In my humble opinion, coming from the west. If you are rich enough to travel to these locations and spend thousands on the adventure you should be wealthy enough to ensure those locals that help you are rewarded. I could not seriously live with myself endangering others for my ego and not ensuring they were seriously compensated for helping me achieve that. And I love climbing passionately.
Lol, me too 🤣🤣 more power to all those brave souls!! How mesmerizing it must be to be above the world… but I’ll stick with the Appalachians for my hiking and Mountain Views and TH-cam for my more extreme mountaineering curiosities 😂
And I'm amazed Nims Purja wasn't mentioned. Nims is probably the only reason Team Eddie Bauer made it to the summit at all. IIRC, 24 people summited that year after Nims set the ropes. Either way, K2 climbs are amazing and inspiring!
Its like when Nims said in 14 peaks 'if a western climber does it, the headlines will be 10x bigger'. same case here...documentaries got made about accomplishments and skills that pale in comparison to the local natives and their skills and achievements.
The Sherpas are very hard working they do everything for them and exactly there human beings to they are try earn honest living to support there family’s and risk there lives while doing it god bless them all and keep them safe 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
I'm not in any way trying to take credit from mountain climbers. I'm sure the skill and endurance needed is tremendous. With that said, it does seem like the Sherpas are the real mountaineers up there. They make it possible for others to reach a summit so they can say "I did it". But who paved the way to the top and who paid their way to the top becomes obvious.
@@Kunfucious577That doesn’t make it any less demanding nor does it not make them heroes. Their preparation(training) budget would’ve been non-existent compared to the rich westerners.
Nirmal Purja summited this mountain (K2) in two days in the harsh weather conditions of the winter. This is the first successful K2 winter expedition after numerous attempts since 1987. Purja was the only team member to summit without the use of supplemental oxygen, becoming the first individual to do so. Purja is notable for having climbed all 14 eight-thousanders (mountain peaks above 8,000 metres or 26,000 feet) in a record time of 6 months and 6 days PROJECT POSSIBLE!!
I was trying to figure out the timeline. Purja summited on July 24th - the same day that Ballinger and Perez did, but they never mention the Project Possible team.
@@GregoryRobinson Purjas group were the first of a number of people who summited those couple of days, the snow was apparently very heavy but they managed to clear a track that others followed.
I did only base camping at K2. It took me 13 days back and forth just for the base. The experience can not be described in words. That feeling is amazing.
@15:43 seriously? for 7 days trek in such hostile conditions with huge luggage on their back they were paid just $2? A coffee in Starbucks costs at least $4. This is seriously an inhumane way of exploiting poor people who take a huge risk for other's luxury.
Surely that's an additional tip, on top of the substantial fee they've already been paid. No one in their right mind, even those desperate for any money at all, would risk their life to climb such a mountain as K2 for such a measly sum. That said, I agree, when they've gotten you that far, why be stingy. Just pay a decent tip, out respect for the fact they risked their lives to help you
@@BiggyJimbo I don't know the figures for K2 but for Everest, Guides are paid upwards of 25,000+ each while the Sherpas who do most of the hard work (laying down fixed lines, carrying an 80lb+ load while climbing since clients don't carry anything, etc) gets paid about 1,000-2,000 (and that's the climbing sherpas, porters probably get paid even less). $1000 is a lot when the average yearly income is in the hundreds, but it's still peanuts compared to the amount of high-risk work they do for the amount of time.
@@wendyliu1073 Ah, fair enough. I wasn't aware of the exact numbers. However I have been told that even the main fee itself was meagre compared to what it should be. Instead of a tip being a larger sum, really the initial fee should be greater, if what you say is true
Are you serious, a $2 tip?!! Even $10-$15 is too low! I was thinking more like a $100 tip!! They literally do EVERYTHING for you. That's so sad, the porters deserve better!!
The porters may do many things for you and they do deserve better, but they would also have no job without the douche climbers. Everybody is doing anal on this one, there are no innocent virgins.
I thought the cheap tip they were complaining about was going to be $100... A K2 permit is $7,200, so the people climbing this aren't a bunch of broke homeless people with $50 in their bank account.
Yeah but with all the money it already cost most of these people cut costs for some reason when it comes to the porters I guess maybe that’s a lot of money over there it’s really there government who decide the average tip not people. And not all the people that climb are rich they have sponsors who are but I agree it doesn’t seem like enough
Lets give a big Shout-Out to Sherpas that made things more comfortable to accomplish this expedition!!!!! They deserver the same credits as everyone else!
@@alanbrooke144 Many Sherpas are included as specialists in expedition teams. In this Team it was Nims and a few others. In case your question is meant seriously. They get visas like any other member of an expedition team.
Israel Sarabia glad you brought this up...no mention of the Sherpa team (led by Nims) opening the trail to the summit and their Sherpas are also using O2 so please stop the BS about climbing K2 without Ox and be grateful to reach the summit at all.
I am retired. The last month or so I have binge watched caving(spelunking), cave diving, scuba diving, and mountain climbing. The one thing I have come to a conclusion. No thank you!! Y'all that have a love or desire to do these extreme sports, y'all have my thoughts and prayers and I support you. I have a family and a new grandson I haven't got to see yet and I really want to. Good luck guys and girls! But you have to tip the Sherpas. Y'all are spending thousands you need to tip thousands!
I think those that set the rope were fundamental in the success. They were, whether you like it or not, a major part of the teams success. It’s pure ego or bad promotion not mentioning them. Pathetic
And it was Nims Purja only, who motivated this disheartened team at the base camp to give it another try to summit K2. Otherwise they might have left like other teams did.
7 day walk to the base camp? Crazy how insanely different lives people live. The 7 day walk to the camp would be an insane "adventure"/"trip" for me alone, but they haven't even begun theirs once they reach the camp.
I would walk the 7 days. And that would be it. At 15,000 feet alone is amazing to me so I would just take it all in and stay at base camp for 5 days and leave.
@@TheVice48 I walk 50 yards to my car in the parking lot at work everyday and it's alrdy enough for me. 7days walk... jeeez, that's crazy! If anything else the 7day walk is more impressive than the actual summit of k2 lol
I just showed my dad, a former Cascade Mountain guide and international climber, this video. It was pretty emotional for him, as he was meant to go (had a family death that prevented him from going) on an expedition in the 80s on K2. The Abruzzi wall was where the rest of the team that went was wiped out by an avalanche. When Adrian was talking about it, and dad got to see it, it was hard. Like going to a friend's grave. On a lighter note...He also climbed with the man narrating the story so that was wild to hear! Stay safe out there. Sending my condolences to families of missing climbers and sherpas.
Yeah 1986 was the the worst year for deaths at that time. Your dad is right. But it gets even worst. 2008 surpassed it and became the worst year with 11 deaths in a day. As you can listen to Adrian, there's a very short window of very few days in a year when you ve safe weather to plan to summit K2. Luckily, they got those days in 2019 or the trip has to be packed up without summit attempt. After 2008 disaster, lesser expeditions until 2019 came as a big surprise with good weather window.
@@shmichaelman2013 It's crazy to learn what kind of things he experienced, and then hear other climbers stories...I have a lot of respect for climbers, it's a sport that requires a lot of sacrifice and skill. He's 64 and wants to summit Mt. Hood one last time, and take my sister and I out for our first summit. He would get a guide for safety in numbers/knowledge/gear reasons, but he still knows that mountain like the back of his hand it's crazy! When he saw the opening credits he said "Oh wow! He still sounds the same...." haha
@@paksktvlogs2155He would have been on that trip in 86 and most likely wouldn't have made it out, which is a strange thought.His friends were John Smolich and Alan Pennington who passed away in that accident. Alan is buried in a memorial in that area I believe, and John has yet to be retrieved (Rest in Peace). I didn't know about that event in 2008! Pretty tragic, especially with how quickly the weather can change as well at those high altitudes. I've never climbed, so my knowledge is limited. It's extremely risky with those prime windows being so short. I'm so happy for Adrian and his team, glad they are safe. It was so wonderful to see the pride on their faces after summiting. What a gift!
I've only met 2 kinds of mountaineers. Either they are super humble or super arrogant. The first one lives longer. No need to show off your skill to climb big mountains by not using oxygen, the mountain will surely humble you.
Hope they would be alive ,salute to Pakistan army for conducting such difficult and risky rescue operation ,Mohammad Ali was a hero of Pakistan who climbed K2 several times ,now this time he was there to break record of Nepal in winter climbing ,there should be Pakistani flag on K2 all-time
As many mentioned, this push to the top would have been impossible without the help of Nirmal Purja and his team, who made the track in the thick snow before Adrian's team. It still is an incredible accomplishment without ox', but it would have been fair to mention Nims effort and the fact that it wouldn't have been done without it.
LOL you beat me to it. Without a doubt it was Nim's team who made this possible. I am surprised they are hardly mentioned in this. I am surprised Viestures volunteered to narrate this knowing the style Adrian did this in. Either way still a cool well put together video.
I'm sorry but you cannot know if they could of made it with a person breaking trail unless the climbers themselves say that. It's an obvious help but nobody says "oh mr Messner had climbers in front of him breaking train on Gasherbraum, ect.. so let's give some credit to those climbers before him but very little credit to Messner" Ridiculous
@@ryankushner5162 They did it in the style 90% of others do it, but a little better, cause they didn't use bottled oxygen! and to me that's the biggest style factor as it lowers the mountain. You guys are stretching it
@@mpreiss7780 Well I am in the 10% that you refer to that try to climb 8000 meter peaks without oxygen or support of any kind above base camp so I may have an idea of what I am talking about. I also know the weatherman who did the forecasting for other teams on K2 last year so I am well aware of conditions last year and why most teams went home. Adrian is 10 times the mountaineer I'll ever be and I have huge respect for him. All im saying its disappointing he never mentioned Nims and his team because yes without them it would have been impossible. He had an army of sherpa all cranking oxygen to plow the way to the summit.
Always blown away by the porters and guides. How many times have they summited this mountain? They make the westerners look like big babies, and that’s saying a lot considering the endeavor!
These people pay $ 50K expedition fee plus equipments for another $ 50K to $ 100K. What they do not want to pay is porter fee who actually enables them to reach to K2. Those poor people have only 2 months of earning in a year, when expeditions start. Still after travelling to this far, these climbers do not want them to pay atleast $ 50. What a shame.
Just incredible, there’s something about big mountaineering that I can’t get enough of! Throughly enjoyed this, congratulations to those who made the summit!! Also was very fitting having Ed Viesturs narrate this film.
lol exactly my thought. The freaking mountain needed to errupt to stop this madman. I totally get the fascination behind the mountains and their height, but why would you throw away your life like that just to have it climbed without oxygen. It's like arguing you cant dive into the mariana trench with a sumbmarine because it isnt the right thing to do. Jokes on them in 50 years time I will be able to get their via jetpacksuit.
I totally agree! I would have taken those things as signs myself. At the beginning where he's talking about how he has bad stomach pains but wants to keep going so the others don't fall behind, I'm thinking, So what's going to happen if those stomach pains return when you're halfway up the mountain ? And now you're risking everyone's life? Or you can't make it because your muscles cramp up because you're too dehydrated? Honestly I thought that was one of the most stupid things I've ever heard,. But I'm no mountain climber...I'm too cautious by nature.
This guy is so full of it. If he truly wanted to be honest w/himself, he'd admit that he was going up come hell or high water and f*** anyone else who gave a crap about him. He's a selfish douche bag, like all the rest.
All those 4 legged beings deserve recognition as well, carrying on their back all the heavy with their delicate ankles in such hard unforgiving surface! Praise to them as well!
"Y'all are just bigoted forgetting to thank your taxi driver who drove you to the airport.. without them, you would never have climbed the mountain" This is about where we are at with the "everyone but the climbers are responsible for climbers summiting" narrative.
I mean. I like watching mountain climbing docus, they're exciting and all, but it never ceases to amaze me the inadvertent grandiose self-image it takes to think/say that a mountain is actively trying to kill you, or is an adversary or something else to that effect. Which is a thing I've heard so many times not only of K2. My dudes - the mountain is just going about its mountain-business. It doesn't even care you're there. As the speaker rightly say: it's indifferent, not cruel or angry.
@@jonatancoboslonnroth5337 Totally right! Some of these people make me laugh with their dissection of every statement others make, all the while demonstrating their own lack of common sense and social awareness.
I think Eddie Bauer and his team forgot to say something, so I will say it on their behalf: "Thank you Nirmal Purja and your team for breaking the trail and setting the fixed ropes! No Nims, no Eddie Bauer summit..."
@@Woman_in_the_Wilderness Still using 'racist'? You and your mob have watered that word down so much that it has lost its true meaning. Hard to believe that you brought it to this video. As for the Sherpas doing all of the hard work and getting the 2 featured climbers to the summit and back down again.... hell yea, the Sherpas are the real climbers here and this white dude has nothing but mad respect for them.
It shows what massive a'holes there are in the world. These climbers who dont tip are among the lowest of rich pricks. Climbers really HAVE to have lots of money to realise their big dreams - unless they are among the best in the world and have really big sponsors. Yet they are too cheap to give anything to these amazing and hardworking people. Seriously - a $2 tip!! But then, rich folk stay rich because they don't GIVE anything away. These porters literally risk life and limb for the climbers, and the climbers wouldn't have a hope in heck of even getting there, much less of summiting, without them! For a lousy $2 tip!
@@WtfTH-cam_YouSuck Actually, their individual pay all depends on the expedition company, and like all businesses, their main goal is profit margins. So they don't pay the porters a great deal, and they are paid according to their positions within a strict hierarchy. They RELY on those tips, just as many employees in services industries in America do, because they only receive a basic pay with tips providing their main source of income. And if it works the same way at K2 as it does at Everest, then only the very best who are at the top of the hierarchy (and payroll) earn a half decent payment from the expedition companies. Yet the fact is that few, if any, expeditions or individual climbers would ever make it to base camp, much less succeed to the summit, without the porters! I've never been anywhere near K2, so I can only speak for how it works in Nepal, but I assume it's a similar situation for the K2 porters. In Nepal, only those at the top of the payroll with the expedition companies are even close to being 'well paid'. And they are mostly Sherpa, (ie. Tribal Sherpa) with good family names who've earned their reputations on The Mountain by working their way up from the shittiest portering jobs, up to being actual Mountain Guides. They explained to me that unless newcomers have family in, or are very well-connected with, the upper hierarchy of Sherpa then they almost always start off portering on the 10 day trek to EBC when they are not much more than boys - and from there they work their way up to being kitchen hands at EBC, then cooks, and so on. Eventually they cut their teeth on the mountain, getting their climbing experience on the most dangerous section of the entire climb: portering full loads from EBC and traversing the Khumbu Ice Fall and on up to Camp 1 - and then return, sometimes more than once each day. And too often these loads contain frivolous, unnecessary items - purely for the comforts and wants of the climbers - i.e. not to serve their NEEDS - and THEY risk their very lives on each and every crossing for it. And if you ask THEM, you'll find that THAT is something which they find is very menial and demeaning work - risking their lives, often just for frivolities, and for very low pay. Particularly because this is where so many of them die for that low pay. Those who survive the Khumbu can spend several seasons learning 'the ropes' - and ladders - on the routes through the ice fall, before progressing up the payroll to the 'well paid' jobs of portering gear up and down the mountain and some end up becoming respected mountain guides. The route through the Khumbu changes every year and that route is set every year by Sherpa who have become Khumbu experts, as the glacier changes every year with its cycle of advance and retreat from Summer through Winter - when it advances right over the top of EBC, bringing with it the ground up, mummified body parts of those many Sherpa who've died and disappeared whilst traversing the dangerous ice fall in previous years. The Khumbu then retreats again with the Spring thaw, exposing it's ghoulish leftovers. In fact, if you look closely at the ground whilst moving around EBC it's not unusual to see human bones - most are fragmented after the glacier has ground the bodies to a pulp, but often finds will include a foot still in its boot, or part of a human spine with the broken ribs still attached to it. Etc. The Sherpa collect all of these finds and hold a ceremony at the end of every season for their lost family, friends and colleagues. The wives and children of those who gave their ALL to porter for RICH and sponsored climbers must learn to do anything they can to survive without a major breadwinner. Wel, that is the story for the Sherpa at Everest. But I have little doubt that a few widows are left each year at K2. So .. Do you still think that they're greedy? Perhaps if you tried to spend just one hour in the shoes of the lowest-paid of them, you'd soon change your tune quick enough. You expect to be well-paid to work. In Western countries unskilled labourers can earn very fat pay-packets by risking their lives to do the very dangerous jobs that few want - underground miners, riggers, boiler cleaners, etc. So why shouldn't the porters have the same expectations when they're risking their own lives? But there's no minimum set wage or unions for these poor folk. They NEED the tips to make risking their lives worthwhile - and the climbers wouldn't get 2 feet up a mountain without them. So a $2 gratuity just doesn't cut it!
Exactly, people are so excited every time, embarking on this heroic adventure and contending with nature and Pemba is just doing his thing at the job site. Now that’s a super human
A FIVE STAR FILM. A Majestic story of fine people and a "clean climb" of the world's most threatening Mtn. Cheers for the team, the filming, directing, production. Thanks Eddie Bauer.
Adrian, Carla, and Topo are great examples of the type of people who deserve to climb these summits. Appreciating the adventures and success in climbing them. Congratulations! And absolutely brave Sherpas.
@@synsrfem4428 what are you on about? “Sherpa” is an ethnicity and they happen to be, due to the location of their homelands, some of the best mountaineers in the world. It isn’t some derogatory word…
@@synsrfem4428 "Sherpa" is their own name for themselves. Please educate yourself before you try to take someone's ethnicity away from them in a misguided attempt at allyship. From Wikipedia: "The Sherpa are one of the Tibetan ethnic groups native to the most mountainous regions of Nepal, Tingri County in the Tibet Autonomous Region and the Himalayas. The term sherpa or sherwa derives from the Sherpa-language words ཤར shar ("east") and པ pa ("people"), which refer to their geographical origin in eastern Tibet. Most Sherpa people live in the eastern regions of Nepal and Tingri County in the Solukhumba, Khatra, Kama, Rowlawing, Barun and Pharak valleys,[2] though some live farther West in the Bigu and in the Helambu region north of Kathmandu, Nepal. Sherpas establish gompas where they practice their religious traditions. Tengboche was the first celibate monastery in Solu-Khumbu. Sherpa people also live in Tingri County, Bhutan, and the Indian states of Sikkim and the northern portion of West Bengal, specifically the district of Darjeeling. The Sherpa language belongs to the south branch of the Tibeto-Burman languages, mixed with Eastern Tibet (Khamba) and central Tibetan dialects. However, this language is separate from Lhasa Tibetan and unintelligible to Lhasa speakers.[3]"
These climbers come across as egotistical a$$holes. So full of themselves when the reality is they're never climbing without porters, most of whom could summit much more easily than these clowns.
Eddie's Thousand Euro tip is in the ballpark of what should be expected by these poor sods for carrying someone else's gear for 7 days in the karakoram mountain range.
One of the best summit documentaries of K2, I've seen other videos of Carla, Topo and Adrian and these guys are not the typical cocky mountaineers that we see in other documentaries, they have a respect for the mountains, realistic about the dangers and also taking hard calls to withdraw rather than being callous. Good luck team. Great content as always.
Dude these are Kashmiri Pakistanis who speak Urdu, most of these guys arent sherpas and if they are they have been transported by expedition companies because there homeland is like 500 miles away.
Still think my idea of giving the Sherpas a free ride of zorbing inside a clear winged double wide trailer sized inflatable torpedo sled on top of K2 and Mt.Everest would be the most exhilarating experience of a lifetime and it's theoretically possible... The large inflatable mass would glide slowly off cliffs and we do have puncture proof rubber if we can puncture proof needles..
Why should they get more credit? They get paid for doing that. And they get up to 10x of the average pay of other people in that region. Do you know the names of the people changing the tires in a F1 car race? They are super important but not the stars and no one knows them. That's the way it is. If one of the porters want's to be the star, he can organize an expedition himself, paying all the others and then making a movie about it and put his name on the first page.
Not only is this one of the best climbing videos/movies that I have ever seen, but I actually feel quite proud of them all for being so courageous and successful in this incredible feat. Amazing.
The nice thing about K2 is that unlike Everest, it scares away all the casuals, thus preserving its prestige. Edit: Therefore we should nuke Everest's summit until K2 it the tallest peak
@@theindianpatriotsbharat Well I think Everest is more of a commercial thing. Also you can have the highest mountain, but that doesn't automatically make it the most dangerous one.
"I listen to the mountain. I listen to the signs." **gets terrible stomach bug** **a lot of snow** **avalanche** **still feels sick** **huge wet slide** mountain: 🙃
"... Plus, you look pretty cool, right?" The true reason for the whole effort. Need one state that it's desperateness is shameful. The analogy to success is lost on me. The moral of the tower of babel is that man would attempt all that he could imagine. The problem is that man would forget God. Essentially, God is manifested in our recognition of Him in our treatment of others.
Muhammad Ali Sadpara (Pakistan), John Snorri (Iceland) and JP Mohr (Chile) have been missing since last 3 days when they started their final push towards the summit. May the Almighty keep them all safe and bring them back home safe! 🙏
I submitted K2 in 2017 and to this day it’s my greatest life accomplishment. The feeling I got knowing I conquered one of the greatest feat in human challenges is not something I take lightly. However, at the cost of hearing deaths just about every other day. I pray one day this is no longer a thing and many of my fellow climbers can accomplish the ultimate challenge.
I am here after my fellow countrymen summited the K2 in winter. An amazing feat in the history of mountaineering. And one of them did it without supplemental oxygen.
Uowww Sujan. My complete congrats (it´s very little to say) to those GIANTS that summit K2. IN WINTER !! Absolutelly unique in the history of montaineering. Sherpas are the spirit of the high mountaineering expeditions. Chapoó guys !! Herzog, Hillary and all of them... they did not reach the summits without your support. Herzog was the first to reach an 8000 meter. You were the last, and the best to attemp and summit the "mountain of mountains". Again chapö !!
Incredible, inspiring, and amazing skills. I cannot imagine the pain, and strain they went through. I have climbed at 10,000 feet and thought I was going to die from the lack of oxygen. I cannot imagine three times that height, and even less oxygen, even if you climatize. Awesome video, thanks for posting.
@@hassanahmadsheikh5130 I wish I could see in person. It's beautiful I bet. But what I can see is kanchanjunga. It's like a six hour drive from my place
I'm still mad at how under appreciated Sherpas are. They literally do ALL the work and never get credit. These "mountaineers" that go and attempt these mountains stand on the back of all these sherpas. Sherpas make the camps, place rope, carry gear etc. all the regular climbers do is follow the ropes up....
Everyone places ropes and carries loads. Not just the sherpas. EVERYONE. Where did you get the idea only the sherpas carry loads and fix lines????? Lots of climbers dont use sherpas and they somehow manage to climb to the top, imagine that. You use sherpas because the work is to much for the climbers alone. But if you climb alpine style you dont need sherpas at all.
You sure sound like an expert, yet you call them Sherpas? These are Porters, unless they were flown in from Nepal... And tbh a team of 5 people doing k2 is still pretty impressive... They use to climb this mountain with dozens, without Porters the responsibility of setting camps etc would just rotate through the other members of the climb.
Abruzzi an Italian had climbed K2 in 1954.In 1990s a delegation of Abruzzi team came to Shigar to celebrate Golden Jubilee of k2.They decided to built a school in shigar for the children of Shigar which name is Abruzzi located in Sainkhor markunja Shigar.I studied 6 years of my life in that school from five standard to ten standard. Thank you The Italians.❤️❤️❤️
@@akristen4971 this is because I belong to this Beautiful village Shigar and my home is just 3 km away from this school.This school is named as Abruzzi school.
It's not quite that bad there's like 7 points each one gets about $7 for porters the high altitude ones get a base rate plus bonuses. It's about a year's wage for a teacher just in a shorter time frame and infinitely more dangerous. Check out the invisible footman K2 doc it's great
Honestly if you have thousands to go on a trip like this and ask someone to carry stuff up a mountain risking their lives maybe at least give them like 50$ or even 100$.The tourists do it for fun these poor people are trying to survive and make a living.
@@cat_city2009 Yes. One of the warrant officers I used to work with just went off to the Himalayas to do high altitude marathons and running. I don’t think he got above base camp elevation? Around 5,500m. It still knackers you double quick time running around at that level though. That’s about 15,000ft up!
Why the heck don't they just put a bit of money into the team...ie porters etc...If you do ... there is no whinging... all nice vibes...everyone is winning.... When I went to Nepal etc...never had a problem.. always left my team members happy and happy to help me again
Who noticed Blood Spit on the summit (43:18)... Such a beautiful Documentary.. Bottleneck Serac is just Terrifying.. Hats Off to the Team, Sherpas and Porter and Support Team.. Thank you for making this film and giving us the view from K2 Summit sitting at Home.. Love you all..
Pay these local porters well, they are doing this to feed their families. Those who have been to this place of pakistan would knw how much loving and caring these people are. Lots of love and luck from us 🇵🇰 to the coming mountaineers.
I think its DISGUSTING the haggling and disrespect paid to these porters. I wish I could have paid them to leave all these parasites, only the true mountaineers know how to treat them with respect.
@@petertheoneandonly9752 20k is pretty low though isnt it? I watched a documentary where prices were from 35k and up, and that woman said you get what you pay for.
$10 or $15??? That sounds insane to me! I tip my waiter more than that and half of them have a terrible attitude - these people are literally helping you SURVIVE on a 7 day trek 😳 they absolutely deserve more than that!
deserve at least 1000 USD. cant believe carla was smiling and laughing saying she'd tip 15 usd instead of 2 usd. 1000USD between the 4 of them is nothing.
@@donjuansol really a shame on westerner. shines a light on how these shrepas risk there lives every year for adrenline junkies to catch a few pics, pathetic. Sicks me to my stomach.
@@kaizer2k2 How do you know it was westerners? People from all over the world climb that mountain: Taiwanese, Chinese, Korean, Russian, Pakistani, Bulgarian, Polish... Westerners tip better than most other people, not worse! Don't be a bigot.
Whenever I see these videos, I think of another video that documents the locals risk their lives to clean up the huge amount of garbage left behind by these climbers.
I wonder what that fresh-looking red blob was, by the pennants on the summit, just as they were leaving. I think perhaps that crazy chick coughed up a bit of her lung!
I can't believe that people were so stingy, only tipping $2!!! That's disgusting and dispicicable treatment of other human beings. Otherwise, I love watching people who have achieved such an amazing goal. Even getting part of the way is incredible. I can't imagine what it feels like to accomplish such a huge feat against such extreme conditions. Really amazing to watch. I'll live vicariously through watching other people's achievements.
Its not necessarily about being stingy. Tipping is not common everywhere in the world - quite possibly the climbers and Sherpas involved had discussed and agreed upon a price and the climbers were not aware that there was an implicit expectation for additional tipping.
There is a big problem if you tip more...then they become greedy and asks more and most become commercial, thats why its strictly recommended to tip according to their culture...
This was just magnificent in every way! The views(omg!), photography, narration, music was just spectacular. Just look at how alive these hikers are? They are high on life and full of joy, awe and gratitude! Imagine waking up each day, full of the passion of meeting and surpassing lifelong goals. I am envious and am living vicariously through these amazing men and women(porters, sherpas and hikers)! Absolutely inspirational!
th-cam.com/video/3IjQCf2pxW4/w-d-xo.htmlsi=QTo3BmyG3mU7eaXU Start Trek From Barah Payeen Valley to Moses Peak Lowest Elevation 2590 M/ 7770Ft Highest Elevation 5300M/ 17388Ft ( top of MosesPeak) Barah payeen Broq Moses Peak Trek District Ghanche Gilgit-Baltistan Pakistan 5 night and 6 days Round Trip. The Barah payeen Broq Trek is designed for those who wish to trek with family A peak Recently explored for the first time by a local photographer and trekking enthusiast. Before Discovered the Moses Peak local name is (Skin Khaar peak).The moses peak is situated in the Barah payeen Broq Valley of Karakoram. It is in open Zone, one did not need a trekking permit or have to pay Peak Royalty fee to climb this mountain tower. The unique feature for this peak is that one can experience the magnificent view of The K-2, the second highest peak in the world, along with almost all the other 7000m+ peaks in the area including Nangaparbat, Maddyaa peak,Spantik, Latok, Broadpeak, Mashabrom, Ghashabrom1/2/3/4/, Chogholingsa, Baltoro kangri, Sia kangri, K-7, K-6 K12 and many other snow covered peaks. , An easy, lovely route of 4-5 days the base camp of the Moses peak and back to Barah payeen village. The route is located in in open Area. Getting There to Moses peak For most, the journey in pakistan would start in Islamabad. From Islamabad, there are 2 options to reach Barah pain Valley . Islamabad International airport link the world with dozens of international flights each day. Pakistan Air line Airways provide daily (once/day) service between Islamabad and Skardu, flight to Skardu with Boeing (there is only one flight in a day goes; during the flight one can see the Highest Mountain in the world- Nanga Parbat and Karakorum Ranges. Be prepared for delays due to bad weather, During high season in summer, reservation is rather necessary well in advance. You'll enjoy this fantastic flight above the Karakoram and over most untouched areas. By Road From Islamabad road journey to Skardu is by the famous Karakorum Highway with 21 to 23 Hours. and also known as the old silk route from china . You can also choose by road. Any choose karkrom Highway on their on cars or jeep etc please alway reduce your car speed less then hundred. BCZ the Karakoram Highway is allot of zig Zag route. Allot of Dangerous route. A jeep able road links Skardu with Barah payeen Valley 2 Hours drive from Skardu by jeep will bring you to the Barah payeen Village. During the trip, the trekker does not only enjoy the spectacular mountain scenery but also taste the joy of local (Balti) culture spread all over the trek. The Actual trek starts from Barah payeen. Along side the trek there is a fresh water stream Waterfall which accompanies you all the way to the 1st camp. Each stage takes about 2 and hours of walking with small rest stops in between. The 1st camp was setup on a relatively plain surface near this stream. (Height approx 3100 Meters above sea level). There were different tents for Kitchen and Mess and two tents for members with 2 members sharing. It was a pleasant surprise to see the dinner which clearly indicates. Before you guys start your journey your Menu Deside on your own choice. Because we Also Arrange Expert Chef and Tour guide and porters along with you. You guys Enjoy the trip with us as a Family and Enjoy the Nature. The Best time to Trek this Ranges is Between from may 2nd Week to Mid october. These short trek are for busy people who want to have a Karakorum Hiking experience during their short Holiday .These trek are short but will offer you few days close to Nature and authentic trekking experience. Before a week You just Contact us. You guys just landed in skardu Baltistan. We will Arrange Everything on Your own Desire.
On Everest, many climbers that die remain on the mountain where they took their last steps. The creepy thing about K2 is that the mountain sends its victims to its base, grinding them to indiscernible pieces along the way.
th-cam.com/video/3IjQCf2pxW4/w-d-xo.htmlsi=QTo3BmyG3mU7eaXU Start Trek From Barah Payeen Valley to Moses Peak Lowest Elevation 2590 M/ 7770Ft Highest Elevation 5300M/ 17388Ft ( top of MosesPeak) Barah payeen Broq Moses Peak Trek District Ghanche Gilgit-Baltistan Pakistan 5 night and 6 days Round Trip. The Barah payeen Broq Trek is designed for those who wish to trek with family A peak Recently explored for the first time by a local photographer and trekking enthusiast. Before Discovered the Moses Peak local name is (Skin Khaar peak).The moses peak is situated in the Barah payeen Broq Valley of Karakoram. It is in open Zone, one did not need a trekking permit or have to pay Peak Royalty fee to climb this mountain tower. The unique feature for this peak is that one can experience the magnificent view of The K-2, the second highest peak in the world, along with almost all the other 7000m+ peaks in the area including Nangaparbat, Maddyaa peak,Spantik, Latok, Broadpeak, Mashabrom, Ghashabrom1/2/3/4/, Chogholingsa, Baltoro kangri, Sia kangri, K-7, K-6 K12 and many other snow covered peaks. , An easy, lovely route of 4-5 days the base camp of the Moses peak and back to Barah payeen village. The route is located in in open Area. Getting There to Moses peak For most, the journey in pakistan would start in Islamabad. From Islamabad, there are 2 options to reach Barah pain Valley . Islamabad International airport link the world with dozens of international flights each day. Pakistan Air line Airways provide daily (once/day) service between Islamabad and Skardu, flight to Skardu with Boeing (there is only one flight in a day goes; during the flight one can see the Highest Mountain in the world- Nanga Parbat and Karakorum Ranges. Be prepared for delays due to bad weather, During high season in summer, reservation is rather necessary well in advance. You'll enjoy this fantastic flight above the Karakoram and over most untouched areas. By Road From Islamabad road journey to Skardu is by the famous Karakorum Highway with 21 to 23 Hours. and also known as the old silk route from china . You can also choose by road. Any choose karkrom Highway on their on cars or jeep etc please alway reduce your car speed less then hundred. BCZ the Karakoram Highway is allot of zig Zag route. Allot of Dangerous route. A jeep able road links Skardu with Barah payeen Valley 2 Hours drive from Skardu by jeep will bring you to the Barah payeen Village. During the trip, the trekker does not only enjoy the spectacular mountain scenery but also taste the joy of local (Balti) culture spread all over the trek. The Actual trek starts from Barah payeen. Along side the trek there is a fresh water stream Waterfall which accompanies you all the way to the 1st camp. Each stage takes about 2 and hours of walking with small rest stops in between. The 1st camp was setup on a relatively plain surface near this stream. (Height approx 3100 Meters above sea level). There were different tents for Kitchen and Mess and two tents for members with 2 members sharing. It was a pleasant surprise to see the dinner which clearly indicates. Before you guys start your journey your Menu Deside on your own choice. Because we Also Arrange Expert Chef and Tour guide and porters along with you. You guys Enjoy the trip with us as a Family and Enjoy the Nature. The Best time to Trek this Ranges is Between from may 2nd Week to Mid october. These short trek are for busy people who want to have a Karakorum Hiking experience during their short Holiday .These trek are short but will offer you few days close to Nature and authentic trekking experience. Before a week You just Contact us. You guys just landed in skardu Baltistan. We will Arrange Everything on Your own Desire.
@@Suki-xu9xs "scary interesting" has a video on K2, I could try to explain it like its sth I know about, but all I know is from them! Very interesting video.
These people talk big but, Without Sherpas none of these people would ever have made it up Everest. Sherpas make the trail and set the rope and carry their bags up and down the mountain. They should give Thanks to Sherpas first.
We get it. Of course this could not be done without the aid of Sherpas. Climbing an 8000 plus meter mountain is a monumental task, even with the aid of Sherpas. You act as if people can just strap on some gear and just waltz up to the top of Mount Everest as if being carried on the back of a Sherpa. Anyone of these documentaries that’s worth its salt takes the time to give thanks to those magnificent Sherpa.
Very not true. U ppl are big mouth .Sherpa literary carry them to the peak. These white ppl are nothing without Sherpas.ppl without limbs n 78 yrs old and hundreds of ppl without any mountaineering experience has been summited by sherpas. fyi nepalese actress nisha uperty, leader prachand son n fiance without any prior 5000m experience has succeded to summit everest. This is about ur luck n resistance to altitude rest 80% is Sherpa .
@@ampmskm - are completely illiterate or just plain stupid? Where in the context of my post did I indicate that Sherpas are not an integral part of summiting these kinds of mountains? They are not only integral, but absolutely necessary for anyone other than the most ELITE mountaineers in the world. That being said, when you reach elevations of over 7000 meters, the body starts to shut down. People who sign up for this agree (in writing) that rescue from these elevations may not be possible. And no, you moron, the Sherpas are not carrying these people up to the summit. They are in fact fixing ropes, carrying their gear, and guiding them up the slope. No one disputes that. I don’t even dispute that it is 80% the aid of the Sherpa that is responsible for their success. However, it still takes the physically exhausting (and life threatening) will power of the individual to make it to the top. Oh, and BTW- in 2017, an Romanian climber by the name of Horia Colibasanu summited Everest without the use of either supplemental oxygen or Sherpa support. So, it can be done, but is not recommended.
This was an amazing documentary. It was also an amazing feat to do this without oxygen. I’m just disappointed there was no mention of Nimsdai and his team being an integral part of the summit push. I remember seeing him post about clearing the way past the bottleneck. It absolutely would not have taken anything away from the amazing feat that the Eddie Bauer team accomplished. It just would’ve been a bit more honest to include appreciation for how they helped. Adrian even mentioned that on an Instagram post during the expedition. Still though, congrats on doing something so amazing and capturing it so well.
@Peter Lustig is this a serious question or you are just trolling? If it's just a regular troll - congrats! However, if you actually think this is not an amazing achievement... I'm speechless.
One of my best memories was getting to know Jim Wittiker. He gave me a Parka that was made for him. He was my childhood hero in the late 60's and 70's. I live west of Seattle close by Port Townsend. Thanks Eddie Bauer. God bless to all who went before.
Pay porters 2 dollars each, that shameful. They already spending thousands and thousands to make this dream reality, so why do they saving money on those that help them make it reality. I would not have it in me to pay so fucking little for all the effort they put to it. 40 at least for each one and i still would feel like im riping them off. If you save so much money that you can do this, you can spend few more bucks on the porters god damned! Have some respect!
@@NefruSimons When I went travelling... my helpers nearly always got a heart attack...wide eyed and after a while a huge smile... and it wasn't due the amount I asked them to carry.. they would have carried me to the moon
i mean if such a tour costs couple thousands, they should give the porters at least 100$, or fuck off to hell srsly lol. has anybody ever asked the porters what *they* think would be an appropriate amount? imagine a western man doing this job lol how much would they want, like 10k$? :D
@Danyal Cheema There already are such laws. They are paid at minimum, $10 a day. They're not allowed to carry over 40lbs. And the tip, at the end of a successful trek in, is flexible. Depends on how many days it took, how many porters total, how many will return for the trek back to Askole. But have no illusions...most of the time, each porter earns an additional $20 to $40 tip at the end of their services.
And Ed Viesturs, the man narrating this film. Messner was a visionary and a trailblazer, but Viesturs is probably one of the strongest climbers of all time as well.
Yes absolutely but he also did many of them in pure or semi alpine style which is climbing it by fair means so more kudos to him and lets not forget Jerzy, he was in a league by himself. Mr Viesturs knows his shit and is the only american to do the 14 without bottled oxygen. great video
Man i just can't comprehend how someone would want to do this. Its amazing and such a feat but my life and family is way more important to me than any sort of achievement like this can give me. Though i am thankful there are people in the world who are different and are able to push themselves to these extremes.
Ever since I first heard about "The Bottleneck", I could only find descriptions. To actually see it helps me understand the fear it causes. Incredible video. Huge respect to all involved.
It’s kind of sad that the majority of people don’t realise Nimsdai Purja and team fixed the rope and led the trail blaze to the summit prior to the team in this documentary going for the summit, they literally waited for the work to be done and didn’t give any credit or a mention at all in this film
Did Nimsdai and team summit first? I don't remember. I checked wikipedia and both Adrian and Nimsdai summitted K2 on july 24th (2019). One thing is, when Nimsdai summitted K2 in winter (a month ago) he said other people had used the ropes he and his team had fixed. I wonder if he was talking about K2 in 2019, he didn't mention any name.
You know regardless of Mt Everest being the number 1 peak mountain, I find K2 the most scariest and deadliest. It looks much more steeper and riskier. Any misstep is a fall to death 💀. This mountain naturally screams mountaineers only 🏔. Props to those who’ve made it up and down and Rip to those who passed and those of the cruel incident of 2008. 🙏🏼
I agree Mount Everest is not (according to climbers) a hard mountain to climb. The difficulties are : 1-the altitude and how long you have to stay in the death zone 2- and I think that’s the real problem : The amount of tourist climbers going there with pro climbers and sherpas to have something to talk about in their salon receptions in New York or paris. Thats creates a very dangerous situation, a lot of slow ,unexperimented people stuck for hours in the death zone, making it very dangerous for all including pro climbers and sherpas. They stay usually away from k2 Much more technical and that requires actual skills.
I never understood it. Your snowblind, freezing, toes are falling off, totally exhausted. You get to the top, Ok, Yeah. Then you go down again. And maybe die. Only cost like $30-$50,000 No biggie.
I personally find Matterhorn more terrifying than both K2 and Everest because it is so much more steeper and rocky. 500 people have died from trying to climb Matterhorn.
You and your team's attitudes about what is important and what isn't would go a long way in reducing climbing accidents and deaths throughout the world. Good job!
I am from pakistan and i just did a base camp next to k2 can't even imagine to climb this scary mountain. These guys arr real heros. 💓 Much respect from pakistan
Now this was one of the most exciting climbs I have seen. Positive attitudes I believe helped them to accomplish this climb. It made one feel so good, even with a little worry, because you never know what lies ahead but you know what can happen. The illnesses had me concerned but you all pushed through it to make it to the top of this most dangerous mountain. I read stories about K2 and Annapurna when I was a teen and these two have always fascinated me more than Everest because of how difficult and dangerous they are, thank you for posting this climb.
To watch this real struggle of adventure from the comfort of our home is just magical and inspiring. Thank you team for bringing this out. Amazing and inspiring.
I've never hiked any of the 8k meter peaks, but I have hiked all the 14ers in Colorado and a decent number of 13ers here as well. I read No Way Down, that tells the story about the 11 climbers that died in 2008 on K2. Highly recommend it. I can't get enough of these videos. I'm amazed watching what these people go through to summit K2.
Not to be that guy but my 72 year old grandpa did a 14er with us last year. Hiking a 14er and doing a mixed climbing route like k2 is not at all even in the same universe
@es0x depends on the 14er, I don't see your grandpa doing something like the Marroon Bells, Little Bear, or Captiol Peak. Many have died doing them but it's not like K2 ofc.
The porters who help climbers ascend K2 are not Sherpa though. Sherpa is a rather small ethnic group in Nepal. They may act as experienced mountain guides but it is unlikely that any of the porters at K2 is a Sherpa. They are Pakistani from the region of Northern Pakistan.
@@donaldvanvliet9039 I'm sure the people in that region did fine for 100s of years before climbers came there (I'm a former climber so I'm not "hating.") It's just the facts
Wow inspiring. Kind of crazy but simply amazing. The human mind can overcome just about anything. Congrats to the climbers you hold something in your heart no one can ever take away. Incredible accomplishment, inspiration for us all!!!
Oh no!? So now it's been 5 days, does anyone know anything more? I'm asking people who would actually know for sure here, please. Thanks. *respect and prayers, from* 🇺🇸😎
@@krisg7596 well yeah but it's called a tip for a reason, they have already paid them a wage then a tip ontop of that. Demanding someone pays $5,000 tip is just ignorent, do you tip the guy in a shop $50 for doing his job?
@@tomw6947 Depends, I once got a 20€ tip, but the couple seemed like they could afford gives those kind of tips. In this case if someones pays that much to do the climb means they can do it too, and don't forget, they paid that much to the company, the company gives the wages to this guys which is not that much. PS: i got a tip of 20€ for a 10min service, this is way longer
@@tomasdias4297 I understand what you are saying and completely agree to a point, but if these workers are not happy then they should take it up with the company and all go on strike. I know these guys risk their lives and a $2 tip is insulting but if they want more then they should make that clear to their employers or go independent, in my country it's extremely rude to demand a tip and it's down to the customer to decide if they want to tip or not, hate this American attitude of companies pay shit wages and the employee expects everyone to tip massive amounts.
I got misty when they pulled off the summit push - and how anyone can do a mountain like K2 without supplemental O2 is beyond any experience I can begin to relate to. These are incredible athletes with extraordinary drive and determination. They damn well earned every inch of that victory.
th-cam.com/video/3IjQCf2pxW4/w-d-xo.htmlsi=QTo3BmyG3mU7eaXU Start Trek From Barah Payeen Valley to Moses Peak Lowest Elevation 2590 M/ 7770Ft Highest Elevation 5300M/ 17388Ft ( top of MosesPeak) Barah payeen Broq Moses Peak Trek District Ghanche Gilgit-Baltistan Pakistan 5 night and 6 days Round Trip. The Barah payeen Broq Trek is designed for those who wish to trek with family A peak Recently explored for the first time by a local photographer and trekking enthusiast. Before Discovered the Moses Peak local name is (Skin Khaar peak).The moses peak is situated in the Barah payeen Broq Valley of Karakoram. It is in open Zone, one did not need a trekking permit or have to pay Peak Royalty fee to climb this mountain tower. The unique feature for this peak is that one can experience the magnificent view of The K-2, the second highest peak in the world, along with almost all the other 7000m+ peaks in the area including Nangaparbat, Maddyaa peak,Spantik, Latok, Broadpeak, Mashabrom, Ghashabrom1/2/3/4/, Chogholingsa, Baltoro kangri, Sia kangri, K-7, K-6 K12 and many other snow covered peaks. , An easy, lovely route of 4-5 days the base camp of the Moses peak and back to Barah payeen village. The route is located in in open Area. Getting There to Moses peak For most, the journey in pakistan would start in Islamabad. From Islamabad, there are 2 options to reach Barah pain Valley . Islamabad International airport link the world with dozens of international flights each day. Pakistan Air line Airways provide daily (once/day) service between Islamabad and Skardu, flight to Skardu with Boeing (there is only one flight in a day goes; during the flight one can see the Highest Mountain in the world- Nanga Parbat and Karakorum Ranges. Be prepared for delays due to bad weather, During high season in summer, reservation is rather necessary well in advance. You'll enjoy this fantastic flight above the Karakoram and over most untouched areas. By Road From Islamabad road journey to Skardu is by the famous Karakorum Highway with 21 to 23 Hours. and also known as the old silk route from china . You can also choose by road. Any choose karkrom Highway on their on cars or jeep etc please alway reduce your car speed less then hundred. BCZ the Karakoram Highway is allot of zig Zag route. Allot of Dangerous route. A jeep able road links Skardu with Barah payeen Valley 2 Hours drive from Skardu by jeep will bring you to the Barah payeen Village. During the trip, the trekker does not only enjoy the spectacular mountain scenery but also taste the joy of local (Balti) culture spread all over the trek. The Actual trek starts from Barah payeen. Along side the trek there is a fresh water stream Waterfall which accompanies you all the way to the 1st camp. Each stage takes about 2 and hours of walking with small rest stops in between. The 1st camp was setup on a relatively plain surface near this stream. (Height approx 3100 Meters above sea level). There were different tents for Kitchen and Mess and two tents for members with 2 members sharing. It was a pleasant surprise to see the dinner which clearly indicates. Before you guys start your journey your Menu Deside on your own choice. Because we Also Arrange Expert Chef and Tour guide and porters along with you. You guys Enjoy the trip with us as a Family and Enjoy the Nature. The Best time to Trek this Ranges is Between from may 2nd Week to Mid october. These short trek are for busy people who want to have a Karakorum Hiking experience during their short Holiday .These trek are short but will offer you few days close to Nature and authentic trekking experience. Before a week You just Contact us. You guys just landed in skardu Baltistan. We will Arrange Everything on Your own Desire.
@@omniyambot9876 Really good questions. A quick search shows that at least as of now, both answers are yes, having rope fixing parties in advance of the campaign season as well as employing Sherpas, as for how long this has been in practice not sure.
@@omniyambot9876 Yeah I definitely agree with you on this. One aspect to consider about this particular case is that those Sherpa teams would be using supplemental oxygen since they are exerting a good deal more physical effort in running ropes and hauling heavy loads of gear up and down the side of that beast. I wouldn't think it's humanly possible to do their jobs without the O2 bottles.
Amazing how this mountain is a 7 day hike from the closest civilization. Almost like it’s saying “don’t you purposely come looking for death.” They don’t mention that if you’ve reached the summit of K2, your chance of survival hasn’t improved - the way down is when a lot of people get into trouble.
“Carve your name on hearts, not tombstones. A legacy is etched into the minds of others and the stories they share about you. Don't grieve for me, for now, I am free; I'm following the path God laid for me. .. My Salaam to the great son of PAKISTAN Ali Sadpara, From Toronto, CANADA.
I wish it was made with more sincerity. Everyone in the mountaineering community knows Nims and his team broke trail and their help with the summit leg was significant in that manner. I was shocked and Adrian just came across as another western climber who makes is all about himself without giving credit to others where it is due. Not even mentioning Nims destroyed the ethics of the movie for a lot of viewers. I also think there should have been more mention and a bit of the story focused on the sherpas who did all the hard work fixing ropes. I wonder how Nims is going to feel when he sees this documentary?
Abruzzi an Italian had climbed K2 in 1954.In 1990s a delegation of Abruzzi team came to Shigar to celebrate Golden Jubilee of k2.They decided to built a school in shigar for the children of Shigar which name is Abruzzi located in Sainkhor markunja Shigar.I studied 6 years of my life in that school from five standard to ten standard. Thank you The Italians.️️️
I can’t even imagine tipping someone who risked their life for me to reach the summit and then tip then less than I would a bar tender after ordering a beer... does being rich turn you into a scum bag or does being a scum bag make it easier to get rich?
Great comment... just GREAT !! I see that everyday in Morocco, tourists are just being greedy for nothing in general while locals wait yhe whole year for that moment. That was in general, now it's the same for going to the summit of toubkal montain
Same here, I would think you pay each one of them at least $250. If Everest was in America, with Americans doing the sherpa-ing, each one would demand at least $2500 for their time spent and danger they deal with.
I think they are so cautious of being perceived as naive and having been taken for a ride, they've probably heard many stories of people getting ripped off, they over compensate by being this much of a stingy POS. I agree though it's ridiculous. If i was the guy carrying the bags i'd want to agree on an amount before we ever even set off lol
"I'd like to go there and see until the mountain says we can't continue" *** Gets to base camp and immediately sees an avalanche *** "Totally fine, lets go"
Climbers are crazy! haha. You really have to be there to asses how things look, how the snow is, what the aftermath looks like. He can see things that we can't that may assure him that things are safe. Avalanches are defiantly responsible for a lot of deaths.
Man the determination of these mountaineers. How do you climb to camp 4 and climb back down and then do it again a week later? All while knowing the suffering your going to endure again. Absolutely incredible
@@trevootube Or they just walk right by or leave half alive people in their tents without zipping them up. Stop nut hugging the sherpas. They're just people.
@@andreboy1 so it's nut hugging if you praise a sherpa, but giving credit where credit is due, or superlative adjectives when referencing the mountaineers.
In my humble opinion, coming from the west. If you are rich enough to travel to these locations and spend thousands on the adventure you should be wealthy enough to ensure those locals that help you are rewarded. I could not seriously live with myself endangering others for my ego and not ensuring they were seriously compensated for helping me achieve that. And I love climbing passionately.
Exactly!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Yes it’s called narcissism.
Yep who were they.
ok boomer
I’m sure you’re a local fixture in the philanthropic community.
Who else is on a binge of mountain climbing videos. Can't get enough of them. Amazing locations and amazing people.
14 Peaks has sent me down a rabbit hole for sure, and I can't get enough now!
lol seriously. ive watched 4-5 different k2/everest climbing docs in the last 2 days.
@@SwagFang glad I’m not the only one!
@@SwagFang same here lol i cant stop
Yesss. Sore from climbing all morning, now binging climbing videos
So glad I can do all my mountaineering on TH-cam
loooool
Lol
yes😘
Lol, me too 🤣🤣 more power to all those brave souls!! How mesmerizing it must be to be above the world… but I’ll stick with the Appalachians for my hiking and Mountain Views and TH-cam for my more extreme mountaineering curiosities 😂
😭👌🏼
The standard 10 dollar tip had me jaw dropping. I feel so bad for the local people who risk their life helping climbers.
In did! The CLIMBERS TO GAIN FORTUNE😊
It costs 10s of thousands of dollars to climb these mountains, most of that goes to the Sherpas/local suppliers. They eat well, don't worry.
Same, i tip my barber more than $10
Per bag.
It's not Switzerland
Pakistan is the cheapest country in the world that ten dollars is one person's whole day work pay
As a Tibetan, I am proud of Our Sherpa brothers. They did all the difficult tasks.
The sherpa are the true hereos ,the a re doing this to support their families!
As always. They are the REAL heros
Much respect to the Sherpas from Oxfordshire, England 🏴
Yes! Sherpas always deserve the most glory. Unfortunately, they don’t always get the recognition they deserve.
Are there Sherpas in Pakistan though?
I’m amazed that their guide Pemba wasn’t mentioned more in this movie.
He showed great heroism in the 2008 K2 disaster where 11 People died
dude, I was looking for a comment mentioning Pemba
And I'm amazed Nims Purja wasn't mentioned. Nims is probably the only reason Team Eddie Bauer made it to the summit at all. IIRC, 24 people summited that year after Nims set the ropes. Either way, K2 climbs are amazing and inspiring!
They only care for themselves. Egomaniacs
Yeahhhh, Pemba #1, without him they don’t get the top
Its like when Nims said in 14 peaks 'if a western climber does it, the headlines will be 10x bigger'. same case here...documentaries got made about accomplishments and skills that pale in comparison to the local natives and their skills and achievements.
Please pay your porters well and treat them with utmost respect. They deserve it.
agree. They are humans as well
Indeed !!
Exactly they're the ones that do all the hard work!
They couldn't do it with out em
The Sherpas are very hard working they do everything for them and exactly there human beings to they are try earn honest living to support there family’s and risk there lives while doing it god bless them all and keep them safe 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
I'm not in any way trying to take credit from mountain climbers. I'm sure the skill and endurance needed is tremendous. With that said, it does seem like the Sherpas are the real mountaineers up there. They make it possible for others to reach a summit so they can say "I did it". But who paved the way to the top and who paid their way to the top becomes obvious.
I hope you get some great pics while you're up there.
Too long didn’t read
Its because they’re native to the altitude
Nothing like a good virtue signal to get my day going
@@Kunfucious577That doesn’t make it any less demanding nor does it not make them heroes. Their preparation(training) budget would’ve been non-existent compared to the rich westerners.
Well.... I was feeling pretty good about WALKING 10 miles yesterday... Not to brag, but also without supplemental oxygen
Congratulations! I made it 7 miles. Just a little more training and we'll be on our way to summit K2 lol.
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Ive been exercising too keep it up man.
👌👌 good one guys !
I just took a dump, could have used some supplemental oxygen.
The mountain guides are the real champions.
Ok? Lol
I’m the champion. I climbed K2 with my nutsac
Sure.
My nutsac is an 8000'er
BrokeBack mountain pretty tough also. If new, bring a pillow to bite on.
Everyone on this expedition is a guide
Nirmal Purja summited this mountain (K2) in two days in the harsh weather conditions of the winter. This is the first successful K2 winter expedition after numerous attempts since 1987. Purja was the only team member to summit without the use of supplemental oxygen, becoming the first individual to do so.
Purja is notable for having climbed all 14 eight-thousanders (mountain peaks above 8,000 metres or 26,000 feet) in a record time of 6 months and 6 days
PROJECT POSSIBLE!!
I was trying to figure out the timeline. Purja summited on July 24th - the same day that Ballinger and Perez did, but they never mention the Project Possible team.
@@GregoryRobinson Purjas group were the first of a number of people who summited those couple of days, the snow was apparently very heavy but they managed to clear a track that others followed.
Messner is better.
This mountain K2 is in Pakistan 🇵🇰
He was also hangover on the way up
I did only base camping at K2. It took me 13 days back and forth just for the base. The experience can not be described in words. That feeling is amazing.
I heard that the windchills alone there are absolutely brutal. Is that true?
@@TheResilient5689 Yes it is.
Does the feeling last a lifetime?
@@patriciablue2739Yes i will always remember it
@@CraneGuy9308 Nah i took a wing suit, shit was legendary
@15:43 seriously? for 7 days trek in such hostile conditions with huge luggage on their back they were paid just $2? A coffee in Starbucks costs at least $4. This is seriously an inhumane way of exploiting poor people who take a huge risk for other's luxury.
Surely that's an additional tip, on top of the substantial fee they've already been paid. No one in their right mind, even those desperate for any money at all, would risk their life to climb such a mountain as K2 for such a measly sum.
That said, I agree, when they've gotten you that far, why be stingy. Just pay a decent tip, out respect for the fact they risked their lives to help you
@@BiggyJimbo I don't know the figures for K2 but for Everest, Guides are paid upwards of 25,000+ each while the Sherpas who do most of the hard work (laying down fixed lines, carrying an 80lb+ load while climbing since clients don't carry anything, etc) gets paid about 1,000-2,000 (and that's the climbing sherpas, porters probably get paid even less).
$1000 is a lot when the average yearly income is in the hundreds, but it's still peanuts compared to the amount of high-risk work they do for the amount of time.
@@wendyliu1073 Ah, fair enough. I wasn't aware of the exact numbers. However I have been told that even the main fee itself was meagre compared to what it should be.
Instead of a tip being a larger sum, really the initial fee should be greater, if what you say is true
Well said Vishwar it disgusting theses people deserve way more god bless the Sherpas and keep them safe every time the climb 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
Because Westerners are GREEDY BASTARDS.
Are you serious, a $2 tip?!! Even $10-$15 is too low! I was thinking more like a $100 tip!! They literally do EVERYTHING for you. That's so sad, the porters deserve better!!
that is so true
The porters may do many things for you and they do deserve better, but they would also have no job without the douche climbers. Everybody is doing anal on this one, there are no innocent virgins.
I thought the cheap tip they were complaining about was going to be $100... A K2 permit is $7,200, so the people climbing this aren't a bunch of broke homeless people with $50 in their bank account.
Yeah but with all the money it already cost most of these people cut costs for some reason when it comes to the porters I guess maybe that’s a lot of money over there it’s really there government who decide the average tip not people. And not all the people that climb are rich they have sponsors who are but I agree it doesn’t seem like enough
@SickBoi Government doesn’t decide Tip. You can give as much as you want to porters. It’s their livelihood. Everyone deserves a better living.
Lets give a big Shout-Out to Sherpas that made things more comfortable to accomplish this expedition!!!!! They deserver the same credits as everyone else!
How did the Sherpas get visas to go to Pakistan?
@@alanbrooke144 Many Sherpas are included as specialists in expedition teams. In this Team it was Nims and a few others. In case your question is meant seriously. They get visas like any other member of an expedition team.
Israel Sarabia glad you brought this up...no mention of the Sherpa team (led by Nims) opening the trail to the summit and their Sherpas are also using O2 so please stop the BS about climbing K2 without Ox and be grateful to reach the summit at all.
the prayer flags were already there, highly suspicious lol
They deserve ALL of the credit
I am retired. The last month or so I have binge watched caving(spelunking), cave diving, scuba diving, and mountain climbing. The one thing I have come to a conclusion. No thank you!! Y'all that have a love or desire to do these extreme sports, y'all have my thoughts and prayers and I support you. I have a family and a new grandson I haven't got to see yet and I really want to. Good luck guys and girls! But you have to tip the Sherpas. Y'all are spending thousands you need to tip thousands!
It's unfair not to mention Nirmal Purja's team and Migma Sherpa's team who set the rope to to top amidst all danger and deep snow.
I'm not sure you can blame the climbers it might be the editor doing that.
And why not mention who made the ropes? No, it would be absurd. This is a story of a small team sponsored by Eddie Bauer and that is it.
I think those that set the rope were fundamental in the success. They were, whether you like it or not, a major part of the teams success. It’s pure ego or bad promotion not mentioning them. Pathetic
For those inspired by this who eventually die on K2, their loved ones can thank the producers.
And it was Nims Purja only, who motivated this disheartened team at the base camp to give it another try to summit K2. Otherwise they might have left like other teams did.
7 day walk to the base camp? Crazy how insanely different lives people live. The 7 day walk to the camp would be an insane "adventure"/"trip" for me alone, but they haven't even begun theirs once they reach the camp.
I would walk the 7 days. And that would be it. At 15,000 feet alone is amazing to me so I would just take it all in and stay at base camp for 5 days and leave.
20 minutes walk to the grocerie store is an insane adventure for me
@@TheVice48bruh💀
Same here
@@TheVice48 I walk 50 yards to my car in the parking lot at work everyday and it's alrdy enough for me. 7days walk... jeeez, that's crazy! If anything else the 7day walk is more impressive than the actual summit of k2 lol
@@JinxMarie1985 I am from Pakistan and I have been to the base camp in 6 days and looking at K2 is scary, exciting and deadly..
I just showed my dad, a former Cascade Mountain guide and international climber, this video. It was pretty emotional for him, as he was meant to go (had a family death that prevented him from going) on an expedition in the 80s on K2. The Abruzzi wall was where the rest of the team that went was wiped out by an avalanche. When Adrian was talking about it, and dad got to see it, it was hard. Like going to a friend's grave. On a lighter note...He also climbed with the man narrating the story so that was wild to hear!
Stay safe out there. Sending my condolences to families of missing climbers and sherpas.
That's awesome!! Cool to know the dude who narrated the movie is a climber too
Yeah 1986 was the the worst year for deaths at that time. Your dad is right. But it gets even worst. 2008 surpassed it and became the worst year with 11 deaths in a day. As you can listen to Adrian, there's a very short window of very few days in a year when you ve safe weather to plan to summit K2. Luckily, they got those days in 2019 or the trip has to be packed up without summit attempt. After 2008 disaster, lesser expeditions until 2019 came as a big surprise with good weather window.
@@shmichaelman2013 It's crazy to learn what kind of things he experienced, and then hear other climbers stories...I have a lot of respect for climbers, it's a sport that requires a lot of sacrifice and skill. He's 64 and wants to summit Mt. Hood one last time, and take my sister and I out for our first summit. He would get a guide for safety in numbers/knowledge/gear reasons, but he still knows that mountain like the back of his hand it's crazy! When he saw the opening credits he said "Oh wow! He still sounds the same...." haha
@@paksktvlogs2155He would have been on that trip in 86 and most likely wouldn't have made it out, which is a strange thought.His friends were John Smolich and Alan Pennington who passed away in that accident. Alan is buried in a memorial in that area I believe, and John has yet to be retrieved (Rest in Peace). I didn't know about that event in 2008! Pretty tragic, especially with how quickly the weather can change as well at those high altitudes. I've never climbed, so my knowledge is limited. It's extremely risky with those prime windows being so short. I'm so happy for Adrian and his team, glad they are safe. It was so wonderful to see the pride on their faces after summiting. What a gift!
Has your pops ever summited Mt Sunflower in Kansas? That's the pinnacle of all climbs.
I've only met 2 kinds of mountaineers. Either they are super humble or super arrogant. The first one lives longer. No need to show off your skill to climb big mountains by not using oxygen, the mountain will surely humble you.
Or you need enough skills and stamina to do it. No oxy is golden standard.
3 climbers 1 from Pakistan, other two from chille and ice land are missing . Prayers for their survival!
As far as belief is concerned : never loose hope, but their survival now would be more than a miracle at this stage...
Hope they would be alive ,salute to Pakistan army for conducting such difficult and risky rescue operation ,Mohammad Ali was a hero of Pakistan who climbed K2 several times ,now this time he was there to break record of Nepal in winter climbing ,there should be Pakistani flag on K2 all-time
And 1 died- Bulgarian Atanas Skatov!!! The same expedition...
Amen
Why these people do such chutiyapa bc kia zarorat Ha apni jaan khatray mian daal kr logo ko pareshan karna
As many mentioned, this push to the top would have been impossible without the help of Nirmal Purja and his team, who made the track in the thick snow before Adrian's team.
It still is an incredible accomplishment without ox', but it would have been fair to mention Nims effort and the fact that it wouldn't have been done without it.
LOL you beat me to it. Without a doubt it was Nim's team who made this possible. I am surprised they are hardly mentioned in this. I am surprised Viestures volunteered to narrate this knowing the style Adrian did this in. Either way still a cool well put together video.
I'm sorry but you cannot know if they could of made it with a person breaking trail unless the climbers themselves say that. It's an obvious help but nobody says "oh mr Messner had climbers in front of him breaking train on Gasherbraum, ect.. so let's give some credit to those climbers before him but very little credit to Messner" Ridiculous
@@ryankushner5162 They did it in the style 90% of others do it, but a little better, cause they didn't use bottled oxygen! and to me that's the biggest style factor as it lowers the mountain. You guys are stretching it
@@mpreiss7780 Well I am in the 10% that you refer to that try to climb 8000 meter peaks without oxygen or support of any kind above base camp so I may have an idea of what I am talking about. I also know the weatherman who did the forecasting for other teams on K2 last year so I am well aware of conditions last year and why most teams went home. Adrian is 10 times the mountaineer I'll ever be and I have huge respect for him. All im saying its disappointing he never mentioned Nims and his team because yes without them it would have been impossible. He had an army of sherpa all cranking oxygen to plow the way to the summit.
What a shame! I just watched and any single word for Nirmal. Shit people
I am a veteran armchair climber! I've been on many ascents courtesy of videos. And this is highest quality! The suspense was incredible.
Did you use supplemental oxygen?
@@arrowintheknee9956
In my case, no. As I have an unlimited supply of hot air.😂😅🤣
@@reddiver7293 😂👌🏼
@@arrowintheknee9956
Stay tuned for my MMA match against grandmothers in rest homes.
Who cares
Always blown away by the porters and guides. How many times have they summited this mountain? They make the westerners look like big babies, and that’s saying a lot considering the endeavor!
If all this snow has taught me anything, it is that my monitor is absolutely filthy
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Yall funny asf
Omgah 😂😂😂
Got it late. But I am laughing hard
LOL So true
For us armchair travellers, these videos are wonderful. Thank you!
Armchair travellers 😂😂😂😂😂
These people pay $ 50K expedition fee plus equipments for another $ 50K to $ 100K. What they do not want to pay is porter fee who actually enables them to reach to K2. Those poor people have only 2 months of earning in a year, when expeditions start. Still after travelling to this far, these climbers do not want them to pay atleast $ 50. What a shame.
i agree you brother
Poor remain poor, such a shame
The same story all over the world no matter the race, nationality, religion and we are the evolved species! 🤷🏻♂️
Id pay them a couple hundred atleast
@@sexysilversurferyou’re feeling empathy, doesn’t that reflect evolution?
BTW, animal world is harsh & brutal
Just incredible, there’s something about big mountaineering that I can’t get enough of! Throughly enjoyed this, congratulations to those who made the summit!!
Also was very fitting having Ed Viesturs narrate this film.
Yeah, he's like, "I need the mountain to tell me not to climb." Porter strike, avalanche, most snow etc. Message not received.
lol exactly my thought. The freaking mountain needed to errupt to stop this madman. I totally get the fascination behind the mountains and their height, but why would you throw away your life like that just to have it climbed without oxygen. It's like arguing you cant dive into the mariana trench with a sumbmarine because it isnt the right thing to do. Jokes on them in 50 years time I will be able to get their via jetpacksuit.
I totally agree! I would have taken those things as signs myself. At the beginning where he's talking about how he has bad stomach pains but wants to keep going so the others don't fall behind, I'm thinking, So what's going to happen if those stomach pains return when you're halfway up the mountain ? And now you're risking everyone's life? Or you can't make it because your muscles cramp up because you're too dehydrated? Honestly I thought that was one of the most stupid things I've ever heard,. But I'm no mountain climber...I'm too cautious by nature.
The mountain: My air will literally destroy you cells
Climbers: im sure you do
On top of getting sick 2 times and losing 10 pounds 😂
This guy is so full of it. If he truly wanted to be honest w/himself, he'd admit that he was going up come hell or high water and f*** anyone else who gave a crap about him. He's a selfish douche bag, like all the rest.
All those 4 legged beings deserve recognition as well, carrying on their back all the heavy with their delicate ankles in such hard unforgiving surface! Praise to them as well!
With much respect to them for they're hard work to make this climb happen.
Karkoram mules are completely underrated.
Yes 🙌
Praise be the four legged sherpa indigenous peoples
"Y'all are just bigoted forgetting to thank your taxi driver who drove you to the airport.. without them, you would never have climbed the mountain"
This is about where we are at with the "everyone but the climbers are responsible for climbers summiting" narrative.
"I will only stop when the mountain tells me so.."
*Arrives at base camp seeing a huge avalanche*
"Alright, let's go!"
That dude is selfish
That’s a good sign. Means excess snow is shedding off the mountain. I’d rather climb after a avalanche.
what do you want, the avalanche is down th-cam.com/video/TiGkU_eXJa8/w-d-xo.html
Safest time to negotiate a face is AFTER it has avalanched. Not complicated.
not sherpas...
I mean. I like watching mountain climbing docus, they're exciting and all, but it never ceases to amaze me the inadvertent grandiose self-image it takes to think/say that a mountain is actively trying to kill you, or is an adversary or something else to that effect. Which is a thing I've heard so many times not only of K2. My dudes - the mountain is just going about its mountain-business. It doesn't even care you're there. As the speaker rightly say: it's indifferent, not cruel or angry.
Use bigger words next time squirt
Not everything is supposed to be taken in a literal way my guy...
@@jonatancoboslonnroth5337 Totally right! Some of these people make me laugh with their dissection of every statement others make, all the while demonstrating their own lack of common sense and social awareness.
I think Eddie Bauer and his team forgot to say something, so I will say it on their behalf: "Thank you Nirmal Purja and your team for breaking the trail and setting the fixed ropes! No Nims, no Eddie Bauer summit..."
Another clueless comment
@@mpreiss7780 on behalf of Eddie Bauer's CEO I would like to remind you of what a privileged racist you are.
@@Woman_in_the_Wilderness the more you cry wolf, the less meaning your word has. Save it for when it matters.
Lol y'all some miserable people. Chill
@@Woman_in_the_Wilderness Still using 'racist'? You and your mob have watered that word down so much that it has lost its true meaning. Hard to believe that you brought it to this video. As for the Sherpas doing all of the hard work and getting the 2 featured climbers to the summit and back down again.... hell yea, the Sherpas are the real climbers here and this white dude has nothing but mad respect for them.
Climbing gear and permit: 20k$
Tip for porter for a week long trek: Most I can do is 2 dollars
hey....he got paid to make the jackets...then he got paid to wear the jackets. win win
So stupid. Pay them in advance with a tip when you get there. How cheap can you be? If they refuse to take you, you deserve it. Pricks.
It shows what massive a'holes there are in the world. These climbers who dont tip are among the lowest of rich pricks. Climbers really HAVE to have lots of money to realise their big dreams - unless they are among the best in the world and have really big sponsors. Yet they are too cheap to give anything to these amazing and hardworking people. Seriously - a $2 tip!! But then, rich folk stay rich because they don't GIVE anything away. These porters literally risk life and limb for the climbers, and the climbers wouldn't have a hope in heck of even getting there, much less of summiting, without them! For a lousy $2 tip!
@@j.whiteoak6408 greed. They are all getting paid very well from the expeditions. Tips are gratuity on top of wages-paid.
@@WtfTH-cam_YouSuck
Actually, their individual pay all depends on the expedition company, and like all businesses, their main goal is profit margins. So they don't pay the porters a great deal, and they are paid according to their positions within a strict hierarchy. They RELY on those tips, just as many employees in services industries in America do, because they only receive a basic pay with tips providing their main source of income. And if it works the same way at K2 as it does at Everest, then only the very best who are at the top of the hierarchy (and payroll) earn a half decent payment from the expedition companies. Yet the fact is that few, if any, expeditions or individual climbers would ever make it to base camp, much less succeed to the summit, without the porters!
I've never been anywhere near K2, so I can only speak for how it works in Nepal, but I assume it's a similar situation for the K2 porters. In Nepal, only those at the top of the payroll with the expedition companies are even close to being 'well paid'. And they are mostly Sherpa, (ie. Tribal Sherpa) with good family names who've earned their reputations on The Mountain by working their way up from the shittiest portering jobs, up to being actual Mountain Guides. They explained to me that unless newcomers have family in, or are very well-connected with, the upper hierarchy of Sherpa then they almost always start off portering on the 10 day trek to EBC when they are not much more than boys - and from there they work their way up to being kitchen hands at EBC, then cooks, and so on. Eventually they cut their teeth on the mountain, getting their climbing experience on the most dangerous section of the entire climb: portering full loads from EBC and traversing the Khumbu Ice Fall and on up to Camp 1 - and then return, sometimes more than once each day. And too often these loads contain frivolous, unnecessary items - purely for the comforts and wants of the climbers - i.e. not to serve their NEEDS - and THEY risk their very lives on each and every crossing for it. And if you ask THEM, you'll find that THAT is something which they find is very menial and demeaning work - risking their lives, often just for frivolities, and for very low pay. Particularly because this is where so many of them die for that low pay. Those who survive the Khumbu can spend several seasons learning 'the ropes' - and ladders - on the routes through the ice fall, before progressing up the payroll to the 'well paid' jobs of portering gear up and down the mountain and some end up becoming respected mountain guides.
The route through the Khumbu changes every year and that route is set every year by Sherpa who have become Khumbu experts, as the glacier changes every year with its cycle of advance and retreat from Summer through Winter - when it advances right over the top of EBC, bringing with it the ground up, mummified body parts of those many Sherpa who've died and disappeared whilst traversing the dangerous ice fall in previous years. The Khumbu then retreats again with the Spring thaw, exposing it's ghoulish leftovers. In fact, if you look closely at the ground whilst moving around EBC it's not unusual to see human bones - most are fragmented after the glacier has ground the bodies to a pulp, but often finds will include a foot still in its boot, or part of a human spine with the broken ribs still attached to it. Etc. The Sherpa collect all of these finds and hold a ceremony at the end of every season for their lost family, friends and colleagues. The wives and children of those who gave their ALL to porter for RICH and sponsored climbers must learn to do anything they can to survive without a major breadwinner.
Wel, that is the story for the Sherpa at Everest. But I have little doubt that a few widows are left each year at K2.
So .. Do you still think that they're greedy? Perhaps if you tried to spend just one hour in the shoes of the lowest-paid of them, you'd soon change your tune quick enough. You expect to be well-paid to work. In Western countries unskilled labourers can earn very fat pay-packets by risking their lives to do the very dangerous jobs that few want - underground miners, riggers, boiler cleaners, etc. So why shouldn't the porters have the same expectations when they're risking their own lives? But there's no minimum set wage or unions for these poor folk. They NEED the tips to make risking their lives worthwhile - and the climbers wouldn't get 2 feet up a mountain without them. So a $2 gratuity just doesn't cut it!
Pemba is in so so many of these documentaries. Thank you, Pemba 💚💚, you have saved countless lives and done so much for so many.
Exactly, people are so excited every time, embarking on this heroic adventure and contending with nature and Pemba is just doing his thing at the job site.
Now that’s a super human
Jan - Right?? Pemba deserves so much more recognition than he receives; all of the Sherpas & local climbers do.
A FIVE STAR FILM.
A Majestic story of fine people and a "clean climb" of the world's most threatening Mtn.
Cheers for the team, the filming, directing, production.
Thanks Eddie Bauer.
Adrian, Carla, and Topo are great examples of the type of people who deserve to climb these summits. Appreciating the adventures and success in climbing them. Congratulations! And absolutely brave Sherpas.
Don't call them sherpas. They are humans, good people. Superior athletes. They are not servants to the rockstars.
@@synsrfem4428 what are you on about? “Sherpa” is an ethnicity and they happen to be, due to the location of their homelands, some of the best mountaineers in the world. It isn’t some derogatory word…
👏👏👏👏
@@synsrfem4428 "Sherpa" is their own name for themselves. Please educate yourself before you try to take someone's ethnicity away from them in a misguided attempt at allyship. From Wikipedia:
"The Sherpa are one of the Tibetan ethnic groups native to the most mountainous regions of Nepal, Tingri County in the Tibet Autonomous Region and the Himalayas. The term sherpa or sherwa derives from the Sherpa-language words ཤར shar ("east") and པ pa ("people"), which refer to their geographical origin in eastern Tibet.
Most Sherpa people live in the eastern regions of Nepal and Tingri County in the Solukhumba, Khatra, Kama, Rowlawing, Barun and Pharak valleys,[2] though some live farther West in the Bigu and in the Helambu region north of Kathmandu, Nepal. Sherpas establish gompas where they practice their religious traditions. Tengboche was the first celibate monastery in Solu-Khumbu. Sherpa people also live in Tingri County, Bhutan, and the Indian states of Sikkim and the northern portion of West Bengal, specifically the district of Darjeeling. The Sherpa language belongs to the south branch of the Tibeto-Burman languages, mixed with Eastern Tibet (Khamba) and central Tibetan dialects. However, this language is separate from Lhasa Tibetan and unintelligible to Lhasa speakers.[3]"
They really aren’t Sherpa. K2 is in Pakistani. Not Nepal where Sherpa are from.
Carla Pérez is such an inspiration. May y’all have sunny skies always!
Porter are just trying to make a living man, risking their lives for your adventuring. I can't imagine not tipping them well.
These climbers come across as egotistical a$$holes. So full of themselves when the reality is they're never climbing without porters, most of whom could summit much more easily than these clowns.
do you know how much money they spend in this expeditions? around 60-100k.. the trekking companies are the exploiters that don't pay the sherpas well
@@jonathanbaxter5821 You must live a very sad life
Eddie's Thousand Euro tip is in the ballpark of what should be expected by these poor sods for carrying someone else's gear for 7 days in the karakoram mountain range.
@@Hedningen1 He might be sometimes. Because he can see reality for what it is and talks about it. Props to him.
One of the best summit documentaries of K2, I've seen other videos of Carla, Topo and Adrian and these guys are not the typical cocky mountaineers that we see in other documentaries, they have a respect for the mountains, realistic about the dangers and also taking hard calls to withdraw rather than being callous. Good luck team. Great content as always.
That's what a mountain guide should do.
They don’t have respect for the people who helped them get there sooo
I dislike how the climbing community doesn't give the sherpas the true credit and respect that they deserve. pretentious bunch
You mean 99% f the credit?
Dude these are Kashmiri Pakistanis who speak Urdu, most of these guys arent sherpas and if they are they have been transported by expedition companies because there homeland is like 500 miles away.
Still think my idea of giving the Sherpas a free ride of zorbing inside a clear winged double wide trailer sized inflatable torpedo sled on top of K2 and Mt.Everest would be the most exhilarating experience of a lifetime and it's theoretically possible... The large inflatable mass would glide slowly off cliffs and we do have puncture proof rubber if we can puncture proof needles..
Why should they get more credit? They get paid for doing that. And they get up to 10x of the average pay of other people in that region. Do you know the names of the people changing the tires in a F1 car race? They are super important but not the stars and no one knows them. That's the way it is. If one of the porters want's to be the star, he can organize an expedition himself, paying all the others and then making a movie about it and put his name on the first page.
@That Flippin Guy No fk that.. my idea.. How about we ride 2 zorbs inside a giant zorb..
Not only is this one of the best climbing videos/movies that I have ever seen, but I actually feel quite proud of them all for being so courageous and successful in this incredible feat. Amazing.
It would have been impossible without Nims and the Project Possible team trailblazing and fixing the lines beforehand.
me too! exactly!!
This is the best documentary Ad for a jacket i've ever watched! GG to the climbers and sherpas!
There's an equally good documentary about climbing Annapurna that's sponsored by Rolex. Annapurna: Unclimbed
but where are sherpas in the video?
Inov8 do amazing documentary ads. This one, for example, th-cam.com/video/dJAW8STfiko/w-d-xo.html
....... Come to think of it
K2, Karakoram mountains and Pakistan
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I was diagnosed 15 years ago and am struggling with augmentation on Requip. It is great to see this video promoting awareness of this awful disease.
The nice thing about K2 is that unlike Everest, it scares away all the casuals, thus preserving its prestige.
Edit: Therefore we should nuke Everest's summit until K2 it the tallest peak
Nice thing about Mount Everest it it adopts even casuals and make thier risky climb look casual.
@@theindianpatriotsbharat Well I think Everest is more of a commercial thing. Also you can have the highest mountain, but that doesn't automatically make it the most dangerous one.
well with 1 in 5 people dying on K2 I'm sure that's a reason lol...
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"I listen to the mountain. I listen to the signs."
**gets terrible stomach bug**
**a lot of snow**
**avalanche**
**still feels sick**
**huge wet slide**
mountain: 🙃
@HP - 07NB 759415 Sir John A Macdonald Sr PS i am glad :) i smiled really hard when they were at the top. very happy for them.
that's probably normal tho
Why did you think this was clever
"... Plus, you look pretty cool, right?"
The true reason for the whole effort. Need one state that it's desperateness is shameful. The analogy to success is lost on me. The moral of the tower of babel is that man would attempt all that he could imagine. The problem is that man would forget God. Essentially, God is manifested in our recognition of Him in our treatment of others.
Seriously. How much clearer does the mountain have to be than an avalanche?
Muhammad Ali Sadpara (Pakistan), John Snorri (Iceland) and JP Mohr (Chile) have been missing since last 3 days when they started their final push towards the summit. May the Almighty keep them all safe and bring them back home safe! 🙏
Chances are slim but Miracles do happen. Let’s just pray for them. Amen🙏
الہی امین..
یاابا صالح ادرکنی...
Nobody clims in this time of year ...it's fake news
@@amanrajsingh25 its real bro
10 Sherpa (Nepalese) made world record just couple of days ago climbing in this harsh conditions that nobody ever tried before in winter.
I submitted K2 in 2017 and to this day it’s my greatest life accomplishment. The feeling I got knowing I conquered one of the greatest feat in human challenges is not something I take lightly. However, at the cost of hearing deaths just about every other day. I pray one day this is no longer a thing and many of my fellow climbers can accomplish the ultimate challenge.
One never conquers a mountain, we are merely visitors there at the behest of the weather
I am proud to be "SHERPA".
You Nepali or Indian
@@kooxaldoxt5162 , Sherpa's are from Nepal, don't even need to bring this question. Next time don't ask, Chinese if they are American or Chinese,
And so you should be. Sherpas are real heroes 👍🏻👍🏻🇳🇵☸️
@@jugsma6676 We know even coronavirus is Chinese. Next time learn to stop interfering btw Nepal n India.
Sherpa from Nepal , , real heros
I am here after my fellow countrymen summited the K2 in winter. An amazing feat in the history of mountaineering. And one of them did it without supplemental oxygen.
Uowww Sujan. My complete congrats (it´s very little to say) to those GIANTS that summit K2. IN WINTER !!
Absolutelly unique in the history of montaineering. Sherpas are the spirit of the high mountaineering expeditions. Chapoó guys !! Herzog, Hillary and all of them... they did not reach the summits without your support.
Herzog was the first to reach an 8000 meter. You were the last, and the best to attemp and summit the "mountain of mountains". Again chapö !!
Quite extraordinary achievement xxxxx
Thank you for your lovely comments. One of them did without supplemental oxygen.
Kudos to the 10 Nepali climbers who have just become the first to summit K2 in the winter 🙏🏻🙏🏻
Shapoooö to those giants who climbed K2 in winter !! Little giants !!
to add on that, their leader Nips Purja climbed without suplimental oxygen
🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏congratulations to you all well done
after nipalies 3 climber's are missing pray for them
@@eugeniorivademar3695 I didn't know they had dandruff
Incredible, inspiring, and amazing skills. I cannot imagine the pain, and strain they went through. I have climbed at 10,000 feet and thought I was going to die from the lack of oxygen. I cannot imagine three times that height, and even less oxygen, even if you climatize. Awesome video, thanks for posting.
I am living just 10 hours away from this monster peak but have't ever think to climb it....you guyz did it...seriously this is courage
How is the view?
@@warhawkfan1234 you can not describe the scenery in words you just have to sit and admire the mighty of nature
@@hassanahmadsheikh5130 I wish I could see in person. It's beautiful I bet. But what I can see is kanchanjunga. It's like a six hour drive from my place
Do Pakistani people hike to the base of K2, just for fun? It must be a beautiful trek.
@@georgethompson3763 no its really not that easy 😄
I'm still mad at how under appreciated Sherpas are. They literally do ALL the work and never get credit. These "mountaineers" that go and attempt these mountains stand on the back of all these sherpas. Sherpas make the camps, place rope, carry gear etc. all the regular climbers do is follow the ropes up....
@The Truth about Africa hurts AND give the porters and sherpa the credit they deserve !
I feel like we spend to much time in saying “sherpas are underrated” more than “thank you sherpas”
@The Truth about Africa hurts The "and" part is what Casey and Breelyn started their comment with. Reading comprehension isn't that hard.
Everyone places ropes and carries loads. Not just the sherpas. EVERYONE. Where did you get the idea only the sherpas carry loads and fix lines????? Lots of climbers dont use sherpas and they somehow manage to climb to the top, imagine that. You use sherpas because the work is to much for the climbers alone. But if you climb alpine style you dont need sherpas at all.
You sure sound like an expert, yet you call them Sherpas? These are Porters, unless they were flown in from Nepal... And tbh a team of 5 people doing k2 is still pretty impressive... They use to climb this mountain with dozens, without Porters the responsibility of setting camps etc would just rotate through the other members of the climb.
Abruzzi an Italian had climbed K2 in 1954.In 1990s a delegation of Abruzzi team came to Shigar to celebrate Golden Jubilee of k2.They decided to built a school in shigar for the children of Shigar which name is Abruzzi located in Sainkhor markunja Shigar.I studied 6 years of my life in that school from five standard to ten standard. Thank you The Italians.❤️❤️❤️
Wow, that’s wonderful
@@akristen4971 this is because I belong to this Beautiful village Shigar and my home is just 3 km away from this school.This school is named as Abruzzi school.
that school has very beautiful building one of my fav in whole shigar .
@@ahmadbilal7327 yes
❤
For all the Sherpa Brothers ! It is because of you. You make dreams possible for climbers.
Thanks for helping me climb one of the hardest mountains. Here's enough money for half a Big Mac.
It's not quite that bad there's like 7 points each one gets about $7 for porters the high altitude ones get a base rate plus bonuses. It's about a year's wage for a teacher just in a shorter time frame and infinitely more dangerous. Check out the invisible footman K2 doc it's great
It evidently was that bad, that they didn't even meet the minimum requirements. You look bad.
Honestly if you have thousands to go on a trip like this and ask someone to carry stuff up a mountain risking their lives maybe at least give them like 50$ or even 100$.The tourists do it for fun these poor people are trying to survive and make a living.
@@meggo329 Seriously! If there's a truly pathetic time to suddenly start pinching pennies on a $$$$ expedition, that'd be it.
What are uou talking about? Sherpas make 10 grand a season and rich mountaineers tip thousands.
I totally would be okay with just the walk to base camp
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣Then I’ll accompany you But can I bring oxygen?
I wonder if there are people who do that.
Like they do super high altitude hiking
@@MsLouisVee I´ll join but can I bring a helicopter that takes me up there ?
@@cat_city2009 Yes. One of the warrant officers I used to work with just went off to the Himalayas to do high altitude marathons and running. I don’t think he got above base camp elevation? Around 5,500m. It still knackers you double quick time running around at that level though. That’s about 15,000ft up!
I´d be 100% dead weight after the trek to base camp
Seems like the hardest part of the climb, was paying the Sherpas..
Why the heck don't they just put a bit of money into the team...ie porters etc...If you do ... there is no whinging... all nice vibes...everyone is winning.... When I went to Nepal etc...never had a problem.. always left my team members happy and happy to help me again
What, why? Where did you get the idea it was hard for them to pay the Sherpas?
Eva B. Because they barely payed dipweed
They are not Sherpas. They are from Pakistan.
@@carl8568 fax they are literally speaking urdu in the clip and this is hundreds of miles from Nepal
Who noticed Blood Spit on the summit (43:18)... Such a beautiful Documentary.. Bottleneck Serac is just Terrifying.. Hats Off to the Team, Sherpas and Porter and Support Team.. Thank you for making this film and giving us the view from K2 Summit sitting at Home.. Love you all..
Pay these local porters well, they are doing this to feed their families. Those who have been to this place of pakistan would knw how much loving and caring these people are. Lots of love and luck from us 🇵🇰 to the coming mountaineers.
I think its DISGUSTING the haggling and disrespect paid to these porters. I wish I could have paid them to leave all these parasites, only the true mountaineers know how to treat them with respect.
@@politexchangeofbullets8494 yeah i about lost my mind when she said 10$ per bag. Cmon 400$. Thats NOTHING for that kind of backbreaking lifestyle.
Especially considering a trip like this could easily top 20k
@@petertheoneandonly9752 20k is pretty low though isnt it? I watched a documentary where prices were from 35k and up, and that woman said you get what you pay for.
@@petertheoneandonly9752 Leeches the lot of them, let the climbers drag it up there themselves.
$10 or $15??? That sounds insane to me! I tip my waiter more than that and half of them have a terrible attitude - these people are literally helping you SURVIVE on a 7 day trek 😳 they absolutely deserve more than that!
deserve at least 1000 USD. cant believe carla was smiling and laughing saying she'd tip 15 usd instead of 2 usd. 1000USD between the 4 of them is nothing.
@@donjuansol really a shame on westerner. shines a light on how these shrepas risk there lives every year for adrenline junkies to catch a few pics, pathetic. Sicks me to my stomach.
That's what I WAS THINKING. I tip my waiter more than $2... I was expecting her to say $50-100! Minimum!!!
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@@kaizer2k2 How do you know it was westerners? People from all over the world climb that mountain: Taiwanese, Chinese, Korean, Russian, Pakistani, Bulgarian, Polish... Westerners tip better than most other people, not worse! Don't be a bigot.
Yesterday 3 people went missing while climbing. We all are praying for them to be alive.
Ali Sadpara is one them he belongs to skardu(my homeland)
Watching this in the context of the three missing mountaineers, one of them belonging to my country Chile 🇨🇱 we hope for a miracle.
His son sajjad sadpara has lost hope
One of them is Chilean. I hope he’s fine.
May their souls Rest in Peace, sad, tragic and heart breaking!
Thank you so much for taking us to the summit with you. Really appreciate your achievement 🎉
Whenever I see these videos, I think of another video that documents the locals risk their lives to clean up the huge amount of garbage left behind by these climbers.
Yea I think of the foot layer of feces and piss left
I wonder what that fresh-looking red blob was, by the pennants on the summit, just as they were leaving. I think perhaps that crazy chick coughed up a bit of her lung!
@@lucianisidro heheheh omg! 🤣I read your comments before noticing that bit!!
@@lucianisidro
Oh my I saw it also😨
I bet you're fun to be around.
The soundtrack alone was gorgeous. The documentary was extraordinary. Thank you brave men and women. I'm glad you succeeded without injury.
I can't believe that people were so stingy, only tipping $2!!! That's disgusting and dispicicable treatment of other human beings. Otherwise, I love watching people who have achieved such an amazing goal. Even getting part of the way is incredible. I can't imagine what it feels like to accomplish such a huge feat against such extreme conditions. Really amazing to watch. I'll live vicariously through watching other people's achievements.
Its not necessarily about being stingy. Tipping is not common everywhere in the world - quite possibly the climbers and Sherpas involved had discussed and agreed upon a price and the climbers were not aware that there was an implicit expectation for additional tipping.
There is a big problem if you tip more...then they become greedy and asks more and most become commercial, thats why its strictly recommended to tip according to their culture...
@@jupitherdanach7643 Tipping porters is a tradition and it is 100% expected
@@anyexpat that in no way contradicts my comment
@@jupitherdanach7643 Climbers know that you tip porters.
This was just magnificent in every way! The views(omg!), photography, narration, music was just spectacular. Just look at how alive these hikers are? They are high on life and full of joy, awe and gratitude! Imagine waking up each day, full of the passion of meeting and surpassing lifelong goals. I am envious and am living vicariously through these amazing men and women(porters, sherpas and hikers)! Absolutely inspirational!
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Start Trek From Barah Payeen Valley to Moses Peak
Lowest Elevation 2590 M/ 7770Ft
Highest Elevation 5300M/ 17388Ft ( top of MosesPeak)
Barah payeen Broq Moses Peak Trek District Ghanche Gilgit-Baltistan Pakistan 5 night and 6 days Round Trip.
The Barah payeen Broq Trek is designed for those who wish to trek with family A peak Recently explored for the first time by a local photographer and trekking enthusiast. Before Discovered the Moses Peak local name is (Skin Khaar peak).The moses peak is situated in the Barah payeen Broq Valley of Karakoram. It is in open Zone, one did not need a trekking permit or have to pay Peak Royalty fee to climb this mountain tower. The unique feature for this peak is that one can experience the magnificent view of The K-2, the second highest peak in the world, along with almost all the other 7000m+ peaks in the area including Nangaparbat, Maddyaa peak,Spantik, Latok, Broadpeak, Mashabrom, Ghashabrom1/2/3/4/, Chogholingsa, Baltoro kangri, Sia kangri, K-7, K-6 K12 and many other snow covered peaks. , An easy, lovely route of 4-5 days the base camp of the Moses peak and back to Barah payeen village. The route is located in in open Area.
Getting There to Moses peak
For most, the journey in pakistan would start in Islamabad.
From Islamabad, there are 2 options to reach Barah pain Valley . Islamabad International airport link the world with dozens of international flights each day. Pakistan Air line Airways provide daily (once/day) service between Islamabad and Skardu, flight to Skardu with Boeing (there is only one flight in a day goes; during the flight one can see the Highest Mountain in the world- Nanga Parbat and Karakorum Ranges. Be prepared for delays due to bad weather, During high season in summer, reservation is rather necessary well in advance. You'll enjoy this fantastic flight above the Karakoram and over most untouched areas.
By Road From Islamabad road journey to Skardu is by the famous Karakorum Highway with 21 to 23 Hours. and also known as the old silk route from china . You can also choose by road. Any choose karkrom Highway on their on cars or jeep etc please alway reduce your car speed less then hundred. BCZ the Karakoram Highway is allot of zig Zag route. Allot of Dangerous route.
A jeep able road links Skardu with Barah payeen Valley 2 Hours drive from Skardu by jeep will bring you to the Barah payeen Village.
During the trip, the trekker does not only enjoy the spectacular mountain scenery but also taste the joy of local (Balti) culture spread all over the trek.
The Actual trek starts from Barah payeen.
Along side the trek there is a fresh water stream Waterfall which accompanies you all the way to the 1st camp.
Each stage takes about 2 and hours of walking with small rest stops in between. The 1st camp was setup on a relatively plain surface near this stream. (Height approx 3100 Meters above sea level). There were different tents for Kitchen and Mess and two tents for members with 2 members sharing. It was a pleasant surprise to see the dinner which clearly indicates. Before you guys start your journey your Menu Deside on your own choice. Because we Also Arrange Expert Chef and Tour guide and porters along with you. You guys Enjoy the trip with us as a Family and Enjoy the Nature.
The Best time to Trek this Ranges is Between from may 2nd Week to Mid october.
These short trek are for busy people who want to have a Karakorum Hiking experience during their short Holiday .These trek are short but will offer you few days close to Nature and authentic trekking experience.
Before a week You just Contact us. You guys just landed in skardu Baltistan. We will Arrange Everything on Your own Desire.
On Everest, many climbers that die remain on the mountain where they took their last steps.
The creepy thing about K2 is that the mountain sends its victims to its base, grinding them to indiscernible pieces along the way.
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Start Trek From Barah Payeen Valley to Moses Peak
Lowest Elevation 2590 M/ 7770Ft
Highest Elevation 5300M/ 17388Ft ( top of MosesPeak)
Barah payeen Broq Moses Peak Trek District Ghanche Gilgit-Baltistan Pakistan 5 night and 6 days Round Trip.
The Barah payeen Broq Trek is designed for those who wish to trek with family A peak Recently explored for the first time by a local photographer and trekking enthusiast. Before Discovered the Moses Peak local name is (Skin Khaar peak).The moses peak is situated in the Barah payeen Broq Valley of Karakoram. It is in open Zone, one did not need a trekking permit or have to pay Peak Royalty fee to climb this mountain tower. The unique feature for this peak is that one can experience the magnificent view of The K-2, the second highest peak in the world, along with almost all the other 7000m+ peaks in the area including Nangaparbat, Maddyaa peak,Spantik, Latok, Broadpeak, Mashabrom, Ghashabrom1/2/3/4/, Chogholingsa, Baltoro kangri, Sia kangri, K-7, K-6 K12 and many other snow covered peaks. , An easy, lovely route of 4-5 days the base camp of the Moses peak and back to Barah payeen village. The route is located in in open Area.
Getting There to Moses peak
For most, the journey in pakistan would start in Islamabad.
From Islamabad, there are 2 options to reach Barah pain Valley . Islamabad International airport link the world with dozens of international flights each day. Pakistan Air line Airways provide daily (once/day) service between Islamabad and Skardu, flight to Skardu with Boeing (there is only one flight in a day goes; during the flight one can see the Highest Mountain in the world- Nanga Parbat and Karakorum Ranges. Be prepared for delays due to bad weather, During high season in summer, reservation is rather necessary well in advance. You'll enjoy this fantastic flight above the Karakoram and over most untouched areas.
By Road From Islamabad road journey to Skardu is by the famous Karakorum Highway with 21 to 23 Hours. and also known as the old silk route from china . You can also choose by road. Any choose karkrom Highway on their on cars or jeep etc please alway reduce your car speed less then hundred. BCZ the Karakoram Highway is allot of zig Zag route. Allot of Dangerous route.
A jeep able road links Skardu with Barah payeen Valley 2 Hours drive from Skardu by jeep will bring you to the Barah payeen Village.
During the trip, the trekker does not only enjoy the spectacular mountain scenery but also taste the joy of local (Balti) culture spread all over the trek.
The Actual trek starts from Barah payeen.
Along side the trek there is a fresh water stream Waterfall which accompanies you all the way to the 1st camp.
Each stage takes about 2 and hours of walking with small rest stops in between. The 1st camp was setup on a relatively plain surface near this stream. (Height approx 3100 Meters above sea level). There were different tents for Kitchen and Mess and two tents for members with 2 members sharing. It was a pleasant surprise to see the dinner which clearly indicates. Before you guys start your journey your Menu Deside on your own choice. Because we Also Arrange Expert Chef and Tour guide and porters along with you. You guys Enjoy the trip with us as a Family and Enjoy the Nature.
The Best time to Trek this Ranges is Between from may 2nd Week to Mid october.
These short trek are for busy people who want to have a Karakorum Hiking experience during their short Holiday .These trek are short but will offer you few days close to Nature and authentic trekking experience.
Before a week You just Contact us. You guys just landed in skardu Baltistan. We will Arrange Everything on Your own Desire.
Wait why and how does it grind them - what about it terrain does that compared to Everest?
@@Suki-xu9xsK2 has a more unstable and way deeper snowpack. People get stranded on snow and not rock, and their bodies get swept into the valley
@@Suki-xu9xs "scary interesting" has a video on K2, I could try to explain it like its sth I know about, but all I know is from them! Very interesting video.
These people talk big but,
Without Sherpas none of these people would ever have made it up Everest.
Sherpas make the trail and set the rope and carry their bags up and down the mountain.
They should give Thanks to Sherpas first.
We get it. Of course this could not be done without the aid of Sherpas. Climbing an 8000 plus meter mountain is a monumental task, even with the aid of Sherpas. You act as if people can just strap on some gear and just waltz up to the top of Mount Everest as if being carried on the back of a Sherpa. Anyone of these documentaries that’s worth its salt takes the time to give thanks to those magnificent Sherpa.
Very not true. U ppl are big mouth .Sherpa literary carry them to the peak. These white ppl are nothing without Sherpas.ppl without limbs n 78 yrs old and hundreds of ppl without any mountaineering experience has been summited by sherpas. fyi nepalese actress nisha uperty, leader prachand son n fiance without any prior 5000m experience has succeded to summit everest. This is about ur luck n resistance to altitude rest 80% is Sherpa .
@@aeromedical6750 double talk. Dont take the sherpa n summit everest . world is waiting a summit of everest without sherpa.
@@ampmskm - are completely illiterate or just plain stupid? Where in the context of my post did I indicate that Sherpas are not an integral part of summiting these kinds of mountains? They are not only integral, but absolutely necessary for anyone other than the most ELITE mountaineers in the world. That being said, when you reach elevations of over 7000 meters, the body starts to shut down. People who sign up for this agree (in writing) that rescue from these elevations may not be possible. And no, you moron, the Sherpas are not carrying these people up to the summit. They are in fact fixing ropes, carrying their gear, and guiding them up the slope. No one disputes that. I don’t even dispute that it is 80% the aid of the Sherpa that is responsible for their success. However, it still takes the physically exhausting (and life threatening) will power of the individual to make it to the top.
Oh, and BTW- in 2017, an Romanian climber by the name of Horia Colibasanu summited Everest without the use of either supplemental oxygen or Sherpa support. So, it can be done, but is not recommended.
@@ampmskm Did you even watch the video?
This was an amazing documentary. It was also an amazing feat to do this without oxygen. I’m just disappointed there was no mention of Nimsdai and his team being an integral part of the summit push. I remember seeing him post about clearing the way past the bottleneck. It absolutely would not have taken anything away from the amazing feat that the Eddie Bauer team accomplished. It just would’ve been a bit more honest to include appreciation for how they helped. Adrian even mentioned that on an Instagram post during the expedition. Still though, congrats on doing something so amazing and capturing it so well.
@Peter Lustig Unless you fly, or use some exoskeleton to climb for you, all the technology in the world can't get you up a mountain.
@Peter Lustig is this a serious question or you are just trolling? If it's just a regular troll - congrats! However, if you actually think this is not an amazing achievement... I'm speechless.
@Peter Lustig you have absolutely no idea what you're saying
@@GVH1305 If you think climbing is stupid why do you watch youtube videos about climbing? and how much would you like the Sherpas to get paid?
@@GVH1305 Okay I'll give you a "like" for the second point
One of my best memories was getting to know Jim Wittiker. He gave me a Parka that was made for him. He was my childhood hero in the late 60's and 70's. I live west of Seattle close by Port Townsend.
Thanks Eddie Bauer.
God bless to all who went before.
Pay the porters, don’t take advantage of them through economic exploitation and depravity
Pay porters 2 dollars each, that shameful. They already spending thousands and thousands to make this dream reality, so why do they saving money on those that help them make it reality. I would not have it in me to pay so fucking little for all the effort they put to it. 40 at least for each one and i still would feel like im riping them off. If you save so much money that you can do this, you can spend few more bucks on the porters god damned! Have some respect!
@@NefruSimons When I went travelling... my helpers nearly always got a heart attack...wide eyed and after a while a huge smile... and it wasn't due the amount I asked them to carry.. they would have carried me to the moon
@Danyal Cheema Yea but if they would ask them how much they want it would make a difference so as no 1 gets ripped off.
i mean if such a tour costs couple thousands, they should give the porters at least 100$, or fuck off to hell srsly lol. has anybody ever asked the porters what *they* think would be an appropriate amount? imagine a western man doing this job lol how much would they want, like 10k$? :D
@Danyal Cheema There already are such laws. They are paid at minimum, $10 a day. They're not allowed to carry over 40lbs. And the tip, at the end of a successful trek in, is flexible. Depends on how many days it took, how many porters total, how many will return for the trek back to Askole. But have no illusions...most of the time, each porter earns an additional $20 to $40 tip at the end of their services.
seeing this shows how big of an achievement Reinhold Messner achieved climbing ALL 14 8000m peaks without oxygen...
+P Jay Indeed!
And Ed Viesturs, the man narrating this film. Messner was a visionary and a trailblazer, but Viesturs is probably one of the strongest climbers of all time as well.
and here i am exhausted just moving from bed room to bathroom...fml
Yes absolutely but he also did many of them in pure or semi alpine style which is climbing it by fair means so more kudos to him and lets not forget Jerzy, he was in a league by himself. Mr Viesturs knows his shit and is the only american to do the 14 without bottled oxygen. great video
And he soloed them without oxygen alpine style with only his backpack. A legendary accomplishment.
weekend ago Nepali Sherpa Team 1st ascent this mountain, huge salute to them for this world record, thanks- from Nepal.
Amazing achievement x
but after this 3 people are missing pray for them
Man i just can't comprehend how someone would want to do this. Its amazing and such a feat but my life and family is way more important to me than any sort of achievement like this can give me. Though i am thankful there are people in the world who are different and are able to push themselves to these extremes.
Their different alright, their idiots.
Ever since I first heard about "The Bottleneck", I could only find descriptions. To actually see it helps me understand the fear it causes.
Incredible video. Huge respect to all involved.
It’s kind of sad that the majority of people don’t realise Nimsdai Purja and team fixed the rope and led the trail blaze to the summit prior to the team in this documentary going for the summit, they literally waited for the work to be done and didn’t give any credit or a mention at all in this film
I wondered who set the ropes, since it was clear they didn't
Lmao I was wondering where those ropes came from
Same question.
Who set the ropes?
Because some points were so steep that climbing them without ropes seems impossible.
Just heard the sherpas being mentioned and Ballinger saying their are the best team .. Use your ears negative Nancy
Did Nimsdai and team summit first? I don't remember. I checked wikipedia and both Adrian and Nimsdai summitted K2 on july 24th (2019). One thing is, when Nimsdai summitted K2 in winter (a month ago) he said other people had used the ropes he and his team had fixed. I wonder if he was talking about K2 in 2019, he didn't mention any name.
You know regardless of Mt Everest being the number 1 peak mountain, I find K2 the most scariest and deadliest. It looks much more steeper and riskier. Any misstep is a fall to death 💀. This mountain naturally screams mountaineers only 🏔. Props to those who’ve made it up and down and Rip to those who passed and those of the cruel incident of 2008. 🙏🏼
I agree
Mount Everest is not (according to climbers) a hard mountain to climb.
The difficulties are :
1-the altitude and how long you have to stay in the death zone
2- and I think that’s the real problem :
The amount of tourist climbers going there with pro climbers and sherpas to have something to talk about in their salon receptions in New York or paris.
Thats creates a very dangerous situation, a lot of slow ,unexperimented people stuck for hours in the death zone, making it very dangerous for all including pro climbers and sherpas.
They stay usually away from k2
Much more technical and that requires actual skills.
@@nex4330 danger mountain k2 it had to be seen and Care to go for climb and you cant be made foolish to climb with whom to k2 mountain OK let
I never understood it.
Your snowblind, freezing, toes are falling off, totally exhausted.
You get to the top,
Ok, Yeah.
Then you go down again.
And maybe die. Only cost like $30-$50,000
No biggie.
I think I’ve heard that somewhere….
I personally find Matterhorn more terrifying than both K2 and Everest because it is so much more steeper and rocky. 500 people have died from trying to climb Matterhorn.
You and your team's attitudes about what is important and what isn't would go a long way in reducing climbing accidents and deaths throughout the world. Good job!
I am from pakistan and i just did a base camp next to k2 can't even imagine to climb this scary mountain. These guys arr real heros. 💓 Much respect from pakistan
You cant achieve anything if you get scared and turn back when you are so close to objective
with the help from Allah you can do just anything bro
you might want to discover the real definition of the word 'hero' before using it in such a cavalier manner!
These guys are no heroes. Just a bunch of daredevil hippies.
@@DC-zi6se you are homoseki
Everytime i watch These documenteries i recognize how small i am over and over again
Now this was one of the most exciting climbs I have seen. Positive attitudes I believe helped them to accomplish this climb. It made one feel so good, even with a little worry, because you never know what lies ahead but you know what can happen. The illnesses had me concerned but you all pushed through it to make it to the top of this most dangerous mountain. I read stories about K2 and Annapurna when I was a teen and these two have always fascinated me more than Everest because of how difficult and dangerous they are, thank you for posting this climb.
To watch this real struggle of adventure from the comfort of our home is just magical and inspiring. Thank you team for bringing this out. Amazing and inspiring.
I've never hiked any of the 8k meter peaks, but I have hiked all the 14ers in Colorado and a decent number of 13ers here as well. I read No Way Down, that tells the story about the 11 climbers that died in 2008 on K2. Highly recommend it. I can't get enough of these videos. I'm amazed watching what these people go through to summit K2.
You don’t hike an 8k peak lol, that’s two times taller than a 13er
Not to be that guy but my 72 year old grandpa did a 14er with us last year. Hiking a 14er and doing a mixed climbing route like k2 is not at all even in the same universe
@es0x depends on the 14er, I don't see your grandpa doing something like the Marroon Bells, Little Bear, or Captiol Peak. Many have died doing them but it's not like K2 ofc.
Not to be that guy, but he never said it was in the same universe. So you can put your sword back in it's sheath.
Congratulations to Nepal team for summit k2 in winter season 2021 for the first time
Without the Sherpas, there would be no climb.
do you mean in this specific expedition?
@@valmontina nearly the whole region
Without white people, the sherpas would still never have climbed the mountains...and they wouldn't have a job now preparing the climbs.
The porters who help climbers ascend K2 are not Sherpa though. Sherpa is a rather small ethnic group in Nepal. They may act as experienced mountain guides but it is unlikely that any of the porters at K2 is a Sherpa. They are Pakistani from the region of Northern Pakistan.
@@donaldvanvliet9039 I'm sure the people in that region did fine for 100s of years before climbers came there (I'm a former climber so I'm not "hating.") It's just the facts
Wow inspiring. Kind of crazy but simply amazing. The human mind can overcome just about anything. Congrats to the climbers you hold something in your heart no one can ever take away. Incredible accomplishment, inspiration for us all!!!
It will get taken away when they die on the next climb.
The Sherpas are the true stars of this...
There isnt a single Sherpa in it?
I'm new here what's a Sherpa
Yep! Without sherpas it would be too hard !!
These guys aren’t sherpas! Sherpa people are native to Nepal, K2 is in Pakistan. They are most likely Kashmiris.
Didn`t you notice there was 3 sherpas,who guided them to the summit...and the buddhist prayer flags at the summit
Please pray we find our heroes Ali Sadpara, Jhon Snori, Mohr that went missing since 3 days. 🇵🇰
He is dead
inshAllah he is alive
I am praying.
Oh no!? So now it's been 5 days, does anyone know anything more? I'm asking people who would actually know for sure here, please. Thanks.
*respect and prayers, from* 🇺🇸😎
@@d.cypher2920 all hopes are dead now.....couple of search operations were launched by military but there’s no sign of them.
$2 tip? And they paid $30,000-$100,000 to do the climb? Am I missing something? Shouldn’t they get like $5,000 tip?
Tip is decided by the individual, not like America where a tip is 10% or 20%.
@@tomw6947 2 dollars is DISRESPECTFUL.. no matter where you are in the world.
@@krisg7596 well yeah but it's called a tip for a reason, they have already paid them a wage then a tip ontop of that. Demanding someone pays $5,000 tip is just ignorent, do you tip the guy in a shop $50 for doing his job?
@@tomw6947 Depends, I once got a 20€ tip, but the couple seemed like they could afford gives those kind of tips. In this case if someones pays that much to do the climb means they can do it too, and don't forget, they paid that much to the company, the company gives the wages to this guys which is not that much. PS: i got a tip of 20€ for a 10min service, this is way longer
@@tomasdias4297 I understand what you are saying and completely agree to a point, but if these workers are not happy then they should take it up with the company and all go on strike. I know these guys risk their lives and a $2 tip is insulting but if they want more then they should make that clear to their employers or go independent, in my country it's extremely rude to demand a tip and it's down to the customer to decide if they want to tip or not, hate this American attitude of companies pay shit wages and the employee expects everyone to tip massive amounts.
I got misty when they pulled off the summit push - and how anyone can do a mountain like K2 without supplemental O2 is beyond any experience I can begin to relate to. These are incredible athletes with extraordinary drive and determination. They damn well earned every inch of that victory.
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can't do that without the ropes pre-setup right? or assistance from others while climbing right?
@@omniyambot9876 Really good questions. A quick search shows that at least as of now, both answers are yes, having rope fixing parties in advance of the campaign season as well as employing Sherpas, as for how long this has been in practice not sure.
@@usaturnuranus so those who put the ropes have it even harder omg..
@@omniyambot9876 Yeah I definitely agree with you on this. One aspect to consider about this particular case is that those Sherpa teams would be using supplemental oxygen since they are exerting a good deal more physical effort in running ropes and hauling heavy loads of gear up and down the side of that beast. I wouldn't think it's humanly possible to do their jobs without the O2 bottles.
Amazing how this mountain is a 7 day hike from the closest civilization. Almost like it’s saying “don’t you purposely come looking for death.” They don’t mention that if you’ve reached the summit of K2, your chance of survival hasn’t improved - the way down is when a lot of people get into trouble.
Indeed. Every time you reach the summit on any mountain, you are only half way..
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he was truly inspiring
I wish it was made with more sincerity. Everyone in the mountaineering community knows Nims and his team broke trail and their help with the summit leg was significant in that manner. I was shocked and Adrian just came across as another western climber who makes is all about himself without giving credit to others where it is due. Not even mentioning Nims destroyed the ethics of the movie for a lot of viewers. I also think there should have been more mention and a bit of the story focused on the sherpas who did all the hard work fixing ropes. I wonder how Nims is going to feel when he sees this documentary?
copy-paste much?
Why are there people posting the same comment? Something is fishy.
@@Erik-rp1hi Does it bother you? It's a matter of spreading information.
Erik 567 because it’s a big deal.
if they paid people to cut the trail... big deal as that is what they chose to do. Enough of the woke BS as you show yourself up as a complete moron.
Abruzzi an Italian had climbed K2 in 1954.In 1990s a delegation of Abruzzi team came to Shigar to celebrate Golden Jubilee of k2.They decided to built a school in shigar for the children of Shigar which name is Abruzzi located in Sainkhor markunja Shigar.I studied 6 years of my life in that school from five standard to ten standard. Thank you The Italians.️️️
I can’t even imagine tipping someone who risked their life for me to reach the summit and then tip then less than I would a bar tender after ordering a beer... does being rich turn you into a scum bag or does being a scum bag make it easier to get rich?
Great comment... just GREAT !!
I see that everyday in Morocco, tourists are just being greedy for nothing in general while locals wait yhe whole year for that moment. That was in general, now it's the same for going to the summit of toubkal montain
Same here, I would think you pay each one of them at least $250. If Everest was in America, with Americans doing the sherpa-ing, each one would demand at least $2500 for their time spent and danger they deal with.
Yeah, it's some type of arrogance.
I think they are so cautious of being perceived as naive and having been taken for a ride, they've probably heard many stories of people getting ripped off, they over compensate by being this much of a stingy POS. I agree though it's ridiculous. If i was the guy carrying the bags i'd want to agree on an amount before we ever even set off lol
They only take you to base camp not to the peak
"I'd like to go there and see until the mountain says we can't continue"
*** Gets to base camp and immediately sees an avalanche ***
"Totally fine, lets go"
Climbers are crazy! haha. You really have to be there to asses how things look, how the snow is, what the aftermath looks like. He can see things that we can't that may assure him that things are safe. Avalanches are defiantly responsible for a lot of deaths.
....that and cravasses
Man the determination of these mountaineers. How do you climb to camp 4 and climb back down and then do it again a week later? All while knowing the suffering your going to endure again. Absolutely incredible
because sherpas carried all their gear and food for them ...plus they set the ropes and rescue them when the get in trouble .
@@trevootube Or they just walk right by or leave half alive people in their tents without zipping them up. Stop nut hugging the sherpas. They're just people.
Because their brain is degenerating in the thin air.
@@andreboy1 so it's nut hugging if you praise a sherpa, but giving credit where credit is due, or superlative adjectives when referencing the mountaineers.
vanity is a hell of a drug
I needed this video soo much, thank you for reminding me to always look at the stars not down at your feet ❤️