Mount Everest ICE FALL - Original

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  • Опубликовано: 3 дек 2024

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  • @dawood121derful
    @dawood121derful 10 лет назад +1343

    I saw a few ladders, I think I'll wait until they install an escalator and observation deck complete with oxygen and one those quarter driven binocular thingies.

    • @sweetcostarica
      @sweetcostarica 9 лет назад +6

      Dave L Mt. Everest is 20,000 feet high. That's the maximum ceiling of a 747 jet.
      Better not run out of air up there!

    • @dirtyunclehubert
      @dirtyunclehubert 9 лет назад +52

      Dave L yeah i am with you. we need the saudis to buy mt everest, and installing a superluxurious skyscraper up there, with all your aforementioned accomodations and, yes, a direct base camp to summit elevator is a must have.

    • @bobweird2399
      @bobweird2399 9 лет назад +51

      sweetcostarica Mt. Everest is 28,000 ft high. The average cruising altitude for a 747 is 35,000 ft.

    • @sweetcostarica
      @sweetcostarica 9 лет назад +9

      Bob Weird Wow, thank you. I was off quite a bit.

    • @jamesmitchell9278
      @jamesmitchell9278 9 лет назад +1

      sweetcostarica put another 9000ft to the 20

  • @Shadywolf09
    @Shadywolf09 8 лет назад +792

    My legs got shaky just watching this. I have a horrible fear of heights (the thought of going on a roller coaster freaks me out) and yet, I cannot stop watching videos and documentaries about Everest.

    • @TheodoreFairhurst
      @TheodoreFairhurst  8 лет назад +211

      Thank you for your honest comment. I rarely respond to comments anymore but yours is unique since it connects fear to fascination and desire. It is a beautiful mix since down deep you want to push that limit and break that boundary. One step at a time and a growth mindset will get you there. Good luck.

    • @GILLNITZAN
      @GILLNITZAN 8 лет назад +5

      +Theodore Fairhurst liked!

    • @Riververchi
      @Riververchi 8 лет назад +4

      +ᏰᏗşιℓ Same here. Glued to it.

    • @SPd.Triple
      @SPd.Triple 8 лет назад +3

      +Theodore Fairhurst great bit of inspirational advice. Thanks for that!

    • @joseelchacal6579
      @joseelchacal6579 8 лет назад +4

      @0:09 it was nice to meet you guys but this is it for me, fuck that!!

  • @shoaibahmed588
    @shoaibahmed588 11 лет назад +8

    Hats off to the climbers. I've been to the base camp of Everest myself (7 years ago) and even today I can recall the surge of awe and bewilderment I felt staring at the Khumbu Icefall. Legendary place....

  • @fitzchris4870
    @fitzchris4870 8 лет назад +2529

    Just think that the expeditions in 1921, 1922, and 1924, didn't have ladders and placed ropes. They just had huge balls.

    • @AseshShrestha
      @AseshShrestha 8 лет назад +8

      Fitz Chris ya

    • @salvolondon
      @salvolondon 8 лет назад +126

      But they all died in those y are and no one reached the summit .

    • @bobclover4634
      @bobclover4634 8 лет назад +343

      +Salvo Smith So? Each failed expedition laid ropes, tested routes and generally helped the next one. If it wasn’t for the early guys nobody would’ve got up.

    • @ALKUKES
      @ALKUKES 7 лет назад +15

      Bob Clover I didn't follow their ways

    • @jeffferaro24
      @jeffferaro24 7 лет назад +132

      No one knows if they reached the summit or not.

  • @AnnapurnaTreks
    @AnnapurnaTreks 10 лет назад +847

    Great!!! but please without music for people to feel the natural sound of steps, cracking, ice falling and jingling sounds of climbing equipment in your body.

    • @HonestJunkie
      @HonestJunkie 5 лет назад +2

      Try this:
      (a) Mute sound on this video.
      (b) Open this ruclips.net/video/5oK2L_zzm7M/видео.html
      in another tab and play.
      (c) You're welcome :)

    • @massimilianodigrezia6252
      @massimilianodigrezia6252 5 лет назад

      Annapurna Treks hb

    • @MuttsWithGuts
      @MuttsWithGuts 5 лет назад

      @@HonestJunkie Haha, yeah,

    • @TheGhost-t9p
      @TheGhost-t9p 5 лет назад

      What are the music tracks used in this video

    • @xokizza
      @xokizza 5 лет назад +13

      the music is too much...

  • @ThatWeirdoRightThere
    @ThatWeirdoRightThere 3 года назад +126

    Can we just give props to the Sherpas who go out multiple times a year to set up ropes, ladders and pathways for climbers. They are under appreciated for how much work they do to make sure climbers are as safe as possible

  • @tracib1637
    @tracib1637 8 лет назад +5

    I not sure what is more terrifying - scaling the side of an ice wall or walking across a ladder over a crevice. Thank you for sharing a bird's eye view of a once-in-a-lifetime experience.

  • @KathrynsWorldWildfireTracking
    @KathrynsWorldWildfireTracking 8 лет назад +500

    Unbelievable. Shows just how hard it is in modern times. I cannot imagine George Mallory and Irving doing this in 1924. Wearing much larger tanks, with hemp ropes, wood + rope ladders, and wool jackets!

    • @ilfarizibrahim791
      @ilfarizibrahim791 8 лет назад +6

      agreed

    • @kingofscotland7268
      @kingofscotland7268 8 лет назад +20

      Everest has many different routes not all lead to cracks and crevices as shown in the video

    • @burntcharcoal3
      @burntcharcoal3 7 лет назад +31

      Kathryn Davidson George Mallory and Irving? what about tenzig and Edmund hillary

    • @theajushaa
      @theajushaa 7 лет назад +21

      but all climbers must pass through this khumbu icefall no matter which route they take.

    • @RoySergioLightintheDark666
      @RoySergioLightintheDark666 7 лет назад +22

      No, only from the South side .But the other routes are even more difficult,There are 3 routes you can use to summit and the most popular is the South side.

  • @fleducation001
    @fleducation001 7 лет назад +3

    huge respect for people who climb Everest. first time seeing something so unworldly. great music selection too!

  • @EmanuelSN
    @EmanuelSN 3 года назад +23

    Dude, the fact that there could be so many potential crevasses, right in the floor they are walking just FREAKS ME OUT!

  • @axelaxl5127
    @axelaxl5127 9 лет назад +1389

    I lost my dad 1.5 year ago. He always wanted to climb Mt. Everest. Maybe someday I will do it for him.

    • @DeathByCactus
      @DeathByCactus 8 лет назад +61

      +Blair Group Should be easy enough for a young guy as long as you have $70,000 these days. Unless you go a route that isn't part of the human treadmill.

    • @jimfisher1358
      @jimfisher1358 8 лет назад +51

      We must become nature, It is not a ego trip. It is for nature

    • @jimfisher1358
      @jimfisher1358 8 лет назад +11

      Thank you for you're opinion.

    • @AseshShrestha
      @AseshShrestha 8 лет назад +52

      +Axel Axl buddy you are always welcome to our country and do it. Best of luck :)

    • @officialtoiletpaper
      @officialtoiletpaper 7 лет назад +25

      If you do I will support you!!!

  • @3434rocky
    @3434rocky 5 лет назад +8

    I've never seen Ice Fall from a gopro before. Amazing! Thanks for sharing and glad you made it safe!

  • @Darwinsmom
    @Darwinsmom 3 года назад +8

    I have been aware of the amazing skill of the Ice Fall Doctors who set up the fixed lines and ladders to get climbers across the Khumbu Icefall, but the perspective of this video really solidified my resect and admiration for them. I've seen time-lapsed video showing how much movement the icefall undergoes each day as the sun warms the surface, and it is freaking terrifying! The Sherpas who work on Everest (and the other massive peaks in the region) are an incredible people, and no one would ever summit without their skills.

  • @au10666
    @au10666 Год назад +1

    man, i have to say anyone climbing Everest, you guys are a different breed of people, this takes challenging to a whole new level.

  • @rodettridge4889
    @rodettridge4889 11 лет назад +2

    This is truly incredible. I've seen heaps of Everest footage but nothing like this from the Icefall. Have been to base camp a couple of times and flirted with the idea of going higher; I think this has cured me of those thoughts!!

  • @TheodoreFairhurst
    @TheodoreFairhurst  11 лет назад +15

    Thank you for your comment. The climbing route between Base Camp and Camp 1 is called the 'Ice Fall' because the Khumbu Glacier drops steeply from the Westerm Cym down to the Khumbu Valley. Because the terrain is steep and it moves appproximately 3 feet a day as it breaks up into huge ice spirals and blocks and of course opens up into crevasses, it is called the 'Ice Fall'.

  • @GioSimmerOficial
    @GioSimmerOficial 7 лет назад +3

    The amount of bravery necessary to climb these icy mountains is just beyond my comprehension. Every once in a while, while watching movies or documentaries, I feel like I'd love to do something like this, but then I remember I hate putting my life in fate's seemingly careless hands, and I leave the dream for these people.

  • @dawnatilla
    @dawnatilla 8 лет назад +28

    THANK YOU SO MUCH YOU GUYS! I am currently fascinated with this mountain and climbers..I really appreciate the effort to bring this to the world. it is indeed the best footage!! so dope!!!

  • @gotgank
    @gotgank 10 лет назад +359

    This would be an incredible advertisement for whoever makes those ladders.

  • @anniefranks6881
    @anniefranks6881 5 лет назад +1

    This was by far the greatest video I’ve ever seen of Everest’s icefall! Thank you so much for sharing!

  • @brittanyc.1991
    @brittanyc.1991 3 года назад +29

    There is zero part of me that thinks: yeah that looks like a Good time

  • @Edogawa1117
    @Edogawa1117 8 лет назад +98

    Many thanks for this.
    We now know what is is really like.
    Absolute respect.

    • @MissWhiteHere
      @MissWhiteHere 8 лет назад +1

      Agreed

    • @MrAkurvaeletbe
      @MrAkurvaeletbe 8 лет назад +6

      +Edogawa1117 If I had been on the top of everest I would probably be mad at your comment... I don't think this video can make us "know what it is really like", we will probably have to do it ourself to know that...

    • @RubelHossain-gz3mr
      @RubelHossain-gz3mr 6 лет назад

      Edogawa1117 xxx

    • @warrenashburnwa
      @warrenashburnwa 3 года назад

      @@MissWhiteHere 111q

  • @jonathancrane13
    @jonathancrane13 8 лет назад +9

    Nice work, thanks for sharing! What a frightening and beautiful place!

  • @pitfightuk9276
    @pitfightuk9276 9 лет назад +1

    What a beautifully shot video, You are a lucky man being able to witness such a marvelous place as Everest and the Khumba ice fall is magnificent

  • @alwaysthelovesongs
    @alwaysthelovesongs 9 лет назад +2

    this is one of the most amazing (and terrifying) videos i have ever seen. thank you for sharing such an amazing perspective of this experience with those of us who will never be able to experience for ourselves.

  • @TheodoreFairhurst
    @TheodoreFairhurst  12 лет назад +6

    Thank you. Planning is difficult to say because one prepares physically and mentally for years on other mountains. In my case the final decision to tackle Everest came about 8 months before departing. The whole Everest climb took 65 days. However, the final 'Summit Bid' from Everest Base Camp (17,500 feet) return took 7 days. That was after climbing up and down the mtn several times to acclimatize. More info on my site: DareToReach.ca. All the best.

  • @damorar
    @damorar 9 лет назад +77

    where is the ICE FALL part?

    • @chrisjamesies
      @chrisjamesies 9 лет назад +22

      This particular part of the expedition is called Khumbu Icefall. He may have titled the video in a way to get more views.

    • @xvortexzzzzxetrovx7270
      @xvortexzzzzxetrovx7270 9 лет назад +8

      That is the icefall on everest

    • @athompwpgmb
      @athompwpgmb 8 лет назад +6

      Scandinavian but dont know ice terms. interesting.

    • @suhwateezea.214
      @suhwateezea.214 8 лет назад +7

      +Sjuksköterska watch the vid. go to 2:11 there is a frozen body from someone who fell. pretty intense stuff

    • @FOSIFER
      @FOSIFER 8 лет назад

      +Sjuksköterska Just after camp base

  • @deeprollingriver5820
    @deeprollingriver5820 5 лет назад +47

    I’d be turning back at the first ladder across the crevice

    • @sharroon7574
      @sharroon7574 3 года назад

      Yup, only thing I would try would be the trek to the glacier, nothing wring with that.

  • @mistyday364
    @mistyday364 6 лет назад +1

    Upmost respect for these climbers, and of course not forgetting the amazing sherpas. I'm absolutely obsessed with this mountain!!!!

  • @edwinajenkins2948
    @edwinajenkins2948 7 лет назад

    great filming, gives the best experience from my sofa. I was on the edge of my seat.

  • @bobbypatton4903
    @bobbypatton4903 9 лет назад +754

    none of those men would be there if it wasn't for the Sherpas.

    • @nameunknown5649
      @nameunknown5649 8 лет назад +75

      +Bobby Patton Yes they would. People frequently summit alone, it's called alpine style.

    • @Chrisxulo
      @Chrisxulo 6 лет назад +19

      @@nameunknown5649 what about the escalators? Who construct it there? Sherpas have the conditions to leave there. We no.

    • @nic12344
      @nic12344 5 лет назад +15

      None of these maybe, but men like Reinhold Messner have been there alone many times!

    • @mochi269
      @mochi269 5 лет назад +6

      Sherpas only for tourism who claimed themselves as a mountain climber

    • @m118lr
      @m118lr 5 лет назад +2

      RIGHT ON! MY thoughts exactly

  • @TheodoreFairhurst
    @TheodoreFairhurst  13 лет назад +6

    The ladders are only in the Ice Fall ( Base Camp and Camp 1) on Everest. They really facilitate the time it takes to get up or down, which normally is 5-8 hours. Without ladders, climbing over and through the crevasses would increase the climbing time considerably. The ladders are constantly being crushed and lost as the Khumbu Ice fall shifts and descends, and they get replaced. I'm sure no ladders survive the year.

  • @jaredwomack773
    @jaredwomack773 8 лет назад +84

    Thats the easiest route? Jeez, Thats insane. The human spirit is amazing!! I could never do it.

    • @OneBirdAllStoned
      @OneBirdAllStoned 5 лет назад +5

      Yes you could. Well I mean unless you have a condition, but if nothing like that is holding you back then dont let you own self doubt do it. I would love to climb Everest but I can't do to being epileptic. I'd make it to the death zone and start seizing

    • @danielledewitt1
      @danielledewitt1 5 лет назад +2

      DeshiRyze I have epilepsy too, we’re not epileptic I hate being called that. When people in my ear shotsay Danielle is epileptic I say you arean uneducated referring to epilepsy sufferers as epileptics.

    • @ivorunac
      @ivorunac 4 года назад +3

      @@danielledewitt1 How should we call people with epilepsy then?

    • @danielledewitt1
      @danielledewitt1 4 года назад +1

      @@ivorunac Call us epilepsy sufferers.

    • @ivorunac
      @ivorunac 4 года назад +2

      @@danielledewitt1 whats wrong with epileptic?

  • @basnivenkatasubrahmanyam7635
    @basnivenkatasubrahmanyam7635 6 лет назад +1

    Mountaineering is a terrific journey. I salute all who have climbed Mount Everest

  • @extremfacts
    @extremfacts 8 лет назад +1

    Amazing video and awesome music!

  • @TheodoreFairhurst
    @TheodoreFairhurst  11 лет назад +7

    65 days total trip. After acclimatizing and progressively climbing the mountain higher and higher each time. the summit bid took 5 days to summit from Base Camp and 2 days descent. Thanks.

  • @atticusfinch6165
    @atticusfinch6165 11 лет назад +40

    Climbing Mt. Everest is an incredible feat, but you just have to marvel at the first climbers like Hillary and Norgay for doing it without all of the equipment set up and such.

    • @ItsNotKnit
      @ItsNotKnit 11 лет назад +7

      actually the first were Mallory and Irvine 30 years earler in 1924, they just didn't live to brag about it, but they were last seen by a telescope at 800feet from the summit in 1924, that's really amazing, Mallory's body was discovered in 1999 and Irvine's in 1975. its still a mystery as to weather or not they actually summited but I think that if they made it to 800ft befor the summit then no matter what they were the first, their are some neat videos on here about the discovery of mallorys body, you actually see it! and their camp. they had no pre fixed ropes and no ladders and it was reported that they were last seen at 800ft from the summit right when a storm hit them and they disappeared for 75 years, the evidence shows they had fallen :( Mallory was found still on his stomach and still grappling and griping onto the side of the mountain as if he were still falling, its pretty sad :(

    • @rikster66jan
      @rikster66jan 11 лет назад +5

      Corinna Marie
      Mallory's body was discovered as you said in 1999, Sandy Irvine along with his camera and perhaps proof of their summit to date have never been found.

    • @ItsNotKnit
      @ItsNotKnit 11 лет назад +5

      in 1975 chinas first expedition group found a English man( nearly 100 feet above mallorys body) and they reported that he was wearing circa 1920's gear and they brought back with them his climbing pick axe and it was also circa 1920's, granted their was no name on him to say for sure its him, but their were only 2 men who went up that early, its a pretty good assumption that its Irvine, and the camera would have been on either man, in fact they found Mallory by accdent, they were supposed to re-find Irvine's body based on where the Chinese said it was in hopes to find the camera and boom! they found Mallory instead, (and the man the Chinese found was a blond man,mallory had dark brown hair) wouldent you agree its most likely Irvine, weather and slides on the mountain must have replace Irvine's body somewhere else, I hope they try to find him and the camera again :) but in the end your right hes has not been found by anyone who can for sure say its him, I guess I just like to believe it was him they spoted.... check out "lost on Everest-the search for Mallory & Irvine" its pretty good

    • @datz2105
      @datz2105 3 года назад

      @@ItsNotKnit I don’t think it counts unless you make it back down safely. The descent is often the most dangerous part

  • @TheodoreFairhurst
    @TheodoreFairhurst  12 лет назад +4

    Thank you for your kind comments. The Lhotse bergschund and face are also difficult especially in bad (windy) weather. Above camp 4 there are steep and somewhat technical rock faces. The Hillary Step is significant because of the altitude, however at that point most climbers manage it. It is a 10m rock face just below the summit. Experience and passion are the tools to achieve your goals. Good luck. DareToReach.ca.

  • @constantinnicolae5025
    @constantinnicolae5025 9 лет назад +1

    best video of the icefall i'v seen so far, thank you.

  • @captainquint25
    @captainquint25 7 лет назад

    Khumbu Icefall; the most dangerous section of the Mt Everest climb. Great footage, thanks.

  • @alberthofmann5195
    @alberthofmann5195 9 лет назад +498

    Imagine now the first guys who had to set all those ropes and ladders... HOW DID THEY DO OMG

    • @r.b.4611
      @r.b.4611 9 лет назад +40

      ***** Well then his question is still fine, you just imagine someone with brown skin doing it.

    • @myfreetime123
      @myfreetime123 9 лет назад +21

      ***** Are sherpas like expert monk-like mountaineers or something? Excuse my ignorance

    • @maxyang870
      @maxyang870 9 лет назад

      Riley B what a brilliant reply!

    • @sundin57
      @sundin57 9 лет назад

      ***** Worry not Logan, it looks like he was cussing Dermot out, not you.

    • @sweetcostarica
      @sweetcostarica 9 лет назад +1

      b9y You said: "29,000 feet, and nope, a 747 can fly higher."
      Thanks b9y, but I think Bob Weird beat you to it a while back (please read the earlier comments).

  • @toemaytoe5790
    @toemaytoe5790 8 лет назад +49

    Who else watched Everest?

  • @themightyjuju
    @themightyjuju 11 лет назад +3

    Thanks for sharing Theodore - awesome footage, and much kudos for doing this, I would love to try one day but that scared me rigid! Enjoyed your website also - great stuff!

  • @drinksandsafari
    @drinksandsafari 7 лет назад

    Holy crap. Good going bro you guys are the one who have lived the life we are just breathing in and out.

  • @tombernet3786
    @tombernet3786 8 лет назад +1

    Awesome awesome video. Love it. total respect !!!!!

  • @pizzafrenzyman
    @pizzafrenzyman 9 лет назад +78

    It is easy to see how folks just disappear after an avalanche.

  • @edadan
    @edadan 8 лет назад +120

    I value my life far too much to ever do something like this.

    • @QueenB28348
      @QueenB28348 8 лет назад +5

      agreed

    • @MindfulAshley
      @MindfulAshley 8 лет назад +19

      Perhaps it would be more exhilarating to die doing what you love, pushing your own limits, than it would be to die crippled and unable to move from old age. Just offering a different perspective - as we are all going to meet the same fate anyway. "Go out on a limb. That's where the fruit is."

    • @edadan
      @edadan 8 лет назад +5

      +Ashley Indigo Those who have made Jesus Lord of their life will have a much different "fate" than those who have not.
      what about you?

    • @user-pt1cz4ot1e
      @user-pt1cz4ot1e 8 лет назад +16

      Not hating that you don't want to climb a mountain, but do you realize there are over 4,000 religions being practiced at this very moment? Yours is right, though. No worries. Sorry, Dan. Jesus lovers and heathens alike will all become worm food somewhere...maybe not on a mountain, but you get the idea.

    • @rolfen
      @rolfen 8 лет назад +1

      Totally understandable. But these people didn't just stand up and go hey let's climb Everest and went the next day.
      But yeah however way you put it, it remains a bit like Russian roulette, only better.

  • @TheodoreFairhurst
    @TheodoreFairhurst  11 лет назад +28

    Yes, on summit day. Almost lost 1 finger. Slowly came back.

  • @PimpMacSlickBac
    @PimpMacSlickBac 3 года назад

    Such powerful imagery of naturally occurring ladders... incredible how this is where we get the inspiration from for our own...

  • @str8fromthaPI
    @str8fromthaPI 8 лет назад +1

    this by far is the only video about everest that i felt like i was there. i kinda felt the fear through the screen, except you guys really did it. ive got to respect the want to do it, because i dont think money is just not enough, without passion for doing shit like this. i just simply wouldnt do it and risk my life.

  • @tomascabrera1
    @tomascabrera1 9 лет назад +5

    It's very hard finding good hd video of Everest, and this is a good one :D

  • @abbaabba4132
    @abbaabba4132 7 лет назад +13

    I can't explain my feelings after watching this !! 😶 kuudos to all sherpas !!!

  • @lukassima86
    @lukassima86 8 лет назад +3

    great video, great music

  • @MrBobconner1952
    @MrBobconner1952 8 лет назад

    This is awesome - you're right, it's the best footage I've seen of the Ice Fall. Thanks for posting.

  • @tahirhashmi2533
    @tahirhashmi2533 8 лет назад

    This is Amazing. Huge respect and honor to you also for sharing this video. I might have learned and will learn many things from. Exhilarating View!

  • @FailWords
    @FailWords 9 лет назад +4

    Best ice fall video ever! Could we get a gopro on the Sherpas who find , mark and assemble the hardware on this trail? Great job, thank you.

  • @johnchristianmonterola9761
    @johnchristianmonterola9761 5 лет назад +15

    I salute to those who first put cables, ladders in mount everest. They get to it with their own

  • @marilynsgirl01
    @marilynsgirl01 3 года назад +5

    I just watched a documentary about a woman who attempted Everest after little more preparation than hiking a few trails and posing for pictures in a climbing suit. She,of course, died near the top. I watch this video and just can’t begin to imagine how someone who really hasn’t trained thinks they can get up there. It’s mind blowing.

    • @jane29jeng
      @jane29jeng 3 года назад

      Whats the name of the girl?

    • @alimatan8254
      @alimatan8254 3 года назад

      @@jane29jeng I think shes talking about Shriya Shah-Klorfine,a Nepali-Canadian woman who died on her descent from the summit.

    • @veganjeliza8518
      @veganjeliza8518 Год назад

      It's also mind blowing that some expedition companies advertise "no experience necessary" in climbing Everest. It's a suicide mission for inexperienced climbers. Even very experienced climbers have died on the Mountain. Should be illegal to advertise this way.

  • @macca4880
    @macca4880 5 лет назад

    That's the best Everest video I've seen! I absolutely love the first person POV! Doesn't the ice cracking scare you? I was scared for you.

  • @nonlinear100
    @nonlinear100 11 лет назад +1

    I will never be able to do this..All that I have for these people is sheer respect!

  • @joannafreedom7914
    @joannafreedom7914 5 лет назад +3

    Unbelievable that's just the start... Blessings and Love to Nepal.💖

  • @HighCarbDiabeticV
    @HighCarbDiabeticV 8 лет назад +113

    2:10 Dead body or something down there?

  • @Jeje-nd9mk
    @Jeje-nd9mk 8 лет назад +9

    1:36: So scary that I had to look at my computer to remember I'm at home and not there...
    Really good short movie.

  • @pendakikurakura
    @pendakikurakura 9 лет назад

    I Love Mountain Climbing, I from Bali Indonesia and Mount Everest is My Dream :)
    Amazing Video Mr Theodore, it's really great!

  • @istvanpraha
    @istvanpraha 3 года назад

    I love it. Thanks for this. Just wanted to say this, since so many comments are complaining about minutia.

  • @TheChats02
    @TheChats02 8 лет назад +4

    Go Pro takes good pictures! The music is great, too--goes very well with the subject.

  • @TheodoreFairhurst
    @TheodoreFairhurst  11 лет назад +4

    Thanks Yvette, with pleasure you can use the video for your college class assignment. I am honoured. The Ice Fall is perilous and vaste as you say. I experienced an avalanche very close and the route up through it was different every everytime. More pics, video of Everest and Ice Fall at my site: DareToReach.ca

  • @redsalamander8610
    @redsalamander8610 8 лет назад +39

    Man, that is some precarious looking shit. They say Everest isn't "technical." Looks plenty technical to me with all those lines, ladders and scrambling from one insanely unstable looking chunk of snow to the next above those death slots.

    • @katerinaliakou5549
      @katerinaliakou5549 3 года назад +1

      Imagine how technical other 8k mountains, like K2 and Annapurna are if this is not considered technical 🥴

  • @turtlejeepjen314
    @turtlejeepjen314 Год назад +1

    EVERYONE *crosses shoddy ladder, but me, last in line*
    *ladder falls in crevice-*
    “Whelp, looks like YOUU havta wait for us till we come back!”
    💀💀

    • @jdm_4days
      @jdm_4days 3 месяца назад

      haha your funny

  • @ThePeluche25
    @ThePeluche25 3 года назад

    And to think that “this” is the easiest part! Getting down must be just crazy! Love it!!

  • @TheodoreFairhurst
    @TheodoreFairhurst  11 лет назад +12

    A climber had fallen into the crevasse. She had already been evaculated and only her backpack was still there. Cheers.

  • @allergictohumansnotanimals5671
    @allergictohumansnotanimals5671 9 лет назад +308

    Mountaineers should be famous not the Kardashians who do absolutely nothing this awesome but are loved by society smh

    • @GregorBautista
      @GregorBautista 6 лет назад +15

      Alex R most of these climbers have no idea how to climb mountains, as long as you can afford it they will guide you to the top

    • @craigpainter337
      @craigpainter337 6 лет назад +20

      Kim K has been climbed more than any mountain.

    • @eazye088
      @eazye088 6 лет назад +7

      The Kardashians should climb Everest.

    • @cm5988
      @cm5988 6 лет назад +11

      @@GregorBautista Right anyone could climb a 8800m snow mountain. So i'll give you 50k, you go climb it next May. If you came down alive you can keep the money. Sounds fair?

    • @GregorBautista
      @GregorBautista 6 лет назад +4

      Chen Mo you must be stupid, it cost 50k just to climb it so how am i gonna keep the rest of the money? And i was referring to how many tourists with no experience go to mt everest just for the thrill of it, it became a business but I dont blame the country, they need the money.

  • @geoffbeyer1873
    @geoffbeyer1873 3 года назад

    I just came from another video that said you go up the icefall to the next camp, then climb down again to acclimate, then you climb to the next camp, slowly progressing to the top?
    I can barley watch it on camera let alone ascending and descending this twice.
    Hats of to you!

  • @jeaniecoudriet6201
    @jeaniecoudriet6201 8 лет назад

    Wow, thats amazing! A few times I was feeling like yelling "Your not gonna step there are you? Your not gonna make it !" But you did! Thats really unreal, and looks as dangerous as they say it is! Glad you made it threw that! I enjoyed this video, thank you!

  • @donkeydonk96
    @donkeydonk96 9 лет назад +23

    when the guy points into the crevasse at 2:10
    is he pointing out a dead climber.

    • @andrewollendick4630
      @andrewollendick4630 9 лет назад +27

      Sure is. Many people use bodies of failed climbers as waypoints.

    • @donkeydonk96
      @donkeydonk96 9 лет назад +12

      Wow it really blows my mind how many climbers just go to everest to die. I think its 4.2 average deaths per year since Mr. Norgay hit the summit. crazy.

    • @gudrud6985
      @gudrud6985 9 лет назад +7

      on k2 it dies 5 per day

    • @ankitlfc170
      @ankitlfc170 9 лет назад

      ke fu yeah thats what I thought

    • @isabellaannerose123
      @isabellaannerose123 9 лет назад +7

      ke fu you have to let your body adapt to the high altitude changes , if you are just placed on top of Mt Everest, you would quickly die within minutes

  • @MartaDobrowolska1981
    @MartaDobrowolska1981 8 лет назад +32

    Theodore could you tell how the GoPro was doing on Everest? Did you use it on the summit as well? How long the battery last in this temperature? Absolute respect to you.

    • @TheodoreFairhurst
      @TheodoreFairhurst  8 лет назад +28

      +Marta Dobrowolska Hi Marta. At the summit it froze up trying to take a video. I think stills would have worked. At the south summit and below it worked taking stills. However it was the first generation (2010)of GoPro nor did I have the larger new back-pack battery for it. Probably video is touch and go at the summit at -30+ below. Good luck.

  • @anibamaathet-heru3582
    @anibamaathet-heru3582 9 лет назад +15

    I just watched the movie Everest on the IMAX. I cannot imagine, trying this. How long does it take to hike from base camp to summit?

    • @lightupdarkness
      @lightupdarkness 9 лет назад

      +Aniba Maat Het-Heru Weeks i guess

    • @santannavalter
      @santannavalter 9 лет назад

      +Aniba Maat Het-Heru I have watched this week and I´d love it, despite the negative reviews.

    • @xtra_cold2445
      @xtra_cold2445 9 лет назад

      It took the youngest kid to climb Everest 3 weeks

    • @kasbekker6956
      @kasbekker6956 9 лет назад

      +Aniba Maat Het-Heru Its not just hiking :/

    • @someoneelse.2252
      @someoneelse.2252 9 лет назад +2

      +Aniba Maat Het-Heru Took me a couple of hours, with a half hour break for a smoke.

  • @buddha6955
    @buddha6955 8 лет назад

    Great movie...nice to see people enduring the mountain with the expectation of disaster...sometimes you need a break from all the freezing and falling

  • @JockoFlocko
    @JockoFlocko 11 лет назад +1

    You souls who attempt such feats as climbing the great Mt. Everest truly deserve the highest recognition for your bravery in exploration. After watching many video's regarding the dangers of this great Mountain, and learning of the many great men and women who have given their lives attempting to make the great ascent, I now have a very deep respect for all of you climbers attempting such dangerous feats. Congratulations on your summit :)

  • @iamswoll
    @iamswoll 8 лет назад +7

    who put the ladders and ropes in place? how long have they been in place??

    • @AseshShrestha
      @AseshShrestha 8 лет назад +5

      Sherpas do

    • @danielivanov439
      @danielivanov439 8 лет назад +3

      Sherpas put them in every year

    • @samratdr
      @samratdr 8 лет назад +4

      Daniel Martin some of the experienced Sherpas do that each year. they are called the ice doctors.

  • @juancarlosl4133
    @juancarlosl4133 10 лет назад +3

    Amazing, beautiful, exciting, just imagening a constant rush of chills through the whole boby near, facing straight to the fickle death there, looking to its eyes...literally...God, just insignificanf, useful! ladders over that awesome rough white infinite mantle...amazing, exciting, teasing, challenging for the one's spirit and will. Thank you very much for this video.

  • @edjucat
    @edjucat 9 лет назад +10

    Jesus God! And how long, exactly, do you need to climb through the perils of the icefall before you even reach the Western Cwm? My hat is off to anyone who makes it past the Khumbu Icefall, let alone to the summit of Everest. Bravo.

  • @nowrinmaliha89
    @nowrinmaliha89 9 лет назад +1

    watched the video several times Mr. Theodore.!! excellent...this video just made my day!! did you go for the summit?? btw...whts the music name? perfect for ur video!!

  • @karenlewkowitz5858
    @karenlewkowitz5858 2 года назад

    Beyond the incredible. Thank you for posting this.

  • @agrvet1
    @agrvet1 8 лет назад +17

    Thank you so much for the video. Just a thought, I didn't like having music in it, I think the sound from the mountain alone would have been more powerful, IMO.
    Cheers and long life to you

    • @nemome5837
      @nemome5837 8 лет назад

      Yeah, that music was intrusive and hyperbolic. I watched with the sound down.

    • @rolfen
      @rolfen 8 лет назад

      goPro audio is often crappy, that must be why.

  • @AseshShrestha
    @AseshShrestha 9 лет назад +11

    You need guts to do this. Scared the hell out of me. I wanna go there too but I don't have the guts to do it

  • @Ozonencb
    @Ozonencb 10 лет назад +17

    *Morale of the story* - "You can't get anywhere without a ladder"

  • @Citygirl25
    @Citygirl25 8 лет назад

    Such an incredible video. I am fascinated with this mountain.

  • @shirleyhassenzahl902
    @shirleyhassenzahl902 4 года назад +2

    That is one of the scariest things I have ever seen! The music made it scarier 😱😱😱😱😱

  • @riparianlife97701
    @riparianlife97701 10 лет назад +37

    Sir Edmond Hillary didn't have ladders.

  • @rickvanman
    @rickvanman 14 лет назад +4

    Amazing footage! I often wondered what it was like to climb Everst.
    Thanks for the music mention :o)

  • @kyliechen5263
    @kyliechen5263 9 лет назад +12

    These climbers are brave.

    • @enzoaraujo7
      @enzoaraujo7 8 лет назад +5

      They're living life. I would like to summit Everest one day too.

  • @jessicamaya1151
    @jessicamaya1151 5 лет назад

    I'm so scared of hights. But I enjoyed the Great Adventure U took me on. So many risk their lives to Reach the Top of Mount Everest.

  • @blinderII
    @blinderII 8 лет назад

    Man o man, if it wasn't for that ice-fall, I would love to climb Everest! The thought of falling into a crevasse scares the b-jesus out of me...I could never cross the ladders....lol. Kudos to anyone who does this!! Great video!!

  • @WAKEISLAND99
    @WAKEISLAND99 10 лет назад +15

    What were they pointing at at 2:11?

    • @TheodoreFairhurst
      @TheodoreFairhurst  10 лет назад +32

      Hi. A climber had fallen into the crevasse earlier and she had been taken out but her pack and clothes were still there. I do not know if she had survived. For more info you can visit my site: www.DareToReach.ca. Thanks

    • @WAKEISLAND99
      @WAKEISLAND99 10 лет назад +3

      Theodore Fairhurst thank you so much sir :)

    • @stephenjones9987
      @stephenjones9987 9 лет назад +2

      +WAKEISLAND99 DID SHE END UP SURVIVING ?

    • @nicktalavera9659
      @nicktalavera9659 9 лет назад

      A dead body

    • @Curi0u50ne
      @Curi0u50ne 9 лет назад +1

      +Nicholas Talavera backpack and leg warmers +some equipment, read the above comments.

  • @tanfamily6412
    @tanfamily6412 8 лет назад +6

    The ones who are climbing be safe.God is with you

  • @m118lr
    @m118lr 5 лет назад +6

    THE HEROES are the Sherpas, PERIOD. Everybody else just sight-see-ers & customers

  • @sonnydean3187
    @sonnydean3187 7 лет назад

    thanks for sharing this portion of the climb with us.

  • @Yvettejeannine
    @Yvettejeannine 11 лет назад +2

    Hi Theodore: FINALLY got the vid uploaded. My Prof. said there's a 'glitch' in the Microsoft new PowerPoint software that will not allow YT uploads. I tried what you suggested but didn't work. Some kid in my class assisted me. He used a Clip Converter of some kind. I present Tues and I'm really pretty pleased w the outcome :) I wish I could email it to you so you could see it. Thanks so much for allowing me to use this!!

    • @TheodoreFairhurst
      @TheodoreFairhurst  11 лет назад

      You are welcome. Have a great presentation. I would like to see it. Perhaps you could try DropBox or Ge.tt to send it to me. All the best, Ted

  • @y8r113
    @y8r113 7 лет назад +5

    What's the song you used for this video?