After losing his own father and speaking about how traumatizing it was, this guy does one of the most risky things possible on the planet and continues to make more risky decisions on the way because “he wanted to be the only one on the summit.” I almost never leave a negative comment, but is he delusional? How could he risk leaving his kids without a father for glory or whatever he is getting out of this?
Fragile narcissist ego with resources. School on Saturday, no class. Total presumption. Hope I am wrong, but protecting Sherpa and locals is paramount ✌️
The Sherpas should have told him no….i guessing this is why he decided to not use a guide! They would have 100% told him they were turning around on that first push after the falls.
Anyone gonna mention how great his cameraman Ed was???? Also the Sherpas for never leaving his side. I loved this documentary and all the emotional realizations it brought to my personal life! Thank you!
Ya, I guess he really misjudged that amazing Sherpa. It is clear that they are not valued the way they should be, and in the meantime the Sherpas are risking their lives for idiots who have no experience and should not be allowed on the moutain in the first place. Ed the camera man was the bomb. I think Ant got a bit humbled by Mount Everest.
I almost stopped watching this documentary from the minute. He arrived in Nepal. Totally arrogant, judging his Sherpa, immediately by what he looked like and his size. He is not a likable guy.
They think because they've killed some irakis and afghans they are mountain proofed. Talking about bullets flying over his head... I bet he meant at training at Fort Brag or similar.
He needs to push himself more and more to break away from his family, that he chose to have, I might say, and go on these life risking trips? The real survivor of this story is his wife, back at home raising 3 kids alone, while he's self absorbed.
absolutely 100%, ego driven self obsessed drivel to want to do these things.not going to bother to watch it all but i see these feelings of hopelessness in the first few scenes are just a lack of oxygen to the brain nothing, nothing less,over indulgence to the core,attempting to climb everest is not a challenge to humanity,it is downright stupid n demonstrates low self esteem imo and brings out the true con artist bc if you manage to get it done im sure it give one an inflated opinion of oneself,i mean seriously one must be lacking in total self belief to want to climb that monstrosity
yes!! A person's life is not all their own once they bring kids into the world. Unfortunately all I saw was a man who was incredibly selfish to leave his VERY young children & fam he valued so much. He could have died in that bottle-neck going back down. The real Beauty in his life wasnt that awesome view he saw all around him for a few moments but his supportive & loving fam he had back home. It was an expensive thrill. What a priority....He reached the top but I dont value him as any greater, stronger or anything other than being a fool.
Great documentary! I’m addicted to Everest stories. The human psych is so complicated. All of his baggage culminated in this. Hopefully he can realize he has everything he’s looking for right at home.
Absolutely agree….well said! I’ve been so fascinated with Everest and have watched countless videos but this one really hit me hard! Both the hardship of climbing it and the emotional epiphany he had.
The only truth you’ll get from Everest is from the Sherpa people. Everyone else there is on an ego trip trying to do something thousands of others have already done.
Sherpa never left your side and took care of you through thick and thin? That seemed to make you feel good. Imagine treating your family like the Sherpa treated you. Stay home and be more responsible to your loved ones.
He saw that dying Sherpa too and didn’t do anything to help, but if the roles were reversed that Sherpa would have given him oxygen and tried to help him up
This hubris of this guy. He is so self-unaware. He starts his climb by lecturing another climber that “you don’t belong on Everest”. He drones on about his father dying when he was young, but leaves his children for this vanity project. Talks about his abilities, but uses supplemental Os and is fed by his Sherpa above Camp IV. He had to make a phone call from the summit because… well, we all know that guy. Manages to insult the Mountain God. Then he takes a helicopter out of base camp rather than walking out! It would have been perfect if, as Ant was limping down from Camp IV, some climber told him “you don’t belong on this mountain”. What I do give Ant credit for is documenting (and releasing) this series of failures.
I loved it how at the bottom of climb Ant was taking the piss out of his Sherpa but at top that Sherpa is spoon feeding him to keep him alive... Beautiful transition from one world to another...yeah it's all about you Ant... "I'm the highest person in the world" not "wow how beautiful is this"... Without those Sherpas you were toast... Well you wanted to be last and it nearly got you killed...
@@w1lf1ewoo Maybe he wasn’t ’taking the piss’ out of em but he did pretty much say “I’m not one to judge a book by its cover but this guy looks like he has no business on the worlds tallest mountain.” I think he was trying to draw attention to the fact the unassuming stature of sherpas when in reality they are the best mountaineers on the tallest mountains in the world. He didn’t put it very elegantly, but after trying to read his book I’m not surprised by that.
@@ynot7262people have taken the piss out of you for your entire life and what have you achieved ? You would struggle to get up a hill , let alone a mountain like Everest !
The moment that will stay with him forever is when he stood alone on the top, not when he saw a sherpa, who was only there to help climbers like him, died. Sad.
When he disreguards the Sherpa's advice... If thet does not convince you. "A bit of snow never stopped me". A bit of snow in England maybe. What a JERK! Look....This guy lost his dad...and he still doesn't get it?! I am GOBSMACKED!!! Here's to all the men who vowed to STAY ALIVE for their families..and didn't take un necessary risks...... for the love & sake of THEIR FAMILY!!!
I don't care what deep reason this guy has to do what he does. It's not fair to give his family this pain. You wanna live this life, don't bring others down with you. Stay single and childless.
I encourage anyone reading this to watch the documentary on Netflix on the female Sherpa who climbed Mt Everest ten times...very motivational documentary...a MUST SEE..
@@zenawarrior7442 Expert guide: I think it's too dangerous so we're heading back. This guy: Let's just push on. Don't think about it. Insufferable is the word.
@@VampireHermes Go with the 🐑 What's your point. I find the commentors here 200x more insufferable actually...blah blah blah. You all know zero about him or climbers. They all want to push on after spending that $. I've seen much worse.
I have watched just about every video on Mt Everest, and this is the first time I stopped watching a video. What a narcissistic personality. Whatever happened to “you don’t judge a book by its cover”. Those are his words not mine. You have all the inklings of a bully. I’m glad I stopped watching.
They have 3 small kids and he felt comfortable spending all that money to potentially leave his wife a widow and his kids fatherless. For what??? A feeling? My husband tries this nonsense with me it’s getting real ugly.
Comments like this one, while I understand a woman’s nesting instinct and desire for security and safety, makes me seriously question whether I should ever get married. To have someone “stop” you from achieving your goals, is not very conducive to a healthy relationship. I would feel like somebody is nagging me.
When you have kids, a person’s priorities needs to change. Their needs become more important. A kid needs their dad alive, not a dad proud of some 2 month trek up a body infested mountain. He wasnt called off to war, to be a man and protect the nation. My hearts desire is hike the Appalachian trail but I have firmly moved that goal to after my kids are way older.
Absolute respect for the sherpas and Ed, the camera man. Beautiful footage! Without them, there’s no video. Did a lot of pan and scan to find the views but very well done.
Ant is so incredibly arrogant and off-putting. Just completely self-absorbed. I can’t believe he starts gatekeeping the mountain the minute he arrives... What a freaking derp. He needs to be humbled big time.
He was, though it may be beyond his ability to even understand. He had to be heli'd back down off the mountain rather than finish the walk back like most others do. Meaning, by his own logic, he didn't belong there either.
This is his first time at Mt Everest, and on the first climb he is already saying” if you can’t get up this, you can’t get up Everest “. I just started watching this video, so I don’t know whether he summits or not. Be humble and encourage your fellow climbers, they may be the one to save you. Don’t act like you’re Mr almighty.
I agree - be nice to your fellow climbers, *but* there's so many people on Everest who have no business being there, I'd not encourage folks to be even more foolish.
@charlesthompson9889 idk, I honestly think I'm gonna cut this guy a break on that, of anyone I think he kinda deserves it!.. dudes like 7 layers of badass, a good family man, & a friggin peot to top it off!.. but I totally understand where ur coming from!..
@@santiagotorres7777ohh, you want some french cries with your wamburger? Do nepalese people monetizing their gifts upset you for some reason? You must prefer destitute and hungry nepalese people for some odd reason?
With the video beginning with a dad bidding his toddlers goodbye, to leave for a very possibly fatal whim, I was already disgusted, and just became more so.
The miners risking their lives every day to extract the precious metals needed to build your smartphone, is it ok or also disgusting? Man every time you enter your car your're risking your life. So a good father should not drive and should find a "Work from home" job? If humans had no drive for adventure and risk, we would still be living in caves.
I don't like this man at all. He's arrogant, selfish, narcissistic and reckless with everyone else's lives because they were concerned about the weather, rightly so, and they weren't going at the pace he wanted. He wanted the mountain all too himself and was throwing a fit that other people were there for the same reason he was. Yes it has become crowded which is a whole other problem in itself, but they don't take reservations for one to the top of the world. Finally, he was constantly touching his sherpa and invading his personal space. It was creepy and annoying.
I thought he was great and not arrogant at all. Inexperienced idiots who have no physical or mental ability to be there & hold others up or freeze up have ZERO business being there. Every min is precious, their selfishness causes others to lose their life. He was prepared and very humble, showed great vulnerability.
I think he really wants to feel special, but he won't find it by seeking for specialness outside. I wish him to be at peace with who he is. When this happens, all the actions to prove one's specialness to others are no more.
Falling to your death- freezing to your death- leaving comrades and trash behind- for what? Family and children are our legacy as humans. Not climbing mountains while leaving dead humans, spent O2 tanks, trash and probably human waste on the mountain.
The miners risking their lives every day to extract the precious metals needed to build your smartphone, is it ok? Man every time you enter your car your're risking your life. So a good father should not drive and should find a "Work from home" job? If humans had no drive for adventure and risk, we would still be living in caves.
I was thinking the same thing! I looked down at the comments and there was your post at the top. It's a normal perspective to have.. Narcissists like him lack the ability to understand this.
Uneducated opinion. You feel good about that one boss. His achievement is a result of hard-work and dedication. Crazy to hate on someone after such an incredible achievement. "playing in the snow" is a such a childish statement. He obviously knew the sacrifices he was making, it doesn't matter what you think.
Just shut up already. It’s so easy to judge people from your couch because you don’t have the financial or physical means to live your dreams. Stop being such a hater.
@@sarahwales6276 Risking your life like this for a selfish reason with small children at home? He literally talked about how traumatic it was to lose his own parents then put his own children at risk of losing a parent?
You shouldn't give up on your own dreams and goals because of your kids. Absolutely not! You are your own person before you're a father. You should make your dreams come true with or without kids. And I am a woman!
People can summit, but getting back down is another thing. Getting down is when most people die. After climbing for hours, you still need to climb even more hours to get down, and some people get exhausted and cannot get down.
This seems like the story of a sad man who riisked his life, in a completely optional way, to feel significant. Also he was willing to abandon his children to do it. All ego
I’d say an authentic dude who chased his dreams. It’s easy to judge from the sidelines. Nothing about him is sad. No dream is perfect. I salute his bravery and ambition
I don’t think people who like hardcore challenges think the same beige way you or I do. He was in the armed forces, likes isolation and climbed Everest. Not all of us are content to be boring. His wife married him knowing the deal and had three kids with him. We all die and leave loved ones behind,.. but this guy lived so any negative comments are really pointless. If you don’t have the adventure spirit and can’t handle the thought of death, then don’t do it.
Totally! He lived so what’s with all the comments that he is a bad father? 😂 it would be awesome to have a dad who has a sense of adventure. And he can cope on his own too.. not many people like being alone or isolated.
I could not carry on watching this documentary. this man has cptsd.. ignorance and selfishness may leave his own children with the same trauma.. I cannot watch please seek help dealing with your trauma
Well... In that kind of situation... if you don't appear to have this "ptsd" that means you have lost your situational awareness that means greater chance of death if you are unlucky. If it's at your local park path someone behave like this, that is PTSD for sure. But somewhere there's dead body around, what would you expect??? This kind of "ptsd" may save your life.
that guide had a reason to turn back. who knows. maybe he felt his clients would not be able to withstand the weather and good on him that he made that decision.
I just think how ironic it is that once he had reached the summit, that still wasn’t enough. He then decided he wanted to be alone at the summit. It’s never enough with people like this.
I met a Polish climber during International film festival and he was the fifth climber to do all of the highest mountains of the world . The men was 5’7 maybe 140 pounds nobody could tell he was one of the great climbers until you looked into his eyes of steel. Looks can be very deceiving.
This guy really wanted to feel special……”we were one of the first people up that morning” Oh big deal mate. You got scared like everyone else. You ARE like everyone else.
Heartbreaking...😢 strength is being there for your family. Live your dreams, climb be free. When you have a family you live for them. You talk about family like you speak of Everest. Im a few mins in and in too upset to watch more. Peace be with you
Best documentary I’ve ever seen is on Netflix, called Mountain Queen. Lhakpa Sherpa made the Everest summit 10 times and added K2 with that. She even made the summit once with her period. And another summit unknowingly that she was pregnant.
"don't think about it too much mate...just crack on".....That's NOT understanding EVEREST. what the sherpa says is the only valid opinion here. But if weather is only bad low down..then push through to clear weather makes some sense I guess.
Quite a huge ego and it could well have led to his death. I’ll never understand how he can say his wife and children are so important yet takes such a risk. It’s 100 percent illogical. But again, I feel it goes back to having a huge ego. Nice to see they all returned to their families.
Who knows what motivates people to take risks like that, but did you ever see Flying Wallendas? The whole family takes incredible risks like tightroap walking over Niagara Falls without any saftey nets. What I've read, Mount Everest is a dump of trash and dead bodies. What a lovely site to see. Beauty is hiking to the top of an Adirondack Mt. at the hight of fall when the trees just turned to their full autum colors.
@klouise You compare generation of great acrobats with a wanna be climbers ?? Ha ha ha Most people trying to reach Everest top via standard route are tourists not climbers
IMO this guy is able to dismiss his family pretty easily. It’s easy to tell people you love them but if you truly love them it should be easy to show it by staying with them
The miners risking their lives every day to extract the precious metals needed to build your smartphone, is it ok? Man every time you enter your car your're risking your life. So a good father should not drive and should find a "Work from home" job? If humans had no drive for adventure and risk, we would still be living in caves.
You climbed with Madison Mountaineering…..you were in great hands the whole time. It’s disgusting these first time climbers paying big bucks to get dragged up the hill, causing unnecessary bottlenecks. Nepal government should start vetting climbers. If it’s a money issue, just charge more for licenses….people can get sponsors to help pay if there are less people allowed to climb. I watched Ryan’s video and thought maybe I could summit if I work towards…..after watching your video, they is no way I would try! I was a Marine and hiked with packs a lot, and did strenuous things for many years…..nothing like this. This video had some serious 1996 vibes. No sun glasses? Not very smart dude!
What is the horrible truth part? Watching someone die, or nearly making orphans of your children? Several years ago, I wanted to climb in the Himalaya. A friend who had climbed there talked me out of going. He said the level of risk simply isn't worth it, and I decided he was right. Life is a gift from God, and I don't have the right to be irresponsible with that gift. I still climb, but well within my limit.
The miners risking their lives every day to extract the precious metals needed to build your smartphone, is it ok? Man every time you enter your car your're risking your life. So a good father should not drive and should find a "Work from home" job? If humans had no drive for adventure and risk, we would still be living in caves.
He wasn't the highest person in the world. Planes fly at higher altitudes, which means that hundreds , maybe thousands of people were higher than he was at the same time.
I'm sure everyone is aware of that. When people say "Ussain Bolt is the fastest man alive", we know they're talking about running, not people in cars or on horses.
This was the first time I’ve found myself rooting for the mountain! I’m amazed he could climb at all, what with carrying an ego as weighty as his appears to be.
I really don’t understand humans that dare to show nature they can be superior⁉️ with all do respect WHO CAN POSSIBLY THINK YOU CAN UNDERSTAND NATURE⁉️⁉️⁉️⁉️⁉️⁉️
I understand this man's depth & tragedy so well. I lost my parents around the same age and have gone through life alone. I strive in solitude and am very successful in what I do. It's a club that not many could be a part of. We find beauty where others find despair.
You cannot use past tragedies as a justification to act in a certain way as an adult or to risk everything to climb Everest and potentially perish in the process. As someone like Ant Middleton already has a family, he ought to be aware of and cognizant of his priorities, refrain from looking for comfort elsewhere, and assert that it's all about freedom.
Mountain climbing is for experts, not for people going there for the sake of reaching the summit without the preparation, training and skills. Because most people manage to survive, others think they can do it. Unfortunately they don't. Greedy guides don't care whether their clients know what they are doing or not.
The miners risking their lives every day to extract the precious metals needed to build your smartphone, is it ok? Man every time you enter your car your're risking your life. So a good father should not drive and should find a "Work from home" job? If humans had no drive for adventure and risk, we would still be living in caves.
I feel kind of sorry for him. He's got a family but misses the connenction others experience in it. In constant battle with himself cause his history tought him to be. And what a view when he finally reached the summit:
@evamala he just blew a huge amount of money to climb Everest I doubt he thinks therapy is important for him otherwise he would have done it long time ago
Doctumentary is well done, but my man, you are moaning the abscence of your parents and how much your family means to you and yet you spend a shitload of money to put yourself into life danger.
Yes and instead of healing about the lost of his parents he climbs the Everest to be the next one getting lost. But family is SO SO important!! And his wife needs to tell him on the phone that something is probably wrong on the top. 🙄
what an amazing vid. Can't believe any negative comments; Thousands have summitted Mr. Everest; moms with young kids . . .a friend lost their life in a car accident driving to work . . . great vid and congrats on summitting.
What a brave heart you have got,climbing Everest is not a joke congratulations for keeping a great record and thanks for sharing your story from top of the world
Everyone ragging on Ant about leaving his family to do this risk need to know when opinions don’t matter. He didn’t set out to die. And he felt that he was more than capable of this climb. This dude is a beast. And this video shows how a seasoned, in shape person, is just as mortal when this mountain is concerned. This video is important to show that if you aren’t a season mountaineer, you don’t belong here. Even if you have money. Money doesn’t make up for stupidity. Those Sherpas are hard as coffin nails and deserve way more pay than they get.
Well done documentary and great story. Best I have seen and will share with my friends who have no idea why I have been enthralled with this mountain since I read Into Thin Air years ago. How special it was to see the relationship with these amazing sherpas.
All depends on the day and your body. All the training in the world won’t make a difference on a brain issue at altitude or weather or just how your body reacts at altitude. Different for everyone regardless of the shape you’re in. A different world
Ant Middleton may be one of the guys who attempted to reach the summit of Everest and succeeded in making a safe return home. I hope it's enough to teach him the most difficult lesson possible about life and death. As a married father of young children, he ought to consider his priorities and concentrate on leading a secure, healthy, and fulfilling life rather than taking needless chances like scaling Mount Everest or perhaps the K2.
He says that they make good money during the season, but these rich people pay them close to nothing for what they do! They can afford to fly there, pay exorbitant amounts of money to climb around on Everest, but they pay these Sherpas pennies, who without them, they wouldn’t be doing anything!! Shameful, greedy people!
A Sherpa earn in one ascent what a school teacher earns in two years in Katmandou. They are considered like stars and are way above middle class. They can send their daughters to university instead of them being potato farmers.
I'm sure he's ex-SAS Mountain Troop. Have no doubt that if it's the case I'm confident he'll make it. Met a group of them in France and they're positively the kindest of guys I could ever have met. And God they can climb mountains...and fast !!! Just started to watch and hope he makes it. Love the way he takes things as they come with humor.
Absolutely shocking to see the level of inexperience that is brought into that mountain. 14.50 into the video and they can’t even navigate a tiny ice cliff … no wonder it’s become such a disaster on the mountain 😢
You will have a unique story,if you undertake this journey.It's dangerous and compelling,and you could die.I'll stay in the Delaware Valley,and watch Everest videos.💙💛💙 Phenomenal camera work.
I understand both the critics and the decision to climb the mountain. Some feel a deep inner drive that pushes them to conquer, yet in doing so, they risk destroying something essential within themselves. You might call it recklessness, but it's also the urge to follow an inner voice. Of course, we all must weigh when the right moment is for each decision. Everyone makes their choices differently and cannot fully judge others. We can do everything right and still hit a wall, or take great risks and grow from them. Greetings from Germany
I could never ever do this, could not say to my wife or my child I am going somewhere the dangers are so high, it says it all when he said he was so desperate to get down, respect to him but the mountain sure put him in his place.
The humble Sherpa is the one I give most respect to. Without them, setting up ropes and ladders, almost impossible for anyone to summit.
its only impossible for the weekend warriors. actual mountaineers can summit without a tour guide
“Five-foot-nothing.”
Only the best solo climbers are able to accomplish that with even no air tanks.
@@will.green. sherpa arent 'tour guides'. give them a little respect bro
They don't even want to do it either, It's against their religion to "conquer" mountains. They have to do it for family support
After losing his own father and speaking about how traumatizing it was, this guy does one of the most risky things possible on the planet and continues to make more risky decisions on the way because “he wanted to be the only one on the summit.” I almost never leave a negative comment, but is he delusional? How could he risk leaving his kids without a father for glory or whatever he is getting out of this?
Fragile narcissist ego with resources. School on Saturday, no class. Total presumption. Hope I am wrong, but protecting Sherpa and locals is paramount ✌️
Yeah the first scene with the kids I have the same opinion. Insane.
Just stop dude. Keep sitting on the couch.
The Sherpas should have told him no….i guessing this is why he decided to not use a guide! They would have 100% told him they were turning around on that first push after the falls.
He's making a doco about himself sums it up
Anyone gonna mention how great his cameraman Ed was????
Also the Sherpas for never leaving his side.
I loved this documentary and all the emotional realizations it brought to my personal life!
Thank you!
Ya, I guess he really misjudged that amazing Sherpa. It is clear that they are not valued the way they should be, and in the meantime the Sherpas are risking their lives for idiots who have no experience and should not be allowed on the moutain in the first place. Ed the camera man was the bomb. I think Ant got a bit humbled by Mount Everest.
@@winterskymoonranch agreed!!
Some of these climbers just make horrible decisions. This guy is very lucky to be alive and his arrogance almost killed others.
Agree 100%..
I almost stopped watching this documentary from the minute. He arrived in Nepal. Totally arrogant, judging his Sherpa, immediately by what he looked like and his size. He is not a likable guy.
He could have told that sherpa i will die with you im not leaving you here alone. I think he used another mans story
@@WE-ci8cqHe’s a selfish little prat.
They think because they've killed some irakis and afghans they are mountain proofed.
Talking about bullets flying over his head... I bet he meant at training at Fort Brag or similar.
He needs to push himself more and more to break away from his family, that he chose to have, I might say, and go on these life risking trips? The real survivor of this story is his wife, back at home raising 3 kids alone, while he's self absorbed.
absolutely 100%, ego driven self obsessed drivel to want to do these things.not going to bother to watch it all but i see these feelings of hopelessness in the first few scenes are just a lack of oxygen to the brain nothing, nothing less,over indulgence to the core,attempting to climb everest is not a challenge to humanity,it is downright stupid n demonstrates low self esteem imo and brings out the true con artist bc if you manage to get it done im sure it give one an inflated opinion of oneself,i mean seriously one must be lacking in total self belief to want to climb that monstrosity
yes!!
A person's life is not all their own once they bring kids into the world. Unfortunately all I saw was a man who was incredibly selfish to leave his VERY young children & fam he valued so much. He could have died in that bottle-neck going back down. The real Beauty in his life wasnt that awesome view he saw all around him for a few moments but his supportive & loving fam he had back home. It was an expensive thrill. What a priority....He reached the top but I dont value him as any greater, stronger or anything other than being a fool.
Great documentary! I’m addicted to Everest stories. The human psych is so complicated. All of his baggage culminated in this. Hopefully he can realize he has everything he’s looking for right at home.
Well said!
true words
Absolutely agree….well said! I’ve been so fascinated with Everest and have watched countless videos but this one really hit me hard! Both the hardship of climbing it and the emotional epiphany he had.
Excactly my words........
@@Fid869 - I’m addicted to these mountain climbing stories too but wonder the whole time why they do it. I can’t see the fun. But I still watch!!
Big respect to the camera man and Sherpas 🙏
The only truth you’ll get from Everest is from the Sherpa people. Everyone else there is on an ego trip trying to do something thousands of others have already done.
They’re not all angels either. Extorting money from clients, withholding oxygen, not tying the ropes & ladders down.
Decent wage wouldn't hurt their attitude I don't think
@@ariw9405 Easy God Out ( EGO)
@@samanthab1923 i hate it when the slaves rebel
amen brother !
Sherpa never left your side and took care of you through thick and thin? That seemed to make you feel good. Imagine treating your family like the Sherpa treated you. Stay home and be more responsible to your loved ones.
Great comparison. Imagine if your wife and kids could say… “every time I turned to look, there he was!”
He saw that dying Sherpa too and didn’t do anything to help, but if the roles were reversed that Sherpa would have given him oxygen and tried to help him up
@@SunsetFirefly this! Sherpa your family!
This hubris of this guy. He is so self-unaware. He starts his climb by lecturing another climber that “you don’t belong on Everest”. He drones on about his father dying when he was young, but leaves his children for this vanity project. Talks about his abilities, but uses supplemental Os and is fed by his Sherpa above Camp IV. He had to make a phone call from the summit because… well, we all know that guy. Manages to insult the Mountain God. Then he takes a helicopter out of base camp rather than walking out! It would have been perfect if, as Ant was limping down from Camp IV, some climber told him “you don’t belong on this mountain”. What I do give Ant credit for is documenting (and releasing) this series of failures.
I agree. He gets no respect from me.
Bro wrote facts 💯
Well said.
The doco should be about Ed. He smashed it. Carrying a camera too!
I loved it how at the bottom of climb Ant was taking the piss out of his Sherpa but at top that Sherpa is spoon feeding him to keep him alive... Beautiful transition from one world to another...yeah it's all about you Ant... "I'm the highest person in the world" not "wow how beautiful is this"... Without those Sherpas you were toast... Well you wanted to be last and it nearly got you killed...
I think he was well aware of the sherpas and their help and strength - i don’t remember him ‘taking the piss’ out of the sherpas … thats your BS
@@w1lf1ewoo Maybe he wasn’t ’taking the piss’ out of em but he did pretty much say “I’m not one to judge a book by its cover but this guy looks like he has no business on the worlds tallest mountain.” I think he was trying to draw attention to the fact the unassuming stature of sherpas when in reality they are the best mountaineers on the tallest mountains in the world. He didn’t put it very elegantly, but after trying to read his book I’m not surprised by that.
@@w1lf1ewoohe was criticizing everyone and everything the minute he arrived. It was very offputting.
@@w1lf1ewoo it's just an opinion little man... I see you found the CAPS button... Well done 👏
@@ynot7262people have taken the piss out of you for your entire life and what have you achieved ? You would struggle to get up a hill , let alone a mountain like Everest !
The moment that will stay with him forever is when he stood alone on the top, not when he saw a sherpa, who was only there to help climbers like him, died. Sad.
Mount Everest became tourist destination.... not for real climbers..
Ego & Arrogance higher than Everest itself 🤦🏻♂️
Takes one to know one?
@@DogmaticAtheist Possibly
When he disreguards the Sherpa's advice...
If thet does not convince you.
"A bit of snow never stopped me".
A bit of snow in England maybe.
What a JERK!
Look....This guy lost his dad...and he still doesn't get it?!
I am GOBSMACKED!!!
Here's to all the men who vowed to STAY ALIVE for their families..and didn't take un necessary risks......
for the love & sake of THEIR FAMILY!!!
@@DogmaticAtheist sure enough
I don't care what deep reason this guy has to do what he does. It's not fair to give his family this pain. You wanna live this life, don't bring others down with you. Stay single and childless.
I encourage anyone reading this to watch the documentary on Netflix on the female Sherpa who climbed Mt Everest ten times...very motivational documentary...a MUST SEE..
I second that!
@@askdeefaircommonsense1014 she also climb while on her period that is another level of difficulty
Watching videos about those who die trying to scale those Everest and K2? Go ahead...
@@Vourn-75 ABOSULUTEY....no one forces them to summit Everest just like no one forces people to take fentanyl....CHOICES
Which movie.¿
I think the highest point on earth is actually Ant's head...this dude is so full of himself.
😂
😁😂
😂😂
I believe that the highest point is the top of Chimborazo in Ecuador
@@natachatumadre9684 That’s correct.
´´He's a funny looking fella``... talking about the guy saving his life.
From the start, his condescending attitude toward the sherpas was obvious.
I cringed 😑
Yes and who made getting him to the summit and back look like a cake walk.
Credit to the Sherpa and cameraman for putting up with this insufferable egotistical man.
I didn't feel that way about him. Most climbers probably would have similar thoughts etc.
@@zenawarrior7442 Expert guide: I think it's too dangerous so we're heading back.
This guy: Let's just push on. Don't think about it.
Insufferable is the word.
@@VampireHermes Go with the 🐑 What's your point. I find the commentors here 200x more insufferable actually...blah blah blah. You all know zero about him or climbers. They all want to push on after spending that $. I've seen much worse.
I have watched just about every video on Mt Everest, and this is the first time I stopped watching a video. What a narcissistic personality. Whatever happened to “you don’t judge a book by its cover”. Those are his words not mine. You have all the inklings of a bully. I’m glad I stopped watching.
They have 3 small kids and he felt comfortable spending all that money to potentially leave his wife a widow and his kids fatherless. For what??? A feeling? My husband tries this nonsense with me it’s getting real ugly.
Wife was probably stoked…..guys kind of a douche.
Comments like this one, while I understand a woman’s nesting instinct and desire for security and safety, makes me seriously question whether I should ever get married. To have someone “stop” you from achieving your goals, is not very conducive to a healthy relationship. I would feel like somebody is nagging me.
@@andreistoian2096 marriage is never worth it tbh, especially these days
When you have kids, a person’s priorities needs to change. Their needs become more important. A kid needs their dad alive, not a dad proud of some 2 month trek up a body infested mountain. He wasnt called off to war, to be a man and protect the nation. My hearts desire is hike the Appalachian trail but I have firmly moved that goal to after my kids are way older.
If your goal is to place yourself in a life threatening situation just to brag about it later, then yes, stay away from marriage and kids.
Absolute respect for the sherpas and Ed, the camera man. Beautiful footage! Without them, there’s no video. Did a lot of pan and scan to find the views but very well done.
Ant is so incredibly arrogant and off-putting. Just completely self-absorbed. I can’t believe he starts gatekeeping the mountain the minute he arrives... What a freaking derp. He needs to be humbled big time.
He was, though it may be beyond his ability to even understand. He had to be heli'd back down off the mountain rather than finish the walk back like most others do. Meaning, by his own logic, he didn't belong there either.
Unbelievable story. That extra minute on the Summit almost cost your life. Thanks for the video.
This is his first time at Mt Everest, and on the first climb he is already saying” if you can’t get up this, you can’t get up Everest “. I just started watching this video, so I don’t know whether he summits or not. Be humble and encourage your fellow climbers, they may be the one to save you. Don’t act like you’re Mr almighty.
I agree - be nice to your fellow climbers, *but* there's so many people on Everest who have no business being there, I'd not encourage folks to be even more foolish.
Exactly my words........
disagree, you dont enable on such adventures.
Then proceeds with absolute trash decision making every step of the way.
Well, i do agree that he has NO right telling climbers that they shouldn't be at the mountain. People climb at different speeds .
Here’s a guy who thought he was more of a badass than he actually is.
But didn't you see the beard, biceps, tats, and skinny jeans? How can you not be badass with that combo?
@@paultoor123 kinda is tho mate, ex SAS, ex para, ex royal marine
Big balls, hard as nails, made a decision. 1 in 17 chance of dying? Nahhh thanks
“I’m the highest person in the world!!!”
…I beg to differ 💨💨💨☁️
😂
I'm so happy my ego doesn't require me to do stupid things like this to feel 'elated'.
This guy sure does like himself. I feel bad for his wife and kids having to put up with his selfish endeavors
@charlesthompson9889 idk, I honestly think I'm gonna cut this guy a break on that, of anyone I think he kinda deserves it!.. dudes like 7 layers of badass, a good family man, & a friggin peot to top it off!.. but I totally understand where ur coming from!..
The biggest challenge a man could ever face is being a good father.
@@Happy_Bnzo_Puppy seems like this guy failed at that.
Being a good dad is easy
@@TheRustedShackleford That’s an Ignorant comment, you have no idea what you are talking about ..Think before speaking please.
This dude fail miserably... almost make them fatherless
@@redburton2661 do you have children?
to me , there's more beauty in observing the mountain than there is in conquering the mountain.
I totally agree. They have turned this mountain into a recreational park.
100% agree.
how can you conquer a mountain? 364 days a year it will kill you. the one remaining day it might kill you
I agree!! I would love to be able to go to base camp just to see the mountain!!
@@santiagotorres7777ohh, you want some french cries with your wamburger?
Do nepalese people monetizing their gifts upset you for some reason? You must prefer destitute and hungry nepalese people for some odd reason?
With the video beginning with a dad bidding his toddlers goodbye, to leave for a very possibly fatal whim, I was already disgusted, and just became more so.
The miners risking their lives every day to extract the precious metals needed to build your smartphone, is it ok or also disgusting?
Man every time you enter your car your're risking your life. So a good father should not drive and should find a "Work from home" job?
If humans had no drive for adventure and risk, we would still be living in caves.
I don't like this man at all. He's arrogant, selfish, narcissistic and reckless with everyone else's lives because they were concerned about the weather, rightly so, and they weren't going at the pace he wanted.
He wanted the mountain all too himself and was throwing a fit that other people were there for the same reason he was. Yes it has become crowded which is a whole other problem in itself, but they don't take reservations for one to the top of the world.
Finally, he was constantly touching his sherpa and invading his personal space. It was creepy and annoying.
I thought he was great and not arrogant at all. Inexperienced idiots who have no physical or mental ability to be there & hold others up or freeze up have ZERO business being there. Every min is precious, their selfishness causes others to lose their life. He was prepared and very humble, showed great vulnerability.
There is not one humble bone in this guy.
@@sunnysunshine6271 People who like to just argue aren't very humble either...
I think he really wants to feel special, but he won't find it by seeking for specialness outside. I wish him to be at peace with who he is. When this happens, all the actions to prove one's specialness to others are no more.
@@zenawarrior7442 Having a different opinion than you is considered an argument? Lol....okayyyy 🤭
Falling to your death- freezing to your death- leaving comrades and trash behind- for what? Family and children are our legacy as humans. Not climbing mountains while leaving dead humans, spent O2 tanks, trash and probably human waste on the mountain.
The miners risking their lives every day to extract the precious metals needed to build your smartphone, is it ok?
Man every time you enter your car your're risking your life. So a good father should not drive and should find a "Work from home" job?
If humans had no drive for adventure and risk, we would still be living in caves.
A real man raises his children instead of playing in the snow for two months
Taking the risk of putting his own children in the same situation he's been as a child. That's not freedom IMO. Slave of his past 😢😮
It's almost like he could have used that money to feed to the homeless instead of his ego
I was thinking the same thing! I looked down at the comments and there was your post at the top. It's a normal perspective to have.. Narcissists like him lack the ability to understand this.
Uneducated opinion. You feel good about that one boss. His achievement is a result of hard-work and dedication. Crazy to hate on someone after such an incredible achievement. "playing in the snow" is a such a childish statement. He obviously knew the sacrifices he was making, it doesn't matter what you think.
Just shut up already. It’s so easy to judge people from your couch because you don’t have the financial or physical means to live your dreams. Stop being such a hater.
The biggest challenge in the world isn’t a mountain. It’s being a good parent.
You don't think someone can do both?
@@sarahwales6276 Risking your life like this for a selfish reason with small children at home? He literally talked about how traumatic it was to lose his own parents then put his own children at risk of losing a parent?
🤣
Well, at least trying to be one and value what you have, not everyone is able to have children.
@sarahwhzles
This guys ego is as big as Trumps . You can’t be a great parent thinking of only your ego needs.
Bigger challenge then handling Mount Everest. Just being a good dad and role model to your kids. Not giving up that priority to climb a mountain
How does climbing the mountain AND living negate his ability to parent? 😂 he is alive being a dad. What’s your problem?
The mountain of his ego/narcissism/selfishness remains un-summitted.
“My ego is more important than my children.”
Oh stop
You shouldn't give up on your own dreams and goals because of your kids. Absolutely not!
You are your own person before you're a father. You should make your dreams come true with or without kids.
And I am a woman!
People can summit, but getting back down is another thing. Getting down is when most people die. After climbing for hours, you still need to climb even more hours to get down, and some people get exhausted and cannot get down.
4:03 you are absolutely judging a book by it's cover, Dawa can get up Everest and he does it several times while carrying other peoples gear/crap...
What an ego!!
Just like all those before him that bring their own camera crew!
This seems like the story of a sad man who riisked his life, in a completely optional way, to feel significant. Also he was willing to abandon his children to do it. All ego
I felt so bad for his little girl crying at the beginning of the video. How can anyone leave their children crying like that, it’s so sad 😞 💔
Exactly.
I’d say an authentic dude who chased his dreams. It’s easy to judge from the sidelines. Nothing about him is sad. No dream is perfect. I salute his bravery and ambition
I don’t think people who like hardcore challenges think the same beige way you or I do. He was in the armed forces, likes isolation and climbed Everest. Not all of us are content to be boring. His wife married him knowing the deal and had three kids with him. We all die and leave loved ones behind,.. but this guy lived so any negative comments are really pointless. If you don’t have the adventure spirit and can’t handle the thought of death, then don’t do it.
Totally! He lived so what’s with all the comments that he is a bad father? 😂 it would be awesome to have a dad who has a sense of adventure. And he can cope on his own too.. not many people like being alone or isolated.
Not convinced Mr. Middleton’s got his priorities straight.
Don’t be worrying about his priorities - you should be looking out for your own ones and start building bridges with friends and family !
I could not carry on watching this documentary. this man has cptsd.. ignorance and selfishness may leave his own children with the same trauma.. I cannot watch please seek help dealing with your trauma
Well... In that kind of situation... if you don't appear to have this "ptsd" that means you have lost your situational awareness that means greater chance of death if you are unlucky. If it's at your local park path someone behave like this, that is PTSD for sure. But somewhere there's dead body around, what would you expect??? This kind of "ptsd" may save your life.
Camera man is pretty good on climbing too
Helicopter back to Kathmandu...didn't complete the journey.
He has done more than you ever could !
We are not in traffic, we are traffic.
that guide had a reason to turn back. who knows. maybe he felt his clients would not be able to withstand the weather and good on him that he made that decision.
I just think how ironic it is that once he had reached the summit, that still wasn’t enough. He then decided he wanted to be alone at the summit. It’s never enough with people like this.
Everest is covered with human garbage. This guy brought his as well.
"Do not argue what a good man is. Be one." Cicero.
Here here well said 👏
I think that was actually Marcus Aurelius who said that
I met a Polish climber during International film festival and he was the fifth climber to do all of the highest mountains of the world . The men was 5’7 maybe 140 pounds nobody could tell he was one of the great climbers until you looked into his eyes of steel. Looks can be very deceiving.
This guy really wanted to feel special……”we were one of the first people up that morning”
Oh big deal mate. You got scared like everyone else. You ARE like everyone else.
No one is like you - you’re special…special needs that is !
Heartbreaking...😢 strength is being there for your family. Live your dreams, climb be free. When you have a family you live for them. You talk about family like you speak of Everest. Im a few mins in and in too upset to watch more. Peace be with you
Best documentary I’ve ever seen is on Netflix, called Mountain Queen. Lhakpa Sherpa made the Everest summit 10 times and added K2 with that. She even made the summit once with her period. And another summit unknowingly that she was pregnant.
"don't think about it too much mate...just crack on".....That's NOT understanding EVEREST.
what the sherpa says is the only valid opinion here.
But if weather is only bad low down..then push through to clear weather makes some sense I guess.
Quite a huge ego and it could well have led to his death. I’ll never understand how he can say his wife and children are so important yet takes such a risk. It’s 100 percent illogical. But again, I feel it goes back to having a huge ego. Nice to see they all returned to their families.
Who knows what motivates people to take risks like that, but did you ever see Flying Wallendas? The whole family takes incredible risks like tightroap walking over Niagara Falls without any saftey nets. What I've read, Mount Everest is a dump of trash and dead bodies. What a lovely site to see. Beauty is hiking to the top of an Adirondack Mt. at the hight of fall when the trees just turned to their full autum colors.
Much agreed. I'm fortunate enough to live in it's foothills. I will always call the Adirondacks my home 🙏
No trees on Everest, but a lot of human garbage.
@klouise
You compare generation of great acrobats with a wanna be climbers ?? Ha ha ha
Most people trying to reach Everest top via standard route are tourists not climbers
IMO this guy is able to dismiss his family pretty easily. It’s easy to tell people you love them but if you truly love them it should be easy to show it by staying with them
The miners risking their lives every day to extract the precious metals needed to build your smartphone, is it ok?
Man every time you enter your car your're risking your life. So a good father should not drive and should find a "Work from home" job?
If humans had no drive for adventure and risk, we would still be living in caves.
You climbed with Madison Mountaineering…..you were in great hands the whole time. It’s disgusting these first time climbers paying big bucks to get dragged up the hill, causing unnecessary bottlenecks. Nepal government should start vetting climbers. If it’s a money issue, just charge more for licenses….people can get sponsors to help pay if there are less people allowed to climb.
I watched Ryan’s video and thought maybe I could summit if I work towards…..after watching your video, they is no way I would try! I was a Marine and hiked with packs a lot, and did strenuous things for many years…..nothing like this. This video had some serious 1996 vibes. No sun glasses? Not very smart dude!
What is the horrible truth part? Watching someone die, or nearly making orphans of your children? Several years ago, I wanted to climb in the Himalaya. A friend who had climbed there talked me out of going. He said the level of risk simply isn't worth it, and I decided he was right. Life is a gift from God, and I don't have the right to be irresponsible with that gift. I still climb, but well within my limit.
The miners risking their lives every day to extract the precious metals needed to build your smartphone, is it ok?
Man every time you enter your car your're risking your life. So a good father should not drive and should find a "Work from home" job?
If humans had no drive for adventure and risk, we would still be living in caves.
He wasn't the highest person in the world. Planes fly at higher altitudes, which means that hundreds , maybe thousands of people were higher than he was at the same time.
I'm sure everyone is aware of that. When people say "Ussain Bolt is the fastest man alive", we know they're talking about running, not people in cars or on horses.
@@sauce1232 Good point (really). I said that mostly by the vain way he spoke, and all the story related.
This was the first time I’ve found myself rooting for the mountain! I’m amazed he could climb at all, what with carrying an ego as weighty as his appears to be.
The camera man and the sherpa could have made it without Ant but Ant couldn't have made it without them.
I really don’t understand humans that dare to show nature they can be superior⁉️ with all do respect WHO CAN POSSIBLY THINK YOU CAN UNDERSTAND NATURE⁉️⁉️⁉️⁉️⁉️⁉️
Idiots.
I understand this man's depth & tragedy so well. I lost my parents around the same age and have gone through life alone. I strive in solitude and am very successful in what I do. It's a club that not many could be a part of. We find beauty where others find despair.
You cannot use past tragedies as a justification to act in a certain way as an adult or to risk everything to climb Everest and potentially perish in the process. As someone like Ant Middleton already has a family, he ought to be aware of and cognizant of his priorities, refrain from looking for comfort elsewhere, and assert that it's all about freedom.
''Mount Everest bent me over pulled my pants and gave me a good hide''😂
Mountain climbing is for experts, not for people going there for the sake of reaching the summit without the preparation, training and skills. Because most people manage to survive, others think they can do it. Unfortunately they don't. Greedy guides don't care whether their clients know what they are doing or not.
You shouldn't leave your family bro straight up 😮
The miners risking their lives every day to extract the precious metals needed to build your smartphone, is it ok?
Man every time you enter your car your're risking your life. So a good father should not drive and should find a "Work from home" job?
If humans had no drive for adventure and risk, we would still be living in caves.
What a jerk. I've lost all respect for him.
I’m sure he would be gutted to know that 😂
I feel kind of sorry for him. He's got a family but misses the connenction others experience in it. In constant battle with himself cause his history tought him to be. And what a view when he finally reached the summit:
This man needs therapy. Climbing Mt. Everest wont fix him.
@evamala he just blew a huge amount of money to climb Everest I doubt he thinks therapy is important for him otherwise he would have done it long time ago
Doctumentary is well done, but my man, you are moaning the abscence of your parents and how much your family means to you and yet you spend a shitload of money to put yourself into life danger.
yep
Yes and instead of healing about the lost of his parents he climbs the Everest to be the next one getting lost.
But family is SO SO important!!
And his wife needs to tell him on the phone that something is probably wrong on the top. 🙄
A story well told, both an inner and outer life journey.
Ant Middleton and his crew, so tough and so very pleasant, too! Thank you. Doug
Great documentary. Glad you all made it back. I loved how you cared for your sherpa, and he for you. And your camera man was amazing.
This is not mountaineering. Extreme Disneyland. Sherpas and cameramen are incredible, but a tough way to make a living. Vaya con Dios
I think that he spent too much much time on the summit. That’s why he wasn’t first in the cue to get down.
Great job Ed and Ant and Sherpas. I just cant imagine looking out at the top of the world. Just glorious!
what an amazing vid. Can't believe any negative comments; Thousands have summitted Mr. Everest; moms with young kids . . .a friend lost their life in a car accident driving to work . . . great vid and congrats on summitting.
The ego of this guy is ridiculous
Terrific telling of this story of a difficult feat!
What a brave heart you have got,climbing Everest is not a joke congratulations for keeping a great record and thanks for sharing your story from top of the world
Everyone ragging on Ant about leaving his family to do this risk need to know when opinions don’t matter. He didn’t set out to die. And he felt that he was more than capable of this climb. This dude is a beast. And this video shows how a seasoned, in shape person, is just as mortal when this mountain is concerned.
This video is important to show that if you aren’t a season mountaineer, you don’t belong here. Even if you have money. Money doesn’t make up for stupidity.
Those Sherpas are hard as coffin nails and deserve way more pay than they get.
Well done documentary and great story. Best I have seen and will share with my friends who have no idea why I have been enthralled with this mountain since I read Into Thin Air years ago. How special it was to see the relationship with these amazing sherpas.
That twenty year old made it look so easy
All depends on the day and your body. All the training in the world won’t make a difference on a brain issue at altitude or weather or just how your body reacts at altitude. Different for everyone regardless of the shape you’re in. A different world
Ant Middleton may be one of the guys who attempted to reach the summit of Everest and succeeded in making a safe return home. I hope it's enough to teach him the most difficult lesson possible about life and death. As a married father of young children, he ought to consider his priorities and concentrate on leading a secure, healthy, and fulfilling life rather than taking needless chances like scaling Mount Everest or perhaps the K2.
He says that they make good money during the season, but these rich people pay them close to nothing for what they do! They can afford to fly there, pay exorbitant amounts of money to climb around on Everest, but they pay these Sherpas pennies, who without them, they wouldn’t be doing anything!! Shameful, greedy people!
A Sherpa earn in one ascent what a school teacher earns in two years in Katmandou.
They are considered like stars and are way above middle class. They can send their daughters to university instead of them being potato farmers.
Scary!. Glad you guys made it down. Compelling story. God bless.🙏👍👊☮️
16:07 , being obnoxious... Not cool
I don't think he was being obnoxious, he was just stating the obvious. People like that cause death to others
I'm sure he's ex-SAS Mountain Troop.
Have no doubt that if it's the case I'm confident he'll make it.
Met a group of them in France and they're positively the kindest of guys I could ever have met. And God they can climb mountains...and fast !!!
Just started to watch and hope he makes it. Love the way he takes things as they come with humor.
Absolutely shocking to see the level of inexperience that is brought into that mountain. 14.50 into the video and they can’t even navigate a tiny ice cliff … no wonder it’s become such a disaster on the mountain 😢
You will have a unique story,if you undertake this journey.It's dangerous and compelling,and you could die.I'll stay in the Delaware Valley,and watch Everest videos.💙💛💙 Phenomenal camera work.
When he said “THAT…Is not nice.” I burst out laughing. He’s brutally honest and I love it.
Well done mate. your family still have you. My cousin was not so fortunate........
Your Sherpa was phenomenol. Bless him forever
I understand both the critics and the decision to climb the mountain. Some feel a deep inner drive that pushes them to conquer, yet in doing so, they risk destroying something essential within themselves. You might call it recklessness, but it's also the urge to follow an inner voice. Of course, we all must weigh when the right moment is for each decision. Everyone makes their choices differently and cannot fully judge others. We can do everything right and still hit a wall, or take great risks and grow from them.
Greetings from Germany
Way to go for not giving up and I hope you teach your kids fortitude!
I could never ever do this, could not say to my wife or my child I am going somewhere the dangers are so high, it says it all when he said he was so desperate to get down, respect to him but the mountain sure put him in his place.
You never drive your car?
It took me my whole life to be here, but,.......I'm the ONLY person to be sitting in this chair!!! WOOOOHOOOO!!!! I'll remember this moment forever!