How 2024 Changed Mt Everest Climbing FOREVER

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  • Опубликовано: 21 ноя 2024

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  • @ExtremeEdgeStories
    @ExtremeEdgeStories  4 месяца назад +536

    Do YOU think Everest has become over-commercialized?

    • @glockdookie5231
      @glockdookie5231 4 месяца назад +1

      Do you realize your AI vids fucking suck?

    • @ellena.8369
      @ellena.8369 4 месяца назад +48

      When I see pictures of the summit CLOGGED, a line of climbers waiting with limited time to reach the summit because it's too crowded (absurd to say that Mt. Everest is crowded at the summit ridge), I think climbers with inadequate experience see mt everest as a way to validate their worth as a human or to prove how brave/tough they are to others. It's ludicrous. No, it's a place on Earth that is no match for majority of the human population. However, there will always be people who fail to recognize that embarking upon an illusory expedition is no joke. They're deceived by their perception that summiting Mt. Everest is a real possibility and/or an attainable goal. As such, they pay with their lives because of an illusion that they--not others-- can do it because they--not others--have more determination than the next person. Please note Im speaking of those naive climbers/trekkers who do not have the specialized agility to see Mt. Everest for the feat it truly is.

    • @glockdookie5231
      @glockdookie5231 4 месяца назад +8

      @@ellena.8369 dont respond to the bot please. This isnt a real channel

    • @ellena.8369
      @ellena.8369 4 месяца назад +3

      @@glockdookie5231 oh geez embarrassing thanks for the info i'll delete my subscription i hate AI voices anyway

    • @glockdookie5231
      @glockdookie5231 4 месяца назад +3

      @ellena.8369 all good. No problem. Its not embarrassing, you just didnt know, just like i didnt. I suggest Kyle Hills video on fake science channels. Its a very good video and he is a fantastic creator.

  • @ajnathan9490
    @ajnathan9490 4 месяца назад +874

    Climbing Everest is no longer the unique achievement it used to be.
    Sherpa's do it repeatedly, year after year, WITH all the gear. They are the real mountaineers. The rest are just guided tourists who couldn't do it if they had to carry their own shit & not rely on organised assistance ... like the early climbers did it.
    It's still risky & dangerous but it's not the PERSONAL ACHIEVEMENT it used to be. It's now a crowded, group hike ... A 'unique challenge' does not correspond to a pedestrian traffic jam, in a mountain rubbish tip ...

    • @Tubesmaney
      @Tubesmaney 4 месяца назад +9

      Word.

    • @danielleparra4800
      @danielleparra4800 4 месяца назад

      The fact that these pansy tourists are proud of themselves 😂 a complete joke

    • @alanlashbrook6442
      @alanlashbrook6442 4 месяца назад +27

      The early climbers had Sherpas. Settle down, mouth.

    • @dogguy8603
      @dogguy8603 4 месяца назад +13

      It is a major achievement, to say otherwise is just stupid

    • @rchurch2769
      @rchurch2769 3 месяца назад +20

      I think the traffic makes it even more dangerous.

  • @johnnyrocket80085
    @johnnyrocket80085 4 месяца назад +776

    It's nothing but the right to brag that they climbed everest, yet it's the hard working Sherpas that do most of the work on the mountain.

    • @danielleparra4800
      @danielleparra4800 4 месяца назад

      I would laugh in their face and call them a bunch of pansies who needed help 😂

    • @nightshift5201
      @nightshift5201 3 месяца назад +18

      Right on. And it's an 11, 430 ft vertical gain from base camp. It's all about being on top of the highest peak. There are far better and more beautiful climbs on this planet.

    • @Heike--
      @Heike-- 3 месяца назад +3

      Has anyone actually talked to the Sherpas? What is their view on LGBT+ rights? Just because they're working class doesn't mean they're not deplorable just like all the rest of them.

    • @kalez963
      @kalez963 3 месяца назад

      @@Heike-- No rights for the crazy alphabet people

    • @oliviermadeus9884
      @oliviermadeus9884 3 месяца назад +52

      ​@@Heike--Lol what does the danger of mountain climbing have to do with LGBT 😂😂😂

  • @cz2165
    @cz2165 4 месяца назад +307

    The rule to bring out what you bring in should have been implemented decades ago.

    • @65gtotrips
      @65gtotrips 3 месяца назад +14

      I mean isn’t that just personal character and common sense ? It’s absurd they leave trash and debris like that.

    • @DonnaRoushall
      @DonnaRoushall 2 месяца назад +7

      Even in 2024…. With the new rules…. Pack-in pack-out….. a lot of the expedition teams simply cut off their logos on their tents at camp 3/4 and left them behind along with most of their gear. So how do you police that…? If anyone watched Ryan Mitchell’s climb…. He said 3/4 smelled like shit and looked like shit. His group was one of the last ones down and both camps were trashed. So the Government can throw around rules/regulations all they want… but it’s still a huge mess up there

    • @taghazog
      @taghazog 2 месяца назад +10

      @@DonnaRoushall i guess one solution would be to make inventory of your equipment before reaching out camp, then remake inventory at the end, if things are missing, you pay a fee. Guess though it wouldn't stop rich people who don't care about money, and wouldn't solve poop issues as well, still better than nothing.
      Leaving trash to me is very linked to your education, same shit everywhere.

    • @DonnaRoushall
      @DonnaRoushall 2 месяца назад

      @@taghazog I love your solution…!

    • @missustoad1
      @missustoad1 2 месяца назад

      @@cz2165 the sherpas do all that

  • @hardyharr1361
    @hardyharr1361 4 месяца назад +468

    The trash part is easy, you pack it in you pack it out. This has been a longstanding rule for backpackers everywhere. That includes your waste.

    • @Baysidemom2
      @Baysidemom2 4 месяца назад +28

      the problem is how do you regulate that? people are lazy pigs (as evidenced by the amount of garbage on the mountain)
      perhaps they should institute something like a security deposit like hotels have....you come back down the mountain with x number of pounds of trash and you'll get your deposit back

    • @the-fiddling-fox
      @the-fiddling-fox 4 месяца назад +11

      @@Baysidemom2That would work but it would need to be a significant amount of money or people would still leave their rubbish. Aren’t most of these climbers there with organised groups? Make the tour operator responsible for their groups removing their own rubbish or fine the operator.

    • @SirMegaManNeoX
      @SirMegaManNeoX 4 месяца назад +2

      ​@@the-fiddling-fox*and fine.

    • @govindagovindaji4662
      @govindagovindaji4662 3 месяца назад

      @@the-fiddling-fox True but at least they could use that money to pay clean up crews and give them health and life insurance. But of course they wouldn't do that --> they'd make the crew pay for the insurance! The rich screw the poor at every turn.

    • @alistairborthwick2031
      @alistairborthwick2031 3 месяца назад +2

      I’ve seen pictures, it’s a real shame. If there was the will and the money, best option would be regular helicopter out skip loads.

  • @Ali_Ali509
    @Ali_Ali509 4 месяца назад +1150

    Easy fix, ban commercial expeditions. You want to climb Everest? Arrange it yourself and climb it yourself. Like it used to be. But Nepal wants that money from commercialization and allows it, so they are not entitled to whine about it. Sorry, but it is true.

    • @lioneldemun6033
      @lioneldemun6033 4 месяца назад +94

      Nepal could get the money AND pristine mountains like its neighbour Bhutan.
      Bur the Nepalese authorities are too corrupt...

    • @quietobserver4636
      @quietobserver4636 4 месяца назад +88

      Too much money involved. The mountain doesn't matter anymore. The money does.

    • @Azurie-e9s
      @Azurie-e9s 4 месяца назад +28

      ok if you are so desperate for the mountain go and clean it up lol

    • @SteelMagnolia55
      @SteelMagnolia55 4 месяца назад +18

      Greed, plain and simple 💰

    • @Ali_Ali509
      @Ali_Ali509 4 месяца назад +3

      @@Azurie-e9s Oh, you are typical selfish person who makes rubish and don't care.

  • @SurnaturalM
    @SurnaturalM 4 месяца назад +245

    The only people I respect there are the sherpas.

    • @cowardlylion9947
      @cowardlylion9947 4 месяца назад +9

      Why? They carry all the shit onto the mountain and it's their services that attract these volumes of climbers to the mountain. Imagine how few climbers would attempt Everest without Sherpa help. Whatsmore Sherpas run their own climbing companies but pay their Sherpas considerably less than western companies do.

    • @rockas58
      @rockas58 4 месяца назад +2

      knows no sherpas. But I guess you mean porters.

    • @chandlerthoma8503
      @chandlerthoma8503 3 месяца назад +3

      No one cares about ur respect. People are attempting an incredible feat. The drive is impressive.

    • @srso4660
      @srso4660 Месяц назад +3

      @@chandlerthoma8503 It's foolish and selfish.

    • @chandlerthoma8503
      @chandlerthoma8503 Месяц назад

      @srso4660 ok, I see your reasoning, I just think people show be allowed

  • @hangin-in-thereawesome4245
    @hangin-in-thereawesome4245 3 месяца назад +120

    Shut down the climbing consessions! Shut down the mountain, period! Let the mountain heal itself!!

    • @alanw2687
      @alanw2687 2 месяца назад +2

      They won't. Why would they lose money on purpose?

    • @bigsister9354
      @bigsister9354 25 дней назад +6

      The mountain couldn’t heal itself, Khumbu icefall will melt even without climbers, and trash and dead bodies will stay there forever. Just not in piles, more scattered on the slopes. Mountains need cleaning, long term ecological solutions for the future and limited permits.

    • @fashiondiva6972
      @fashiondiva6972 19 дней назад +4

      Do you think a magical mountain genie is going to manifest and rid the slopes of trash and human remains?🤦🏾‍♀️🙄That’s not how this works. That’s not how anything works, ever. You’re looking for a self licking ice cream cone. A clean up and enforced rules are what’s actually needed, not hopes and dreams. Holy hell

    • @bobbysherman5838
      @bobbysherman5838 5 дней назад

      really heal itself,? And just how do you think it's going to do that ? Humans made that mess there and so humans are going to have to clean it up. It's pretty simple

  • @TheSaltyAdmiral
    @TheSaltyAdmiral 4 месяца назад +117

    I'd say if you're not fit enough to bring your own trash back home, you're not fit enough for that trip. That applies to any trip, whether it's Mt. Everest or going to your mailbox.

    • @friedsensei
      @friedsensei Месяц назад

      @@TheSaltyAdmiral if hordes of dentists were lined up offering you 100k each to throw trash on your driveway and take a permanent nap, I think you'd quickly be a rich man with a lot of bodies on your driveway. Also I'm sorry, do you carry trash with you to your mailbox and then bring it back to the house? How did this make sense when you wrote it?

    • @adrianwright8685
      @adrianwright8685 Месяц назад +1

      Summitters require their food, tents, ropes, ladders, oxygen etc etc, to be be carried up for them - why expect them to bring their own rubbish down?!

    • @stupedcraig
      @stupedcraig 9 дней назад

      But they have money! Money makes their trash magically go away.

  • @nickmuaythaiandfitness
    @nickmuaythaiandfitness 4 месяца назад +367

    What an accomplishment! Thousands of dollars of equipment and people to carry everything for you and tell you every step of the way. Wooooow!

    • @AuntieTrichome
      @AuntieTrichome 4 месяца назад +21

      Indeed. It’s a bragging rights holiday.

    • @kamakaziozzie3038
      @kamakaziozzie3038 4 месяца назад +15

      Internet warrior that couldn’t get higher than the 4th floor of apartment flat

    • @tornagawn
      @tornagawn 4 месяца назад +46

      @@kamakaziozzie3038Not denying it takes some skill and technique to climb Everest…….but it’s in no way equivalent to the earlier climbs by those who were more Mountaineers than rich tourists…

    • @danielleparra4800
      @danielleparra4800 4 месяца назад +13

      ​@kamakaziozzie3038 somebodys fee fees are hurt 😂

    • @nickmuaythaiandfitness
      @nickmuaythaiandfitness 4 месяца назад +2

      @@danielleparra4800 😅👌

  • @greasygod93
    @greasygod93 4 месяца назад +597

    The biggest rule they need is you need to have climbed other peaks before doing Everest.

    • @bigbasil1908
      @bigbasil1908 4 месяца назад +29

      I've climbed Mount Snowdon a load of times, but I wouldn't even think about ascending Everest.

    • @darkwetntight910
      @darkwetntight910 4 месяца назад

      @@bigbasil1908the comparison you are making is offensive. Snowdon is less than two hours up and down. An hour each way is your keeping it busy. You spend 4x that duration in the death zone. Comparatively Everest will take you no less than 2 weeks if your adequately fit and the lack of oxygen doesn’t kill you off. Snowdon can be done in shorts and trainers.

    • @Ondraha
      @Ondraha 4 месяца назад +25

      @@bigbasil1908 "real" peaks at high altitude with all the gear you need for mt. Everest

    • @nontrashfire2
      @nontrashfire2 4 месяца назад +13

      ​@Ondraha there are mountains much more difficult to climb. Some mountains have yet to be submitted.

    • @greasygod93
      @greasygod93 4 месяца назад +15

      @@Ondraha agreed has to be at least one 8000-ers.

  • @stephenantonio3713
    @stephenantonio3713 4 месяца назад +550

    It used to be only locals and experienced mountaineers. Now any dipshit with money can climb that mountain..

    • @MavonEast
      @MavonEast 4 месяца назад

      Correction: Any dipshit can try. They're most likely to fail and endanger the rest of their group.

    • @david328ci
      @david328ci 4 месяца назад

      Dip shits with money can do anything and rule the world

    • @wolfman8449
      @wolfman8449 4 месяца назад +35

      It's literally always been an ego battle for people with resources.

    • @joannecrecco
      @joannecrecco 4 месяца назад +16

      When you want to summit Everest. First you spend 100,000 dollars or more to “buy” a permit. It goes downhill from there.

    • @joannecrecco
      @joannecrecco 4 месяца назад

      Nepalese government has Everest as their cash cow. They are not going to do anything that curtails their ability to make money . The greatest ability to promote safety would be to not allow people who don’t know what they are doing to even attempt the climb. They can throw all the technology they want at the mountain, but if they don’t police the access to the mountain, all the poop bags in the world won’t change anything. People will die and they will leave a mountain of shit behind.

  • @TerriObrien-mi5rx
    @TerriObrien-mi5rx 2 месяца назад +26

    Sherpas are the unsung heroes of Nepal,couldn’t climb Everest without them 👍🥰

  • @Sushi2735
    @Sushi2735 4 месяца назад +307

    I wouldn’t stand in that line for anything! Just crazy! They are in the Death Zone burning O2. Simply don’t get it. It has lost all the glamour. I’m not impressed with any of them. Just nuts!

    • @robertbihn3005
      @robertbihn3005 4 месяца назад +15

      was searching comments , you won 1st prise my friend ! It's just what I was thinking !!!

    • @Sushi2735
      @Sushi2735 4 месяца назад +8

      @@robertbihn3005 Like minds 😂

    • @maluminse6013
      @maluminse6013 4 месяца назад +11

      I get cranky standing in a lift line at Vail

    • @abmubbumba
      @abmubbumba 4 месяца назад +1

      spiritual deprived

    • @Andizu1
      @Andizu1 3 месяца назад +12

      Disneyland at 8000km, yikes.

  • @jeanhawken4482
    @jeanhawken4482 4 месяца назад +120

    The entitled behaviour of the climbing teams has been shameful. Most would have been well aware they were taking advantage of the community by leaving their garbage but nothing was ever done voluntarily. The sherpas are the hero’s.

    • @danielfreeman1204
      @danielfreeman1204 3 месяца назад +6

      The amount of trash and abuse is sickening. Ban commercial, outside companies from doing expeditions. Allow only local, resident, whereas to lead and control expeditions.

    • @jujubees5855
      @jujubees5855 3 месяца назад +1

      But muh glory!

    • @Heike--
      @Heike-- 3 месяца назад

      They'll never be back to Everest, so who cares? These are globalist elites, you think they are ever faced with the consequences of their actions?

    • @erickalear7609
      @erickalear7609 3 месяца назад

      What will all those edgy tech bros do then? How will they show off their manly man credits😂 ​@@danielfreeman1204

  • @cecileroy557
    @cecileroy557 3 месяца назад +36

    I can NOT believe that huge crowd!! That's insanity!! 😮

    • @jaynecliff1568
      @jaynecliff1568 28 дней назад +1

      Yes and very dangerous

    • @ilseryan8145
      @ilseryan8145 14 дней назад

      And it’s very expensive.

    • @lesleypreece161
      @lesleypreece161 14 дней назад +2

      If you have enough Money, any idiot can now climb Everest.

  • @EmilyInDetroit1982
    @EmilyInDetroit1982 4 месяца назад +159

    I had no idea that climbers left their garbage there once they were done. Why would this even need to be a rule?? I wrongly assumed the climbers respected Everest and the people of Napal enough to clean up after themselves.

    • @velapalim6281
      @velapalim6281 2 месяца назад +1

      😢😢

    • @wbergen6883
      @wbergen6883 2 месяца назад +15

      A sick sign of our disposable and disrespectful society

    • @SamanthaHahn-e3i
      @SamanthaHahn-e3i 2 месяца назад +1

    • @TheDeathlure
      @TheDeathlure 2 месяца назад +2

      I totally agree. But I guess there's a lot of oxygen tanks, they're too heavy for people to keep carrying when empty

    • @EmilyInDetroit1982
      @EmilyInDetroit1982 2 месяца назад +8

      @TheDeathlure I feel like they should close it for a season. Make it for only climbers who volunteer to clean up.

  • @astrosimm8806
    @astrosimm8806 4 месяца назад +340

    destroyed by human greed and stupidity

    • @kamakaziozzie3038
      @kamakaziozzie3038 4 месяца назад

      Isn’t almost every negative experience caused because of ignorance? (stupidity)
      If we knew what we don’t know we would probably act differently.

    • @danielleparra4800
      @danielleparra4800 4 месяца назад

      Per usual

    • @JoeBoxerNo1
      @JoeBoxerNo1 4 месяца назад

      And DEI

    • @MartinGonzalez-sl2kj
      @MartinGonzalez-sl2kj 2 месяца назад

      As everything else😂😂

    • @MartinGonzalez-sl2kj
      @MartinGonzalez-sl2kj 2 месяца назад

      ​@@kamakaziozzie3038you must not know human behavior
      Even knowing, humans still make stupid decisions and complain about the outcome
      Serves them right 😅

  • @davschall
    @davschall 4 месяца назад +224

    It used to be you died if you werent prepared enough...now its just you die if the lines get too long

    • @ramseykent5612
      @ramseykent5612 3 месяца назад

      Or worst, the Sherpa dies.

    • @MartinGonzalez-sl2kj
      @MartinGonzalez-sl2kj 2 месяца назад +4

      😂😂😂😂

    • @missustoad1
      @missustoad1 2 месяца назад

      @@davschall 👍👍👍👍👍👍

    • @Metalhefe
      @Metalhefe Месяц назад

      Aren't you a part of those long lines?

    • @missustoad1
      @missustoad1 Месяц назад

      @Metalhefe those tv ads on small portable oxygen bottles means more geriatrics will be trying. Lol

  • @Bradleyjohsnon
    @Bradleyjohsnon 3 месяца назад +81

    When I climbed Everest the Sherpa are a different breed .they carry everything so my personal Sherpa I gave him 10k dollars when I finished that hike. He said nobody tips them and they only make a few grand risking their lives everyday .

    • @rhaulynjohn
      @rhaulynjohn 3 месяца назад +12

      generous 🎉.. glad you finished that hike.

    • @Bradleyjohsnon
      @Bradleyjohsnon 3 месяца назад +25

      @@rhaulynjohn still friends with him to this day now it's a tourist hike and over time that top of the mountain will collapse .

    • @Heavyisthecrown
      @Heavyisthecrown Месяц назад

      Yeah well you should know a few grand to them is a few million to us?

    • @Bradleyjohsnon
      @Bradleyjohsnon Месяц назад +1

      @@Heavyisthecrown maybe so ! But that's why you educate yourself and invest money on real estate I'll be owning a tower in New York City very soon .

    • @Skateboarding79
      @Skateboarding79 29 дней назад +2

      I have read often times the Sherpa's pay is extremely low. Most of their pay are tips. It's nice you tipped. I would assume this was a generous tip? I truly do not know what is average or generous. I have also read there have been people who either didn't tip or gave their Sherpa barely anything. Nepal is a poor country. They have commercialized climbing Mt Everest. Some climbers have very little experience and climb anyway because of the commercialization. So many have died either for the money or rich people wanting to gloat with friends over the fact they climbed Mt Everest.
      Who would ever want to do this in a line with 100 other people? If one person in line becomes ill, untethering to get around that person is a big risk in itself.
      If I were a professional mountaineer, Mt Everest would no longer be appealing.

  • @raven88261
    @raven88261 4 месяца назад +175

    I hate how it became a rich tourist attraction

    • @rnies6849
      @rnies6849 4 месяца назад +8

      those rich tourists helped the Sherpa region to get a better way of living

    • @willyD200
      @willyD200 2 месяца назад +2

      It's the attitude of these wealthy tourists that's despicable . The think of nothing but themselves, always have throughout history.

    • @rnies6849
      @rnies6849 2 месяца назад

      @@willyD200 I conclude that you are not wealthy, but you did not say, if you would like to be wealthy too.

    • @ozgulozdemir8899
      @ozgulozdemir8899 2 месяца назад +1

      @@rnies6849yeah sure sherpas getting very rich 🤪

    • @SuperCatacata
      @SuperCatacata 2 месяца назад

      @@ozgulozdemir8899 They aren't, but at the same time they flock to these jobs because it's still better paying than anything else they can do with their skillset.
      If one gets smart and quits, there are 10 more ready and willing to take up such abusive work. It sucks but they absolutely know what they are signing up for.
      Instead of blaming the rich tourists, we should blame the govt that eagerly welcomes these tourists because they profit immensely from them. These rules should've been in effect decades ago.

  • @jelink22
    @jelink22 2 месяца назад +16

    I did the Everest Trek in 1979. Even then, Base Camp was notorious for being an emormous pile of litter and abandoned equipment. I was advised to go up to Kala Pattar on Pumori's flank, and keep climbing until you couldn't. (This was on bare rock and involved nothing remotely technical.) At about 18,600 feet it started to get difficult, so I stopped. A tiny sliver of the South Col was visible at that point. A glorious view in every direction!

    • @christinewest6480
      @christinewest6480 28 дней назад

      You are a brave soul to have done that. Congratulations & my hats off to you.🎉

  • @cliffhass9158
    @cliffhass9158 4 месяца назад +88

    Climbing Mt Everest is No Longer Cool!!!!!
    It hasn't been for atleast 10 years probably longer
    The Stigma attached to it is a Bunch of Rich Narcissists ruining a mountain and only caring about themselves
    -One Climber was litterally taken down on a Sherpas back
    The ungrateful jerk thanked his "Team" not the actual person who went way out of their way to save his life.
    If someone were to tell me
    "I climbed Mt Everest"
    I'm not going to be impressed
    -I know it's an extremly hard thing to do but it's been done now thousands of times and Sherapas have likely been doing the amazing feat for hundreds of years. So yeah no longer special

    • @thespecialist9467
      @thespecialist9467 2 месяца назад

      hahaha since it's so easy and no longer impressive when are you climbing?

    • @cliffhass9158
      @cliffhass9158 2 месяца назад +3

      @@thespecialist9467 calm Down!!
      You Seem Really Hurt
      Just saying that climbing mount Everest doesn't carry the same weight. The only stories that general Public (Thats Me) seems to hear are Rich people who have nothing better to do and Leave people to die to "Achieve Thierry Goals". Is that a Fair assessment?. No almost Certainly not. It really is a Tremendous achievement but that really doesn't matter regarding my point. The way it is perceived by the general Public (Again that is me) is that it is a Bunch of Narcissistic jackholes going for glory no matter the cost. Is it Fair? NO. Is it accurate? Yes
      And No I dont Climb. Just giving a perspective

    • @snakesghost7817
      @snakesghost7817 Месяц назад +2

      If someone said they climbed K2, then I would be really impressed and would let them know that was a big accomplishment, but Everest ? Nah. I wouldn't be impressed, lol.

    • @thespecialist9467
      @thespecialist9467 Месяц назад

      @@snakesghost7817 then go climb it if its so easy

    • @snakesghost7817
      @snakesghost7817 Месяц назад +1

      @@thespecialist9467 Give me $60 k - 80k and I will, just for you !

  • @kaya8632
    @kaya8632 4 месяца назад +83

    Who would want to climb up where there is no air but lots of poop

  • @blockhousebay2
    @blockhousebay2 4 месяца назад +130

    Limit the permits to 100, and charge three times as much per permit for a minimum of 20 years.

    • @velapalim6281
      @velapalim6281 2 месяца назад +8

      Absolutely and use the money to clean up the mess

    • @Lisa-uf7wv
      @Lisa-uf7wv 2 месяца назад +14

      And pay the Sherpa’s 40% instead of 8%-10%.

    • @maggiedean3301
      @maggiedean3301 26 дней назад

      They did it on Chinese side and the result is that more rich inexperienced people with loads of guides climb risking lives of everybody.

  • @thefanone
    @thefanone 4 месяца назад +211

    Close Everest for about 20 years to regroup 😊

    • @Amatsuichi
      @Amatsuichi 4 месяца назад +9

      they get so much money from that mountain, they cant close it... those mountains are their major source of income

    • @dereklucero5785
      @dereklucero5785 4 месяца назад +6

      And make the climbing outfitters cleanup or ban them from climbing again.

    • @rockas58
      @rockas58 4 месяца назад +2

      and who is going to provide for all those families that rely on the income provided by those jobs? It would be a big hit for the Nepal's GDP. Terrible idea 👎 try again

  • @chasecoughlan1038
    @chasecoughlan1038 4 месяца назад +110

    They should have a limited Permit Draw program for each season for say 100 permits. Come up with a system to give preference points to verified experienced climbers. It shouldn't be about how much money you have to spend, but how much dedication and experience you bring to the team/endeavor.

    • @LizzyAnna
      @LizzyAnna 4 месяца назад +17

      It use to be that way. You couldn't step foot on Everest without having climbed at least three 8000ers before applying for a permit. The government changed that rule a few years ago. A lot of experienced climbers are still upset about it. I don't blame them either.

    • @friedsensei
      @friedsensei 3 месяца назад +4

      @@chasecoughlan1038 couldn't you just charge more money for fewer spots? There would be fewer Sherpa crews employed but we've established the government doesn't really care about them anyways. What am I missing? People will pay whatever you charge, you could even make more money with fewer permits, sky's the limit on what rich people will pay for the summit selfie.

    • @oystercatcher943
      @oystercatcher943 3 месяца назад +5

      @@friedsenseiperhaps better to have experienced climbers than rich people maybe?

    • @friedsensei
      @friedsensei 3 месяца назад +1

      @@oystercatcher943 of course but it's impossible to discuss options here while ignoring the Nepali gov's goals. We're talking about this because they care more about profits than any other factor. Your solution can't be "stop caring about the profits".

    • @eliz_scubavn
      @eliz_scubavn Месяц назад

      Better idea would be to police the agencies that offer the trips, ensuring that they are vetting prospective climbers for suitability and experience with challenging climbs. There are companies that do this anyway but the lure of a fairly hefty sum of money means some companies will overlook this in favour of simply taking anyone who has a big enough bank account. And if someone gets turned down by the more discerning agencies then the lure is that they’ll just go to the more unscrupulous places and hand over the money anyway.
      I’m a scuba diver myself who’s training for cave diving. I’m still very much a beginner and the agency I train with lays it out clearly that you can’t just speedrun your way to being an advanced cave diver by getting out the chequebook. You need to actually be in a cave and doing a bunch of dives to build up experience and key skills.

  • @no1ded
    @no1ded 4 месяца назад +91

    This description of the selfish rich in search of self gratification is disgusting

    • @JoeBoxerNo1
      @JoeBoxerNo1 4 месяца назад +2

      That is called DEI achievements

    • @karifredrikson-lr1mm
      @karifredrikson-lr1mm Месяц назад

      How many are rich? Not all.

    • @neotronextrem
      @neotronextrem Месяц назад

      Atleast they're not fucking children or coming up with contrived persecution complexes this time

  • @genebohannon8820
    @genebohannon8820 4 месяца назад +73

    Narcissists can say I climbed a mountain, be a hero and change someone's future. Help out the world don't worry about getting to the top of it.

    • @evocati6523
      @evocati6523 2 месяца назад +2

      Who made you judge of who owes what to others?

    • @ane-louisestampe7939
      @ane-louisestampe7939 2 месяца назад +2

      Beautifully put 🥰
      We should strive to make the world a better place, not to get on top of it!

    • @robertcounts5300
      @robertcounts5300 27 дней назад

      @@evocati6523 it is called common sense, that said "Common sense ain't common." ~ Will Rogers. The ultimate test of a moral society is the kind of world that it leaves to its children. What have you done to leave the world a better place?

  • @maizhiheimei9080
    @maizhiheimei9080 4 месяца назад +174

    as said,"... Everest is tired..."

    • @gwendolynross1674
      @gwendolynross1674 4 месяца назад +5

      Yes, Everest is angry 😢

    • @kamakaziozzie3038
      @kamakaziozzie3038 4 месяца назад +6

      If we can personalize a mountain, then we can personalize the entire planet.
      “God is tired of human ignorance”

    • @Islamisthecultofsin
      @Islamisthecultofsin 3 месяца назад

      @@kamakaziozzie3038 The planet doesn't even know we exist.

    • @cplcabs
      @cplcabs 2 месяца назад +1

      @@Islamisthecultofsin neither does everest

  • @TheBaconKing32
    @TheBaconKing32 4 месяца назад +26

    100% cool with every change. It's about time for change, and if it makes it harder for the climbers, that's a good thing. The harder it is, the fewer tourists!

  • @sparky6200
    @sparky6200 4 месяца назад +20

    I love the white, deluxe yuppy tent with couches & a personal chef at 00:35......fml

  • @gabriellerichardson4477
    @gabriellerichardson4477 4 месяца назад +33

    That yak 2024 was a BEAUT 👌🥰🥳❤️🙏🇬🇧

  • @wildalbalass4867
    @wildalbalass4867 4 месяца назад +59

    Those queues look ridiculous!

    • @kitty-ket
      @kitty-ket Месяц назад

      Это ппц, я очень удивлена, как в музей Эрмитаж например😮

  • @leannevandekew1996
    @leannevandekew1996 4 месяца назад +53

    My bro and I would climb St. Helens as a warmup climb for Rainier.
    My freshman year in college, we did St. Helens late, in June.
    At the summit there were all these blue, green, yellow and brown patches.
    There is red snow in the PNW.
    I thought how cool, it isn't just a red algae.
    Digging deeper, I found it was human shit and toilet paper.
    As his Eagle Scout project, my brother proposed removing it all.
    The Forest Service said there were tons.
    I wondered how it would be removed.
    The day she blew up.
    I knew.

    • @bordereau1
      @bordereau1 2 месяца назад +2

      Mother Nature is a mean mistress

    • @workingman9536
      @workingman9536 2 месяца назад +2

      Haha wow it rained shit that day

    • @TimothyYocky
      @TimothyYocky 2 месяца назад +1

      Blue and green red ? Wtf

    • @sashakasprzyk5683
      @sashakasprzyk5683 2 месяца назад

      @@TimothyYockyIs your impairment history, culture or basic arithmetic. In the 1970's toilet paper came in a multitude of colors. More on.

    • @kitty-ket
      @kitty-ket Месяц назад

      ​@@TimothyYocky😂ага, я тоже удивилась

  • @nettewilson5926
    @nettewilson5926 4 месяца назад +68

    Such a shame, for what’s happened at Everest. I’m glad the Napli government has de-commercialized it. Denali has been better protected, or so I hear-because they don’t allow commercial guides. Everyone has to be an experienced mountaineer to even gain access to Denali.

    • @Heike--
      @Heike-- 3 месяца назад +1

      This poster is talking about Mount McKinley. Calling it that without being indigenous to the area is cultural appropriation and needs to stop.

    • @AdelphiaaWoW
      @AdelphiaaWoW 3 месяца назад

      @@Heike-- the heck are you yapping on about? It was officially renamed Denali you absolute donut... go back to your gender studies class.

    • @Klm49
      @Klm49 3 месяца назад +7

      ​@Heike-- Nope. Calling it Denali is respectful to the original name that it should always have been called. I don't know anyone here in the states who calls it anything other than Denali. Where i grew up, we didn't even know it had any other name.

    • @Heike--
      @Heike-- 3 месяца назад

      @@Klm49 Why would we want to be respectful to a misogynist rape culture that kept slaves, had no women's rights and oppressed LGBT+ people? They couldn't even invent the wheel.

    • @Heike--
      @Heike-- 3 месяца назад +1

      @@Klm49 Since when do misogynist slavers deserve respect?

  • @jessicamccrady5210
    @jessicamccrady5210 4 месяца назад +46

    It’s ridiculous how many people are just willing to throw their life away over an accomplishment they won’t live to brag about. And people with young kids and elderly parents that need them. So selfish.

    • @zachariastsampasidis8880
      @zachariastsampasidis8880 2 месяца назад

      >elderly parents

    • @robertcounts5300
      @robertcounts5300 27 дней назад

      “Too many people spend money they haven't earned, to buy things they don't want, to impress people that they don't like.”― Will Rogers

    • @jessicamccrady5210
      @jessicamccrady5210 27 дней назад

      @@robertcounts5300 if they have that money to throw away they should be donating it to their local homeless and animal shelters.

  • @missmandy67
    @missmandy67 4 месяца назад +34

    I am not a climber and watch you for the information that supports my decision😂😂. Great vid. Your a good narrator. I enjoy that you do it yourself vs an AI.

    • @ExtremeEdgeStories
      @ExtremeEdgeStories  4 месяца назад +1

      Thanks for watching! 🎥 I'm glad you find the information helpful, and I appreciate your feedback on the narration style!

  • @brandonstonge7513
    @brandonstonge7513 4 месяца назад +43

    “A bit of a head scratcher” when talking about the yaks and reduction of helicopters. No, no tf it is not a head scratcher. Whoever wrote the script for this video is absolutely apart of the problem. Everest is not your yearly vacation destination, it is not where you go to base camp to spend a week when you want to experience the wilderness. And unless youre fully committed to devoting every second of your time to climbing preparation (no lounging on couches and sipping tea while having a laugh) or fully devoted to the support system of those climbers, then you don’t freaking belong at base camp. The reversion to yaks makes perfect sense, the issue is that there is too many people on the mountain and too many of those people are completely care free. It is that simple, there is too many people. If you have an issue with traveling by yak and were expecting a helicopter transport so you can get an easy ride all the way to base camp, then you don’t belong on the mountain in the first place. The trek to base camp with all your tents, food and water, and climbing gear or materials has stood as a proving ground for decades. If you have an issue with doing that trek the “old fashioned way”, then you don’t belong on the mountain.

    • @az9448
      @az9448 Месяц назад +1

      🎯

  • @shanemedlin9400
    @shanemedlin9400 4 месяца назад +173

    Rule #1: you pack it in, you pack it out.

    • @j.graham8068
      @j.graham8068 3 месяца назад +4

      Exactly. I can't understand how climbers are so disrespectful.

    • @shanemedlin9400
      @shanemedlin9400 3 месяца назад +1

      @j.graham8068 neither can I, sir. In America, we have a thing we like to call integrity. We would never leave rubbish in the wilderness, because it bothers our conscience.

    • @rob_cd
      @rob_cd 3 месяца назад +2

      ​@@shanemedlin9400😆😂🤣

    • @TheWhyNotWoodShop
      @TheWhyNotWoodShop 3 месяца назад

      100%…..pigs like to summit. They should all be ashamed of themselves.

    • @jeffricher-qy4bq
      @jeffricher-qy4bq 3 месяца назад +1

      To bad pack it in pack it out place should be cleaner when you leave then when you got there period

  • @Paul_Wetor
    @Paul_Wetor 4 месяца назад +14

    The images of a long line of people at 4:58 and 20:17 show how ridiculous the climb has become.

  • @siobhanmurphy3106
    @siobhanmurphy3106 4 месяца назад +35

    Great to hear the danger is lowered and the mountain is kept clean. It's shocking to realise that mounting isn't being looked after 😢

    • @SirMegaManNeoX
      @SirMegaManNeoX 4 месяца назад +1

      Most Rich don't clean up after themselves... They have "people for that"...

  • @harryyarrow4110
    @harryyarrow4110 3 месяца назад +9

    It's such a beautiful part of the world.Whenever a place becomes a destination,there's going to be trash,everywhere.💛

  • @corneliusblackwood9014
    @corneliusblackwood9014 4 месяца назад +11

    I’ve wanted to do it for years, I’ve come very close to committing, after seeing what it’s turned into I’ve honestly lost any drive.
    It was the allure of the wilds long gone that called to me.

  • @oreilly1237878
    @oreilly1237878 3 месяца назад +26

    They should make firm rules on the amount of people who can climb it each year.

  • @explorecriminalminds
    @explorecriminalminds 4 месяца назад +170

    Rich people destroy everything

    • @bradpanter6559
      @bradpanter6559 4 месяца назад +42

      I’ve been through a lot of poor areas in my time and I’ve noticed that they’re pretty damn destructive too.

    • @Charles-rx5cz
      @Charles-rx5cz 4 месяца назад +12

      people.

    • @lsimon343
      @lsimon343 4 месяца назад +14

      @@bradpanter6559 exactly you can’t blame rich people for all the problems in the world. I’ve grown up poor and wealthy and I noticed there are certain people that keep their house immaculate you don’t have to have money to keep your home clean just have some pride and rich and poor people a lot of them have neither.

    • @iivarilappalainen9836
      @iivarilappalainen9836 4 месяца назад +10

      Person's cleanliness has very little to do with wealth.

    • @kamakaziozzie3038
      @kamakaziozzie3038 4 месяца назад +7

      Downtown LA and San Francisco are open air garbage dumps. It’s all poor people that can’t keep their camping areas tidy.

  • @darreno9874
    @darreno9874 4 месяца назад +38

    All climbers should be pay a bond to cover the cost of removing all their rubbish and abandoned gear. Also every climber must have reached a suitable standard.

    • @alicemeyers670
      @alicemeyers670 2 месяца назад

      I believe there is corruption in place

    • @cplcabs
      @cplcabs 2 месяца назад

      they basiccally do, they have to pay the Nepalese government to get a permit allowing them to climb Everest, this costs about $11,000

    • @carlbruhn1772
      @carlbruhn1772 15 дней назад

      Their actually is a refundable deposit for packing out your trash. Most climbers just consider it part of the climbing fee and leave their tradh

  • @medusax4883
    @medusax4883 4 месяца назад +25

    I've been thinking about the rubbish problem. I think they should make a rule that every person must hand in 5 kg worth of trash on their way out. If they don't hand in trash, they will be fined. It doesn't matter if someone else picked up the trash for you, as long as you hand it in. If your whole team hands in a dead body, then you will all be exempt. This way, the place will be clean in no time.

    • @endthe.1percent
      @endthe.1percent 3 месяца назад +3

      Force them to stay on base unless turn in trash

    • @do.re.mi.2713
      @do.re.mi.2713 3 месяца назад +4

      i feel like they should be required to do it themselves because otherwise they will exploit the sherpas to do it like they make them carry everything else

    • @fh2234
      @fh2234 3 месяца назад +4

      They pay around 100k to climb the mountain, do you think they care about a fine when they came back?

    • @cecileroy557
      @cecileroy557 3 месяца назад +1

      This video covers the fact that climbers have to bring down their poop & some trash. In fact, they have to bring down 20 lbs. of "poop and trash" upon descent from basecamp. It seems that some people missed that part. 😉

  • @carolescutt2257
    @carolescutt2257 4 месяца назад +7

    This, to me an armchairs mountaineer was a truly fantasy documentary. I have a fascination with Summiting Everest and watch endless uploads on it. What an amazingly informative document 😊😊 thank you and new sub here xx

  • @lindabrennan4455
    @lindabrennan4455 4 месяца назад +9

    OMG!!! That is fantastic that they are working so hard and getting the refuse and some bodies off the mountain. That is terrific!!!

  • @ottobiographee
    @ottobiographee 4 месяца назад +37

    Pack it in, pack it out. Leave no(minimal) trace. Simple rules that most backcountry people live by.

  • @jedidiahsteele7847
    @jedidiahsteele7847 2 месяца назад +6

    This is the Right Move...it's a serious and spiritual climb and challenge.

  • @MichaelWilson-dm4gz
    @MichaelWilson-dm4gz 4 месяца назад +16

    Don't know the first thing about Mountain Climbing but I can say this, the amount of people in that line approaching the summit will one day be the cause of a major disaster on Everest. The amount of people that already die on that mountain is enough. When you take a death trap that is for people in the best shape and the best at what they do in the world and you open it for money and allow people on that mountain have no business on that mountain in the first place, you are asking for a disaster. I'm sure that the best guides have already said it. I'm sure that some of the best guides quit and said to hell with the money. They know what's on the way and want no part of it.

  • @More-Space-In-Ear
    @More-Space-In-Ear 3 месяца назад +16

    Every climber must be forced to bring back 15-20lb of waste (empty bottles, plastics, bags etc) and not leave if for others...

    • @cecileroy557
      @cecileroy557 3 месяца назад +1

      It's actually 20 lbs. of poop& trash that climbers have to carry back down.

    • @More-Space-In-Ear
      @More-Space-In-Ear 3 месяца назад +1

      @cecileroy557 Now it is, but this should be an extra load.

  • @gwendolynross1674
    @gwendolynross1674 4 месяца назад +15

    Awesome video. You are a very talented narrator.

    • @ExtremeEdgeStories
      @ExtremeEdgeStories  4 месяца назад +2

      Thank you so much! 😊 I appreciate your kind words and support.

    • @gwendolynross1674
      @gwendolynross1674 4 месяца назад

      @@ExtremeEdgeStories Subscribed! 😊

  • @get-focused
    @get-focused 4 месяца назад +5

    Respect the mountain and pray for safe passage while watching your every step.

  • @timmellor2599
    @timmellor2599 4 месяца назад +7

    How did so many people who went there (climbers) manage to leave it so untidy? That’s like crapping on your own doorstep. I’m glad they’re now being made to bring things down

  • @marcyoverby3817
    @marcyoverby3817 2 месяца назад +2

    AFTER WATCHING THIS VIDEO, NEVER KNEW JUST HOW BAD IT WAS ON THIS MOUNTAIN..AND THE PEOPLE THAT TRAVEL HERE..VERY INTERESTING VIDEO...THANKS FOR SHARING..

  • @ChrisHodges87
    @ChrisHodges87 2 месяца назад +17

    Show me a person who climbed Everest and I’ll show you the person I won’t be talking to at the party, or should I say listening to. Few indicators are so clear and reliable. A blessing really.

    • @thespecialist9467
      @thespecialist9467 2 месяца назад +1

      just say you're jealous that you cannot afford it and climb it lmao keep coping about it womp womp

    • @ChrisHodges87
      @ChrisHodges87 2 месяца назад +1

      @@thespecialist9467 Remember, you wanted this. (Great Jack Reacher line)
      How wrong you are. Your response says everything I need to know about you. Juvenile, incorrect, and finally most telling of all anonymous. Ouch.

    • @thespecialist9467
      @thespecialist9467 2 месяца назад

      ​@@ChrisHodges87you're not cool bro. And you say I'm wrong without saying why 😂 bro just say ur dumb

    • @TimothyYocky
      @TimothyYocky 2 месяца назад

      ​@@ChrisHodges87 you do sound kind of bitter there bud , assuming the person who climbed is so desperate to tell YOU his story , youre not that important buddy haha

    • @ChrisHodges87
      @ChrisHodges87 2 месяца назад

      @@TimothyYocky and you are not that intelligent. No haha

  • @Jamesherd-po6ez
    @Jamesherd-po6ez 4 месяца назад +11

    Everest is now a theme park ride.

  • @erikaenander5374
    @erikaenander5374 4 месяца назад +10

    There is nothing in nature that the human ego can’t defile. 😊

  • @airzillarocks
    @airzillarocks 4 месяца назад +9

    Everest actually lost it's way of purity and true adventure many years ago - It's just a challenging tourist attraction now... \m/

  • @qi1gl
    @qi1gl 2 месяца назад +3

    I go hiking for the peace and solitude, this sounds like a nightmare.

  • @skippywinters
    @skippywinters 2 месяца назад +4

    “Turning a phenomenon that was once a solitary pursuit of mountaineering into something resembling a bustling highway in peak season”

  • @andrewg.carvill4596
    @andrewg.carvill4596 3 месяца назад +14

    Certified summiting of three other 7,000+ meter peaks (of which there are dozens in the Himalayas) before you even get to go to Everest. It would spread around the work for guides and benefits to the local economy away from that one mountain (Everest), and it would reduce crowding and accidents on Everest because only proven, tried and tested climbers would get to even be there. The 'mystique' of summiting Everest would go back to climbers who have earned it by previous hard mountaineering experience and previous support to the local economy.

    • @longlegs7881
      @longlegs7881 21 день назад

      But the you would have piles of shit n garbage there too! 🤢🤮😕

  • @nunya___
    @nunya___ 3 месяца назад +9

    To address trash issues, they should build permanent, minimal housing (Yurts of wood stone) with heads, cooking gas etc. at each camp to reduce disposable waste. Everyone pays use fee.
    1/3 of climb tickets go to high bidder, 1/10 to lottery and the rest are waiting list. Tickets are non-transferable at normal price. The high-bidder money goes toward cleanup, construction/accommodations and Sherpa fund.

  • @ICLight412
    @ICLight412 3 месяца назад +4

    I’m not a mountain climber or hiker. Did grow up camping and fishing while raised in the country. After watching one video about Mt Everest more are popping up. This is frightening.
    Reminds me of the movie from late 90s with Bill Paxton and Everest. It’s always about money 😢…..
    Yes people want to do these climbs on different mountains but come back to reality. Mother Nature has her ways and we got no control. Limit the people and follow experts advice who aren’t in it for money.

  • @ytang5615
    @ytang5615 2 месяца назад +4

    Whoever cleans up Mount Everest will be a hero.

  • @harryv6752
    @harryv6752 4 месяца назад +6

    When all that snow and ice melts, all that poo, pee, and trash, along with all the bodies, will come flowing down the mountain. And what a sight that will be.

  • @WOOD-BOOGER-lc4fl
    @WOOD-BOOGER-lc4fl 4 месяца назад +21

    Mt. Cesspool

  • @live365daysOfficial
    @live365daysOfficial 4 месяца назад +2

    Wow, what an incredible video! The content was engaging! well-produced, and truly captivating from start to finish. I was thoroughly impressed by the quality and effort put into this.
    I'm eagerly looking forward to more interesting and exciting content in the upcoming days. Keep up the fantastic work! Your passion and creativity are truly inspiring. Much love and support to you and the team 🎉

    • @ExtremeEdgeStories
      @ExtremeEdgeStories  4 месяца назад

      Thank you very much for your thoughtful and encouraging feedback! I'm really glad you enjoyed the video and found it engaging. We're excited about creating more content that you'll love in the days ahead. Your support means a lot to me and the team.

  • @BenjaminBrown-o8r
    @BenjaminBrown-o8r 4 месяца назад +13

    20:12 This isn't an adventure. Its a ride at Disney Land.

  • @SageWhite-Rose
    @SageWhite-Rose 3 месяца назад +2

    Using advanced technology for health and safety, is far different than using it for business ventures and glory. I truly hope they can get a grip on the huge waste problem.

  • @andym6977
    @andym6977 4 месяца назад +14

    The climate has always been changing.

    • @65gtotrips
      @65gtotrips 3 месяца назад +1

      Amen 🙏

    • @AngryAcolyte
      @AngryAcolyte 2 месяца назад

      Literally nobody said it doesn’t

  • @Bob31415
    @Bob31415 4 месяца назад +3

    I heard the line of climbers typically extends to the base of Everest and wraps around the mountain eight times.

  • @penny8579
    @penny8579 4 месяца назад +47

    They charge money to climb Everest. They allowed all these people on this mountain for the money. The climbers make it look like something you'd be inspired to do anymore. And not worth the risk of dying if something goes wrong. I think mountain climbing is dumb if it's not being done for science.

    • @horiabalaban7968
      @horiabalaban7968 4 месяца назад +16

      Mountain climbing is fun. You don't have to climb everest to enjoy the trip.

    • @Ali_Ali509
      @Ali_Ali509 4 месяца назад +8

      ​@@horiabalaban7968Agreed. Real climbers don't climb Everest anymore.

    • @lindaromero7780
      @lindaromero7780 4 месяца назад +16

      Of course you would find it dumb because you’re obviously not a mountain climber.

    • @jimevans1112
      @jimevans1112 4 месяца назад +1

      @penny8579 They are so far from us as far as being like us. It's unbelievable. Most of em are egotistical moneyed up narcissists. I used to like reading about the climbs. I don't anymore.

    • @todtalk3912
      @todtalk3912 4 месяца назад +4

      @@Ali_Ali509actually, the “trekkers” they call them, are probably the only real ones.
      They will trek? To the lowest camp or just before that and turn around.
      That is probably the best experience that you can still enjoy.
      You don’t need 15k in gear to do. There is little risk, assuming ur remotely healthy because the air is obviously still thin.
      Climbing to the top to say you did now, is not remotely close to the people who originally pioneered this mt.
      If you can hike and have the money and the timing is right with a good guide, ur gonna make it. At least will make it to s summit if ur going up from that side

  • @mr.foxwiz1653
    @mr.foxwiz1653 4 месяца назад +6

    It costs me only a couple of dollars to drive to Costco. That $1.50 hot dog is good

    • @NyanyiC
      @NyanyiC 3 месяца назад +4

      That's enough adventure for me

  • @Tom-t8f
    @Tom-t8f 3 месяца назад +5

    The biggest joke is the locals call Everest ' the mountain Godess ' ...... Then they litter it with trash and human waste , what a tribute .

  • @JAM661
    @JAM661 2 месяца назад +2

    I know someone who climbed MT Everest 2 years ago. He said the trash issue is sort of over rated and most of the problem is at the highest 2 camps. Part of the problem is they basically run out of time to get all the gear back down. A lot depend on the weather each year.

    • @kimmccabe1422
      @kimmccabe1422 28 дней назад

      One thing ik for sure is, a thousand attempt Everest a yr. and they do not take their garbage, their 02 cannisters or poop down the mtn with them. So..😮

  • @MK-nd2iu
    @MK-nd2iu 4 месяца назад +7

    I will Never ❤forget the first time I saw ap line of people up the mountain. Absurd

  • @JustAllinOneResource
    @JustAllinOneResource 2 месяца назад +1

    Absolutely. If you want something to stay pristine, never let humans near it.

  • @frankG335
    @frankG335 4 месяца назад +8

    Some corporation got the contract to require everyone to buy their trackers, useless though they are.

  • @BrendaHaltom-cs6ck
    @BrendaHaltom-cs6ck 3 месяца назад +1

    Thank you for the update! So sorry for the llosses!

  • @AlmaMelvin58459
    @AlmaMelvin58459 4 месяца назад +17

    Just another sign of the worn out welcome humans have on earth.

    • @Azurie-e9s
      @Azurie-e9s 4 месяца назад +3

      lol earth is teeming with life but you are welcome to end it all if you arent a hypocrite of course😉

  • @peterparsons7141
    @peterparsons7141 4 месяца назад +5

    Think about the miles long column of “climbers”, and imagine being amongst that line of people.
    You are committed to the pace of the weakest, slowest,least motivated and un prepared amongst all those people.
    I can’t think of anything less personally challenging or test of your self and your preparation.
    For the most part you are stuck in a lineup with a group of wealthy, unimaginative , trendy world travellers.
    Many of the comments are similar, it’s become a money prestige thing to do for many except your patience or your willingness to give your life for someone you’ve never meat during an injudicious trek.
    For the experienced climbers, who have climbed many of the worlds mountains its likely a lifelong desire to climb Everest and that is understandable.
    For many a notion of achieving some great feat. How many are impressed with this achievement anymore ?

    • @nicolaslanglais
      @nicolaslanglais 3 месяца назад

      The column of climbers doesn't go to the top lol.. only at the bottom/Basecamp

  • @Kroggnagch
    @Kroggnagch 3 месяца назад +3

    Shame on us. Shame on everybody who didnt help keep that place sacred. Thats why she ended so many lives, we need to respect the peaks and appreciate them, and climb them. Not walk on them and wipe our feet and asses upon its face.

  • @LizzyAnna
    @LizzyAnna 4 месяца назад +7

    I have said it for years that the government needs to reduce the permits to 100 to 150 a year. It's about time they allow drones on Everest, they could have started this years ago to help others. Restrictions on K2 need to be put in place as well, it has also become a trash dump.

  • @paulgilliland2992
    @paulgilliland2992 3 месяца назад +9

    Whoa that’s obscene having so many people there .Nepali government is between a rock and a hard place with these permits as tourism’s their biggest economic sector.

  • @joeearle8050
    @joeearle8050 23 дня назад

    Not going to lie when you said this is the 2024 yak of the year I literally spit out my coffee. I wasn't expecting any comedy in this video but there it is good job lmao

  • @rickbarrington
    @rickbarrington 3 месяца назад +7

    1. Superb video on every score
    2. You sure channeled your inner Clint Eastwood 😂👍

    • @ExtremeEdgeStories
      @ExtremeEdgeStories  3 месяца назад

      Thanks a ton! 😄 I guess I’ve found my inner Clint Eastwood-watch out, world! 💪🏼 Glad you enjoyed the video!

  • @alsmith9853
    @alsmith9853 4 месяца назад +4

    For a poor country tourism can be a good thing. But it must be well regulated and done in a way to manage expectations.

  • @allisonspringer8889
    @allisonspringer8889 4 месяца назад +19

    next they need to limit the number of permits issued per year and add requirements...no novices.

    • @Tubesmaney
      @Tubesmaney 4 месяца назад

      Exactly! No novices.

    • @cowardlylion9947
      @cowardlylion9947 4 месяца назад

      I have no idea where you live but just imagine somebody from Timbuctoo making demands on the entrance requirements to your local park. These decisions are Nepalese and Chinese decisions only.

    • @LizzyAnna
      @LizzyAnna 4 месяца назад +2

      @@cowardlylion9947 People have been saying it for years even mountaineers and sherpas have been saying it. Money rules there and the people taking the money have no idea what was actually going on the mountain.

    • @LizzyAnna
      @LizzyAnna 4 месяца назад +1

      I agree. There was a rule in place before that you had to have climbed at least 3 other 8000ers before applying for a permit to step on Everest. Not use when they changed it but they are regretting it now.

    • @davek9378
      @davek9378 3 месяца назад

      Supposedly 478 permits were given out in 2023 - I wonder how many were actually used...

  • @TechTokOffical
    @TechTokOffical 4 месяца назад +5

    Bottom line is the ONLY people who have the funds to do stuff like this are rich people. People who don't care about anyone but themselves. They should close the mountain all together

  • @Menstral
    @Menstral 4 месяца назад +6

    ...as Prince said, 'FOREVER is a mighty long time'. Please stop abusing this poor word, "for the near future" contains enough weight

  • @dorothymillay631
    @dorothymillay631 3 месяца назад

    We all have to start somewhere. This looks looks a good start for Everest.

  • @walpolenut5351
    @walpolenut5351 4 месяца назад +6

    Tourists in line to climb are just damned fools

  • @rahulramaiya5634
    @rahulramaiya5634 2 месяца назад

    WHAT A NICE EXPLANATION OF THE GRIM REALITIES OF MT EVEREST EXPEDITION.INFACT THE COMMENTATOR DID HIS HOME WORK VERY WELL & LEFT THE VIEWER TO PONDER OVER THE REAL HARD FACTS FACING THE CLIMBING INITIATIVE.

    • @ExtremeEdgeStories
      @ExtremeEdgeStories  2 месяца назад

      Thank you! I’m glad you found the explanation insightful and well-researched.

    • @strattus99
      @strattus99 2 месяца назад

      You’re replying to a bot

  • @Bluebell8967-f3n
    @Bluebell8967-f3n 4 месяца назад +3

    Has been destroyed by money greed and stupidity. They need to have a rule in place what you take up bring back. NO RUBBISH

  • @sulfo4229
    @sulfo4229 3 месяца назад +2

    Great video! Thanks.

  • @mikeellis4345
    @mikeellis4345 4 месяца назад +3

    Every year we are told that Everest has changed forever… yet it’s the same old issues just more of them happening. Too many people waste avalanches death falls stupid expeditions, unqualified climbers, disrespecting sherpas government greed and corruption etc etc ..