Why Some Sherpas Say There Won’t Be Any Guides On Everest In 10 Years | Inside Everest

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  • @BusinessInsider
    @BusinessInsider  10 หลายเดือนก่อน +626

    We’re excited to bring you part one of our four-part series about Mount Everest! Leave a comment below: Where would you like to see Business Insider go next?

    • @scrollop
      @scrollop 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +14

      Tahiti? African Safaris perhaps (there may be many issues with these?)? Fishermen? Arctic (research teams, locals, Eskimos)?, North Korea would be interesting but... difficult to show the truth. Great episode today, thank you. The human struggle is the most interesting.

    • @robertaitken1514
      @robertaitken1514 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

      Brilliant show. Thanks. MS Hans Hedtoft?? What would a colony need on Mars?? Nepal should charge $50 000 a ticket. Make the same money with less people or enforce sherpa use...then charge $100 000 a ticket. 50% non refundable deposit for booking. More money, less pollution and well paid Sherpas. ;)

    • @jeansherwood2428
      @jeansherwood2428 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +17

      A look at the trash on Everest.

    • @ClementKorea
      @ClementKorea 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

      Life in/on the DMZ between the Koreas. From soldiers and the everyday people who live next to it. (As someone who lives in Seoul, this is of great interest to everyone outside of Korea)

    • @boohere2
      @boohere2 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      I would like to see K2 Mountain in Asia being covered. That is another mountain that is dangerous to climb as well. At least that is what I read. If you are done with mountains, I would like Business Insider to cover the national dog show. I don't see any animal news or videos related to Business Insider. It would be nice for a change. Like what goes on behind the scenes. How does one enter their dog. The rules involved. How are dogs selected.

  • @Vexa7ion
    @Vexa7ion 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +7701

    6:18 the rescued hiker is from Malaysia and one of the most ungrateful person. He returned to his country and thanked his sponsor instead of the Sherpa(who had to convince his client to cancel their hike to save this hiker), He even went so far to block this Sherpa from his Instagram. Once news of this came to light, he turned from a national hero to an embarrassment for the nation.

    • @DaVe-iSnOtHoMe.MaN.LemmingsWeB
      @DaVe-iSnOtHoMe.MaN.LemmingsWeB 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +463

      Typical BILLIONAIRE .

    • @donbernie9346
      @donbernie9346 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +132

      name of the hiker?

    • @linuxmonkey
      @linuxmonkey 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +487

      Didn't know this story before. As a Malaysian myself this is beyond embarassment.

    • @KS-ze7ep
      @KS-ze7ep 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@DaVe-iSnOtHoMe.MaN.LemmingsWeB not sure if he's a billionaire, but definitely 100% brainless idiot

    • @linuxmonkey
      @linuxmonkey 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@donbernie9346 Found him. Ravichandran Tharumalingam. apparently he's using Everest as his middle name on LinkedIn and running a company related to moutaineering. lol

  • @TAZAR_II
    @TAZAR_II 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +10640

    I went to a corporate event a while back and there was a motivational speaker who had 'climbed Everest'. While he spoke I realized that this was by far his only 'accomplishment', and in reality he had invested $60,000 into an Everest climbing expedition to parley into a motivational speaking gig.
    He wasn't a climber with a story to tell, he just paid to go. We don't need more people climbing Everest for that.

    • @richardchorley1593
      @richardchorley1593 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +646

      Yes , these people are attention-seeking nonentities

    • @tomk3732
      @tomk3732 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +124

      Commercial climber. I did my first 8000er after doing 9 smaller expeditions.

    • @YuckFoutube-e1z
      @YuckFoutube-e1z 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +145

      Worst kind of people those.

    • @panamapapertiger1720
      @panamapapertiger1720 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +359

      Yeah, recently I've seen them pictures of the queues to get up there. I just thought they were all a bunch of losers, what does it feel like being in a queue to get up there. Surrounded by an ocean of mountains, all impressively massive, solitude and adventure in every direction...but, nah, not good enough, I want the one that everyone will know is the best, because it's not really about conquering something, being on an adventure and seeing something amazing in the world, it's about telling people you've done this stuff.
      Losers.

    • @snared_
      @snared_ 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +38

      @panamapapertiger1720 what you wrote it so on point. Exactly

  • @knightsljx
    @knightsljx 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1948

    6:08 What needs to be mentioned is that a rescue mission can be potentially career ending for the guide as well. I know a Sherpa who carried 2 injured climbers on his shoulders off a mountain (not Everest) and injured his own shoulders in the process. He could no longer be an expedition guide as his shoulders can no longer carry heavy loads. Not to mention the very real and high risk of death

    • @AEBach
      @AEBach 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +36

      Tashi Delek 🙏 one question: what happened with this Sherpa Guide, he received support and help for to manage his life?

    • @dan-bz7dz
      @dan-bz7dz 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +58

      They really should pay them a bonus for every life they save

    • @lilessab85
      @lilessab85 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Obvious reason not to go. Expensive, cold, dangerous and deadly. In no way a flex. I don't wanna go that way. In bed with my cat please.

    • @oriconceptarts3233
      @oriconceptarts3233 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      @@dan-bz7dz Nope , then they'd have an incentive to risk lives.

    • @mygun2urhead
      @mygun2urhead 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@oriconceptarts3233you’re a dumbass if you think any Sherpa guide would intentionally risk the lives of the climbers and also risk their own life having to successfully complete the rescue for some extra money

  • @99brooklynnn
    @99brooklynnn 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +487

    I keep getting recommended videos of rich people talking about Everest. This is the only Everest video I care to watch. RIP to every Sherpa who gave their life so wealthy tourists could get their fix, post on the internet, become motivational speakers, etc. Summiting Everest has become such a soulless endeavor.

    • @marcjtdc
      @marcjtdc 22 วันที่ผ่านมา +4

      It's being littered on also

    • @marcjtdc
      @marcjtdc 22 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      It's being littered on also

  • @rd2783
    @rd2783 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +7119

    Is it me or does an increase of the climb fee to $15k doesn't sound like it is going to make a dent to solve the problems of overcrowding and paying the sherpas?

    • @pahanin2480
      @pahanin2480 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +358

      Nah, too many rich people nowadays

    • @ranger-du7gk
      @ranger-du7gk 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +666

      lol it wont. That 15k goes straight to Gov officails. If they actually used the permit money to pay sherpas there wouldn't be this problem.

    • @tomk3732
      @tomk3732 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +205

      This is for Nepal government. Not for sherpa.

    • @neoneu5702
      @neoneu5702 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +177

      In addition to the fee there should be a theoretical and practical test, plus some sort of license that proves you are an experienced climber

    • @YuckFoutube-e1z
      @YuckFoutube-e1z 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      All stolen by government.

  • @jayvee2892
    @jayvee2892 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +862

    I've been watching a lot of these videos lately, but this one made me cry. Without the Sherpas, it's nearly impossible to climb that mountain. That's why I was never amused and couldn't understand why countries celebrate the people who summits Everest.
    The government SHOULD have a special holiday for these guides to celebrate them, SHOULD provide health benefits, SHOULD provide insurance and financial assistance for their families. They should price the permits at $50,000 so they'll be able to provide these, at least, and to limit the number of hikers and trash on the mountain.

    • @Trouble-Clef
      @Trouble-Clef 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +63

      Raising the price won’t change anything. People pay upwards of $200,000 U.S. to climb Everest but they’re paying it to western expedition companies, and they pay the Sherpa’s squat. It may eliminate a few hikers but that’s it. A wealthier hiker will soon take their place. They need to stop westerners from operating these businesses in Nepal and area and only allow Nepalese people to do it. People are literally and figuratively getting rich off the backs of the Sherpa people, except the Sherpa’s. Maybe tickets should only be available through a Sherpa, and no one else.

    • @AyeliaGDoren
      @AyeliaGDoren 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      All of this!

    • @lindaroth6273
      @lindaroth6273 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

      Great suggestion. They are the real summiters and don't do it for the bragging rights

    • @mattk8810
      @mattk8810 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      @@Trouble-Clefno one pays 200k to climb everest unless you includes all in including training and other climbs

    • @iou0
      @iou0 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Reinhold Messner didn't need a Sherpa.

  • @juliajs1752
    @juliajs1752 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +3641

    I had a phase when I binge-watched mountaineering disaster videos and Everest videos, and I think this video is the first one to actually include the Sherpas that perished in the overall Everest death toll.

    • @rainaflores779
      @rainaflores779 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +20

      CORRECTION: IT IS CALLED MOUNTAIN CHOMOLUNGMA

    • @jameson1239
      @jameson1239 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +87

      @@rainaflores779that’s the Tibetan name the Nepalese name is sagarmatha

    • @alexenaku
      @alexenaku 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +82

      I had that same phase lol. That plus caving\diving distasters

    • @alisheley
      @alisheley 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +29

      me too, still in it lol I wonder if theres a name for this obsession haha @@alexenaku

    • @viv8187
      @viv8187 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +18

      Went through a same phase

  • @hckyroxs8019
    @hckyroxs8019 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2601

    I remember a few years ago while working at a private school in the UK, we had a former pupil come and speak to the whole school on his experience of climbing Mount Everest. He failed the first time due to weather but was like "I had to go again, I felt compelled too!!" and talked about all the money he raised for it before the second time around. He also mentioned how he had a wife and kids and while yea, he might die in his attempt it was worth it. He made it on the second attempt but the whole "presentation" was just a weird self-gratification to brag at his old school, like show people he did something with his life.
    I remember leaving the assembly and while people around me were like "wow, so inspiring!!" I just felt off about it all but didn't want to say anything. I get back to the Library where I worked and my boss, who I have so much respect for, was like "what a load of bullshit, just a selfish man chasing his own glory and risking his life when he has people that depend on him. That was the most pointless assembly ever."
    I know this video was more from the sherpas pov but I think it's important to point out how selfish the climbers are. Like the sherpas do it out of necessity, ironically because they have a family that depends on them, whereas the climbers are risking their life for a bit of glory and potentially destroying dozens of lives in the meantime.

    • @rmiguel23
      @rmiguel23 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +144

      Really interesting take! Have you ever considered they do it out of passion? By your logic all nascar drivers, and all surfers, and all F1 drivers, and all boxers, and all UFC fighters, and all sky divers, and all astronauts…etc are selfish. Some people just have passions, life goals, or simply they enjoy it. Sure some things are more dangerous than others, but everyone involved recognizes the risks and makes decisions based of that including the sherpas! I do alot of solo traveling, climbing, sky diving, surfing, hiking and it annoys me to hear comments like this. Not everyone wants to just have a 9-5 save up for a house, and save money so they can retire at 65. Some of us want to experience life brother and there is nothing wrong with that. I also work a 9-5 in finance but man do I feel more alive when I am doing these types of things. I dream of one day being able to climb Everest.

    • @hckyroxs8019
      @hckyroxs8019 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +226

      @@rmiguel23 Yes, of course there are inherent risks in life and it is up to each person to make the choice to partake in them. And passion? Yes, I can understand someone being passionate about something and those things, like the professions and sports you listed, can have some level of danger to them. That being said, there is a difference in between UFC fighers, F1 drivers and so on and climbing Mount Everest. First of all, the majority of what you listed are actual professions where, much like the sherpas, the people do it for their family and for livelihood as well as passion. Climbers of Mount Everest on the other hand pay hundreds of thousands of dollars and while I know it's their money to spend, still means they're putting themselves AND OTHERS at risk. To me that is the big difference; they put so many people at the risk of injury/death and ruin countless families in the process. Like you want become a professional boxer? Cool, go for it. In that scenario you're making the choice to put yourself at risk but not others so fine by me. With climbing you can literally be tethered to other people and if you fall or make a mistake because you're tired or inexperienced and shouldn't have been up there, boom, everyone goes down.
      On top of that, these sherpas are usually the sole provider for their household so with their death not only comes the emotionally ruinage of a family but sends them into financial hell. I realise cutting tours down or outlawing people to climb Everest won't help this situation; the government has to set up some other infrastructure for them to make money if they truly want to help out this portion of their population.
      I realise this comes across incredibly one-sided and ranty but I just have no respect for people that put other people's life in danger for their own selfish ego. I too work in an office environment but can gain happiness in other ways then killing myself and others on a mountain. I truly do not care if I "annoyed" you with my comment and I maintain it's selfish.

    • @rmiguel23
      @rmiguel23 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +46

      @@hckyroxs8019 You hit it right on the head, sounds incredibly ranty! Sometimes people need to live and let live! They are not putting the Sherpas at risk, they are paying for a package, the Sherpas likewise sought employment and or are running their own tours. No one is putting anyone at risk, everyone is a consenting adult making the decisions they think are best for themselves. Ironically your point takes away this form of lively hood for the sherpas because some person from a first world country thinks they know whats best for the Sherpas😂 Your breakdown about the risks are incredibly ignorant, the Everest death rate is about 1% which is so incredibly low for whats being done! You know what also has a high death rate? Deep sea fishing or how about aircraft pilots! Should we ban those too? Its a little selfish for someone to want to eat king crab or tuna right? Should settle for chicken or beef! Or use a helicopter or jet! Its all just so silly, lets just let people live their lives how they want to live it and mind our business! Thats all! To each their own I guess!

    • @truehappiness4U
      @truehappiness4U 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +129

      @@rmiguel23I don’t think you get it. If you have high ambitions and put them first on number one, you shouldn’t be married and have kids. Stay single. Climb the Everest then. But pay the Sherpa’s extra money as they put their life in danger for their family as that is the only job that earns enough for them. Meanwhile rich people wanna climb the Everest climb the Everest for their own gain. Not for family. F1 drivers, boxers etc. Are all power and money hungry, those men also shouldn’t be married or have kids. Very selfish to do so, knowing you might die.

    • @allislove9890
      @allislove9890 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Agree.
      The sherpas guide, advise and carry the weight - so not so much to brag about in comparison.
      The Goddess mother of the world, the holy mountain is desecrated by dead bodies and garbage - the authorities actually had to enforce a deposit system to stop the sh*t and litter being tossed.
      Local water sources have been pollututed.
      A true hero puts in more for others than he takes away for himself.

  • @stonew1927
    @stonew1927 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +360

    I trekked in Nepal back in 1990, but I chose to visit the Langtang Valley, which at the time was rarely visited by foreigners. Later while trekking north of Darjeeling, I would get a clear view of Everest off in the distance. For me, this was enough. It is important to acknowledge, that for the vast majority of climbers, reaching the summits is an exercise of the ego. They "bagged" another summit, something to brag about, and Everest is the biggest prize of all.

    • @hadijahmsaleh797
      @hadijahmsaleh797 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Ilahi Rabbi..
      Watisi kawara mu ruma ta ede.. di Made kai ..
      Makanya sholat lah.
      Mesjid Al Furqan.

    • @felixmakinda7689
      @felixmakinda7689 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      This is what I'll do..my biggest fear is when the Mountain itself calls me from a distance 😂😅

    • @natasha.syberia
      @natasha.syberia 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thr highest prize) but not the most challenging

    • @NarutoUzumaki-lq8fv
      @NarutoUzumaki-lq8fv 2 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      K2 being the second highest peak saved a lot of lives

  • @zapfanzapfan
    @zapfanzapfan 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1737

    One of the better suggestions I have heard is that to climb Everest the climber first has to climb one of the other 7-8000 meter peaks in Nepal.

    • @femalearmyveteran6906
      @femalearmyveteran6906 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +98

      Or even 2!!!

    • @ManuB3581
      @ManuB3581 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +28

      Thats a good one.

    • @thekenthouse6428
      @thekenthouse6428 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +421

      Requiring them to climb K2 first will remove 90% of these hobby-mountaineers from the Everest roster

    • @ililililili9726
      @ililililili9726 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@thekenthouse6428 Removing them by killing them. Not sure if its the best solution. Surely worth of consideration.

    • @ConceptNull
      @ConceptNull 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      K2 is much harder to climb than Mt Everest...@@thekenthouse6428

  • @pratikshrestha1026
    @pratikshrestha1026 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +810

    Thank you from Nepal for covering this. Our Sherpa people deserves better.

    • @roserocks1979
      @roserocks1979 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +16

      And the porters too.

    • @notme2day
      @notme2day 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

      Maybe these experienced Sherpa's should form a type of union to demand higher fees.
      From what I understand ... it's Nepal's goverment leaders who are allowing this overcrowding condition. I doubt they'd allow something like that.

    • @jerushamaxwell281
      @jerushamaxwell281 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

      If I could be a customer of these guides, I would give VERY large cash tips to each one!

    • @nebula5189
      @nebula5189 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      They absolutely do. Everest is pay to play and the sherpas and porters are the ones who shoulder the burden

    • @adalonejohannessen2723
      @adalonejohannessen2723 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      🙏🫶🏽🇳🇴 I would love to visit Nepal and meet Sherpas but I am definitely NOT climbing😅

  • @VSBChannel-ForU
    @VSBChannel-ForU 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +132

    Sherpas are real heros..They saved a lot of people meanwhile they lost their lives in the process guiding....I salute for their service

    • @mirdraco
      @mirdraco 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      When I hear the word sherpa, I would think of a big shaggy dog of some kind.

    • @OctPSfever
      @OctPSfever 20 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      Getting upthere in Everest summit is not tourism. Money cant buy sherpas lives. At least Sherpa should get paid $100k per summit attempt. Without them, none is possible.

  • @batatasol8540
    @batatasol8540 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1229

    Sherpas deserve a rate increase to $30,000 and beyond, considering the dangers, risks, and labor involved. Western and European climbers often rely on them without proper compensation, exploiting their expertise for personal gain. It's time for significant action to be taken by the Mount Everest Sherpa community.

    • @gibsonlk93
      @gibsonlk93 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +53

      Totally agree $4000 is insanely low for what they are doing, each climber should have to pay **at least** $4000 each to the sherpa leading their expedition.

    • @GelatoAndMelatonin
      @GelatoAndMelatonin 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@ed1658great question, I see a lot of incorrect figures that people made up from their own ideas of life in Nepal, so I did the research and the math, bc I'm also interested. So, in detail, this is the situation...ahem...
      the average yearly salary for Nepal in USD is around 7400, (in Nepal's rupees around 965,000.) Sherpas have a lower than average yearly salary even though they earn "a lot" per climb, each climb is well over a month long and climbing season is only 3 months per year. The average sherpa makes between $4000-5000 USD per year. The western born guides they work beside earn around $50,000usd total for those same climbs. Top sherpas only make around $10,000usd for the season, just under 1.5 times the Nepal average salary, despite being one of the most dangerous jobs on EARTH.
      For further clarity, the average yearly US salary is about 60,000. So for the top sherpas it's like making $85,000/year in the US.
      And for the average sherpa,it's living in the US making between $33,000 -41,000 a year. Sherpas work somewhere with a death rate of 1 in every 6 per climb, for tourists who are spending 10x their annual salary on a single vacation where the goal is to get a selfie taken up high.

    • @angelmartin7310
      @angelmartin7310 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      ​@ed1658 I wonder if the pay is up front? I see a lot of people blaming those to female.clients who died in avalanches for the deaths of their sherpas as if sherpas aren't the ones leading the clients. Do Sherpas lose their pay if they refuse to continue to the summit due to danger?

    • @uruloki2758
      @uruloki2758 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

      @@gibsonlk93 $4000 is about 2 years worth of salary in my country, depending on their economy it might not be that low.

    • @bigenaryal1788
      @bigenaryal1788 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      yeah and your people dont have to climb 8 thousand metres above sea level , where avalanche happen every day , there's no actual path, landslides happen every hour and , once you make a path next day it will be covered with snow , @@uruloki2758

  • @Zethuzzz
    @Zethuzzz 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1571

    In my opinion Sherpas are the real unsung heroes and the only ones I really respect.

    • @EmmaDilemma039
      @EmmaDilemma039 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      They don't need respect though. They need to be lifted out of poverty so they aren't forced to do an incredibly dangerous job for rich fucks who treat them as disposable.

    • @sleepn_on_me2473
      @sleepn_on_me2473 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      ⁠​⁠@@theagreen204and the sherpas could careless if irvine and malroy died

    • @TTFerdinand
      @TTFerdinand 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      ​@@theagreen204 The evidence indicates they most probably did make it and were on their way down when disaster struck.

    • @idkgg9588
      @idkgg9588 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      In my opinion you saw one or two youtube documentaries and binged them over and over so many times you're even using words from the title of the documentary

    • @sleepn_on_me2473
      @sleepn_on_me2473 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      @@idkgg9588 you care so much about a witful comeback that you defeated the purpose

  • @RaleighLink
    @RaleighLink 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +66

    It should cost a minimum of $250,000 per person to climb Everest. $100,000 of that fee should go towards the sherpa.

    • @rexbanner1560
      @rexbanner1560 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      No that's absurd

    • @lemmingdot
      @lemmingdot 14 วันที่ผ่านมา

      ​@rexbanner1560 Too many rich people nowadays, there would still be many who could afford it. Climbing Mt. Everest doesn't look special anymore. There are literally a lot bigger queues of people waiting to stand on the top than in your local supermarket. Nobody except of Sherpa could impress me by being on the Everest.

  • @molybdomancer195
    @molybdomancer195 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +838

    There is a film about the year the Sherpas went on strike and one of the rich climbers actually asked if his expedition leader could find out who they “belonged to” to get them to stop the strike. So the rich climbers don’t see the Sherpas as people, more like the yaks which are also used to carry stuff up to base camp.

    • @Jiji_here_431
      @Jiji_here_431 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Typical rich snob behaviour lol, doesn't matter the race it's same elitist behaviour everywhere

    • @michaelbread5906
      @michaelbread5906 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +56

      More likely, they assumed which organization, union or company they were with, but yeah, you're probably not too far off.

    • @jiovanirivera852
      @jiovanirivera852 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Id like to see the film if you remember the name of it.

    • @michaelbread5906
      @michaelbread5906 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

      @firstbloood1 untrue. I know some rich people. Some are arrogant, some are no different than 90% of the pop in terms of attitude. My neighbor, a plumber living in the edges of town partied with plenty of Hollywood stars when he did work in Malibu, and many of them were regular people (not all of them obv)

    • @aryungurueva4083
      @aryungurueva4083 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +25

      Sadly, from all the videos online it's obvious that they don't see Sherpas as Human beings..

  • @Saintsfan019
    @Saintsfan019 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +415

    1:12 Buddy is getting the sherpa to put his harness on, then proceeds to put his Half Dome on backwards overtop of his headlamp. That's how you know some people just shouldn't be climbing Everest. It amazes me how skilled these sherpas need to be to get these types of people to the summit and back safely.

    • @philipthecow
      @philipthecow 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +24

      Technically the helmet backwards is at 1:19. Good catch though! At 3:30 the guy is finally wearing the helmet correctly.
      It's pretty funny how those types of people don't get any experience elsewhere such as the Alps, Rockies before attempting Everest.

    • @sumitshresth
      @sumitshresth 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +20

      @@philipthecow As someone from Nepal living in Rockies(Colorado) and avid climber of 14er, there is nothing in alps and Rockies that would equal those offered by Himalayas. the only place apart of Himalayas where one can practice is in Andes in south america

    • @ievakavaliauskaite4075
      @ievakavaliauskaite4075 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Well noticed!

    • @philipthecow
      @philipthecow 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      @@sumitshresth There's plenty of stuff in the Rockies / Alps that would help prepare you for the Himalayas. Sure, Himalayan elevation can't be matched but there are plenty of technical climbs in snow in lower elevation mountain ranges. It's like biking before you get on a motorbike.

    • @Mike_Ogana
      @Mike_Ogana 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +22

      ​@@philipthecow as usual being dismissive of the 'locals' , well, just because. Reminds me of the lady who assumed that hauling an 18kg backpack up and down the stairs of her apartment block in Canada was enough practise. Needless to say, shes one of the many bodies encased in ice up on the Everest.

  • @ykocho
    @ykocho 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1595

    15k a climb? They should be getting 15k per CLIMBER.

    • @SheriPhaffArtPaintBrushed
      @SheriPhaffArtPaintBrushed 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +49

      I believe the $15k is for the Nepalese government issued permit (per person) to climb, this does not include all of the other expenses.

    • @Sushi2735
      @Sushi2735 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +18

      Agree, if not 20,00. I had no idea they were paid SO little! Horrible!

    • @daleanthony4343
      @daleanthony4343 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      It has many sherpas per as the narrator said more sherpas are present on the mountain

    • @LanaDelReysBabe
      @LanaDelReysBabe 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      do you guys know how much that is in nepal?

    • @Sushi2735
      @Sushi2735 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@LanaDelReysBabe Enough to support your family for a year and pay to send your kids to school! Enough to compensate you for risking your life going back and forth over the ice falls. Enough for dealing with obnoxious tourists who have no business on the mountain. Enough to furnish them the best warm clothes and safety equipment to bring them home to their family’s. Enough for physically hauling some spoiled “Karen” to the top and listening to her moan and grown “Help me, I can’t do it” for days straight.
      Enough to go back up the mountain is a blizzard to try and save your backside.
      It’s exactly for people like you that decent compensation
      is needed for the Sherpas and those carry all you crap up the mountain!! 😡😡😡😡😡😡😡

  • @BaSingTales
    @BaSingTales 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1951

    10% cut is crazy, should be 50% or they can get together to setup their own union/agency focusing primarily on Everest climbing.

    • @LIZZIE-lizzie
      @LIZZIE-lizzie 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +33

      What could convince the Sherpas to do that? Literally, the climbers cannot live without the Sherpas!

    • @ghaznavid
      @ghaznavid 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +92

      My guide last year has climbed Everest 8 times and runs his own company taking people up. He was much cheaper than anything you'll find online. If you visit the Everest Region, don't book a guide beforehand - you can easily find a local guide in Lukla or Namche for a fraction of the price, and you know 100% of the money goes to them. Also - if you haven't been, I highly recommend it. It's such a special part of the world.

    • @DirtyDirkDiggler
      @DirtyDirkDiggler 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +59

      @@ghaznavidthat sounds like quite an expensive gamble 🤣

    • @craigman7262
      @craigman7262 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      lol an expensive gamble is inexperienced guide and paying full price. @@DirtyDirkDiggler

    • @mandraslopez5574
      @mandraslopez5574 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      It would be an expensive and long process but I totally agree. There’s way too much risk involved for them to be being payed what they are currently. I just don’t know how that could happen

  • @cwaddle
    @cwaddle 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2067

    Money is trash these days. Those guys who are rich enough and going up for their egos should splash as much as needed to support the sherpas

    • @Eminetics
      @Eminetics 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +26

      Agreed, why not just buy a load sports car to stroke your ego instead like everyone else 😅 safer and more fun imo

    • @MilionarskySvet
      @MilionarskySvet 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +65

      not all of them are rich. Many are also just enthusiasts of climbing and have to get sponsors or work for multiple years while living from as little as possible to be able to pay for these expeditions.

    • @TheMangoAnglo_onTwitter
      @TheMangoAnglo_onTwitter 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +30

      @@MilionarskySvet People form some crazy opinions with no research. They repeat what they hear in a video lol

    • @brushstroke3733
      @brushstroke3733 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@FengG0Donate to who for what? Would you like to donate some money to me so I can live out my dreams?

    • @khiariyoussef3226
      @khiariyoussef3226 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +16

      Unpopular opinion, those guys who spend millions on a fancy cars and houses, couldn't they just buy a modest car or house that satisfies their needs to live a good life and give away the rest of the money to the needy so they can make ends meet ? same shit here

  • @kindred3259
    @kindred3259 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +846

    I'm sure the mountain will still be full if people paid $500,000. Make them pay that much, and pay the sherpas $100k per climb. For the amount of risk they take and the effort and skill.

    • @hunterkautzer5831
      @hunterkautzer5831 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      No

    • @ryanvacation7319
      @ryanvacation7319 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

      I think 20k usd is too low though

    • @letsgobrandon7297
      @letsgobrandon7297 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

      @kindred3259: I heard Sherpa’s make 3x the annual income of Americans (compared to their economy). All they need to do is close the mountain for a year and pay Sherpa’s to clean the mountain but they won’t.

    • @cocochanel1399
      @cocochanel1399 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +25

      EXACTLY. Sherpas deserve $100k per trip. Let that price point weed out the inexperienced “climbers” of that doesn’t, 200k

    • @cocochanel1399
      @cocochanel1399 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +20

      @@letsgobrandon7297isn’t that saying well slave labor in china is ok because those slaves make more than the average Chinese citizen?

  • @Sherp8008s
    @Sherp8008s 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +710

    I hope there is an incoming documentary on highly experienced sherpas and their childhoods. Climbers such as lhakpa Rita Sherpa, who has climbed Everest 18 times and his brother, Kami Rita Sherpa, the current record holder for the most summit of Everest. I know Lhakpa personally and its sad to see that he doesn't get the media coverage that he truly deserves by the western world.

    • @kristinsoames7625
      @kristinsoames7625 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I’m 😊😊

    • @stephanieyee9784
      @stephanieyee9784 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      He is a hero and an absolute champion. All sherpa are treasures.

    • @_DKE
      @_DKE 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

      Absolutely agreed. I don't see why people in the west (not limited to the west actually) are so infatuated with the idea of climbing the mt Everest, when in reality there's a good group of people who do this yearly for the SAKE of the people who want to claim that title. Sherpas deserve all the respect. Mount Everest deserves peace from the abuse it undergoes too. The mountain is sacred and too many people with their personal desires try to conquer it. Above all, I would like to see sherpas being kept safe, like Wangchu said, too many sherpas have lost their lives and the only reason he returns is because there's still people who want to conquer the mountain that he feels responsible for. I recently saw a post in a Nepali facebook group of a mother who lost her son (12 years, I think illness) and they had planned to take on mount Everest with the family, which she still wanted to do as a commemoration. Although the thought may be well-intended, I cannot fathom why you would do such a thing with such young children, personally. And after losing a child, why risk your own life? Maybe go to base camp and just appreciate the mountain's grace from below. It may suffice. Wangchhu said he would not think of sending his children up there -- the risk is real. Why do people not hear it from those who've seen it all. Wish sherpa voices would be highlighted more in this case.

    • @makiavelli6101
      @makiavelli6101 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Maybe you could write a book with him ?????

    • @donkeysaurusrex7881
      @donkeysaurusrex7881 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Netflix should do this.

  • @bidurlohani
    @bidurlohani 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1994

    Sherpas not only guide and support climbers but also shoulder the responsibility of carrying hefting loads heavier than those they guide also performing emergency rescues, showcasing their extraordinary commitment to ensuring the safety and success of mountain expeditions. Despite these vital roles, they often face inadequate compensation and recognition.

    • @willbart1236
      @willbart1236 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +23

      For the country that they’re in, they get paid plenty. And being a Sherpa is a noble job to have. Not sure where you’re coming up with your conclusions.

    • @pommedeterreaucitron
      @pommedeterreaucitron 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +49

      ai generated

    • @whoisunholy
      @whoisunholy 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      stupidest thing i've read this week. and i see a lot of dumb shit on the internet. do better, will.@@willbart1236

    • @rachelmullen9338
      @rachelmullen9338 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +68

      @@willbart1236did you watch the video? They only get a small cut he literally says “it’s really hard” when talking about money and making a living as a guide

    • @lunayen
      @lunayen 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +53

      ​@@willbart1236
      Lol, did you watch the video? The guides only get one to two climbs *a year.* which means that they earn less than minimum wage if you divide the money over the entire year.

  • @AmberU
    @AmberU 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +158

    I think the Sherpas are so amazing! Look how they honor the mountain and remember to respect mother nature.

    • @AmberU
      @AmberU 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      They were doing this forever their bodies have evolved living in this environment!

    • @Harryposhp9690
      @Harryposhp9690 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      also trashing the Everest with the rich climbers yikes

  • @joe1071
    @joe1071 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +349

    The Sherpa from the 2008 K2 incident said it best when he said they paid the sherpas and then behave as if they own the Sherpas like. He was referencing when the climbers forced the Sherpas to climb back up K2 to try and rescue people with regard to their own wellbeing and not the Sherpas

    • @bananaempijama
      @bananaempijama 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +74

      If you don't respect the Sherpa, you don't respect the mountain. And that leads to disaster.
      It's like when people don't listen to fishermen or life guards regarding the sea.

    • @A77-c5h
      @A77-c5h 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      Are you talking about the Sherpa who got killed going back to look for a relative Sherpa with the trapped Korean climbers?

    • @mcamp9445
      @mcamp9445 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Sherpas don’t live and work in Pakistan thus they were not Sherpa.

    • @Skittl1321
      @Skittl1321 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

      There are porters on K2, but they are generally Pakistani, not Sherpas, who are a Tibetan/Nepali ethnic group.

    • @alexanderSydneyOz
      @alexanderSydneyOz 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Let's be a bit accurate here: noone can "force" anyone to climb back up.

  • @chek6303
    @chek6303 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +3990

    "I've got a very good sherpa and he carries a lot" says everything I need to know about every single person on that mountain. LOL

    • @PhilAndersonOutside
      @PhilAndersonOutside 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +458

      At least he was flat out honest, and modest about it, saying he carried 10 kilos, when the Sherpa carried 30.
      The vast majority of people who climb Everest won't admit this.

    • @chek6303
      @chek6303 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +134

      @@PhilAndersonOutside There are about 200 people who have climbed Everest without supplemental O2, and most likely less than a dozen who have done it without Sherpas and O2. Out of thousands!

    • @DrrnTW
      @DrrnTW 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +60

      ​@@chek6303Nobody has climbed everest without a Sherpa, it's impossible

    • @chek6303
      @chek6303 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +182

      @@DrrnTW It's actually happened at least once: "Lars Olof Göran Kropp (11 December 1966 - 30 September 2002) was a Swedish adventurer and mountaineer, the first Scandinavian to climb Mount Everest without oxygen. He made a solo ascent of Mount Everest without bottled oxygen or Sherpa support on 23 May 1996, for which he travelled by bicycle, alone, from Sweden and part-way back."

    • @chek6303
      @chek6303 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +66

      Also these two: Reinhold Messner:
      “In 1978, he made the first solo ascent of Mt. Everest the first ascent …without supplemental oxygen,…”
      Jerzy Kukuczka also did it, (though not as popularly known as Messner)

  • @shall4810
    @shall4810 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +76

    Makes me think of that Sherpa Documentary on Netflix when some westerner asked of the Sherpas to the rich mountain guide business owner “who owns them?!” I couldn’t believe what I had heard to be honest.

    • @rustyshackelford3371
      @rustyshackelford3371 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      When's the next Sherpa auction? I might buy me a few of them.
      Haha!

    • @otakuhunter4817
      @otakuhunter4817 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      like trading slaves.It's in the blood

  • @joe1071
    @joe1071 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +445

    This seems like a pretty obvious supply and demand issue. With the record demand, the cost is obviously too low, especially with the decreasing supply of Sherpas willing to do the work. They should increase the price WAY more than they are. Enough people will still pay the much higher price, and it will likely slightly reduce the traffic on Everest. AND give the Sherpas a much bigger cut. AND set clear boundaries that the Sherpas must be treated a certain way as they are GUIDES not SLAVES.

    • @annettegenovesi
      @annettegenovesi 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +18

      Yea they need a union.

    • @Sashazur
      @Sashazur 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +32

      Plus the rich people who can still afford it will appreciate that it’s even more exclusive than before. Which is a crappy reason but important for someone like that.

    • @bree.bonnie
      @bree.bonnie 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      I was thinking the same. Cull the crowd with dramatic fee increase

    • @mynameiskurpesh4287
      @mynameiskurpesh4287 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

      But then the average REAL climber, would never be able to

    • @elliottchard
      @elliottchard 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      true but it's still over 100k which sadly makes it out of reach financially for the normal person

  • @arsenal0095
    @arsenal0095 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +547

    The adventurer you're referring to is most likely Göran Kropp, a Swedish mountaineer and cyclist nicknamed "The Crazy Swede" for his daring feats. In 1996, he embarked on an epic journey, cycling 13,000 kilometres from Sweden to Nepal, summiting Mount Everest without supplemental oxygen, and then cycling back home. This incredible expedition cemented his reputation as an extreme adventurer.

    • @oppai.dragon
      @oppai.dragon 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

      ​@rainaflores779 no, it's Sagarmatha

    • @conor1821
      @conor1821 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +20

      ​@@rainaflores779 why do you keep referring to it by it's Tibetan name instead of its Nepalese name? Are you Chinese?

    • @prabint7487
      @prabint7487 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

      @@conor1821Chomolungma is the local name and they should have kept it that way because it was named Sagarmatha only after its height was known and Everest isn’t even a local name. This is also disrespect to Sherpas who live near that mountain.

    • @conor1821
      @conor1821 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      @@prabint7487 ah I thought Sagarmatha was just the commonly accepted Nepalese name for the mountain and chomolungma was the Tibetan name for it.

    • @MysteryNotes
      @MysteryNotes 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@rainaflores779 Sounds like a disease

  • @tguf456
    @tguf456 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    I appreciate this video. Sherpas are often dehumanized in the world of mountaineering. This video really brought them to life. They deserve better.

  • @ghaznavid
    @ghaznavid 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +358

    Nepal's greatest treasure isn't its mountains, but it's people. I've been to the country twice - returning I thought I remembered how amazing that place is, but it exceeded even my memories. Absolutely stunning country with such amazing people.

    • @TheMerryPrangster
      @TheMerryPrangster 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Absolutely agree. The ladies are quite inexpensive

    • @fieryspy6414
      @fieryspy6414 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +25

      @@TheMerryPrangster can u please be civil dude.

    • @philipthecow
      @philipthecow 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      News flash: 3rd world countries almost never actually have "amazing" people. That's why they're 3rd world countries. Unless you consider poor, uneducated, and criminally minded people amazing. If Nepalese are amazing then people such as Americans would be godlike.

    • @epicplayz5782
      @epicplayz5782 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

      ​​​@@TheMerryPrangster so your's mother too

    • @AngusMayer-i6w
      @AngusMayer-i6w 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      @@TheMerryPrangster You Indians are everywhere .

  • @kevinbruno5677
    @kevinbruno5677 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +95

    These Sherpas are incredible athletes! Imagine with their heart/lung capacities their potential in marathons or other endurance events.

    • @theastraladepts
      @theastraladepts 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      they are genetically different than the rest of us, I forget what exactly. But over the years they have become almost super human as the traits get passed down that make them perfect for climbing the mountain

  • @crimsonalchemist856
    @crimsonalchemist856 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

    Sherpas are in charge of setting up all the ladders and ropes needed for climbers to ascend safely. Remember that the snow-covered terrain is constantly changing due to snowfall and solar heat, and that some people are taking great risks to place safety harnesses, ropes, ladders, cylinders, and other equipment all the way from base camp to the summit. Salute to these mountain legends. 💪

  • @techniktrix
    @techniktrix 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +264

    Personally, I have nothing but the greatest respect and admiration for people with such an adventurous and entrepreneurial spirit, climbing dangerous mountains repeatedly to feed their family; those Sherpas are really amazing.

    • @emffulongkumer4504
      @emffulongkumer4504 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      That's good words put together

    • @techniktrix
      @techniktrix 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Shoutout to Kami Rita Sherpa, who summited Everest 28 times (as of now)!@@emffulongkumer4504

    • @jigsawmuzak
      @jigsawmuzak 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Smart and true.

    • @graemegeorgeharrison2468
      @graemegeorgeharrison2468 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Sh’amen

    • @jane120671
      @jane120671 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Well said

  • @ffflll3804
    @ffflll3804 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1017

    Sooo..today i learned, those climbers who got to the top of the mountain were not just having local sherpas as their guide, but also to carry their heavy stuff. Disgusting.

    • @naipai9021
      @naipai9021 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +22

      That is true of the outsider and ignorance people.

    • @wynty200
      @wynty200 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +220

      Sherpas do all the hard work.
      Most people who climb Everest nowadays are just rich hobbyists, they wouldn’t have a chance of making it without the sherpas.

    • @wout123100
      @wout123100 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +19

      and you didnt know that?

    • @domesticterrorist483
      @domesticterrorist483 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +65

      No one is putting a gun to the sherpas heads to force them to work as porters and guides. The have free will to choose it or not. By Nepali standards they make more than a years average salary from guiding on Everest. Nothing disgusting about it. Many are able to retire early and put their family through schooling. Higher risk in mining and building in Nepal.

    • @tomk3732
      @tomk3732 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +16

      Yes, porters carry all stuff and two guides per client is the norm. For even cheap climb.
      Sherpa not to happy when you don't use their services.

  • @Allguitarinfo
    @Allguitarinfo 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    Bless the BRAVE STRONG SHERPAS who are the HEROS of the Mountain. Thanks to all Sherpa .

  • @patrickwilliamson29
    @patrickwilliamson29 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +283

    The fact that climbers need a refresher course before goes to show how many under experienced people are going up and risk people's lives

    • @freedonuts5600
      @freedonuts5600 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +27

      All climbers should should take a refresher. no matter what level. No shame in that.

    • @patrickwilliamson29
      @patrickwilliamson29 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

      @freedonuts5600 I get your point, but if you're an experienced climber you should be going there with the confidence that you know you'll go up and probably don't need it. A refresher should be there if you haven't mountaineered in a while

    • @SimplyDood
      @SimplyDood 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Refresher, sure. They were also there to acclimatize to the low oxygen levels. But did you see how some of those climbers were climbing? As though this is the first hike, let alone mountain ascent that they've ever done.@@freedonuts5600

    • @MadDogPeople
      @MadDogPeople 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +15

      @@patrickwilliamson29 You might be an experienced climber but climbing a 85 degree rockface at 6000 m is different from climbing the same rockface aboe 8000m when your body is not getting oxygen and there are whiteout conditions. The point of base camp is to get your body to acclimatize to high altitude and the best way to do that is to actually go through the climbing actions while you wait to acclimatize. No one should just arrive at base camp and setoff. Thats how people die and rescuers trying to save them die.

    • @InsaneMedia22
      @InsaneMedia22 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Agreed. It’s a bunch of rich idiots who want to check it off their bucket list

  • @siddharth8044
    @siddharth8044 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +80

    So let me make this clear; the whole expedition costs over a 100k and the Sherpas are only getting paid 4.5k - 10k?! That means you are only paying 5-10% of your cost to the Sherpas who are the single most important factor that will help you survive over there. These guys are horribly underpaid and exploited. I truly hope the Sherpa people get opportunities to live a dignified life other that to serve as baby sitters for these grown ass rich assholes.

    • @TwoBs
      @TwoBs 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Yep, and this may be a pretty controversial hot take on my end, but on top of better pay for Sherpas, I also personally believe people paying all this money to go should also start tipping them. Yes, tipping.
      Not measly little US diner tipping, but “thanks for protecting me and guiding me” tipping that’ll help these Sherpas have SOME money to themselves that isn’t largely taken by the government.
      I know it’s a western/US thing to do, but why not show gratitude towards someone risking their life for your little Everest vacay?
      Needs be something that becomes common amongst people; that they know by instinct that it should be done anymore to make it a common practice among tourists going to such a dangerous place where others are putting their life on the line to guide you.
      Make it be something as common as tipping a waitress at a diner in the US if you feel they served you well, helping someone up when they fall, holding a door open for someone walking in behind you, letting an elderly person walk ahead of you in through a door, getting out of the left lane if you’re holding up traffic and not going above the speed limit, tipping someone extra for squeezing you in for a hair appointment last minute, pulling off on the side of the road in the US when passing a funeral procession, turning your bright lights off at night when passing another vehicle … etc etc etc - stuff that is commonly known as common courtesy.
      Tipping Sherpas needs to be just that: common courtesy; something commonly known amongst anyone going up the mountain to just do.
      I mean, the way I see it is if people are going pay big money to climb a mountain to treat them like bellhops at a hotel where they carry your shite for you to the top and set everything up for you, then tip them - and they should tip them good for something this dangerous. Even a couple hundred bucks their way would help in these instances, or hell even a crisp 50 would be _something_ … because IMO, if you can afford to go on a trip to Everest and you have the luxury to spend several weeks acclimating to the climate with no worry about a job or such back home, then there is no excuse for it. You have money and privilege to show gratitude in such a manner.
      They’ve earned to get a tip because the government isn’t really giving them much to begin with and it’s the very LEAST someone can do, but the way I’ve heard from some is that when they _are_ tipped by people … it’s basically a few dollars here and there. Most people don’t even bother because they don’t see it as something they should do, thinking “well they get paid to do this; it’s not my job to give them anything” while dismissing how they get scraps in comparison to the amount paid out. That way of thinking needs to go out the door because it’s pathetic.
      Now, imagine if it was common courtesy to tip them amongst everyone going up. I know people will rant and rave about tipping culture being out of hand and vehemently disagree, but this is one of those instances where I think it genuinely should be a common practice among climbers because right now … they get next to nothing when you look at the numbers. If every climber tossed a bit their way into a pot and it be divided (considering how many go yearly, it could honestly be a lot), it could really help them feel more appreciated. Even if it’s just a few hundred bucks, because right now they basically just get litter and human waste that tourists leave for them to clean up in return. That’s their “gratitude” outside of the government hoarding all the profits.
      Like I said, I know most won’t agree with that take, but it’s where I am at anymore when it comes to the topic of Everest and it being a tourist hotspot in a country where the average income is scraps in comparison to the people paying to climb it. Tack on how being a Sherpa is honestly the best paying job they have (which speaks volumes considering how much they’re paid), it could really make a big difference if it became common.

    • @ShredST
      @ShredST 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      It's like when "essential" workers still had to work in person in the pandemic but got no pay raise for the additional risk they were facing. "Essential" in this context carries the connotation of "disposable." Yes the Sherpas are essential to the tourism industry, but the people in power decided that as long as there is a supply of Sherpas then why should they go out of their way to take care of them? Especially since the Sherpa are basically uneducated rural people? It's the same kind of logic.

    • @ShredST
      @ShredST 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@TwoBs Nice profile pic. I like that art a lot

    • @jfsoccervids
      @jfsoccervids 3 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      It’s a shame without the sherpas these fools who can’t even tie a harness would never be able to get to base camp let alone peak of mt Everest. They have no business being there

  • @makiavelli6101
    @makiavelli6101 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +25

    If it is only one climb per season, these Sherpas should be making like $20k. If one has enough money to climb the mountain, they have enough money to pay the guides considerably more.

  • @gambomriram9130
    @gambomriram9130 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +351

    i ve got an immense resspect for the sherpas but "ICEFALL DOCTORS" they are the true legends to me

    • @sendoh7x
      @sendoh7x 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +36

      Unsung heroes. Not even shown once in the video

    • @JoeARedHawk275
      @JoeARedHawk275 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Icefall doctors are also Sherpa though

    • @tonyhart2744
      @tonyhart2744 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

      lmao literally cool as hell (pun intended)

    • @TheRandomINFJ
      @TheRandomINFJ 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      ​@@sendoh7xhuh? It wasn't shown persay but it _was_ mentioned at around 8:43.

    • @sendoh7x
      @sendoh7x 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      @@TheRandomINFJ as I said, not shown, only mentioned once. Also this is my 1st time hearing about this

  • @reyniersquillace4955
    @reyniersquillace4955 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +148

    So excited that you're doing a series on Everest! One question, though-- "guides only work with experienced high-altitude mountaineers, a requirement of the Nepalese government." The Nepalese government requires absolutely no experience whatsoever for an Everest permit, and many low-cost operators advertise learning on the go (resulting in high rates of death for their clients). You might be confusing the Nepal side with the Tibetan side. The Chinese government requires any Chinese citizen attempting the Tibetan side to have already summited an 8000-meter peak, and any foreign national to have summited a 7000-meter peak. The lack of requirement for experience on the Nepal side, driven by the government's dependence on permit fees, is a major contributor to the rising death rates we've seen in recent seasons.

    • @Cooe.
      @Cooe. 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      You misunderstood dingus. 🤦 They said that the GUIDES all have to be experienced mountaineers, not the clients paying to summit. And there were a MILLION context clues around that section making that about as explicit as it gets. Is English a second language for you or something??? O_o Because you're kinda struggle busing. 🤷 (As well as the 61 and counting people that also seem to have skipped English class.)

    • @loganmedia4401
      @loganmedia4401 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

      @@Cooe. The video does refer to mountaineers needing experience and then refers to guides, making it clear that guides refers to the Sherpas. The words they used are guides only work with experienced high-altitude mountaineers, a requirement of the Nepalese government. They do not say that guides have to be experienced high-altitude mountaineers.

    • @PlantSeedsOfLove
      @PlantSeedsOfLove 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@Cooe. What's with the name calling? Why are you being mean? What's with "second language" condescending question? Did you have a bad child upbringing? (I'm being like you with your questions; did you see that?). So I'll continue to be like you so you can understand your TONE and APPROACH. Did you have a bad upbringing because you seem angry, holding all this pent up negativity for no reason. Are you in a bad place emotionally right now? Because your entire paragraph seems like an angry teenager that never got his way and so you have this armchair superior self righteous attitude. So take a good look in the mirror and ask yourself, why was I so explosive in my reply to someone who had a legitimate question about a documentary that had nothing to do with me as a person. Think about that...............

    • @justadude8369
      @justadude8369 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I wonder how the Chinese government verify you've climbed a 7000/8000 peak before? 😄

    • @_DKE
      @_DKE 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@justadude8369 I'm not too sure about this but I believe that whenever you summit or climb a mountain of such height, it's recorded in the local govt. Your name is written down to track and trace you, also in case when you go missing and the likes, they can trace who went up the mountain and when. But not sure how all this is communicated to other govts! maybe you receive some paper yourself as proof as well. idk

  • @elaineisabelle427
    @elaineisabelle427 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +36

    That porter at the end was so cute and had a beautiful smile on his face and was very happy. I hope he fulfills all his dreams someday. Such hard work, I commend their ethics and hard work. They need to make a lot more money.

  • @laramaaike3050
    @laramaaike3050 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +170

    If I were a climber I most deffinitly would pay my Sherpa more than 10,000. If you can pay 100,000 for the whole, than a bit more doesn't matter. Your Sherpa carries so much of your stuff, he leads the way and he is also in danger every time he climbs. So for his family left behind, I would pay at least 20,000.

    • @tomk3732
      @tomk3732 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      There are two Sherpa. Usually. Plus an army of porters.
      These two Sherpa get a lot of cash, bonuses etc. I say over 5000 usd if client goes to the top. They are not underpaid at all. And this is for cheap climb 45k. For 100k climb they maybe make 10k each.

    • @irisgallati
      @irisgallati 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +21

      ​​@@tomk3732aha....they are not underpayed.....??🤨🤥🤥 Would you climb and risk your life for this, if you had a family behind?

    • @tomk3732
      @tomk3732 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      @@irisgallati Sure, I climb and I even pay for it.... getting someone else to pay? Wonderful.
      Oh, in case you are wondering, on one of my trips I had spare days after a summit. I could have do some porting - moving stuff for people. Local porters threatened me with a knife... So don't t think these guys will give up their jobs anytime soon ;)

    • @GirlfromFinland
      @GirlfromFinland 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@tomk3732I have been reading and watching plenty of mountaineering stuff and I was also wondering this underpayment thing. I think it’s kind of need to make them to look like victims even though low salaries are normally in local companies and if you are employed by a good Western company you are paid well for high quality guidance.

    • @AsTheWheelsTurn
      @AsTheWheelsTurn 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      they are not underpaid, they make huge money for the region they live in. it would be the equivalent of 6 figures and only having to work seasonally. @@irisgallati

  • @duncannapier318
    @duncannapier318 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +59

    If it wasn’t for Sherpas Mount Everest still wouldn’t be conquered. The Sherpas are the ones who summit every year and not those who do it for social media. All we do is leave litter and bugger up the mountain. 👍🇿🇦

    • @TwoBs
      @TwoBs 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      So true. They’re the ones setting up the ropes and ladders, trying to forge a path, before any official hike up the mountain happens. They’re the ones that goes ahead of everyone else at earlier times, often when the weather isn’t at its peak for perfect climbing, and they set up everything just so people going up would even know where to go…
      They’re the ones cleaning up base camps and setting it all up just so a bunch of ego-fueled people with deep pockets can come in and litter it with waste (both trash and human waste). They even do rituals for those going up to bless them and protect them while asking for forgiveness for climbing the mountain. They risk so much and put a lot on the line with their beliefs just to feed their families and give them some form of stability.
      The way Everest has become a tourist zone like this anymore is just downright depressing.

  • @Pickledwitch
    @Pickledwitch 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +89

    The fact there is an Everest tourist industry at all shows the level of crazy the world has got to. These amazing people risking their lives so rich people can have fancy instagram photos. Sickening.

    • @vladimir8035
      @vladimir8035 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      They're risking their lives for a paycheck, not out of good will. There is a huge difference.

    • @tomw0815
      @tomw0815 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      The job of a moutain guide is to guide or drag up a client to the top and make sure that he/she is safe. That's universal on mountains around the world (Alps, Himalaya, ...). Nowhere in the world mountain guides earn as much (compared to the local average) as in the Himalayan mountains. Part of the job is, that the mountain guides are usually not mentioned. When you don't like this, you are wrong in this busines.

  • @RyanSalm
    @RyanSalm 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +146

    Props to whoever filmed this because they also had to deal with all the elements the sherpas dealt with

    • @vlkisef
      @vlkisef 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +16

      meh,they used sherpas just like climbers,sticking cameras on them,paying them in pennies

  • @o0lama0o
    @o0lama0o 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +37

    I have the utmost respect and admiration for the Sherpas of Mount Everest. Their unparalleled expertise in navigating the treacherous terrain, their strength, resilience, and unwavering commitment to their craft are truly awe-inspiring.

  • @moira4784
    @moira4784 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

    I pray for that young gentleman, that his dreams come true but he also stays safe. 🙏

  • @danielwnorowski2553
    @danielwnorowski2553 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +34

    Perhaps the best thing that might happen for the future of Everest mountaineering would be for the likes of Nirmal Purja and other Sherpas to assume control of the management of expeditions, beyond just the laborious functions. It is their backyard, they are highly skilled, and they have the greatest vested interest in the future of Everest. See “Fourteen Peaks”.

  • @shaiphyrnaidphanrang4269
    @shaiphyrnaidphanrang4269 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +62

    I was there to witness their hard work and dedication on my trip to the Base Camp back on 2019. I salute them all for their bravery and above all selfless attitude to make everything go right......
    I Salute you all..........

  • @user-KG71
    @user-KG71 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +14

    I can’t express enough the Mad Respect that I have for this Man… very intelligent to show respect to the mountain.

  • @rezanazari9687
    @rezanazari9687 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +207

    sherpas should be paid 10 time what they're making for risking their lives and keeping climbers safe. only fair

    • @brushstroke3733
      @brushstroke3733 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      All they have to do is refuse to work for less.

    • @tomk3732
      @tomk3732 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      They are super well paid. They are richest people in their village. There is zero chance this is about to change as 95% of people cannot do it without hand holding.

    • @junli820
      @junli820 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      All market driven. They could ask more.

    • @crybabylebongo
      @crybabylebongo 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@tomk3732 super well paid? I doubt it. even people who collect garbage in the west are paid better. and saying richest in their village is like saying YOU are the smartest in your family lol doesnt say much eh tommy boy

    • @StephenWong14
      @StephenWong14 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      The sherpas know exactly what they're doing. They set the price themselves. If they can raise the price and earn a better income, they would have already done so.

  • @arleighbarley
    @arleighbarley 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +25

    Beautifully filmed, and very pleasant narration. I have hiked close to base camp in the mid-‘80s, and was astounded by how many tourists there were, and so impressed with the locals.

  • @dmarkj22
    @dmarkj22 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

    The level of overcrowding on the mountain and over commercialization is very disturbing. Everest is held sacred by the Sherpas and is an incredibly beautiful place. It is sad how many of the Sherpas have been exploited and have not been given the recognition they deserve.

  • @domiwomi628
    @domiwomi628 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +14

    Beautiful documentary and such an important topic. Thank you for this! I love mountaineering docs but so often guides are treated as secondary characters instead of stars, I love the refocus here on the immense expertise and courage they have. And the inequity in mountaineering. They deserve so much more.

  • @hanwagu9967
    @hanwagu9967 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +58

    The Nepalese government's requirement of experience before Everest is a joke, simply because it's not effective. It doesn't require any actual technical capability, only that you had to have summited 6500m or higher in Nepal. Basically, it's revenue focused rather than capabilities focused. The video clearly shows some folks who don't even have basic skills in climbing with crampons. The fact that there were more permits issued sort of shows that the requirements are a joke, especially since there's no ramifications because there aren't any actual enforcement procedures to prove a client met the previous summit requirement.

    • @rainaflores779
      @rainaflores779 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      CORRECTION: IT IS CALLED MOUNTAIN CHOMOLUNGMA

    • @tomk3732
      @tomk3732 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Yes it's a joke. People hike like Mera peak 😂

    • @ss-ds2dn
      @ss-ds2dn 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I was under the impression that it was more about deterring people who aren't actually mountaineers and are doing just Everest as a one-off for bragging rights

    • @tomk3732
      @tomk3732 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@ss-ds2dn Nothing much is done as you say - in fact opposite - Nepal wants total beginners as they are likely to fail and will try again --- more $$$$
      Its all about $$$$.

    • @ss-ds2dn
      @ss-ds2dn 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@tomk3732 yikes. Sounds like the sherpas sending their kids to school is the best way to break the cycle

  • @Annie-ez4ol
    @Annie-ez4ol 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    The Sherpas are very special guys.

  • @erueru2014
    @erueru2014 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +86

    There are several prorblems, the biggest being them letting anyone with money climb the mountain, that puts the sherpas in much greater danger, and the second problem is the amount of garbage left on the mountain, in 10 years it will be more like a visit to the local landfil.

    • @tomk3732
      @tomk3732 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Sherpa will never move a finger unless paid for it.
      If only experienced climbers were allowed sherpa would have no job.

    • @tsunamis82
      @tsunamis82 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

      @@tomk3732that’s a bit unfair and racist.

    • @PhilAndersonOutside
      @PhilAndersonOutside 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      The solution to the first is to insist anyone who attempts Everest has first climbed a 7,000m mountain. This will give them experience, and also bring more $$$ to Nepal (presuming the climber/tourist attempts the 7,000m peak in Nepal). This could be done in a single season if timed right, plus help with acclimatization, or it could be done in back-to-back years just as easily. This would also increase the safety for everyone.
      Most modern paying climbers are wealthy enough to not blink at the cost of this.

    • @tomk3732
      @tomk3732 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@PhilAndersonOutside They did that in China - but they want 8000m mountain. And they saw decrease in traffic as it is hard to do in single season. Pretty much impossible.
      As to your 7000er - yeah its sort of possible - I assume many people doing Everest do say Mera peak or Island or Lobuche as acclimatization step. It gives them zero extra experience or next to zero.
      Chinese idea is what is needed.
      But all 8000ers are cheaper than Everest - idea is if you fail you try expensive Everest again. So more $$$$ for Nepal.

    • @GangKatta
      @GangKatta 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@tomk3732 so stay in your country, sit in your country never see about our mt.Everest.. you don't have any rights to talk about Nepal mount everest

  • @Antmanondiet
    @Antmanondiet 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +80

    I wonder how many people would reach the summit without any sherpas helping them carry all the bagage ?

    • @Jiji_here_431
      @Jiji_here_431 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +22

      Close to none

    • @youtubeSuckssNow
      @youtubeSuckssNow 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

      We will know in the coming years.
      If Nepal doesn't pay them what they are owed(multiple times what they are paid now) then as the current sherpas say, there won't be any. And with no sherpas there will be no summits, and with no sherpas there will be a huge tourism decline. Nepal is shooting itself in the foot with its current greed.

    • @youtubeSuckssNow
      @youtubeSuckssNow 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      @@lemonnade5974 it doesn't matter who they hire, sherpas are literally the most vital part of the entire system. If they aren't getting paid for their work, then there's little reason to do it unless they love it.
      All I'm saying is that it's ridiculous that it costs so much to hire them, but none of the money goes to them.
      And it's even more ridiculous since they have a low cost of living and still struggle. Like what percentage do they get paid? Because it's not enough.

    • @youtubeSuckssNow
      @youtubeSuckssNow 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@lemonnade5974 sherpas can do 2 or 3 times as much as most people. There aren't many groups of people in the world who could do anything like them.
      Anyone else out there would need significantly more people and people who go to work there will be way way more expensive.
      The only point I'm trying to make is that they should be paid at least enough to be out of poverty and that it's ridiculous. There's no argument here.

    • @idkgg9588
      @idkgg9588 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      there's people that climb harder, more technical peaks that sherpas wouldn't even be able to do let alone jug fixed line

  • @unclefester831
    @unclefester831 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    No amount of money in the world would motivate me to climb Everest. Those crevasses alone are terrifying. Imagine if that ladder fell. That's it. You're stuck in a crevasse on Mount Everest.

    • @MrReymoclif714
      @MrReymoclif714 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      The whole thing is melting more each year.

    • @motherboomer
      @motherboomer 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      you took the words out of my mouth

  • @doclewis8927
    @doclewis8927 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +13

    The last young man, Rai, I hope he becomes a world reknowned mountain climber "a guest" as they refer to them and not one of the guides. THAT would be lovely. With an expedition company if he wanted that for himself. Good luck, young man! Many fortunes!

  • @scotto827
    @scotto827 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +94

    Im amazed at the Sherpas ability to carry heavy loads with such grace in such extreme conditions.

    • @lol32scbw
      @lol32scbw 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      It's actually not that hard. 2-3 years of training and you'll do same. I'm not sherpa, not even training much, but still capable to gracefully hike on 4500-ish with 30 kilo backpack.

    • @juliapuertas6769
      @juliapuertas6769 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +23

      If it’s not that hard why do all of the climbers need sherpas help to carry all their shit 😂

    • @Dempig
      @Dempig 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      @@lol32scbw 30 kilo? Thats it? I do 10000 jumping jacks wearing 80 kilo vest before breakfast just to warm up my muscles. Its very easy, im suprised you struggle with 30

    • @lol32scbw
      @lol32scbw 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@Dempig No kidding. 30 kilo is my normal. 33-35 is when it becomes hard (and my backpack starts squeaking in a dying manner). Couple of years ago it was like 25 as normal and 30 as very-very hard. When I started backpacking it was 15/20. It's all about adaptation to body tension and obtaining balance to do only necessary movement under heavy load. It's more technical then you think. Grace is actually means good technique. I can give some advices. First, backpack belt should be lower and straps more loose. Second your poles must be shorter to reduce unneeded shoulders movements. For my 185cm it's about 115cm (on moderate steep terrain). I actually never set my poles above 120cm. Poles are never far ahead of your toes. You're pushing forward by poles, not hanging on them.

    • @lol32scbw
      @lol32scbw 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@juliapuertas6769 when you have a possibility not to carry shit at all it's superhard to carry even a small amounts of it. Pretty understandable. But you can see russian expeditions carrying all the shit on their own because they always haven't enough money.

  • @radw9711
    @radw9711 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    These people deserve more respect and more money

  • @kimnana9995
    @kimnana9995 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +21

    I found the most infuriating part that some companies offer the sherpas 1500 after a successful ascent.
    Not only does that incentivize sherpas to keep climbing even in not so favorable conditions but it means that should they die and leave there family behind they pay them less and leave the family with less. When they should be taken care of fully by the tourists or government. No words.

  • @argilrana6780
    @argilrana6780 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Those who are really wanting to conquer the Everest.
    please be aware of every possible aspects out there in Everest.
    And yes, this video is one of the most educational videos I've ever seen.❤

  • @shantanushekharsjunerft9783
    @shantanushekharsjunerft9783 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +13

    Gurkhas are some of the most tenacious fighters and the Sherpas are the best climbers. All from one small country!

  • @Cas_amahle
    @Cas_amahle 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +124

    Honestly the camera man/woman for this channel needs a raise coz what?!

    • @bennyvontrap5843
      @bennyvontrap5843 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Yeah it's a man are you surprised

  • @eddiesheeran5791
    @eddiesheeran5791 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Respecting the mountain is EXTREMELY important. I'm really glad the Sherpa don't take it lightly either.

  • @reneenaynaysworld1782
    @reneenaynaysworld1782 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +26

    The sherpas should be paid more than anyone else on the climbing expedition

  • @kentorh5036
    @kentorh5036 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +38

    omg the guy who went to base camp by heli is exactly the kind of people that shouldnt go...
    Also I'm worried that someone is learning how to ascend a rope at base camp. I don't understand if they allow these level of inexperience in the summit push

    • @thekenthouse6428
      @thekenthouse6428 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      They have an overabundance of hubris, what could possibly go wrong at 8,500 meters. Maybe that rich helicopter guy can hire 4 Sherpas and they can carry him up the mountain in a palanquin. The girl gives off social media influencer vibes.

    • @unknownperson3691
      @unknownperson3691 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I believe it’s a pretty popular option mostly done so by tourists who do not wish to even summit.

    • @idkgg9588
      @idkgg9588 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      yeah, alot of people who go don't even know fundamental aid climbing skills like jugging, on the easiest terrain for jugging too!

    • @johnrion3232
      @johnrion3232 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Going to camp in helis isn’t bad. Just ask Nimsdae

    • @idkgg9588
      @idkgg9588 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @on3232 funny part is he made so much money leeching off of the achievements with all the sponsors, documentaries, businesses he has made from that one documentary where he now owns a helicopter with his name written all over it, small planes/gliders going around the himalaya, a skydiving company for himalayan skydiving.. seems like more of an entrepreneur than an actual 'mountaineer'

  • @Mohanrajojha
    @Mohanrajojha 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    Thanks for the Sharing reality of Mountain guides.
    Thanks for giving them a platform to share their experience & thought.
    Subscribed for more videos that show reality.

  • @madjack_757
    @madjack_757 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +74

    Even if it does make the trek more expensive to achieve for non-professional climbers, it is going to be absolutely worth it. Those mountain guides ought to be compensated adequately for paving the way on such a deadly part of this world so that others can experience it.

    • @tomk3732
      @tomk3732 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      They are. Best paid job in Nepal.

  • @tomasr64
    @tomasr64 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +30

    Back in 1988 I was part of a team to teach Sherpas ropework, ice, snow craft in Colorado with the Outward Bound School. Dawa Sherpa, hoka hey!!

    • @arfriedman4577
      @arfriedman4577 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      That's quite rad awesome cool

  • @piedpiper3574
    @piedpiper3574 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Okay so we celebrate "mountaineers" and other people climbing the highest peak in the world, but when it comes to Sherpas, the hype dies down. They deserve to be celebrated as much as other people !!!

  • @markandrewsirju2758
    @markandrewsirju2758 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +60

    I would love coverage of an experience like this solely via perspective of and with interviews of the Sherpas.

    • @Welcome-jj8mp
      @Welcome-jj8mp 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      There is a documentary that you can see on youtube called 'SHERPAS · True Heroes of Mount Everest · Documentary'. It's very interesting.

  • @jerryscott9598
    @jerryscott9598 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

    Excellent video, and a big surprise on a site like Business Insider. The footage is also amazing, (sure, you can give a few Gopros to Sherpas and collect at the end, but much more great footage has been taken here.
    These men are truly amazing, and do seem to be a dying breed. Nat Geo also did an excellent video, Unsung Here's of Everest.
    I spent a couple days with an Everest / Chomolungma Sherpa, they seem to have nerves of steel, can handle crazy elements, have an unwavering sense of duty / responsibility, and are caring, gentle people (giants).

  • @Spudst3r
    @Spudst3r 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    4:34 Pretty strong evidence that those who summit are not good mountaineers but rather those with $$$

  • @willcookmakeup
    @willcookmakeup 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +37

    Wow 16 summits? That's absolutely insane

    • @thekenthouse6428
      @thekenthouse6428 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

      That Sherpa should be a motivational speaker, not any of these wealthy status seekers

  • @DI3GOskill
    @DI3GOskill 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +23

    Amazing production! thanks!
    It's always the movies/news are about western people who "climb" or died there, sherpas are never on the spotlight,
    They are treated just as equipment it's sad and government make their pockets full,
    I hope Nepalese people have better opportunities in a near future.

  • @joseva
    @joseva 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    I have so much respect for these guys. I now understand what Sherpas do especially when I watched 14 Peaks on Netflix. Not an easy livelihood and also not that of good pay.

  • @CColeman-v1x
    @CColeman-v1x 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +21

    The Sherpas who has climbed and made it to the top 14 times is amazing!

    • @roserocks1979
      @roserocks1979 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      One has 29 times Kami Rita

  • @Comegetyourdose131
    @Comegetyourdose131 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I liked this video lol… the end made me smile. It was very heartfelt.

  • @Ludacar
    @Ludacar 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +16

    Great video...these Sherpa's earn every dime they make and deserve much more compensation for the risk they're taking.

  • @myragroenewegen5426
    @myragroenewegen5426 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    A really insightful focus here. If the mountaineering industry on Everest is finally confronted with skilled Shepa guides are deciding not to train the next generation of guides, because the risks outweigh the the compensations, and they value better education and more options for their kids, maybe the Everest climb will lift up those who most support that dangerous pursuit, allowing the few who are truly willing to take risks to make a great deal of money. It ought to always have been so. They do the useful things on the mountain, including rescuing people, most. For anyone else, it's mostly about an experience and bragging rights about skill-level and symbolic importance. With so much real danger to human life and welfare on the line for abstractions we could just as well attach to some more practically useful work in the world, climbers should be funding the self-actualization of the entire Himalayan Sherpa people, if they want to survive Everest. Otherwise, what does it all really stand for?

  • @unusualbydefault
    @unusualbydefault 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

    4:34 - This little "No...the other hand!" moment might seem insignificant, but will most likely save your life when shit hits the fan.

    • @maxw5229
      @maxw5229 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      Crazy - they learn the 1+1 of mountaineering on their way to everest :D

  • @Cjchief
    @Cjchief 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +22

    As long as people are willing to pay, people will risk their life to take care of their family

  • @nirajkarki2539
    @nirajkarki2539 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    As a Nepali i assure that sherpa’s are forever going to conquer the Everest, it is there home. Lots of love and respect to my Sherpa brothers ❤️

  • @andrew.l.5493
    @andrew.l.5493 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    I have the upmost respect for sherpas. In my opinion they should get at least triple what they get given what they do for climbing teams. It's their efforts that allow people to achieve their goals.

    • @justayoutuber1906
      @justayoutuber1906 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      maybe they should unionize

  • @maureen4056
    @maureen4056 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +13

    It's beautifully, but I'll pass and just live vicariously through anyone else who posts videos of their trips there.

  • @sigh7310
    @sigh7310 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +73

    Currently reading Into Thin Air by Jon Krakauer. Learning a lot about the Everest business and sherpas!

    • @beeman2075
      @beeman2075 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      Are you enjoying Krakauer's book? Into Thin Air is on my bucket-list to read after watching the 2015 'Everest' film, which I thought was excellent and a sobering take on the 1996 climb disaster. As a visual medium, the film can only pack so much into its runtime, of course.

    • @sigh7310
      @sigh7310 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      @@beeman2075 I’m about halfway through and yes it’s been very enjoyable! He has a very engaging prose and writing style. I’m usually not a non-fiction reader but his stuff is as intriguing as fiction.

    • @TecraX2
      @TecraX2 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@sigh7310 "No big deal Harold, much ado about nothing!"

    • @NghiaLe-qq4kh
      @NghiaLe-qq4kh 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thank you internet stranger

    • @beeman2075
      @beeman2075 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@sigh7310 Thanks for your feedback on Krakauer's writing style, and good to hear he has an engaging writing style.

  • @johnyoung2702
    @johnyoung2702 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +45

    With gopros and social media influencers, there is going to be no slowing the demand for guides.

    • @ParasocialCatgirl
      @ParasocialCatgirl 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      But what about the supply?

  • @teamsophie3130
    @teamsophie3130 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    In 10 years the base camp will be a hotel and there will be electric stairs and drones that will take you to the top.

  • @MacChallenge
    @MacChallenge 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Congrats, Lauren. This is very very badass! 🙌 Thanks for sharing your experiences on the Hexatrek 💪💪

  • @SakuraShrestha-vl4uz
    @SakuraShrestha-vl4uz 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +16

    I live in Nepal but climbing Everest is not in my bucket list. 🤷🏻‍♀️

  • @triwaldaus
    @triwaldaus หลายเดือนก่อน

    Some 25 years after the first summit of Mt. Everest I had the incredible good fortune of shaking my childhood hero's hand (Sherpa Tenzing). Huge respect. Not so much for thrill and ego seekers who couldn't come close to the summit without substantial assistance.

  • @NASkeywest
    @NASkeywest 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    I assume that these expedition companies are paying off the Nepalese government to make sure they have a monopoly on it. No way they will allow sherpas to directly do it themselves.

  • @michele2855
    @michele2855 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    At this stage in time, 2024, anyone doing extreme altitude climbing should be prepared to carry their own gear and equipment. We have learned enough off the backs of Sherpas. The volume of people is ridiculous. It needs to be reduced to only those fit enough to carry supplies.

  • @KimaniOsoro
    @KimaniOsoro 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    2:10 says he can't remember how he felt the first time he touched the peak. Then goes on to explain exactly how he felt.😂

  • @eyespliced
    @eyespliced 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +26

    I don't think permits to ascend to the peak or go beyond base camp should even be issued.

    • @whoopsydaisy6389
      @whoopsydaisy6389 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      I couldn't agree more. The amount of trash these visitors leave behind is disgusting.

    • @muscleman125
      @muscleman125 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@whoopsydaisy6389 I think the garbage is a shame, but that's not a reason to ban climbing the mountain. It's an epic feat of athleticism, it's arguably the hardest physical challenge a human can achieve. Something that insanely intense shouldn't be kept from those who want to climb it. The laws should rather be enforced more heavily. Perhaps the government could make a clause allowing Sherpas to take not of who litters and then after the climb, give them a hefty government fine for littering. That way, Sherpas don't need to cause a scene on the mountain, and the climbers will be worried they have the eyes of sherpas watching them to see if they litter, which would discourage it.

    • @chrisrubin6445
      @chrisrubin6445 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      @@muscleman125 the laws are written, enforced, and judged by the mega wealthy. what you propose is an appealing fantasy.