Crossing Everest’s deadly slopes | Earth's Natural Wonders: Living on the Edge - BBC

Поделиться
HTML-код
  • Опубликовано: 27 авг 2024
  • Subscribe and 🔔 to the BBC 👉 bit.ly/BBCYouT...
    Watch the BBC first on iPlayer 👉 bbc.in/iPlayer... The Icefall Doctors reach a huge crevasse blocking their route - a cleft in the ice 50 metres deep, with no way round.
    Across our planet there are a handful of places that just take your breath away: Everest, the Grand Canyon, Victoria Falls, the Amazon. We call them natural wonders.
    Earth's Natural Wonders: Living on the Edge | Series 1 | BBC One
    #bbc #EarthsNaturalWonders #LiveOnTheEdge
    All our TV channels and S4C are available to watch live through BBC iPlayer, although some programmes may not be available to stream online due to rights. If you would like to read more on what types of programmes are available to watch live, check the 'Are all programmes that are broadcast available on BBC iPlayer?' FAQ 👉 bbc.in/2m8ks6v.

Комментарии • 4,5 тыс.

  • @papaehijaporelmundo7023
    @papaehijaporelmundo7023 4 года назад +3120

    They do this job because of their family to feed their children not for fun.. They are the true heroes of the Everest god bless them 🌿

    • @abelis644
      @abelis644 4 года назад +20

      Exactly!!!
      Do not listen to haters.

    • @abelis644
      @abelis644 4 года назад +16

      @@Gabriel_Moline
      Your are despicable and stupid.
      The poster was exactly right.
      You just don't have a clue.

    • @kuljitkaur4806
      @kuljitkaur4806 4 года назад +2

      @@Gabriel_Moline go get a life

    • @pumpkinking6397
      @pumpkinking6397 4 года назад +14

      @@Gabriel_Moline you must be a trump supporter

    • @Gabriel_Moline
      @Gabriel_Moline 4 года назад +7

      Pumpkin King Alright. That is the ultimate insult. I must be missing something, so I will delete my original reply. I just feel that it’s bullshit that people go up there at all. A bunch of rich yahoos going up there fuckn’ shit up. And these guys are just facilitating it.

  • @davidpacheco3951
    @davidpacheco3951 4 года назад +2692

    Did I search for this: No
    Did I stay and watch the whole thing: Yes

  • @mixedhookah
    @mixedhookah 3 года назад +2197

    He is my friend’s dad. We lost him in 2015 earthquake. Rest in peace!

    • @hazelquart
      @hazelquart 3 года назад +120

      Aww that's so sad :(
      Where did it happen?

    • @mixedhookah
      @mixedhookah 3 года назад +202

      @@hazelquart In Solukhumbu, Nepal. It was where he was born.

    • @restinpeace8319
      @restinpeace8319 3 года назад +172

      Rest in peace

    • @rolltvtroll6933
      @rolltvtroll6933 3 года назад +41

      Underrated comment!!!!!!!!!! rest in peace :(

    • @A.V.2023
      @A.V.2023 3 года назад +27

      But the video is from August 2015 and the Earthquake happend in april 2015...

  • @SealAngel
    @SealAngel 3 года назад +69

    Forget about making it to the summit. I've got mad respect for anyone who just makes it across the icefall.

  • @thedude998
    @thedude998 3 года назад +5852

    don't mind the cameraman , he is just chilling in the creative mode

  • @WaterandFireTarot
    @WaterandFireTarot 3 года назад +5329

    What the hell is holding that ladder in place on the other side? Snow? No thanks.

    • @HighIvan
      @HighIvan 3 года назад +146

      Yes lmao

    • @boggusboggs7096
      @boggusboggs7096 3 года назад +185

      Solid snow. Ice

    • @L3GHO5T
      @L3GHO5T 3 года назад +234

      Pressure of the weight of a single rung on a jerry rigged 30+ foot long aluminum ladder. But when the Sherpa gets on it with his massive set of kahonies, anchor it deep into the bedrock

    • @hemanthmreddy8247
      @hemanthmreddy8247 3 года назад +38

      SHIT TON OF FRICTION

    • @Samurai78420
      @Samurai78420 3 года назад +267

      So if I hypothetically made it this far, this stage is where I would've wasted everyone's time, and basically pissed away $60,000.

  • @SM-qu7pu
    @SM-qu7pu 3 года назад +304

    This is how my grandparents went to school and back!

    • @summt7802
      @summt7802 3 года назад +6

      So true😂

    • @jiminsshislostjams7421
      @jiminsshislostjams7421 3 года назад +3

      Lmao🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

    • @ru2979
      @ru2979 3 года назад +1

      STFU

    • @windosa2006
      @windosa2006 3 года назад +7

      And they didnt have shoes when they did it.

    • @jasonpeculiar
      @jasonpeculiar 2 года назад +1

      My Grandparents used to lie awake at night dreaming about having the use of ladders and ropes for their journey to school! Icey long jump/pole vault skills, or you couldn't read.

  • @Jazzzzyyyy__
    @Jazzzzyyyy__ 3 года назад +1260

    No amount of money in the world would get me to cross those ladders

    • @robertfunk2796
      @robertfunk2796 3 года назад +40

      I agree...don't quite get exactly what these guys are accomplishing

    • @flashdance5574
      @flashdance5574 3 года назад +4

      Nor me,

    • @FDKsynOficial
      @FDKsynOficial 3 года назад +110

      the funniest thing is that adventurers pay thousands of dollars to cross these ladders ...

    • @spiral8138
      @spiral8138 3 года назад

      Bet

    • @ishworshrestha3559
      @ishworshrestha3559 3 года назад +1

      Ok

  • @rirasel1
    @rirasel1 4 года назад +2526

    Sherpa's are the real hero of all the Himalayan mountain expeditions. believe it or not thats the fact period!!

    • @Sneakycastro69
      @Sneakycastro69 4 года назад +125

      Ri Rasel Yes we know , it’s been said
      on every single everest video for the past 12 years.

    • @sandilo60
      @sandilo60 4 года назад +98

      And it will always be a welcome comment, as it recognizes the value of those brave people.

    • @Zezam_
      @Zezam_ 4 года назад +12

      The true heroes of everest is americans! God bless ’murica

    • @kuljitkaur4806
      @kuljitkaur4806 4 года назад +43

      @@Zezam_ not
      At
      All

    • @Zezam_
      @Zezam_ 4 года назад +1

      Bey landers what do you mean?

  • @yeahno3896
    @yeahno3896 4 года назад +2946

    The scary part about accidentally falling into a big-ass crevasse like this isn't dying, it's when you somehow managed to survive it. Your crew won't know that you did survive and if they do know, no one knows how to get you. You'll be slowly dying in a cold dark place with your body mangled, alone and hopeless.

    • @carljohnson8732
      @carljohnson8732 3 года назад +77

      Jason Blaha’s Strength and Fatness yeah, I watched that on a RUclips video by horror stories. That guy was a real nut. Given a choice between the ice crevasse ladder and a tight fitting cave squeeze id try the ladder.

    • @Matias-qx6so
      @Matias-qx6so 3 года назад +45

      No way you could survive that

    • @ishworshrestha3559
      @ishworshrestha3559 3 года назад +8

      Ok

    • @Wickedreptiles
      @Wickedreptiles 3 года назад +131

      @@Matias-qx6so you actually could people have fallen from way higher and survived it just depends on the angle you go in at like is it straight down and if so on to what rocks or a blanket of snow pack that’s fallen down there over time.. and if you some how fall off the side then you might slow you momentum by banging off the side which has its own set of dangers but you could survive just badly injured like the guy said.

    • @darshanlimbu5572
      @darshanlimbu5572 3 года назад +29

      Dont compare it to falling in a cave.conditions are different in everest weather changes every hour ..and if u r injured badly there is no way others will bring u back as choppers cannot reach to the higher part of everest....

  • @M1tjakaramazov
    @M1tjakaramazov 2 года назад +47

    I fell deep into a crevasse on my own in Chamonix in 1999. Spent 8 hours carving my way out, thinking I was sure dead all that time. When I look at that blue abyss, I feel drawn to it; like it was the last time I was truly alive, and the place I don't mind ending up dead.

    • @ryanbowditch6444
      @ryanbowditch6444 2 года назад +11

      You should write a book bro. I love reading those kinds of stories

    • @jerryteddy9543
      @jerryteddy9543 2 года назад +8

      And you safely woke up from your dream lol. 😂

    • @randomhumanonearth777
      @randomhumanonearth777 10 месяцев назад

      chup be ! fake story

  • @ElissaBlankenship.
    @ElissaBlankenship. 3 года назад +165

    “If the ladder collapses, what will happen to my family?” He wasn’t concerned about himself at all, he knew what would happen to him. You can tell he thinks about his loved ones often when facing danger.

  • @paullavelle8892
    @paullavelle8892 4 года назад +960

    "But its not just that I crossed, Anyone can do that - It's that I've learnt to conquer my fears"
    Very powerful words.

    • @amalalnckamsk6939
      @amalalnckamsk6939 3 года назад +7

      Crazy and powerful,all in one.

    • @ganderstein3426
      @ganderstein3426 Год назад +3

      Fears are necessary for survival, however they make a good servant but a poor master.

    • @SK22520
      @SK22520 Год назад +3

      Yet the fear is like, genuine risk

  • @Ryan-mn2os
    @Ryan-mn2os 4 года назад +5586

    This is how my grandpa got to school

  • @americanboy7040
    @americanboy7040 3 года назад +83

    The cameraman is immortal! They survive anything to everything!

    • @meyliz82
      @meyliz82 3 года назад +1

      hahaha yeah ur right

  • @moose1442
    @moose1442 3 года назад +59

    "I learned that anyone can do this", he hasn't met me.

    • @angelkotilainen
      @angelkotilainen 3 года назад +1

      Nor me. I don't like ladders on terra firma never mind that ridiculousness lol.

  • @TsRAbyssers
    @TsRAbyssers 3 года назад +3707

    The scariest part is, right below him is probably dozens of people who have died there

    • @TheAskald
      @TheAskald 3 года назад +109

      But aren't they tied with a rope? Of course, nobody wants to fall off this ladder and get smashed on the ice wall, but they would just lift you up.

    • @gissellerein330
      @gissellerein330 3 года назад +241

      @@TheAskald sometimes people actually prefer to leave the bodies down there and cut the rope.

    • @honn8325
      @honn8325 3 года назад +5

      True 😳

    • @942WAxeO
      @942WAxeO 3 года назад +67

      @@gissellerein330 yups that's one of the codes of climbing :)

    • @d.a.nicholaus
      @d.a.nicholaus 3 года назад +15

      @@gissellerein330 I just don't get the sense of it!

  • @corysatx8730
    @corysatx8730 8 лет назад +10790

    yep that would be the point where I turned around and went dafuq home

    • @SuperPowerKiwi
      @SuperPowerKiwi 7 лет назад +124

      Not if your familys livlyhood depended on it

    • @Googaify
      @Googaify 7 лет назад +562

      your family depends on you being ALIVE more...

    • @giraffeorganic
      @giraffeorganic 7 лет назад +188

      TheKiwiBird Crossing a crvasse is not the only job in the world.

    • @ycaruzob
      @ycaruzob 7 лет назад +7

      Remember 'Tenzing Norgay' saved of Life 'Edmund Hillary' is mistaked for run jumped then near-miss so fall in Crevasse.

    • @corysatx8730
      @corysatx8730 7 лет назад +71

      Jon Davis nobody cares

  • @shyamsr87
    @shyamsr87 3 года назад +62

    for anyone concerned about the surface beneath the pile of snow there, it is not just ice, but glaciated ice which is very strong.

  • @WyattCayer
    @WyattCayer 3 года назад +225

    The craziest part is how he didn't even wear gloves the whole time.

    • @safroach
      @safroach 3 года назад +5

      I'm amazed by that too. Probably as it was the first crossing of the season so he wanted to stay awake/aware more than 100%. Only he would have known why he did it but was amazingly brave!

    • @kp68420
      @kp68420 3 года назад +1

      I was looking in the comments to see if anybody else did notice it! That’s amazing, because regular human would lose his fingers from cold in that situation

    • @raveenachopra5081
      @raveenachopra5081 3 года назад +2

      Yep, after a point of time, your body adapts to the cold!

    • @desmoMarco91
      @desmoMarco91 2 года назад

      anyone have a clue on temperatures there? Approximately?

    • @supernoodles908
      @supernoodles908 2 года назад +1

      @@desmoMarco91 hmm depends it might be as warm as -2c° down it -30c°. Also remember the sun helps warm you up

  • @zohebsuleman1678
    @zohebsuleman1678 5 лет назад +2173

    Each Sherpa should get 40 to 50% commission from tour operators, if not more, per client.
    They're seriously underpaid

    • @nuckinfuts7610
      @nuckinfuts7610 5 лет назад +452

      They are truly the unsung heros. Sherpas climb to feed their families. The rest climb to feed their fragile egos.

    • @samgreendorado2028
      @samgreendorado2028 5 лет назад +36

      @@nuckinfuts7610 Deep

    • @altairibnlaahad6593
      @altairibnlaahad6593 5 лет назад +26

      Underpaid but atleast their job is thrilling unlike the rest of us😂 watching RUclips on the job

    • @colin-kun3611
      @colin-kun3611 5 лет назад +65

      Altaïr Ibn La Ahad death isn’t thrilling by no means

    • @Donari
      @Donari 5 лет назад +5

      No one forces them to do anything. Its their fault for going underpaid

  • @sedicibrah2025
    @sedicibrah2025 4 года назад +2528

    “If the ladder collapses what will happen to my family?” He cares more about family than himself damn.

    • @abelis644
      @abelis644 4 года назад +23

      @Godzilla 2219
      And real women too.

    • @abelis644
      @abelis644 4 года назад +20

      My Dad did as well, as did my Mom.
      My parents were wonderful, I am blessed...

    • @sedicibrah2025
      @sedicibrah2025 4 года назад +3

      Abelis what,

    • @wannabeserpento99
      @wannabeserpento99 4 года назад +32

      Why is he there then?

    • @HemiJB91
      @HemiJB91 4 года назад +17

      Seems his family didn’t care about him letting him do this. She prob boning someone else lol

  • @39PSIOnTheDaily
    @39PSIOnTheDaily 3 года назад +53

    At 0:50 BBC be like: “Yeah guys, forget going over to the right 20 feet where it takes 1 ladder to cross easily. Nope, we want you to the left over the largest part of the crevice, with 3 ladders and a prayer, just for dramatic effect.”

    • @HarryDann
      @HarryDann 3 года назад +7

      Oh yeah why on Earth didn’t they just do the smaller part 😲

    • @qulaeygaming5202
      @qulaeygaming5202 3 года назад +2

      @@HarryDann Same reason why the camera man is literally flying out over it. (Cause it's faked)

    • @peterparker1724
      @peterparker1724 3 года назад

      @@qulaeygaming5202 or there’s a drone? 🤨

    • @qulaeygaming5202
      @qulaeygaming5202 2 года назад +1

      @@peterparker1724 Do you have any idea how loud drones are? At 1:40 you can literally hear the guy talking and a kink of his knee on the ladder lmfao.

    • @peterparker1724
      @peterparker1724 2 года назад +1

      @@qulaeygaming5202 Drones make a constant sound that is incredibly easy to edit out. The drone sound not being there doesn’t prove anything. I’m not even saying that this wasn’t faked, but your evidence certainly didn’t show that is was.

  • @AngelUg
    @AngelUg 3 года назад +14

    I'm so obsessed about mountain 🏔️ climbing, but again, wherever I go and I find the risk too high to take, I always turn around and head back. It's the right thing for anyone to do

  • @MerchantIvoryfilms
    @MerchantIvoryfilms 6 лет назад +2477

    I have issuing climbing my ladder to hang Christmas lights

  • @markyouneva7840
    @markyouneva7840 5 лет назад +271

    this is my daily experience getting from my couch to my bed. the struggle is REAL!

  • @Oldskoolraver-OG
    @Oldskoolraver-OG 2 года назад +2

    I've been obsessed with Everest and k2 recently it's incredible what these napal Sherpas do tbh

  • @liamnepali5381
    @liamnepali5381 3 года назад +6

    How many Nepalis are brave enough to trap their lives and watch Jian's bet, the heart is pounding and I salute the Nepalese Gorkhalis for the wisdom of my Nepali brother, Jai Nepal Jai My country Nepal

  • @ardz7460
    @ardz7460 5 лет назад +698

    The man climbing over: im sure anyone could do it
    Me: i aint sure about that mate

    • @Ben-yj8ye
      @Ben-yj8ye 5 лет назад +8

      Yeah that ladder looks so flimsy.

    • @ecasey91
      @ecasey91 5 лет назад +14

      Lmao right, this is actually one of my worst nightmares

    • @whosyourdodo8747
      @whosyourdodo8747 4 года назад +1

      Man also said: It's just fears! Now do it mate!

    • @rodolfotsang4327
      @rodolfotsang4327 4 года назад

      Lol

  • @elaustraliano
    @elaustraliano 6 лет назад +122

    I've been watching many Everest/K2 documentaries and the thing that freaks me out the most are these crevasses - they are absolutely terrifying. That people are able to control their fear and stay calm walking across these ladders is beyond my comprehension. I can only dream of having such mental control and power!

    • @tiyashanandy2355
      @tiyashanandy2355 Год назад

      Absolutely true

    • @45wasright43
      @45wasright43 9 месяцев назад +1

      Same here! The crevasses are mortifying.

    • @zhad895
      @zhad895 8 месяцев назад

      Same! And the fact that they acclimate at each base camp, up and down, up and down. So they cross these several times over the course of weeks. Insane.

    • @thejohnson2328
      @thejohnson2328 7 месяцев назад +1

      That's true. That's why when the possibility comes someday I will "only" travel to the Basecamp because I find those caves absolutely terrifying, more than the mountain itself😅

    • @paulholmes8398
      @paulholmes8398 6 месяцев назад +1

      Before I saw Everest expeditions as a young boy. You would have never thought that climbing the worlds biggest mountain would require you to first crawl across ladders over crevasses as deep as this. Just boggles the mind. Such bravery. So unbelievably dangerous.

  • @jamal69jackson77
    @jamal69jackson77 3 года назад +10

    That looks quite terrifying! It certainly takes a special type of person to do what these guys do.

  • @induschannel4172
    @induschannel4172 2 года назад +1

    Experienced this adventure myself. Looks amazing but believe me it makes you cry every time you do it

  • @bwalsh1105
    @bwalsh1105 4 года назад +67

    I love his statement at the end about how anyone can cross this but he’s learned to conquer his fears ... that is a very important reality

  • @MONi_LALA
    @MONi_LALA 4 года назад +236

    "Don't get scared!"
    The man on the ladder: "MATE, LOOK AT ME! AND LOOK DOWN BELOW. THAT'S A REAL HELP!"
    But seriously, these people are amazing.

    • @diptonsauce1985
      @diptonsauce1985 3 года назад

      i thought the same thing

    • @JaguarBST
      @JaguarBST 2 года назад

      Actually that's a mistranslation. What his leader actually said was:
      First phrase was
      "Oi *something* sun*, which means
      "Hey *Sherpa's name* Listen to me"
      And second phrase was
      "Himmat tight" which roughly translates to "gather your courage" or "make your courage strong"
      BBC mistranslated it to hold on tight LOL

  • @ishfaqhydar9996
    @ishfaqhydar9996 3 года назад +24

    This is How My Dad Explaining His Struggle For Going School

  • @ianofliverpool7701
    @ianofliverpool7701 2 года назад +3

    His Sherpa buddies really helped settle his nerves "DON`R BE SCARED!" AND "HOLD ON TIGHT!"

  • @RightBehindUDawg
    @RightBehindUDawg 4 года назад +353

    My legs are shaking underneath my blanket and I'm not even there

    • @JamesSmith-bh3te
      @JamesSmith-bh3te 4 года назад +2

      Yope, me and you are there with other people!

    • @KevinGenocchi
      @KevinGenocchi 4 года назад +7

      Same but my hand is shaking under my blanket

    • @ivansime9127
      @ivansime9127 4 года назад +2

      JAMES JONES you 12 or something grow up

    • @RightBehindUDawg
      @RightBehindUDawg 4 года назад

      JAMES JONES How does a 5-Year-Old know how to type and spell? 😂

    • @jaycho6747
      @jaycho6747 4 года назад +2

      I just pissed on my bed.

  • @Brendonbosy
    @Brendonbosy 7 лет назад +827

    Stop complaining about the ladders. You gotta understand this region is like going into outer space. Every single pound of equipment you bring takes A TON energy. It's not like you can bring a fancy retractable heavy duty ladders or hydraulic equipment. These guys are entering into the stratosphere

    • @whatwhat3432523
      @whatwhat3432523 7 лет назад +66

      They do this to earn money from western thrill-seekers and mountaineers. Each Sherpa should get paid 25 000 dollars each per trip for such dangerous work, their families depend on them. If not the westerners can do it themselves.

    • @HomemadeNub
      @HomemadeNub 6 лет назад +50

      The stratosphere starts at 10 miles (52,800 ft)...so your claim is invalid.

    • @marcconnolly5011
      @marcconnolly5011 6 лет назад +2

      How bout u do it big boy

    • @smokekushdaily5570
      @smokekushdaily5570 6 лет назад +1

      StrikingTan I was about to say the same thing.

    • @Murtumans
      @Murtumans 6 лет назад +6

      But they somehow brought a bunch of some heavy weight camera equipment. Even a professional drone?

  • @nicholashartman4494
    @nicholashartman4494 2 года назад +55

    I'm surprised the ladder didn't fall from the weight of this man's enormous balls, utmost respect.

  • @akshayshukla7167
    @akshayshukla7167 3 года назад +4

    SHERPA ARE LIONS AT HEART!

  • @glockgoon7
    @glockgoon7 7 лет назад +459

    sherpas are beast..

    • @positive120
      @positive120 5 лет назад +3

      They are genetically tuned for everest climate.

  • @nicciGT
    @nicciGT 8 лет назад +2964

    These people need to take up a safer hobby...like napping.

    • @juliezaremskiy3635
      @juliezaremskiy3635 8 лет назад +150

      This isn't a hobby for sherpas, They were literally born to do it, No other human on the planet can work at altitudes like this.

    • @thakuranuraganand738
      @thakuranuraganand738 7 лет назад +35

      the Indian Army does .. check Siachen Glacier ... we maintain year round presence of an entire brigade at 20,000 - 25,400ft

    • @davidwolf9677
      @davidwolf9677 7 лет назад +5

      exactly my point

    • @shubhrokumar6334
      @shubhrokumar6334 7 лет назад +11

      Thakur Anurag Anand yep The Indian Army patrols Siachen the worlds highest battleground whole year round!!!!

    • @kevinpatrickcarey3741
      @kevinpatrickcarey3741 7 лет назад +25

      this is their job they are paid to do this its not a hobby

  • @evakarin21
    @evakarin21 2 года назад +2

    This is hands down one of the most terrifying things I’ve ever seen in my entire life

  • @Arnamoo
    @Arnamoo 3 года назад +11

    I didn’t expect that gg ez at the end lmao that looked scary af

  • @laurentaylor3491
    @laurentaylor3491 4 года назад +600

    The worst part is
    They have to get back down

    • @raqib9092
      @raqib9092 4 года назад +7

      Back down the mountain ?

    • @laurentaylor3491
      @laurentaylor3491 4 года назад +23

      Raqib well yes

    • @semmulder8185
      @semmulder8185 4 года назад +10

      Raqib ahah where else?

    • @laurentaylor3491
      @laurentaylor3491 4 года назад +5

      Tinteling Pff back down the mountain obviously 🤦‍♀️

    • @semmulder8185
      @semmulder8185 4 года назад +2

      Lizzle Taylor are u stupid or just acting like it

  • @Edwardkca17
    @Edwardkca17 8 лет назад +730

    (Sees crevice)
    "Let's cross the widest part"

    • @y2kazan868
      @y2kazan868 6 лет назад +67

      Edward Kalif that's what I said, wasn't there a shorter gap literally 20 feet away ?

    • @PresidentialOGkush
      @PresidentialOGkush 6 лет назад +75

      Moe Kazan yes, but that wouldn't have made for nearly as good content.

    • @wingzfan102
      @wingzfan102 6 лет назад +68

      Might be a shorter gap but it’s less stable

    • @netbookeater
      @netbookeater 6 лет назад +1

      Lmao

    • @bulgarianmemes3569
      @bulgarianmemes3569 6 лет назад +68

      It looked like 20 times more stable

  • @georgekalokardis7577
    @georgekalokardis7577 3 года назад +2

    DID HE JUST SAY "EASY PEASY"? xD I LOVE HIM!

  • @floraxia5042
    @floraxia5042 3 года назад +9

    im sweating even though im lying on my sofa...damn this is scary

  • @matthewtardif1781
    @matthewtardif1781 4 года назад +862

    Anybody just get this in their recommended lmao

    • @troofspeaka1217
      @troofspeaka1217 4 года назад +5

      Lol yeah i was like wtf😂😂😂

    • @braejhae2307
      @braejhae2307 4 года назад +4

      Original 👌👌👌

    • @majormackenzie834
      @majormackenzie834 4 года назад +1

      Google algorithm try telling me “ you should go do this “

    • @KLUEDUP999
      @KLUEDUP999 4 года назад +2

      Yes and I would not reccommend anyone does this!

    • @GhostedGamer
      @GhostedGamer 4 года назад +1

      RUclips was like
      *YoU WanNA SeE SOmeThInG NiCe*

  • @s207leo
    @s207leo 4 года назад +76

    Amazing how the serpas could still talk and work and move these heavy ladders WITHOUT oxygen masks and equipments!
    100% respect for them!

    • @angelkotilainen
      @angelkotilainen 3 года назад +9

      Sherpas deserve so much respect and appreciation and a wage increase. The work they do is phenomenal. They have saved countless lives.

  • @trenzeegoneborough2859
    @trenzeegoneborough2859 2 года назад +6

    They deserve the real credit...

  • @nirvanafatal
    @nirvanafatal 3 года назад +3

    The Sherpas have the courage and the guts to do the job. My respects for these people.

  • @GmoneyMozart
    @GmoneyMozart 6 лет назад +1917

    Imagine the old school guys who climbed this mountain alone with none of this.

    • @jinxit5360
      @jinxit5360 6 лет назад +45

      Lmfao!!!

    • @Northern85Star
      @Northern85Star 6 лет назад +276

      The old school guy is Reinhold Messner, who climbed Everest out of season meaning he was the only person on the entire mountain. He climbed it from the north though, so he didn't go through the icefall.

    • @darkwitch8648
      @darkwitch8648 6 лет назад +125

      Hatred Mallory and Irvine climbed Everest in 1924.

    • @henkdevries7634
      @henkdevries7634 6 лет назад +86

      whip master
      What? Wishing death upon another human being or being happy about it is not the way a good Christian like you should be thinking. Shame on you.

    • @whipmaster44
      @whipmaster44 6 лет назад +7

      Daniel Maas. Where did I say I wished death on anyone? The work of God takes their lives so it must be a good thing.

  • @SkepticAntusias
    @SkepticAntusias 6 лет назад +524

    hold my beer.....*fall from first step*

  • @dirkwagner6634
    @dirkwagner6634 3 месяца назад

    Thank to all Sherpas who bring the Climber of the Mountain. You are the troo Hero.

  • @snirzofirnisio7949
    @snirzofirnisio7949 3 года назад

    nepal sherpa....oblivious the best mens for climbing and doing alpine guide...totally respect and honor from switzerland....

  • @joannaluca8495
    @joannaluca8495 3 года назад +18

    Watching from my bed and I’m absolutely horrified!! This is incredible.

  • @Travelteez
    @Travelteez 5 лет назад +20

    My journey to Base Camp was one of the most amazing experiences of my life. Thanks for sharing.

    • @shellydavis855
      @shellydavis855 5 лет назад

      Did you climb the mountain though?

    • @yinevis
      @yinevis 2 года назад

      Genial

    • @thejohnson2328
      @thejohnson2328 7 месяцев назад

      What these are also in the way to Basecamp?? Nooo😭🥶. I wanted to go to the Basecamp because I thought those crevasses only are to the way to camp 1 and 2 😮

  • @43shrestha
    @43shrestha Год назад

    the view is breathtaking. A dangerous job. Sherpa heroes of the mountain.

  • @Lironf
    @Lironf 2 года назад +3

    Is it the safest this ladder can be? So scary! Well done to these guys!

  • @nateone6632
    @nateone6632 4 года назад +266

    I've always been most shocked that those ladders are held together with the rope like that

    • @lambsaucepoker8771
      @lambsaucepoker8771 3 года назад +1

      how would u like to hold them together? forge up there?

    • @Redfiregtag
      @Redfiregtag 3 года назад +2

      Check out Fred dibna he would climb tall ass smoke towers with wooden ladders lashed together with ropes wedge anchored into the brick. Insanely brave
      Edit. While smoking a cigarette lol

    • @antigravity6
      @antigravity6 3 года назад +1

      In high altitude , gravity force is weak.

    • @englandbengal
      @englandbengal 3 года назад +14

      @@antigravity6 no

    • @Vincent-rr8uw
      @Vincent-rr8uw 3 года назад +2

      @@englandbengal actually yes gravity is weaker at higher altitude but only a bit

  • @sofimahat1500
    @sofimahat1500 4 года назад +16

    The benefit of being Nepalese and living in Nepal is you grow up watching these mountains
    every single day when I open my windows I see mountains right infront of my eyes

    • @yinevis
      @yinevis 2 года назад

      De verdad, debe ser espectacular tener esas montañas en la ventana de la casa.

  • @mrjoe27
    @mrjoe27 Год назад +1

    What I can tell you is that if I was crossing this and someone yelled "Don't get scared!", I'd DEFINITELY get scared.

  • @Callmebymynoname
    @Callmebymynoname 2 года назад +2

    After watching videos of people crawling and squeezing into holes of caves and how they descent. Here I am watching how they can ascendt.
    Both are fascinating but so damn scary.

  • @jsa8368
    @jsa8368 5 лет назад +78

    Having that drone fly around me like that would just get me more nervous. Respect to the sherpas 👍

    • @staceyelliot2129
      @staceyelliot2129 5 лет назад +3

      Good shots are more important that a human life to the bbc though.

  • @MultiMarty25
    @MultiMarty25 8 лет назад +571

    Jesus Christ!!!! that crevasse could be 600ft deep!!these people are insane.That ladder didn't look safe either.

    • @andrewthompson9870
      @andrewthompson9870 7 лет назад +98

      Nothing's save on Everest. Not even base camp. An earthquake caused a massive avalanche that swept through base camp, killing 19 people.

    • @Brendonbosy
      @Brendonbosy 7 лет назад +43

      Not really much else you can do. The Khumbu icefall is 20,000+ ft in elevation, higher than pretty much any other mountain on earth, in a region that's constantly moving with ice and is only climbable during 1 month of the year. It's not like you can drive some fire trucks up there

    • @fourlamb1
      @fourlamb1 7 лет назад +1

      martin mc tigue
      Could be well deeper than that, that's extremely scary shit!!

    • @geeterdun5966
      @geeterdun5966 7 лет назад +11

      For the money that these guys charge you would think they would stack 2 side by side and one on top of the other for the extra strength.

    • @therealjackfisher
      @therealjackfisher 6 лет назад +1

      agree, they should climb Everest on helicopters :D

  • @Deprecate1
    @Deprecate1 2 года назад +1

    bring a camera and you will be safe, because the cameraman never dies

  • @chosenwon5618
    @chosenwon5618 3 года назад +2

    Sherpas are the baddest, bravest men on the planet!!! Much respect!!!

  • @elizabethadao7279
    @elizabethadao7279 5 лет назад +22

    Every time I watch these videos of the ice crossings my heart beats fast and I feel like I'm there.

  • @idoru3242
    @idoru3242 4 года назад +270

    2:20 did he just say “easy peasy” cus they don’t look like it

    • @mushfiq5854
      @mushfiq5854 4 года назад +2

      Lmao

    • @csherpa21
      @csherpa21 4 года назад +4

      @@sagartamang0000 no im pretty sure he said "easy peasy"

    • @rodrigopv8099
      @rodrigopv8099 3 года назад

      then says Japanesey

    • @noobzrule
      @noobzrule 3 года назад

      @@rodrigopv8099 you really think so? 🎶🎸

    • @diptonsauce1985
      @diptonsauce1985 3 года назад +1

      thats what i thought too

  • @bingo4519
    @bingo4519 3 года назад +1

    Brave, brave people. The pinnacle of humanity's drive to persevere.

  • @danmarchamp
    @danmarchamp 3 года назад +1

    watching this from my couch.

  • @emptycanon6196
    @emptycanon6196 7 лет назад +306

    omg i was getting anxiety just watching this

    • @alisonryan9899
      @alisonryan9899 6 лет назад +1

      Me too 😯😐😐😐

    • @MacLuckyPTP
      @MacLuckyPTP 6 лет назад +4

      It's male privilege.

    • @jimmoefoe1471
      @jimmoefoe1471 6 лет назад

      We do it all the time lol

    • @_xO_Ox_
      @_xO_Ox_ 6 лет назад

      The opposite to me: I got rid of my usual anxiety while watching this !

    • @ChrisR-tr2uw
      @ChrisR-tr2uw 5 лет назад +1

      same

  • @gwelamelamela5338
    @gwelamelamela5338 5 лет назад +45

    Tour oprators $50.000
    Sherpas $5.00

  • @NoOne-cq6pl
    @NoOne-cq6pl 2 года назад

    Great guy brave soul...was my neighbor for a long time

  • @alishiad5695
    @alishiad5695 6 лет назад +10

    I walked up the side of the mountain to the Hollywood sign and had a panic attack while walking because I thought I'd run out of air (obviously not). How these people can do this is amazing and a mystery to me. And not something I will be trying any time soon. More power to you mountain trekkers.

    • @photo7839
      @photo7839 2 года назад

      I had my left knee replaced,, and like to hike,, but even the smallest of slants I do not feel safe with, so I go the long way around. Never get your knee replaced... it makes you like a cripple because it just goes front and back. Keep all your torn ligaments God gave you... the Ortho is only looking for a 60,000 dollars payday.

  • @robertnelson9621
    @robertnelson9621 3 года назад +126

    If this mountain were located in Europe, these sherpas would be hailed as specialists and the world would hear to no end of their heroism. There would be university courses on becoming a sherpa with licencing and certification programmes.

    • @Anno_Nymouse
      @Anno_Nymouse 3 года назад +3

      I don't think so. In Europe they would use helicopters to get on top of a 8k ;)

    • @SEAsia_RTS
      @SEAsia_RTS 3 года назад +1

      If this in Europe. Hannibal Barca will be the first person to summit

    • @boggusboggs7096
      @boggusboggs7096 3 года назад +9

      @@Anno_Nymouse they have hélicopteres in asia too. Problem is helis cant fly at 8km altitude

    • @Anno_Nymouse
      @Anno_Nymouse 3 года назад

      @@boggusboggs7096 Tell that Didier Delsalle ;)

    • @Mittibh
      @Mittibh 3 года назад +1

      @@Anno_Nymouse can’t fly up there at that height

  • @lonael6699
    @lonael6699 3 года назад +5

    I'd not do it even if they offer me billions, I'm not scared, it just I'm not a reckless person. But MAD RESPECT to them

  • @jaychauhan1264
    @jaychauhan1264 2 года назад

    What brave and hard working people!!! Sherpas have to encounter such hardship due to living in such natural environment. Namaste.

  • @martiansarepunk
    @martiansarepunk 7 лет назад +129

    I'd be so annoyed if I was crossing a crevasse like that with some trios running commentary going on behind me saying stupid shit like "Don't get scared" "Hold on tight"

    • @jasmineflower9127
      @jasmineflower9127 7 лет назад +5

      martiansarepunk I agree! I would tell them keep your mouth zipped so I can concentrate and keep both your hands glued together and pray until I get to the other side thanks!! lol

    • @kroqster
      @kroqster 7 лет назад +5

      if my mum was standing there with them you would have heard "just be careful"

    • @stagger9660
      @stagger9660 7 лет назад +7

      martiansarepunk its called emotional support.

    • @martiansarepunk
      @martiansarepunk 7 лет назад +2

      Bubbles
      I know they mean well. I just personally would be annoyed by that if it was me.

    • @stgodless
      @stgodless 7 лет назад +3

      yup ..and also with all those goddamn cameras all round me and in my face while I negotiate death one step at a time

  • @edmisterenterprisesllc4650
    @edmisterenterprisesllc4650 4 года назад +85

    *I'm looking at the gap like, "If they just took a few steps to the right, its half as wide."*

    • @abelis644
      @abelis644 4 года назад +19

      Yeah ok... Pretty easy climb from your warm armchair isn't it...

    • @hollyzimmerman1543
      @hollyzimmerman1543 4 года назад +35

      I’d imagine there’s some issue with the narrower gap- like instability in the ice.

    • @pamcake958
      @pamcake958 3 года назад +1

      Yes! I was yelling that at my phone as I watched this.

    • @jesuscruz5355
      @jesuscruz5355 3 года назад

      Well maybe you should go do it😅

    • @ZombiesOhMyGod
      @ZombiesOhMyGod 3 года назад +3

      If you pause the video and look, the area to the right is an overhang on the other side. It's all unsupported, possibly loose snow, not supported by any ice. If they put weight on it, it'd probably collapse down into the crevasse. So they opt for the more stable area with packed down snow and a sturdy wall, even if it's a larger gap. If you look closer, you can see a crack in the snow just to the right of the packed snow the ladder rests on. Definitely unstable.

  • @queenbeeaimie
    @queenbeeaimie 2 года назад

    looks like a dream i would wake up from after Fallin from right in the middle

  • @katcabrera8272
    @katcabrera8272 2 года назад

    These guys are fearless . more importantly, they RESPECT their Mountain xoxo

  • @aliciabrillante
    @aliciabrillante 5 лет назад +7

    I was terrified just watching. They are so brave.

  • @shadyrabbit007
    @shadyrabbit007 4 года назад +69

    so this is where Kojima got the gameplay idea for Death Stranding

    • @paidmonstrosity
      @paidmonstrosity 4 года назад

      I knew there was gonna be a comment like this😂

    • @Jack-og1th
      @Jack-og1th 4 года назад

      @@paidmonstrosity
      Who's in ur avatar?!

    • @MK-ro4ue
      @MK-ro4ue 3 года назад

      I just hope he will setup zipline on the other side now

  • @timesmash
    @timesmash 2 года назад

    Just watching this is like the bravest thing I've ever done.

  • @hufflepuffbee8384
    @hufflepuffbee8384 Год назад

    What’s amazing about this glacier is that it’s an ice fall so the ice is moving so fast there’s a lot of stress on the ice so it fails and creates these massive crevices

  • @josimpson7999
    @josimpson7999 3 года назад +90

    There’s no amount of money in the world that could convince me to do this 🇬🇧

    • @njplumber2970
      @njplumber2970 3 года назад +3

      People pay money to do this that’s the crazy part

    • @xenzorYT
      @xenzorYT 3 года назад +1

      Its only 500 dollars... That's not worth your time, money or life...

  • @FireBender25
    @FireBender25 3 года назад +14

    This gave me straight anxiety, yet I watched it twice...

  • @OneManCanStopTheMotorOfWorld
    @OneManCanStopTheMotorOfWorld 2 года назад

    “You go big, I’ll go home” Johnny Tsunami 🌊

  • @stevengarcia5382
    @stevengarcia5382 3 года назад +16

    I've always contemplated whether climbing Mt. Everest should be on my bucket list. After watching this... I think just seeing it will suffice.

  • @tomsawyer9403
    @tomsawyer9403 3 года назад +98

    Seeing things like this, I'll never understand how they get DOWN the mountain in the middle of a snow storm, with 80mph winds, in the DARK, tired and frozen???

    • @KaceyIlliot
      @KaceyIlliot 3 года назад +16

      Some don't.

    • @angelkotilainen
      @angelkotilainen 3 года назад +5

      I've read about it and honestly I don't know either, the people that do this travel on will alone. Every one of them is in pain also, from various ailments either picked up along the way or current ones made a lot worse with the thin air. It's literally just trying to breathe then take a couple steps and it takes hours to progress. By the time they make it down to the next camp they are completely useless and exhausted. They survive purely on luck. Insane.

    • @vinay-chaudhary_07
      @vinay-chaudhary_07 3 года назад

      @@angelkotilainen # Yes insane really insane
      Every year people die over there
      And the most sad thing their bodies also don't recovered....many of dead bodies used for milestone .. Insane

  • @amadeokomnenus1414
    @amadeokomnenus1414 3 года назад +79

    1:40 My heart goes out to the cameraman that had to climb and film under the ladder

    • @lataifinefeuiaki4598
      @lataifinefeuiaki4598 3 года назад +27

      I believe they're using a drone camera if not then what the fckkk that's crazy!! Lol

    • @csgo8614
      @csgo8614 3 года назад +2

      @@lataifinefeuiaki4598 no its too cold for drones

    • @BogosortLife
      @BogosortLife 3 года назад +7

      @@csgo8614 Yeah, in this situation no equipment available, like drones and such. The cameraman had to hang the ladder with one hand while filming. Also no ropes for him because all ropes were already in use.

    • @shamirankhan5538
      @shamirankhan5538 3 года назад +1

      @@BogosortLife and what about going upwards 😂 is he flying😂

    • @BogosortLife
      @BogosortLife 3 года назад +2

      @@shamirankhan5538 He just move quickly so it looks like he is flying. Just an optical illusion.

  • @lPietruchal
    @lPietruchal 3 года назад +1

    More cameras than snow. Everything is spontaneous.

  • @nilofarbawa2377
    @nilofarbawa2377 Год назад

    Heroes of the Everest region.

  • @learningarabic2793
    @learningarabic2793 3 года назад +17

    I have two questions
    1- why they didn’t put the ladder in a more narrow place which we can see in the video?
    2- who captured the the shots from the bottom

    • @terrymckenna3382
      @terrymckenna3382 3 года назад +6

      They've chosen where they think is least likely to collapse. It's probably more powdery and not as solid. Camera, will be a drone.

    • @learningarabic2793
      @learningarabic2793 3 года назад

      @@terrymckenna3382 but the camara quality proves its not drone

    • @terrymckenna3382
      @terrymckenna3382 3 года назад +1

      @@learningarabic2793 its the only possibility and technologically drones and cameras have made astonishing leaps forth largely due to the military industrial companies. Same happened with phones real sketchy quality at first then perfect. The phone Im typing on now, is based on 4 components and so simply assembled Steve Jobs took all the accolades but again it was just a rearrangement of pre existing tech what military industry corps produced....there's no person down there, i understand its slightly.boggling but id bet its the most obvious, lightweight, any environment and easy to control...useful for assessing your ascent....im open to be wrong, i dont mind that.

    • @learningarabic2793
      @learningarabic2793 3 года назад

      @@terrymckenna3382 may be
      But to get a great focus on that man like Dslr its not possible to get that one with drone . Camaras on drone is normally small ..
      there should be some weight controlling factors ..
      To get that focus that it’s needed to get a big lenses and camara ..
      Let’s believe that there are equipment for that ..

    • @terrymckenna3382
      @terrymckenna3382 3 года назад

      @@learningarabic2793 like i said im open to be wrong and have seen phenomenal footage, more often militarily. But im sure you agree it's not manual footage as thats even more shaky plus outright dangerous.

  • @niksanstha2606
    @niksanstha2606 5 лет назад +123

    Sherpas 🙏🏻
    Proud to be Nepali ❤️

    • @mukulingle2690
      @mukulingle2690 5 лет назад +1

      Niksan Stha Two of my friends summited Everest a few weeks ago. Their sherpas were quite friendly they told. One of the two got snow blindness while climbing down(his sunglasses frosted up). So he anchored himself to his sherpa and climbed down just listening to his commands. His eyes are still red and a bit swollen. 🙏🏽

    • @HL-ll4zz
      @HL-ll4zz 5 лет назад

      These guys sound and look native American... Weird

    • @linlif4308
      @linlif4308 5 лет назад

      @@mukulingle2690 its sherpa's job to take care of climbers and show them right and easy way as possible. They go with them. Its their job.climbers just climb once. Sherpa does it for living.

    • @sshrrestthhha7266
      @sshrrestthhha7266 4 года назад

      H L are you basing that off the two sherpas off this video? Because they are wearing glasses so you can’t really assume that. Majority sherpas are tibeten descent so they look more east-asian

    • @HL-ll4zz
      @HL-ll4zz 4 года назад

      @@sshrrestthhha7266 east Asian are the closest looking people to native Americans. Theres 2 types of native American people some look asian while others look closely to Pacific Islanders. In the north like Canada they look asian in the south like Mexico theres natives who look way different more dark longer noses and different eyes no epicanthal fold. Asians do not have long eagle like noses like natives but yet they say the natives crossed the Bering Strait which is false to me its bs

  • @mclovin9578
    @mclovin9578 3 года назад +2

    "Dont get scared." "Hold on tight." Solid advice bro. Where would we be without your wisdom? 🤨

  • @clxse1
    @clxse1 2 года назад

    Our parents : Pfft so easy for you to go to school now .. it was a real struggle for us back in the days
    *this video flashbacks in the back of the mind*

  • @ashleyramirez2957
    @ashleyramirez2957 3 года назад +75

    i’m tryna figure out how the camera man recorded this 😂