This is not just any guy, this is Mingma G, a legend, one of the team that did the first winter climb of K2 with a full Nepali team. This guy is changing mountaineering to really show the dominance of the Sherpa people in any aspect of mountain climbing.
After watching Sherpa for the first time last week, my point of view completely changed. After this tragedy, there were a few individuals who still wanted to climb and were very disrespectful to the Sherpas. The sherpas are the ones who deserve recognition not the ones who go up there to boost their ego.
You can call him co-climber, team member, may be porter or a guide or something but Sherpa ? They could be gurung, magar, sherpa, tamang or other castes. Sherpa is not a profession. It's Sherpas who used to help people climb mountains but long before other castes and sub castes also started climbing and started working as a porter. And, people who looks like Sherpas even though they were not started calling everyone Sherpas.
@@delnavimos5412 “Sherpa” is an ethnicity. They are specific people from a specific region in the Himalayas / Tibet. If you’re climbing Everest, and hiring help along the way…it will always be a Sherpa person. Most other places refer to them as “Porters” or “Bearers”.
@@sendthis9480 That's the Bull. So the Magars, Tamangs, Gurungs and other ethnicity people are also Sherpa ? You said Sherpa is ethnicity and also a people who help other to climb mountain ? You fking westerners gave that name and made up that name. Sherpa is ethnicity that means a Gurung porter can not be Sherpa. He is Gurung who is a porter or a helper. Just like Sherpa to other climbers.
@@delnavimos5412 No…Magars, Tamangs and Gurungs are NOT “Sherpa”. Again…”Sherpa” (some know them as “Sharwa”) are a specific people, who mostly come from the Tingri County in Nepal and the Tibet Autonomous Region. Sherpa have lived in the Khumbu region for 600-700 years with Everest in their backyard. None of the other groups have. Magars live mostly around the Dhaulagiri Massif. So if you climb Dhaulagiri I or II…or Tukuche…you hire a Magar for help. However he won’t call himself a Sherpa. Gurungs live mostly around Annapurna Massif. So if you climb Annapurna I or II Or III or Gangapurna or Tilitso Himal…you hire a Gurgung dude for help. However he won’t call himself a Sherpa. Tamangs are pretty even dispersed throughout Nepal and Tibet…with some in Bhutan…but most of their villages are along lower elevation trekking routes. Always have been. If you trek anywhere around Nepal…and hire help, it will be a Tamang…and they will likely call themselves a “Porter”. Nobody ever said “all ethnicities that climb are Sherpa”. Not even close.
@@delnavimos5412 Here…this is simpler. SHARWA means “Easterner or East People” The Sharwa People were a specific group that migrated East, from Eastern Tibet…into Nepal, in the Khumbu Region. They lived there for 600-700 years…and adapted biological differences to withstand the higher elevations (hence the climbing work). Most of the world interprets “Sharwa” as “Sherpa”.
"We should be the leaders of our mountains." Mingma G is a true inspiration and one of the many Sherpas who have been pushing forward for the changes in the mountaineering industry of Nepal. With more youths following and developing in this field, i hope we can convince Nepal government and the whole world to give us the respect and recognition that must come with the job that us, Sherpa people, have been doing for decades. Being a Sherpa is more than a "job". It is about that time.
Respect, recognition and the money. For the Sherpas, perhaps forming a cooperative with all the mountaineering Nepalese community and getting the government to support their business through legislation that gives them controlling ownership in any expeditionary companies doing business there might be the best way to ensure that they have fair and equitable profit from their life-risking labor. Right now, they are being very unfairly exploited by westerners.
@@angelachristina Kami Rita a Nepalese Sherpa just climbed Everest for the 26th time breaking his own record. That number just boggles the mind. That's over 754,000 feet of climbing. Pretty damn impressive. There should be some serious recognition for what that man has done and continues to do.
Seeing a real man like this talk so somberly but clearly, working so hard to explain this situation without breaking down. And in a secondary language... Respect..I hope i can be half the professional he is one day.
@@stephanea5364 Oh where were you in this incredibly difficult and shocking situation? I hope you realise it's not 'basic knowledge', it's survival instinct he's talking about.
Mingma G. is such an amazing man. He’s changed the Sherpa industry in Nepal for the better. It isn’t always the loudest and most obnoxious. Sometimes it is the strong, silent man that makes the most noise.
I completely agree with his point at the end of the video. The locals should be more stringent with their guiding system in order to benefit the locals more.. I'm really sick of hearing about the unjustly exploitation by all these greedy foreigners.. don't just let yourselves be a slave for foreign bosses with discriminatory wages in your own land...
True. When Westerner climb EVERST they write book or get TV and Radio interview. But when Sherpa climb 19 times on EVERST summit all job he get in US is Pizza delivery guy. It is a racism and often Media say that Sherpa earn lot of money even though it is not more than $4000 that too risking their life.
Ppl pay huge amounts of money to be there. Not their fault that govermment is keeping most of it for itself. Greedy foreigners?! wtf they bring livelihood to those parts
Right? I can't believe their system is/was like that. I hoped they changed it. I mean here in Ph local guides are the leaders and the tourists should follow. It makes sense since guides probably know more about the area than a foreigner which makes the whole trip safer.
Who’s making them do this? They could easily put in there own regulations and safety measures, how are the foreigners the greedy ones? They are paying? They people who seemed motivated by money are the Sherpas, everything isn’t someone else’s fault, they need to take responsibility for going up there too
i didn’t know the avalanche was caused by an earthquake…mad respect to mingma and all the sherpas. i hope he is doing well and that he managed to find the rest of his family. also he is 100% correct- the himalayas are THEIR mountains. they know and respect those mountains. the nepalese are the only ones who should be leading expeditions on everest and they should be making millions doing so.
@Limeade Unfortunately the shit corrupt disease of a govt of ours issue climbing permits. The millions they make every year, they hardly distribute them towards upliftment of local people or improve infrastructures and education. If you ask any local people over there what they want after food, water and shelter I am sure 100% would say education and maybe because of that they literally worship Sir Edmund Hillary to this day who returned to give so much back to community. He is a legend.
Dude I live in India right next to Nepal and my house is still tilted like 30⁰ or so degrees because of that earthquake. It was a huge deal here. Hundreds loat their lives and homes but Nepal had it worse
"A Nepali sherpa named Kami Rita scaled Mount Everest for a record 26th time, beating his own previous record set last year" SHOUTOUT TO THIS brave guy!!!!!!!
mingma is a prime example of post traumatic growth. he is an incredible climber and such a strong and level headed individual. it’s truly remarkable to see how these things affect different people and we can all learn so much from him.
I lost one of my coworkers on the Everest. He had trained everyday for months for that trip. He didn't plan to summit just to go to the base camps. He died doing what he had dreamed he would do. Mountains are very beautiful and romantic, but we need to challenge it knowing the risks and dangers...
@@codeinetcetera He would have just been going to the Basecamp. Alot of people train to just go to the basecamp, there's no easy way there, it's at least 10+ days of hiking/climbing to get there
@@maxkilloh Is the base camp trek deadly? I heard the trek was not technical, just demanding because of the duration. Why do people die on the base camp trek? Is it fatigue or accidents?
Great content! I'm currently reading Into Thin Air and I was baffled by how little the Sherpa's are paid yet how important their role is. They deserve way more compensation & respect. I'm glad Mingma touched on that.
@@CryptocurrencyInsider Which is nothing compared to what the WESTERN tour companies make. I understand that youre trying to look after your own people, but you westerners have exploited them for centuries. You should forgive their historical antagonism. Its just that Sherpas do all the heavy-lifting, fixing the ropes and etc, while the tourists (foreign climbers and tour companies) make most of the money and glory. I also understand that these tourists are simply charging more than the locals for their own reasons and because of how the industry functions, but it just doesnt sit well with me that they should gain more than the locals who put in much more effort and risk. On another note, these tourists trash the mountain as if they own it, and there has been multiple incidents where your people disrespected the sherpas. For example, a group of european climbers called a sherpa the S word in 2013, and they got beat up real bad, Good riddance! One of them was Ueli Steck, arguably one of the best climbers of the world. He returned to the Himalayas a few years later but died on a training climb on an easier mountain than the Everest. Its kinda suspicious that Ueli died on a easier climb considering his legendary talent, so its been rumored that sherpas got their sweet revenge on account of what happened in 2013. Another ten points for Gryffindor!
That guy is a great inspiration for the people of that area, telling the people how those are “their mountains” and why they allow other people to come in and they work most of the lower-paying jobs. I know this is redundant but such a clear point.
If I'd never met this guy before, I could tell how much of an amazing human being he is just by listening to him speak. truly can't imagine the strength he has to deal with a situation like that, he has my utmost respect.
I am deeply moved by this video and by the bravery and stoicism of the people who work in these awesome and dangerous mountains. Ever since I became fascinated by the Himalayas, and especially Sagarmatha, I have felt disgusted by the way the local people are exploited. Absolutely this is THEIR mountain, they do all the heavy work - without them no foreigner could summit. All power to you, Mingma G! May you and others like you go from strength to strength.
Huge respect for Mingma G spending the time needed to comfort his friend while he passed. Interesting to see all the commenters projecting as much as they are. Ego, money...blah...blah...blah... Totally losing sight of the lessons to be learned from a tragedy like this. Be more like Mingma G.
Condolences to the people of Nepal and to those at the base camp. Thank you for showing this interview with him. Death is something we all have to face but we need to face it with compassion and love for each other. It's a shared thing.
People who says that they can climb Everest without Sherpa, we Nepalese laugh at them. Respect to Sherpa. They are there to help you, not to provide your luxury stay and climbing
professional climbers definitely don't need sherpas. but these days almost anyone climb with little training but with much help from a team of incredible Sherpas.
If I were into mountain climbing and my goal was Everest or seven peaks or what not. Knowing myself I would want without. I have all respect for the sherpas they are amazing people who have helped so many. It also would not be an ego thing. It would be a challenge thing. But I also know myself good enough that I also would be aware of my limitations and would not exceed those. Which is why I do not pursue Mountain climbing because I tend to be quite clumsy and the one place you can’t be clumsy is on the side of a mountain.
@@gyurmethlodroe1774 he clearly said "professional climbers". And we all know that Everest has been climbed by non Sherpas. Even solo'd. So how was he incorrect in his statement? It's the tourist climbers that are the problem for Sherpas and professional climbers.
At the time of the Avalanche, there was team from the Indian army also at base camp. Some of them had gone up the khumbu glacier for gaining experiences of travelling over the crevasses (they were due to make a summit attempt to mark the 50th anniversary of the first Indian ascent). Amazingly, the team survived 2 avalanches in the glacier (which has taken the lives of 50 people in good condition) and made it back to base camp. They were instrumental in re-establishing the camp and helping with logistics. They even spent 2 extra days there after everyone had been air lifted in which they cleaned all the debris from the camps and took over a tonne of broken/abandoned equipment from the camp. There's a documentary on it: ruclips.net/video/XqlzyNcJ2Q0/видео.html
In all of my climbing expeditions I have used local guides and local companies and I have never regret it. The service is always good. In case something goes wrong on the mountain, I definitely prefer someone local to coordinate and short things out instead of a foreigner that does not speak the local language.
People take risks knowingly that there is either victory or death at Everest. Moreover, the cost itself is much expensive. Yet people attempts. This is what only some on this earth can do and does. And without sherpas, the journey to everest is almost impossible. Salute to all sherpas for your courage, heart and bravery which have made Nepal proud all around thr globe.
I wished he spoke in his native language & dialect the entire documentary with corresponding translation at the bottom of the screen so he could speak freely & fully express himself. He’s beyond worth it.
Their job is one of the hardest. Imagine losing so many people, and losing your loved ones in the process. Going to a job knowing that you might never come back and see your families again, just to put food on their tables. God bless them.
I had no clue Sherpas did as much as they did . The fact that they carry so much gear , set up the ladders, and ropes , it’s insane to me . These dudes are on another level . It’s sad so many of them died .
What a difficult task and the life and death decisions you were forced to make. How dignified and respected the climbers and sherpas who lost their lives were treated. So kind and curteous you all were after such a tragedy. Thank you for your loyalty to your craft and the mountain.
"These are our mountains, we need to bee the leaders here." Cant agree more to this legend Mingma G. My respect and love to bhai Mingma and all the hard working Sherpas, other Nepali guides and porters from Assam, India.
These people do ALL the work. They have the real knowledge. They deserve credit, respect and compensation. This was infuriating to me even reading of climbs as a youth. One rupee for your life.
They get paid $5000 according to his own words. Rent in Nepal for a one bedroom is $75 USD. $5000 US is worth $50000 USD in that country. You can't compare what he makes to our cost of living. Just the facts.
Great content. I have families who's worked with him and he's absolutely right about the control over the mountaineering field. The risk is too high for climbers to what they are being compensated. There should be a better policies by the government in mountaineering but we all know how it is in Nepal. 😪
As a Nepali, it was one of the worst day to remember till now. People were in awe and all Nepali suffered from earthquake PTSD for 3 years😭😭 after that covid came while people were still grieving 😭😭.
You are an amazing man, I felt your hurt, sorrow, guilt, and frustrations in your words. You are speaking honestly for all SHERPAS and as OWNERS OF YOUR MOUNTAINS, It's the western greed yet again, that exploits the native people and their lands. 2015 was so tragically sad for ALL OF NEPAL and travelers at that time, but with the earthquake...who paid the highest price....was the locals. May you keep safe and I hope you expose those that with their almighty egos and dollars be named and shamed!!!
I'm almost positive that rich Indians climb the mountain nearly as often as rich Americans. Wealthy folks come from the Eastern world too, it's almost jingoistic to imply they all come from the west.
Mingma is a legend!! i love the part when he said " its just destiny this life and death thing... I'm happy with what i have become " after seeing what he has and experienced what he has and the fact that he has a strong passion for climbing and leading teams up and down safely he has fully come to terms, and become very comfortable, with the fact that the mountain could take him tomorrow!!!!.... and if it did he would go a happy and fulfilled man!!! take a bow son.... take a bow
My thoughts are probably not different from most of you guys: Mingma's bravery and compassion that day surpasses the imagination. Props, gratitude and extra angels to the sherpas for their everyday heroism. RIP to those lost. Btw, less than :35 into this video, the announcer actually calls it, 'Mt. Avarice'. Fwiw. if it wasn't for the sherpas needing the work, I'd wish the 'off-limits' rule for Mt. Kailash was extended to other great peaks - if only to preserve the pristine landscapes....or reclaim them.
Just to be clear, not all Nepali climbers are Sherpa. Nims Purjah, for example, is Magar. Also, there's this misconception that the Nepali Himalayan climbers only do it to help westerners but that couldn't be farther from the truth. The Nepali that are regularly in the mountains take an incredible amount of pride in it. That's exactly why Nims, Mingma and all the other Nepali were so determined to be the ones to crack the last great alpine challenge, Winter K2. Mingma himself said that when he found out that not a single Nepali had made the first winter ascent of any of the 8000m peaks he felt great shame and he knew they needed to be the ones to do it, especially since K2 was not only by far the hardest winter challenge it was the only one of the 14 nobody had been able to crack in winter until the Nepali team did it last year. There's not a chance in HELL that Mingma, Nims or any of the other Nepali teams would have given up on it. They take so much pride in climbing that even if there were no westerners wanting to go up there a lot of them would still be doing it for themselves. This new generation of Nepali climbers don't climb just to be porters and carry people's stuff, they're full on mountaineers who absolutely love it, are some of the best athletes on the planet and are REALLY REALLY good at it.
@@Nightwishmaster The misconception they only do it for money is because historically there were no attempts to ascend Everest before Western interest. It was just nonsensical and the equipment didn’t exist.
@@residentsleeper5203 That is true, but things have still changed significantly since then. I mean Hillary is a great example. He didn't go up there alone, he needed Norgay's help. Norgay wouldn't have been able to do it alone either. They formed a close bond that they maintained for the rest of their lives. It might have been Westerners that brought the idea to them, but that doesn't mean that even from the very beginning there weren't local Nepalese who didn't want to get up there just as badly as they did. Now a days the Nepalese are so absurdly good at it and so admired that the current "pro level generation" of Nepalese are now worshiped by people from all across the world. People can hate on Nims all they want, but he did a couple really incredible things and really seemed to inspire his people to take that next leap up on the international stage and I think that's incredible.
@@residentsleeper5203 Yeah but you have to admire the way the high peaks have brought the world together in a way almost nothing else ever has. It's now a shared goal of people from all over the planet to summit these mountains, I personally think the international cooperation that modern day mountaineering has inspired is incredible. (and by that I mean the actual athletes up there that are actually serious and making things happen rather than the weirdos hanging out at basecamps pretending like they actually intend to try to get to the top and trying to be influencers or whatever they're doing) A need so deep they'll risk their lives for not just the top but each other. Climbing to the highest peak on the planet is a base desire that literally anybody can understand, I personally love that the Nepalese are now hyped and viewed as elite athletes, as they should be. I do feel bad for the locals of the regions that work the mountains that don't actually want to be there but have so few other options, that's obviously a much different story and I hope that the western money that continues to fund so many of these expeditions can actually make serious contributions to help these countries that allow them to come live out their dreams on their mountains.
I’m sorry for your loss. Clients, friends,family. No difference. We can hear the pain in your voice. You are the right person to tell this story. Thank you.
A Westerner who was at Camp 2 that day wrote a book about it, which was interesting because none of them could get back down for several days because no helicopter was available and they started to run out of food and water, so their lives were genuinely in danger after having survived the first avalanches, but I am much more interested to hear from the Sherpas.
Operation Everest: summiteers to saviours🇮🇳 ruclips.net/video/XqlzyNcJ2Q0/видео.html Indian Army's mountaineer team was there when this tragedy happened, they themselves somehow survived after getting trapped in kumbhu icefall glacier which is dangerous place to be in that time, they helped and rescued as many people as they can, here link to that documentary which contains raw footage.....
Sherpa people need to take charge of entire business of mountaineering activities in Everest Region. Nepali Govt is either don’t care or not interested in well being of Sherpas. Westerners have been exploiting these kind people for decades.
Seems like there government is exploiting them, and the westerners are bringing in the only income to the area……… how can you exploit someone who’s is there by choice and being paid?
Instead of exploiting all I see is westerners trying to give Sherpas recognition as they deserve not way back then but now a lot of westerners are making sure Sherpas get recognition for what they’re doing but the one that needs to be blamed is Nepali government they take all the money and give no damn about sherpas
I did not or will ever climb the Everest in my life but when Mr. Mingma said, you just have to deal with the situation, I understood that. Even if it's bad, even if we don't like it, you got to accept it and face the situation head on. I deal with obsessions (OCD) and that's something I got to deal with daily and part of the treatment here is to accept the intrusive thoughts. I know that's different from climbing the tallest mountain and rescuing people after an avalanche. But that struggle, that challenge in front of you, whether you like it (i.e. struggling with obsessions daily) or not, people with OCD have to face the fears everyday. Idk but the line just reminded me of it. We all go through our own battles and in those battles, sometimes we have no choice but to accept the challenge (acceptance of the presence of intrusive thoughts parallels with acceptance that this is the reality with the climbing). Either you succumb to it, (give up) or continue, carry on is an everyday choice.
I just finished a 2008 documentary Mingma was in, he was so selfless and kind in that, and here. And again it stood out how much the people are exploited for foreign interests and comfort. Him and his team having carry even extra equipment because the people just left their sleeping bags and gear behind, as if the Sherpas are mom coming to pick up after them. Saying that they are angry, but they cannot express this to the clients, just have to negotiate for more pay later, it's shameful. They have every right to be angry. I cannot imagine the horrors he and the Nepali people went through during this time.
Bless this man and all the Sherpas who labour , putting their lives at risk so they can feed their families. My heart goes out to those who have lost loved ones,you can see the trauma this brave man still has as he remembers what that terrifying avalanche was. All lives matter ❤❤
i can see from his face he is a strong man, and a good man. I look up to these kinds of people, i hope if i am ever put in a similar situation i could conduct myself with as much grace. i hope he is okay.
Everest is such a beautiful place and such an honor to climb, but it's also a dangerous place and a climb. I can't express the gratitude I feel whenever I hear climbers express so much gratitude to their sherpas, so much respect and love.
I pray that the Nepal people will become more valued in the mountains by foreigners. Like many guides in their own land, they are treated like dirt. We need to learn to respect each other and value their knowledge and experience.
I feel like Everest and Sherpa are one of those places/people which get exploited by rich foreigners way too much. I only recently came to know that the mountain wasn't even originally named like that, the locals obviously knew about the mountain and had a different name for it until a British explorer came around, "found" it for the "civilized world" with the help of locals (they took him to it) and named it and that's the name we call it today.
Remember, every non-Nepali that says they've "climbed Everest" had their stuff carried up there by Sherpas, their basecamp ready made before they got there. For every non-Nepali there are 3 Nepalis that climbed the mountain 3 times just for them to "climb" it once.
Very interesting man telling his experience to us and very touching staying with someone he knew before he died knowing there was nothing he could do. So alot of the injuries came from chunks of ice and rocks hitting at high volumes of speed. It must have come as a total shock for those who were conscious of what was happening but couldn't get out of the way. Mingma G. Thank you for this. I'd like very much to ask you and your Family to come to 🇺🇸America 🇺🇸 and stay safe from the mountains but that's your home and besides it isn't any safer here or anywhere else today. Best wishes to you.
You are the pride of our country and I feel proud that part of me is sherpa blood and have lived some part of my life in the mountains Much respect for what you are doing and I’m deeply inspired by your words and actions tashi delek🙏
You, your people, and your sherpa guides are an inspiration to us all and so brave...You need to be acknowledged and better rewarded and then humbly thanked by all for what You and your Sherpas friends go through and accomplish for these wealthy thrill seeking people. Shame on the organizers and or leaders who don't agree, then they keep the majority of their money for themselves! These are your mts and the people need to show more respect for your culture.
I can never understand putting myself through the risk of climbing a snow mountain. I'd rather sit under a tree in a warm grass-field and read a book, sippin on tea.
A rock, a immobile rock sits under a tree, sips rain drops and it decays, grows old untill someday it is there no more. Time flies my mate . Have stories to tell and sippin that tea sitting on a cozy arm chair would be more relaxing after something exciting.
I meet one sherpa when I went to kailash mansarovar, this people are true human beings very kind and helpful, he really helped me alot in tough situation in there, I still remember him god bless this Nepali sherpas Love from Middle India ❤️🙏
5:50 after seeing his sherpa dead after all this instant trauma in the freezing cold they worked to save "easily" as many people who were alive as they possibly could.. We need to learn from this. This summer & for the rest of our lives we will need to be able to show the same resilience & solidarity, we need to learn from them.
If you go to nepal, pay the Sherpa’s to lead your expedition and pay them the same amount for thier expertise, if you want the best chance of success and to safely come back down the mountain. Respect for these brave men who risk everything and carry everything, without thier rigging lines, there’s nothing!
1:59 Brilliant climbers.. 'Haraldbladr' has been returning again & again to Nepal to get people to return & to not only be healthy & connected to nature & other humans beings via nature, but to support the amazing futuristic lifestyles of the Nepalese, one of the most efficient formal communication cultures on the planet. I too would very much like to return.
He is a real hero. I totally agree that the Sherpas are unreasonably underpaid in doing such tough jobs!! I hope he will train up a lot of local Sherpa to become great expedition guides.
This is ridiculous. A "Sherpa" who will have a good climbing year will make more money IN THIS ONE year than 75% of the nealese in 30, 40 years, maybe their entire life! I have visited Nepal 16 times, spent some 3 full years in total there and some 35-40 weeks at EBC alone; I have been on 22 xp in Nepal, summited Everest on May 23rd 2019 and Manaslu on Sept 27th 2021, have survived the avalanches in 2014 and 2015 in the Icefall, have written a book and many articles about climbing in Nepal. What are your credentials? Zero, I guess. Never been there, right!?!
@@damienfrancois5703 you are definitely wrong. Sherpas do not earn the amount you mentioned. In a season, one Sherpa earns around 4-10k USD. That's good money for local Nepalese but too much risk. And even so many Sherpa kids are discouraged to continue the work by their parents. Most of the tourist fees don't go to the Sherpas, it's taxed heavily.
@@damienfrancois5703 That’s not their point, sure Sherpas are richer than other Nepali groups. But objectively in a niche occupation that is so physically demanding, where they often risk their safety and even their lives, they aren’t getting paid much. You don’t need qualifications to understand that riskier, physically and emotionally demanding work deserves fair compensation. I’m sure as you’ve been yourself (respect, btw) that you know it’s not an easy job.
@@crystalvulpix20then they should protest their own goverment, the climbers are paying the extremely high price of an expensive car to be there, the sherpas should be pissed that their goverment confiscated their money, only giving them 4-6k out of 40-60k, asking for an pay increase from the customers won't do anything, since their own government will pocket it.
Every time we don't need a philosopher to speak with knowledge and wisdom, just a ordinary man Sherpa speaking so powerful words with simplicity.Hats Off❤
Knowing actually that after this incident at the Everest other climbers were forcing the sherpas to continue their climb leaving the dead bodies and wounded aside. Makes us think about Humanity again.
So very true you are the true warriors of Mount Everest without sherpas and porters climbers wouldn't be able to climb. All of you should form a Union & be paid well by all foreigners who want to climb the mountain. Blessings/peace stay safe.
I am of the opinion we need to be limiting the amount of people who get permits each year (excluding Sherpas). Heavy traffic is the cause of so many issues
Thank you for sharing your experience. I’m sure it was difficult as were the many decisions you had to make at base camp. Blessings to you and your family for peace and healing.👌🥰🙏
In a sense, what he says at the end is what should've happened long time ago. Their mountains, their rules. If any foreigner does not agree, go climb somewhere else. People coma and go while the Nepalis suffer consequences of the work. Things have to evolve.
I am not a climber but always loved the mountains. I grew up in Europe and Reinhold Messner is one of our most famous climbers. When you search for him on RUclips you can find many clips. You can also find dozens of ads for visiting Base Camp and other tours. Even “get a Guide” advertises. I agree with the Sherpas that the guiding business should be more focused on Nepali Natives. However, they are competing with multi-million dollar companies offering “experienced guides” with the click of a button. How would the average person even get in contact w/ an experienced Sherpa guide? They would have to be as accessible as the all the other advertisers on RUclips. I would think an organized online presence of Native Sherpas would help their endeavors to gain bigger compensation packages. Like I said, not an expert, just sharing what I observed. Seriously, you can book a tour to Base Camp just like you would a bus tour in Rome?
This is not just any guy, this is Mingma G, a legend, one of the team that did the first winter climb of K2 with a full Nepali team. This guy is changing mountaineering to really show the dominance of the Sherpa people in any aspect of mountain climbing.
I would hope they'd be dominant
I thought the dutch are the best people in any aspect of mountain climbing?
@@CryptocurrencyInsider im dutch and i have no cleu about that we dont even have mountains in Holland 🤣, but maybe its treu i dont know
@@CryptocurrencyInsider yeah, because they have so many local mountains to exercise on, right?
@@CryptocurrencyInsider lol I wouldnt say so
After watching Sherpa for the first time last week, my point of view completely changed. After this tragedy, there were a few individuals who still wanted to climb and were very disrespectful to the Sherpas. The sherpas are the ones who deserve recognition not the ones who go up there to boost their ego.
You can call him co-climber, team member, may be porter or a guide or something but Sherpa ? They could be gurung, magar, sherpa, tamang or other castes. Sherpa is not a profession. It's Sherpas who used to help people climb mountains but long before other castes and sub castes also started climbing and started working as a porter. And, people who looks like Sherpas even though they were not started calling everyone Sherpas.
@@delnavimos5412
“Sherpa” is an ethnicity.
They are specific people from a specific region in the Himalayas / Tibet.
If you’re climbing Everest, and hiring help along the way…it will always be a Sherpa person.
Most other places refer to them as “Porters” or “Bearers”.
@@sendthis9480 That's the Bull. So the Magars, Tamangs, Gurungs and other ethnicity people are also Sherpa ? You said Sherpa is ethnicity and also a people who help other to climb mountain ? You fking westerners gave that name and made up that name. Sherpa is ethnicity that means a Gurung porter can not be Sherpa. He is Gurung who is a porter or a helper. Just like Sherpa to other climbers.
@@delnavimos5412
No…Magars, Tamangs and Gurungs are NOT “Sherpa”.
Again…”Sherpa” (some know them as “Sharwa”) are a specific people, who mostly come from the Tingri County in Nepal and the Tibet Autonomous Region.
Sherpa have lived in the Khumbu region for 600-700 years with Everest in their backyard.
None of the other groups have.
Magars live mostly around the Dhaulagiri Massif.
So if you climb Dhaulagiri I or II…or Tukuche…you hire a Magar for help. However he won’t call himself a Sherpa.
Gurungs live mostly around Annapurna Massif.
So if you climb Annapurna I or II Or III or Gangapurna or Tilitso Himal…you hire a Gurgung dude for help.
However he won’t call himself a Sherpa.
Tamangs are pretty even dispersed throughout Nepal and Tibet…with some in Bhutan…but most of their villages are along lower elevation trekking routes.
Always have been.
If you trek anywhere around Nepal…and hire help, it will be a Tamang…and they will likely call themselves a “Porter”.
Nobody ever said “all ethnicities that climb are Sherpa”.
Not even close.
@@delnavimos5412
Here…this is simpler.
SHARWA means “Easterner or East People”
The Sharwa People were a specific group that migrated East, from Eastern Tibet…into Nepal, in the Khumbu Region.
They lived there for 600-700 years…and adapted biological differences to withstand the higher elevations (hence the climbing work).
Most of the world interprets “Sharwa” as “Sherpa”.
"We should be the leaders of our mountains." Mingma G is a true inspiration and one of the many Sherpas who have been pushing forward for the changes in the mountaineering industry of Nepal. With more youths following and developing in this field, i hope we can convince Nepal government and the whole world to give us the respect and recognition that must come with the job that us, Sherpa people, have been doing for decades. Being a Sherpa is more than a "job". It is about that time.
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Respect, recognition and the money. For the Sherpas, perhaps forming a cooperative with all the mountaineering Nepalese community and getting the government to support their business through legislation that gives them controlling ownership in any expeditionary companies doing business there might be the best way to ensure that they have fair and equitable profit from their life-risking labor.
Right now, they are being very unfairly exploited by westerners.
how many times have you gone to the summit?
Sherpas are the real heroes and true mountaineers.
That job shouldn't exist. No one should be climbing everest.
"These are our mountains and we have to be the leaders here."
🇳🇵Mingma G
The highest respect for the Sherpas..👍👋👋👌👌
@ ALWAYS!
My biggest respect to them. They deserve the most part of the money because there would be no mountaineering without them over there.
@@angelachristina Kami Rita a Nepalese Sherpa just climbed Everest for the 26th time breaking his own record. That number
just boggles the mind. That's over 754,000 feet of climbing. Pretty damn impressive. There should be some serious recognition
for what that man has done and continues to do.
@@32a34a yes I heard that. It's so incredible impressive.
Seeing a real man like this talk so somberly but clearly, working so hard to explain this situation without breaking down. And in a secondary language...
Respect..I hope i can be half the professional he is one day.
I have never seen someone talk about "letting someone die" or "liking someone more than other people who might also be dying". So honest and so real.
"Sometimes we need to deal with the situation even if we don't want to" This hit me hard.
Why, it's basic knowledge.
@@stephanea5364 Oh where were you in this incredibly difficult and shocking situation? I hope you realise it's not 'basic knowledge', it's survival instinct he's talking about.
@@Crotes1990 No, it's basic knowledge to deal with a situation even though we don't always want to.
@@stephanea5364 nevermind, you're not getting the point.
Yeah common sense,nothing to hit hard..stop acting so dramatic
Mingma G. is such an amazing man. He’s changed the Sherpa industry in Nepal for the better. It isn’t always the loudest and most obnoxious. Sometimes it is the strong, silent man that makes the most noise.
I completely agree with his point at the end of the video. The locals should be more stringent with their guiding system in order to benefit the locals more.. I'm really sick of hearing about the unjustly exploitation by all these greedy foreigners.. don't just let yourselves be a slave for foreign bosses with discriminatory wages in your own land...
True. When Westerner climb EVERST they write book or get TV and Radio interview. But when Sherpa climb 19 times on EVERST summit all job he get in US is Pizza delivery guy.
It is a racism and often Media say that Sherpa earn lot of money even though it is not more than $4000 that too risking their life.
@@gyadre dont forget the locals are actually carrying the equipment and large loads whilst the foreign bosses them around whilst they hold nothing
Ppl pay huge amounts of money to be there. Not their fault that govermment is keeping most of it for itself. Greedy foreigners?! wtf they bring livelihood to those parts
Right? I can't believe their system is/was like that. I hoped they changed it. I mean here in Ph local guides are the leaders and the tourists should follow. It makes sense since guides probably know more about the area than a foreigner which makes the whole trip safer.
Who’s making them do this? They could easily put in there own regulations and safety measures, how are the foreigners the greedy ones? They are paying? They people who seemed motivated by money are the Sherpas, everything isn’t someone else’s fault, they need to take responsibility for going up there too
This is Mingma. The man was in the team that did sumit 14mountains of 8000 peacks in 7 months. From project possible. Man is a legend
i didn’t know the avalanche was caused by an earthquake…mad respect to mingma and all the sherpas. i hope he is doing well and that he managed to find the rest of his family.
also he is 100% correct- the himalayas are THEIR mountains. they know and respect those mountains. the nepalese are the only ones who should be leading expeditions on everest and they should be making millions doing so.
@Limeade Unfortunately the shit corrupt disease of a govt of ours issue climbing permits. The millions they make every year, they hardly distribute them towards upliftment of local people or improve infrastructures and education. If you ask any local people over there what they want after food, water and shelter I am sure 100% would say education and maybe because of that they literally worship Sir Edmund Hillary to this day who returned to give so much back to community. He is a legend.
Dude I live in India right next to Nepal and my house is still tilted like 30⁰ or so degrees because of that earthquake. It was a huge deal here. Hundreds loat their lives and homes but Nepal had it worse
And Tibetans
They dont have resources
There was an avalanche the previous year, in the Kumbu icefall. Many Sherpa died. Then this the year after.
"A Nepali sherpa named Kami Rita scaled Mount Everest for a record 26th time, beating his own previous record set last year"
SHOUTOUT TO THIS brave guy!!!!!!!
mingma is a prime example of post traumatic growth. he is an incredible climber and such a strong and level headed individual. it’s truly remarkable to see how these things affect different people and we can all learn so much from him.
I lost one of my coworkers on the Everest. He had trained everyday for months for that trip. He didn't plan to summit just to go to the base camps. He died doing what he had dreamed he would do. Mountains are very beautiful and romantic, but we need to challenge it knowing the risks and dangers...
iam sorry. he died just being the the base camp? or attempting to summit?
@@infectionSincross just planned to go to the summit, i assume
@@codeinetcetera He would have just been going to the Basecamp. Alot of people train to just go to the basecamp, there's no easy way there, it's at least 10+ days of hiking/climbing to get there
@@maxkilloh oops sorry, you're right. i mistyped
@@maxkilloh Is the base camp trek deadly? I heard the trek was not technical, just demanding because of the duration. Why do people die on the base camp trek? Is it fatigue or accidents?
Great content! I'm currently reading Into Thin Air and I was baffled by how little the Sherpa's are paid yet how important their role is. They deserve way more compensation & respect. I'm glad Mingma touched on that.
They are paid a yearly salary for a few days of work...
@@CryptocurrencyInsider Which is nothing compared to what the WESTERN tour companies make. I understand that youre trying to look after your own people, but you westerners have exploited them for centuries. You should forgive their historical antagonism. Its just that Sherpas do all the heavy-lifting, fixing the ropes and etc, while the tourists (foreign climbers and tour companies) make most of the money and glory. I also understand that these tourists are simply charging more than the locals for their own reasons and because of how the industry functions, but it just doesnt sit well with me that they should gain more than the locals who put in much more effort and risk.
On another note, these tourists trash the mountain as if they own it, and there has been multiple incidents where your people disrespected the sherpas. For example, a group of european climbers called a sherpa the S word in 2013, and they got beat up real bad, Good riddance! One of them was Ueli Steck, arguably one of the best climbers of the world. He returned to the Himalayas a few years later but died on a training climb on an easier mountain than the Everest. Its kinda suspicious that Ueli died on a easier climb considering his legendary talent, so its been rumored that sherpas got their sweet revenge on account of what happened in 2013. Another ten points for Gryffindor!
That's a great read!
@@CryptocurrencyInsider In general, I feel like you are always in the world of your own. Out of reality.
I agree that they should be payed more. All that work while also have to deal with trauma of people dying, whether it's fellow sherpas or clients.
people dont know how lucky they are to have such amazing people like the Sherpa, no Sherpa no climbing Everest
That guy is a great inspiration for the people of that area, telling the people how those are “their mountains” and why they allow other people to come in and they work most of the lower-paying jobs. I know this is redundant but such a clear point.
If I'd never met this guy before, I could tell how much of an amazing human being he is just by listening to him speak. truly can't imagine the strength he has to deal with a situation like that, he has my utmost respect.
I am deeply moved by this video and by the bravery and stoicism of the people who work in these awesome and dangerous mountains. Ever since I became fascinated by the Himalayas, and especially Sagarmatha, I have felt disgusted by the way the local people are exploited. Absolutely this is THEIR mountain, they do all the heavy work - without them no foreigner could summit. All power to you, Mingma G! May you and others like you go from strength to strength.
Huge respect for Mingma G spending the time needed to comfort his friend while he passed.
Interesting to see all the commenters projecting as much as they are. Ego, money...blah...blah...blah... Totally losing sight of the lessons to be learned from a tragedy like this. Be more like Mingma G.
Condolences to the people of Nepal and to those at the base camp. Thank you for showing this interview with him. Death is something we all have to face but we need to face it with compassion and love for each other. It's a shared thing.
People who says that they can climb Everest without Sherpa, we Nepalese laugh at them. Respect to Sherpa. They are there to help you, not to provide your luxury stay and climbing
it is like cheen saying they can provide human organs for transplant ethically
professional climbers definitely don't need sherpas. but these days almost anyone climb with little training but with much help from a team of incredible Sherpas.
@@tombahma man, you really dont understand how mountains are climbed. You talk as if mountain is a nearby hill or a rock face
If I were into mountain climbing and my goal was Everest or seven peaks or what not. Knowing myself I would want without. I have all respect for the sherpas they are amazing people who have helped so many. It also would not be an ego thing. It would be a challenge thing. But I also know myself good enough that I also would be aware of my limitations and would not exceed those. Which is why I do not pursue Mountain climbing because I tend to be quite clumsy and the one place you can’t be clumsy is on the side of a mountain.
@@gyurmethlodroe1774 he clearly said "professional climbers". And we all know that Everest has been climbed by non Sherpas. Even solo'd. So how was he incorrect in his statement?
It's the tourist climbers that are the problem for Sherpas and professional climbers.
At the time of the Avalanche, there was team from the Indian army also at base camp. Some of them had gone up the khumbu glacier for gaining experiences of travelling over the crevasses (they were due to make a summit attempt to mark the 50th anniversary of the first Indian ascent). Amazingly, the team survived 2 avalanches in the glacier (which has taken the lives of 50 people in good condition) and made it back to base camp. They were instrumental in re-establishing the camp and helping with logistics. They even spent 2 extra days there after everyone had been air lifted in which they cleaned all the debris from the camps and took over a tonne of broken/abandoned equipment from the camp. There's a documentary on it: ruclips.net/video/XqlzyNcJ2Q0/видео.html
just watched it, thank you
Wow. Best lah
In all of my climbing expeditions I have used local guides and local companies and I have never regret it. The service is always good. In case something goes wrong on the mountain, I definitely prefer someone local to coordinate and short things out instead of a foreigner that does not speak the local language.
Much appreciated by us as a Nepali and Mostly Sherpas for their Brave Mentality.
The true heros the sherpas and porters
People take risks knowingly that there is either victory or death at Everest. Moreover, the cost itself is much expensive. Yet people attempts. This is what only some on this earth can do and does. And without sherpas, the journey to everest is almost impossible. Salute to all sherpas for your courage, heart and bravery which have made Nepal proud all around thr globe.
I wished he spoke in his native language & dialect the entire documentary with corresponding translation at the bottom of the screen so he could speak freely & fully express himself. He’s beyond worth it.
i agree i enjoyed the segments with subtitles because he was able to express his feelings and the situation with more depth and detail
Their job is one of the hardest. Imagine losing so many people, and losing your loved ones in the process. Going to a job knowing that you might never come back and see your families again, just to put food on their tables. God bless them.
I had no clue Sherpas did as much as they did . The fact that they carry so much gear , set up the ladders, and ropes , it’s insane to me . These dudes are on another level . It’s sad so many of them died .
Mingma G is a really cool person. Very respectable and professional.
What a difficult task and the life and death decisions you were forced to make. How dignified and respected the climbers and sherpas who lost their lives were treated. So kind and curteous you all were after such a tragedy. Thank you for your loyalty to your craft and the mountain.
"These are our mountains, we need to bee the leaders here."
Cant agree more to this legend Mingma G.
My respect and love to bhai Mingma and all the hard working Sherpas, other Nepali guides and porters from Assam, India.
These people do ALL the work. They have the real knowledge. They deserve credit, respect and compensation. This was infuriating to me even reading of climbs as a youth. One rupee for your life.
They get paid $5000 according to his own words. Rent in Nepal for a one bedroom is $75 USD. $5000 US is worth $50000 USD in that country. You can't compare what he makes to our cost of living. Just the facts.
Great content. I have families who's worked with him and he's absolutely right about the control over the mountaineering field. The risk is too high for climbers to what they are being compensated. There should be a better policies by the government in mountaineering but we all know how it is in Nepal. 😪
As a Nepali, it was one of the worst day to remember till now. People were in awe and all Nepali suffered from earthquake PTSD for 3 years😭😭 after that covid came while people were still grieving 😭😭.
Yes I remember always waking up in the night whenever the ground shook lightly i..😭😭
Sorry :(
The ultimate passing away doing what you loved. I’m sorry to those hearts who lost connections that day. Rest easy.
You are an amazing man, I felt your hurt, sorrow, guilt, and frustrations in your words.
You are speaking honestly for all SHERPAS and as OWNERS OF YOUR MOUNTAINS, It's the western greed yet again, that exploits the native people and their lands.
2015 was so tragically sad for ALL OF NEPAL and travelers at that time, but with the earthquake...who paid the highest price....was the locals.
May you keep safe and I hope you expose those that with their almighty egos and dollars be named and shamed!!!
Without these western tourists Nepal would be a 4th world country :O
I'm almost positive that rich Indians climb the mountain nearly as often as rich Americans. Wealthy folks come from the Eastern world too, it's almost jingoistic to imply they all come from the west.
It's NOT just westerners. Assholes from ALL over the world exploit the sherpas.
@@CryptocurrencyInsider without these nepal people people like you wouldnt be able to climb 100 ft up these mountains
Specifically white people mostly….as per usual
Mingma is a legend!! i love the part when he said " its just destiny this life and death thing... I'm happy with what i have become " after seeing what he has and experienced what he has and the fact that he has a strong passion for climbing and leading teams up and down safely he has fully come to terms, and become very comfortable, with the fact that the mountain could take him tomorrow!!!!.... and if it did he would go a happy and fulfilled man!!! take a bow son.... take a bow
Never thought life will be normal again while witnessing the 2015 earthquake. Really, time heals everything, only memories remain.
Mingma G is a hero. He is a leader, role model, professional and advocate for his people. Nepal is blessed to have such a man.
My thoughts are probably not different from most of you guys:
Mingma's bravery and compassion that day surpasses the imagination.
Props, gratitude and extra angels to the sherpas for their everyday heroism.
RIP to those lost.
Btw, less than :35 into this video, the announcer actually calls it, 'Mt. Avarice'.
Fwiw. if it wasn't for the sherpas needing the work, I'd wish the 'off-limits' rule for Mt. Kailash was extended to other great peaks - if only to preserve the pristine landscapes....or reclaim them.
Just to be clear, not all Nepali climbers are Sherpa. Nims Purjah, for example, is Magar. Also, there's this misconception that the Nepali Himalayan climbers only do it to help westerners but that couldn't be farther from the truth. The Nepali that are regularly in the mountains take an incredible amount of pride in it. That's exactly why Nims, Mingma and all the other Nepali were so determined to be the ones to crack the last great alpine challenge, Winter K2. Mingma himself said that when he found out that not a single Nepali had made the first winter ascent of any of the 8000m peaks he felt great shame and he knew they needed to be the ones to do it, especially since K2 was not only by far the hardest winter challenge it was the only one of the 14 nobody had been able to crack in winter until the Nepali team did it last year. There's not a chance in HELL that Mingma, Nims or any of the other Nepali teams would have given up on it. They take so much pride in climbing that even if there were no westerners wanting to go up there a lot of them would still be doing it for themselves. This new generation of Nepali climbers don't climb just to be porters and carry people's stuff, they're full on mountaineers who absolutely love it, are some of the best athletes on the planet and are REALLY REALLY good at it.
@@Nightwishmaster The misconception they only do it for money is because historically there were no attempts to ascend Everest before Western interest. It was just nonsensical and the equipment didn’t exist.
@@residentsleeper5203 That is true, but things have still changed significantly since then. I mean Hillary is a great example. He didn't go up there alone, he needed Norgay's help. Norgay wouldn't have been able to do it alone either. They formed a close bond that they maintained for the rest of their lives. It might have been Westerners that brought the idea to them, but that doesn't mean that even from the very beginning there weren't local Nepalese who didn't want to get up there just as badly as they did. Now a days the Nepalese are so absurdly good at it and so admired that the current "pro level generation" of Nepalese are now worshiped by people from all across the world. People can hate on Nims all they want, but he did a couple really incredible things and really seemed to inspire his people to take that next leap up on the international stage and I think that's incredible.
@@residentsleeper5203 Yeah but you have to admire the way the high peaks have brought the world together in a way almost nothing else ever has. It's now a shared goal of people from all over the planet to summit these mountains, I personally think the international cooperation that modern day mountaineering has inspired is incredible. (and by that I mean the actual athletes up there that are actually serious and making things happen rather than the weirdos hanging out at basecamps pretending like they actually intend to try to get to the top and trying to be influencers or whatever they're doing) A need so deep they'll risk their lives for not just the top but each other. Climbing to the highest peak on the planet is a base desire that literally anybody can understand, I personally love that the Nepalese are now hyped and viewed as elite athletes, as they should be. I do feel bad for the locals of the regions that work the mountains that don't actually want to be there but have so few other options, that's obviously a much different story and I hope that the western money that continues to fund so many of these expeditions can actually make serious contributions to help these countries that allow them to come live out their dreams on their mountains.
@@Nightwishmaster true
I’m sorry for your loss. Clients, friends,family. No difference. We can hear the pain in your voice. You are the right person to tell this story. Thank you.
At last his words hits me....great job Mingma G....keep growing and keep supporting nepali and sherpas.
A Westerner who was at Camp 2 that day wrote a book about it, which was interesting because none of them could get back down for several days because no helicopter was available and they started to run out of food and water, so their lives were genuinely in danger after having survived the first avalanches, but I am much more interested to hear from the Sherpas.
@@jayjay-zb8zg shut up jay jay
Operation Everest: summiteers to saviours🇮🇳
ruclips.net/video/XqlzyNcJ2Q0/видео.html
Indian Army's mountaineer team was there when this tragedy happened, they themselves somehow survived after getting trapped in kumbhu icefall glacier which is dangerous place to be in that time, they helped and rescued as many people as they can, here link to that documentary which contains raw footage.....
@@jayjay-zb8zg link please!
@@dr9189 This video has the Indian Army. don't know if there are any other videos. ruclips.net/video/XqlzyNcJ2Q0/видео.html
World gets goosebumps when they hear Sherpa and Gorkhali from Nepal 🇳🇵
Sherpa people need to take charge of entire business of mountaineering activities in Everest Region. Nepali Govt is either don’t care or not interested in well being of Sherpas. Westerners have been exploiting these kind people for decades.
How will the poor politicians pay for their children Harvard tuition and their Bentley then? No easy answers....
Seems like there government is exploiting them, and the westerners are bringing in the only income to the area……… how can you exploit someone who’s is there by choice and being paid?
Instead of exploiting all I see is westerners trying to give Sherpas recognition as they deserve not way back then but now a lot of westerners are making sure Sherpas get recognition for what they’re doing but the one that needs to be blamed is Nepali government they take all the money and give no damn about sherpas
TOTAL RESPECT TO minga and his team . Rip to the team members who lost their lives .
I did not or will ever climb the Everest in my life but when Mr. Mingma said, you just have to deal with the situation, I understood that. Even if it's bad, even if we don't like it, you got to accept it and face the situation head on. I deal with obsessions (OCD) and that's something I got to deal with daily and part of the treatment here is to accept the intrusive thoughts. I know that's different from climbing the tallest mountain and rescuing people after an avalanche. But that struggle, that challenge in front of you, whether you like it (i.e. struggling with obsessions daily) or not, people with OCD have to face the fears everyday. Idk but the line just reminded me of it. We all go through our own battles and in those battles, sometimes we have no choice but to accept the challenge (acceptance of the presence of intrusive thoughts parallels with acceptance that this is the reality with the climbing). Either you succumb to it, (give up) or continue, carry on is an everyday choice.
I just finished a 2008 documentary Mingma was in, he was so selfless and kind in that, and here. And again it stood out how much the people are exploited for foreign interests and comfort. Him and his team having carry even extra equipment because the people just left their sleeping bags and gear behind, as if the Sherpas are mom coming to pick up after them. Saying that they are angry, but they cannot express this to the clients, just have to negotiate for more pay later, it's shameful. They have every right to be angry. I cannot imagine the horrors he and the Nepali people went through during this time.
Bless this man and all the Sherpas who labour , putting their lives at risk so they can feed their families. My heart goes out to those who have lost loved ones,you can see the trauma this brave man still has as he remembers what that terrifying avalanche was. All lives matter ❤❤
i can see from his face he is a strong man, and a good man. I look up to these kinds of people, i hope if i am ever put in a similar situation i could conduct myself with as much grace. i hope he is okay.
You are the legend of our country 🙏🙏🙏
Sherpas - The Unsung Heroes of Himalayas.
Everest is such a beautiful place and such an honor to climb, but it's also a dangerous place and a climb. I can't express the gratitude I feel whenever I hear climbers express so much gratitude to their sherpas, so much respect and love.
Damn this guy reach a point of mentality only some people can reach thru the pain.
Such an heartbreaking story 😕But, finally getting a little of the recognition & respect they deserve.
I pray that the Nepal people will become more valued in the mountains by foreigners.
Like many guides in their own land, they are treated like dirt. We need to learn to respect each other and value their knowledge and experience.
Much respect to Sherpas. And sorry for all the people who lost their loved ones.
People like him make us feel proud and brave
Keep up the hard work, Mingma sir we are with you
Jay Nepal
So sorry you lost your friend...you are all amazing!!!
You're the man Mingma G. You are a true leader and I fully support your quest to be the true guides of the mountain. Great story - stay safe 🙏
I feel like Everest and Sherpa are one of those places/people which get exploited by rich foreigners way too much. I only recently came to know that the mountain wasn't even originally named like that, the locals obviously knew about the mountain and had a different name for it until a British explorer came around, "found" it for the "civilized world" with the help of locals (they took him to it) and named it and that's the name we call it today.
One of the avalanche clips shown at the beginning of the video was from a different avalanche. That avalanche occurred because of a cornice collapse
Remember, every non-Nepali that says they've "climbed Everest" had their stuff carried up there by Sherpas, their basecamp ready made before they got there. For every non-Nepali there are 3 Nepalis that climbed the mountain 3 times just for them to "climb" it once.
Very interesting man telling his experience to us and very touching staying with someone he knew before he died knowing there was nothing he could do. So alot of the injuries came from chunks of ice and rocks hitting at high volumes of speed. It must have come as a total shock for those who were conscious of what was happening but couldn't get out of the way. Mingma G. Thank you for this. I'd like very much to ask you and your Family to come to 🇺🇸America 🇺🇸 and stay safe from the mountains but that's your home and besides it isn't any safer here or anywhere else today. Best wishes to you.
You are the pride of our country and I feel proud that part of me is sherpa blood and have lived some part of my life in the mountains Much respect for what you are doing and I’m deeply inspired by your words and actions tashi delek🙏
The Himalayas are the 9th wonder of the world. Thank you Sherpa
You are the ones that should be making 20 plus thousands for the experience you are providing people from across the 🌎 who come to experience Everest
If I could afford to climb Mt Everest, my trust and money would go to the people of the area. These people deserve the funding.
Yes of course! ? !
What a lovely man with a big heart, wise soul and deep mind
You, your people, and your sherpa guides are an inspiration to us all and so brave...You need to be acknowledged and better rewarded and then humbly thanked by all for what You and your Sherpas friends go through and accomplish for these wealthy thrill seeking people. Shame on the organizers and or leaders who don't agree, then they keep the majority of their money for themselves! These are your mts and the people need to show more respect for your culture.
Yes thats right you are the leaders of your country. Thank you for saving so many other people.
Well said mingma, these are your mountains and you have to be the leaders. Well said and all the best 👍
Thank you for existing. Sending love from India! You're a great human being. May God keep you and your family safe and healthy
I can never understand putting myself through the risk of climbing a snow mountain. I'd rather sit under a tree in a warm grass-field and read a book, sippin on tea.
Thankfully we don't all like to do the same things.
@@neal.karn-jones Don't think you really understood my point.
@@Official-OpenAI I understand what you wrote. If you meant something different maybe you should edit it.
A rock, a immobile rock sits under a tree, sips rain drops and it decays, grows old untill someday it is there no more. Time flies my mate . Have stories to tell and sippin that tea sitting on a cozy arm chair would be more relaxing after something exciting.
@@amplifiedbikerankit9229 Perspectives. You would have more stories to tell only if you lived long enough to tell it.
I meet one sherpa when I went to kailash mansarovar, this people are true human beings very kind and helpful, he really helped me alot in tough situation in there, I still remember him god bless this Nepali sherpas Love from Middle India ❤️🙏
5:50 after seeing his sherpa dead after all this instant trauma in the freezing cold they worked to save "easily" as many people who were alive as they possibly could.. We need to learn from this. This summer & for the rest of our lives we will need to be able to show the same resilience & solidarity, we need to learn from them.
These Sherpas are amazing human beings and deserve the upmost respect ❤
✊🏻🙏🏻 heartfelt condolences to everyone family who lost their dear ones . And mingMaG stay strong.
If you go to nepal, pay the Sherpa’s to lead your expedition and pay them the same amount for thier expertise, if you want the best chance of success and to safely come back down the mountain.
Respect for these brave men who risk everything and carry everything, without thier rigging lines, there’s nothing!
Jai Shambhu Har Har Mahadev Jai Pashipotinarth Jai Jai Nepal love from Manchester England 🙏🏾❤❤💚🔱🔱🔱
Jay sambhu
I've been to Everest and people have no idea how superhuman the Sherpas are until meeting them. Amazing in mind and spirit.
1:59 Brilliant climbers.. 'Haraldbladr' has been returning again & again to Nepal to get people to return & to not only be healthy & connected to nature & other humans beings via nature, but to support the amazing futuristic lifestyles of the Nepalese, one of the most efficient formal communication cultures on the planet. I too would very much like to return.
The most real interview to date (world wide)....Destiny lived by mortal fortitude. They are your mountains no doubt.
He is a real hero. I totally agree that the Sherpas are unreasonably underpaid in doing such tough jobs!! I hope he will train up a lot of local Sherpa to become great expedition guides.
This is ridiculous. A "Sherpa" who will have a good climbing year will make more money IN THIS ONE year than 75% of the nealese in 30, 40 years, maybe their entire life!
I have visited Nepal 16 times, spent some 3 full years in total there and some 35-40 weeks at EBC alone; I have been on 22 xp in Nepal, summited Everest on May 23rd 2019 and Manaslu on Sept 27th 2021, have survived the avalanches in 2014 and 2015 in the Icefall, have written a book and many articles about climbing in Nepal.
What are your credentials? Zero, I guess. Never been there, right!?!
@@damienfrancois5703 you are definitely wrong. Sherpas do not earn the amount you mentioned. In a season, one Sherpa earns around 4-10k USD. That's good money for local Nepalese but too much risk. And even so many Sherpa kids are discouraged to continue the work by their parents. Most of the tourist fees don't go to the Sherpas, it's taxed heavily.
@@damienfrancois5703 That’s not their point, sure Sherpas are richer than other Nepali groups. But objectively in a niche occupation that is so physically demanding, where they often risk their safety and even their lives, they aren’t getting paid much. You don’t need qualifications to understand that riskier, physically and emotionally demanding work deserves fair compensation. I’m sure as you’ve been yourself (respect, btw) that you know it’s not an easy job.
@@crystalvulpix20then they should protest their own goverment, the climbers are paying the extremely high price of an expensive car to be there, the sherpas should be pissed that their goverment confiscated their money, only giving them 4-6k out of 40-60k, asking for an pay increase from the customers won't do anything, since their own government will pocket it.
Every time we don't need a philosopher to speak with knowledge and wisdom, just a ordinary man Sherpa speaking so powerful words with simplicity.Hats Off❤
Knowing actually that after this incident at the Everest other climbers were forcing the sherpas to continue their climb leaving the dead bodies and wounded aside.
Makes us think about Humanity again.
Completely agree with "These are our mountains".
Good on him. I wish him well for the future.
can't imagine the struggle of these mountaineers
So very true you are the true warriors of Mount Everest without sherpas and porters climbers wouldn't be able to climb. All of you should form a Union & be paid well by all foreigners who want to climb the mountain. Blessings/peace stay safe.
Sherpa is the third leg when you climb mountains. They should get their respect.
Thank you Mingma for sharing your touching testimony. Respect for all sherpa people .❤
I am of the opinion we need to be limiting the amount of people who get permits each year (excluding Sherpas). Heavy traffic is the cause of so many issues
And all the litter..!
Mądry i odważny przewodnik górski, jesteście u siebie, to są wasze góry, uważajcie na siebie,życie najważniejsze👋🇵🇱
Much respect. These sherpas have to make very difficult decisions.
Thank you for sharing your story of that day.. That tragic time. Bless your journey beautiful human
Thank you for sharing your experience. I’m sure it was difficult as were the many decisions you had to make at base camp. Blessings to you and your family for peace and healing.👌🥰🙏
Aftershock is a great documentary about this exact event.
It's emotional and well made!
In a sense, what he says at the end is what should've happened long time ago. Their mountains, their rules. If any foreigner does not agree, go climb somewhere else. People coma and go while the Nepalis suffer consequences of the work. Things have to evolve.
I am not a climber but always loved the mountains. I grew up in Europe and Reinhold Messner is one of our most famous climbers. When you search for him on RUclips you can find many clips.
You can also find dozens of ads for visiting Base Camp and other tours. Even “get a Guide” advertises.
I agree with the Sherpas that the guiding business should be more focused on Nepali Natives. However, they are competing with multi-million dollar companies offering “experienced guides” with the click of a button.
How would the average person even get in contact w/ an experienced Sherpa guide? They would have to be as accessible as the all the other advertisers on RUclips.
I would think an organized online presence of Native Sherpas would help their endeavors to gain bigger compensation packages.
Like I said, not an expert, just sharing what I observed. Seriously, you can book a tour to Base Camp just like you would a bus tour in Rome?