Please check out the Juniper Fund! I've wanted to mention them in a video for a long time. Their founders are incredible and truly care about helping families of high altitude workers that passed away. I would also like to note, once again, this video is entirely my perspectives and opinions. I love Mount Everest, and I would climb it again. It's an amazing experience, and the people there are incredible. Please formulate your own opinions thoughtfully, as charging into the comments throwing around insults, especially if you've never been there, doesn't accomplish anything!
Ryan you are are a relative novice in High Altitude Climbing and you talk with the wisdom of the ages. I am 83 years old, have been covering Everest Climbs for years and your coverage of your climb was the best ever presented for mass consumption. Your videos are breathtaking and your narrations are lucid and meaningful. Thanks.
I know that I will never climb Everest...but I have to say your videos are REALLY interesting & informative. Everyone blabs about being a content creator but you actually are. Quality channel, man.
I don't buy the argument that its to dangerous to carry your trash out. I hear that from a lot of the lesser climbers. The climbers carried it up with them. They can carry it down with them. its laziness and a total disregard for where you are when climbers leave their stuff behind. props to you for "leaving no trace".
@@ryanaines6617 obviously there are exceptions. but the sheer amount of crap laying on the ground at those camps isn't coming from one or two groups. its disgraceful to cut the logo off your tent and just throw it on the ground.
That's what I'm saying, it's not like they are bringing body's down just a few bottles an paper 🤦🏻♀️ I wish they would stop letting people climb cause it's destroying the mountain 😔
@ryanaines6617 and that is supposed to be a valid argument for throwing the trash on the ground? They had the time to take it out, despite dwindling oxygen, so they probably have time to pack it in again.
Having to be short roped while on oxygen on the ice falls stage should suggest that it's time to turn around and head back home. I just wonder how far they got before calling it quits. God bless the Sherpas and congrats on your summit.
After a nascar race, do all the drivers come back to the track and pick up all their little pieces or rubber? Or do they pay someone to do that for them?
@@sendthis9480 I mean, this was literally addressed in the video, and in pretty much every other bit of content created about Everest, ever. In the death zone, you're lucky to take care of your own business - it's incredibly difficult and life threatening to carry other people's burdens, too. It's not nature, it's the death zone. I can't believe someone had to explain this self-evident concept to you. It is, in fact, so difficult to clean up after other people up there that when a group of sherpa tried to do it, they made a documentary about it (Death Zone: Cleaning Mount Everest). One of them almost died. This isn't a situation where a cleaning crew can just come along after an event.
Thank you! Exactly why I wanted to make this video haha. A lot of what we call "cash cow" channels (youtube channels made for the sole purpose of bringing in revenue in an automated manner) have been making very inaccurate and false videos on Everest
@@RyanMitchellYT you said that making those queues and standing still at those altitudes was dangerous. And that you and your sherpa "jumped" the queues for this very reason. You also said that "usually" these queues are not jumped and that they can make the climb more risky. Now you say that these queues are not there? :-D
@@Sender76 Yes they are dangerous, here im just saying they weren't bad for our summit day. I also mention than Phurba and I did have to pass people (in this video). Im making 2 different points talking about 2 different things, happy to clarify anything specific for you if you'd like!
They should, but they cut their logos out of their tents before abandoning them. Sometimes a pair of climbers die together and there is no one left to bring their tents and gear down.
Determining who left what gear in order to issue fines would be impossible. As a note, tou are only allow to climb Everest with a permit from the Nepalese government. The permit costs ~$11,000 USD, up to $15,000 next year. The government could easily use a fraction of this permit money to facilitate cleanup, but they choose not to. Also a ban does nothing...the number of people who climb Everest again is virtually nonexistent.
@@Mila_Breareyyou can still catch them if they cut logos. Document what gear went up for each expedition and document what gear came down. In the case of bodies and gear on those bodies no fine. Somebody already paid with their life and it’s not worth risking another life to clean up the trash there. Also could issue a reimbursement for gear brought down that wasn’t brought up.
@@MrHahaJayuman People who climb everest again, yes. Companies which organize climbing expeditions though... different story. I'm by no means an expert, all my knowledge comes from a couple of documentaries & people like Ryan sharing their experience, but to my understanding, most people climbing everest are doing that as part of an expedition and in terms of what they do during the climb, they're basically just following orders. When the expedition leader says "we're taking our shit with us when we're going down", the expedition will take their stuff back down (if they can savely do that). And yes, the permit costs money, but with all the record breaking 454 permits in 2023, at about $11,000 that's still only about 5 million. Nepal is a poor country. One of the 20 poorest countries in the world. I wouldn't blame them for using that money elsewhere. (and besides, 15,000 is a joke, at least by German standards. Half the people I know could probably save that within a year if they really wanted to, and that's not exactly rich folk)
13:01 He has been a Sherpa since his birth. FYI Sherpa is an ethnic group. You are taking Sherpa as some kind of corporate position. You don't become a sherpa, you are born in the sherpa family.
Watched your entire summit video and was awesome. Thank you for providing good detailed information on climbing Everest and the precautions that every climber should consider when taking on this journey.
Excellent video, man. Each topic you discussed is one that we hear of over and over again as climbers & mountaineers. To have someone who was JUST THERE discuss the issues is extremely helpful. Thanks for all your uploads and your thoughtful (and well done) videos. Mike
IMO if you need to be "pulled up" any wall at Everest, you don't deserve to be climbing at Everest lmao. Watched your full adventure the other day, well done man -- congrats!
Thank you Ryan for sharing your journey and your opinion on Mount Everest. It’s nice to get a balanced view and I appreciate your attempts to interview Sherpas and people that are living of the Mount Everest Tourism. I think the one Sherpa you interviewed referred to the many deaths of Sherpas in the Ice Fall especially in the last seasons. Lot‘s of them have lost a friend or a family member in the Ice Falls and risk their own lives many times a season. It’s so much more dangerous for them than the local shop owner in the villages nearby to make a living of Everest tourism. I really appreciate you trying to rise awareness for these people and linking this video to the Juniper Fund. Best wishes to you 💕
Why are many hating on him? I watched his everest videos and he was nothing but respectful to the sherpas/guides... and this video is a fundraiser to the families of workers. Don't be hateful over nothing. Keep going ryan ❤
'Asking "are you a sherpa or a guide" can be considered derogatory in many contexts because it reduces the specific identity of the Sherpa people to simply being a "guide," often implying that they are only valuable for their ability to navigate challenging terrain, neglecting their rich cultural heritage and unique identity as an ethnic group from the Himalayas.' -Copilot. Meanwhile, 10/10 on the video Ryan; I can see past the ambiguity and see that you clearly were simultaneously navigating a language barrier and that people shouldn't take things outside the context. Thanks for sharing!
I fell across your video accidentally while surfing TH-cam. I found them to be interesting and informative. It sent me down the black hole of other climbers of Everest. As well as discovering many of the issues arising from the draw Mt. Everest has on individuals. I watched a video, which I am unable to locate now how the Nepal government is trying to be proactive with issues. Limiting the amount of permits, reviving the use of Yaks to carry supplies. Limit helicopter traffic, shutting down commercial businesses at Camps one and two. Requiring poop bags and charging an upfront fee for trash cleanup.
Thank you Ryan for another informative and eye opening video. You are a considerate and thoughtful young man. I hope your climbing experiences bring us more interesting videos. Be safe up there. 🙂
@@lorebius if we are being padantic, sherpa comes from the Tibetan words 'Shar' and 'pa' meaning 'east' and 'people'. BUT we all know what we are talking about when we speak about sherpas, the mountain guides. Don't be padantic 🤣 it's not a good look
can you please make a video explaining how you documented your trip? like charging your batteries, how many SD cards and stuff like that so others can document trips like this in the future? Thanks
Shouldn't we, as visitors of the Nepali landmark, know basic Nepali? English should not be the standard in these situations, especially when Sherpas aren't globetrotters like westerners are. I believe it is our duty to make us more understood through the tongues of others, never the other way around.
@@AngryDemonBowser Yea sure I understand you, and kinda aggree, but you are a bit over the line with this... English is a common language nowadays, many are not from english speaking countries, so they are not speaking their native language. So now would it be okay if a guy from the other side of the world came to my country and I would be like you can't speak my language wtf? Why should he? Use english and that's totally okay for me. And you can even see many sherpas can speak english and many locals understand it too, even children. So yes it's a nice gesture if you understand a bit of their language and can speak a bit too, but don't take this too far.
@@CerberusHD IT SHOULD BE OUR DUTY BRO LOL !! The man is delusional , if you want to work in tourism you need to know English PERIOD. Its easier for 300 sherpas to learn english so they can do their job properly than for 30000 people to learn Nepali. English is the univeral language like it or not and if you wanna work in tourism you need to know it. Thats literally minimum level of even having a a CHANCE to be hired by any tourist organization.
Great content man. Btw, it seemed like you asked several times “how long have you been a Sherpa for?”- being a Sherpa is who they are/ where they’re from, not something they become at some point in their life
Yes I don’t think people realize, Sherpa is their last name. I don’t know if this is true, but their first name was given by the day of the week they were born.
As someone who is from Nepal,Mount Everest is often referred to as a "living cemetery" because of the numerous climbers who have died on its slopes and whose bodies remain on the mountain. The harsh conditions, including extreme cold, high altitude, and difficult terrain, make it almost impossible to recover the bodies of those who perish. Over time, these bodies become part of the landscape, serving as somber reminders of the mountain's dangers.
@@YusufKaracayir some bodies are simply impossible to reach or get down without risking the lives of the people doing it. Imagine how heavy a frozen body would be. Also, some people specify that they want their bodies left if anything happens - or families decide it’s what they would have wanted and they are left on the mountain on purpose
When I grow up I wanna try and climb Everest too. Something about mountains and mountainous regions are just so serene and beautiful to me. Ur fr such an inspiration by just doing what u love doing and I hope to be like u, stay blessed bro ❤️
I’ve been waiting for another video drop. Great content. Your videos have motivated me to start exercising daily. Mountaineering and hiking videos have become my Roman Empire. Unfortunately I live at sea level. Can’t wait for the next video!
Great video Ryan! You answered a lot of my questions. I feel the govt should start fining people who do not bring down their trash. They almost need to weigh each climber on the start, and again when they return (obviously leaving an allowance for food consumption), or document what they have, or something! I know they are eager for tourist income, this is another way ! Just my crazy thoughts 😅
In my understanding after watching your full 42 day trek, this is what I've concluded about the trash problem past base camp- let me know your thoughts on it. If helicopters are able to reach camp 2 and do so fairly often, it seems that it would be feasible to make day hikes up to camp 3 at least (where it seems the most trash is left behind) to bring the trash up there back to camp 2 where it can be helicoptered out. Since the trek from camp 2 to camp 3 is mostly flat, trash could easily be transported by sled back to camp 2 for pickup. Does that sound right, or am I missing something?
You don’t see it as over crowded because you are part of the problem. The mountain was never meant for this many people to be going up and down. It’s not a tourist attraction. This many people just makes it more dangerous
The issue isn’t the people climbing it, it’s the ones who have only climbed 14ers or low altitude non technical mountains. Most of the people climbing Everest are still high level mountaineers who fully deserve to be there. but the increase in exposure in recent years to Everest is only gonna make more and more people go and in turn more idiots. However this is only the fault of the idiots and not those who are experienced enough to climb it.
The only way to stop the problem is the Nepalese government requiring a certain amount of experience which they need to do. They won’t tho because Everest makes them a shit ton of money.
Love your video's Ryan! Again, I wanna congratulate you on your summit and most importantly a safe return! I watched the entire climb and all subsequent videos- I can only imagine how *literally* breath taking it must have been to stop climbing and take it all in (btw, did you try breathing at the summit without your respirator??). You have a life long subscriber, and *YOU* sparked my interests in mountaineering in general. Maybe one day i'll make it out to EBC, but maybe thats for another lifetime with better genetics. I dont have what it takes to summit, but thats what we have guys like you for. From one lifelong gamer to another, you're inspiring, dude- keep at it. i really hope you do. I guess the only thing left to do now is YEARN FOR THE DEEPEST MINES!.... i wonder if there's any llamas down there... HRMMM
You blurred the bodies in your long form footage of the climb, but here you use as a thumbnail? I think you made good points in the video but dont support using that as clickbait when it seems you were previously respectful enough to blur them.
You're right, I realize now this was too much. I've removed the red circle, and pixelated it -Edit: I've changed the thumbnail entirely, as i was iffy about using it from the start.
Why hide the reality? People go up Everest knowing well they might end up a public ice ornament! Why is it yous people are always wanting to hide reality??
Thank you for mentioning the Juniper Fund! Helping the sherpas' families is so important. Without the sherpas, Everest climbing is gone. Even though, that may be a good thing. 🤔
How did u prepare for the high altitude? Unfortunately i live on flat terrain we don't have anything high. I am planning a few trips but i am also a beginner so the highest I'm going is probably like 1000 meter to 3000meter. I want to at least climb mont blanc in 3 years. How do u practice lung capacity as well? Which is probably one of the most important things. I am even quitting smoking for this.
thx ryan - i really appreciated all your prep work and sharing your journey. i think about it sometimes to get me to the gym and do long walks and to basically stay active and lose weight.
We lost a Climber last year. One of the big problem is with people who want to climb the summit without oxigen mask, they are on a very short timer. And if on the route there are big lines like "the black Mamba", and you can't overtake them then its basicly over. If the intrest grows and grows year after year there should be a more strict schedueling.
So here’s the good part two for your documentation of Everest . Go and climb from the Tibet side and show what the same issues are like over there … I’d be curious to see
How about a crowd funded action to bring back 1 light item of trash per each summiter and then it gets processed & transformed into something artsy and sent to the backers as a souvenir from Mt. Everest? I think that'd be cool
@@Kpoping727officialthen don’t climb it if you can’t clean up your own trash and waste. Not that difficult to understand, no need to create excuses for them.
I do volunteers work in my city to clean the streets from trash...my conclusion after doing this work for ten years is that there are extreme asocial pigs among us.
It’s the trash and the fact the sherpas carrying all your luggage and supplies up Everest are payed very little considering how much each climber pays to climb.
You said you went up a couple days behind the majority so you have NO idea how experienced or lack there of the majority of the people had. I’d love for an honest breakdown of how much the sherpas actually get paid to risk their lives up to 30-40 times setting up lines, doing the actual hard work of mountain climbing. It’s a pittiance and the many ways these people are taken advantage of. Out of your $75k how much did your Sherpa get?
Genuine question here, as someone who has only ever summited twice in Scotland (Ben Nevis and Ben Macdui) at around 5k feet, is Everest BASE CAMP too big of a jump for me?
The biggest problem on Everest is commercial expeditions. People should be made to climb alpine style without Sherpas doing all the work and let’s see how many summits there are.
I would like to do the popular base camp trek. I wouldn't consider more than that. For one, I'm just not a climber but also the crowds and mess in the higher camps would just put me off. I know that most fatalities nowadays are guys without oxygen and they're taking their own risks. But there was a British climber and his guide who lost their lives this year predominantly through the overcrowding. They were both very fit, well prepared and experienced climbers. I don't think people are impressed with it as an achievement these days, because so many people pay to be taken up with assistance. Ryan's group deliberately avoided the main crowd due to the dangers and they had a good day to summit. But choosing that is usually more expense and the reality for most is that they are going to end up in a long line. No thanks!
@@le13579 Therein lies the dilemma. The commercial expeditions provide necessary jobs for Sherpa peoples. At the same time it also at times kills the people it is providing jobs to. So a sherpa needs to make money to feed his family and put the kids through school, but if he dies what becomes of the family after that? Are there foundations that provide for the families of Sherpa that have died while helping guide expeditions? I just dont like the fact that the Sherpa people have to risk their lives to help rich or successful or ambitious or narcissistic Westerners have bragging rights to try to impress people that they summited Everest. I couldn't live with myself if I had a goal to do anything and it required assistance and the people that helped me achieve my goal were killed because of my selfish ambitions.
I like this video a lot! But for the interview you have to realize most aren't gonna be honest with a white English speaking climber. They will keep the truth between themselves and might even be at risk of getting fired if they tell the truth.
The thing I observed watching many videos on Everest hat if it were not for the Sherpas fixing ropes, 90 percent of the climbers would NEVER be able to climb the mountain without the fixed ropes and so many more would die. Thought it interesting you mentioned nothing about the dead bodies. Is that because they have removed them? Or you just did not want to cover that part?
7 minutes into the video: - there’s a lot of trash in Mount Everest. Do I think it’s really dirty? Not really. - there are massive a lines of people, black mamba like. Is Everest an overcrowded mess? Not really. You might be a bit biased…
@@mzevmail8450 No I mean you clearly see the evidence before your eyes but still don't acknowledge it. I don't hold a grudge against him, but if you see huge lines and afterwards you say its not crowded it doesnt make sense.
@@PetrarchemVonGelding doesn‘t matter if it is empty at some times, in my understanding if at any point the place is too crowded you have a problem with overcrowding. Obviously theres no one there through the times where you can‘t climb it but that doesnt mean its not overcrowded. We may have different definitions tho :)
@@mzevmail8450people who have been there have been clearly describing the issues and dangers with overcrowding for years. In this case, he went with one of the most expensive expedition teams that are known for choosing their window to avoid the big crowds. You pay more for the flexibility in timing. Most climbers going with the more middle of the range outfits are likely to end up in the middle of a long line of people with mixed skill and experience. I thought he kind of casually brushed this off when he and his team were fortunate to have the mountain nearly to themselves. The day before, people were falling off the ridge due to the pile up. Their bodies haven't been found... I am putting the detachment down to he is 19 years old and at that age you don't always fully consider the risk before doing things, or being in somebody else's shoes. I don't think that the full perspective was shown here truth be told.
So why don’t they write the names on the tents and require they give them their tents and garbage before they can leave base camp. Make it a law. I think no one will be able to climb in the near future. I’m part Indian, and taking care of our earth is of utmost importance. Too rich to pick up their own garbage. Oh another idea is to be able to sell the used equipment to incoming climbers. Or better yet, donate them to the villagers so they can either use them or sell them to make their lives a little easier.
@@guardiansanimalrescuestate7289 You think they knew they would get too sick to even move a bag of trash before they climbed? I doubt it. I don't get humans like you, prioritizing literal trash being thrown away on a gigantic, snow covered pile of worthless rocks over actual human lives.
As many of these Everest videos as I've watched, I've never been able flesh out approximately how many places you might get "stuck" in a possible line of people where you couldn't turn around if you felt like you needed to and wanted to and had to.
He shouldn't, not unless he actually intends on being a pro mountaineer. Especially K2. Only professional climbers who have climbed at least 3 8000ers should be allowed to go.
Everytime I hear Lobuche I think of "Into Thin Air" when Andy Harris gets sick and Helen thought Andy should stay one more night before heading to base camp. His reply was "I'm not spending another night in this shit hole. I'm going to base camp with everyone else".
Ryan, I followed you up from my couch. But one thing I think is valid that you did not cover: When you were in base cap you did a video from below the toilet tent. You showed the liquid from it draining into the glacier runoff. The second is that your company uses and has used wag bags (poop bags) for some time. It is a requirement and barely any teams/companies do require them. Also, I heard from a good source that some of the people that were in the large groups before you actually took a helicopter down from camp 3? camp 2? It seems there is also a requirement to not use helicopters. SO my point is the rules set up by the Nepalese are ignored. I loved this video. You are a great asset to this community. Thank You.
How do you make the money for this stuff bro? I’m going to New Zealand for 3 months and Vietnam for 3 months and I’m doing it all off of savings but I would love to continue traveling after that but I won’t have enough money too. Just wondering if you could share what you do and stuff like that? Could rlly help me out!
You don’t become a Sherpa. You asked the climbing Sherpa how long he was a Sherpa, when did he become a Sherpa. He’s Sherpa. If his name is ____ Sherpa he’s a Sherpa. Could own a tea house, be a porter, raise yaks or dzo or just farm veggies. He’s a Sherpa. It is not a job. It is his/her culture and ethnicity. UGH. If you took nothing else from the experience it should have been an overwhelming sense of how amazing the Sherpa people are. If they are guides or climbing Sherpa that is even more impressive because of the risk. They are trying to provide for their family, get their children educated and perhaps support their business whether that is a tea house, farm, animals, bakery, etc. The majority do not want to risk their lives. Oh and you did not pay attention to the garbage problem from Lukla to Gorek Shep. I pick up bottles and food wrappers every singe trek. There is a disgusting amount of plastic on the sides of the trail, in the streams, stuck in shrubs, and it is all from foreigners trekking in the Sherpa’s Khumbu.
5:43 this is the problem. If you are on the first day of the climb, and you cant get up this wall with your pack on, then you arent a good enough climber to be on the mountain, period. These are the people that leave shit behind because they need to "lighten the load".
Please check out the Juniper Fund! I've wanted to mention them in a video for a long time. Their founders are incredible and truly care about helping families of high altitude workers that passed away.
I would also like to note, once again, this video is entirely my perspectives and opinions. I love Mount Everest, and I would climb it again. It's an amazing experience, and the people there are incredible. Please formulate your own opinions thoughtfully, as charging into the comments throwing around insults, especially if you've never been there, doesn't accomplish anything!
Just donated :3 please do a Interview with Melissa
@ryanMitchellYT weird, you're saying the exact opposite of what you've said in other videos
Nimsdai isn’t associated with that juniper fund, is he? I don’t trust anything he has his hands in
I think you have done a fantastic job,Thank You Very Much
@@Sender76not from what I have seen and heard.
Ryan you are are a relative novice in High Altitude Climbing and you talk with the wisdom of the ages. I am 83 years old, have been covering Everest Climbs for years and your coverage of your climb was the best ever presented for mass consumption. Your videos are breathtaking and your narrations are lucid and meaningful. Thanks.
that’s high praise, awesome.
I know that I will never climb Everest...but I have to say your videos are REALLY interesting & informative. Everyone blabs about being a content creator but you actually are. Quality channel, man.
I don't buy the argument that its to dangerous to carry your trash out. I hear that from a lot of the lesser climbers. The climbers carried it up with them. They can carry it down with them. its laziness and a total disregard for where you are when climbers leave their stuff behind. props to you for "leaving no trace".
@@RandomSHO Are the lesser climbers above 8000m with a dwindling oxygen supply in a storm ?
@@ryanaines6617 obviously there are exceptions. but the sheer amount of crap laying on the ground at those camps isn't coming from one or two groups. its disgraceful to cut the logo off your tent and just throw it on the ground.
That's what I'm saying, it's not like they are bringing body's down just a few bottles an paper 🤦🏻♀️ I wish they would stop letting people climb cause it's destroying the mountain 😔
@@ellerichardson1094 So what you’re saying is you don’t want the Sherpa to have employment and shut the mountain down.
@ryanaines6617 and that is supposed to be a valid argument for throwing the trash on the ground? They had the time to take it out, despite dwindling oxygen, so they probably have time to pack it in again.
Having to be short roped while on oxygen on the ice falls stage should suggest that it's time to turn around and head back home. I just wonder how far they got before calling it quits. God bless the Sherpas and congrats on your summit.
A: Pick up your trash mam !!
B: IM RISKING MY LIFE HERE BRO!!
A: Someone forced you to risk your life bud?
After a nascar race, do all the drivers come back to the track and pick up all their little pieces or rubber?
Or do they pay someone to do that for them?
@@sendthis9480 Comparing nature to a man made racing track im not even gonna bother explaining why it's different in 50 ways.
@@justposi
Ohhhhhh I get it.
You don’t go outside that often, so nature feels “special” to you.
Is that about it?
🙄 lame deflection, kid.
@@sendthis9480 I mean, this was literally addressed in the video, and in pretty much every other bit of content created about Everest, ever. In the death zone, you're lucky to take care of your own business - it's incredibly difficult and life threatening to carry other people's burdens, too. It's not nature, it's the death zone. I can't believe someone had to explain this self-evident concept to you. It is, in fact, so difficult to clean up after other people up there that when a group of sherpa tried to do it, they made a documentary about it (Death Zone: Cleaning Mount Everest). One of them almost died. This isn't a situation where a cleaning crew can just come along after an event.
@@antistaticandi
Ummm…it’s a group of Indian climbers, and yes…they clean the “death zone”.
Every year.
Watch more than one doc, kiddo.
thanks for being straight up and not trying to stir the pot. too many people trying to bait reactions these days.
Thank you! Exactly why I wanted to make this video haha. A lot of what we call "cash cow" channels (youtube channels made for the sole purpose of bringing in revenue in an automated manner) have been making very inaccurate and false videos on Everest
he said the exact opposite of what he's saying in other videos
@@Sender76 Example?
@@RyanMitchellYT you said that making those queues and standing still at those altitudes was dangerous. And that you and your sherpa "jumped" the queues for this very reason. You also said that "usually" these queues are not jumped and that they can make the climb more risky. Now you say that these queues are not there? :-D
@@Sender76 Yes they are dangerous, here im just saying they weren't bad for our summit day. I also mention than Phurba and I did have to pass people (in this video). Im making 2 different points talking about 2 different things, happy to clarify anything specific for you if you'd like!
The people who leave all the gear behind should pay a huge fine..or banned from ever going to Everest again,I’m talking about the big companies..
They should, but they cut their logos out of their tents before abandoning them.
Sometimes a pair of climbers die together and there is no one left to bring their tents and gear down.
Determining who left what gear in order to issue fines would be impossible. As a note, tou are only allow to climb Everest with a permit from the Nepalese government. The permit costs ~$11,000 USD, up to $15,000 next year. The government could easily use a fraction of this permit money to facilitate cleanup, but they choose not to.
Also a ban does nothing...the number of people who climb Everest again is virtually nonexistent.
@@Mila_Breareyyou can still catch them if they cut logos. Document what gear went up for each expedition and document what gear came down. In the case of bodies and gear on those bodies no fine. Somebody already paid with their life and it’s not worth risking another life to clean up the trash there. Also could issue a reimbursement for gear brought down that wasn’t brought up.
@@MrHahaJayuman People who climb everest again, yes. Companies which organize climbing expeditions though... different story. I'm by no means an expert, all my knowledge comes from a couple of documentaries & people like Ryan sharing their experience, but to my understanding, most people climbing everest are doing that as part of an expedition and in terms of what they do during the climb, they're basically just following orders. When the expedition leader says "we're taking our shit with us when we're going down", the expedition will take their stuff back down (if they can savely do that).
And yes, the permit costs money, but with all the record breaking 454 permits in 2023, at about $11,000 that's still only about 5 million. Nepal is a poor country. One of the 20 poorest countries in the world. I wouldn't blame them for using that money elsewhere. (and besides, 15,000 is a joke, at least by German standards. Half the people I know could probably save that within a year if they really wanted to, and that's not exactly rich folk)
How you going to do that
13:01 He has been a Sherpa since his birth. FYI Sherpa is an ethnic group. You are taking Sherpa as some kind of corporate position. You don't become a sherpa, you are born in the sherpa family.
Done, Ryan. Thank you for raising awareness about the important cause of these precious Sherpa communities. Cheering you on and please stay safe!
Really great video, Ryan. Thank you for the insights. You did an extraordinary job in your documentation doing your journey.
Watched your entire summit video and was awesome. Thank you for providing good detailed information on climbing Everest and the precautions that every climber should consider when taking on this journey.
Excellent video, man. Each topic you discussed is one that we hear of over and over again as climbers & mountaineers. To have someone who was JUST THERE discuss the issues is extremely helpful. Thanks for all your uploads and your thoughtful (and well done) videos.
Mike
This is a really well put together video. Clear and concise and informative. Your whole Everest video was great too.
IMO if you need to be "pulled up" any wall at Everest, you don't deserve to be climbing at Everest lmao. Watched your full adventure the other day, well done man -- congrats!
Love goes out to all the sherpas, they are real heroes
Thank you Ryan for sharing your journey and your opinion on Mount Everest. It’s nice to get a balanced view and I appreciate your attempts to interview Sherpas and people that are living of the Mount Everest Tourism. I think the one Sherpa you interviewed referred to the many deaths of Sherpas in the Ice Fall especially in the last seasons. Lot‘s of them have lost a friend or a family member in the Ice Falls and risk their own lives many times a season. It’s so much more dangerous for them than the local shop owner in the villages nearby to make a living of Everest tourism. I really appreciate you trying to rise awareness for these people and linking this video to the Juniper Fund.
Best wishes to you 💕
Why are many hating on him? I watched his everest videos and he was nothing but respectful to the sherpas/guides... and this video is a fundraiser to the families of workers. Don't be hateful over nothing. Keep going ryan ❤
'Asking "are you a sherpa or a guide" can be considered derogatory in many contexts because it reduces the specific identity of the Sherpa people to simply being a "guide," often implying that they are only valuable for their ability to navigate challenging terrain, neglecting their rich cultural heritage and unique identity as an ethnic group from the Himalayas.' -Copilot. Meanwhile, 10/10 on the video Ryan; I can see past the ambiguity and see that you clearly were simultaneously navigating a language barrier and that people shouldn't take things outside the context. Thanks for sharing!
@@blaisecumming1122Stop being so dramatic.
I fell across your video accidentally while surfing TH-cam. I found them to be interesting and informative. It sent me down the black hole of other climbers of Everest. As well as discovering many of the issues arising from the draw Mt. Everest has on individuals. I watched a video, which I am unable to locate now how the Nepal government is trying to be proactive with issues. Limiting the amount of permits, reviving the use of Yaks to carry supplies. Limit helicopter traffic, shutting down commercial businesses at Camps one and two. Requiring poop bags and charging an upfront fee for trash cleanup.
Thank you Ryan for another informative and eye opening video. You are a considerate and thoughtful young man. I hope your climbing experiences bring us more interesting videos. Be safe up there. 🙂
Why do you ask a Sherpa how long he has been a Sherpa for? If you really want to know just ask him how old he is!
I admire the respect this statement gives....but no 😂 just no
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@@limhan3209 Mh? He's totally right, "sherpa" is an ethnic group, not a job.
@@lorebius if we are being padantic, sherpa comes from the Tibetan words 'Shar' and 'pa' meaning 'east' and 'people'. BUT we all know what we are talking about when we speak about sherpas, the mountain guides. Don't be padantic 🤣 it's not a good look
@@limhan3209 so because "we all know what we are talking about" then you're allowed to be wrong and even lecture who is correct?
can you please make a video explaining how you documented your trip? like charging your batteries, how many SD cards and stuff like that so others can document trips like this in the future? Thanks
Have you considered doing a video on how you trained physically for this climb?
In the 'Everest costs' video he explained his training.
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@@mathisdouchy8173 thank you
The second vid on his channel is a detailed chronicle of his year+ transformation from a couch potato to what he is now, including mountaineering.
Please Ryan can you post a series on your training and preparation for K2 next year. You made climbing the big one look so easy!
he just posted one on rainier which is a fairly decent basics prep for K2.
Thanks for your content. You have the most unbiased coverage and clearest footage.
Wasn't that Sherpa saying "not that good English" not Everest popularity is "not that good"?
that's what happens when you cant be bothered to learn Nepali at least a little bit for these questions... Westerners.
Yes that's how I heard it
Shouldn't we, as visitors of the Nepali landmark, know basic Nepali? English should not be the standard in these situations, especially when Sherpas aren't globetrotters like westerners are.
I believe it is our duty to make us more understood through the tongues of others, never the other way around.
@@AngryDemonBowser Yea sure I understand you, and kinda aggree, but you are a bit over the line with this... English is a common language nowadays, many are not from english speaking countries, so they are not speaking their native language. So now would it be okay if a guy from the other side of the world came to my country and I would be like you can't speak my language wtf? Why should he? Use english and that's totally okay for me.
And you can even see many sherpas can speak english and many locals understand it too, even children. So yes it's a nice gesture if you understand a bit of their language and can speak a bit too, but don't take this too far.
@@CerberusHD IT SHOULD BE OUR DUTY BRO LOL !! The man is delusional , if you want to work in tourism you need to know English PERIOD. Its easier for 300 sherpas to learn english so they can do their job properly than for 30000 people to learn Nepali. English is the univeral language like it or not and if you wanna work in tourism you need to know it. Thats literally minimum level of even having a a CHANCE to be hired by any tourist organization.
Great content man. Btw, it seemed like you asked several times “how long have you been a Sherpa for?”- being a Sherpa is who they are/ where they’re from, not something they become at some point in their life
Yes I don’t think people realize, Sherpa is their last name. I don’t know if this is true, but their first name was given by the day of the week they were born.
@@524FrmGrl A lot of them follow that tradition, but not all
Great to hear from you again, I hope you’ll keep climbing
As someone who is from Nepal,Mount Everest is often referred to as a "living cemetery" because of the numerous climbers who have died on its slopes and whose bodies remain on the mountain. The harsh conditions, including extreme cold, high altitude, and difficult terrain, make it almost impossible to recover the bodies of those who perish. Over time, these bodies become part of the landscape, serving as somber reminders of the mountain's dangers.
Sherpa's do recover bodies since recent years.
@@YusufKaracayir some bodies are simply impossible to reach or get down without risking the lives of the people doing it. Imagine how heavy a frozen body would be. Also, some people specify that they want their bodies left if anything happens - or families decide it’s what they would have wanted and they are left on the mountain on purpose
I understand that some of the bodies like green boots have been moved.
When I grow up I wanna try and climb Everest too. Something about mountains and mountainous regions are just so serene and beautiful to me. Ur fr such an inspiration by just doing what u love doing and I hope to be like u, stay blessed bro ❤️
I’ve been waiting for another video drop. Great content. Your videos have motivated me to start exercising daily. Mountaineering and hiking videos have become my Roman Empire. Unfortunately I live at sea level. Can’t wait for the next video!
Great video Ryan! You answered a lot of my questions. I feel the govt should start fining people who do not bring down their trash. They almost need to weigh each climber on the start, and again when they return (obviously leaving an allowance for food consumption), or document what they have, or something! I know they are eager for tourist income, this is another way ! Just my crazy thoughts 😅
In my understanding after watching your full 42 day trek, this is what I've concluded about the trash problem past base camp- let me know your thoughts on it. If helicopters are able to reach camp 2 and do so fairly often, it seems that it would be feasible to make day hikes up to camp 3 at least (where it seems the most trash is left behind) to bring the trash up there back to camp 2 where it can be helicoptered out. Since the trek from camp 2 to camp 3 is mostly flat, trash could easily be transported by sled back to camp 2 for pickup. Does that sound right, or am I missing something?
Hey Ryan, did you have to jumar on Mt Everest at any time ? It looks way less technical than K2.
Excellent analysis. Congratulations on founding the Juniper Foundation
Great video. Ryan you are the guy who makes climbing transparent. Thank you for your work. I hope I can soon see your K2 Video
Awesome video! A video where you talk about your training routines and (physical) preparations before the expedition would be very interesting!
You don’t see it as over crowded because you are part of the problem. The mountain was never meant for this many people to be going up and down. It’s not a tourist attraction. This many people just makes it more dangerous
The issue isn’t the people climbing it, it’s the ones who have only climbed 14ers or low altitude non technical mountains. Most of the people climbing Everest are still high level mountaineers who fully deserve to be there. but the increase in exposure in recent years to Everest is only gonna make more and more people go and in turn more idiots. However this is only the fault of the idiots and not those who are experienced enough to climb it.
The only way to stop the problem is the Nepalese government requiring a certain amount of experience which they need to do. They won’t tho because Everest makes them a shit ton of money.
Who the heck are you to say what the mountain was "meant for"
Did you make the Mt yourself ?
Love your video's Ryan! Again, I wanna congratulate you on your summit and most importantly a safe return!
I watched the entire climb and all subsequent videos- I can only imagine how *literally* breath taking it must have been to stop climbing and take it all in (btw, did you try breathing at the summit without your respirator??). You have a life long subscriber, and *YOU* sparked my interests in mountaineering in general. Maybe one day i'll make it out to EBC, but maybe thats for another lifetime with better genetics. I dont have what it takes to summit, but thats what we have guys like you for. From one lifelong gamer to another, you're inspiring, dude- keep at it. i really hope you do.
I guess the only thing left to do now is YEARN FOR THE DEEPEST MINES!.... i wonder if there's any llamas down there... HRMMM
The guy from Kenya is named Joshua Cheruiyot Kirui. His listed COD is a fall. His body has not been recovered.
You blurred the bodies in your long form footage of the climb, but here you use as a thumbnail? I think you made good points in the video but dont support using that as clickbait when it seems you were previously respectful enough to blur them.
Exactly
You're right, I realize now this was too much. I've removed the red circle, and pixelated it
-Edit: I've changed the thumbnail entirely, as i was iffy about using it from the start.
@RyanMitchellYT Thank you for taking the feedback and making the adjustments. Most would not. You earned a new subscriber.
Why hide the reality? People go up Everest knowing well they might end up a public ice ornament! Why is it yous people are always wanting to hide reality??
@@Mr_Zapzy Wow you must have a lot of time on your hands ... or just like to nitpick!
Ryan wasn't showing their faces!
Thank you for mentioning the Juniper Fund! Helping the sherpas' families is so important. Without the sherpas, Everest climbing is gone. Even though, that may be a good thing. 🤔
How did u prepare for the high altitude?
Unfortunately i live on flat terrain we don't have anything high.
I am planning a few trips but i am also a beginner so the highest I'm going is probably like 1000 meter to 3000meter.
I want to at least climb mont blanc in 3 years.
How do u practice lung capacity as well? Which is probably one of the most important things. I am even quitting smoking for this.
There are specialist gyms in big cities that can create lower oxygen environments to train in.
@@le13579 I live in a small town.
Absolutely loved your summit video. First one I’ve ever watched that actually gave you a sense of the climb
Brilliant, thanks for sharing and creating/enhancing factual awareness.
thx ryan - i really appreciated all your prep work and sharing your journey. i think about it sometimes to get me to the gym and do long walks and to basically stay active and lose weight.
We lost a Climber last year. One of the big problem is with people who want to climb the summit without oxigen mask, they are on a very short timer. And if on the route there are big lines like "the black Mamba", and you can't overtake them then its basicly over.
If the intrest grows and grows year after year there should be a more strict schedueling.
Thank You for this information Ryan. Appreciate it 🙏
So here’s the good part two for your documentation of Everest . Go and climb from the Tibet side and show what the same issues are like over there … I’d be curious to see
Can’t climb the Tibet side…. China has had that locked down for years. They won’t even allow anyone up there to retrieve any bodies
Could you tell us how you trained for it?
Loved your ~45 day climb to Everest! One of the best I’ve ever seen!!
Good video. I think no less a luminary than Ed Viesturs {sp?} said he preferred the north side due to the dangers of traversing the icefall repeatedly
How about a crowd funded action to bring back 1 light item of trash per each summiter and then it gets processed & transformed into something artsy and sent to the backers as a souvenir from Mt. Everest? I think that'd be cool
If everyone brought down a small bag (grocery size) of garbage, it would be cleaned up without as much effort to the locals. Just a thought
It shouldn't even have to come to all that. Just common decency alone should spur people to clean up after themselves.
@@LisaMarlene.Easy to say but hard to do. Getting down from Everest without anything is hard enough itself
@@Kpoping727officialthen don’t climb it if you can’t clean up your own trash and waste. Not that difficult to understand, no need to create excuses for them.
I do volunteers work in my city to clean the streets from trash...my conclusion after doing this work for ten years is that there are extreme asocial pigs among us.
It’s the trash and the fact the sherpas carrying all your luggage and supplies up Everest are payed very little considering how much each climber pays to climb.
Great and interesting report of the reality. Hats off to your leave no trace ethos👏👏
You said you went up a couple days behind the majority so you have NO idea how experienced or lack there of the majority of the people had.
I’d love for an honest breakdown of how much the sherpas actually get paid to risk their lives up to 30-40 times setting up lines, doing the actual hard work of mountain climbing. It’s a pittiance and the many ways these people are taken advantage of. Out of your $75k how much did your Sherpa get?
So true. Great point! What do the sherpas get paid exactly?
sherpas make about 5k a season
@@30EeMe no they dont why are you pulling this shit out of your ass lmao. thats about how much porters make.. sherpas make significantly more
Can I ask, now that you've done everest are you looking to do K2 or Annapurna 1?
Genuine question here, as someone who has only ever summited twice in Scotland (Ben Nevis and Ben Macdui) at around 5k feet, is Everest BASE CAMP too big of a jump for me?
summited 5k? lol
I love your content and the way that you present it ? Thank you ✌️
The biggest problem on Everest is commercial expeditions. People should be made to climb alpine style without Sherpas doing all the work and let’s see how many summits there are.
There may be summits but there won't be jobs for Nepalese.
I would like to do the popular base camp trek. I wouldn't consider more than that. For one, I'm just not a climber but also the crowds and mess in the higher camps would just put me off. I know that most fatalities nowadays are guys without oxygen and they're taking their own risks. But there was a British climber and his guide who lost their lives this year predominantly through the overcrowding. They were both very fit, well prepared and experienced climbers. I don't think people are impressed with it as an achievement these days, because so many people pay to be taken up with assistance. Ryan's group deliberately avoided the main crowd due to the dangers and they had a good day to summit. But choosing that is usually more expense and the reality for most is that they are going to end up in a long line. No thanks!
@@le13579 Therein lies the dilemma. The commercial expeditions provide necessary jobs for Sherpa peoples. At the same time it also at times kills the people it is providing jobs to. So a sherpa needs to make money to feed his family and put the kids through school, but if he dies what becomes of the family after that? Are there foundations that provide for the families of Sherpa that have died while helping guide expeditions? I just dont like the fact that the Sherpa people have to risk their lives to help rich or successful or ambitious or narcissistic Westerners have bragging rights to try to impress people that they summited Everest. I couldn't live with myself if I had a goal to do anything and it required assistance and the people that helped me achieve my goal were killed because of my selfish ambitions.
ryan when you asked the guy at 13:12 did he mean hes not good at english?
I like this video a lot! But for the interview you have to realize most aren't gonna be honest with a white English speaking climber. They will keep the truth between themselves and might even be at risk of getting fired if they tell the truth.
like you videos! BTW with which camera do you video yourself explaining and doing the voice over?
do you plan to climb any of the other big mountains fx k2 or was the goal everest and nothing else or more?
Thank you Ryan, your videos are the absolute best! Love watching you.
Very well done video and most honest documentation I found on YT
Hi Ryan do you think you will summit 1 more time in ur life ? Or it’s missing accomplish
in what company did you go to evarest???
The thing I observed watching many videos on Everest hat if it were not for the Sherpas fixing ropes, 90 percent of the climbers would NEVER be able to climb the mountain without the fixed ropes and so many more would die. Thought it interesting you mentioned nothing about the dead bodies. Is that because they have removed them? Or you just did not want to cover that part?
You say it’s harder to bring things down the higher you go. What about the new law that states the expedition companies must bring down their dead?
Thanks for sharing your experience. Really cool to hear
Excellent presentation of the situation.
7 minutes into the video:
- there’s a lot of trash in Mount Everest. Do I think it’s really dirty? Not really.
- there are massive a lines of people, black mamba like. Is Everest an overcrowded mess? Not really.
You might be a bit biased…
Exactly what I thought
By biased I think you mean he actually knows what he's talking about because he climbed Everest.
@@mzevmail8450 No I mean you clearly see the evidence before your eyes but still don't acknowledge it. I don't hold a grudge against him, but if you see huge lines and afterwards you say its not crowded it doesnt make sense.
@@PetrarchemVonGelding doesn‘t matter if it is empty at some times, in my understanding if at any point the place is too crowded you have a problem with overcrowding. Obviously theres no one there through the times where you can‘t climb it but that doesnt mean its not overcrowded. We may have different definitions tho :)
@@mzevmail8450people who have been there have been clearly describing the issues and dangers with overcrowding for years. In this case, he went with one of the most expensive expedition teams that are known for choosing their window to avoid the big crowds. You pay more for the flexibility in timing. Most climbers going with the more middle of the range outfits are likely to end up in the middle of a long line of people with mixed skill and experience. I thought he kind of casually brushed this off when he and his team were fortunate to have the mountain nearly to themselves. The day before, people were falling off the ridge due to the pile up. Their bodies haven't been found... I am putting the detachment down to he is 19 years old and at that age you don't always fully consider the risk before doing things, or being in somebody else's shoes. I don't think that the full perspective was shown here truth be told.
Thank you for this information... you present it in a way that is easy to follow and thought-provoking.
So why don’t they write the names on the tents and require they give them their tents and garbage before they can leave base camp. Make it a law. I think no one will be able to climb in the near future. I’m part Indian, and taking care of our earth is of utmost importance. Too rich to pick up their own garbage.
Oh another idea is to be able to sell the used equipment to incoming climbers. Or better yet, donate them to the villagers so they can either use them or sell them to make their lives a little easier.
Someone commented about some dying or getting too sick to carry their tents back
@@manwale then they shouldn’t go. What if everyone left all their stuff behind???
Have you been to India?
@@guardiansanimalrescuestate7289 You think they knew they would get too sick to even move a bag of trash before they climbed? I doubt it. I don't get humans like you, prioritizing literal trash being thrown away on a gigantic, snow covered pile of worthless rocks over actual human lives.
Great, interesting, well-done video, Ryan.
😎💎👊
Love the videos bro🔥
Are you going to be summiting mount Ranier?
Ryan is one squared away young man. His manner of speaking and maturity are beyond his years...brilliant young man. His parents did one heck of a job.
I agree! Good Job, Ryan!
As many of these Everest videos as I've watched, I've never been able flesh out approximately how many places you might get "stuck" in a possible line of people where you couldn't turn around if you felt like you needed to and wanted to and had to.
I really enjoyed your film. It was very informative. Thank you. 😊
2:48 what is that thing
could you upload a video of the entire climb second by second or is that impossible, or did you not get everything?
Do you ever plan on submitting any of the other high peaks like K2 and Kangchenjunga?
He shouldn't, not unless he actually intends on being a pro mountaineer. Especially K2. Only professional climbers who have climbed at least 3 8000ers should be allowed to go.
@@filipferencak2717I know, it is a very deadly mountain indeed. I was just wondering out of curiosity.
Love your Vids keep going for it pure love ma man
Everytime I hear Lobuche I think of "Into Thin Air" when Andy Harris gets sick and Helen thought Andy should stay one more night before heading to base camp. His reply was "I'm not spending another night in this shit hole. I'm going to base camp with everyone else".
Ryan, I followed you up from my couch. But one thing I think is valid that you did not cover: When you were in base cap you did a video from below the toilet tent. You showed the liquid from it draining into the glacier runoff. The second is that your company uses and has used wag bags (poop bags) for some time. It is a requirement and barely any teams/companies do require them. Also, I heard from a good source that some of the people that were in the large groups before you actually took a helicopter down from camp 3? camp 2? It seems there is also a requirement to not use helicopters. SO my point is the rules set up by the Nepalese are ignored. I loved this video. You are a great asset to this community. Thank You.
How do you make the money for this stuff bro? I’m going to New Zealand for 3 months and Vietnam for 3 months and I’m doing it all off of savings but I would love to continue traveling after that but I won’t have enough money too. Just wondering if you could share what you do and stuff like that? Could rlly help me out!
Watched all your climb of Mt Everest - please do more!
You don’t become a Sherpa. You asked the climbing Sherpa how long he was a Sherpa, when did he become a Sherpa. He’s Sherpa. If his name is ____ Sherpa he’s a Sherpa. Could own a tea house, be a porter, raise yaks or dzo or just farm veggies. He’s a Sherpa. It is not a job. It is his/her culture and ethnicity. UGH. If you took nothing else from the experience it should have been an overwhelming sense of how amazing the Sherpa people are. If they are guides or climbing Sherpa that is even more impressive because of the risk. They are trying to provide for their family, get their children educated and perhaps support their business whether that is a tea house, farm, animals, bakery, etc. The majority do not want to risk their lives. Oh and you did not pay attention to the garbage problem from Lukla to Gorek Shep. I pick up bottles and food wrappers every singe trek. There is a disgusting amount of plastic on the sides of the trail, in the streams, stuck in shrubs, and it is all from foreigners trekking in the Sherpa’s Khumbu.
bro do something like mount everest in minecraft survial chalange my man you have inspired me so much with this and gave me a new hobby to explore :)
Are all those folks in the conga lines on one rope?
Will you make a behind the scenes video of this trip? Like camping, tech etc
He did do a full video of all his gear/cost etc
5:43 this is the problem. If you are on the first day of the climb, and you cant get up this wall with your pack on, then you arent a good enough climber to be on the mountain, period. These are the people that leave shit behind because they need to "lighten the load".
Can you climb up the Nepal side and climb down on the Chinese side?
2:34 wtf a bird? At like 7000m ?
not 7000 m its about 3000m
@@blckman1847 oh ok well, he was talking about camp 3 wich is over 7000m
Sherpas are happy people regardless. They work hard without complaining.
8:39 thank you see it's a tourist trap now
I'm assuming Burning Man, Electric Daisy Carnival and Coachella are all coming to Mt. Everest soon..
I think the guy who died before the summit without oxygen was Cheriyot Kirui from Kenya