When I see pictures of the summit CLOGGED, a line of climbers waiting with limited time to reach the summit because it's too crowded (absurd to say that Mt. Everest is crowded at the summit ridge), I think climbers with inadequate experience see mt everest as a way to validate their worth as a human or to prove how brave/tough they are to others. It's ludicrous. No, it's a place on Earth that is no match for majority of the human population. However, there will always be people who fail to recognize that embarking upon an illusory expedition is no joke. They're deceived by their perception that summiting Mt. Everest is a real possibility and/or an attainable goal. As such, they pay with their lives because of an illusion that they--not others-- can do it because they--not others--have more determination than the next person. Please note Im speaking of those naive climbers/trekkers who do not have the specialized agility to see Mt. Everest for the feat it truly is.
@ellena.8369 all good. No problem. Its not embarrassing, you just didnt know, just like i didnt. I suggest Kyle Hills video on fake science channels. Its a very good video and he is a fantastic creator.
Climbing Everest is no longer the unique achievement it used to be. Sherpa's do it repeatedly, year after year, WITH all the gear. They are the real mountaineers. The rest are just guided tourists who couldn't do it if they had to carry their own shit & not rely on organised assistance ... like the early climbers did it. It's still risky & dangerous but it's not the PERSONAL ACHIEVEMENT it used to be. It's now a crowded, group hike ... A 'unique challenge' does not correspond to a pedestrian traffic jam, in a mountain rubbish tip ...
Right on. And it's an 11, 430 ft vertical gain from base camp. It's all about being on top of the highest peak. There are far better and more beautiful climbs on this planet.
Has anyone actually talked to the Sherpas? What is their view on LGBT+ rights? Just because they're working class doesn't mean they're not deplorable just like all the rest of them.
the problem is how do you regulate that? people are lazy pigs (as evidenced by the amount of garbage on the mountain) perhaps they should institute something like a security deposit like hotels have....you come back down the mountain with x number of pounds of trash and you'll get your deposit back
@@Baysidemom2That would work but it would need to be a significant amount of money or people would still leave their rubbish. Aren’t most of these climbers there with organised groups? Make the tour operator responsible for their groups removing their own rubbish or fine the operator.
@@the-fiddling-fox True but at least they could use that money to pay clean up crews and give them health and life insurance. But of course they wouldn't do that --> they'd make the crew pay for the insurance! The rich screw the poor at every turn.
Even in 2024…. With the new rules…. Pack-in pack-out….. a lot of the expedition teams simply cut off their logos on their tents at camp 3/4 and left them behind along with most of their gear. So how do you police that…? If anyone watched Ryan Mitchell’s climb…. He said 3/4 smelled like shit and looked like shit. His group was one of the last ones down and both camps were trashed. So the Government can throw around rules/regulations all they want… but it’s still a huge mess up there
@@DonnaRoushall i guess one solution would be to make inventory of your equipment before reaching out camp, then remake inventory at the end, if things are missing, you pay a fee. Guess though it wouldn't stop rich people who don't care about money, and wouldn't solve poop issues as well, still better than nothing. Leaving trash to me is very linked to your education, same shit everywhere.
The mountain couldn’t heal itself, Khumbu icefall will melt even without climbers, and trash and dead bodies will stay there forever. Just not in piles, more scattered on the slopes. Mountains need cleaning, long term ecological solutions for the future and limited permits.
Do you think a magical mountain genie is going to manifest and rid the slopes of trash and human remains?🤦🏾♀️🙄That’s not how this works. That’s not how anything works, ever. You’re looking for a self licking ice cream cone. A clean up and enforced rules are what’s actually needed, not hopes and dreams. Holy hell
I wouldn’t stand in that line for anything! Just crazy! They are in the Death Zone burning O2. Simply don’t get it. It has lost all the glamour. I’m not impressed with any of them. Just nuts!
I had no idea that climbers left their garbage there once they were done. Why would this even need to be a rule?? I wrongly assumed the climbers respected Everest and the people of Napal enough to clean up after themselves.
I'd say if you're not fit enough to bring your own trash back home, you're not fit enough for that trip. That applies to any trip, whether it's Mt. Everest or going to your mailbox.
@@TheSaltyAdmiral if hordes of dentists were lined up offering you 100k each to throw trash on your driveway and take a permanent nap, I think you'd quickly be a rich man with a lot of bodies on your driveway. Also I'm sorry, do you carry trash with you to your mailbox and then bring it back to the house? How did this make sense when you wrote it?
Why? They carry all the shit onto the mountain and it's their services that attract these volumes of climbers to the mountain. Imagine how few climbers would attempt Everest without Sherpa help. Whatsmore Sherpas run their own climbing companies but pay their Sherpas considerably less than western companies do.
@@kamakaziozzie3038Not denying it takes some skill and technique to climb Everest…….but it’s in no way equivalent to the earlier climbs by those who were more Mountaineers than rich tourists…
@@bigbasil1908the comparison you are making is offensive. Snowdon is less than two hours up and down. An hour each way is your keeping it busy. You spend 4x that duration in the death zone. Comparatively Everest will take you no less than 2 weeks if your adequately fit and the lack of oxygen doesn’t kill you off. Snowdon can be done in shorts and trainers.
Nepalese government has Everest as their cash cow. They are not going to do anything that curtails their ability to make money . The greatest ability to promote safety would be to not allow people who don’t know what they are doing to even attempt the climb. They can throw all the technology they want at the mountain, but if they don’t police the access to the mountain, all the poop bags in the world won’t change anything. People will die and they will leave a mountain of shit behind.
Easy fix, ban commercial expeditions. You want to climb Everest? Arrange it yourself and climb it yourself. Like it used to be. But Nepal wants that money from commercialization and allows it, so they are not entitled to whine about it. Sorry, but it is true.
When I climbed Everest the Sherpa are a different breed .they carry everything so my personal Sherpa I gave him 10k dollars when I finished that hike. He said nobody tips them and they only make a few grand risking their lives everyday .
I have read often times the Sherpa's pay is extremely low. Most of their pay are tips. It's nice you tipped. I would assume this was a generous tip? I truly do not know what is average or generous. I have also read there have been people who either didn't tip or gave their Sherpa barely anything. Nepal is a poor country. They have commercialized climbing Mt Everest. Some climbers have very little experience and climb anyway because of the commercialization. So many have died either for the money or rich people wanting to gloat with friends over the fact they climbed Mt Everest. Who would ever want to do this in a line with 100 other people? If one person in line becomes ill, untethering to get around that person is a big risk in itself. If I were a professional mountaineer, Mt Everest would no longer be appealing.
The entitled behaviour of the climbing teams has been shameful. Most would have been well aware they were taking advantage of the community by leaving their garbage but nothing was ever done voluntarily. The sherpas are the hero’s.
The amount of trash and abuse is sickening. Ban commercial, outside companies from doing expeditions. Allow only local, resident, whereas to lead and control expeditions.
@@kamakaziozzie3038you must not know human behavior Even knowing, humans still make stupid decisions and complain about the outcome Serves them right 😅
and who is going to provide for all those families that rely on the income provided by those jobs? It would be a big hit for the Nepal's GDP. Terrible idea 👎 try again
@@ozgulozdemir8899 They aren't, but at the same time they flock to these jobs because it's still better paying than anything else they can do with their skillset. If one gets smart and quits, there are 10 more ready and willing to take up such abusive work. It sucks but they absolutely know what they are signing up for. Instead of blaming the rich tourists, we should blame the govt that eagerly welcomes these tourists because they profit immensely from them. These rules should've been in effect decades ago.
@@evocati6523 it is called common sense, that said "Common sense ain't common." ~ Will Rogers. The ultimate test of a moral society is the kind of world that it leaves to its children. What have you done to leave the world a better place?
“A bit of a head scratcher” when talking about the yaks and reduction of helicopters. No, no tf it is not a head scratcher. Whoever wrote the script for this video is absolutely apart of the problem. Everest is not your yearly vacation destination, it is not where you go to base camp to spend a week when you want to experience the wilderness. And unless youre fully committed to devoting every second of your time to climbing preparation (no lounging on couches and sipping tea while having a laugh) or fully devoted to the support system of those climbers, then you don’t freaking belong at base camp. The reversion to yaks makes perfect sense, the issue is that there is too many people on the mountain and too many of those people are completely care free. It is that simple, there is too many people. If you have an issue with traveling by yak and were expecting a helicopter transport so you can get an easy ride all the way to base camp, then you don’t belong on the mountain in the first place. The trek to base camp with all your tents, food and water, and climbing gear or materials has stood as a proving ground for decades. If you have an issue with doing that trek the “old fashioned way”, then you don’t belong on the mountain.
They should have a limited Permit Draw program for each season for say 100 permits. Come up with a system to give preference points to verified experienced climbers. It shouldn't be about how much money you have to spend, but how much dedication and experience you bring to the team/endeavor.
It use to be that way. You couldn't step foot on Everest without having climbed at least three 8000ers before applying for a permit. The government changed that rule a few years ago. A lot of experienced climbers are still upset about it. I don't blame them either.
@@chasecoughlan1038 couldn't you just charge more money for fewer spots? There would be fewer Sherpa crews employed but we've established the government doesn't really care about them anyways. What am I missing? People will pay whatever you charge, you could even make more money with fewer permits, sky's the limit on what rich people will pay for the summit selfie.
@@oystercatcher943 of course but it's impossible to discuss options here while ignoring the Nepali gov's goals. We're talking about this because they care more about profits than any other factor. Your solution can't be "stop caring about the profits".
Better idea would be to police the agencies that offer the trips, ensuring that they are vetting prospective climbers for suitability and experience with challenging climbs. There are companies that do this anyway but the lure of a fairly hefty sum of money means some companies will overlook this in favour of simply taking anyone who has a big enough bank account. And if someone gets turned down by the more discerning agencies then the lure is that they’ll just go to the more unscrupulous places and hand over the money anyway. I’m a scuba diver myself who’s training for cave diving. I’m still very much a beginner and the agency I train with lays it out clearly that you can’t just speedrun your way to being an advanced cave diver by getting out the chequebook. You need to actually be in a cave and doing a bunch of dives to build up experience and key skills.
100% cool with every change. It's about time for change, and if it makes it harder for the climbers, that's a good thing. The harder it is, the fewer tourists!
Climbing Mt Everest is No Longer Cool!!!!! It hasn't been for atleast 10 years probably longer The Stigma attached to it is a Bunch of Rich Narcissists ruining a mountain and only caring about themselves -One Climber was litterally taken down on a Sherpas back The ungrateful jerk thanked his "Team" not the actual person who went way out of their way to save his life. If someone were to tell me "I climbed Mt Everest" I'm not going to be impressed -I know it's an extremly hard thing to do but it's been done now thousands of times and Sherapas have likely been doing the amazing feat for hundreds of years. So yeah no longer special
@@thespecialist9467 calm Down!! You Seem Really Hurt Just saying that climbing mount Everest doesn't carry the same weight. The only stories that general Public (Thats Me) seems to hear are Rich people who have nothing better to do and Leave people to die to "Achieve Thierry Goals". Is that a Fair assessment?. No almost Certainly not. It really is a Tremendous achievement but that really doesn't matter regarding my point. The way it is perceived by the general Public (Again that is me) is that it is a Bunch of Narcissistic jackholes going for glory no matter the cost. Is it Fair? NO. Is it accurate? Yes And No I dont Climb. Just giving a perspective
If someone said they climbed K2, then I would be really impressed and would let them know that was a big accomplishment, but Everest ? Nah. I wouldn't be impressed, lol.
@j.graham8068 neither can I, sir. In America, we have a thing we like to call integrity. We would never leave rubbish in the wilderness, because it bothers our conscience.
I did the Everest Trek in 1979. Even then, Base Camp was notorious for being an emormous pile of litter and abandoned equipment. I was advised to go up to Kala Pattar on Pumori's flank, and keep climbing until you couldn't. (This was on bare rock and involved nothing remotely technical.) At about 18,600 feet it started to get difficult, so I stopped. A tiny sliver of the South Col was visible at that point. A glorious view in every direction!
It’s ridiculous how many people are just willing to throw their life away over an accomplishment they won’t live to brag about. And people with young kids and elderly parents that need them. So selfish.
Such a shame, for what’s happened at Everest. I’m glad the Napli government has de-commercialized it. Denali has been better protected, or so I hear-because they don’t allow commercial guides. Everyone has to be an experienced mountaineer to even gain access to Denali.
@Heike-- Nope. Calling it Denali is respectful to the original name that it should always have been called. I don't know anyone here in the states who calls it anything other than Denali. Where i grew up, we didn't even know it had any other name.
@@Klm49 Why would we want to be respectful to a misogynist rape culture that kept slaves, had no women's rights and oppressed LGBT+ people? They couldn't even invent the wheel.
My bro and I would climb St. Helens as a warmup climb for Rainier. My freshman year in college, we did St. Helens late, in June. At the summit there were all these blue, green, yellow and brown patches. There is red snow in the PNW. I thought how cool, it isn't just a red algae. Digging deeper, I found it was human shit and toilet paper. As his Eagle Scout project, my brother proposed removing it all. The Forest Service said there were tons. I wondered how it would be removed. The day she blew up. I knew.
All climbers should be pay a bond to cover the cost of removing all their rubbish and abandoned gear. Also every climber must have reached a suitable standard.
I am not a climber and watch you for the information that supports my decision😂😂. Great vid. Your a good narrator. I enjoy that you do it yourself vs an AI.
@@bradpanter6559 exactly you can’t blame rich people for all the problems in the world. I’ve grown up poor and wealthy and I noticed there are certain people that keep their house immaculate you don’t have to have money to keep your home clean just have some pride and rich and poor people a lot of them have neither.
This, to me an armchairs mountaineer was a truly fantasy documentary. I have a fascination with Summiting Everest and watch endless uploads on it. What an amazingly informative document 😊😊 thank you and new sub here xx
I've been thinking about the rubbish problem. I think they should make a rule that every person must hand in 5 kg worth of trash on their way out. If they don't hand in trash, they will be fined. It doesn't matter if someone else picked up the trash for you, as long as you hand it in. If your whole team hands in a dead body, then you will all be exempt. This way, the place will be clean in no time.
i feel like they should be required to do it themselves because otherwise they will exploit the sherpas to do it like they make them carry everything else
This video covers the fact that climbers have to bring down their poop & some trash. In fact, they have to bring down 20 lbs. of "poop and trash" upon descent from basecamp. It seems that some people missed that part. 😉
Don't know the first thing about Mountain Climbing but I can say this, the amount of people in that line approaching the summit will one day be the cause of a major disaster on Everest. The amount of people that already die on that mountain is enough. When you take a death trap that is for people in the best shape and the best at what they do in the world and you open it for money and allow people on that mountain have no business on that mountain in the first place, you are asking for a disaster. I'm sure that the best guides have already said it. I'm sure that some of the best guides quit and said to hell with the money. They know what's on the way and want no part of it.
Show me a person who climbed Everest and I’ll show you the person I won’t be talking to at the party, or should I say listening to. Few indicators are so clear and reliable. A blessing really.
@@thespecialist9467 Remember, you wanted this. (Great Jack Reacher line) How wrong you are. Your response says everything I need to know about you. Juvenile, incorrect, and finally most telling of all anonymous. Ouch.
@@ChrisHodges87 you do sound kind of bitter there bud , assuming the person who climbed is so desperate to tell YOU his story , youre not that important buddy haha
Certified summiting of three other 7,000+ meter peaks (of which there are dozens in the Himalayas) before you even get to go to Everest. It would spread around the work for guides and benefits to the local economy away from that one mountain (Everest), and it would reduce crowding and accidents on Everest because only proven, tried and tested climbers would get to even be there. The 'mystique' of summiting Everest would go back to climbers who have earned it by previous hard mountaineering experience and previous support to the local economy.
I’ve wanted to do it for years, I’ve come very close to committing, after seeing what it’s turned into I’ve honestly lost any drive. It was the allure of the wilds long gone that called to me.
I have said it for years that the government needs to reduce the permits to 100 to 150 a year. It's about time they allow drones on Everest, they could have started this years ago to help others. Restrictions on K2 need to be put in place as well, it has also become a trash dump.
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To address trash issues, they should build permanent, minimal housing (Yurts of wood stone) with heads, cooking gas etc. at each camp to reduce disposable waste. Everyone pays use fee. 1/3 of climb tickets go to high bidder, 1/10 to lottery and the rest are waiting list. Tickets are non-transferable at normal price. The high-bidder money goes toward cleanup, construction/accommodations and Sherpa fund.
AFTER WATCHING THIS VIDEO, NEVER KNEW JUST HOW BAD IT WAS ON THIS MOUNTAIN..AND THE PEOPLE THAT TRAVEL HERE..VERY INTERESTING VIDEO...THANKS FOR SHARING..
When all that snow and ice melts, all that poo, pee, and trash, along with all the bodies, will come flowing down the mountain. And what a sight that will be.
I’m not a mountain climber or hiker. Did grow up camping and fishing while raised in the country. After watching one video about Mt Everest more are popping up. This is frightening. Reminds me of the movie from late 90s with Bill Paxton and Everest. It’s always about money 😢….. Yes people want to do these climbs on different mountains but come back to reality. Mother Nature has her ways and we got no control. Limit the people and follow experts advice who aren’t in it for money.
How did so many people who went there (climbers) manage to leave it so untidy? That’s like crapping on your own doorstep. I’m glad they’re now being made to bring things down
Shame on us. Shame on everybody who didnt help keep that place sacred. Thats why she ended so many lives, we need to respect the peaks and appreciate them, and climb them. Not walk on them and wipe our feet and asses upon its face.
I think it’s neat the ice is melting, then as co2 rises, plants will grow. It could be a whole new food production area for Nepal. Plus it would change Everest from ice hiking to actual rock climbing
Bottom line is the ONLY people who have the funds to do stuff like this are rich people. People who don't care about anyone but themselves. They should close the mountain all together
Not going to lie when you said this is the 2024 yak of the year I literally spit out my coffee. I wasn't expecting any comedy in this video but there it is good job lmao
Think about the miles long column of “climbers”, and imagine being amongst that line of people. You are committed to the pace of the weakest, slowest,least motivated and un prepared amongst all those people. I can’t think of anything less personally challenging or test of your self and your preparation. For the most part you are stuck in a lineup with a group of wealthy, unimaginative , trendy world travellers. Many of the comments are similar, it’s become a money prestige thing to do for many except your patience or your willingness to give your life for someone you’ve never meat during an injudicious trek. For the experienced climbers, who have climbed many of the worlds mountains its likely a lifelong desire to climb Everest and that is understandable. For many a notion of achieving some great feat. How many are impressed with this achievement anymore ?
I have no idea where you live but just imagine somebody from Timbuctoo making demands on the entrance requirements to your local park. These decisions are Nepalese and Chinese decisions only.
@@cowardlylion9947 People have been saying it for years even mountaineers and sherpas have been saying it. Money rules there and the people taking the money have no idea what was actually going on the mountain.
I agree. There was a rule in place before that you had to have climbed at least 3 other 8000ers before applying for a permit to step on Everest. Not use when they changed it but they are regretting it now.
They charge money to climb Everest. They allowed all these people on this mountain for the money. The climbers make it look like something you'd be inspired to do anymore. And not worth the risk of dying if something goes wrong. I think mountain climbing is dumb if it's not being done for science.
@penny8579 They are so far from us as far as being like us. It's unbelievable. Most of em are egotistical moneyed up narcissists. I used to like reading about the climbs. I don't anymore.
@@Ali_Ali509actually, the “trekkers” they call them, are probably the only real ones. They will trek? To the lowest camp or just before that and turn around. That is probably the best experience that you can still enjoy. You don’t need 15k in gear to do. There is little risk, assuming ur remotely healthy because the air is obviously still thin. Climbing to the top to say you did now, is not remotely close to the people who originally pioneered this mt. If you can hike and have the money and the timing is right with a good guide, ur gonna make it. At least will make it to s summit if ur going up from that side
Everest is 100% Pittmanized & it makes me puke. Today, hearing someone summited is about as interesting as them telling you they did a somersault at the park. You all know if helicopters COULD get up there, that’d be how 90% of Westerners’d choose to get there.
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When I see pictures of the summit CLOGGED, a line of climbers waiting with limited time to reach the summit because it's too crowded (absurd to say that Mt. Everest is crowded at the summit ridge), I think climbers with inadequate experience see mt everest as a way to validate their worth as a human or to prove how brave/tough they are to others. It's ludicrous. No, it's a place on Earth that is no match for majority of the human population. However, there will always be people who fail to recognize that embarking upon an illusory expedition is no joke. They're deceived by their perception that summiting Mt. Everest is a real possibility and/or an attainable goal. As such, they pay with their lives because of an illusion that they--not others-- can do it because they--not others--have more determination than the next person. Please note Im speaking of those naive climbers/trekkers who do not have the specialized agility to see Mt. Everest for the feat it truly is.
@@ellena.8369 dont respond to the bot please. This isnt a real channel
@@glockdookie5231 oh geez embarrassing thanks for the info i'll delete my subscription i hate AI voices anyway
@ellena.8369 all good. No problem. Its not embarrassing, you just didnt know, just like i didnt. I suggest Kyle Hills video on fake science channels. Its a very good video and he is a fantastic creator.
Climbing Everest is no longer the unique achievement it used to be.
Sherpa's do it repeatedly, year after year, WITH all the gear. They are the real mountaineers. The rest are just guided tourists who couldn't do it if they had to carry their own shit & not rely on organised assistance ... like the early climbers did it.
It's still risky & dangerous but it's not the PERSONAL ACHIEVEMENT it used to be. It's now a crowded, group hike ... A 'unique challenge' does not correspond to a pedestrian traffic jam, in a mountain rubbish tip ...
Word.
The fact that these pansy tourists are proud of themselves 😂 a complete joke
The early climbers had Sherpas. Settle down, mouth.
It is a major achievement, to say otherwise is just stupid
I think the traffic makes it even more dangerous.
It's nothing but the right to brag that they climbed everest, yet it's the hard working Sherpas that do most of the work on the mountain.
I would laugh in their face and call them a bunch of pansies who needed help 😂
Right on. And it's an 11, 430 ft vertical gain from base camp. It's all about being on top of the highest peak. There are far better and more beautiful climbs on this planet.
Has anyone actually talked to the Sherpas? What is their view on LGBT+ rights? Just because they're working class doesn't mean they're not deplorable just like all the rest of them.
@@Heike-- No rights for the crazy alphabet people
@@Heike--Lol what does the danger of mountain climbing have to do with LGBT 😂😂😂
The trash part is easy, you pack it in you pack it out. This has been a longstanding rule for backpackers everywhere. That includes your waste.
the problem is how do you regulate that? people are lazy pigs (as evidenced by the amount of garbage on the mountain)
perhaps they should institute something like a security deposit like hotels have....you come back down the mountain with x number of pounds of trash and you'll get your deposit back
@@Baysidemom2That would work but it would need to be a significant amount of money or people would still leave their rubbish. Aren’t most of these climbers there with organised groups? Make the tour operator responsible for their groups removing their own rubbish or fine the operator.
@@the-fiddling-fox*and fine.
@@the-fiddling-fox True but at least they could use that money to pay clean up crews and give them health and life insurance. But of course they wouldn't do that --> they'd make the crew pay for the insurance! The rich screw the poor at every turn.
I’ve seen pictures, it’s a real shame. If there was the will and the money, best option would be regular helicopter out skip loads.
The rule to bring out what you bring in should have been implemented decades ago.
I mean isn’t that just personal character and common sense ? It’s absurd they leave trash and debris like that.
Even in 2024…. With the new rules…. Pack-in pack-out….. a lot of the expedition teams simply cut off their logos on their tents at camp 3/4 and left them behind along with most of their gear. So how do you police that…? If anyone watched Ryan Mitchell’s climb…. He said 3/4 smelled like shit and looked like shit. His group was one of the last ones down and both camps were trashed. So the Government can throw around rules/regulations all they want… but it’s still a huge mess up there
@@DonnaRoushall i guess one solution would be to make inventory of your equipment before reaching out camp, then remake inventory at the end, if things are missing, you pay a fee. Guess though it wouldn't stop rich people who don't care about money, and wouldn't solve poop issues as well, still better than nothing.
Leaving trash to me is very linked to your education, same shit everywhere.
@@taghazog I love your solution…!
@@cz2165 the sherpas do all that
Shut down the climbing consessions! Shut down the mountain, period! Let the mountain heal itself!!
They won't. Why would they lose money on purpose?
The mountain couldn’t heal itself, Khumbu icefall will melt even without climbers, and trash and dead bodies will stay there forever. Just not in piles, more scattered on the slopes. Mountains need cleaning, long term ecological solutions for the future and limited permits.
Do you think a magical mountain genie is going to manifest and rid the slopes of trash and human remains?🤦🏾♀️🙄That’s not how this works. That’s not how anything works, ever. You’re looking for a self licking ice cream cone. A clean up and enforced rules are what’s actually needed, not hopes and dreams. Holy hell
I wouldn’t stand in that line for anything! Just crazy! They are in the Death Zone burning O2. Simply don’t get it. It has lost all the glamour. I’m not impressed with any of them. Just nuts!
was searching comments , you won 1st prise my friend ! It's just what I was thinking !!!
@@robertbihn3005 Like minds 😂
I get cranky standing in a lift line at Vail
spiritual deprived
Disneyland at 8000km, yikes.
I had no idea that climbers left their garbage there once they were done. Why would this even need to be a rule?? I wrongly assumed the climbers respected Everest and the people of Napal enough to clean up after themselves.
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A sick sign of our disposable and disrespectful society
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I totally agree. But I guess there's a lot of oxygen tanks, they're too heavy for people to keep carrying when empty
@TheDeathlure I feel like they should close it for a season. Make it for only climbers who volunteer to clean up.
I'd say if you're not fit enough to bring your own trash back home, you're not fit enough for that trip. That applies to any trip, whether it's Mt. Everest or going to your mailbox.
@@TheSaltyAdmiral if hordes of dentists were lined up offering you 100k each to throw trash on your driveway and take a permanent nap, I think you'd quickly be a rich man with a lot of bodies on your driveway. Also I'm sorry, do you carry trash with you to your mailbox and then bring it back to the house? How did this make sense when you wrote it?
Summitters require their food, tents, ropes, ladders, oxygen etc etc, to be be carried up for them - why expect them to bring their own rubbish down?!
The only people I respect there are the sherpas.
Why? They carry all the shit onto the mountain and it's their services that attract these volumes of climbers to the mountain. Imagine how few climbers would attempt Everest without Sherpa help. Whatsmore Sherpas run their own climbing companies but pay their Sherpas considerably less than western companies do.
knows no sherpas. But I guess you mean porters.
No one cares about ur respect. People are attempting an incredible feat. The drive is impressive.
@@chandlerthoma8503 It's foolish and selfish.
@srso4660 ok, I see your reasoning, I just think people show be allowed
What an accomplishment! Thousands of dollars of equipment and people to carry everything for you and tell you every step of the way. Wooooow!
Indeed. It’s a bragging rights holiday.
Internet warrior that couldn’t get higher than the 4th floor of apartment flat
@@kamakaziozzie3038Not denying it takes some skill and technique to climb Everest…….but it’s in no way equivalent to the earlier climbs by those who were more Mountaineers than rich tourists…
@kamakaziozzie3038 somebodys fee fees are hurt 😂
@@danielleparra4800 😅👌
It used to be you died if you werent prepared enough...now its just you die if the lines get too long
Or worst, the Sherpa dies.
😂😂😂😂
@@davschall 👍👍👍👍👍👍
Aren't you a part of those long lines?
@Metalhefe those tv ads on small portable oxygen bottles means more geriatrics will be trying. Lol
The biggest rule they need is you need to have climbed other peaks before doing Everest.
I've climbed Mount Snowdon a load of times, but I wouldn't even think about ascending Everest.
@@bigbasil1908the comparison you are making is offensive. Snowdon is less than two hours up and down. An hour each way is your keeping it busy. You spend 4x that duration in the death zone. Comparatively Everest will take you no less than 2 weeks if your adequately fit and the lack of oxygen doesn’t kill you off. Snowdon can be done in shorts and trainers.
@@bigbasil1908 "real" peaks at high altitude with all the gear you need for mt. Everest
@Ondraha there are mountains much more difficult to climb. Some mountains have yet to be submitted.
@@Ondraha agreed has to be at least one 8000-ers.
It used to be only locals and experienced mountaineers. Now any dipshit with money can climb that mountain..
Correction: Any dipshit can try. They're most likely to fail and endanger the rest of their group.
Dip shits with money can do anything and rule the world
It's literally always been an ego battle for people with resources.
When you want to summit Everest. First you spend 100,000 dollars or more to “buy” a permit. It goes downhill from there.
Nepalese government has Everest as their cash cow. They are not going to do anything that curtails their ability to make money . The greatest ability to promote safety would be to not allow people who don’t know what they are doing to even attempt the climb. They can throw all the technology they want at the mountain, but if they don’t police the access to the mountain, all the poop bags in the world won’t change anything. People will die and they will leave a mountain of shit behind.
Easy fix, ban commercial expeditions. You want to climb Everest? Arrange it yourself and climb it yourself. Like it used to be. But Nepal wants that money from commercialization and allows it, so they are not entitled to whine about it. Sorry, but it is true.
Nepal could get the money AND pristine mountains like its neighbour Bhutan.
Bur the Nepalese authorities are too corrupt...
Too much money involved. The mountain doesn't matter anymore. The money does.
ok if you are so desperate for the mountain go and clean it up lol
Greed, plain and simple 💰
@@Azurie-e9s Oh, you are typical selfish person who makes rubish and don't care.
When I climbed Everest the Sherpa are a different breed .they carry everything so my personal Sherpa I gave him 10k dollars when I finished that hike. He said nobody tips them and they only make a few grand risking their lives everyday .
generous 🎉.. glad you finished that hike.
@@rhaulynjohn still friends with him to this day now it's a tourist hike and over time that top of the mountain will collapse .
Yeah well you should know a few grand to them is a few million to us?
@@Heavyisthecrown maybe so ! But that's why you educate yourself and invest money on real estate I'll be owning a tower in New York City very soon .
I have read often times the Sherpa's pay is extremely low. Most of their pay are tips. It's nice you tipped. I would assume this was a generous tip? I truly do not know what is average or generous. I have also read there have been people who either didn't tip or gave their Sherpa barely anything. Nepal is a poor country. They have commercialized climbing Mt Everest. Some climbers have very little experience and climb anyway because of the commercialization. So many have died either for the money or rich people wanting to gloat with friends over the fact they climbed Mt Everest.
Who would ever want to do this in a line with 100 other people? If one person in line becomes ill, untethering to get around that person is a big risk in itself.
If I were a professional mountaineer, Mt Everest would no longer be appealing.
The entitled behaviour of the climbing teams has been shameful. Most would have been well aware they were taking advantage of the community by leaving their garbage but nothing was ever done voluntarily. The sherpas are the hero’s.
The amount of trash and abuse is sickening. Ban commercial, outside companies from doing expeditions. Allow only local, resident, whereas to lead and control expeditions.
But muh glory!
They'll never be back to Everest, so who cares? These are globalist elites, you think they are ever faced with the consequences of their actions?
What will all those edgy tech bros do then? How will they show off their manly man credits😂 @@danielfreeman1204
destroyed by human greed and stupidity
Isn’t almost every negative experience caused because of ignorance? (stupidity)
If we knew what we don’t know we would probably act differently.
Per usual
And DEI
As everything else😂😂
@@kamakaziozzie3038you must not know human behavior
Even knowing, humans still make stupid decisions and complain about the outcome
Serves them right 😅
I can NOT believe that huge crowd!! That's insanity!! 😮
Yes and very dangerous
And it’s very expensive.
Limit the permits to 100, and charge three times as much per permit for a minimum of 20 years.
Absolutely and use the money to clean up the mess
And pay the Sherpa’s 40% instead of 8%-10%.
They did it on Chinese side and the result is that more rich inexperienced people with loads of guides climb risking lives of everybody.
Close Everest for about 20 years to regroup 😊
they get so much money from that mountain, they cant close it... those mountains are their major source of income
And make the climbing outfitters cleanup or ban them from climbing again.
and who is going to provide for all those families that rely on the income provided by those jobs? It would be a big hit for the Nepal's GDP. Terrible idea 👎 try again
I hate how it became a rich tourist attraction
those rich tourists helped the Sherpa region to get a better way of living
It's the attitude of these wealthy tourists that's despicable . The think of nothing but themselves, always have throughout history.
@@willyD200 I conclude that you are not wealthy, but you did not say, if you would like to be wealthy too.
@@rnies6849yeah sure sherpas getting very rich 🤪
@@ozgulozdemir8899 They aren't, but at the same time they flock to these jobs because it's still better paying than anything else they can do with their skillset.
If one gets smart and quits, there are 10 more ready and willing to take up such abusive work. It sucks but they absolutely know what they are signing up for.
Instead of blaming the rich tourists, we should blame the govt that eagerly welcomes these tourists because they profit immensely from them. These rules should've been in effect decades ago.
Narcissists can say I climbed a mountain, be a hero and change someone's future. Help out the world don't worry about getting to the top of it.
Who made you judge of who owes what to others?
Beautifully put 🥰
We should strive to make the world a better place, not to get on top of it!
@@evocati6523 it is called common sense, that said "Common sense ain't common." ~ Will Rogers. The ultimate test of a moral society is the kind of world that it leaves to its children. What have you done to leave the world a better place?
as said,"... Everest is tired..."
Yes, Everest is angry 😢
If we can personalize a mountain, then we can personalize the entire planet.
“God is tired of human ignorance”
@@kamakaziozzie3038 The planet doesn't even know we exist.
@@Islamisthecultofsin neither does everest
Sherpas are the unsung heroes of Nepal,couldn’t climb Everest without them 👍🥰
This description of the selfish rich in search of self gratification is disgusting
That is called DEI achievements
How many are rich? Not all.
Atleast they're not fucking children or coming up with contrived persecution complexes this time
“A bit of a head scratcher” when talking about the yaks and reduction of helicopters. No, no tf it is not a head scratcher. Whoever wrote the script for this video is absolutely apart of the problem. Everest is not your yearly vacation destination, it is not where you go to base camp to spend a week when you want to experience the wilderness. And unless youre fully committed to devoting every second of your time to climbing preparation (no lounging on couches and sipping tea while having a laugh) or fully devoted to the support system of those climbers, then you don’t freaking belong at base camp. The reversion to yaks makes perfect sense, the issue is that there is too many people on the mountain and too many of those people are completely care free. It is that simple, there is too many people. If you have an issue with traveling by yak and were expecting a helicopter transport so you can get an easy ride all the way to base camp, then you don’t belong on the mountain in the first place. The trek to base camp with all your tents, food and water, and climbing gear or materials has stood as a proving ground for decades. If you have an issue with doing that trek the “old fashioned way”, then you don’t belong on the mountain.
🎯
Who would want to climb up where there is no air but lots of poop
They should have a limited Permit Draw program for each season for say 100 permits. Come up with a system to give preference points to verified experienced climbers. It shouldn't be about how much money you have to spend, but how much dedication and experience you bring to the team/endeavor.
It use to be that way. You couldn't step foot on Everest without having climbed at least three 8000ers before applying for a permit. The government changed that rule a few years ago. A lot of experienced climbers are still upset about it. I don't blame them either.
@@chasecoughlan1038 couldn't you just charge more money for fewer spots? There would be fewer Sherpa crews employed but we've established the government doesn't really care about them anyways. What am I missing? People will pay whatever you charge, you could even make more money with fewer permits, sky's the limit on what rich people will pay for the summit selfie.
@@friedsenseiperhaps better to have experienced climbers than rich people maybe?
@@oystercatcher943 of course but it's impossible to discuss options here while ignoring the Nepali gov's goals. We're talking about this because they care more about profits than any other factor. Your solution can't be "stop caring about the profits".
Better idea would be to police the agencies that offer the trips, ensuring that they are vetting prospective climbers for suitability and experience with challenging climbs. There are companies that do this anyway but the lure of a fairly hefty sum of money means some companies will overlook this in favour of simply taking anyone who has a big enough bank account. And if someone gets turned down by the more discerning agencies then the lure is that they’ll just go to the more unscrupulous places and hand over the money anyway.
I’m a scuba diver myself who’s training for cave diving. I’m still very much a beginner and the agency I train with lays it out clearly that you can’t just speedrun your way to being an advanced cave diver by getting out the chequebook. You need to actually be in a cave and doing a bunch of dives to build up experience and key skills.
100% cool with every change. It's about time for change, and if it makes it harder for the climbers, that's a good thing. The harder it is, the fewer tourists!
Climbing Mt Everest is No Longer Cool!!!!!
It hasn't been for atleast 10 years probably longer
The Stigma attached to it is a Bunch of Rich Narcissists ruining a mountain and only caring about themselves
-One Climber was litterally taken down on a Sherpas back
The ungrateful jerk thanked his "Team" not the actual person who went way out of their way to save his life.
If someone were to tell me
"I climbed Mt Everest"
I'm not going to be impressed
-I know it's an extremly hard thing to do but it's been done now thousands of times and Sherapas have likely been doing the amazing feat for hundreds of years. So yeah no longer special
hahaha since it's so easy and no longer impressive when are you climbing?
@@thespecialist9467 calm Down!!
You Seem Really Hurt
Just saying that climbing mount Everest doesn't carry the same weight. The only stories that general Public (Thats Me) seems to hear are Rich people who have nothing better to do and Leave people to die to "Achieve Thierry Goals". Is that a Fair assessment?. No almost Certainly not. It really is a Tremendous achievement but that really doesn't matter regarding my point. The way it is perceived by the general Public (Again that is me) is that it is a Bunch of Narcissistic jackholes going for glory no matter the cost. Is it Fair? NO. Is it accurate? Yes
And No I dont Climb. Just giving a perspective
If someone said they climbed K2, then I would be really impressed and would let them know that was a big accomplishment, but Everest ? Nah. I wouldn't be impressed, lol.
@@snakesghost7817 then go climb it if its so easy
@@thespecialist9467 Give me $60 k - 80k and I will, just for you !
Rule #1: you pack it in, you pack it out.
Exactly. I can't understand how climbers are so disrespectful.
@j.graham8068 neither can I, sir. In America, we have a thing we like to call integrity. We would never leave rubbish in the wilderness, because it bothers our conscience.
@@shanemedlin9400😆😂🤣
100%…..pigs like to summit. They should all be ashamed of themselves.
To bad pack it in pack it out place should be cleaner when you leave then when you got there period
I did the Everest Trek in 1979. Even then, Base Camp was notorious for being an emormous pile of litter and abandoned equipment. I was advised to go up to Kala Pattar on Pumori's flank, and keep climbing until you couldn't. (This was on bare rock and involved nothing remotely technical.) At about 18,600 feet it started to get difficult, so I stopped. A tiny sliver of the South Col was visible at that point. A glorious view in every direction!
You are a brave soul to have done that. Congratulations & my hats off to you.🎉
It’s ridiculous how many people are just willing to throw their life away over an accomplishment they won’t live to brag about. And people with young kids and elderly parents that need them. So selfish.
>elderly parents
“Too many people spend money they haven't earned, to buy things they don't want, to impress people that they don't like.”― Will Rogers
@@robertcounts5300 if they have that money to throw away they should be donating it to their local homeless and animal shelters.
Such a shame, for what’s happened at Everest. I’m glad the Napli government has de-commercialized it. Denali has been better protected, or so I hear-because they don’t allow commercial guides. Everyone has to be an experienced mountaineer to even gain access to Denali.
This poster is talking about Mount McKinley. Calling it that without being indigenous to the area is cultural appropriation and needs to stop.
@@Heike-- the heck are you yapping on about? It was officially renamed Denali you absolute donut... go back to your gender studies class.
@Heike-- Nope. Calling it Denali is respectful to the original name that it should always have been called. I don't know anyone here in the states who calls it anything other than Denali. Where i grew up, we didn't even know it had any other name.
@@Klm49 Why would we want to be respectful to a misogynist rape culture that kept slaves, had no women's rights and oppressed LGBT+ people? They couldn't even invent the wheel.
@@Klm49 Since when do misogynist slavers deserve respect?
Those queues look ridiculous!
Это ппц, я очень удивлена, как в музей Эрмитаж например😮
I love the white, deluxe yuppy tent with couches & a personal chef at 00:35......fml
😂
My bro and I would climb St. Helens as a warmup climb for Rainier.
My freshman year in college, we did St. Helens late, in June.
At the summit there were all these blue, green, yellow and brown patches.
There is red snow in the PNW.
I thought how cool, it isn't just a red algae.
Digging deeper, I found it was human shit and toilet paper.
As his Eagle Scout project, my brother proposed removing it all.
The Forest Service said there were tons.
I wondered how it would be removed.
The day she blew up.
I knew.
Mother Nature is a mean mistress
Haha wow it rained shit that day
Blue and green red ? Wtf
@@TimothyYockyIs your impairment history, culture or basic arithmetic. In the 1970's toilet paper came in a multitude of colors. More on.
@@TimothyYocky😂ага, я тоже удивилась
All climbers should be pay a bond to cover the cost of removing all their rubbish and abandoned gear. Also every climber must have reached a suitable standard.
I believe there is corruption in place
they basiccally do, they have to pay the Nepalese government to get a permit allowing them to climb Everest, this costs about $11,000
Their actually is a refundable deposit for packing out your trash. Most climbers just consider it part of the climbing fee and leave their tradh
They should make firm rules on the amount of people who can climb it each year.
That yak 2024 was a BEAUT 👌🥰🥳❤️🙏🇬🇧
Absolutely stunning! 🐂✨
I am not a climber and watch you for the information that supports my decision😂😂. Great vid. Your a good narrator. I enjoy that you do it yourself vs an AI.
Thanks for watching! 🎥 I'm glad you find the information helpful, and I appreciate your feedback on the narration style!
Great to hear the danger is lowered and the mountain is kept clean. It's shocking to realise that mounting isn't being looked after 😢
Most Rich don't clean up after themselves... They have "people for that"...
It's such a beautiful part of the world.Whenever a place becomes a destination,there's going to be trash,everywhere.💛
Rich people destroy everything
I’ve been through a lot of poor areas in my time and I’ve noticed that they’re pretty damn destructive too.
people.
@@bradpanter6559 exactly you can’t blame rich people for all the problems in the world. I’ve grown up poor and wealthy and I noticed there are certain people that keep their house immaculate you don’t have to have money to keep your home clean just have some pride and rich and poor people a lot of them have neither.
Person's cleanliness has very little to do with wealth.
Downtown LA and San Francisco are open air garbage dumps. It’s all poor people that can’t keep their camping areas tidy.
Pack it in, pack it out. Leave no(minimal) trace. Simple rules that most backcountry people live by.
This, to me an armchairs mountaineer was a truly fantasy documentary. I have a fascination with Summiting Everest and watch endless uploads on it. What an amazingly informative document 😊😊 thank you and new sub here xx
I've been thinking about the rubbish problem. I think they should make a rule that every person must hand in 5 kg worth of trash on their way out. If they don't hand in trash, they will be fined. It doesn't matter if someone else picked up the trash for you, as long as you hand it in. If your whole team hands in a dead body, then you will all be exempt. This way, the place will be clean in no time.
Force them to stay on base unless turn in trash
i feel like they should be required to do it themselves because otherwise they will exploit the sherpas to do it like they make them carry everything else
They pay around 100k to climb the mountain, do you think they care about a fine when they came back?
This video covers the fact that climbers have to bring down their poop & some trash. In fact, they have to bring down 20 lbs. of "poop and trash" upon descent from basecamp. It seems that some people missed that part. 😉
This is the Right Move...it's a serious and spiritual climb and challenge.
Don't know the first thing about Mountain Climbing but I can say this, the amount of people in that line approaching the summit will one day be the cause of a major disaster on Everest. The amount of people that already die on that mountain is enough. When you take a death trap that is for people in the best shape and the best at what they do in the world and you open it for money and allow people on that mountain have no business on that mountain in the first place, you are asking for a disaster. I'm sure that the best guides have already said it. I'm sure that some of the best guides quit and said to hell with the money. They know what's on the way and want no part of it.
The images of a long line of people at 4:58 and 20:17 show how ridiculous the climb has become.
Show me a person who climbed Everest and I’ll show you the person I won’t be talking to at the party, or should I say listening to. Few indicators are so clear and reliable. A blessing really.
just say you're jealous that you cannot afford it and climb it lmao keep coping about it womp womp
@@thespecialist9467 Remember, you wanted this. (Great Jack Reacher line)
How wrong you are. Your response says everything I need to know about you. Juvenile, incorrect, and finally most telling of all anonymous. Ouch.
@@ChrisHodges87you're not cool bro. And you say I'm wrong without saying why 😂 bro just say ur dumb
@@ChrisHodges87 you do sound kind of bitter there bud , assuming the person who climbed is so desperate to tell YOU his story , youre not that important buddy haha
@@TimothyYocky and you are not that intelligent. No haha
OMG!!! That is fantastic that they are working so hard and getting the refuse and some bodies off the mountain. That is terrific!!!
Thank you for the update! So sorry for the llosses!
Certified summiting of three other 7,000+ meter peaks (of which there are dozens in the Himalayas) before you even get to go to Everest. It would spread around the work for guides and benefits to the local economy away from that one mountain (Everest), and it would reduce crowding and accidents on Everest because only proven, tried and tested climbers would get to even be there. The 'mystique' of summiting Everest would go back to climbers who have earned it by previous hard mountaineering experience and previous support to the local economy.
But the you would have piles of shit n garbage there too! 🤢🤮😕
I’ve wanted to do it for years, I’ve come very close to committing, after seeing what it’s turned into I’ve honestly lost any drive.
It was the allure of the wilds long gone that called to me.
“Turning a phenomenon that was once a solitary pursuit of mountaineering into something resembling a bustling highway in peak season”
Every climber must be forced to bring back 15-20lb of waste (empty bottles, plastics, bags etc) and not leave if for others...
It's actually 20 lbs. of poop& trash that climbers have to carry back down.
@cecileroy557 Now it is, but this should be an extra load.
I have said it for years that the government needs to reduce the permits to 100 to 150 a year. It's about time they allow drones on Everest, they could have started this years ago to help others. Restrictions on K2 need to be put in place as well, it has also become a trash dump.
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Everest is now a theme park ride.
The climate has always been changing.
Amen 🙏
Literally nobody said it doesn’t
Everest actually lost it's way of purity and true adventure many years ago - It's just a challenging tourist attraction now... \m/
when are you climbing it then?
There is nothing in nature that the human ego can’t defile. 😊
To address trash issues, they should build permanent, minimal housing (Yurts of wood stone) with heads, cooking gas etc. at each camp to reduce disposable waste. Everyone pays use fee.
1/3 of climb tickets go to high bidder, 1/10 to lottery and the rest are waiting list. Tickets are non-transferable at normal price. The high-bidder money goes toward cleanup, construction/accommodations and Sherpa fund.
AFTER WATCHING THIS VIDEO, NEVER KNEW JUST HOW BAD IT WAS ON THIS MOUNTAIN..AND THE PEOPLE THAT TRAVEL HERE..VERY INTERESTING VIDEO...THANKS FOR SHARING..
Awesome video. You are a very talented narrator.
Thank you so much! 😊 I appreciate your kind words and support.
@@ExtremeEdgeStories Subscribed! 😊
Respect the mountain and pray for safe passage while watching your every step.
When all that snow and ice melts, all that poo, pee, and trash, along with all the bodies, will come flowing down the mountain. And what a sight that will be.
I’m not a mountain climber or hiker. Did grow up camping and fishing while raised in the country. After watching one video about Mt Everest more are popping up. This is frightening.
Reminds me of the movie from late 90s with Bill Paxton and Everest. It’s always about money 😢…..
Yes people want to do these climbs on different mountains but come back to reality. Mother Nature has her ways and we got no control. Limit the people and follow experts advice who aren’t in it for money.
Great video! Thanks.
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it!
Whoever cleans up Mount Everest will be a hero.
Absolutely. If you want something to stay pristine, never let humans near it.
The biggest joke is the locals call Everest ' the mountain Godess ' ...... Then they litter it with trash and human waste , what a tribute .
It is not the locals that litter
I will Never ❤forget the first time I saw ap line of people up the mountain. Absurd
20:12 This isn't an adventure. Its a ride at Disney Land.
I go hiking for the peace and solitude, this sounds like a nightmare.
1. Superb video on every score
2. You sure channeled your inner Clint Eastwood 😂👍
Thanks a ton! 😄 I guess I’ve found my inner Clint Eastwood-watch out, world! 💪🏼 Glad you enjoyed the video!
How did so many people who went there (climbers) manage to leave it so untidy? That’s like crapping on your own doorstep. I’m glad they’re now being made to bring things down
It costs me only a couple of dollars to drive to Costco. That $1.50 hot dog is good
That's enough adventure for me
This is fascinating and informative!
Mt. Cesspool
Shame on us. Shame on everybody who didnt help keep that place sacred. Thats why she ended so many lives, we need to respect the peaks and appreciate them, and climb them. Not walk on them and wipe our feet and asses upon its face.
Excellent informative documentary. Thankyou.
I think it’s neat the ice is melting, then as co2 rises, plants will grow. It could be a whole new food production area for Nepal. Plus it would change Everest from ice hiking to actual rock climbing
up there the air is too thin, microbes live there but nothing else can
😂😂😂 at that altitude and fed with human waste and bones...
Oh my ribs hurt, what a JOKE!
@LathropLdST you are very myopic. If co2 rises then so will plant growth. You are thinking i mean growing food on top of everest. What a joke 😆 🤣
Great video!!
Bottom line is the ONLY people who have the funds to do stuff like this are rich people. People who don't care about anyone but themselves. They should close the mountain all together
Proof that rich people poop 💩 too.
Not going to lie when you said this is the 2024 yak of the year I literally spit out my coffee. I wasn't expecting any comedy in this video but there it is good job lmao
Some corporation got the contract to require everyone to buy their trackers, useless though they are.
Think about the miles long column of “climbers”, and imagine being amongst that line of people.
You are committed to the pace of the weakest, slowest,least motivated and un prepared amongst all those people.
I can’t think of anything less personally challenging or test of your self and your preparation.
For the most part you are stuck in a lineup with a group of wealthy, unimaginative , trendy world travellers.
Many of the comments are similar, it’s become a money prestige thing to do for many except your patience or your willingness to give your life for someone you’ve never meat during an injudicious trek.
For the experienced climbers, who have climbed many of the worlds mountains its likely a lifelong desire to climb Everest and that is understandable.
For many a notion of achieving some great feat. How many are impressed with this achievement anymore ?
The column of climbers doesn't go to the top lol.. only at the bottom/Basecamp
next they need to limit the number of permits issued per year and add requirements...no novices.
Exactly! No novices.
I have no idea where you live but just imagine somebody from Timbuctoo making demands on the entrance requirements to your local park. These decisions are Nepalese and Chinese decisions only.
@@cowardlylion9947 People have been saying it for years even mountaineers and sherpas have been saying it. Money rules there and the people taking the money have no idea what was actually going on the mountain.
I agree. There was a rule in place before that you had to have climbed at least 3 other 8000ers before applying for a permit to step on Everest. Not use when they changed it but they are regretting it now.
Supposedly 478 permits were given out in 2023 - I wonder how many were actually used...
We all have to start somewhere. This looks looks a good start for Everest.
They charge money to climb Everest. They allowed all these people on this mountain for the money. The climbers make it look like something you'd be inspired to do anymore. And not worth the risk of dying if something goes wrong. I think mountain climbing is dumb if it's not being done for science.
Mountain climbing is fun. You don't have to climb everest to enjoy the trip.
@@horiabalaban7968Agreed. Real climbers don't climb Everest anymore.
Of course you would find it dumb because you’re obviously not a mountain climber.
@penny8579 They are so far from us as far as being like us. It's unbelievable. Most of em are egotistical moneyed up narcissists. I used to like reading about the climbs. I don't anymore.
@@Ali_Ali509actually, the “trekkers” they call them, are probably the only real ones.
They will trek? To the lowest camp or just before that and turn around.
That is probably the best experience that you can still enjoy.
You don’t need 15k in gear to do. There is little risk, assuming ur remotely healthy because the air is obviously still thin.
Climbing to the top to say you did now, is not remotely close to the people who originally pioneered this mt.
If you can hike and have the money and the timing is right with a good guide, ur gonna make it. At least will make it to s summit if ur going up from that side
Just another sign of the worn out welcome humans have on earth.
lol earth is teeming with life but you are welcome to end it all if you arent a hypocrite of course😉
Leave only footprints, take only photos.
Solid commentary well done
Has been destroyed by money greed and stupidity. They need to have a rule in place what you take up bring back. NO RUBBISH
Everest is 100% Pittmanized & it makes me puke. Today, hearing someone summited is about as interesting as them telling you they did a somersault at the park.
You all know if helicopters COULD get up there, that’d be how 90% of Westerners’d choose to get there.
I heard the line of climbers typically extends to the base of Everest and wraps around the mountain eight times.
Great awareness video