Fischer had Pettman as a client and she was one of those who dragged summiting to the lethal 3PM hour_ » has disappeared. Removing the dissident facts and opinions doesn't make the initial POV any truer. Tue 21 Jun 2016 07:37 GMT

It coudlen't be free the next year because there are a lot of costs associated. they don't just pocket the 65000 and start laughing. These days they leave a lot earlier and climb through the night more to summit earlier in the day because the climate has shifted. In those days up to 4 was considered okay. All be it slightly pushing it. But everyone has a it won't happen to me attitude in everything in life. You drive a bit faster than the speedlimit because I won't have a crash when you easily could.

Well said. I agree with you about setting a contract ahead of time. Also I think there should be a daily limit set on how many climbers can attempt to summit

Two attempts for the peak, double the risks. And bigger the costs. The clients think that if they are paying 65000 they should be taken to the peak. Wrong, they are paying to get out from that mountain alive.

What about Rob Hall?

@@travelguyable not rest in piece , rest in peaces :D

@@MichaelChiklisCares he's still in one piece.

I agree 100% with you. I wasn't there and I do not claim to know what Boukreev did wrong earlier, however by golly he went back and saved three people. That counts for SOMETHING!

@@PaultheSheik All stuff that A. Bukreev did - was approved, and mostly suggested, by Scott, and krakauer, or how this hyena's name, knew about this. But he was hired by Rob and his job was to praise Rob's team, and find some dirt about Scott's team. That,s it.

@@Soulcheg Scott Fischer proved to be very forward-thinking, bringing in two very strong deputies who saved his entire team. Alas, everyone except Scott himself. I read Boukreev's book, where he spoke very well of Fischer.

Still they told the true story about Bukreev and Krakauer, where Anatoliy is a hero and Krakauer is a pussy.

@@celticglasgow11 Scott was awesome. That era..was just a very crazy time. I have his book and need to read it some day.

To be fair - Jon shared the fact that Anatoli did not accompany any clients on the climb and climbed w/o oxygen which arguably diminished his guiding capacity while SF apparently overspent his energy resources

@@bettyjane6684 Krakauer was a journalist who was looking for sensation. Nothing else. Anatoli saved few lifes that terrible night. Before he went back in to the storm he asked Krakauer for help who refused and stayed in his tent. Anatoli was the biggest hero of that tragedy and Krakauer behaved like a little girl during it and like a dirty rat after it. I can't stand the guy.

@@bettyjane6684 Fischer had hepatitis

@@Dressagevids oh wow, I knew he had a liver condition but didn't know it was Hep. RIP SF

They were not heros. Their stupid & selfish decisions cost the lives of people who had put their trust in them. If Rob Hall turns Doug Hansen around then they all live. Stupid & unprofessional.

LJ Powell the truth hurts

@@MaVeRiCk77 people like them are not stupid they are adventurous and that’s because of people like them that we know the world a bit more and our society moves forward. Rob was brave enough to care for someone other than himself when the odds were against him? Would any of us do that ? No. It was reckless maybe but far from idiotic .

@@melaniesouza3174 Not when people have paid you to keep them safe. Rob Hall made horrible decisions & it cost people their lives.

Rob was accountable for the his own death, the death of Doug and Andy as he had made the decision to push Doug to Summit after knowing he was not capable of it. He should of put how he felt aside and done what was right by protocol. Rob waited on the summit for nearly 40 minutes with 2 sherpas waiting for Doug who never made it up there. He then went down and retrieved Doug, told the Sherpas to give him 1 oxygen tank and then go. Andy then died as a result of hearing Rob's radio call and attempting a rescue.

How exactly does risking your families livelihoods and breaking their hearts because you spent a fortune doing something that could easily cost your life to achieve something brag about, make you strong and courageous exactly?

Strength and courage. More like stupidity

nope

@@just4justincase to reach the top of the earth must be an incredible feeling. Sorry your life is so boring

@@just4justincase exactly. They are no hero. They could have done something good for others in life, work for charity, be there for their families etc... instead of being selfish and bringing great sadness to their family and friends

Sadly it's true🤦‍♀️

RIP to them both they wanted to make sure people were safe and happy too bad there was harsh weather that day and it was the 90's im sure if it happend now someone would of got to them to save them RIP

Ellie Day Doug Hansen, and three others died.

Doug Hansen, three Indians too.

Eight people died during the Mount Everest disaster that unfolded May 10-11, 1996. The fatalities included Scott Fischer, Rob Hall, Andy Harris, Doug Hansen, Yasuko Namba, Tsewang Samanla, Dorje Morup, and Tsewang Paljor.

And he did his job, all of his climbers made if safely to the top and back

he didn't do shit. Thanks Anatoli Boukreev's super man behaviors and extremely good mountaineering skills.

Tural F. The fuck do you know ! Your ignorant comment is based purely on a film, you quite clearly have no idea what your saying so please do some research prior to your moronic comments... if you think Scott didn't do anything to get his team to the top and back then you quite clearly have no idea what your saying so please for your own sake, shut up...

Sam A lol. ok fanboy. I've watched at least 6 documentaries and read plenty of articles about the disaster. He got his team to the top when he shouldn't have done. And he let his team members to face the disaster. Thanks Buokreev and the other guides for saving them.

@@turalf.9039 I thought Scott got the summit way later when it was just him and a Sherpa, and then he died on the way back down? Maybe I’m wrong

Agree. That's the issue with Everest, people should really be up to a certain high climbing standard, and acclimatized to the altitudes properly, to even attempt it. That would eliminate about 80-90% of the dreamers / tourists from ever going up. But money talks...

Case & point. Hall was a horrible leader.

Dennis Ritchie the government's of the world ? Have you been to the Everest base camp ? or anywhere near the villages ? or even in the country of nepal ? it's a poverty struck third world country and the sherpas main source of income is guiding people up the mountains. the average salary in the country is $600. the average salary for a guiding sherpa is $1500-$2500. not much in the west but a lot for them. And you want to take that away from them cause you don't care what happens to these people or you don't know what the repercussions are for the whole country...

You understand the meaning of sacred? Now I am an African and happy to hear you suggest they help Africans however the idea that the mountains are sacred is funny.

In most respects I agree, just let me add one remark: those Sunday climbers you refer to, "did pay a price" for their arrogance,clueless ambition or overwhelming ego...call it as you like better. This does rarely happen in our normal daily life to such kind of people.