This is the most ridiculous way to recreate & a "major gamble" with life. How does this serve mankind? (Just self serving,😮 maybe!) Insanity in my book!
@@culliganculligan9560 how does you being on TH-cam “serve mankind”? Yet you do it. These people love the mountains, and they are doing what makes them feel alive.
This is the first video ive watched that really shows how a rescue through that would be impossible! "If you're stuck up there, you might as well be stuck on the moon!"
In younger days I went to the mountains for solitude. I climbed with one or two friends and though we did see others, it was nothing like the lines here. May as well ride the New York subway at rush hour. That crowd takes away everything that I think of when climbing a mountain. Sad.
They look like a lot but they're only two teams he passed... it just looks like a lot because of the bottleneck part of the climb. So no lines really... just teams making their way up slowly and carefully while his team finishes up and heads down again.
that must be some empty ass New York subway if some 20-40 people is your idea of "rush hour". I always find it funny when people speak as if this is some easy place filled with people and they always show Hilary Step. That's because it's most technically hard part where only one row can pass through. And people can only climb Everest for a short window (few weeks) and even within that short window you often have good weather only for few days and you have to be on top within 1-2pm. So yeah this small section is "busy", but the sum total of people climbing Everest is not many through the rest of the track you could be hours apart from other people. Hilary step isn't entire Everest...
This video is absolutely outstanding in quality & content. It is the best footage of the reality of Hillary Step I have ever seen. If it is not used in presentations by companies organizing climbs, people with all levels of training thinking of or planning an Everest ascent then it should be! I know myself, my strengths & weakness therefore Everest would never make my list. I know I could not handle the Khumbu Ice Fall, the ladders…I also know I could never do Hillary Step with the lineups, over crowding and all skill levels of sometimes oxygen starved climbers. I would put myself & others at risk. Gratitude for this amazing presentation. Well done🙏🙏🙏💙
It's very true! I watched a video by a company that is organising climbing tours to Everest. My first impression was 'oh it doesn't look that bad, maybe l can do it' But in reality l would be the one who died there.
Thank you so much to whoever shot this video. I dream of going to Everest but it won't happen for me. It's nice to see what the Hilary Step is all about.
The wind just roars ceaselessly. I wonder what climbers feel, fighting wind, how it fills their ears. Also are there scents or tastes associated with the mountain, having climbed it. I tend to recall things very much with all my senses, so I'm curious about aspects that don't get on film.
Thank you for posting this video. Most of us won't even dare climb this mountain, but this video will be the closest thing for me to experience this journey without the risks.
It's really not even a step anymore. That's probably one reason why there are so many more climbers nowadays. No stopping to wait at the step while folks climb up and down the ladder.
@@N_Georgia_Trout there was an earthquake i think 2019 the big boulder at the top left of the step was dislodged and it is not as steep now in that area. This footage isn't actually of the step itself btw it appears to be all summit ridge. ✌
The terror of seeing those small narrow ledges with all of those people stacked up. I was holding my breath through this entire video. I just thought of those brave sherpas that installed the ropes at the beginning of climbing season. What an amazing video.
Why?? They are attached to a line??? This looks so boring and uneventful! I should post my next trip at a Walmart line! At least they are not linked to a rope!
You don't challenge the mountain, you are only challenging yourself. The mountain is always the winner. It wins on you in the very first moment you decide to climb it (time and again). ❤
What's the challenge here? The Sherpas do all the work starting months in advance of the season. They lay ropes, ladders, set up the tents and supplies. These rich spoiled people's only challenge is can they stand in line for hours on end. I swear I'd not tell a soul I "climbed" Everest 😢
Mengerikan sekali antriannya, bikin jantung deg-degan. Tapi pemandangannya sangat menakjubkan. Itulah mengapa, selalu menyenangkan nonton vlog pendakian Everest, meski mengerikan
Done a lot of hiking, scrambling and some climbing. Everest was one of those faraway dreams that I knew I’d never get the opportunity but after seeing the beginning of this video I have to say no thanks. This is a disaster waiting to happen. I could not imagine waiting in a line like this.
Gotta be honest, if I climbed up there in a crowd like that I wouldn't feel like I accomplished anything. If everyone is doing it it's not special anymore.
From what I understand, you can 'solo climb' it, even in a crowd. Sort of like an extra achievement in a game. If you basically do not use oxygen and do not take any sort of assistance, gear, food, water oxygen, etc from anyone else, you can rightfully call it a "solo" climb and get that rush of accomplishment. I think the presence of others who, assumedly, won't just let you die, is a bit of a pyschological crutch, but there ya go.
@@aintnodisco7127 That assumption that people won't let you die is a stretch. If you watch closely you will see at least two dead bodies in this video.
@@aintnodisco7127 you assume wrongly. It's not about them 'letting you die'. It's about them being in a personal fight for their own life and helping you drastically increases the chance that they die with you. It's like Skydiving. You can have 50 people inches away from you in the air but you're all up there 'alone'.
@@aintnodisco7127There are been many cases of people being left to die. In that area, the dead zone.. if you go down, there’s nothing that anyone can do. There is a dead body on that stretch, he’s still there because it’s too dangerous at that altitude to remove him
Watching this shows how crazy it is to commit to climbing these mountains. Not only is it dangerous as hell, but look at all the commercial traffic up there! Crazy!
It's a necessity for a country that sources better part of their gdp from travel and permits etc. Lost lives (mostly foreigners) is a small price to pay for them.
This has best education on Hilary step. I was holding my breath for all of you and sending safety prayers for all of you. Your skill and bravery are amazing. All the respect I have for the rescue crew. Please if push comes to shove, do not sacrifice your precious lives❤❤❤❤❤
Imagine being Hillary and Tenzing and seeing this final obstacle for the first time, just the two of you, with 1953 technology. Really puts their achievement into perspective.
It’s so horrifying and sad really, imagine climbing for hours just to get to a line a quarter mile long, spending hours in the death zone waiting while people clip and unclip walking around you, then instead of summiting at 2 or 3 o clock you summit at 5 or 6 and then have to climb back down with nothing left,oxygen running out, and so anxious to just get down. The best part is you spent 60 grand to reserve your permanent resting place on the mountain. Plus it’s getting to a point where it’s like climbing at your local town dump pile, with dead bodies thrown in for good measure. So sad 😥
I'd decline to do this even if I were offered $250K to do it. Really can't imagine the "thrill" of this any longer with all the crowds in line to summit and the bodies of dead climbers strewn along the way, and the mountains of trash at base camp.
The mountain is climbed in the poorest of style with no consideration of climbing ethics. Also, Ignoring the unwritten rule of, you pack it in, you pack it out is a reflection of attitudes. The place is a disaster waiting to happen.
@@heatbill1261 I just watched a video with a Sherpa telling how some teams are cutting the tags off their tent and gears so they can leave them behind without consequence. Even camp 4 is a mess now.
So true! So many photos show it from the base of the H. Step looking up ( actually pretty much all) & it is so deceptive in the narrowness & the length.
…. If I could I would leave tomorrow. I was blessed to have spent my 60th birthday at Basecamp. th-cam.com/video/HUVbXTNWJA0/w-d-xo.html That was a true adventure for me, but I couldn’t imagine spending over $100,000 on getting up there yet. It is thrilling to watch footage like this; it is one of the best I’ve ever seen. I’m absolutely in awe with Sagarmantha.
@@НадеждаБатяева шерпы живут в этих горах, и у них есть наследственная адаптация, включающая в себя уникальные гемоглобиносвязывающие энзимы и удвоенное образование окиси азота. У них большее количество эритроцитов в крови, чем у обитателей низин. Вы сидите на диване и обесцениваете достижения других. Жаба в болоте умеет сидеть на одном месте лучше вас и ещё может дышать через кожу.
А я им завидую!!! Респект. Когда они спустятся, будут уже совершенно другими людьми. Только там по-моему узнаёшь цену жизни. И видишь границу между мирами. 👍🏻🔥 Большое спасибо за видео! Получил несравненное удовольствие от спуска вместе с вами! 🤝🏻
The dramatic vistas in this video helps me understand why climbers obsess over mountaineering. It also clearly captures how much the dangers are magnified by the numbers of people seeking this adventure on Everest. Thank you for making this video. It's raw sights and sounds come as close as can be to putting viewers right there.
Yes. If I were a mountain climber, Everest, with all the help they get, and all the crowds would kill my idea of it being a 'must climb' mountain. It's like a tourist trap now and a deadly one at that.
Similar to nowaday's overtourism that exists in so many places you might sadly name this extreme"overmountaineering"! It seems to me that our species has lost its admiration and therefore respect towards nature.Watching this video made me really sad - couldn't watch it til the end anyway!:'(
Im fascinated with Everest, Ive been climbing for years all over the world, I done the base camp trek last year but this is beautiful. I wish I had the money for this.
This sich great quality content. Best footage I've seen of Everest up high. It also illustrates how much you have to keep focused on the lines and what you are doing. Clipping in and out must be done with foresite and the fullest of your attention and abilities.
Having to pass this many people on a walk through fields would annoy the hell out of people. I can’t imagine how frustrating it is when your one step from oblivion at the top of the world.
they need to make an escalator that can increase the volume of people who make it to the top. pay 60k for a ride. ride up there, dump some rubbish to leave your mark, ride back and then tell your friends about it/post it on social media.
@@arebee9024Well, not escalator. That would be impossible. May be a cable cart, solar powered. That would help bring back the trash the rich people leave up there, along with their shit.
I don't ever want to climb but the camaraderie makes me want to be a den mama at base camp, making tea & babysitting the radio & dealing with logistics.
I’m not a climber and I have great respect for those who do. That being said, this human traffic jam isn’t adventure climbing, it is a series of bad decisions and greed to let this many people on the mountain at one time, especially summit attempts. How many deaths before better regulations are provided by the host country? I hope that everyone is safe and makes it off the mountain alive!
I watched a documentary recently where they discussed that issue. Apparently the country is so poor there is little chance they will start limiting the permits. Personally, I think the risks are way too high even in the best of circumstances.
Why should the government of Nepal limit the number of dopes trying to get to the top of that big rock? They get paid what? $30k-$40k? up front, from every climber just for a climbing permit. Add that amount again per climber pumped into the local economy for one thing and.and another and it's easy to understand why the Nepalese aren't going to jump to save a bunch of wealthy, to the Nepalese, westerners from their own arrogance and stupidity. Pretty soon people will realize that standing in a line with hundreds of others freezing in the Death Zone isn't much to brag about anyway.
As it stands now- you answered your own ? as long as the Int'l Touristy thirst for the summit-dream exists....the host's are stacked the piles of cash, basically to the highest bidder. It's a Cash Cow- & good 4them to CAPITALIZE for their society & reaping all monetized beni's from their 1 & only serious "agronomy".
@@NazPhura2I agree with your general concept. What people from wealthier countries pay in travel costs, permits, equipment, supplies, and guides to climb to heights our bodies are not able to handle anatomically, is more money than most Nepalese will see in a lifetime. There’s some appeal to such a Darwinistic wealth transfer, no? However, it’s my understanding that that the fees paid to the government don’t really benefit common citizens. Also, it disturbs me that a substantial number of the deaths are native Sherpas who die helping the ascents and descents of foreigners with wealth they can barely imagine, but without proper experience, strength, or critical-thinking skills for such an endeavor. I don’t know the right answer…
7:42 that's my late mentor and friend Don Cash. He successfully completed the Seven Summits, Everest being his last, before cardiac failure above the Hillary Step. Rest In Peace brother.
7:42 Don Cash did indeed reach the summit of Mount Everest, but sadly, he lost his life shortly after descending from the peak on May 22, 2019. He was part of a guided expedition attempting to climb the Seven Summits, the highest mountains on each continent. Cash reached the summit of Everest at around 5:30 PM local time, but he collapsed soon after due to high altitude sickness. His guides administered CPR and revived him, but the effort took a toll on his already weakened body. They managed to carry him down to the Hillary Step, a challenging section near the summit, but were unable to proceed further due to crowding on the fixed ropes. Despite receiving oxygen and medical attention, Cash's condition deteriorated further, and he eventually passed away around 10:30 PM that same day. His body remains on the mountain as his family decided it was too dangerous to attempt a recovery. Don Cash's death highlights the extreme risks involved in climbing Mount Everest. Despite significant improvements in equipment and preparation techniques, Everest still claims dozens of lives each year. His story serves as a reminder of the dangers and challenges faced by those who attempt to conquer this iconic peak. Here are some additional details about Don Cash and his Everest climb: He was a 55-year-old sales executive from Utah. He had already climbed six of the Seven Summits before attempting Everest. He was known for his adventurous spirit and his determination to achieve his goals. His death sent shockwaves through the climbing community and prompted questions about the safety of commercial expeditions on Everest. Credits: A.I
Assume that before undergoing such a dangerous and taxing adventure, the companies that organize these expeditions require all clients to have a complete physician exam and cardiovascular stress assessment?
amazing video. absolutely stunning vista, the feeling must be close to standing on the moon. answers questions i had about ridge, if it was 2-way traffic and how it would be done. i then realize they are literally on land at an elevation that commercial jets fly. congratulations to all those who have made the trek.
@@gerhardmoeller774 No sir, Hillary and Norgay climbed Everest via the South East ridge route on May 29th 1953. The Chinese were the first to ascend via the North ridge route in May 1960.
Wow, all of those climbers have to be real patient with the back & forth movement on that ledge!!!! Great footage, the step is so narrow it must be like walking on a balance beam.
I can’t help but think this is catastrophic…a queue of climbers (some more tourist than others) queuing to summit a mountain that looks and is precipitous. You must hope all climbers know the etiquette that is involved. It is their sherpas who are doing the navigating. They are the true heroes and climbers in my opinion. 🇳🇿🇳🇿🐑🐑NZ
Climbing Purity is mostly non existent on Everest and also climbed in the poorest of style. Many have soloed Everest Alpine style and with no O'S. Yes Hillary was a lung with legs.
My friend passed there in 2019 after making summit. Not sure if due to long lines and ran out of oxygen or simply a health issue. Either way watching these videos makes me feel closer to him. Its beautiful there.
thanks was wondering who that was no one seemed to mention the body right at the side of trail like that. crazy reminder of life and death up there @@thegsid-yt
Well done, and really great footage of the reality of climbing Everest today. The traffic jams always freak me out, but the general goodwill between most climbers is still nice to see. RIP to all who did not survive the mountain.
@@kowalski3769 Sadly, that is part of the reality. I think it's important for people to see that it isn't necessarily what they might imagine, and that it does sometimes cost lives. Videos like this one are a crucial counterpoint to romanticized notions about climbing famous mountains.
@@FreyjaJ I think the point is more that we have to change the narrative of mt everest climbs from some romanticized ideal which doesnt exist anymore to something that reflects the exploitative and damaging reality up there. I.E. stop congratulating these people for contributing to it. These people are nothing compared to mountaineers who don't lean on the sherpas for everything from food, to toilets, to literally taking each step up the mountain in some cases.
@@backlogbrood2451 I don't necessarily disagree with you. That said, videos like this might do more to accomplish the goal of dispelling the most absurdly fantastic ideas about mountains such as Everest than (sometimes justifiably) scolding those who exploit the local people to climb it - sadly because the local government relies so heavily on tourist money, and keeps so much of it from the Sherpas, which is outrageous, as they are the ones taking the greatest risks. No one, not even those who climb on their own, get there without at least some support from the local people.
You won't say goodwill when they leave you for dead 😂. And before someone says "they only do it to save their own life's". No they don't, literally multiple stories of how people still summited whilst leaving people for dead when they could have descended and potentially saved them or bring them to rescue level. The guy who had a stroke on the Michael Mathews expedition is an example. To selfish climbers still ascended whilt a man had a stroke n the Sherpas carried him to ground base evel 💀
ein wunderschönes Video, vielen Dank fürs Einstellen. Hoffentlich erschreckt es nicht nur mich, sondern v.a. planende Everest-Touristen und hält sie von diesem Frevel gegenüber dem Dach der Welt ab. Denn es sind so viele wunderschöne unerschlossene 7000er dort zu sehen, wohin echte Alpinisten ohne Menschenmassen wie im Kletterpark zur Erkundung aufbrechen können.
Das Dach der Welt ist wie der Rest der Welt nur noch ein einziger stinkender Müllhaufen. Vielleicht wäre es besser Putin und Nato freie Hand zu lassen und die Massenbevölkerung der Erde ein Ende setzen.
Curious to know, If someone fell @ 10:42 or any of the narrow points on the Hillary Step, would their tethered rope hold them or pull everyone else down?
In a place where speed is essential to minimize your time in the death zone (so you don't die) , the sheer number of people in line is not only appalling but totally irresponsible on the part of the outfitters as well as the Nepalese government for issuing so many permits. Greedy.
Sheer insanity to climb under those conditions!! Lines on Everest - bodies everywhere - Exactly why is it worth $60 thou to do this???? Really beyond all rational thinking. The yearly death toll was 23 in 2023! It will just get worse.
I wonder how many people dont die on the mountain but walk away with brain injury, frostbite or other permanent health issues because of the extended queue time in the death zone?
you should write a letter to Nepal and tell em how they should run things, a strongly worded letter at that. I mean, how dare that 3rd world country capitalize on its main/only reason for tourism…
Seems like there are more folks like Stockton Rush out there, willing to take money to lead to Mt Everest, does anyone remember 1998? It’s just not the same, that “Being first,”. Now it seems as if you got the money you can be carried there. Where is the pride of accomplishment? We all, or at least I hope so, want to be first, let’s level it down to being our best of whatever we can be. Be the first to mount your own Mt Everest, you can do it, don’t wait in line or let someone carry you. You can do it!
Agreed. None of these people should be proud. They show little skill by relying so much on Sherpa guides. They don't give a shit about these peoples' lives. In this day and age, you can't decide to summit Everest AND also say "I care about these peoples' lives". You can't have it both ways.
Been watching a lot of these videos I think I am prepared to do this I'm here in Texas mainly hills no mountainsbut I go up and down hospital stairs it's got six floors but we only have access to the 5th I go to the outside area where it used to be smoking area when it's 33° outside so it's probably like 27 degrees on the 5th floor, i use that abandoned area to get my body acclimated to the weather, if I can't utilize these options I'll just stand inside a bucket of ice water while I'm playing assassin's Creed climbing everything to stay consistent its all about technique and luck
The amount of people just standing around waiting is criminal. Something needs to be done like a certain amount of climbers each year. This is not my idea of fun but still am in awe of those who accomplish it.
This footage is what makes Everest look like a ride in Disneyland. It by no means is a display of athleticism. Sure, it looks exhausting, sure it looks treacherous, sure it looks exploited, so is my 9-5 job everyday, and there isn't someone pouring me a cup of tea every night, cooking my dinner, and making sure I'm tucked in after a long day. After biking 103 mi. In 101 degree heat in a day, coming in, showering, getting your meal, setting up a tent, checking your gear ( bike chain, bike packs, clothing, on the road repair kits, hydration powder, fill water bottles, inflate tires, check brakes, etc), and first aid to body parts that are taking a beating - I can speak from experience. I once climbed a Mtn. that has two false summits, freezing rain at the top, hornets that attacked your hands at the sign of food, wind, and of course the masses of people who don't know what the hell they are doing made the rlde that much more dangerous, because they are the ones who cause the accidents. Safety is a matter of training, training, training, training and then we'll think about taking a real roughing it physical test of endurance. But by then, the tour is enjoyable because you are physically and mentally prepared. By mentally, I mean tricking your mind into the not craving water mode, because you have none on a 3k climb until you summit. To do this you have to chew gum to keep your mouth from drying out, while taking deep breaths and trying to not choke. I get it. Everest is tough. But at some point you have to know how to change your own flat tire, put your chain back on, and if needed double back and bring someone else in who is struggling because they opted to look cool with a light carbon frame and a double crank on their bike, making them no match for a head wind, instead of 3 chain rings and a steel frame ( you don't get blown off the road, and you save your knees). I only took a selfie once, and someone or something stole that pic to hide the fact that I was even there. I've had my biking clothes cut off of me in the ER, I've had heat exhaustion, and peed myself to get rid of body heat, crashed and had to rescue myself, volunteered on the trip 4x instead of riding which were long 16 hour days. And how many people return to Everest to voluntarily clean it up, or experience the nuts and bolts of the trek, being part of a volunteer support team?. No, it's a lousy vacation.
What on Earth are all those people doing queuing up at the top of Everest. I'd never have imagined such a remote and hazardous place would be teeming with so many people. What a nightmare and how unrewarding it must seem
Holy hell I didn't realize how narrow it is and how steep the fall. I wonder how long the wait is to summit? Also I know they are wearing the best clothing but how cold is it up there?
Temps near the summit hover anywhere from -35 to -55. Can get worse. Winds that can punish the higher parts of the mountain to the tune of 100 mph. Add those two up (real temps & wind chill) and you'd have temps that feel like -80.
I am not a mountaineer, but an admirer of this sport. What has been happening on Everest and K2 is absolute nonsense. People with no experience are climbing these mountains, as if they were going to Disneyland. Queues on the trail are criminal. It is sad to say, but I believe that a great tragedy could happen if so many unprepared people continue to climb Everest at the same time.
I have always loved the comfort of my bed, after this video I love it even more!
This is the most ridiculous way to recreate & a "major gamble" with life. How does this serve mankind? (Just self serving,😮 maybe!) Insanity in my book!
@@culliganculligan9560 Well somebody has to do it.
I love the views and climbing from my Barca Lounger!
And you will wake up one day 65-70 years old and realize life passed you by while you were sitting on your arse
@@culliganculligan9560 how does you being on TH-cam “serve mankind”? Yet you do it. These people love the mountains, and they are doing what makes them feel alive.
Respect to the Sherpas who put up the ladders and ropes for those tourists.
For those idiots
Shouldn’t it be mountain climbers 😂
Sadly, the Sherpas don't get the respect they de$erve
So many Sherpa. They would have climb themselves with little groups
Who do you think taught them how to do that and how to climb? Westerners! The tourists provide them with an income they could only dream of before.
The number of people trying to summit is more than ridiculous it's just outright dangerous. If a real bad storm hits what chance have they.
Blah. Blah. blah.
All for the fact of bragging rights.
I agree, outrageously dangerous! Utter stupidity!
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Yep would never even consider this mountain with so many people.......its completely commercialized.
I'm so glad I watched this video, now I enjoy standing in line at Costco during holidays shopping so evermore. Thank you Everrest!
The sheer number of people on this slope is soul crushing.
at least it makes jobs for 10000 famillies
This is the first video ive watched that really shows how a rescue through that would be impossible! "If you're stuck up there, you might as well be stuck on the moon!"
I've been to only 5500 metres and the moon is exactly how I'd describe it - like another planet. The remoteness is mind bending.
-Rob Hall😊
One of the premier climbers, now resting on mt everest for years now.@dawnolivo9645
In younger days I went to the mountains for solitude. I climbed with one or two friends and though we did see others, it was nothing like the lines here. May as well ride the New York subway at rush hour. That crowd takes away everything that I think of when climbing a mountain. Sad.
You should try meditating.
They look like a lot but they're only two teams he passed... it just looks like a lot because of the bottleneck part of the climb. So no lines really... just teams making their way up slowly and carefully while his team finishes up and heads down again.
Ok but no one is climbing mt everest for peace or solitude. I assume most people do it purely for the achievement
that must be some empty ass New York subway if some 20-40 people is your idea of "rush hour".
I always find it funny when people speak as if this is some easy place filled with people and they always show Hilary Step.
That's because it's most technically hard part where only one row can pass through. And people can only climb Everest for a short window (few weeks) and even within that short window you often have good weather only for few days and you have to be on top within 1-2pm. So yeah this small section is "busy", but the sum total of people climbing Everest is not many through the rest of the track you could be hours apart from other people. Hilary step isn't entire Everest...
The subway analogy is the first thing I thought of too. That is a disaster waiting to happen with the crowds.
This video is absolutely outstanding in quality & content. It is the best footage of the reality of Hillary Step I have ever seen. If it is not used in presentations by companies organizing climbs, people with all levels of training thinking of or planning an Everest ascent then it should be! I know myself, my strengths & weakness therefore Everest would never make my list. I know I could not handle the Khumbu Ice Fall, the ladders…I also know I could never do Hillary Step with the lineups, over crowding and all skill levels of sometimes oxygen starved climbers. I would put myself & others at risk.
Gratitude for this amazing presentation. Well done🙏🙏🙏💙
I will agree with you. How do they video and climb at same time. Even tho it's a go pro. It takes time and energy to mess with it.
Well done video tech. However what can be said of the human race. Ridiculous credit card cocktail party fodder.
@@Ramenscooter Spot on. Another canapé?
If only more people were as sensible as you.
It's very true! I watched a video by a company that is organising climbing tours to Everest. My first impression was 'oh it doesn't look that bad, maybe l can do it' But in reality l would be the one who died there.
Thank you so much to whoever shot this video. I dream of going to Everest but it won't happen for me. It's nice to see what the Hilary Step is all about.
The wind just roars ceaselessly. I wonder what climbers feel, fighting wind, how it fills their ears.
Also are there scents or tastes associated with the mountain, having climbed it.
I tend to recall things very much with all my senses, so I'm curious about aspects that don't get on film.
"I'm the King of the world!!!"
"Ok, your majesty, you're holding up the line, time to move along.
This is ridiculous. It’s not a feat to boast about when everyone is doing it.
You'd have to do it the right way and make your own rt
😂
@@cranberryeater7459not everyone will do it.
And His Majesty says , “And vending machines ? On Mt. Fuji there were vending machines!” .
This is the best footage I have seen of what it would be like on Everest. So much admiration from my comfy home. I hate heights.
Yes definitely best video. I have seen countless videos but in this one you can see it how tight and steep it is
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I need a therapist after watching this. I am not even there and I feel a panic attack looming. Incredible footage👌🇨🇦
The Sherpas are the true heroes, Bravo good men! ❤️🙏
Maybe they are just enablers
@@AKaczor2024 they got to make a living to, they get paid well. Not a fan of climbing Everest. There still good men
YES!!!!!👍💯 The Sherpas are the real mountaineers. The others are playing. Nothing more.
@@sheilagarrido8204 I wish to see you "playing" on this climb
They are doing it for the money.....
Thank you for posting this video. Most of us won't even dare climb this mountain, but this video will be the closest thing for me to experience this journey without the risks.
Incredible! I've never seen Hillary step this close. Respect your effort and thank you for sharing.
It's really not even a step anymore. That's probably one reason why there are so many more climbers nowadays. No stopping to wait at the step while folks climb up and down the ladder.
@@N_Georgia_TroutLadder is on the NE Ridge at the Second Step put there by the Chinese. No ladders were on the Hilary Step.
@@astonzappa I stand corrected. Maybe the crowded conditions are due to the increase in permits and gov't greed. THAT'S never happened before.
@@N_Georgia_Trout there was an earthquake i think 2019 the big boulder at the top left of the step was dislodged and it is not as steep now in that area. This footage isn't actually of the step itself btw it appears to be all summit ridge. ✌
Why is it caled "Hillary step"?
And that my friends, is my dad’s exact recollection of how he traveled to school every day…… except he did it barefoot
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uphill both ways!
@@test-do1gc Thanks, I was looking for that comment.
Good one!
The terror of seeing those small narrow ledges with all of those people stacked up. I was holding my breath through this entire video. I just thought of those brave sherpas that installed the ropes at the beginning of climbing season. What an amazing video.
It was Probably safer for the Sherpas! Think about it, no one in the way, slowing you down or clogging the track.
Why?? They are attached to a line??? This looks so boring and uneventful! I should post my next trip at a Walmart line! At least they are not linked to a rope!
@@jeremyrhansen6637then you have a story of Walmart and they have a story of Mt Everest highest mountain in the world 😅😅u looser
Me too! It amazes me that people put themselves up there. No thanks.
@@jeremyrhansen6637😂 maybe they should be
You don't challenge the mountain, you are only challenging yourself. The mountain is always the winner. It wins on you in the very first moment you decide to climb it (time and again). ❤
What's the challenge here? The Sherpas do all the work starting months in advance of the season. They lay ropes, ladders, set up the tents and supplies.
These rich spoiled people's only challenge is can they stand in line for hours on end.
I swear I'd not tell a soul I "climbed" Everest 😢
For the Sherpas the challenge is quite the same. I think they feel it differently, as their daily work (time and again was for them).
@@john-nx4xn Agree with you. But the high conditions also challenge the body, a lot of people die of exhaustion or because of altitude sickness.
Mengerikan sekali antriannya, bikin jantung deg-degan. Tapi pemandangannya sangat menakjubkan. Itulah mengapa, selalu menyenangkan nonton vlog pendakian Everest, meski mengerikan
Done a lot of hiking, scrambling and some climbing. Everest was one of those faraway dreams that I knew I’d never get the opportunity but after seeing the beginning of this video I have to say no thanks. This is a disaster waiting to happen. I could not imagine waiting in a line like this.
Gotta be honest, if I climbed up there in a crowd like that I wouldn't feel like I accomplished anything. If everyone is doing it it's not special anymore.
From what I understand, you can 'solo climb' it, even in a crowd. Sort of like an extra achievement in a game. If you basically do not use oxygen and do not take any sort of assistance, gear, food, water oxygen, etc from anyone else, you can rightfully call it a "solo" climb and get that rush of accomplishment. I think the presence of others who, assumedly, won't just let you die, is a bit of a pyschological crutch, but there ya go.
@@aintnodisco7127 That assumption that people won't let you die is a stretch. If you watch closely you will see at least two dead bodies in this video.
@@aintnodisco7127 you assume wrongly. It's not about them 'letting you die'. It's about them being in a personal fight for their own life and helping you drastically increases the chance that they die with you. It's like Skydiving. You can have 50 people inches away from you in the air but you're all up there 'alone'.
@@aintnodisco7127there are only a few who did that successfully and most of them were professional climbers
@@aintnodisco7127There are been many cases of people being left to die. In that area, the dead zone.. if you go down, there’s nothing that anyone can do. There is a dead body on that stretch, he’s still there because it’s too dangerous at that altitude to remove him
Watching this shows how crazy it is to commit to climbing these mountains. Not only is it dangerous as hell, but look at all the commercial traffic up there! Crazy!
It's a necessity for a country that sources better part of their gdp from travel and permits etc. Lost lives (mostly foreigners) is a small price to pay for them.
That is not what I thought when you said we were getting high
@loop….. over 100 sherpas ( a third of all deaths) have died on the mountain - hardly a ‘small price’
@@CommViewer Im not being a snotty dickhead or anything but could you provide a source. id like to confirm that fact. ty
@@itsallspent😂😂😂😂
This has best education on Hilary step. I was holding my breath for all of you and sending safety prayers for all of you. Your skill and bravery are amazing. All the respect I have for the rescue crew. Please if push comes to shove, do not sacrifice your precious lives❤❤❤❤❤
Imagine being Hillary and Tenzing and seeing this final obstacle for the first time, just the two of you, with 1953 technology. Really puts their achievement into perspective.
It’s so horrifying and sad really, imagine climbing for hours just to get to a line a quarter mile long, spending hours in the death zone waiting while people clip and unclip walking around you, then instead of summiting at 2 or 3 o clock you summit at 5 or 6 and then have to climb back down with nothing left,oxygen running out, and so anxious to just get down. The best part is you spent 60 grand to reserve your permanent resting place on the mountain. Plus it’s getting to a point where it’s like climbing at your local town dump pile, with dead bodies thrown in for good measure. So sad 😥
I'd decline to do this even if I were offered $250K to do it. Really can't imagine the "thrill" of this any longer with all the crowds in line to summit and the bodies of dead climbers strewn along the way, and the mountains of trash at base camp.
@@frankd4875 It's only for ego and vanity at this point. There is no exploration or discovery element left.
The mountain is climbed in the poorest of style with no consideration of climbing ethics. Also, Ignoring the unwritten rule of, you pack it in, you pack it out is a reflection of attitudes. The place is a disaster waiting to happen.
@@heatbill1261 I just watched a video with a Sherpa telling how some teams are cutting the tags off their tent and gears so they can leave them behind without consequence. Even camp 4 is a mess now.
Looks like a line at Disneyland
Incredible footage. I had no idea that route was so narrow for such a long distance.
So true! So many photos show it from the base of the H. Step looking up ( actually pretty much all) & it is so deceptive in the narrowness & the length.
It was even worse back in the day, when the ladder was necessary.
That is the Cornice Traverse before the Hilary Step
Not in a million years would you catch me doing this! But I love watching the documentaries and videos about the people who do.
Me too, I can enjoy the top of the world 🗺️ from my warm recliner
Me too. Thank u to all the ego driven rich people for risking your life for my entertainment x
…. If I could I would leave tomorrow. I was blessed to have spent my 60th birthday at Basecamp.
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That was a true adventure for me, but I couldn’t imagine spending over $100,000 on getting up there yet. It is thrilling to watch footage like this; it is one of the best I’ve ever seen. I’m absolutely in awe with Sagarmantha.
How can one be sure each hook point was safe and secured???
Смотрю на всех этих альпинтстах в ковычках и понимаю здесь герои только Шерпы, настоящии альпинисты , сильные, Браво❤
Корова в стойле не думает, что траву, которая сама растёт ещё надо скосить, высушить, обогатить , упаковать и ей принести. Она просто её жрёт.
Да, это как оператор, который бежит рядом с бегуном, чтобы снять рекорд
@@НадеждаБатяева шерпы живут в этих горах, и у них есть наследственная адаптация, включающая в себя уникальные гемоглобиносвязывающие энзимы и удвоенное образование окиси азота. У них большее количество эритроцитов в крови, чем у обитателей низин.
Вы сидите на диване и обесцениваете достижения других. Жаба в болоте умеет сидеть на одном месте лучше вас и ещё может дышать через кожу.
А я им завидую!!! Респект. Когда они спустятся, будут уже совершенно другими людьми. Только там по-моему узнаёшь цену жизни. И видишь границу между мирами. 👍🏻🔥
Большое спасибо за видео! Получил несравненное удовольствие от спуска вместе с вами! 🤝🏻
The dramatic vistas in this video helps me understand why climbers obsess over mountaineering. It also clearly captures how much the dangers are magnified by the numbers of people seeking this adventure on Everest. Thank you for making this video. It's raw sights and sounds come as close as can be to putting viewers right there.
This is a close as I ever want to be. Actually this video was starting to get to me. The thought of actually doing this is out of the question.
@@lamontcranston3177 Sometimes when their camera pans, my body instinctively moves the other way way.
@@lamontcranston3177 I wouldn't mind doing it, if it wasn't so damned crowded! That's just ridiculous!
@@tscott6843 The GoPro lens exaggerates the perceptive. It makes you feel like your on top of Everest slightly drunk and stoned.
I've flown over the Hindu Kush piloting a helicopter. Not quite Himalayas heights but no crowds, exciting views, and less risk.
Wow...your video really shows the traffic jams in practical detail and how much it slows down the climb. Scary!
The number of people up there - that's insane!
Yes. If I were a mountain climber, Everest, with all the help they get, and all the crowds would kill my idea of it being a 'must climb' mountain. It's like a tourist trap now and a deadly one at that.
Similar to nowaday's overtourism that exists in so many places you might sadly name this extreme"overmountaineering"!
It seems to me that our species has lost its admiration and therefore respect towards nature.Watching this video made me really sad - couldn't watch it til the end anyway!:'(
It's greed
I’ve seen less people on London’s Oxford Street on a Saturday morning!
The weather window is a few days from mid-May, including 1 to 2 days with guaranteed weather, hence the queues
Extraordinario video. Gracias por llevarnos a la montaña!
merci superbe vidéo je sus stupéfait de voir autant de monde c est de la folie ça dépasse le raisonnable
You would think it's "Black Friday" on the Hillary Step this year!
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More like white Monday lol
The clarity of this camera and the ability to see in HD the hillary step is incredible
GoPro or go nowhere
Which part is the actual Hillary step?
The Hillary step is gone. It is not seen in this video (despite the title).
Those sights are breathtaking!!
And you got em for free : )
Congratulations! Amazing footage. Yeah I'm one of those who would love to climb Everest. I love mountains.
Do you also like queues?
Im fascinated with Everest, Ive been climbing for years all over the world, I done the base camp trek last year but this is beautiful. I wish I had the money for this.
This sich great quality content. Best footage I've seen of Everest up high. It also illustrates how much you have to keep focused on the lines and what you are doing. Clipping in and out must be done with foresite and the fullest of your attention and abilities.
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Спасибо за видео! Вот я и побывал на Горе не слезая с дивана😂.
Get off the couch and make Putin go away
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@@ИринаТомарева-х1э Marry me please
Sad but truly breathtaking. May all who travel here make it home safely. Peace be with you
I love my life too much to go up there....I admire those people who want to summit, but not for me. Thank you for the video.
I have skied some steep and scary slopes, this mountain climbing and scaling along snow ledges is on a whole different level of scariness
yup. surely is. focus is the key.
people have skiing down everest 😂 K2 too
Having to pass this many people on a walk through fields would annoy the hell out of people. I can’t imagine how frustrating it is when your one step from oblivion at the top of the world.
This style of climbing is not what its all about. I climbed to get away from the "chuckle heads"
Right?? What the actual heck.
Dont forget that they have to wait as well, knowing every minute, second is counting on the oxygen.
@@Leira6267 Opportunities to text, tweet and take muggies
Excuse me, pardon me, coming through, watch that serac!
Why ANYONE would do this with crowds like this is beyond me.
they need to make an escalator that can increase the volume of people who make it to the top. pay 60k for a ride. ride up there, dump some rubbish to leave your mark, ride back and then tell your friends about it/post it on social media.
Bragging rights for white men who weren't good at actual sports.
@@arebee9024Well, not escalator. That would be impossible. May be a cable cart, solar powered. That would help bring back the trash the rich people leave up there, along with their shit.
Greed..
I don’t get it either. Plus they’re trashing the hell out of it with equipment and dead bodies.
I don't ever want to climb but the camaraderie makes me want to be a den mama at base camp, making tea & babysitting the radio & dealing with logistics.
Beautiful mountain
felt like i was there. awesome video.
When ya'll were passing each other on that tiny ledge I literally felt sick to my stomach. That is just insane. 😱
I’m not a climber and I have great respect for those who do. That being said, this human traffic jam isn’t adventure climbing, it is a series of bad decisions and greed to let this many people on the mountain at one time, especially summit attempts. How many deaths before better regulations are provided by the host country? I hope that everyone is safe and makes it off the mountain alive!
I watched a documentary recently where they discussed that issue. Apparently the country is so poor there is little chance they will start limiting the permits. Personally, I think the risks are way too high even in the best of circumstances.
Why should the government of Nepal limit the number of dopes trying to get to the top of that big rock? They get paid what? $30k-$40k? up front, from every climber just for a climbing permit. Add that amount again per climber pumped into the local economy for one thing and.and another and it's easy to understand why the Nepalese aren't going to jump to save a bunch of wealthy, to the Nepalese, westerners from their own arrogance and stupidity. Pretty soon people will realize that standing in a line with hundreds of others freezing in the Death Zone isn't much to brag about anyway.
As it stands now- you answered your own ? as long as the Int'l Touristy thirst for the summit-dream exists....the host's are stacked the piles of cash, basically to the highest bidder. It's a Cash Cow- & good 4them to CAPITALIZE for their society & reaping all monetized beni's from their 1 & only serious "agronomy".
@@NazPhura2I agree with your general concept. What people from wealthier countries pay in travel costs, permits, equipment, supplies, and guides to climb to heights our bodies are not able to handle anatomically, is more money than most Nepalese will see in a lifetime. There’s some appeal to such a Darwinistic wealth transfer, no? However, it’s my understanding that that the fees paid to the government don’t really benefit common citizens. Also, it disturbs me that a substantial number of the deaths are native Sherpas who die helping the ascents and descents of foreigners with wealth they can barely imagine, but without proper experience, strength, or critical-thinking skills for such an endeavor.
I don’t know the right answer…
Money makes the world go around
7:42 that's my late mentor and friend Don Cash. He successfully completed the Seven Summits, Everest being his last, before cardiac failure above the Hillary Step. Rest In Peace brother.
7:42 Don Cash did indeed reach the summit of Mount Everest, but sadly, he lost his life shortly after descending from the peak on May 22, 2019. He was part of a guided expedition attempting to climb the Seven Summits, the highest mountains on each continent.
Cash reached the summit of Everest at around 5:30 PM local time, but he collapsed soon after due to high altitude sickness. His guides administered CPR and revived him, but the effort took a toll on his already weakened body. They managed to carry him down to the Hillary Step, a challenging section near the summit, but were unable to proceed further due to crowding on the fixed ropes.
Despite receiving oxygen and medical attention, Cash's condition deteriorated further, and he eventually passed away around 10:30 PM that same day. His body remains on the mountain as his family decided it was too dangerous to attempt a recovery.
Don Cash's death highlights the extreme risks involved in climbing Mount Everest. Despite significant improvements in equipment and preparation techniques, Everest still claims dozens of lives each year. His story serves as a reminder of the dangers and challenges faced by those who attempt to conquer this iconic peak.
Here are some additional details about Don Cash and his Everest climb:
He was a 55-year-old sales executive from Utah.
He had already climbed six of the Seven Summits before attempting Everest.
He was known for his adventurous spirit and his determination to achieve his goals.
His death sent shockwaves through the climbing community and prompted questions about the safety of commercial expeditions on Everest.
Credits: A.I
Assume that before undergoing such a dangerous and taxing adventure, the companies that organize these expeditions require all clients to have a complete physician exam and cardiovascular stress assessment?
@user-du1bd5xl6u his death probably didn't send shockwaves through the climbing community. Extreme conditions kill some ppl and 55 isn't young
Cardiac arrest failure? As opposed to cardiac arrest success? It's just a cardiac arrest.
amazing video. absolutely stunning vista, the feeling must be close to standing on the moon. answers questions i had about ridge, if it was 2-way traffic and how it would be done. i then realize they are literally on land at an elevation that commercial jets fly. congratulations to all those who have made the trek.
You guys came thru like the guardians of Mount Everest.. set up shop and proceeded to ease everyone along seamlessly. Huge applause 👏!
Seeing the zero margin of error, my respect to Sir Edmund Hilary and Norgay Tenzing has gone up several-fold. Insane. Utterly insane.
Ikr... All these guys use ropes and ladders that are already fixed to the route. It's nothing today compared to what those men did.
Respect? 😂
Hilary and Tensing did the North approach….. much harder. I believe Sir Edmund reached the summit!!
@@gerhardmoeller774 No sir, Hillary and Norgay climbed Everest via the South East ridge route on May 29th 1953.
The Chinese were the first to ascend via the North ridge route in May 1960.
@@jimmywrangles were there any successful summits prior to 1953?
Wow, all of those climbers have to be real patient with the back & forth movement on that ledge!!!! Great footage, the step is so narrow it must be like walking on a balance beam.
perfect weather for it
That is some next level chit having to maneuver along that ridge with two way traffic!
It's hard to imagine they're almost at cruising altitude of airliners.
Isn’t peak summit already considered airline altitude?
I can’t help but think this is catastrophic…a queue of climbers (some more tourist than others) queuing to summit a mountain that looks and is precipitous. You must hope all climbers know the etiquette that is involved. It is their sherpas who are doing the navigating. They are the true heroes and climbers in my opinion. 🇳🇿🇳🇿🐑🐑NZ
Still extremely hardcore even as tourists. Takes tremendous courage even with the aid of Sherpas.
@@hsingholee1058takes a whole lot of narcissism to go destroy nature at the highest point
I watched a documentary that said that a lot of people that lack the real experience that they need to go up there don’t have it.
Los sherpas son los del comércio solamente
Это просто жесть - столько раз отцепиться и столько раз прикрепиться. Большое спасибо, ни за какие деньги!
Looks like the early morning queues at a Disney world attraction
Wow that's crazy and incredible. Respect for filming this for the world.... Needs to be seen something this beautiful.
Outstanding video! Thank you!
Hard to imagine how difficult it must have been, back in 1953 when Sir Ed did it without all the modern equipment and clothing, and no track to follow
Climbing Purity is mostly non existent on Everest and also climbed in the poorest of style. Many have soloed Everest Alpine style and with no O'S. Yes Hillary was a lung with legs.
Don't forget, he wasn't alone - he did it with Tenzing Norgay. But yes, an incredible feat with the equipment (or lack of) available back then.
On the other hand, no tall guys in the way
@@whywontmymouseworkTenzing was selfish bastard while Edmund was gracious , read more kid
@@kshitizyadav3174Could you explain?
How was Tenzing a bad person?
Absolutely fantastic video of the summit day . Now Imagine doing that at night if you get stranded there !
Wahnsinn,da stehen sie auf dem Gipfelgrat Reihe in Glied,wie früh an der Kaufhalle,wenn sie aufmacht.
... I'm gasping. I knew it was crowded, and I knew it too strength, but god! the patience!
congrats to all
The fact people spent 20k to 70k to climb Everest and not sure if you’re gonna survive is just insane !
The fact that people spend 20k to 70k on their car, but aren't sure if they're gonna survive is insane!
Every step in a plane or helicopter is the same ;-)
@@MuffelamMorgen no it's not. You don't have 1-3% chance of death when going into an airplane.
I’m gobsmacked by this video…so in awe of Everest, but damn-all these climbers. It’s a traffic jam up there.
Give it a few years and they’ll have a MuckDonalds at the summit
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@@derekibison6644 HillaryDonalds, serving fresh and cold.
@@Guide4Ever With an unlimited range of novel frozen meats.
My friend passed there in 2019 after making summit. Not sure if due to long lines and ran out of oxygen or simply a health issue. Either way watching these videos makes me feel closer to him. Its beautiful there.
7:41 there is a dead body of us person don cash
thanks was wondering who that was no one seemed to mention the body right at the side of trail like that. crazy reminder of life and death up there @@thegsid-yt
Excellent video. Best one ive seen of the hillery step. And ive watched several.
I loved how the climbers going up were shaking the hands of those that had just summited and were now coming down.
No way not for all the money in the world. Please be safe all. Thank you for sharing
Well done, and really great footage of the reality of climbing Everest today. The traffic jams always freak me out, but the general goodwill between most climbers is still nice to see. RIP to all who did not survive the mountain.
You mean besides stepping over the dead and dying people on their way up to glory? Yea fuck that.
@@kowalski3769 Sadly, that is part of the reality. I think it's important for people to see that it isn't necessarily what they might imagine, and that it does sometimes cost lives. Videos like this one are a crucial counterpoint to romanticized notions about climbing famous mountains.
@@FreyjaJ I think the point is more that we have to change the narrative of mt everest climbs from some romanticized ideal which doesnt exist anymore to something that reflects the exploitative and damaging reality up there. I.E. stop congratulating these people for contributing to it. These people are nothing compared to mountaineers who don't lean on the sherpas for everything from food, to toilets, to literally taking each step up the mountain in some cases.
@@backlogbrood2451 I don't necessarily disagree with you. That said, videos like this might do more to accomplish the goal of dispelling the most absurdly fantastic ideas about mountains such as Everest than (sometimes justifiably) scolding those who exploit the local people to climb it - sadly because the local government relies so heavily on tourist money, and keeps so much of it from the Sherpas, which is outrageous, as they are the ones taking the greatest risks. No one, not even those who climb on their own, get there without at least some support from the local people.
You won't say goodwill when they leave you for dead 😂.
And before someone says "they only do it to save their own life's".
No they don't, literally multiple stories of how people still summited whilst leaving people for dead when they could have descended and potentially saved them or bring them to rescue level. The guy who had a stroke on the Michael Mathews expedition is an example. To selfish climbers still ascended whilt a man had a stroke n the Sherpas carried him to ground base evel 💀
All those people up there, you can't even immerse yourself in the moment. 😂 That would absolutely ruin it for me.
Selfie 🎉
Right? I don’t like standing in line at Disneyland.
bravo to the cameraman! great clear video, perfect
There are at least 2 bodies hanging off the side of the track, still attached to the rope: at 7:45 and 9:45.
Yikes.
It's the same footage - some editing mistakes I think. Anyway, crazy to see that dead body just hanging there. 😧
7:53 you can catch a glimpse of a dead body still attached to the fixed line. (Lower left side)
And at 9:45
Amazing. Best I've ever seen. I wonder how many just fall off the side of that step. It seems so easy to do.
There was 1 @7:42 rip
ein wunderschönes Video, vielen Dank fürs Einstellen. Hoffentlich erschreckt es nicht nur mich, sondern v.a. planende Everest-Touristen und hält sie von diesem Frevel gegenüber dem Dach der Welt ab. Denn es sind so viele wunderschöne unerschlossene 7000er dort zu sehen, wohin echte Alpinisten ohne Menschenmassen wie im Kletterpark zur Erkundung aufbrechen können.
"Dach der Welt" eher ein riesen Eiterpickel
Das Dach der Welt ist wie der Rest der Welt nur noch ein einziger stinkender Müllhaufen. Vielleicht wäre es besser Putin und Nato freie Hand zu lassen und die Massenbevölkerung der Erde ein Ende setzen.
WOW!!!!! EVEREST!!!!! Super video !!!!! 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
Curious to know, If someone fell @ 10:42 or any of the narrow points on the Hillary Step, would their tethered rope hold them or pull everyone else down?
In a place where speed is essential to minimize your time in the death zone (so you don't die) , the sheer number of people in line is not only appalling but totally irresponsible on the part of the outfitters as well as the Nepalese government for issuing so many permits. Greedy.
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Sheer insanity to climb under those conditions!! Lines on Everest - bodies everywhere - Exactly why is it worth $60 thou to do this???? Really beyond all rational thinking. The yearly death toll was 23 in 2023! It will just get worse.
I wonder how many people dont die on the mountain but walk away with brain injury, frostbite or other permanent health issues because of the extended queue time in the death zone?
you should write a letter to Nepal and tell em how they should run things, a strongly worded letter at that. I mean, how dare that 3rd world country capitalize on its main/only reason for tourism…
Exactly.
This is crazy!! Look at the crowd!!
Awesome footage! Appreciate the video.
No one could ever force me up to this 😁
my english is very not native speaker like😂
To think there was no established path or ropes when Hilary and Tensing first climbed it.
I've never seen footage quite like this, the brilliance and beauty of Everest and the all important descent. Just wow.
Seems like there are more folks like Stockton Rush out there, willing to take money to lead to Mt Everest, does anyone remember 1998?
It’s just not the same, that “Being first,”. Now it seems as if you got the money you can be carried there. Where is the pride of accomplishment?
We all, or at least I hope so, want to be first, let’s level it down to being our best of whatever we can be. Be the first to mount your own Mt Everest, you can do it, don’t wait in line or let someone carry you. You can do it!
Agreed. None of these people should be proud. They show little skill by relying so much on Sherpa guides. They don't give a shit about these peoples' lives. In this day and age, you can't decide to summit Everest AND also say "I care about these peoples' lives". You can't have it both ways.
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Been watching a lot of these videos I think I am prepared to do this I'm here in Texas mainly hills no mountainsbut I go up and down hospital stairs it's got six floors but we only have access to the 5th I go to the outside area where it used to be smoking area when it's 33° outside so it's probably like 27 degrees on the 5th floor, i use that abandoned area to get my body acclimated to the weather, if I can't utilize these options I'll just stand inside a bucket of ice water while I'm playing assassin's Creed climbing everything to stay consistent its all about technique and luck
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The amount of people just standing around waiting is criminal. Something needs to be done like a certain amount of climbers each year. This is not my idea of fun but still am in awe of those who accomplish it.
This footage is what makes Everest look like a ride in Disneyland. It by no means is a display of athleticism. Sure, it looks exhausting, sure it looks treacherous, sure it looks exploited, so is my 9-5 job everyday, and there isn't someone pouring me a cup of tea every night, cooking my dinner, and making sure I'm tucked in after a long day. After biking 103 mi. In 101 degree heat in a day, coming in, showering, getting your meal, setting up a tent, checking your gear ( bike chain, bike packs, clothing, on the road repair kits, hydration powder, fill water bottles, inflate tires, check brakes, etc), and first aid to body parts that are taking a beating - I can speak from experience. I once climbed a Mtn. that has two false summits, freezing rain at the top, hornets that attacked your hands at the sign of food, wind, and of course the masses of people who don't know what the hell they are doing made the rlde that much more dangerous, because they are the ones who cause the accidents. Safety is a matter of training, training, training, training and then we'll think about taking a real roughing it physical test of endurance. But by then, the tour is enjoyable because you are physically and mentally prepared. By mentally, I mean tricking your mind into the not craving water mode, because you have none on a 3k climb until you summit. To do this you have to chew gum to keep your mouth from drying out, while taking deep breaths and trying to not choke. I get it. Everest is tough. But at some point you have to know how to change your own flat tire, put your chain back on, and if needed double back and bring someone else in who is struggling because they opted to look cool with a light carbon frame and a double crank on their bike, making them no match for a head wind, instead of 3 chain rings and a steel frame ( you don't get blown off the road, and you save your knees). I only took a selfie once, and someone or something stole that pic to hide the fact that I was even there. I've had my biking clothes cut off of me in the ER, I've had heat exhaustion, and peed myself to get rid of body heat, crashed and had to rescue myself, volunteered on the trip 4x instead of riding which were long 16 hour days. And how many people return to Everest to voluntarily clean it up, or experience the nuts and bolts of the trek, being part of a volunteer support team?. No, it's a lousy vacation.
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What on Earth are all those people doing queuing up at the top of Everest. I'd never have imagined such a remote and hazardous place would be teeming with so many people. What a nightmare and how unrewarding it must seem
Your only view is the backpacks and masked faces; you can't take time to appreciate the vista, or you get distracted and have an accident.
The weather window is a few days from mid-May, including 1 to 2 days with guaranteed weather, hence the queues
What time does the bus come?
Thank you for clip
Vc poderia.mostrar nessa.perpesquitiva a subida ou descida do cume até o acampamento 2. Seria demais.
Holy hell I didn't realize how narrow it is and how steep the fall. I wonder how long the wait is to summit? Also I know they are wearing the best clothing but how cold is it up there?
Temps near the summit hover anywhere from -35 to -55. Can get worse. Winds that can punish the higher parts of the mountain to the tune of 100 mph. Add those two up (real temps & wind chill) and you'd have temps that feel like -80.
I am not a mountaineer, but an admirer of this sport. What has been happening on Everest and K2 is absolute nonsense. People with no experience are climbing these mountains, as if they were going to Disneyland. Queues on the trail are criminal.
It is sad to say, but I believe that a great tragedy could happen if so many unprepared people continue to climb Everest at the same time.