Annapurna South Face · The Hardest Way Up

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  • @sunsetlights100
    @sunsetlights100 3 года назад +904

    Anyone else, hooked on these Mointain videos!

    • @hennessyfaust
      @hennessyfaust 3 года назад +3

      look up fairy meadows - nanga parbat...

    • @sharnabanana2319
      @sharnabanana2319 3 года назад +12

      Yesss ✌😎✌

    • @jamespayne8252
      @jamespayne8252 3 года назад +26

      I've climbing out of mountain rabbit hole for months now and with no sign of the end insight 😁

    • @richardwyse7817
      @richardwyse7817 3 года назад +15

      descening the Ridge of Mt Everest,May 23 2019.....gives me the heebie Jeebies. Armchair mountaineer here......

    • @JanisJanus25
      @JanisJanus25 3 года назад +7

      Utterly entranced now

  • @hamishmctiaigh4363
    @hamishmctiaigh4363 10 месяцев назад +12

    My hat goes off to the cameraman and his dedication to the craft!

  • @lahunakbal4277
    @lahunakbal4277 2 года назад +83

    He smoked two ciggies at above 6500 meters just after coming down from the summit. Legend!!!

    • @jesusisking8502
      @jesusisking8502 Год назад +8

      I would do that. More than likely I would stop for a few smoko breaks on the way up to.

    • @JL-nk1pc
      @JL-nk1pc 11 месяцев назад +3

      Wonder where he put the cigarette

    • @marlongutierrez335
      @marlongutierrez335 11 месяцев назад +2

      That's why they get up iron lungs respect

    • @ohsweetmystery
      @ohsweetmystery 11 месяцев назад +2

      Watch the movie Meru.

    • @Mt.Everest.
      @Mt.Everest. 8 месяцев назад

      @@ohsweetmysteryUnwanted comment!! Reported! 👿

  • @jockmoron
    @jockmoron 3 года назад +121

    In 1977 I went with a Ramblers club trek to Annapurna base camp as the group's doctor. One of the most rewarding things I've ever done - later other treks allowed you to do the Annapurna circuit and so many good people will have had an even more dramatic time, I'm sure. It's all too easy to not think of those things one has done, until you see or hear something that brings that all back to you. So first, thank you for the warm reminiscences of companionship and achievement. But thanks also for this film with its old-fashioned British understatement and quiet accomplishment - no hyperbole, no dramatic music, no breathless commentary. I had forgotten that the expedition ended in such tragedy. But it's worth reading the entry in Wikipedia about this expedition - there was quite a lot more going on physically and emotionally during the expedition than the film had time or need to cover - this understatement actually glosses over quite a lot. Standing in the Sanctuary and gazing up at that mountainous wall, it was nigh impossible to conceive that anyone had actually climbed to the top that way. This film shows how it was done, but nothing can truly bring home the almost superhuman effort that every minute of every hour of every day required of the climbers, and their supporting Sherpas. It all seems such a long time ago and I am approaching the end of my life in such a different world, and such a different way of thinking and doing. Do all old people live to die in an alien landscape?

    • @cullyx2913
      @cullyx2913 2 года назад +12

      Certainly seems that way John,great words by the way.

    • @creatrixZBD
      @creatrixZBD 2 года назад +6

      I don’t think so, not everyone. But certainly everyone born within the last 50-80 years. We have seen the greatest rate of change than any other people yet alive. But also, it seems the more things change, the more they stay the same somehow. It’s a funny old world

    • @johnhulsker1453
      @johnhulsker1453 2 года назад +4

      Yes, so true, the things we cherished can hardly be recalled. Our words fall on uncomprehending ears and blank faces, makes the passage easier,

    • @Femmebutstillathem
      @Femmebutstillathem Год назад +3

      How did you feel about how the porters and sherpa were treated. Do you think its is ethical to have them walk in sandals, risking their life for 10-20 bucks?

    • @Ian-bq7gp
      @Ian-bq7gp Год назад +4

      I went to ABC with my little brother in 1986. Sadly he is not around. He climbed kilimanjaro a few years later and in 1999 died of maleria in Laos. I struggle to this day as it was me who said come with me to Nepal.

  • @jeeplife2035
    @jeeplife2035 2 месяца назад +4

    I live near the ocean. I’ve only seen the mountains in Tennessee. But I’m addicted to watching these mountain videos. It amazes me how man will push himself to near death to climb these mountains. I’d never do it but love watching these videos

  • @steves2211
    @steves2211 3 года назад +35

    Amazing documentary of a bygone era of legends

  • @bryanmiller6110
    @bryanmiller6110 3 года назад +23

    One of the best climbing docs ever.

  • @lesflynn4455
    @lesflynn4455 3 года назад +41

    The summit team finish the climb with beer and smokes. What a classic. Edit. Jeez, what a kicker at the end. Brilliant video. The effort that went into making this would have been huge in 1970. Five stars.

    • @meesalikeu
      @meesalikeu 2 года назад +4

      WHAT EFFORT? THEY HAD OVER 400 FREAKIN SHERPAS. THATS A SMALL ARMY.

    • @garyk1334
      @garyk1334 Год назад +3

      ​@@meesalikeuGuess you didn't watch the whole thing or you wouldn't have chosen such an ignorant comment

  • @paulgrey8028
    @paulgrey8028 Год назад +23

    What an incredible effort with a terribly sad ending.
    Annapurna south face must be the most technically difficult climb of any 8,000m+ mountain.
    The filming must have been very challenging especially with the available technology fifty years ago.
    I very much appreciate the British style of documentary; understated without dramatics. Well done.

    • @JL-nk1pc
      @JL-nk1pc 11 месяцев назад +1

      nanga parbat Rupal Face

    • @Jay_Perrotta
      @Jay_Perrotta 11 месяцев назад

      Appreciate your comment giving the end. 🤦‍♂️

    • @joeraymond6649
      @joeraymond6649 11 месяцев назад +1

      British without dramatics????when and where

    • @Frisbieinstein
      @Frisbieinstein 10 месяцев назад

      There's always a harder climb.

    • @jipangoo
      @jipangoo 7 месяцев назад

      Most people (all?) commenting here would be pressed to actually walk the Anapurna Circuit
      Climb the mountain?????

  • @hugmynutus
    @hugmynutus 3 года назад +51

    These guys are chainsmoking at like 24-25,000 feet without oxygen lmao
    "I survived for two days on cigarettes and melted snow water" bruh

  • @thewaywardgrape3838
    @thewaywardgrape3838 3 года назад +45

    The sheer gumption required for someone to record this in 1971!

    • @flowermaze___
      @flowermaze___ 5 месяцев назад +4

      100% - that gear would be very bulky. And on reels of film!

  • @JustBrowsing777
    @JustBrowsing777 3 года назад +229

    I've stood by the base of that mountain and looked up that massive wall. One of the most impressive sights one could ever see. I heard the avalanches come crashing down the mountains during night at base camp.

    • @sharnabanana2319
      @sharnabanana2319 3 года назад +8

      Life changing I bet !!

    • @timwilson2435
      @timwilson2435 3 года назад +28

      Bucket list territory! I am hoping to go to the Himalayas/Karakorum in a couple of years, I won't be climbing the peaks due to physical restraints, but just to see them in person will be wondrous.

    • @JustBrowsing777
      @JustBrowsing777 3 года назад +26

      @@timwilson2435 Trust me, you don't need to climb the peaks to be awestruck by their beauty and sheer height. If you chose to visit the Annapurnas you can either do the circuit or the sanctuary trek. Or both 😊 There are alternatives too. The sanctuary trek has amazing views of this impressive mountain range, you are completely surrounded by massive peaks and have that immense wall ahead of you where famous climbs have been made.

    • @timwilson2435
      @timwilson2435 3 года назад +14

      @@JustBrowsing777 I am awestruck by them on a TV screen, so f**k knows what It will be like in person!
      The history, geology and sheer majesty of this region has gripped me for decades, and it will be fulfilling a dream to just see one of the 8000m peaks for myself.

    • @suestoons
      @suestoons 3 года назад +8

      @@timwilson2435 Very cool. I love your attitude. Wish I had done this when I was still able. Best wishes for a fulfilling journey.

  • @NASkeywest
    @NASkeywest 3 года назад +27

    Dude had snow water and cigars for two days up at altitude at camp 6 lol! What a badazz!

  • @peterrees6346
    @peterrees6346 3 года назад +21

    “I approach the mountain much as a blacksmith would…!” Gotta love Don Willans.

  • @awaisumer5193
    @awaisumer5193 3 года назад +29

    THANKS for sharing such a great piece of mountaineering history. I think these were the real heroes.

  • @MARKETMAN6789
    @MARKETMAN6789 3 года назад +10

    I remember when he used to be on TV most Sundays climbing when I was at school and I'm 72 now ,He was the man in them days

  • @donktec
    @donktec 3 года назад +10

    thank you for posting this - and the other classic mountaineering films. In the middle of the tragedy, i still get a smile from the "there was one chicken left for dinner"!

    • @garyk1334
      @garyk1334 Год назад

      😂 That chook was doomed , I hope they remembered to bring the paxo

  • @bradfarrell9147
    @bradfarrell9147 9 месяцев назад +2

    Watched this for the third time. Appreciate the team effort. Loved the statement of “all that matters is your team scores a goal not who scores the goal”. Such sacrifice by so many guys so that two could summit. RIP Ian Clough.

  • @Geronimo2Fly
    @Geronimo2Fly 3 года назад +34

    "The lungs aren't strong enough to be in this position ..." yet I think I'll have a few smokes during rest stops. Brilliant.

    • @coryCuc
      @coryCuc 3 года назад +7

      Right? lol. And strong whiskey doesn't freeze either at that altitude. Gotta have a drink in between puffs lol. These guys were crazy

    • @ryandvernychuk7033
      @ryandvernychuk7033 8 месяцев назад +2

      I don’t usually smoke climbing but when off the mountain I’ll have a couple and gimme a beer please

  • @nickdarcey9601
    @nickdarcey9601 3 года назад +24

    Interviewer: ‘is there any jockeying to be in the summit team?’
    Whillans: ‘the mountain’s beginning to show its teeth. If there’s any jockeying it’s for a bed down at base camp’ 😂

  • @Kaptain13Gonzo
    @Kaptain13Gonzo 2 года назад +12

    I read Chris Bonnington's book "Annapurna: South Face" years ago, when it first came out. Riveting read. This film shows just how hard the climb is. This shows what the weeks on the mountain actually took to achieve. Amazing.

  • @atheistsince1210
    @atheistsince1210 Год назад +6

    1970 - 53 years ago has to be one the finest mountaineering videos I’ve ever seen on RUclips and I’ve watched them all these men are Iron Men from a bygone age no supplemental O2 and two months above 21k feet to climb up 1K feet ? I was going to say it’s a miracle no one was killed but that freak
    accident such a waste. This will never happen again because the Himalayas are much warmer today and all the dangerous ice fields and glaciers are disappearing- we know why the climbers today are on easy street relatively speaking . 💯😢👑🌍

  • @Samurai78420
    @Samurai78420 3 года назад +13

    This is so alien to me, watching these brave women and men do this. I may be the biggest fan of mountaineers and alpinism that doesn't do any of it. David does the best job of posting some really historic things on the subject. I pray every night for these people who truly defy nature and the planets natural defenses.

    • @pauliusgecas472
      @pauliusgecas472 11 месяцев назад

      i can't say that i am a fan of mountaineers but i watch these videos with awe. i think these climbers must be at least a little bonkers to do what they are doing. just like deep divers, wing suiters and others testing the absolute limits of life and death.

  • @jesusisking8502
    @jesusisking8502 Год назад +5

    They were such humble and soft spoken Men, but what they did was so brave and stoic. "Hold my Lemonade"

  • @hemuization
    @hemuization Год назад +13

    Hatsoff to the camera crew, who did it like it's you who is climbing, great work dude

    • @HarryFlashmanVC
      @HarryFlashmanVC Год назад +2

      I think the cameraman on this was the great Hamish McInnis, cameraman and mountain rescue Pioneer Hamish is still alive and still climbing in Scotland

  • @robertely686
    @robertely686 3 года назад +13

    46.24 - the chicken head to typewriter change of scene was splendid!

    • @herbert9241
      @herbert9241 3 года назад +1

      46:24

    • @robertely686
      @robertely686 3 года назад

      @@herbert9241 that's what I was trying to achieve!

  • @timwilson2435
    @timwilson2435 3 года назад +138

    The matter of fact way these seemingly "ordinary" men talk is in such contrast to how the slightest achievement on TikTok is wildly celebrated nowadays.
    I know I sound like an old fogey, but it is a refreshing change.

    • @samk7717
      @samk7717 3 года назад +5

      I don’t why would you even bring that up, what you said is factual and bluntly obvious, we live at different times now…

    • @timwilson2435
      @timwilson2435 3 года назад +25

      @@samk7717 I brought it up, because I wanted to. And if bluntly obvious remarks were removed from social media, then the servers would only need a small water wheel to power them.
      I was also taken back to a time in my childhood where understatement of epic achievement was commonplace, and comparing it to the histrionics, high fiving and chest bumping of somebody that throws a basketball in a hoop while wearing a blindfold.
      If you feel the need to respond to another of my blindingly obvious replies, feel free. I've got plenty of time on my hands today.

    • @timwilson2435
      @timwilson2435 3 года назад +16

      @@protapanzer8752 I don't find today's culture irksome, and I enjoy many of the daft things on RUclips etc, I just admire the understated manner of these fantastic blokes.
      Much the same with sporting celebrations, where a handshake and pat on the back has become a whirling frenzy of shirts off, coordinated shenanigans.

    • @StonerGBUK
      @StonerGBUK 3 года назад +13

      @@timwilson2435 Well said, about time a few comparisons were made. Nothing wrong with that.

    • @timwilson2435
      @timwilson2435 3 года назад +8

      @@StonerGBUK Thanks. I honestly have no objections to the way things are celebrated nowadays, social media has amplified everything to a peak of frenzy, but I do admire the reserved manner these fellas.
      And f**k me, the south face of Annapurna is a monster of an achievement!!!

  • @twilightpurpleglow
    @twilightpurpleglow 3 года назад +13

    All climbers and mountaineering people are heroes. I look at their attire and wonder "aren't they cold?" I am mesmerized as I see these incredible humans with such fortitude and love for the mountains do what they love to do. My respects. Rest in Peace Ian Clough. The scene of the cross and in the background Mt. Annapurna so Heavenly.

    • @rogerelzenga4465
      @rogerelzenga4465 3 года назад +1

      its the perception of others that gets imposed on you.... You cant do this, You cant do that, No leave that, No that might harm you, No that is dangerous Etc. but real adventure begins where the perception of a certain outcome is unclear.

    • @grahamjarman
      @grahamjarman 2 года назад

      a guy climbed most of everest n shoes n shorts

  • @brucegwynn8509
    @brucegwynn8509 3 года назад +54

    Don whillans is my favorite mountaineer, he passed away the year I graduated high school, 1985, he was a plumber and a really great climber , had a natural feel for the mountain

    • @silasmarner7586
      @silasmarner7586 3 года назад +14

      He was a hard, hard, hard dog. I didn't know him but I would have really loved the guy. I did get a chance to meet Chris Bonnington at a talk in Portland years ago.

    • @brucegwynn8509
      @brucegwynn8509 3 года назад +3

      @@silasmarner7586 wow, that's amazing, I would have really enjoyed that !! I'm envious of that

    • @cullyx2913
      @cullyx2913 3 года назад

      👍

    • @dianamincher6479
      @dianamincher6479 2 года назад

      Agreed.

    • @luckyspurs
      @luckyspurs 11 месяцев назад +2

      I always love how they describe their real jobs in England like they're not absolutely legendary names of mountain climbing.

  • @warhorse2034
    @warhorse2034 3 года назад +5

    Love classic mountaineering docs like this. Thank you for sharing!

  • @HalfB
    @HalfB Год назад +5

    I love these old documentaries so much. Puts me in a different place in my mind where part of me fantasizes about attempting a tough climb and the other part of me chastises the ridiculous thoughts while I look back on the crazy hikes I’ve done when I was young and resign to the pleasure of those memories to be satisfied. At 52 , my extreme adventures are in the past. All my best to all adventure seekers 🛐💪🙌🤗

  • @thetypetwolife3602
    @thetypetwolife3602 3 года назад +4

    My All Time Favorite Mountaineering Documentary!!

  • @gingersam851
    @gingersam851 3 года назад +39

    These days laying rope is done by Sherpas and others with a physiology adapted to high altitudes.
    Thumbs up to these guys who did it themselves.

  • @NeilSutherlandME
    @NeilSutherlandME 3 года назад +15

    21:48 for a hilarious question about "modern equipment" giving them the edge over the mountain. his answer is as true today as it was back then: "the equipment means absolutely nothing."

    • @stevencoardvenice
      @stevencoardvenice 3 года назад +2

      Like those guys who suck at basketball but wear all the gear like they're in the NBA or something

    • @embunchofnumbers
      @embunchofnumbers 2 года назад

      This made me chuckle too.

  • @whaleshrimp111
    @whaleshrimp111 3 года назад +28

    Huge Wow! Back in the days of real adventure.

    • @Frisbieinstein
      @Frisbieinstein 10 месяцев назад

      In the first ascent they hiked most of the way from Calcutta. Then it took them six weeks to find a route to the mountain.

  • @mellgee
    @mellgee 3 года назад +34

    Omg an Annapurna doc that I’ve never seen! And it was just uploaded 1 hour ago. Lucky me ☺️

    • @brandonsavitski
      @brandonsavitski 3 года назад +2

      How could you have not seen this before? Numerous other people have posted this very same videos and it's been on RUclips for years. You just type Annapurna up in the search button and it's one of the first videos to come up.

    • @glennbeadshaw727
      @glennbeadshaw727 3 года назад +3

      Omg... my first time seeing Melissa Jean lucky me

    • @mellgee
      @mellgee 3 года назад +3

      @@brandonsavitski wow, I never thought of that! I just type “Annapurna” in the search? Geez what a genius idea. In my 35 years of life, I never new how a search bar worked. What a swell guy.

    • @brandonsavitski
      @brandonsavitski 3 года назад

      @@mellgee No need to thank me by dear. Just doing my civic duty. :)

  • @johnnyb9218
    @johnnyb9218 3 года назад +38

    Wow, 50 years ago, thanks for uploading this great piece of history! Annapurna looks so much harder climb than Everest. I honestly don't know how they dragged their steel balls up there

    • @paulgrey8028
      @paulgrey8028 Год назад +1

      Annapurna north face is not technically difficult but is extremely dangerous.
      Annapurna south face on the other hand, is not only dangerous but is technically a very difficult climb and incredibly steep.

  • @alveyjohn
    @alveyjohn 3 года назад +10

    This is a classic that I have seen before, but the video quality here is better. Anna is one heck of a mountain, several very challenging areas and ridges that seem to go on forever. As always, people did die on this expedition. God bless them and their families.

  • @tiffanyannlama2708
    @tiffanyannlama2708 3 года назад +22

    That mountain massif is outstanding from any angle! Although I always felt I could never grasp the enormity even when hiking right around it.

    • @NASkeywest
      @NASkeywest 3 года назад +2

      So you have been to the mountains out there before? I would love to hike them.

    • @dannyslammy4379
      @dannyslammy4379 3 года назад

      @@NASkeywest Oh that mountain face is something to behold. When you look at it, you immediately think there must be a better way to approach it from behind or the side .. only lunatics would try to get to the top from the front

  • @judeevans8303
    @judeevans8303 3 года назад +14

    8:30 the cameraman is the GOAT

  • @sharkuify
    @sharkuify 3 года назад +4

    Beautiful film, thank you.

  • @marlenedouglas7957
    @marlenedouglas7957 2 года назад +1

    Yes I am hooked. What very brave people amazing

  • @beckyfrey1509
    @beckyfrey1509 3 года назад +9

    I am only halfway thru this and need a break. i am scared to death for these amazing men. why do you climb? "cause I enjoy bein in the mountains" !!!!! wow, superb understatement.

  • @andrewv.9142
    @andrewv.9142 3 года назад +16

    omg that guy who started smoking so he'd 'have something to do waiting for him to pass on' teammate of the year lmaaoooo

    • @jenlya3783
      @jenlya3783 2 года назад

      After he took the nuts out of his pack! Haha

    • @Suejenk
      @Suejenk 2 года назад

      While eyeing up his bag of nuts.😂

  • @chandrasekharkotillil4249
    @chandrasekharkotillil4249 Год назад +8

    I had been upto the base camp inside the sanctuary. One of the sights to see before you die. The great wall rises 4 kms in one big swoop towering and filling out the horizon and sky, a gigantic vertical edifice of ice, snow and rock glistening in the morning sun with plumes of snow drifting from its summit. All around in the valley are 7000+ giants, closing in on that sanctuary over us tiny humans. One cannot even imagine how these great mountaineers can climb that sheer face with avalanches rushing down all the time.

  • @SmithyD86
    @SmithyD86 2 года назад +7

    Northern/Scottish grit right there.

  • @TheJimmyblue
    @TheJimmyblue 9 месяцев назад

    Breathtakingly belittling beautiful....truly magnificent

  • @AMM-m2o
    @AMM-m2o 3 года назад +10

    Climbers are fascinating people 🏔👀

  • @ryandvernychuk7033
    @ryandvernychuk7033 9 месяцев назад +1

    Mountaineering at it finest

  • @garystalnaker9203
    @garystalnaker9203 3 года назад +34

    “While the climbers were finding the route and fixing the rope, the load carriers followed.” Boy has times changed! Now the load carriers are carrying the load while finding the route and fixing the ropes “while the climbers follow.”

    • @LudwigVaanArthans
      @LudwigVaanArthans Год назад +1

      it was the same back then too, but you can't have the glory if you say you were handed the summit by porters and Sherpas

    • @williamcobbett4943
      @williamcobbett4943 Год назад +7

      ​@@LudwigVaanArthansyou are talking rubbish

    • @cwestover5706
      @cwestover5706 11 месяцев назад

      @@williamcobbett4943were you handed the summit?

    • @williamcobbett4943
      @williamcobbett4943 11 месяцев назад +3

      @@cwestover5706 I was handed your mum's summit

    • @albertawheat6832
      @albertawheat6832 10 месяцев назад +1

      @@williamcobbett4943 I guess when you're weak in communication skills...A " Mom " insult, is the best you can do eh ?

  • @allancrow134
    @allancrow134 3 года назад +12

    I'll take the intellectual and practical challenges of fishing over climbing all day long. :)

  • @jokers7890
    @jokers7890 3 года назад +11

    Think about how large and heavy the video cameras were when some of these older mountain videos were made.

    • @teddymills1
      @teddymills1 10 месяцев назад +1

      Climbing the most dangerous mountain in the world on a sheer route that goes 3000m straight up.

  • @Mia1R
    @Mia1R День назад

    Despite the poor quality of the film material I totally appreciate the upload - the one's who retreated? These were real men, not too proud of withdrawal when they felt it was necessary. Absolutely reasonable people, very paradigmatic role models. Bravo!

  • @williamthomas1
    @williamthomas1 Год назад +19

    There is such a huge difference in the older versus the new docs on these climbs. The newer climbers are so annoying with their feelings and their over compensation of their accomplishments. The newer from 2018 on are hard to watch. This one is great.

  • @kit2karson749
    @kit2karson749 3 года назад +3

    Ian Clough greatest out of Bradford and topo of the Ben/ Ben Nevis back in the day.

  • @lou36heron87
    @lou36heron87 3 года назад +6

    what admiration I have for these men - especially back in that day, they are like the pioneers, explorers, cowboys of 150 - 200 yrs ago blazing the trail with their
    courage and rugged individualism (along with help from the Sherpas) to inspire others to follow their climbing dreams

  • @charmainattwood
    @charmainattwood Год назад +2

    There was nothing coming up so we went for the summit...................wow 😮 ❤

  • @donbrashsux
    @donbrashsux 3 года назад +3

    Amazing is all I can say..

  • @catotjernstad331
    @catotjernstad331 10 месяцев назад +1

    Yes. The hard way, and doing all the work themsleves. This is mounternering at it's core, for the respect of the mountain, the struggle, accivement and dedication, working together and enjoying the summit, regardless of who reached the top. Team effort, and everyone knew it. Not like today where me, myself and I comes first....!

    • @LeslieHamod
      @LeslieHamod 9 месяцев назад

      Scottish strength. I dream of things that I am too old for now!

  • @cullyx2913
    @cullyx2913 3 года назад +7

    Still one of my fave docs…….so many great climbers from the seventies and eighties,sadly died on future climbs…..RIP to all

    • @Halfdead211
      @Halfdead211 3 года назад

      Which ones?

    • @cullyx2913
      @cullyx2913 3 года назад +1

      @@Halfdead211 Can you not use Google?

    • @mikefur3957
      @mikefur3957 Год назад +1

      @@Halfdead211 There is a great book about this crew called 'The Boys of Everest.' There's a lot of death including multiple people in this video.

    • @Halfdead211
      @Halfdead211 Год назад

      @@mikefur3957 thanks

  • @wellsgb1957
    @wellsgb1957 3 года назад +2

    Fantastic video, all these people are kings 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

  • @jsainju
    @jsainju 3 года назад +42

    I am Nepali and always dreamt of just going to it's base camp.

    • @pauljohnson2982
      @pauljohnson2982 3 года назад +1

      Pretty!

    • @alveyjohn
      @alveyjohn 3 года назад +2

      Go!

    • @sahiljaswal3560
      @sahiljaswal3560 3 года назад +7

      I came from India this april. Everything sorted and I was ready for 12 days annapurna base camp trek and at the last moment due to covid it get cancelled. Further, mountain flight for everest and all was also cancelled. Will come back again soon mountains are love.

    • @bobdavis7518
      @bobdavis7518 3 года назад

      Great! Just don't elevate your mountaineering goals any higher than that! 😎

    • @domen1154
      @domen1154 2 месяца назад

      Did you do it?

  • @JK-zx3go
    @JK-zx3go 3 года назад +17

    Climb Annapurna and then head to base camp for a tab and a beer.

    • @alveyjohn
      @alveyjohn 3 года назад +1

      A beer and a cigar, as my son and I have always done. :)

  • @gstar1309
    @gstar1309 3 года назад +7

    The summits the prize you claim if you make it up there. You only get to keep it if you make it down.

  • @StuartLane-eg3lg
    @StuartLane-eg3lg Год назад +1

    Totally obsessed!

  • @paularnold5450
    @paularnold5450 3 года назад +15

    Rest in peace Ian Clough.

  • @brianphillips9152
    @brianphillips9152 2 года назад +3

    I recall reading Annapurna (Maurice Herzog) years ago and thought it read like a Jules Verne novel.

  • @vernonjennings5921
    @vernonjennings5921 3 года назад +2

    Thanks for sharing!

  • @sourgummiez
    @sourgummiez 3 года назад +15

    Mountain climb carrying all of your own stuff and I’m impressed. The fact that most have other people carrying a bunch of their supplies doesn’t feel like a true success

    • @timwilson2435
      @timwilson2435 3 года назад +5

      This was done when the knowledge and equipment were not available for that, these were pioneers that forged a path for others to follow.
      These beasts are not like an Alpine peak or something in the Rocky mountains!
      They had to be conquered, like a walled city being laid siege to, and required logistics that could not be fathomed in todays digital world.
      The feats of the late great Ueli Steck are indeed amazing, but these trailblazers were doing this when the rest of us were marvelling at colour TV.

    • @zefallafez
      @zefallafez 3 года назад +2

      It could never be accomplished.

    • @tkatrich3
      @tkatrich3 Год назад

      People carrying your stuff, oxygen tanks, Sherpa doing everything. Almost feels like cheating.

    • @luckyspurs
      @luckyspurs 11 месяцев назад +1

      You realise what you're saying is like saying "walk on the moon without a helmet and I'll be impressed".

  • @HarryFlashmanVC
    @HarryFlashmanVC Год назад +2

    Bonington is an amazing man, just read his autobiography. I'd also recommend The Boys of Everest. By Clint Willis which is a superb story of 'Bonington's Boys' the group of climbers he brought together and occasionally led in the 1970s and 80s. An awful lot of them died in the mountains. It's a superb book.

    • @melindahall5062
      @melindahall5062 9 месяцев назад

      A number of the climbers in this video died the mountains eventually. I remember many different names from the number of books I’ve read. This was a heck of a team.

  • @wonderwatch2239
    @wonderwatch2239 3 года назад +50

    This is how climbing should be done, only using local carriers and Sherpas for backup and logistics, not rope fixing, line clearance, and pulling you up the mountain ❤️

    • @francislutz8027
      @francislutz8027 2 года назад +1

      Did you miss the entire half of the video where they fixed ropes and used jumars/ascenders to pull themselves up....
      It's the exact same thing except for the climbers who ran lead and fixed those ropes.
      Aid climbing is just that, climbing through the use of aids

    • @meesalikeu
      @meesalikeu 2 года назад

      AHAHAHAHAHA RIIIIIGHT

    • @ir0n392
      @ir0n392 2 года назад +6

      Well yes because this was before commercialised climbing. A lot of climbers feel that has ruined climbing, but then again if you love climbing and can make a living from it, great. Its just that i think its at the point where many who shouldn't be allowed climbing visas are granted...

    • @Femmebutstillathem
      @Femmebutstillathem Год назад +3

      But still they should be named, respected and better paid.

    • @JL-nk1pc
      @JL-nk1pc 11 месяцев назад +3

      Na climbing should be done alpine style the purest form.

  • @HarryFlashmanVC
    @HarryFlashmanVC Год назад +1

    Whillans 'well I had 2 days on cigars and snow water'.... at 8000m... hard hard man Don Whillans

  • @alaricboyle-poirier6931
    @alaricboyle-poirier6931 10 месяцев назад

    Amazing film, really.

  • @gurtbacharach8943
    @gurtbacharach8943 3 года назад

    One of the gnarliest things I've ever seen

  • @HolyGuacamolean
    @HolyGuacamolean 2 года назад +3

    Why are documentaries from the 70s and 80s just better than the modern ones? Everything from the look of the film to the narration to the style it's filmed in. It feels like a documentary. Today's crystal clear HD or 4k helmet mounted cam in 1st person view takes something away from the style of documentary film making.

  • @sharnabanana2319
    @sharnabanana2319 3 года назад

    Another fantastic watch. Thank you !!!!

  • @MaxExpatr
    @MaxExpatr Месяц назад

    I remember when this was done. Mountain Magazine reported it and later Bonningtons book came out. Even with todays excellent gear and incredibly talented climbing population the route is still badass. Then again, Annapurna is a very special mountain. Vaya con Dios

  • @DevRSVR
    @DevRSVR 5 месяцев назад

    Cigars and snow water. Thats the secret folks! Seriously though. Great documentary.

  • @angelosisam903
    @angelosisam903 Год назад +1

    Don is a legend living on cigarettes and cigars and snow water at camp 6 wow

  • @JB-rt4mx
    @JB-rt4mx 3 месяца назад +1

    Started climbing in 1979 , pins, nuts & bad ice screws...also heavy in weight, clothing and ropes, very different than 2024.😬🥶

  • @guymorrison4800
    @guymorrison4800 11 месяцев назад

    I've read the book several times - this is an awesome achievement. The only activity I can match this team for is nut pinching - I've done it myself. There was a reason - i drastically lost weight on a two week trek and ran out energy however I was ashamed of myself. So I'll shout you lunch sometime Michael . Really sad you also lost Mick Burke later on at Everest. We used to smoke - but not any more................................

  • @saturo_nipon
    @saturo_nipon 3 года назад +9

    sherpas carrying tonnes of load to the basecamp, all barefoot, small towel wrapped around the bottoms, in the icy cold. Incredible!

  • @jakes_on_a_plane
    @jakes_on_a_plane 3 года назад +1

    Incredible feat

  • @stevenelson9821
    @stevenelson9821 3 года назад +11

    Ian’s daughter went to my school, what a terrible thing this happening so close to getting home.

  • @golden1789
    @golden1789 3 года назад

    Thank you so much

  • @Mrbfgray
    @Mrbfgray 3 года назад +3

    Cool vintage vid. :D

  • @jayhansen9705
    @jayhansen9705 3 года назад +5

    R.I.P. Ian.

  • @martinforrester8249
    @martinforrester8249 2 года назад +48

    Can you begin to imagine the awesome feat achieved by Ueli Steck Oct 2013 ? He climbed the 8000 ft South ice face of Annupurna on his own, free climbing in less than 20hrs !

    • @aluisious
      @aluisious 2 года назад +13

      First attempt: "we need 5 tons of food and equipment."
      Later attempt: "I have energy bars."

    • @soultraveller5027
      @soultraveller5027 2 года назад +1

      Which route did he take on the south face the British route ? the Japanese route ? Or the French route ?the French accent route sits between the two which is consider the toughest route as it is avalanche prone rock and ice falls both french climbers who attempted the climb were never seen again

    • @beckyshock3099
      @beckyshock3099 2 года назад +4

      I can't imagine, won't, refuse to try and imagine...... it's beyond me, it's hard enough to climb out of bed in the morning, watching these videos makes me grateful that I will never have to do these things because somebody else is doing it.

    • @dianamincher6479
      @dianamincher6479 2 года назад +2

      Bonington didn't actually climb Everest either until much much later.

    • @Mister_Merzen
      @Mister_Merzen 2 года назад +1

      *8000m

  • @yaksak2706
    @yaksak2706 2 года назад +3

    Conquering a 10k ft ice and rock wall... while smoking. Kind of a strange disconnect IMO. The sturgeon general warns that tobacco can kill you... but so can unintentionally walking off a 5k ft cliff as you aimlessly search your pockets for matches dry enough to light your stogie.

  • @ohsweetmystery
    @ohsweetmystery 11 месяцев назад +1

    That gear is so primitive compared to today. Those men were bold.

  • @ThePaulv12
    @ThePaulv12 3 года назад +4

    These are fantastic vids. I very much enjoy them. This is the third I've watched right through viz Everest Unclimbed North Face expedition, Matterhorn and this.
    One thing though, the volume.
    I'm watching on a lappie and with all the volumes at 100% (RUclips and computer) the volume of these older vids is down a bit compared to most vids on RUclips. I watched a couple of your recent vids and they're fine.
    Thought I'd let you know because they are pretty hard to hear.
    Cheers.

  • @badcampa2641
    @badcampa2641 3 года назад +1

    Its a good one no doubts

  • @michaelw6277
    @michaelw6277 3 года назад +9

    I like how this video gets into the logistics of making this happen… tons and tons of food and supplies moved up to the camps sounds like incredibly awful work. Hell, just getting it to the base sounds miserable.

    • @luckyspurs
      @luckyspurs 11 месяцев назад

      I think some of the "climb it without sherpas and porters or it doesn't count" youtube commenters need to realise what it takes to climb a mountain.
      It takes a lot of people setting lines and making incremental accents and a lot of time. You can't just bang this out with the food in your backpack for a day and a half.

  • @mikemcknight317
    @mikemcknight317 10 месяцев назад +2

    Smokers on the mountain, as a former heavy smoker, I can't fathom that.

  • @TheJapanChannelDcom
    @TheJapanChannelDcom 3 года назад +16

    The Sherpa do the real work.

    • @lesflynn4455
      @lesflynn4455 3 года назад +11

      They went only to camp 4 on this climb. Above that the expedition climbers did all the work.

    • @highertest
      @highertest 3 года назад +9

      @@lesflynn4455 Everybody that makes comments like that havent stepped foot on a glacier so no real point in answering them tbh.

  • @Oldskoolraver-OG
    @Oldskoolraver-OG 2 года назад +5

    No oxygen spent two days on snow water n cigars just under final push ... They don't make em like that anymore..

  • @glennbeadshaw727
    @glennbeadshaw727 3 года назад +5

    Watch out Mountain it's another plumber from Lancashire

  • @simonreinbergs1557
    @simonreinbergs1557 Год назад

    "I just stood there smoking waiting for him to die". Those blokes are brilliant

  • @venderstrat
    @venderstrat 3 года назад +2

    a strange form of enjoyment

  • @dianamincher6479
    @dianamincher6479 2 года назад +3

    Boington didn't actually climb Annapurna South face but Don Whillans (Gold Standard) and Dougel Haston did!

    • @dianamincher6479
      @dianamincher6479 2 года назад

      Bonington didn't actually climb Annapurna South face.

    • @williamcobbett4943
      @williamcobbett4943 Год назад +3

      It was his expedition just like the south west face of everest

    • @Maisiewuppp
      @Maisiewuppp 4 месяца назад

      So what is your point?