Mount Everest solo no O² attempt! Khumbu Icefall to Camp 2!
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- Опубликовано: 20 окт 2024
- This is my attemt to summit Mount Everest solo withou oxygen in 2024.
After Annapurna I and Lhotse without oxygen, this would be my 3/3 8000er without the use of supplmentary oxygen!
In this video I will take you with me through the Khumbu Icefall to Camp 1 and Camp2.
finally a video of a PROFFESIONIST and not a TOURIST on mount everest
😂 yeah... unfortunately there are 90+% tourists on Mt. Everest
Absolutely
My sentiment exactly except I use the term climber versus client
Professionist is not a word, it's professional.
If you're a professional and you're climbing an 8000er without oxygen, then you're worse than a tourist.
Now this is what i call a "professional climber"
Great job my friend, nothing but respect for the sport 🙏
Thank you so much! I still dont climb in that alpine style I would prefer, but I will do that in the future.
@@norrdinenouar What's the color of your boots? Need to know to see you next time I climb =)
Not entirely sure why this channel hasnt got a lot more subscribers. I for one appreciate the effort it takes to do what your doing, never mind allowing us lot to enjoy the experience with you.
Thank you for your nice comment buddy! Happy to hear you appreciate the effort! I think the algorithm will slowly pick up 😅
Positive energy and a minimalist footprint approach. Good stuff 👍
Thank you! In the future I will climb even more minimalistic!
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Love it man. Can I make a suggestion, if the wind noise is getting overwhelming and making it to hard to hear what you're saying, it would be great to either get just some subtitles or an added in voice over.
@@carl8568 actually thats a great idea and makes a lot of sense! Thank you for the suggestion! Ill do that in the future!
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🙏☺️
Thanks for taking me to Everest with you!
Love this man, he has such a positive energy
@@Midori22222 Awww thank you so much! It warms my heart to read your words! I will keep it up!
Anytime! Thank you for following and travelling with me! Your support keeps me motivated!
@@norrdinenouar Or worse yet put other lives at risk to save you
Looks like pure madness, I like it! And wishing you all the best
Thank you! I will be climbing more 8000ers in the future! Everest forced me to turn around though. But I will come back!
Wow just wow. The end part of this vid really makes us have a real sense of the energy you need. But yet you flip the camera back and give us that great smile. Your the best. We are big fans Norrdine.
Going to C2 directly with 20kg on your shoulders is incredibly hard, yet the Sherpas do that at least 10 times per season. They have to work so hard for their money and risk their lives so many times. Last year, when I climbed Lhotse I once even carried my two tents up to Camp 2 and returned the same day. You can imagine how extremely exhausting and what a long day that is. But seeing these mountains, being surrounded by these giants and all the glaciers, ice and rock formations and breathing the cold air simply makes me happy and I cant even resist to smile. It is such a gift that I am allowed to live this life and that I got a healthy functioning body and it makes me happy every day! Thank you for your words and thank you for your enthusiasm and for being a fan!
Finally a real video of the climb by a good mountaineer. All the best. Looking forward to seeing more videos
Hey @kfernandes268 thank you for your comment! I try to share all my experiences with you! More 8000ers without O² hopefully next year, when I manage to go to Pakistan.
Great video Norrdine, the wait is alway's worth it! Glad to know you are safe and recovering 🙏🏼
Happy to hear you enjoyed it! Yes, I am doing well and am slowly recovering in Andalusia.
Your positive and genuine spirit shines through! From a beginner mountaineer, thank you for sharing your journey and sowing the seeds of big dreams 😊
Thank you so much! Every journey starts somewhere! The journey of a mountaineer is absolutely magical!
Dude. You make me think that I can make it with your straight talk attitude!
Thank you buddy! You can almost achieve anything on this planet if you really want it from the bottom of your heart! It takes a lot of hard work, discipline and dedication, but it is possible! I try to show the mountains as they are and try not to mystify the sport.
I'm super excited to find your channel. I watch most everything about Everest. Been on my radar scope since age 12. I'm 59 now. Too late to get started now, so I must watch others. I keep busy with my central coast of California bushwhacking exploring and trailbuilding in Big Sur. I"m gonna watch the rest of your Everest series and then check out Annapurna and others. Good work!
Hey Perry, thank you for your comment. Usually I would say it is never to late to do or start anything in life. Everest and 8000ers are hard though and I dont know your physical condition. At 59 if you are physically in good shape you could still do it with oxygen, but it would be an increased risk though. Central coast of California bushwhacking sounds also excititing! Happy to hear, that you enjoy the content!
Brawo, to jest odwaga! Życzę zdobycia szczytu, pięknej pogody i bezpiecznego powrotu! 😊
Thank you so much! Unfortunately I got very sick due to a gripal infection up in Camp2 and had to turn around on summit day! But I will come back in two years and try again!
Great video Norrdine! All of your videos are great! You’re a brave man going up with no oxygen. Stay safe l!!!
Thank you so much! I am sooo excited to hear that you enjoy the videos! I will keep them coming, even though no O² climbs are super freaking hard and I somtimes think to myself to quit 8000er climbing entirely, when I am completely exhausted and destroyed. Thank you for you kind words!
That was really beautifully shot! Thank you!🙏
Happy to hear that you enjoyed it!
Incredible and very informative video my friend. Thank you for taking us with you.
I hope I can be there too one day.
Hey knicku7902 glad to hear that you enjoyed it. I was also dreaming for a long time to climb 8000ers one day. After 13 years I made my dream come true and so can you!
Fantastic footage, thanks for recording and uploading. Much respect for being able to record and talk like that on this altitude
Crazy! Kudos to you sir!
Thank you buddy! Happy you enjoyed the footage!
Legendary good luck thanks for the content
Thank you! Much appreciated! Ill keep the content coming!
You're really amazing. Thanks for sharing your journey. And the dude that made the car joke 😂
Thank you so much for your kind words! Haha, Michal from Poland was a nice guy, he was part of our expedition and I was really worried about him, when he summited. But he made it to the summit and back!
Really well done. I'm enjoying this a lot! I was at base camp in April. Very cool to see what it's like beyond. Namaste!
Your video is so clear and shiny compare to many videos from many others;) grate job ;)
Thank you buddy! Happy to hear that you enjoy it!
wow. what a journey this will be and without using oxygen. you are a true mountanier
Its intense I can tell you :P
This looks phenomenal man! 👏👏
Thank you! I looooove the Khumbu! And witnessing an 8000er is something very special you can not comprehend fully.
Best of luck with the climb, stay safe :)
Thank you very much!
Amazing blue ice block.
I love blue ice! It is just a bit tricky in steep walls :P
incredible use of the FFXI soundtrack (Tu'Lia) in your closing credits brought me a smile
:D FFXI is the best game I have ever played in my entire life and it almost got me addicted! I was on Asura server and you?
@@norrdinenouar I was on Siren. Loved it. Still listen to the music all the time. Stay safe out there!
@@bryma yeah I always listen to the music aswell. Love it so much 😍
I noticed that someone mentioned that this is madness.
Well, I kinda agree, but I would like to use different words.
What you do is pure badassery!
I enjoy every second of your videos!
Question. Was it Cho Oyu you mentioned? It was kinda hard to hear due to the wind.
Thank you soooo so much for your awesome comment buddy! I love the challenge and in the future I will go even more alpine style. No more fixed ropes no nothing, just the mountain and I! Glad you enjoy the videos so much, I will definately keep them coming! Yes, it is Cho Oyu, you can see the east face from the Nepalese side! And if you take a really close look (i dont know if the resolution on this video shows it) but you can see that the upper part (maybe the top 400 meters) of the mountain has a different stone structure. Similar to the Matterhorn for example which has a part of the african plate on top of its European base.
I can't wait for your next video when you go part way up the Lhotse Face up to C3.
Allright :D wait till you see the South Col! I dont know if you can feel it through the video... but that place is something special somehow... its hard to describe... it kinda feels like the end of the world
One coolio dude. ❤
awww thank you! I just love mountains sooo much!
Wow, that seemed like a long journey. We could see how tired you were. Stunning scenery, I love seeing all the areas on the mountain. (at min 3:42 I watched again, as I read it, you had a problem with your back LEG, but you actually said back PACK. LEG is what was typed in. No idea how your back LEG could be heavy. Haha) I’m surprised you didn’t take a nap between the crevasses, haha! And what’s with the ropes going through the crevasses? I’m glad you did not follow them. Congrats on getting to Camp 2. Can’t wait to see more. God bless!
The Khumbu is super beautiful even though it is so deadly! Yeah my "backpack/rucksack" was so heavy so I was kinda slow and I actually took a little break in Camp1. One Sherpa from Elite Exped who knew me from Annapurna invited me for a cup of tea in Camp 1.
SO inspiring to watch you casually talking to camera while doing something so badass! Excuse my ignorance but I am wondering if "solo" means you don't get any help to carry your gear and guide you through the mountain or does "solo" mean you don't get any help at all including things like setting up your tent, carrying your tent, cooking your food etc. ?
Thank you so much for your kind words. Actually if you want to be precise the term "solo" only counts for completely non assisted climbs, without any fixed rope or infrastructure. Since I used the fixed ropes and the food in Basecamp and Camp 2 the term solo is technically not correct. Though I carry everything myself, my tents, my food for higher camps, my gas, all my equipment etc. I also climb without Sherpa support or oxygen. You would call this style "self supported" or autark.
@@norrdinenouar Wow, you're one of a kind! I I actually thought it is impossible to carry tents, foods up to that level by yourself. I have been to EBC and met such fit people who have been doing mountaineering for 40+ years and even then they were having such hard time going up to summit with oxygen and full sherpa support including things like fancy tents etc! You are such inspiration, keep us updated and keep at it please! Ich wünsche dir viel Glück aus Berlin!
@@yagmursimsek8366 perhaps the reason they're having trouble is they're 50-60 years old? haha
10:44 Why were you stepping on the rope with your crampons? Couldn't they damage the rope?
Fantastic video!
keep up the great work
Thank you! Will do!
well done, nice vid, please keep the vlog style to the summit, not like on Annapurna where we get a 20 MIn ? Video from c1 to Summit, this is too short to be good.
Haha! Thank you! I sometimes fear, that the scenes, the videos or my cut is too long and "boring". You know the attention span of some people these days is very short :P
@@norrdinenouar hehe i agree , but Ryan Mitchell did it and he got alot of attention and views, this is the way :) you can still do short vids for Insta, but please make your vlogs as long as possible :)
Just tuned in, not sure what's up with the huge tent? And how do you cross crevices, do you have a ladder in your backpack?
No oxygen is mad, good luck my friend
Thank you very much! Unfortunately Everest beat me and I will have to come back!
@@norrdinenouar How far did you get? Congrats, by the way! You’re certainly in the top 1% of mountaineers! I'm surprised you had energy to hold the camera and even talk :D
@@sixteencscs To Camp 4 and a little bit above. Around 8150m then I turned around otherwise I would have died if I went to the summit.
@@norrdinenouar We are proud of you for not risking your life. By the way, could you make a video showing how much you spent in total on this? It's not indiscreet to ask. We're also on a very tight budget, but if you could make a video, it would help us determine if we could save up that amount in maybe 10 years, lol.
@@sixteencscs Thank you! And sure I will do that!
How many kilos was your backpack ? Did you have your sleeping gear ? Awesome and congrats, much respect !
Ti invidio da morire..!! Deve essere bellissimo trovarsi li'. Non in coda eh? Ma li' dove sei solo con la montagna e con te stesso.😊
Aww thanks! Yeah, when you go alone you are able to avoid the crowds sometimes
Congratulations and awesome job brother , one question though , did you summit with a company? Or it was just a solo effort? Did you just only pay the permit money to the government and contact with a company and they let you summit solo?
Hey thank you! Yes you need a permit through a Nepalese organizer, so I had a company helping me with all the permits and fees etc. I also had "Basecamp support" which basically means, that they bring my heavy expedition equipment to Basecamp with a yak or porter. From there I was self sufficient and climbed solo on my own, carrying my own gear, equipment and my own tents usually. I also got food from the organizer in Camp2, so I did not have to carry so many supplies through the Ice fall.
insane you can talk and explain things while walking
Haha, yeah my acclimatization was quite good! But higher up the mountain it is not so easy anymore!
looks like a giant choss pile tbh :D great job, but you wouldnt catch me dead on that thing.
how are you able to do this all by yourself? Don't you need sherpas, guides, etc.?
Hey! I dont use any Sherpa support other than the fixed ropes and I get provided with food in basecamp and in C2. Apart from that I climb completely on my own, carry everything myself, build my own tent, cook my own food in the higher camps and navigate myself. It is hard work and actually drains a lot of energy out of your system which you are not able to regenerate during the time you are there, but thats part of my climbing style. In the future I want to even go more alpine and not use any expedition or sherpa infrastructure at all and organize my own little alpine style expeditions. For me that is the real and truthful experience with the mountain!
@@norrdinenouar Incredible mate! Good on you
Subbed!!!!
Thank you!!!
can you do a gear load-out video? you kick ass!
Sure! Specifically for 8000ers?
@@norrdinenouar yes...that would be perfect!!!!! 🙏🏻
How much money is that solo trip? Whom do you pay money?
You have to work with a Nepalese operator/expedition organizer in order to get the permit and have basecamp support. From there I was self sufficient. Depending on how you climb the prices vary a lot. If you need oxygen and a sherpa you pay minimum 30k $ to climb Everest. As a solo no O² climber you are almost not causing any costs, which is why it gets much cheaper. I can tell you I payed less than 20k $ for my Everest climb. That is quite good if you factor in that the permit alone is 11k $ and you also have to pay a garbage fee, a garbage deposit, a liasson officer and a rope fee.
cant wait for K2
Me 2!!!! I would love to try it in 2025, but I will probably not be able to finance it until then. Maybe in 2026 😉✌🏾
You sir now, officially a Sherpa, no need of oxygen.
Haha! Thank you! Yeah with the proper preperation you really dont need oxygen!
@norrdinenouar so how exactly do you prepare without Oxygen 😅..please tell us
@@shirleykyokunda9369 Check my Lhotse no Oxygen series. It is a full playlist and shows my training from Day 1 in the Solo Khumbu.
Isn’t it illegal to do solo climbs? I thought the government requires everyone to travel with sherpas and guides?
Nice video. Reminds me about Goran Kropp. A Swede who bicycled from Sweden to the foot of Mount Everest. Then summited without help of sherpas or oxygen. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Göran_Kropp
Haha! Somone just mentioned him aswell in another comment on another video. Yeah what he did was crazy!
Already put of breath at camp 2. He cannot make it to the top without oxygene 😢
Go buddy
Funny username :P Thx buddy!
How many pounds do you lose climbing that mt
First time on Lhotse I lost about 17pounds. This time also about 20 pounds.
wear 02 my brother save your life no reason for not wearing
Haha! Cant do my friend! The summit means nothing to me with O² 😉✌🏾
How much did you pay for the permit?
11.000 usd, but that is not the only fee you need to pay to the government.
@@norrdinenouar what other fees are there?
Is he climbing now?
I was in May. The weather window for Everest opens around the 2nd week of May and is open until the end of May. This is when the jet stream slows down enough, so we can climb there otherwise we would be blown off the mountain. With the beginning of June the monsoon hits the Himalayas and no one climbs there anymore until autumn. In summer expeditions move to Pakistan.
stepping on the rope with crampons is very "elegant"
It is not ideal, but it happens to almost everyone up there and sometimes you cant avoid it especially not when you are exhausted at 6000+ Meters carrying a heavy load. You would know that if you had been there. These ropes are not your ordinary climbing rope though and the Rope Fixing team constantly checks the route. And apart from that the damage on the rope by using the jumar is way bigger than from the crampons.
do a speedrun
Without oxgyen is impressive
so no guide? how much is the permit without a guide?
Worth it for Car Loss
“Solo” but Sherpa does all the work for you 😂😂😂
aman dikkat
Thank you! I will take care!
Walking on the rope when wearing crampons; nicks and cuts can't be good for the ropes integrity.
Yes, but you can not always avoid it especially considering how weak you are sometimes. The fixing team is checking all ropes constantly
I've never seen someone not white be so basic and white. infinity symbol tattoo next???👀👀👀
Hahahaha! I dont know what to say.... um... thank you I guess?! :P
PS: Must be the German in me :D :D :D
@@norrdinenouar jk, stay beautiful🤙🏻
There isn't no way I'm on that mountain at dark thirty
Nno wway
Must have sunlight not flashlight.....
What people of Mexican that lost his car-----Carlos ah ha
your video is so cool honestly and it really shows how exhausting it may be doing this climb. but one the other hand, it looks commercialised as fuck honestly, the mountain, not your video. like, I get the whole " I went to everest" thing but I think the whole "experiencing nature in its virgin and natural state" thing is lost here, anyway.
He was saying no OXYGEN to camp 2 only LOL..... anyone can do that.....
He is climbing everest summit no oxygen. Camp 2/Khumbu is just referring to second part of the video smart guy
stay tuned :D
Every day you cross with an idiot.
Play stupid games.... win stupid prizes
You gonna unalive
you have inspired me my friend! i have not much money and i will also do this solo no oxygen thank you !!!!
Happy to hear that! But please... dont die! I really mean it. Gather your experience, train hard, be respectful to the mountain and prepare properly. Climb some other 8000er before, before you go to Everest.
Why would you risk brain damage or worse? Lack of oxygen is no joke and nothing to be proud of. It affects your ability to make decisions in the worst possible circumstances.
@@ravenel2 because his videos inspired me.. its my natural progression anyway. Ive been rock climbing for some time im the most fit i will ever been im a 5.13+ lead climber along with my surfing backgrounf and jiu jitsu my cardio is next level. Going to set off for my next journey next may!