Mount Everest solo no O² attempt! Camp 4 South Col!
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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 to the South Col, Everest Camp 4, the Geneva Spur, Lhotse Camp 4, across the Yellow Band down to Camp 3 in the Lhotse Face, back to Everest Basecamp, down to Lukla and with the Helicopter to Kathmandu and finally back home to Europe.
I think people have more respect for someone who knows when to turn around rather than foolishly risk your life. Much respect to you sir.
True words, thank you so much for that! It is the way of the mountaineer to know where your limits are and turn around when the mountain and your body says no. It only makes us better mountaineers in the end, when we come back stronger, wiser, better prepared and more experienced.
Awesome respect for making the right decision to listen to your body and not give in to summit fever. ❤
Thank you so much! It took some hard lessons in my 20s and some extreme solos in the Alps to learn this lesson
REALLY? 4:45 😅
It takes a smart and brave man to turn back when he knows it's time. What a dump people have turned that mountain into though!
yeah... it actually got a little bit better compared to last year I think. They carried a lot of trash and also some dead bodies down... but yeah there is still way to much trash on the mountain
This is why you're on your third 8000er: you are smart enough to listen to your senses, and not get yourself killed. I am so proud of you for setting a great example for climbers.
I'm glad to hear you made a decision to stay safe. You'll be back. Have a safe trip home. I've enjoyed these videos and subbed!
Thank you for the appreciation and the Sub! There is more to come!
Amazing views, it's crazy to think people just don't make it back attempting... You made the right decision, and it all happens for a reason. Nevertheless, you should still feel very proud! Most people in the world will never make it there. Now recover and get that body strong again 💪🏼 we will keep following your adventures Norrdine!
Yes, unfortunately it is a very sad reality and many climbers die each year there. I will train like a beast for the next adventure!
Great effort Norrdine, just finished binge watching this series after being in the mountains myself. Huge respect for attempting Everest without O and having the ability and judgement to listen to your body to turn around. Still a massive achievement irrespective of the outcome and you've given yourself a chance to have a crack another time, something some unfortunately don’t get to experience. Glad you're back safely, what's next on the list?
Yet another great video!
Your achievements on 2x8k mountains in one go is beyond impressive. And your decision on going down from c4 even more so.
Anyways, after watching you in this series and earlier videos, my mountain hiking is in comparison like going up and down on my kitchen chairs.
I'm so glad you made the effort to video and document your expeditions.
It's a pure joy to watch.
Greetings from Norway
Greetings back to Norway! Beautiful country! Especially the Jotunheimen Nationalpark! And you are right I can consider myself very lucky to be able to climb 2 8000ers on my first two attempts. It would have been amazing if I climbed 3/3 without oxygen, especially considering that it would have been the hard ones like Everest, Lhotse and Annapurna! Stay tuned for the future, because there are still many mountains to climb!
sorry you didnt make it, we can see you suffer from illness, i hope you get well soon. this is no fail this is just a start into a new adventure :D
Much respect for your decision to turn back, I can't imagine how difficult that decision must be. Your video is full of gorgeous views, I like how you panned slowly so we could really take in the panoramic view. It must be so fulfilling to see this in person.
Thank you so much! It was hard to accept but on the other hand easy, because it was so clear and thinking about my family was reason enough to turn around. The views are just mind blowing. It is insane to stand in front or being surrounded by 7000ers and 8000ers they are soooo unbelievably majestic and surreal!
God bless u sir for knowing when to turn around. Your life is more important. Go home get strong and healthy.u will be back if it's meant too be.
Norrdine you’re such an inspiring person! Thank you so much for posting all this.
Hard work and dedication is literally over the roof on your timeline ❤️🔥
Lots of love❤️🔥
What a wonderful attempt - climbing mountains on their terms! With the decision to turn back, you really conquered yourself. We never conquer mountains i guess. Kudos to you!
Thank you so much! Indeed, we dont conquer mountains! If you love the mountains you respect them!
Dass war die beste Entscheidung die du treffen konntest. Deinem gesunden Menschenverstand, deinen Lieben und deinem Leben den Vorrang zu geben ist soviel größer als der Gipfel des Mount Everest. Der Berg wartet auf dich und wird dich zu sich lassen wenn du stärker denn je zurück kommst. 💪❤️
Danke Mam! Ja, ich stehe schon noch irgendwann da oben :D
Danke Mam, I steh schon noch irgendwann ohne Sauerstoff da oben! :D
I've been watching your vlogs and am so happy you decided to turn back. Many have made bad decisions and lost their lives over it. I guess i will never understand the need to even attempt this quest.
You are the rare honest climber with integrity.
Thank you so much @TheRealRoch108 ! I just love what I am doing and I reeeeeally love the rough experience and the intense feeling of your own body and mind while climbing these mountains with as little support as possible!
Hey Norrdine, thank you BIG time my friend for sharing your journey with us all here.
I have my own mountain to climb at the moment with a battle against stage 3 cancer.
About to go in for another dose of chemo and hopefully my the last.
Your adventures have inspired me to hang tough through this bit of a rough time in my life.
Stay strong and be well.
N. x
Hey Nicholas, I am very to sorry to hear that you are fighting cancer right now! Stay strong buddy, always remember life is beautiful and it is worth every second to be on this beautiful blue planet! Try to find as much joy and happiness, I think it is the best remedy! Stay strong and take good care for your body, a lot of sleep and good food and nutritioning so you can fight the chemo! You can do it! Sometimes we have to eat a lot of shit, but we humans are strong af and we can suffer through anything!
I wish you the best and especially mental and physical strength!
Wow, amazing footage with just enough commentary - thank you for sharing and glad you made it down safely.
Thank you for your feedback, happy to hear you enjoyed it!
Very proud that you used great wisdom friend! What a success you are! Congrats!
Thank you! It was not easy, but no summit is worth it to even lose a single finger.
Bro you did the right thing and already made an incredible achievement
What a journey, and what views! ❤
Indeed breathtaking :P
To make it to the balcony is amazing
Thank you buddy!
huge respect to go as far as you did. i dont know how some have actually made it to the top without o2
Thank you! It is possible, but you need perfect conditions and a super strong mind and body!
Maybe it has to do with genetics too, that some do better in higher altitude and lower oxygen.
I understand it must have been very disappointing to have to turn around and go back down having got so relatively close in what looked like good weather. Your decision to turn back was absolutely the correct one as it saved your life given the condition you were in. Even though you were so weak and exhausted you were still recording for us. I'm so glad that you got down safely. Perhaps trying to climb two big mountains one after the other was too much. Anyway you can try again in the future if you want too when you are stronger. Thank you so much for your great videos. It truly is beautiful there apart from the rubbish that humans leave behind.
It is beyond beautiful up there between these giants indeed! The rubbish problem needs to be taken seriously and fixed for sure. Yes maybe it was a bit to much, but I thought the main problem was my decision to stay in C2 for almost 3 weeks. It was simply to much for my body to handle, I overestimated the amount it can take and suffer. I think climbing Annapurna before might have weakend me a bit, but was not the deciding factor. I think with proper preperation you can even do more than 2 8000ers without O². I might prove that soon enough haha!
@@norrdinenouar Norrdine, thanks for your reply. Yes I understand, it was a long time spent at C2 and you would probably have improved if you had headed down for a period of time to rest. We all live and learn. I'm going to watch your Lhotse video now - I'm hooked on your videos!
Big Respect from Romania💪
Thank you! Greeting back to your beautiful country! I remember climbing Varful Moldoveanu and I loved it!
So good to see thukla pass again!!
😭 yeah! Its beautiful and sad at the same time.
I’ve been watching all your great videos but this one was a bit concerning. Clearly you weren’t well. What would you do if you passed out or fell? I’m so glad you decided to go down. It’s sign of a true mountaineer and smart man to know his limits. Glad you’re better!
Well sometimes our body recovers and wakes up again when you pass out protecting the most vital organs of your body concentrating your blood at the core. If I fall, then I did something extremely wrong beforehand and did not read the signs of my body correctly. Most of the falls you can not survive at this altitude and terrain, but our body is a powerhouse and can survive a lot though.
Hey bud congrats on making it to the balcony the win is in the effort not the destination. Cheers.🙂
Thank you so much! I will come back stronger next time! :D
Hey, my climbing friend, don't sweat it! Your trying something, most people, can't do! ( No O2 ! ) Mt. Everest, will still be there!! Hey, give it a rest! ( K2 in the future ? ) You can always, come back! That's harder, than most people think!! Thanks, for bringing us up, with you!! Awesome!
Hey buddy thank you for your nice and encouraging words! Maybe I will attempt to climb all 14? :D
@@norrdinenouar You bet! ( I have asthma! As I watch, your climbs, I know, without a doubt, I would be, keeled over, struggling, for air! ) Hats off, to you!! Take it easy, out there!! Thank you!!
RESPECT !!! I couldn't make it 10 feet. Happy you are OK.
Haha! Thank you! Training makes it possible! And yeah I am ok, my body is still weakend but I get stronger every day.
I’m proud of for being honest with yourself…. It takes tenacity to choose life!!!
Thank you so much for your appreciation! Failing or giving up doesnt feel good, but it was necessary to safe my live.
The main goal is not getting to the top but making it back down alive. Congratulations 👏
GRACIAS POR COMPARTIR...INCREIBLE IMPACTANTE PAISAJES.
Muchas gracias amigo!
Fantastic job, good decision making. Weather looked awesome!
Thank you! Maaaan the weather was peeeerfect!
what is the expedition like? I feel like youre going unguided and without sherpa help but still paid an organization for tent and food?
Love seeing your attempt and skills in knowing when to turn back and not give in to the summit fever! without oxygen is just an insane accomplishment even if this this you "just got" till C4. Saw your annapurna vids as well, is that the annapurna that is so deadly due to avalanches or did you do the other one?
Hey, yeah since I only started 8000er climbing last year, I would still call myself an 8000er newcomer. So I had "basecamp service" and Camp 2 food. Meaning I am a solo climber and completely self sufficient, but I used the kitchen in BC and Camp2. Next 8000er expeditions will be alpine style though. No more Nepalese expeditions for me. I dislike the Nepalese expedition style and think, that it ruins mountaineering.
@@norrdinenouar What service would you have above Camp2, in terms of tent and meals.
good decision. Nice to see u back on earth.
Thank you! Life is just to beautiful to just throw it away
I am glad you mad the right decision to turn around. I personally think it is insane to try and climb Everest without oxygen.
Thank you! You are probably right, but I think if you take a very conservative approach, take your time, let your body acclimatize slowly and if you train at high altitude as I did, then you can climb it safely. But its a hot topic and there are many different opinions about that and they are all valid. It is overall very dangerous to be at this altitude... I saw so many people die and suffer frostbite... with and without oxygen
Smart and wise decision!
Thank you!
Great decision. I know it’s hard to turn around but. It’s better to live on and see another day. It’s not worth the risk of life. Can’t wait to see your future trips. You got a sub and I made sure to follow your ig also 🙏🏼🙏🏼
Hey Mike, thank you so much for your comment and your sub! I will keep uploading my journey for you guys! I will come back to Everest one day and be more prepared!
I can't imagine how tired you were up at Camp 4. That was one helluva cold you got. And that wind was really something. It really did a number on all the camps. You made a great decision to turn around, when it really counted. And you captured the beauty of the mountains, in the clouds. Did you fly over the Everest-Lhotse-Nuptse area in the helicopter & see where you had been?
Camp 4 is always extremely intense and usually it is super windy up there. It being that calm only happens maybe 10 days a year. No the flight at the End was 53km further down the mountain from Lukla to Kathmandu. If you fly from C2 with the heli u can see the whole Khumbu Icefall.
your access to Camp 4 solo without supplemental oxygen is much more valuable and respectful than getting to the summit with the oxygen and Sherpa support.
Haha, yeah maybe you are right! Thank you for you kind words!
How many years have you been climbing? :)
About 13 years now!
Sehr stabil. Probierst du es nochmal?
That is always the correct decision Norrdine. There are so many horror stories related to summit fever coming out of Everest now. I'm sure you're disappointed but the mountain won't go anywhere.
You are absolutely right! But my motivation just got fueled even more! Ill come back stronger!
I don't understand. Solo attempt but you still use the facilities / static ropes the Sherpas setup?
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.
Wow, what a struggle this must have been. I'm glad you made it back to tell the story! Do you think you might have recovered better if you went back down to BC instead of staying in C2 for so long?
Yeah... it was hard... you have to imagine I have a super tough body and almost never really get sick or a cold... but my body couldnt handle it anymore and the Khumbu almost makes everyone sick. Yes definately going down to BC is a huuuuuge difference since it is 1200m lower. When I came back to BC after the expedition I immediately felt better after just a few hours.
nice work, still pretty good make to balcony
Thank you! Next time Ill go higher! :D
Without oxygen to get to the top must be very hard, especially bc now i have seen long queues.
1:20 wow, I didn't think birds were seen up at that altitude. Good effort man, I don't know if you utilize any supplements but if not have a look in to Himalayan (or Siberian) shilajit and cordyceps for immune and physical endurance support. For some respiratory bacterial (or viral) issue, wild oregano oil in caps is super potent too. This is the kind of stuff I bring with me to high altitude (4000m+).
Yeah! I was just suprised myself when I saw the footage and noticed the bird flying around! Crazy that they can survive in this environment. I do use a fair amount of supplements and I heard of shilajit before, but never really understood what it does and how it works, and I never heard about cordyceps. Oregano oils sounds good aswell. I might give it a try next time! Thanks a lot!
@@norrdinenouarthose are high altitude crows. When Mallory was discovered in 1999 his eyes were plucked out by those crows.
Is there any death body on camp 4?
Yes there used to be... These days they bring down all bodies because the Nepalese government made it a new rule. The Nepalese military climbers also bring down bodies from previous expeditions now.
Sorry you didnt make but lived to try again
It is fine! It is part of the journey
its not the end bc you are still here !
see you again 🇳🇵
Exactly! Stay alive to fight another day!
وَأَنفِقُواْ فِي سَبِيلِ اللّهِ وَلاَ تُلْقُواْ بِأَيْدِيكُمْ إِلَى التَّهْلُكَةِ [البقرة:195
While its very admirable what you have done…..getting that far , I don’t think it’s advisable for anyone to try to summit to the top of Mount Everest without oxygen as anything could happen and it’s not easy to get help once your up there. It’s always better to take extra safety precautions even if you feel ok. Probably if you took oxygen after camp 2 or camp 3 you might have felt well enough to summit but who knows. It’s good that you listened to your body and turned back when you needed too. Amazing views there by the way. Your very brave. I’m too much of a woos to try something like that as I’d be afraid of falling walking accross the ladders 😬. My dad loves climbing though however he won’t do Mount Everest as he thinks there’s too many people trying to do it.
Hey, thank you for your comment. Yes the oxygen topic is very complex and I would not suggest it to anyone to just go and try it. It needs intense preperation, knowledge, training, time a strong physique and perfect strategy to climb safely without oxygen. Two of our expedition members tried to climb Lhotse without oxygen. When I asked them about their strategy and preperation they answered: "Ill just climb up and see how it goes"..... I said please dont do that, please use your oxygen this year and come again next year for a non O² climb and I will help you prepare a strategy.... One of them died during the night in Camp 3 the other one got really sick and had to abort in Camp3. So what you say is true, but I would add, that you can be safe with the right preperation and mindset. RIP Gabriel
@@norrdinenouar Thankyou for pointing that out. There’s a lot of people that haven’t even climbed Everest before that are putting comments on videos saying you don’t need oxygen without even explaining about the preparation stuff. Then begginers are listening to them and then putting themselves in danger. Hence why there’s people trying to go up Everest without oxygen and not making it back. There’s also too many people saying it’s easy (when they haven’t even tried to
Climb Everest ) just because of the safety ropes and stuff. Most probably why there’s so many inexperienced climbers trying to do it and struggling. Everest is a lovely accomplishment and if it’s someone’s dream then they have every right to live it but at same time I think climbers should have experience of climbing other peaks before they even get issued a permit for Everest for their own safety and atleast pass a fitness test , it would probably reduce so many deaths.
could you have made it with oxygen ???
Definately! You have to imagine oxygen works like doping, steroids and cocaine at once for your body. You use it overnight, you regenerate better you sleep better and your body gets stronger overall. And while walking it is like a sitting on an E bike at max output! It is a completeley different game.
I'd been in a serious accident, had collapsed lung and was on oxygen. Was in hospital 8 days, barely made it to the toilet 🚽 and back without oxygen. Was like high altitude, I now respect anyone climbing without oxygen at high altitude
@@norrdinenouarholy words,max respect for a great MAN from a modest mountanineer who follows you from Italy 🇮🇹
Hi guy
@@norrdinenouar what drives you to hike without oxygen? The human body is not supposed to function as such low oxygen levels - so using o2 not a weakness
Norrdine used to say himself fucked up face up in the mountains but never commented on his hollywood look in Kathmandu😂😂❤
All those gas cans on the ground empty?
Probably not all. Some may be empty, some half full or full. People dont really care. There is no reward for them to bring it down until recently. Usually the client and sherpa are so exhausted after their Everest summit, that they dont care and just want to descend. Also another problem is, that the Sherpa gets money for every oxygen bottle he brings down but not for the trash he carries down (or at least less than carrying oxygen tanks). So they priotize to bring down up to 8 oxygen bottles down at once instead of carrying other equipment. It is a problem that needs to be adressed by the Nepalese Government. There are already garbage fees and garbage deposits you have to pay and a liaison officer who is supposed to monitor these things, but it is not working as intended. There need to be more strict rules or even bans (especially for the operators and organizers) if someone is violating the rules or leaving their trash.
@@norrdinenouar awesome reply! Thank you for the information.
@@kennysvensson9337 anytime 😉✌🏾 I will make a video about the trash situation on Everest soon, because people dont understand fully what is going on. The topic needs more explanation though.
Disgusting what people have done to that beautiful place.
Yes, Nepal needs to find a solution to this. I have to tell you it is more the Sherpas themselves and not the climbers causing this mess. It is just the way Nepalese execute their expeditions. Most of the trash in the Solo Khumbu is from the porters, Nepalese and Sherpas themselves...
Dude needs some serious sun protection on his nose.
Duuuuude! You are so right! It got completely burned! I need a proper storm mask next time that covers my nose... otherwise it will look like a battlefield one day
RIP Gabriel🤍 10:17
Gabriel just died in his sleep in Camp 3. I was playing Uno and chess with him in basecamp... we even climbed to Pumori Camp 1 together to acclimatize... He was a super nice guy...
@@norrdinenouari’m very sorry to hear that🙏🏻
What a mess up there😢
Yep, the government of Nepal needs to impose sanctions on people and expedition organizers to handle the problem
Did you see any dead bodies in this route??!!!
On the way up to C4 are no dead bodies, but I saw several new people who just died this season being transported back down to Camp2.... I think I saw at least 4 and one of our members died in C3 in his tent during the night...
@@norrdinenouarSo far 8 deaths this season.
10:16 Gabriel DIED in camp 3 ???????
I heard that too. Is it true?
I am so disgusted by all the photos and videos of mess people leave over there because they want to reach a peak... Is it really worth it?
yes.. it is a huge problem on Everest and other 8000ers right now... is it worth it? Thats a super subjective topic.
The mountain looks like a trash dump and too many people ascending, not sure why people continue to try and conquer it.
yes.. the waste is a huge problem and needs to be fixed asap. They carried a lot of trash and several dead bodies down this season. No one should "conquer" a mountain, but for climbing in general this question is hard to answer and the answers totally subjective. Maybe you heard the quote from Friedrich Nietzsche who once said: "And those who were seen dancing were thought to be insane by those who could not hear the music"
أعوذ بالله من الشيطان الرجيم وَلا تُلْقُوا بِأَيْدِيكُمْ إِلَى التَّهْلُكَةِ[البقرة:195].
Common sense working for you guy...the right thing to do.
Thank you so much! Unfortunately many climbers can not turn around... and just die
kolay gelsin
:D
Wenn ich dort den Müll sehe wird mir schlecht
Leider ist das die Realität und es muss dagegen dringend etwas getan werden. Die nepalesischen organisatoren müssen mehr in die Verantwortung genommen werden. Denn das ist die Ursache des Problems.
@@norrdinenouar Verstehe nicht warum das so schwer ist, was mit rein genommen wird muss auch wieder mit raus genommen werden. Oder jeder Turi zahlt ( auch die Tages Besucher ) einen Müll Obulus
what a bunch of litter bugs
Unfortunately yes
Lots of garbage on that mountain. What a shame. Looks like a total dump
unfortunately yes... it is the way Nepalese operators organize their expeditions and needs to be fixed by the government
Why without oxygen? The summiteers - for few are really responsible mountaineers - really need to think about the costs of spending unlimited dollars on these vanity projects that kill native guides and sherpas. It's morally corrupt and destroying an otherwise beautiful and sacred mountain. Time for queues and mock heroics to get off that mountain.
Because I want to experience the mountain as it is and not change it, I love the mountains so much and would never cheat a mountain to "conquer" its summit, No the summit is the byproduct of a journey. People climb Everest because it is the highest mountain on earth, yet they reduce its effective height to 6000meters with their oxygen, what is the point in doing that? As for the costs and money and Sherpas. The Sherpas are actually very happy with this development, because they finally have a way to earn money and build wealth that is enough to feed their families and wealth for generations. We westeners with our high moral think we need to keep the mountains untouched and pure, which would be desirable, but in fact we dont even do that ourselves. Just look at the mountains in our countries or the Alps, they are full with infrastructure and we earn money from them, why should the Sherpas not be allowed to do the same? Of course I also dont agree with the way they do it. But its their country and we have no right to tell them what to do.
What a dump
unfortunately yes..
Some birds here???? What??? Minute 3:05
Yeah, I was just as shocked as you when I saw it on the video!