Absolutely amazing! David Breashears a great mountaineer, writer and filmmaker. Above all he’s a good human being. Thank you for posting this wonderful documentary. Inspiring and heartbreaking. RIP Rob, Scott, Andy, Doug and all those who perished in the storm on Everest.
amazing that u know about it.. so many so called (i think in austria, where iam from) alpinist dont know a thing about the (sometimes tragic) history of "alpinclimb" and all the great human beeings who did all the great work we are today looking at.. wish u just the best. have a great day & keep up the good work. & may also your smile ;)
@@buzasmihaly8763 I hated how she went.. All alone cold Frozen to the ice on the ground.. If they would have brought her inside a tent and nursed her she might have lived... Bless her ❤️
When I watch documentaries about Mount Everest I always feel that the Sherpas doesn't get the credit they deserve. Watching how they carry most of the supplies for the climbers, securing the ladders and ropes before every season. I remember a scene from a documentary about a Mount Everest expedition I watched many years ago. I can't recall which documentary it was, but the scene was from one of the base camps late in the evening. Two Sherpas came into a tent with where some of the paying climbers where resting, and they asked the Sherpas where they had been. They answered that they had been up and secured some ladders and ropes. I can't say where this ladders and ropes was, but the look on the face of the other climbers was just disbelief. They simply couldn't fathom that they had climbed so far up and went down again, and the Sherpas acted as this was nothing special. They did this after carrying their own supply in addition to the paying climbers supply. The Sherpas are the true superhumans to me.
The Sherpa people are extraordinary and living proof of human adaptation to their native environment. Sherpas DNA is sequenced in such an intricate way that they literally have a higher blood volume and the metabolism to accommodate it, completely in order to function at their best and healthiest at higher Earth altitudes, acclimated to process a lower atmosphere than non-Sherpa people, they thrive in thin air that would leave most of us breathless. Sherpa are BORN to live among the Himalaya, it is their gift. They live largely in villages throughout what is known as the Sagarmatha Zone (the Nepali name of Everest "Head of the Sky" In Tibet She is Chomolungma "The Mother of the World" and deeply revered by both cultures). They are wonderful people, and it is my joy to know a Sherpa gentleman (and yes, his name is Tenzing-- a common family name) He has a relative who has summited Sagarmatha eight times, each time he climbs to honor the five buddhas as well as to safely guide climbers who persist and pursue a personal conquest. Climbing fees are a boon to families of Sherpa guides. They are indispensable, gracious, and loving people.
@@addictlee2008 After climbing Everest nearly every year since 1994, Sherpa Kami Rita has just summitted Everest for the 25th time and at the age of 51! He was one of the first people to summit this season, as he was fixing the ropes for all the groups. He's also climbed other major mountains, including K2. I'm hoping that he will now retire ...
even after watching this one day i want to tackle it, and if i die up there, at least id like to be frozen facing some nice view. Isnt that a better grave than being in box with piles of dirt on it
Neil really said it best when he talks about Anatoly, "what he did was superhuman." Anatoly went out into the storm, alone, and at 1:00am and saved four people's lives. Extraordinary.
I don't understand that a guide left the climbers hours ahead of them reaching camp. Anatoly saved them, but he never should have left them to begin with.
@@pjo2386 I'm Gen-X. In the words of Steve McQueen Racing is life, everything in-between, is just waiting. If you're not fulfilling your dreams then you're just waiting to die...
In watching this and reading a bit about the 1996 climbing season, it seems one of the truest climbers is Lou Kasischke. Having saved for years, worked to get into shape and got within a couple hundred feet of the summit, he looked at the summit, his condition, his remaining capabilities --- --- and turned back. With the goal of years so close he could almost taste it, he made a classic example of wise decision-making under extremely stressful conditions.
@@DanRustle And you sound like an idiot who could easily end up as a meatsicle on the side of a mountain. At least he gets a life beyond Everest. That's worth more than any summit.
In my opinion, climbing Everest, but not making it to the peak, still counts as climbing Everest. You climb 12 or 15 hours from Camp 4 to get to the peak but you are short an additional 500 or 1000 feet, or whatever distance , before you can safely come back is good enough. You have still climbed Everest. Your loved ones will be thrilled to see you back and you get to keep your fingers, toes, and nose- and your LIFE.
The one thing that continues to amaze me every time is the music in this documentary. When I watch the documentary and listen to the music in the background, it makes me feel like I am with them climbing up Everest. Bravo to the composer of the scores!
@@miri745 It seems, especially in the first half hour, to have been very heavily influenced by Ralph Vaughan William's "Lark Ascending" which you are going to love if you liked this!
The late Anatoli Boukreev said it best “Mountains are not Stadiums where I satisfy my ambition to achieve, they are the cathedrals where I practice my religion.” ...
@@Angel-tw3ko As a Christian I should say that nowhere in the Bible does it say that we should settle for mediocrity. You'd be a much better wintness as a high achiever rather than sitting at home or in your car worshipping. I admire men like Boukreev. It's so easy to sit in a cave so removed from the world that you miss the coming of Jesus...
@@Angel-tw3ko who said Anatoli was speaking of Christianity?!?!? Most likely he was speaking about religion as belief in something and mountains are the places where he feels it.
I love how Beck describes climbing at night, the blackness punctuated by a string of headlamps representing everyone completely silent each alone with themself in the darkness. Makes it seem more like a pilgrimage.
I attempted Mount Williamson a week back, but turned around because I wouldn't make the summit in time and I met experienced climbers who told me that you should summit no later than 1pm since afternoon thunderstorms are common. I think it was a big mistake that the climbers in this doc weren't keeping with their turn around time, and I think this doc teaches us climbers that we should always stick to our turn-around time. As an experienced climber once told me, "the mountain will always be here." I think it should be in our ethics that safety should always be our #1 priority.
Sadly, summiting, is such a driving force that it motivates these people to take unacceptable risks. Then, when they reach the point where they are oxygen-deprived, they aren't thinking clearly.
@@cremebrulee4759 They weren't thinking clearly when they woke up one morning, hugged their wife and kids and thought to themselves, "I think I'll go climb Mt. Everest."
To me, this documentary shows exactly why the commercialisation of dangerous high peaks like Everest is fundamentally wrong. Up there in the Death Zone, you can't be thinking about paying clients to whom you feel an obligation to provide a full 'summit experience'.
@@garymitchell5899 I think you're just too thick to understand it, and his comment was basically saying when you've been paid to get people to the summit, then you're more likely to take risks.
The real footage, the re-creations, the music, the tone of the survivors, the cinematography... everything about this documentary is just superbly done. Absolutely top notch stuff. 10/10. Everything done with respect for all involved. Those who survived, and those who didn't.
For me, there are a few stand out moments but the moment where Rob Hall's friend and team member, Helen Wilton, explaining facilitating the last phone call between Rob and his wife, Jan, was hammered home in that final look at 1:26:15 after explaining what she was doing was a terrible thing but also a good thing. A range of emotions that she's still feeling as she retells the story.
I only just learned of this tragedy from watching the movie Everest on Max, I went into it completely blind. I thought it was going to be one of those "tragedy strikes and maybe one side character dies but they all pull through in the end" kind of films. I'm a full grown man and by the time I realized Robb really wasn't making it I started tearing up. The only positive I can think about is that these men died doing what they love.
But they didn't- they died cold and alone, knowing they had given up the rest of their life, not seeing their loved ones or watching their children grow up.
Yeah, that really got me too! Maybe he meant the way he felt whilst looking into another humans eyes, as they gave him up for lost cause, because nobody else would ever know what they saw or what he saw, they thought they could quietly walk away and pretend they never saw anything. I think that's what he meant, because they thought he was dead nobody would be watching them. 😢
I have watched this documentary now 2-3 times. I feel so many emotions with the incredible beauty of Everest; the anxiety of trying to survive in those conditions; the awe of physical and mental toughness of climbers; and also the sorrow of losing a friend to the mountain. Thank you David Snow.
They didn't mention the Nepali Army pilot who flew a helicopter to 6,500 m to get Beck above the Khombu ice fall. It had been thought impossible because of the thin air. Col Madan Khatri Chhetri "KC" hovered but didn't land while they put Beck in the copter, so they wouldn't have to ge him across the ladders spanning the gaps in the ice fall.
You can find Dr. Beck Weathers’ own talk on RUclips. It is well worth a listen as every perspective adds more to our sense of the entire event, and Beck’s account of Yasuko is quite empathetic and beautiful - they spent a horrific night alone in that blizzard, frozen to the ice. They were both left for dead (which may be controversial but that’s how it works in these extreme conditions). Beck suffered lifelong injuries - he lost his hands, parts of his feet, parts of his face, and barely made it back alive.
@@fishkapbThis isn't a film, it's a documentary. And it's not in addition to the movie that was based on this true story, this is a retelling of that true story and people's real accounts of what happened. I think it's important that we make the distinction between a major movie production for viewers pleasure and a documentary that tells the true story directly from the people who lived it.
Mount Everest has become a high end tourism destination. It is no longer a magical quest for the select few, but a lineup at a mall. Majestic and deadly as the mall is, the disrespect for it is obvious.
It's foolishness at its worst. That being said, I would love to see the Himalayas. I am deeply saddened by the destruction of Tibet and its people. FREE TIBET!
That Anotoly dude sticks out of this story like a Greek god or something - Wow what a legend of a dude. This story keeps going from bad to worse to WORSE, then this guy pops out of NOWHERE, who summited alone, and WITHOUT OXYGEN, and flies by everyone helping them etc .. I was like where did that character pop up in this story? And How the heck was he so seemingly unaffected by the storm, conditions, lack of oxygen etc?! Dude was a pure LEGEND. Wow
Thanks for posting his Wiki link. He had a prophetic dream where he died in an avalanche, but refused to stop climbing. I gained some respect for him after reading his quotes and thoughts about climbing. He was a hero, and that's how he should be remembered. :)
Having watched and read almost everything about the 96 expedition and tragedy, I can only say that those in charge of the various teams did not follow the most important of all rules..."wherever you are on the mountain above camp 4, you MUST turn back within the "return window" no matter how close you are to the summit." Minutes are one thing but, many of those who tragically perished in 96 were HOURS beyond the return window of 1:00pm!!! It's a matter of obeying absolute leadership absolutely.
William, While there is undeniably truth in some of what you say about scrupulously following the “window” rule, there were also many unavoidable devastating mishaps such as the log jam of climbers, lack of available supplemental oxygen and of course the severity of the STORM that contributed to this CATASTROPHIC loss of so many priceless lives.
Everyone having a radio would have also helped. Two different climbers were just waiting for people who would not return to them. They are pretty much standard now.
When Lou said, "I thought, why isn't anybody here? Why am I alone?... I felt lonely. I wanted to say goodbye. I didn't want to die alone." that about broke my heart. I didn't think I would cry watching this old documentary, and I was sorely mistaken. From that moment on, I was in tears.
Rob literally gave his life to try and save Doug over and over again he tried but in the end it cost him his life. Very sad that yumiko perished because she finally completed all seven peaks sad for all those who perished. Beck’s survival is out of this world, seeing his family again gave him the drive to walk on But the true heroes are the Sherpas who go up there every single day and aren’t given the proper recognition RIP TO ALL
The rescue in isolation, yes, but his actions in a bigger picture were certainly not great whatsoever. Had he stayed with the group he would have had a bigger impact.
Agreed; and he wasn't obligated to stay w the group, esp at that point when he departed from them. And thank the heavens he did, and was able to get some rest, warmth and energy because very soon, he was going to be called upon by the Gods, as it were. He is the first hero here, truly. While Beck and Makalu are the testaments to life's will to survive.
@@davebeakel6632 so you are justifying him leaving the group and putting everyone in danger with him saving a few of exactly that group? that’s some nonsense if I have ever seen it.
One of the best documentary ever made. Poignant, heart wrenching and definitely thought provoking. One could literally feel the genuine emotions of the survivors as they went through the storm once again and the sense of great loss felt and seen. The greatness of Anatolie in daring the storm and rescuing fellow climbers and the right decisions made by Neal were worth much appreciation. Once again the passion vs the disaster changes Makalu into seeing it as not worth it but Anatolie pursued and breathed his last.Amazing real life experience truly well documented. It will be etched in the minds of the viewers forever.
The sherpas Norbu, Ang Dorjee, Ngawang Sya Kya, Tashi Tseri and all the others are heros in the words true meaning. May they live long and happy lifes and have good fortune.
@@ballaservices9275 -Apparently you missed my other post. Where I wrote- 🇷🇺 Anatoli Bukrejev 🇰🇿 _"deus ex camp IV"_ Rest in Peace _Now you can look down on Mount Everest_ _from the heaven you were reaching for_ januari 16 1958 december 25 1997
As BRILLIANT as this doc was in almost every aspect of film making, the ONE thing I kept wishing was to see a Damn MAP of the routes, camps, distances between camps and altitude breakdowns. Maybe some viewers are experts on this already but it would have helped me so much to have a better overall view of the magnitude of what makes Everest near impossible to summit, and why walking 200 yards is a virtually impossible task (for the most accomplished climbers in the world..) in certain parts.
Yeah Same. Also Everest is easier to climb compared to some other 8000m plus peaks in this region like K2, Annapurna and Kanchenjunga. 40% of the ppl who climb annapurna (10th highest mountain) die. Also one reason why one can't walk continuosly is coz at high altitude u get tired very easily to u need to make sure that u can't overwork yourself.
That's one of those things that many people miss about climbing Everest and other major mountains - just how HARD it is: it's super high elevation, it's steep, you're climbing in crampons (not fun) many of of the climbers were sick prior to the climb, you're not able to digest food properly (and had been going through that for weeks prior to the ascent), many things. Jon Krakauer goes into more detail about the physical demands and problems that he and many others went through.
When you are In high altitudes you feel heavier than what you are. It takes more effort to climb just like it would if you had weights on you. You also are carrying layers and things to help you. The weather also makes things painful and the higher you go the harder it gets to breath.
Anatoli is a true hero. He came back to save many people! Incredible and remarkable. These are the real heroes, who save lives without expecting any benefit. Respect!
The musical score was absolute perfection. It captured the majestic yet ominous nature of Everest. As well as the initial tempered optimism of the climbers, that slowly segued into full blown dread.
This is one of the best documentaries I have ever seen. I’ve watched Everest, the movie many times and like it very much but this documentary is at another level. The way in which they capture the effects of the wind is incredible and done much more effectively than the 2015 movie. I’m stunned that this is so much better at putting you in those moments and in that place than the movie was able to do. I didn’t know this even existed. It’s brilliant.
The wind on a summit above treeline is just incredible... There's nothing like it. Temp drops over 30 degrees instantly and winds picks up to 100mph. It's intense
If you want to find out more there are a number of excellent books told from the perspectives of those who lived it. Into Thin Air, After the Climb, Left for Dead, Climbing High, After the Wind, A Day to Die for, and more. It's a long list but I recommend the first two at the very least. I was very disappointed in the 2015 movie. It didnt do the story justice at all and got a LOT of things wrong.
David breashers who directed this film was also a producer on the theatrical movie Everest. I don't think you can fully replicate every thing from the mountain on a movie. Given with the movie they would have to edit out the wind to hear the dialogue and re-add it with sound design in post production. Which would have been very tricky as well. Although I agree what we are presented with here is phenomenal for sure.
I had no idea that David B. had passed away. I also found out that Charlotte Fox died after falling down stairs. I believe it happened in her home. She slipped on a hard wood floor and fell.
Neal Bidelman is so humble and soft spoken, but he deserves a lot more credit. He saved a lot of people without his boss or the help of his team’s other guide. Antoli is complex. Yes, he helped save people that night, but it’s very possible that wouldn’t have been needed if he’d been with them to help guide them down.
Exactly! Antoli reminds me of two airliner pilots in a video I watched. The pilots made an unreal emergency landing and everyone survived. The pilots were celebrated as heroes and news spread world wide. Later on the aircrash investigation found the pilots had made a very basic mistake and caused the whole May Day situation to occur to begin with. Antoli was a great climber and did save people but if he had been acting as a proper guide he would have stayed with his clients and carried oxygen and safety supplies and chances are they would have made camp without any loss of life or heroics needed. Also, Antoli caused Scott to have a lot more stress and have to do more work and Scott was not happy with Antoli as a guide but thought he was a beast of a climber. I have met the Antoli type guy in my lifetime... experts in their field but lack other skills that are just as important. Antoli was a legend and RIP and Krauker tried to point out these facets of Antoli but did not do a good enough job...it did not help that Antoli could outclimb Krauker and made the summit before him so their was some personality conflicts.
It’s easy to judge his actions. But Anatoli thought Scott was leading his group. And so he went ahead to receive everyone. That’s how a team work. Had he known Scott was in trouble, he would have probably went for him, just like Harry did.
Yeah, apparently Krakauer had a lot to say about Antoli's poor decision making before hand on the ascent (waiting 5 hrs to ascend after his team already left, etc) yet ended up being lauded a 'hero' later on.
Thank you for posting this documentary and I’ve just watched it on the 25th anniversary of that fateful and tragic night. I have read just about every book written on this subject and am so glad that Anatoli Boukreev managed to tell his tale, before he too was tragically taken whilst climbing Annapurna. The dedication shown by Boukreev and Rob Hall to save lives that night was above and beyond and well deserving of an excellent documentary. I would also like to acknowledge the skill and bravery of the Nepalese helicopter pilot who flew Weathers and Gau of the mountain. RIP to those that didn’t come home.
David Breashears thank you for the fine job you did on this film. It is too bad John Krakauer was not part of the interviews. I was on Island peak on May 10th, 1996. We had gone to basecamp a few days before to acclimatize and received the royal treatment for working to save the life of a sherpa from Fisher's team. We spent the night in a tent from Fisher's team and had breakfast with some of the climbers that were not on the mountain then. I was climbing with a doctor from Lake Tahoe. He had intubated the sherpa and we took turns bagging him all night until a helicopter came into Perache the next morning. I also carried loads to the lower saddle of the Grand Teton along with Joe Ryan when you were filming Fall line. Thanks again David Houchin
It is astonishing to me how people can prepare for years to climb Everest, knowing the hardships, suffering, both mental and physical, the potential loss of life, all the risks, to reach the summit, and only be able to stand there for a few minutes. If you reach it at all... Unbelievable. Soul-wrenching. It must be a holy moment. 🤯❤😇
I admire doctors who go into active war zones way, way, way more. There is risk, hardship, and as for emotional suffering, it must be extreme. But they do it so as to save others. They are heroes. These people…I wish them no ill and I hope all climbers make it back alive but they engage in risk for the thrill.
As a narcoleptic person with bad knees, I am amazed that people can have the physical abilities to climb a mountain over a mile tall. I struggle with stairs, but the fact people can climb for 12 hrs straight really is a testament to the human endurance and drive some people have.
It is definitely an amazing achievement. There is also a lot of effort put in, such as months of physical training and once you are at base camp you will need to spend weeks up there for your body to acclimatize, which involves making higher attempts everyday and returning back to camp to sleep until the final summit push.
I’ve watched a number of documentaries and read Krakauer’s book and Anatoly’s book. I really liked this documentary, primarily spoken words by the survivors and others involved. Thank you for this excellent presentation.
Great documentary, but it does irk me when folk criticise Anatoly Boukreev for leaving the summit before the rest of the team. The man climbed without supplementary oxygen, fixing ropes for the paying climbers as he went. Was he supposed to sit there with them and risk his own life to hypoxia, just as some kind of grand gesture? To my mind he did the most sensible thing by descending, avoiding altitude sickness and making sure he was in a fit condition to go back and be of genuine assistance to his fellow climbers. Remarkable and courageous man!
In his book "The Climb" he reiterated that he and Scott both agreed that he should descend early and rest lest he be needed later. Funnily enough he certainly was needed, and was the only one who had the wherewithal and bravery to save those people. The man was a legend. Shame how he was done so dirty by the media in the 90s and 2000s.
Anatolie did an amazing job rescuing those people he did. I bet it was hard for him to leave Beck and Yasuko. Yes my spelling sucks, but no disrespect is meant if I've misspelled anyone's name.
I was involved with a few teams climbing Everest at that time. My team and I designed the suits and gear for the climbers, (including Ed Viesturs) that David was filming for the IMAX movie planned. Fortunately none of them were injured, but we also supplied tents for Scott Fisher and I think for Rob Hall too, both of whom were killed. Pretty heartbreaking. Scott and Rob were very experienced, but they were guiding folks that really wanted to summit and just made some decisions that weren't correct in hindsight.
Don't suppose your design team was Marmot (or affiliated with Marmot)? The reason I ask is that I'm reasonably sure Marmot got its start as a company/corporation designing suits and gear for Clint Eastwood's filming team on his movie "The Eiger Sanction." They won the bid. I recall that being some twenty-six suits or a jacket/pants combo then and they leveraged that small start into the firm they are today. IIRC, Ed Viesturs was so strong (huge lungs) that he summited seven times WITHOUT oxygen. BIG chest on his suit. 44 shoulders, 60 chest....
My husband constantly says that it is possible to wear battery operated suit warmers on Everest. Is that a possibility? I would worry about sweating then freezing and it would be crazy hard to carry a bunch of extra batteries.
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@@kayk2956 and if the battery goes flat? Weight is vital. Sustainability is vital. Time is vital. And besides, down suits work very well. It's typically when climbers refuse oxygen that they get cold.
This is a very good docu for everyone who knows the course of events. There is no narrator, just interviews. So, for someone who does not know, it is a bit difficult to put the pieces together to what happened overall. Watching all those interviews, giving those people a face, who were only known from reading was a very interesting, helpful and valuable experience.
If you read Into Thin Air you get a lot more context about why there was such a bottleneck at the top on that fateful day. Climbing groups that had agreed to summit on different days all broke their verbal contracts and greedily joined the queue which slowed everyone down, causing missed turnaround times. Throw in the dynamics of Rob and Doug trying to get their respective clients to the top and breaking their own rules, throw in a storm, etc., you've got a monumental shit show at the top of the world that largely could have been prevented.
Beck Weathers casually to Rob Hall: "oh, forgot to mention in the form, I had recent eye surgery and now have a dodgy eye and can't see" *near the summit of Everest*. Rob Hall: "OK, stay here until we come back". That conversation could've gone *very* differently. RIP Rob Hall.
Me too. I'd be into hiking too base camp, though. It sounds like a really challenging trek of about 15-20 days and you get to see Everest in the flesh...or rock. 😅
Very well done. I particularly liked hearing from the Sherpa's. So often they are just treated like pieces of furniture when they are the only reason these climbers can do what they do. I also like the fact that Anatole was not demonized like in Krauker's account. I have read several sides of what went on that night (including Anatole's own account) and there is no doubt that he went above and beyond to help pull people to the safety of the camp while others sat on their asses with their only contribution being criticism of the efforts made by others to save lives.
@@BlueInOrangeAgainto be fair it wasn't the same sherpas. The Sherpa's who left him were part of his own team. The sherpas who saved him were part of Scott's team.
@@BlueInOrangeAgainwell, when they realized there were no ropes, it was too late. They knew better and that’s why they had to rescue only two people instead of five. It was Makalu physical limit what kept him from following the sherpas. He wasn’t prepared to climb Mount Everest.
I have a love affair with stories about climbing Everest! I know I will never do it myself so I am amazed and grateful to have docs like this to give an idea of the incredible experiences of these courageous climbers!
I think the music in this video is amazing in its own right, from the beginning the music 🎵 is an equal background to the story told. I didn’t know David Braeshers passed away, I am shocked. Does anyone know what happened to him??
Nearly 30yrs ago, I read John Krakauer's book, Into Thin Air, about this tragedy. This documentary is by far the best I've seen on this subject, and I enjoyed it even more than I enjoyed the book. Getting to hear what happened from those who were there, and survived, really brought the horror of that storm home to me. Mr Breashears' cinematography and narration were beautiful! The lady he had score this film also did a fabulous job. I'm just so sad so many had to die in that awful storm and wish their families the best. I'm also so sorry that Lopsang Janbu Sherpa and Anatoly Bookreev (spelling) died before the making of this film since I would've loved to have heard their perspectives too. All in all - Great job! I was riveted every minute and sorry to see it end.
Anatoli Boukreev wrote his own book about the expedition called ‘The Climb’. He saved the lives of more people on that mountain than he was ever properly credited for before he died.
I don't know how many times I've watched this doc...it's so compelling. The ultimate test of physical endurance, courage, and human miscalculation. Everything that could go wrong did...kinda like the maiden voyage of the Titanic. I feel a bit guilty, because it's like passing a wreck, and not being able to look away. Still...extraordinary beauty and adventure. A timeless, cautionary tale full of the human condition. There is nothing more beautiful. Thanks for the upload!
I can't even being to imagine what that night in the tent felt like for Beck Weathers. It was as if he had become a ghost before his life has ended. He must have felt utterly desperate and isolated... It's heartbreaking. I'm glad that he made it back to his wife and children in the end.
He should have simply went back with Sherpas as first suggested. Since he didn't what happened to him is all on him. Humans need to realize that actions have consequences. He was offered a way out. He said, no. He lives with the consequences.
Why did he climb when he couldn’t see. You wouldn’t go out for a walk if you couldn’t see. What makes you attempt to climb the tallest mountain on Earth?
I was at base camp in 1998 - watching climbers through a telescope way up.............................the emotions and energy from 1996 was palpable. Walking past Rob Hall's stone cairn got me.💔
This is in my top 5 favorite documentaries of all time. I've watched it several times. Very well done! I would say it's the best of any documentary on the 1996 disaster. Thanks for uploading.
Yes agree. That is an excellent documentary as well. Another top fav although not on mountaineering is Herzog's "Encounters at the End of the World". Good stuff imho!
This was AMAZING, and not being a climber I thought it would not affect me the way it did...but I cried as I watched...the human experience versus the natural world and how people reacted to what happened. The courage and self-less-ness of some of these people was truly an inspiration to me and Breashears gave me a whole new perspective on the human condition under stress. Thank you, Mr. Breashears!!!
Also not a climber, but it has affected me the same way, and for many years now. You will probably know that the movie "Everest" is largely based on these events, and, though it speculates in parts, is still pretty good and, IMO, reflects the flavor* [* Embarrassing to even characterize it in such terms--it was any but] of the events. That said, this film is better.
When they say turn around at 2pm, DO IT! When you climb Everest or other mountain, you have to expect the unexpected You start as a team but very often, you end up by yourself. Great documentary
The survival of Beck Weathers is a feat of inhuman grit and determination. When he spoke about his wife and children spurring him on I totally lost it.
What in the hell is a person doing on top of the highest mountain in the world if they have a wife and a kid? Show some responsibility! Get over yourself and be a man.
@@jackfanning7952 Are you suggesting that all climbers with partners and kids shouldn’t be allowed to climb Everest? I’m sure he discussed it with his wife before he left. What they decided between them isn’t really anyone else’s business.
@@Robyn-Lee-B and their word always charges a fee in the thousands to attempt these rescues. Funny how so few of these shows ever tell ppl that. For example they only agreed to bring back the dead bodies of two Indian climbers after the Indian govt paid them €90000. So heros... I guess. But heros for free? Not a chance
@@banaabekwegirl5731 that isnt the point I'm making at all. The point is I keep reading what heroes the sherpas are as if they do it solely out of the goodness of their hearts which is nonsense.
I read into Thin Air shortly after it came out maybe 1998. Now retired it inspired me to trek to Mount Everest base camp three times in my life. I’m not finished; I have taken 3 routes Gokyo, Chola, 3 passes and I’m not finished yet. I don’t think I ever will be.🙏
I can’t imagine how emotional it was when Rob and his wife said goodbye after that last phone call. He is forever in a place he loved. RIP to all who are still on the mountain. And safe travels to those who have yet to climb.
Yeah I wonder what the emotions of that call would be like, unimaginably sad. And to top it off she was pregnant. Another thing I think about is her when the call is over and she hangs up the phone. Just quiet and in her home helpless. I don’t judge people for doing what they love and I don’t think badly of them but man that’s a big loss to put on someone that has to carry it forever.
This is an amazing documentary, but I also read "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakhouer, and that really filled in some of the finer points of this climb. So many mistakes were made, and so many people should NOT have been on that mountain. Several people who said they reached the summit were actually carried there by sherpas. What a tragedy!
@lisahertel2415 I'm just repeating what's been told from several accounts of people who were there first hand. Idk what's true or not because I wasn't there. However I do know that several people saw her being carried up and she has ran out or refused any interview where she is asked about it.
The gentleman from Taiwan lived because he kept moving when he was laying on the ground. He imagined himself disco dancing and did the dance moves, no matter how slight they were. It was the difference between life and death.
@@tkps if death was knocking on your door, youd ask for help too. Saying they expected it, we dont know that. Its not unreasonable to beg for your life.
I have watched this several times, and have been memorized by the music, background etc. The loss of life was truly heart breaking. They were doing what they loved.
This is my go to video for the music and narration. Neal Biedleman (sp) also has a great narration voice. It doesn't keep me up as I know what happens and distracts me from my pain. This is still my favourite Everest video.
The Taiwanese team, led by Gau, was one of the big problems that day. Instead of having a space between each team member on the rope while ascending, like normal, considerate climbing teams all do, they kept tightly grouped on the rope, making it near impossible for the better, faster climbers behind them to pass them. They were the talk of base camp that year, because they looked so ill prepared.
i just cant fathom anyone surviving that storm. i lived in the interior of Alaska where every winters cold season sees an average of -40F. Even with appropriately rated ECWCS gear, and a fuel stove, it's unbelievably freezing cold. going through nights like that was miserable. i cant imagine it being that cold with the additional wind from that storm. i truly am having a hard time imagining it. super human people.
On 6 December 1997 the American Alpine Club committee unanimously honoured Anatoli as the recipient of the David A Sowles Memorial Award one of the most prestigious that can be bestowed to a mountaineer for saving 3 climbers at great risk of his own life and his subsequent valiant attempt in going out into the storm the next day to save Scott Fisher.
I learned recwntly he also climbed Lohtse without oxygen shortly after, it was considered back to back.. I wonder what the timeframe was but certain he needed the therapy..
Such a tragic case of bad calls and uncontrollable circumstances leading to this incident. This documentary is so well done to shed light on what went through the climbers minds that night. ❤ I can't imagine tne pressure the guides felt to have their clients reach the submit. I often hear Rob should have left Doug but I just don't think his heart would ever allow that. RIP to all those lives lost on both the south and north side of the mountains on that terrible day.
I find all shows/documentaries about Everest truly fascinating & really enjoy watchin them ... Such gorgeous scenery & awesome cinematography ! I've not seen this particular documentary ... thank you so much for the load !
It's simply beyond any words...Salute to all who lost their valuable lives and those who reached home finally spending terrible nights....and Mr Weathers!! your indomitable spirit would draw respect from all who wants to know something about Everest...Thank you DB
The base camp coordinator Helen Wilton's narration of the tragedy brings to light the kind of person she is: a pure hearted soul, kind, humane, selfless, empathetic, sensitive... everything associated with a saintly person. The immense grief and sadness she exhibited as she narrated the last exchange between Rob and his pregnant wife, and the painful conversations between Rob and the team members at base camp as they tried to convince Rob to abandon his doomed client and save his own life, Helen's voice couldn't hide the pain in those moments and the effect it had on her. She had me in tears everytime she appeared in the storyline. Nobody else exhibited the cacophony of emotions from that tragedy like she did. In the process she also, in a good or tragic and innocent way, showed the world the nature of the person she is. Hopefully she went on to recover from these horrors and came out fine later coz she seems to be a very decent, humble and down to earth woman.
I'm just glad it was Helen and not Kevin Mogg assisting Rob and coordinating his final chat with his wife. That said I wish he would of given us a clue about why he hated on and didn't trust a very sensitive soul?
I've watched this documentary at least 5 times and will watch again I'm sure. There is something about it so morbid, so captivating, so incredibly well narrated. I feel as if I was on Everest myself during that storm and lost friends there 😢 Thank you for uploading it 🙏
It helped me through a rough time, and I have no climbing ambition at all. I don’t even know how I found it at the right time back in 2009/2010. Can’t tell you how many times I’ve watched it.
I’ve watched a few similar documentaries and one thing seems to contribute the most to the danger: the long back ups, waiting hours to continue the climb. Seems to me they should reduce the limit of number climbing to summit at any given time.
I have been obsessed with stories about Everest recently, I find it terribly sad the number of bodies people will see on their way up, but at the same time it’s like a car crash I can’t stop watching videos about it.
Absolutely amazing! David Breashears a great mountaineer, writer and filmmaker. Above all he’s a good human being. Thank you for posting this wonderful documentary. Inspiring and heartbreaking. RIP Rob, Scott, Andy, Doug and all those who perished in the storm on Everest.
amazing that u know about it.. so many so called (i think in austria, where iam from) alpinist dont know a thing about the (sometimes tragic) history of "alpinclimb" and all the great human beeings who did all the great work we are today looking at..
wish u just the best.
have a great day & keep up the good work.
& may also your smile ;)
@Nilofar Bawa We will never forget Namba Yasuko ( 難波 康子 ) !
Read the book, “Into Thin Air”
@@buzasmihaly8763 I hated how she went.. All alone cold Frozen to the ice on the ground.. If they would have brought her inside a tent and nursed her she might have lived... Bless her ❤️
@Jesse Fromal oh yes- the weak woman who had conquered the highest peak in 7 continents 🙄
When I watch documentaries about Mount Everest I always feel that the Sherpas doesn't get the credit they deserve. Watching how they carry most of the supplies for the climbers, securing the ladders and ropes before every season. I remember a scene from a documentary about a Mount Everest expedition I watched many years ago. I can't recall which documentary it was, but the scene was from one of the base camps late in the evening. Two Sherpas came into a tent with where some of the paying climbers where resting, and they asked the Sherpas where they had been. They answered that they had been up and secured some ladders and ropes. I can't say where this ladders and ropes was, but the look on the face of the other climbers was just disbelief. They simply couldn't fathom that they had climbed so far up and went down again, and the Sherpas acted as this was nothing special. They did this after carrying their own supply in addition to the paying climbers supply. The Sherpas are the true superhumans to me.
Sometimes people make them carry furniture. Like dining tables.
@@perseuslove1335 …WHAAAAT? Is this true? So it’s just a picnic, a day out!!! Unbelievable.
Except literally every video and comments section goes on and on about muh sherpas ! They didn’t even climb the mountains before westerners did …..
They get paid very well lol
The Sherpa people are extraordinary and living proof of human adaptation to their native environment. Sherpas DNA is sequenced in such an intricate way that they literally have a higher blood volume and the metabolism to accommodate it, completely in order to function at their best and healthiest at higher Earth altitudes, acclimated to process a lower atmosphere than non-Sherpa people, they thrive in thin air that would leave most of us breathless. Sherpa are BORN to live among the Himalaya, it is their gift. They live largely in villages throughout what is known as the Sagarmatha Zone (the Nepali name of Everest "Head of the Sky" In Tibet She is Chomolungma "The Mother of the World" and deeply revered by both cultures). They are wonderful people, and it is my joy to know a Sherpa gentleman (and yes, his name is Tenzing-- a common family name) He has a relative who has summited Sagarmatha eight times, each time he climbs to honor the five buddhas as well as to safely guide climbers who persist and pursue a personal conquest. Climbing fees are a boon to families of Sherpa guides. They are indispensable, gracious, and loving people.
The Sherpas that came back to rescue Gau and even tried to reach Rob really are the unsung heros of this stormy day on the top of the mount everest...
Absolutely right. Theres a great documentary called Sherpa thats now on Netflix which really drives that home.
Yes, and these rich selfish bastards treat them appallingly
@@addictlee2008 After climbing Everest nearly every year since 1994, Sherpa Kami Rita has just summitted Everest for the 25th time and at the age of 51! He was one of the first people to summit this season, as he was fixing the ropes for all the groups. He's also climbed other major mountains, including K2. I'm hoping that he will now retire ...
Yes. and don't forget about Anatoli...
@@2684dennis good eye
I am endlessly fascinated by everest and k2 stories but at the same time I just can't grasp having the desire to climb it
even after watching this one day i want to tackle it, and if i die up there, at least id like to be frozen facing some nice view. Isnt that a better grave than being in box with piles of dirt on it
@@gamingforfun9000 - yes, yes it is
Nope... cus ur your dead. ACTUALLY dying up there also sounds horrible. If rather have a massive adrenaline dump, like an airplane crash or something.
@@gamingforfun9000 I live in the north.
You clearly have no idea what it is like to work at -50 wearher.
Freezing is the worst feeling in the world.
@@misterysmithers8566 well you don't know where I live or lived ;)
Goodnight, David Breashears. Thank you for the gift of telling your story. 😭
Wow, is this Peach Weathers? The wife of Beck?? Agreed, btw, he created a masterpiece here.
So sad 😞
I didn't realize he passed away. RiP David.
Rest in peace, David Breashears ❤
Peach is one of my heroes!
Neil really said it best when he talks about Anatoly, "what he did was superhuman." Anatoly went out into the storm, alone, and at 1:00am and saved four people's lives. Extraordinary.
Anatoly killed in avalanch several years later.
Yes but he should of never went solo without oxygen. That's not something a guide does.
I don't understand that a guide left the climbers hours ahead of them reaching camp. Anatoly saved them, but he never should have left them to begin with.
@@rocketmom60 yes and because of him having no o2 it made him in a sense no longer a guide but just a climber that had to get back to camp to get o2
@@rocketmom60 I think he could only help two people at a time. But worse was leaving Beck Weathers in camp!
A mountaineer once said, "Summiting is optional. Coming down is mandatory." Climbers who lose sight of that are doomed.
Ed Viesturs
all these people are egotists, addicted to adrenaline ----- an addiction always wants more
@@pjo2386 I'm Gen-X.
In the words of Steve McQueen
Racing is life, everything in-between, is just waiting.
If you're not fulfilling your dreams then you're just waiting to die...
@@brandonbentley5453 hedonism sums it up - steve was also a sex addict, womanizer
@@pjo2386 Good Heavens. Spare us. Don't believe everything you see on RUclips or in the funny papers. 🙄
In watching this and reading a bit about the 1996 climbing season, it seems one of the truest climbers is Lou Kasischke. Having saved for years, worked to get into shape and got within a couple hundred feet of the summit, he looked at the summit, his condition, his remaining capabilities --- --- and turned back. With the goal of years so close he could almost taste it, he made a classic example of wise decision-making under extremely stressful conditions.
He deserves high praise for doing the safe thing. Such a difficult and devastating decision.
sounds like a loser. losers quit. he is going to have to live with the question of "what if" i guarantee you it will haunt him on his deathbed.
@@DanRustle And you sound like an idiot who could easily end up as a meatsicle on the side of a mountain. At least he gets a life beyond Everest. That's worth more than any summit.
@@neuralmute hahhaha amazing
@@neuralmute Dan is already a kind of 'meatsicle' where one of his very few pleasures is trolling on the internet..
In my opinion, climbing Everest, but not making it to the peak, still counts as climbing Everest. You climb 12 or 15 hours from Camp 4 to get to the peak but you are short an additional 500 or 1000 feet, or whatever distance , before you can safely come back is good enough. You have still climbed Everest. Your loved ones will be thrilled to see you back and you get to keep your fingers, toes, and nose- and your LIFE.
Anywhere above camp 4 is considered done in my book.
Nope… didn’t make it.
Summiting is optional - getting down is mandatory.
Totally agree!
When you become a parent or married, you don’t have to stop everything but you do have to think about them as well
Not to mention your there for weeks before doing other climbing and acclimatizing BEFORE you even get to Everest.
The one thing that continues to amaze me every time is the music in this documentary. When I watch the documentary and listen to the music in the background, it makes me feel like I am with them climbing up Everest. Bravo to the composer of the scores!
Agreed. Superb score.
I'm having difficulty finding the composers name. Anyone? Is the score on Spotify?
Ive watched this so many times.. Tonight there is a wind warning that piped up on the hillary step 😆
@@miri745 It seems, especially in the first half hour, to have been very heavily influenced by Ralph Vaughan William's "Lark Ascending" which you are going to love if you liked this!
@@Thepourdeuxchanson it's beautiful!
The late Anatoli Boukreev said it best “Mountains are not Stadiums where I satisfy my ambition to achieve, they are the cathedrals where I practice my religion.” ...
That is deeply profound. He is a lost Hero in these stories.
You can praise Jesus at home or in your car..
@@Angel-tw3ko As a Christian I should say that nowhere in the Bible does it say that we should settle for mediocrity. You'd be a much better wintness as a high achiever rather than sitting at home or in your car worshipping.
I admire men like Boukreev. It's so easy to sit in a cave so removed from the world that you miss the coming of Jesus...
@Soli-in-the-ild well said
@@Angel-tw3ko who said Anatoli was speaking of Christianity?!?!?
Most likely he was speaking about religion as belief in something and mountains are the places where he feels it.
I love how Beck describes climbing at night, the blackness punctuated by a string of headlamps representing everyone completely silent each alone with themself in the darkness. Makes it seem more like a pilgrimage.
He's very poetic.
Yes he certainly has a way with words and can imagine what's going on in each person's head while in a world of their own ❤
Yes. If one is fortunate enough to climb in clear weather🙏
God speed David, you were an inspiration to so many. Thank you for leaving us this documentary about life, death, and Mount Everest.
Rip David 🙏
I didn’t realize he died just a couple months ago. RIP David.
I attempted Mount Williamson a week back, but turned around because I wouldn't make the summit in time and I met experienced climbers who told me that you should summit no later than 1pm since afternoon thunderstorms are common. I think it was a big mistake that the climbers in this doc weren't keeping with their turn around time, and I think this doc teaches us climbers that we should always stick to our turn-around time. As an experienced climber once told me, "the mountain will always be here." I think it should be in our ethics that safety should always be our #1 priority.
Absolutely.
Sadly, summiting, is such a driving force that it motivates these people to take unacceptable risks. Then, when they reach the point where they are oxygen-deprived, they aren't thinking clearly.
@@cremebrulee4759 They weren't thinking clearly when they woke up one morning, hugged their wife and kids and thought to themselves, "I think I'll go climb Mt. Everest."
summited , sent in 1984 at age 13 😌
Williamson is quite the challenge for a California peak. Best luck next time.
To me, this documentary shows exactly why the commercialisation of dangerous high peaks like Everest is fundamentally wrong. Up there in the Death Zone, you can't be thinking about paying clients to whom you feel an obligation to provide a full 'summit experience'.
Thank you! Well said
This is so true :( God Bless you all.
Adults are adults.
There are many dangerous activities. Adults make their own decisions based on risk. Silly comment.
@@garymitchell5899 I think you're just too thick to understand it, and his comment was basically saying when you've been paid to get people to the summit, then you're more likely to take risks.
The real footage, the re-creations, the music, the tone of the survivors, the cinematography... everything about this documentary is just superbly done. Absolutely top notch stuff. 10/10. Everything done with respect for all involved. Those who survived, and those who didn't.
For me, there are a few stand out moments but the moment where Rob Hall's friend and team member, Helen Wilton, explaining facilitating the last phone call between
Rob and his wife, Jan, was hammered home in that final look at 1:26:15 after explaining what she was doing was a terrible thing but also a good thing. A range of emotions that
she's still feeling as she retells the story.
The music is too overbearing and sounds like a funeral.
@@CoIoneIPanic it was a funeral.
@@CoIoneIPanic it was hardly a New Year's party.
@@jsbach9848 but this is a video and it has distracting music .
Rest easy, Mr. Breashears. Thank you for bringing Mt. Everest to those of us who cannot make that extraordinary climb.
When Makalu was on the verge of death, that man thought… let’s disco. And it worked. Respect.
I’ve watched this documentary atleast 3 times already. It never gets old.
This is the best documentary about the 1996 tragedy. RIP to all those who lost their lives.
The channel Adventures gone wrong recently published a fantastic 3 parter series on the 1996 tragedy, it is well worth watching!
I only just learned of this tragedy from watching the movie Everest on Max, I went into it completely blind. I thought it was going to be one of those "tragedy strikes and maybe one side character dies but they all pull through in the end" kind of films. I'm a full grown man and by the time I realized Robb really wasn't making it I started tearing up. The only positive I can think about is that these men died doing what they love.
But they didn't- they died cold and alone, knowing they had given up the rest of their life, not seeing their loved ones or watching their children grow up.
"Character is what someone does when no one is watching",....Felt that.
I wonder what Beck meant by that. He obviously felt slighted by someone.
@@wesgilmer5391ya, and unfortunately, as he stated that "slight" on a national scale, he'll have to eat those words
That would be integrity
@@wesgilmer5391Mike Groom.
Yeah, that really got me too! Maybe he meant the way he felt whilst looking into another humans eyes, as they gave him up for lost cause, because nobody else would ever know what they saw or what he saw, they thought they could quietly walk away and pretend they never saw anything. I think that's what he meant, because they thought he was dead nobody would be watching them. 😢
I have watched this documentary now 2-3 times. I feel so many emotions with the incredible beauty of Everest; the anxiety of trying to survive in those conditions; the awe of physical and mental toughness of climbers; and also the sorrow of losing a friend to the mountain. Thank you David Snow.
Thank David Breashears.
Read Jon Krakauer's book, Into Thin Air. This film supplements his writing beautifully.
❤ lovely comment 🙏🏼🫶🏼
Makalu Gau is so sympathetic... the way his whole body is involved in telling the story... His survival story..
His language sounds beautiful
Bruh! did you see his hands?
@@str8cndian Yes, and, ‘Bruh’? 🙄 That’s the result of frostbite. He still told his story with his whole body.
Very expressive indeed!
he survived like a champ
He made the documentary a 10 when it would've been a 7
Hail the Traveler, David Breashears. A great story teller, documentarian and mountaineer.
The Taiwanese mountain climber really knows how to draw the viewer in. What an excellent story teller. This documentary is superb.
Glad you enjoyed it!
They didn't mention the Nepali Army pilot who flew a helicopter to 6,500 m to get Beck above the Khombu ice fall.
It had been thought impossible because of the thin air.
Col Madan Khatri Chhetri "KC" hovered but didn't land while they put Beck in the copter, so they wouldn't have to ge him across the ladders spanning the gaps in the ice fall.
yeah there's a lot they left out and that's was such a major part
They have already showed him in the Everest 1998 IMAX film. This film is the addition to that.
You can find Dr. Beck Weathers’ own talk on RUclips. It is well worth a listen as every perspective adds more to our sense of the entire event, and Beck’s account of Yasuko is quite empathetic and beautiful - they spent a horrific night alone in that blizzard, frozen to the ice. They were both left for dead (which may be controversial but that’s how it works in these extreme conditions). Beck suffered lifelong injuries - he lost his hands, parts of his feet, parts of his face, and barely made it back alive.
Western ignorance. They treat Everest like an air bnb leaving their shite all over the mountain
@@fishkapbThis isn't a film, it's a documentary. And it's not in addition to the movie that was based on this true story, this is a retelling of that true story and people's real accounts of what happened.
I think it's important that we make the distinction between a major movie production for viewers pleasure and a documentary that tells the true story directly from the people who lived it.
Mount Everest has become a high end tourism destination. It is no longer a magical quest for the select few, but a lineup at a mall. Majestic and deadly as the mall is, the disrespect for it is obvious.
Are you high bro?
It's foolishness at its worst. That being said, I would love to see the Himalayas. I am deeply saddened by the destruction of Tibet and its people. FREE TIBET!
@@stj971 agree with you it is so sad to see how they have commercialised everything just for the sake of t he mighty dollar
I blame late stage Sherpa capitalism.
It should be available to anyone that can finance and make the trip.
Probably my favorite documentary about the 1996 Everest tragedy. I’ve seen it at least t a dozen times. RIP to all who lost there lives that day
That Anotoly dude sticks out of this story like a Greek god or something - Wow what a legend of a dude. This story keeps going from bad to worse to WORSE, then this guy pops out of NOWHERE, who summited alone, and WITHOUT OXYGEN, and flies by everyone helping them etc .. I was like where did that character pop up in this story? And How the heck was he so seemingly unaffected by the storm, conditions, lack of oxygen etc?! Dude was a pure LEGEND. Wow
He was a very famous climber from Kazakhstan (USSR at the point of his birth) raised in 5000m .he died the next year on another pick
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anatoli_Boukreev
Thanks for posting his Wiki link. He had a prophetic dream where he died in an avalanche, but refused to stop climbing. I gained some respect for him after reading his quotes and thoughts about climbing. He was a hero, and that's how he should be remembered. :)
He is russian😂
Earth Angel ❤
Having watched and read almost everything about the 96 expedition and tragedy, I can only say that those in charge of the various teams did not follow the most important of all rules..."wherever you are on the mountain above camp 4, you MUST turn back within the "return window" no matter how close you are to the summit." Minutes are one thing but, many of those who tragically perished in 96 were HOURS beyond the return window of 1:00pm!!! It's a matter of obeying absolute leadership absolutely.
William, While there is undeniably truth in some of what you say about scrupulously following the “window” rule, there were also many unavoidable devastating mishaps such as the log jam of climbers, lack of available supplemental oxygen and of course the severity of the STORM that contributed to this CATASTROPHIC loss of so many priceless lives.
Everyone having a radio would have also helped. Two different climbers were just waiting for people who would not return to them. They are pretty much standard now.
Ur wrong... All I can see is the great leadership from Scott and Rob...
That's all....
return window is a misnomer
also it was 2 not 1
Agreed
When Lou said, "I thought, why isn't anybody here? Why am I alone?... I felt lonely. I wanted to say goodbye. I didn't want to die alone." that about broke my heart. I didn't think I would cry watching this old documentary, and I was sorely mistaken. From that moment on, I was in tears.
RIP David Breshears! Your videos, narratives and book got me interested in trekking and mountaneeeing.
Rob literally gave his life to try and save Doug over and over again he tried but in the end it cost him his life. Very sad that yumiko perished because she finally completed all seven peaks sad for all those who perished.
Beck’s survival is out of this world, seeing his family again gave him the drive to walk on
But the true heroes are the Sherpas who go up there every single day and aren’t given the proper recognition
RIP TO ALL
True hero in that night was Anatoly Bukreev. Only person who went back to save lives on storm. He might dead in that night.
Doug ass woulda been left I'm fr he knew the consequences
Would have been nice if they gave a drink to a suffering man even if he would have died.
@@GoCoyote poontang
@@FalkorA333 That’s inaccurate. They risk the lives of the Sherpas. One third of people who have died on Everest have been Sherpas.
Anatoli’s rescue is beyond belief what a great man he was, RIP stud
Forsure ❤
The rescue in isolation, yes, but his actions in a bigger picture were certainly not great whatsoever.
Had he stayed with the group he would have had a bigger impact.
Agreed; and he wasn't obligated to stay w the group, esp at that point when he departed from them. And thank the heavens he did, and was able to get some rest, warmth and energy because very soon, he was going to be called upon by the Gods, as it were. He is the first hero here, truly. While Beck and Makalu are the testaments to life's will to survive.
@@davebeakel6632 so you are justifying him leaving the group and putting everyone in danger with him saving a few of exactly that group? that’s some nonsense if I have ever seen it.
@riquelmeone
And you were there to give us insight into the situation?
Interestng...
One of the best documentary ever made. Poignant, heart wrenching and definitely thought provoking. One could literally feel the genuine emotions of the survivors as they went through the storm once again and the sense of great loss felt and seen. The greatness of Anatolie in daring the storm and rescuing fellow climbers and the right decisions made by Neal were worth much appreciation. Once again the passion vs the disaster changes Makalu into seeing it as not worth it but Anatolie pursued and breathed his last.Amazing real life experience truly well documented. It will be etched in the minds of the viewers forever.
The sherpas Norbu, Ang Dorjee, Ngawang Sya Kya, Tashi Tseri and all the others are heros in the words true meaning.
May they live long and happy lifes and have good fortune.
Not to mention Anatoly Andreev - the Russian who went out at 1AM into the nightmare storm to try and rescue people. That was courage.
@@ballaservices9275 -Apparently you missed my other post. Where I wrote-
🇷🇺 Anatoli Bukrejev 🇰🇿
_"deus ex camp IV"_
Rest in Peace
_Now you can look down on Mount Everest_
_from the heaven you were reaching for_
januari 16 1958
december 25 1997
@@DEATH-THE-GOAT Yes I did! But we're travelling on the same bus here- they're all heroes as you say.
@@ballaservices9275 I'm sorry how my answer came out. I now see it sounds awful and nasty.
I'm sorry
@@DEATH-THE-GOAT No, no, nothing to apologise for at all. I agree entirely with your main post on the Sherpas!!
As BRILLIANT as this doc was in almost every aspect of film making, the ONE thing I kept wishing was to see a Damn MAP of the routes, camps, distances between camps and altitude breakdowns. Maybe some viewers are experts on this already but it would have helped me so much to have a better overall view of the magnitude of what makes Everest near impossible to summit, and why walking 200 yards is a virtually impossible task (for the most accomplished climbers in the world..) in certain parts.
Yeah Same. Also Everest is easier to climb compared to some other 8000m plus peaks in this region like K2, Annapurna and Kanchenjunga. 40% of the ppl who climb annapurna (10th highest mountain) die. Also one reason why one can't walk continuosly is coz at high altitude u get tired very easily to u need to make sure that u can't overwork yourself.
That's one of those things that many people miss about climbing Everest and other major mountains - just how HARD it is: it's super high elevation, it's steep, you're climbing in crampons (not fun) many of of the climbers were sick prior to the climb, you're not able to digest food properly (and had been going through that for weeks prior to the ascent), many things. Jon Krakauer goes into more detail about the physical demands and problems that he and many others went through.
Google "everest south col route" you will find plenty of maps.
There are good RUclips videos with 3Droutes to accompany this doc.
When you are In high altitudes you feel heavier than what you are. It takes more effort to climb just like it would if you had weights on you. You also are carrying layers and things to help you. The weather also makes things painful and the higher you go the harder it gets to breath.
Anatoli is a true hero. He came back to save many people! Incredible and remarkable. These are the real heroes, who save lives without expecting any benefit. Respect!
Rip David Breashers. I met you below Everest base camp when you were filming. A great person
The musical score was absolute perfection. It captured the majestic yet ominous nature of Everest. As well as the initial tempered optimism of the climbers, that slowly segued into full blown dread.
@Logan Hughes
Nice, thanks.
Do you know name of music?
@Shadysif The score blew my socks off. I had never heard of Jocelyn Pook. She is up there with Howardf Shore as far as I'm concerned.
Yes - it was by Jocelyn Pook who did the entire score which is on soundcloud
Pictures from an Exibition? Musical score?
This is one of the best documentaries I have ever seen. I’ve watched Everest, the movie many times and like it very much but this documentary is at another level. The way in which they capture the effects of the wind is incredible and done much more effectively than the 2015 movie. I’m stunned that this is so much better at putting you in those moments and in that place than the movie was able to do. I didn’t know this even existed. It’s brilliant.
The wind on a summit above treeline is just incredible... There's nothing like it. Temp drops over 30 degrees instantly and winds picks up to 100mph. It's intense
If you want to find out more there are a number of excellent books told from the perspectives of those who lived it. Into Thin Air, After the Climb, Left for Dead, Climbing High, After the Wind, A Day to Die for, and more. It's a long list but I recommend the first two at the very least. I was very disappointed in the 2015 movie. It didnt do the story justice at all and got a LOT of things wrong.
David breashers who directed this film was also a producer on the theatrical movie Everest. I don't think you can fully replicate every thing from the mountain on a movie. Given with the movie they would have to edit out the wind to hear the dialogue and re-add it with sound design in post production. Which would have been very tricky as well. Although I agree what we are presented with here is phenomenal for sure.
I've seen this documentary several times and each time it strikes me as a very compassionate piece of film.
Yes! That’s it! Compassionate to everyone
RIP. David Breashears.
Unforgettable.
I had no idea that David B. had passed away. I also found out that Charlotte Fox died after falling down stairs. I believe it happened in her home. She slipped on a hard wood floor and fell.
It really hits home when you start seeing that some of the survivors have no fingers.
David Brashears declined to film their injuries (for their privacy) even though he could have recorded a once in a lifetime event.
Bro
@@saund102 you can see their missing fingers on several. It’s heart wrenching
@@theaxe6198 he means that he didn't film the injuries ON Everest. The black skin, the blood coming out of their mouths and noses.
I wonder how many climbers of Mount Everest have also lost their penises to frostbite🥶😱
Scott Fischer was on my board of directors in 1996. He was so big and so strong, a man to be reckoned with and a man to be trusted.
Without a doubt he was one of the strongest climbers in the world.
This is so much better than any other film made on these events. It's priceless to have the story told polyphonically by the survivors.
Nice word ✅
Neal Bidelman is so humble and soft spoken, but he deserves a lot more credit. He saved a lot of people without his boss or the help of his team’s other guide. Antoli is complex. Yes, he helped save people that night, but it’s very possible that wouldn’t have been needed if he’d been with them to help guide them down.
Exactly! Antoli reminds me of two airliner pilots in a video I watched. The pilots made an unreal emergency landing and everyone survived. The pilots were celebrated as heroes and news spread world wide. Later on the aircrash investigation found the pilots had made a very basic mistake and caused the whole May Day situation to occur to begin with.
Antoli was a great climber and did save people but if he had been acting as a proper guide he would have stayed with his clients and carried oxygen and safety supplies and chances are they would have made camp without any loss of life or heroics needed. Also, Antoli caused Scott to have a lot more stress and have to do more work and Scott was not happy with Antoli as a guide but thought he was a beast of a climber. I have met the Antoli type guy in my lifetime... experts in their field but lack other skills that are just as important.
Antoli was a legend and RIP and Krauker tried to point out these facets of Antoli but did not do a good enough job...it did not help that Antoli could outclimb Krauker and made the summit before him so their was some personality conflicts.
It’s easy to judge his actions. But Anatoli thought Scott was leading his group. And so he went ahead to receive everyone. That’s how a team work. Had he known Scott was in trouble, he would have probably went for him, just like Harry did.
Yeah, apparently Krakauer had a lot to say about Antoli's poor decision making before hand on the ascent (waiting 5 hrs to ascend after his team already left, etc) yet ended up being lauded a 'hero' later on.
Thank you for posting this documentary and I’ve just watched it on the 25th anniversary of that fateful and tragic night. I have read just about every book written on this subject and am so glad that Anatoli Boukreev managed to tell his tale, before he too was tragically taken whilst climbing Annapurna. The dedication shown by Boukreev and Rob Hall to save lives that night was above and beyond and well deserving of an excellent documentary. I would also like to acknowledge the skill and bravery of the Nepalese helicopter pilot who flew Weathers and Gau of the mountain. RIP to those that didn’t come home.
anyone know that pilot's name?
Madan “K. C.” Khatri Chhetri
Oo
Rob Hall is the villain of this story.
How can you possibly call him a villain - a cruel word to use. He just made a terrible, terrible mistake - we’re all human.
David Breashears thank you for the fine job you did on this film. It is too bad John Krakauer was not part of the interviews. I was on Island peak on May 10th, 1996. We had gone to basecamp a few days before to acclimatize and received the royal treatment for working to save the life of a sherpa from Fisher's team. We spent the night in a tent from Fisher's team and had breakfast with some of the climbers that were not on the mountain then. I was climbing with a doctor from Lake Tahoe. He had intubated the sherpa and we took turns bagging him all night until a helicopter came into Perache the next morning. I also carried loads to the lower saddle of the Grand Teton along with Joe Ryan when you were filming Fall line.
Thanks again
David Houchin
Makalu is my favourite. The way he describes things...a phenomenal story teller ❤
It is astonishing to me how people can prepare for years to climb Everest, knowing the hardships, suffering, both mental and physical, the potential loss of life, all the risks, to reach the summit, and only be able to stand there for a few minutes. If you reach it at all...
Unbelievable. Soul-wrenching. It must be a holy moment. 🤯❤😇
it is reckless and not worth losing your life for
@@jonathanbuss7538 agree. Chasing a high that isn't different than that of a drug addict imo
Aren't they stayed there for several hours? Did I heard it correctly in documentary. They were waiting others to climb.
@@myentertainment55 yup for 1 hour because there was no rope guide..somebody has to put it and secure😢
I admire doctors who go into active war zones way, way, way more. There is risk, hardship, and as for emotional suffering, it must be extreme. But they do it so as to save others.
They are heroes. These people…I wish them no ill and I hope all climbers make it back alive but they engage in risk for the thrill.
the music in this documentary is fantastic. just. perfect.
Imagine dying and then a bunch of dorks tell a boring story about it to jaunty woodwinds.
I thought the music echoed violins.
Jocelyn Pook is also the composer of "Masked Ball" from "Eyes wide shut" Kubrick.
@@christopherknowlessounds like an ok deal to me
@@rjmoney9 as long as I get to die
As a narcoleptic person with bad knees, I am amazed that people can have the physical abilities to climb a mountain over a mile tall. I struggle with stairs, but the fact people can climb for 12 hrs straight really is a testament to the human endurance and drive some people have.
If we are going by absolute height from sea level it is more like 5 or 6 miles high.
@@jeansullivan3869 and if Mallory and Irving did actually make it in tweed suits and hobnail boots that would be the most amazing of all.
Narcolepsy AND bad knees? Yeah, baby Xenon, you're not making that climb any time soon!
It is definitely an amazing achievement. There is also a lot of effort put in, such as months of physical training and once you are at base camp you will need to spend weeks up there for your body to acclimatize, which involves making higher attempts everyday and returning back to camp to sleep until the final summit push.
@@vniDubs A thought for the peoeple who don't make it past base camp due to altitude sickness. And have to return without trying for the summit.
I’ve watched a number of documentaries and read Krakauer’s book and Anatoly’s book. I really liked this documentary, primarily spoken words by the survivors and others involved. Thank you for this excellent presentation.
Great documentary, but it does irk me when folk criticise Anatoly Boukreev for leaving the summit before the rest of the team. The man climbed without supplementary oxygen, fixing ropes for the paying climbers as he went. Was he supposed to sit there with them and risk his own life to hypoxia, just as some kind of grand gesture? To my mind he did the most sensible thing by descending, avoiding altitude sickness and making sure he was in a fit condition to go back and be of genuine assistance to his fellow climbers. Remarkable and courageous man!
He was one of the few with any sense and respect for the rules.
Groom had climbed everest without oxygen himself. But insisted on using it as a guide!
In his book "The Climb" he reiterated that he and Scott both agreed that he should descend early and rest lest he be needed later. Funnily enough he certainly was needed, and was the only one who had the wherewithal and bravery to save those people.
The man was a legend. Shame how he was done so dirty by the media in the 90s and 2000s.
Anatolie did an amazing job rescuing those people he did. I bet it was hard for him to leave Beck and Yasuko.
Yes my spelling sucks, but no disrespect is meant if I've misspelled anyone's name.
I was involved with a few teams climbing Everest at that time. My team and I designed the suits and gear for the climbers, (including Ed Viesturs) that David was filming for the IMAX movie planned. Fortunately none of them were injured, but we also supplied tents for Scott Fisher and I think for Rob Hall too, both of whom were killed. Pretty heartbreaking. Scott and Rob were very experienced, but they were guiding folks that really wanted to summit and just made some decisions that weren't correct in hindsight.
Don't suppose your design team was Marmot (or affiliated with Marmot)? The reason I ask is that I'm reasonably sure Marmot got its start as a company/corporation designing suits and gear for Clint Eastwood's filming team on his movie "The Eiger Sanction." They won the bid. I recall that being some twenty-six suits or a jacket/pants combo then and they leveraged that small start into the firm they are today. IIRC, Ed Viesturs was so strong (huge lungs) that he summited seven times WITHOUT oxygen. BIG chest on his suit. 44 shoulders, 60 chest....
I'm not related to David Snow, who's presentation this is, BTW. The shared last name is just a coincidence.
My husband constantly says that it is possible to wear battery operated suit warmers on Everest. Is that a possibility? I would worry about sweating then freezing and it would be crazy hard to carry a bunch of extra batteries.
@@kayk2956 and if the battery goes flat? Weight is vital. Sustainability is vital. Time is vital. And besides, down suits work very well. It's typically when climbers refuse oxygen that they get cold.
@@kayk2956 old motorcycle rider's trick is to short out 9v batteries and throw them in their boots.
This is a very good docu for everyone who knows the course of events. There is no narrator, just interviews. So, for someone who does not know, it is a bit difficult to put the pieces together to what happened overall. Watching all those interviews, giving those people a face, who were only known from reading was a very interesting, helpful and valuable experience.
If you read Into Thin Air you get a lot more context about why there was such a bottleneck at the top on that fateful day. Climbing groups that had agreed to summit on different days all broke their verbal contracts and greedily joined the queue which slowed everyone down, causing missed turnaround times. Throw in the dynamics of Rob and Doug trying to get their respective clients to the top and breaking their own rules, throw in a storm, etc., you've got a monumental shit show at the top of the world that largely could have been prevented.
Doug was Rob's client. You mean Rob and Scott's dynamics. So many steps could have been prevented, indeed..
The Sherpa didn't fix ropes like they should have. The guides had to do it and it took a lot of time.
@@rickp3753 Because the Sherpas were exhausted from carrying Sandy Hills stuff to the high camps, like her 40 pound satellite phone
Well said, thank you. Combination of bad complications and low leadership. All the odds stacked up and you had this. Rare, but this is a worst case.
@@rickp3753 Sandy arrived with 200 pounds of carry on luggage. They are brilliant, but they are not pack mules or wild beasts.
Beck Weathers casually to Rob Hall: "oh, forgot to mention in the form, I had recent eye surgery and now have a dodgy eye and can't see" *near the summit of Everest*.
Rob Hall: "OK, stay here until we come back".
That conversation could've gone *very* differently. RIP Rob Hall.
So glad I am terrified of heights. I can watch documentaries on Everest from the comfort of my home near sea level.
Me too. I'd be into hiking too base camp, though. It sounds like a really challenging trek of about 15-20 days and you get to see Everest in the flesh...or rock. 😅
David, you will live on forever in this moving film. RIP
Very well done. I particularly liked hearing from the Sherpa's. So often they are just treated like pieces of furniture when they are the only reason these climbers can do what they do. I also like the fact that Anatole was not demonized like in Krauker's account. I have read several sides of what went on that night (including Anatole's own account) and there is no doubt that he went above and beyond to help pull people to the safety of the camp while others sat on their asses with their only contribution being criticism of the efforts made by others to save lives.
Exactly 💯 💯
you mean the same sherpas that left that Chinese guy out to die? They said they would find the ropes and come back for him, but they never went back.
@@BlueInOrangeAgainto be fair it wasn't the same sherpas. The Sherpa's who left him were part of his own team. The sherpas who saved him were part of Scott's team.
@@BlueInOrangeAgainwell, when they realized there were no ropes, it was too late. They knew better and that’s why they had to rescue only two people instead of five. It was Makalu physical limit what kept him from following the sherpas. He wasn’t prepared to climb Mount Everest.
I have a love affair with stories about climbing Everest! I know I will never do it myself so I am amazed and grateful to have docs like this to give an idea of the incredible experiences of these courageous climbers!
No matter how many times I've seen same stories about Everest it doesn't stop to amaze me, it's like watching it for the first time again and again.
can anyone please agree the musical score behind this is absolutely mesmerizing
It's awful.
I think the music in this video is amazing in its own right, from the beginning the music 🎵 is an equal background to the story told. I didn’t know David Braeshers passed away, I am shocked. Does anyone know what happened to him??
The first song had me sucked in almost immediately.
absolutely stunning ❤
Agreed - Jocelyn Pook is her name - makes this truly a doc one can enjoy watching again and again.
Nearly 30yrs ago, I read John Krakauer's book, Into Thin Air, about this tragedy. This documentary is by far the best I've seen on this subject, and I enjoyed it even more than I enjoyed the book. Getting to hear what happened from those who were there, and survived, really brought the horror of that storm home to me. Mr Breashears' cinematography and narration were beautiful! The lady he had score this film also did a fabulous job. I'm just so sad so many had to die in that awful storm and wish their families the best. I'm also so sorry that Lopsang Janbu Sherpa and Anatoly Bookreev (spelling) died before the making of this film since I would've loved to have heard their perspectives too. All in all - Great job! I was riveted every minute and sorry to see it end.
Anatoli Boukreev wrote his own book about the expedition called ‘The Climb’. He saved the lives of more people on that mountain than he was ever properly credited for before he died.
I don't know how many times I've watched this doc...it's so compelling. The ultimate test of physical endurance, courage, and human miscalculation.
Everything that could go wrong did...kinda like the maiden voyage of the Titanic.
I feel a bit guilty, because it's like passing a wreck, and not being able to look away.
Still...extraordinary beauty and adventure. A timeless, cautionary tale full of the human condition. There is nothing more beautiful.
Thanks for the upload!
I can't even being to imagine what that night in the tent felt like for Beck Weathers. It was as if he had become a ghost before his life has ended. He must have felt utterly desperate and isolated... It's heartbreaking. I'm glad that he made it back to his wife and children in the end.
Yeah, him becoming aware that they were leaving him alone to die, because no-one thought he'd last to the morning, was heartbreaking.
He should have simply went back with Sherpas as first suggested. Since he didn't what happened to him is all on him. Humans need to realize that actions have consequences. He was offered a way out. He said, no. He lives with the consequences.
Why did he climb when he couldn’t see. You wouldn’t go out for a walk if you couldn’t see. What makes you attempt to climb the tallest mountain on Earth?
Truly one of the most well made documentaries. I’ve watched this countless times and now it’s a comfort movie for me. Thank you for this 🙏
I was at base camp in 1998 - watching climbers through a telescope way up.............................the emotions and energy from 1996 was palpable. Walking past Rob Hall's stone cairn got me.💔
Why would you just go to the basecamp instead of climbing mount everest? Doesn't make sense
It makes perfect sense! How many people have the physical, mental and emotional stamina to climb that mountain!
This is in my top 5 favorite documentaries of all time. I've watched it several times. Very well done! I would say it's the best of any documentary on the 1996 disaster. Thanks for uploading.
I agree. I find it fascinating and the music is haunting.
Is Touching the Void in your top 5 as well? To me, that's the most extraordinary mountaineering story ever told.
Yes agree. That is an excellent documentary as well. Another top fav although not on mountaineering is Herzog's "Encounters at the End of the World". Good stuff imho!
Me too, it's a lesson in not what do
for me jenna jameson was fat the best at her prime
This was AMAZING, and not being a climber I thought it would not affect me the way it did...but I cried as I watched...the human experience versus the natural world and how people reacted to what happened. The courage and self-less-ness of some of these people was truly
an inspiration to me and Breashears gave me a whole new perspective on the human condition under stress. Thank you, Mr. Breashears!!!
Also not a climber, but it has affected me the same way, and for many years now. You will probably know that the movie "Everest" is largely based on these events, and, though it speculates in parts, is still pretty good and, IMO, reflects the flavor* [* Embarrassing to even characterize it in such terms--it was any but] of the events.
That said, this film is better.
When they say turn around at 2pm, DO IT!
When you climb Everest or other mountain, you have to expect the unexpected
You start as a team but very often, you end up by yourself.
Great documentary
The survival of Beck Weathers is a feat of inhuman grit and determination. When he spoke about his wife and children spurring him on I totally lost it.
Check out his talk, "Left for Dead", also on RUclips. Totally gripping retelling of his personal experience of this tragedy.
What in the hell is a person doing on top of the highest mountain in the world if they have a wife and a kid? Show some responsibility! Get over yourself and be a man.
@@jackfanning7952 agreed.
@@jackfanning7952 Are you suggesting that all climbers with partners and kids shouldn’t be allowed to climb Everest?
I’m sure he discussed it with his wife before he left. What they decided between them isn’t really anyone else’s business.
True story, they were on the brink of divorce before the trip.
The sherpas are amazing ! Their ability to put their own lives at risk to help rescue others is truly heartwarming. They are true hero’s
But if you think they agree to these rescues without negotiating a fee you're very naive
@@Robyn-Lee-B and their word always charges a fee in the thousands to attempt these rescues. Funny how so few of these shows ever tell ppl that. For example they only agreed to bring back the dead bodies of two Indian climbers after the Indian govt paid them €90000. So heros... I guess. But heros for free? Not a chance
@@darrenlamb5640 why should they not be paid for their skills and expertise?
@@banaabekwegirl5731 did I say they shouldn't. You really haven't understood a single point I've made.
@@banaabekwegirl5731 that isnt the point I'm making at all. The point is I keep reading what heroes the sherpas are as if they do it solely out of the goodness of their hearts which is nonsense.
I read into Thin Air shortly after it came out maybe 1998. Now retired it inspired me to trek to Mount Everest base camp three times in my life. I’m not finished; I have taken 3 routes Gokyo, Chola, 3 passes and I’m not finished yet. I don’t think I ever will be.🙏
Good Luck on your Journey.
Base camp…slow down gramps
@@strattus99He knows his limits. Could you get there?
@@strattus99a trek to base camp is no easy feat.
This documentary was absolutely riveting. So well done!
I can’t imagine how emotional it was when Rob and his wife said goodbye after that last phone call. He is forever in a place he loved. RIP to all who are still on the mountain. And safe travels to those who have yet to climb.
Yeah I wonder what the emotions of that call would be like, unimaginably sad. And to top it off she was pregnant. Another thing I think about is her when the call is over and she hangs up the phone. Just quiet and in her home helpless. I don’t judge people for doing what they love and I don’t think badly of them but man that’s a big loss to put on someone that has to carry it forever.
Brashears IMAX film has part of that conversation in it ,since it was on the handheld radios. It was hard to listen to.
forever? i dont think so
His decision.
@@susannahhoffs860 yea, to try to help people
Breasheers did the best job of anyone documenting this! Well done dude!
Fantastic retelling of this unbelievable story. The interviews, visuals, music.... absolutely everything, was very moving. Thank you David Breashears.
This is an amazing documentary, but I also read "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakhouer, and that really filled in some of the finer points of this climb. So many mistakes were made, and so many people should NOT have been on that mountain. Several people who said they reached the summit were actually carried there by sherpas. What a tragedy!
I believe this is the only show I've seen where Sandy is involved. She was the one being carried up by Scott Fishers "Mountain Madness" Sherpa.
In my opinion it does NOT count if someone carries you up the mountain.
If you’re really interested in certain truths, read The Climb by Anatoli Boukreev.
@@amandamosteller1371no, she wasn’t. Not true.
@lisahertel2415 I'm just repeating what's been told from several accounts of people who were there first hand. Idk what's true or not because I wasn't there. However I do know that several people saw her being carried up and she has ran out or refused any interview where she is asked about it.
The gentleman from Taiwan lived because he kept moving when he was laying on the ground. He imagined himself disco dancing and did the dance moves, no matter how slight they were. It was the difference between life and death.
Exactly. Some of the others gave up & expected others to help them. He didn't.
Taiwan numba wan
@@tkps if death was knocking on your door, youd ask for help too. Saying they expected it, we dont know that. Its not unreasonable to beg for your life.
@@tkps there is an old mountaineer saying : „above 8000 meters everyone is only responsible for himself“ and that’s very wise
I have watched this several times, and have been memorized by the music, background etc. The loss of life was truly heart breaking. They were doing what they loved.
This is my go to video for the music and narration. Neal Biedleman (sp) also has a great narration voice. It doesn't keep me up as I know what happens and distracts me from my pain. This is still my favourite Everest video.
Gau has an incredible spirit and very strong. Even in another language I could feel what he was expressing, a moment that changed his life forever.
And he got screwed over pretty badly.
The Taiwanese team, led by Gau, was one of the big problems that day. Instead of having a space between each team member on the rope while ascending, like normal, considerate climbing teams all do, they kept tightly grouped on the rope, making it near impossible for the better, faster climbers behind them to pass them. They were the talk of base camp that year, because they looked so ill prepared.
@@frankkolton1780 but wasnt the main problem that everyone ignored the turn around time except for Anatoli?
@@frankkolton1780 and to add, the Taiwanese were not supposed to summit on the same day as Rob and Scott’s team. That agreement was blatantly ignored
yet he and his team were too inexperienced and he shouldve never been there. hes had to be rescued from every mountain he climbs
The music for this is so haunting and beautiful
Heart wrenching story... Heard of it, read of it, but the detailed video is awesome... It made me cry... RIP Rob Hall and Scot Fischer
i just cant fathom anyone surviving that storm. i lived in the interior of Alaska where every winters cold season sees an average of -40F. Even with appropriately rated ECWCS gear, and a fuel stove, it's unbelievably freezing cold. going through nights like that was miserable. i cant imagine it being that cold with the additional wind from that storm. i truly am having a hard time imagining it. super human people.
Yes, unless you have personally felt that temperature AND extremely high wind/storm you really can't truly fathom it.
Without their oxygen tanks they would be nowhere
On 6 December 1997 the American Alpine Club committee unanimously honoured Anatoli as the recipient of the David A Sowles Memorial Award one of the most prestigious that can be bestowed to a mountaineer for saving 3 climbers at great risk of his own life and his subsequent valiant attempt in going out into the storm the next day to save Scott Fisher.
I am so glad you did this in time. He went beyond what anyone would expect to save those lives.
I learned recwntly he also climbed Lohtse without oxygen shortly after, it was considered back to back.. I wonder what the timeframe was but certain he needed the therapy..
Such a tragic case of bad calls and uncontrollable circumstances leading to this incident. This documentary is so well done to shed light on what went through the climbers minds that night. ❤
I can't imagine tne pressure the guides felt to have their clients reach the submit. I often hear Rob should have left Doug but I just don't think his heart would ever allow that.
RIP to all those lives lost on both the south and north side of the mountains on that terrible day.
I wouldn't a left him either! I would have a commanded a few sherpa's too stay with him while I head down the mountain too safety!
I find all shows/documentaries about Everest truly fascinating & really enjoy watchin them ...
Such gorgeous scenery & awesome cinematography !
I've not seen this particular documentary ... thank you so much for the load !
It's simply beyond any words...Salute to all who lost their valuable lives and those who reached home finally spending terrible nights....and Mr Weathers!! your indomitable spirit would draw respect from all who wants to know something about Everest...Thank you DB
The base camp coordinator Helen Wilton's narration of the tragedy brings to light the kind of person she is: a pure hearted soul, kind, humane, selfless, empathetic, sensitive... everything associated with a saintly person. The immense grief and sadness she exhibited as she narrated the last exchange between Rob and his pregnant wife, and the painful conversations between Rob and the team members at base camp as they tried to convince Rob to abandon his doomed client and save his own life, Helen's voice couldn't hide the pain in those moments and the effect it had on her. She had me in tears everytime she appeared in the storyline. Nobody else exhibited the cacophony of emotions from that tragedy like she did. In the process she also, in a good or tragic and innocent way, showed the world the nature of the person she is. Hopefully she went on to recover from these horrors and came out fine later coz she seems to be a very decent, humble and down to earth woman.
literally felt the exact opposite. but maybe ive just met to many people that speak the way she does that use it as a front for how horrible they are.
@@KevinM491 Damn who hurt you Kevin? Hope you can heal from that trauma.
I'm just glad it was Helen and not Kevin Mogg assisting Rob and coordinating his final chat with his wife.
That said I wish he would of given us a clue about why he hated on and didn't trust a very sensitive soul?
I've watched this documentary at least 5 times and will watch again I'm sure. There is something about it so morbid, so captivating, so incredibly well narrated. I feel as if I was on Everest myself during that storm and lost friends there 😢 Thank you for uploading it 🙏
I remember watching this on PBS like 5 years ago. It is one of the best made documentaries ever made. Super intense.
It helped me through a rough time, and I have no climbing ambition at all. I don’t even know how I found it at the right time back in 2009/2010. Can’t tell you how many times I’ve watched it.
Let's not exagerate, it is not that good.
I’ve watched a few similar documentaries and one thing seems to contribute the most to the danger: the long back ups, waiting hours to continue the climb. Seems to me they should reduce the limit of number climbing to summit at any given time.
An intelligent leader would have turned his team around at these back ups. All that followed was foreseeable and easily predictable at this point.
I was thinking the same
These super athletes could probably do with some of your ideas. That’s what they need
@@corkyvanderhaven3391 right? 😂 He is prob afraid to leave his parent's basement...
Glad to hear Beck made it. He kept his word to his mate to wait for him. We can only hope to get a climbing partner/friend with that much integrity.
As documentaries go, this one is as good as they get.
I have been obsessed with stories about Everest recently, I find it terribly sad the number of bodies people will see on their way up, but at the same time it’s like a car crash I can’t stop watching videos about it.
I am in the same boat! I keep watching but it’s terrifying but also a subculture of people doing insane things I need to see.