The Jannu Disaster 

LOL! can you imagine, looking at some hand sketched topo that has a section labeled " The Wall of Shadows"

Is that in any way related to the advice, "If you hear a mountain's name translated to mean 'Mt. Don't Go There' maybe don't go."??? ;o)

Ok I will

you had me at wall

@@tryingtotryistryingstop being a cholo

Yeah, I’d be absolutely terrified. But I think they’re just so tired after climbing that sleep probably comes easy despite the circumstances.

If there’s a silver lining it’d be that if the ice came down you’d probably be dead faster than your brain could register any pain.

you would be so tired you'd pass out

You'd be surprised. Big wall sleeping on a hanging cot, ice seracs, or crevasses, land slides. You can do everything right and still get destroyed. What it comes down to is mitigating risk, and being comfortable with that calculated danger. This is overcome with training and proper equipment. When you have confidence in those, it makes technical rock and ice climbing not easy, but not as daunting.

If you’re going to be up there you’d better have made peace within you. SOs and children must no longer matter. Period.

I get an overwhelming urge not to climb mountains or risk my life in this way

Especially same time my hot woman making like a pretzel with me

You're missing out, man.

He really is the best and so underated. Incredible no nosense narration. Not being some soy character over the top. The back ground music is absolutely perfect. I love Morbid Midnights videos so much. I hike alot and spend many many nights out in the back country. These videos make me realise that i never wanna take it further, im happy doing what i do. Ill brave grizzlies over avanlanches any day

I like that idea. I'd watch for sure

And curious anxiety high.

I agree, sub 8,000m mountains are interesting

Enjoy tragedy do ya' !

​@@johnreilly8672Who doesn't?

Please don't count yourself out! You still have time to die on a mountain, believe me.

There are some great mountain climbing channels out there with great videography. I do enjoy this channel for the historical tragedies.

Even though this channel makes it appear otherwise, it is very possible (and many do it) to climb a mountain without perishing. Live your dream!

You Very Welcome .

@@ironfistarrivalno he isnt

At least you're using metric for your beloved guns

@annnee6818 People who can't defend themselves have to limit themselves to s.t.u.p.i.d comments

​@annnee6818 Yep. Great to live in a free country! I have 2 AR15s & all kinds of combat pistols.....why?..... BECAUSE I CAN!!!

@@topfloorstudio2684 👍

@@annnee6818 You should get out and shoot some targets. You'll enjoy it, it's quite addictive.

😮😧😯💀☠️😁

this mountain being situated at remotest part of nepal most mountaineers prefer not to attempt it due to its technicality and irrelevance due to kanchenjunga being near.most sherpa guides aren’t even willing to guide people due to its remoteness and religious beliefs.jannu is the game given by westerners it’s original name is Kumbhakarna which is a demon who sleeps alots and gets very angry upon waking him up

I will agree.

#mewtwo

Watch Archie's archive. He shows specific routes and features

Because it's there

Up and... up

Or the Sherpas who climbed with him. Mountaineering expeditions don't set their own ropes usually

Great point dd ! THX !

Yeah, one would think putting camp below an icefall would be something you *don't* want to do

That’s actually totally opposite of what you would want to do because an ice fall is actually much more dangerous during the day and after sunset after it has been warmed, that’s when it stabilizes that’s when it’s been melted. Do you know what happens to snow and ice in the sun, right? That’s why climber always cross ice Falls ideally early early in the morning a.k.a. the middle of the night because the lack of sun and subzero temperatures for an extended period mean that the ice is going to be a lot more stable and the likelihood of trouble is going to be a lot less, the same would be true with seracs and other high pitch snow covered peaks daytime and sunlight are a recipe for disaster. you want to stay the fuck away from them in general under those conditions

@@jordanalandry1866 I think you misunderstood what I meant. I said a bivvie ABOVE the ice fall would have been a possible better option. THen they could have descended before dawn when it is safest, as you point out.

Rinehold Messner alpine style, is where it's at!

Best to admire from a far distance 🥶

For people who hate the fast paced rat race we live in the West, the pure tranquality and serenity of the mountains can be just the thing we need to cope with the normal 9-5 life back home. And on top of that there's also the measuring yourself with nature's biggest landmarks, with each other, exploring new and unclimbed mountains and routes, the thrill of danger, and so on.

@@pieterveenders9793 I mean, I get what you're saying... but it still makes no sense to me. I mean I get the sense of accomplishment, I "climbed" a WAY smaller deal a while back, and while it was cool to say I did and I was kinda proud after the fact, it was not even close to worth it for the risk. The risk it to biscuit ratio just doesn't compute in my brain. Props to those who do it though, no disrespect, they are built different than me for sure.

They are just dumb

driving in your car is death waiting to happen, people are driving right now blasting music, drunk, high. Not to mention your going to die anyway. This mountain is scary from what i can see. Doubt many will be signing up for a piece of that.

We all "just appear" on this scrabble board of life with indecipherable game rules and a timer that goes dark after a few flickers around the sun. Finding experiences that can light up your circuits and leave them glowing is apt to lead you chasing dragons.

MM usually does a good job naming sherpas that lose their lives

@@counterfit5 That's good. And, horribly, surprisingly unusual. The attitude towards Sherpas in the comments beneath most mountaineering videos on RU-vid is, well, almost aggressively dismissive or outright hate filled. Most such videos go into great great details about the wealthy and/or western climbers. Talk about their childhoods, their parents, sibling, spouses, children. Talk about their fantastic characters and how everyone loves them. Then the death story is related, Sometimes it is revealed just how many Sherpas were killed in the attempts to get the Hero of this story back. But often they merit no mention at all. Nevermind anything as extraneous as their names. I found this so bizarre & heartless, that I began mentioning it. I said that I found it strange that there were so many people who were willing to risk the lives of OTHER people for THEIR OWN enjoyment or aspiration. What I received back from other commenters was astonishing. Zero comments saying anything about how this situation was bad. But hundreds of comments saying things such as "they were lucky to be able to get the job' "their families have no right to whine" "they know the risks" "people like them always complain when the work gets hard". Eventually I realized that the attitude manifested in the comments is the reason this situation has come about & has been allowed to continue. They viewed the Sherpas as not even just unimportant, but with actual distain, and regarded them as deeply inferior...as though they subscribe to the worst of (completely debunked) social Darwinism. They displayed the same sort of contempt I hear people aiming at the Homeless or migrant workers, or refugees from famine & war. As regards mountaineering: What is the point of "achieving a goal" or "showing the triumph of your will" if your "achievement" was bought with the corpses of others & you have emptied your soul of any humanity.

Definitely! Although I do believe he would have included their names if they were known. Sources can be lacking, which might be the case here.

No. Snow acts as a sound dampener plus surely they had hats/beanies things over their ears to keep warm, possibly sleeping, and probably some wind

Yeah like that picture of the endless line at the top of Everest. So impressed!!

certainly there's a difference in climbers, everyone watching these mountaineering videos is aware but no need to be so elitist about 'real' climbers

Well, I am a bit like that to be honest.

@@attention_shopping At some level I can agree with you, BUT it's gotten so bad on Everest that otherwise decent and sensible people are being exploited and put directly into harm's way for morons with more money than sense. A LOT of easily preventable deaths are happening with no reasonable excuse in any of it. I swear, if I was to win the lottery tomorrow, my first project would be to install a g** d*** escalator on Everest just to shut the wannabes up! Normally, I don't have a problem with someone trying to do whatever they want... BUT that comes with a couple caveats. 1 Don't expect me to waste my time trying to rescue you from yourself. 2 ONLY risk your own neck. It should be fine and cool for me to risk my life, but it's not remotely close to ethical for me to even put you in any fear for yours. ;o)

K2 is not a normy mountain.

It's still processing the HD as of writing this, so check back in a few minutes?

"Bivvy".

I can't hear audio on this video but can on others I click

You just got here a little too early I think! It occasionally does that while it's still processing HD. Check back in 30ish minutes and it should work just fine for you!

Cold af

Not in France it aint.

Everywhere else it is.@@johndef5075

harmi @@johndef5075

C'est dommage. @@johndef5075

Namasté

The other men in the expedition team photo are listed as "cooks" and apparently didn't do any climbing themselves.