And those sherpas get paid poverty wages despite carrying the vast majority of supplies for people like her so they can make the climb despite having smaller lung capacity and not enough experience or physical endurance to do it alone. There have been MANY cases of sherpas having to attempt extremely risky rescues in impossible conditions, all because some rich foreigner wanted to brag about climbing Everest. They are expected to risk their lives for someone who wouldn't be there if they weren't rich, it's disgraceful. Then the Sherpas don't get any of the credit when these idiots go on to write best selling novels about how hard they worked, all by themselves. "Experienced hikers" like her should know all this already, but they choose to ignore it because they want to brag and don't care about poor brown people. Everest needs to be closed off to the public again. These people wouldn't be able to do the climb without sherpas and even WITH sherpas the mountain has gone to shit. Watch John Oliver's segment about it, these people are awful for acting like it was their own experience, and not money, that got them there.
@@Minerals333 the options here are not: pay to exploit the locals or don't pay them at all. That's a colonizer's mindset and I urge you to think twice about why that's your first instinct. It's possible for Sherpas to remain sherpas without being exploited. The only reason they continue to take rich/ privileged people on an unnecessarily dangerous journey to a garbage filled summit is because they have NO OTHER CHOICE. Wouldn't it be nice if these tourists paid a living wage for a much more reasonable and safer climb, or other types of local tours and attractions? That's an option too, you know.
@@Minerals333they're saying that at the current moment that's the best option for work. When people have no money, they will take the best work they can get, and even though the pay is relatively better or the only work they have at the moment, they are still exploited at extremely low pay rates for very dangerous jobs. They are further saying that instead of completely cutting off their income, they can be provided a safer job at a more equitable wage by tourists interested in seeing Everest.
And then the climbers and guides leave all of their trash and empty O2 bottles on the mountain... some of the high altitude camps are strewn with trash
Rarely read comments on climbing as you always get cry babies mawkishly going on about Sherpas. Enough already! Those guys are relatively very well paid and love their work. They are not slaves. Without climbers and tourists they would not have a life. Give it a F rest already!!!
Well whats the problem with that? Im sure she paid them fairly and any decent human being wont exploit them. Sadly there are exveptions, but good sherpas will pick good customers.
The sherpas are the real climbers and deserve more recognition. There are so many stories of summits and how amazing of a feat it was for the mountaineer but no mention or media coverage of the Sherpas who risk their lives carrying extra oxygen tanks, going up to rescue them and sometimes never came back. They also don't get paid nearly as much as those "expedition leaders" or companies charging a fortune but actually do most of the work. There was this K2 expedition in 2008 where of the 31 that went up 11 died. The Korean expedition leader forced the Sherpas in their team to go up and find the remaining Koreans up at summit AFTER they had already been up there, all because he was the one who hired them. The 2 Sherpas didn't make it back along with the members being rescued. Sherpas need to be treated with respect and equality just as much as any other member, rather than as a tool just to be used. One surviving Sherpa even said he felt like that leader was saying "i paid you so i own your life" 😢
I think you're very confused here between the EVEREST BASE CAMP (EBC) which is a hike that this girl did. There are others like the Annapurna Base Camp, or the Circuit hike. This one takes you only to the base camp - the foothills of Mt Everest. It doesn't require climbing it. 😂 Now scaling that mountain peak, summiting Mt Everest is a totally different feat although.
Everyone on earth knows that the Sherpa people carry loads high up on mountains. You don’t need to comment this on every single video having anything to do with the Himalayas.
No but it requires porters which they get paid hardly anything and sleep in the roughest places also carring up to 100kg of the peoples packs so they dont have to carry it @thebarfungretreatravangla174
We flew into "the most dangerous airport in the world" !!!! eeek!! So, all these flights. are they going to become electric jets, like our government ordered cars, or will rich ppl be allowed to fly all over & pollute?
@@mandyfrade3047not porters on hikes to basecamp, but sherpas and tourists who die on the climb to the summit get left because its too dangerous to bring them down. Porters on hikes are far less likely to die, and if they do are buried/ removed.
This is high-altitude trekking to Everest BASE CAMP, not the technical climb to the summit. This trekking is perfectly suited to fit hikers and the costa are minimal. This gal is not talking about the life-threatening climb to the summit, which can only be attempted during one month of the year (May?). Base Camp elevation is about 17,500; the summit is 29,000. I hiked to base camp on a similar journey: flew into Lukla, trekked up for 12 days and down for 5 days. It was worth it and I don't even like mountains.
I just want to add, that it is ABSOLUTELY NOT recommended to take diamox on a daily basis, even during these trips. As long as you are able to acclimatize properly, you don't want to take this. The reason why its given to you is, that they want to get you to camp faster than your body actually should do that. You should just take more days to acclimatize, but time is money... still: not healthy. Acclimatize properly and the effect will be the same without any possible side effects. Have fun at high altitude anyways! 😊
This is only worrying if she was attempting to summit. She hasn’t said she is and most importantly hasn’t said she has taking them every day if she is to summit. She’s fine with them. It’s not recommended to take them daily for months. She hasn’t. She has used them for the advised use. Seems like you’ve read some information slightly and are now being dramatic with it. Her guides would know better than to put high paying customers at silly risks. I’ve been climbing since I was 12. I’m now 32. Below base camp, is not a dangerous amount of pressure, it’s why most deaths here are caused by falls, which means the meds are to ease their journey, not outright save them from it, which is what you’re quite passive aggressively incorrectly patronising over. Maybe read up properly before on subjects before you do this.
The acclimatization plan is really good on that trip. its basically the same altitude of kilimanjaro but twice as many days and even on kilimanjaro many don't get sick. I have done kili and a similar trip to her but to Lobuche 6119m and i took diamox everday. It was not because of a recommendation from the company, just a personal choice i took to raise my chances of reaching my goal since i paid a lot of money and would be very boring to fail and knowing i might have succeeded if i just took some medicin. Diamox was also not provided by the company, they did have it on hand in case of alt sickness but if you wanted to use it just in case you had to go to a doctor and get it by yourself.
I hear all the hikers over the years have littered the base camp area of Everest. Sad to even hear something like that. People hike this great mountain but leave their mark by their trash. It’s purely a heart issue. When people are fined for trash maybe then it will stop
There’s already a $4000 fee for trash removal for each hiker. Why do you feel so strongly about an issue, but can’t be bothered to spend 10 minutes learning about it?
Fun fact the people that live there have a special gene that allows them to tolerate high altitudes much better than other humans. Their ancestors achieved this thousands of years ago in the “ice age” by interbreeding with another human species endemic to the area known as denisovans. “the Tibetan Denisovan lived at very high altitude, well beyond the human comfort zone. This supports the discovery that Sherpas and other modern Asian populations gained hypoxia-tolerance genes from the Denisovans” literally built different
@@Banished-rx4ol maybe 🤔 this is why I was able to climb bear mountain in New York when me and my friends got lost ! we got lost ( hiked for 9 hrs straight) and called for help and the rangers came at 5 am the next day while we waited. I was the first to climb with ropes descended down and with a head light. I was so fast climbing up that when I looked back they were way behind! The last time I exercised was 8 years ago and my friends were all avid tennis players ( they play 8-9 hrs everyday ) since they were kids, so that surprised me.
I’ll never be able to do anything like this. Even when I was young ( I am 71 now). And I have always lived at sea level. But truly enjoy watching your videos. Thank you!
You can totally do it. Annapurna Base Camp at around 4000 meters has teashops, lounges, on the way. Nepalese people also go hike this one for fun. I've never heard anyone going to everest.
@@y0utuberculosiswell they get paid barely enough to support their families while even the western guides get paid more so yes it’s not slavery but they definitely get taken advantage of. And all this just so some tourists can get a nice photo of them "climbing" Mount everest and make a tiktok. Of course you could argue without the tourists they wouldn’t have any job at all.. I personally would never go to Mount Everest and not carry my own gear but to each there own I guess.
You failed to mention Nepal has changed their laws and no longer allows solo permits to Everest Base.. Now ALL hikers are require to utilize the services of a guide company.
I went to Everest base camp on the Tibet side, we stayed in a hotel once there, and our room was on the second floor. I had to legit crawl up the stairs on all fours to make it up I was so winded. You’re so strong to be able to hike in that altitude for 12 days! I hope you had a good trip
Please describe the conditions of the land. And please tell me you’re not going to the summit. Environmental impact damage by humans is absolutely ruining the mountain. LNT principles do not exist and it’s a garbage dump/toilet/graveyard at Everest. 😢
I also asked her on insta if she will adress this issue, but it was just ignored. People like her who have a following and still dont adress these issues are not better than the people who pay to summit without even knowing what a figure 8 it (leaving a pile of trash behind).
@@KaPex-iu5vh EBC Trek takes you to Base Camp which is not close to the actual base camp. What exactly do you want her to address? People live in these mountains and depend on the tourist dollar, are you gonna supplement their income? I suggest you do your own research before demanding people use their platform to talk about something thats much complex than what the "social media activists" like yourself pretend to care about. There's no trash on the EBC trail however this does not stop the locals from creating their own garbage dump in the villages...
@@micaylamdont invent problems. She's gone to Base Camp, not the summit...if it turns out she went there *to* summit, then it's a problem, but don't just assume it before you have evidence.
As beautiful as it is, I’ve been living at sea level for over 30 years. I would definitely just be too sick the whole time. That’s amazing for people who can handle it ❤
She said she booked it through a guide, i have not heard of any company which doesn't hire porters. She never claimed to be carrying all her gear by herself. Why are so many people angry that she paid porters? It is a well respected job over there and the sherpa people want those jobs.
Yeah, I think Everest is a no-go. To climb it is now generally seen as the domain of rich status-seeking Westerners. Not to say you are, you have a love of hiking of course, and have dedicated your career to it.
What's your climbing experience? People trying to complete the 7 summits still need to reach the tip top of Everest. As a lifelong climber and not a rich influencer I'd be pretty angry that I couldn't finish my goal because people that have no idea what mountaineering really entails suck up to a TikTok influencer which only encourages MORE entitled rich people that don't know anything to come to Everest.
You do realize she just did a short and relatively cheap trip to basecamp roughly 5000m not the peak. There is no status in this hike, its just a fun experience and nothing more.
And if you're gonna making the Sherpa's carry around your stuff, what's the point calling it an adventure which is apparently "not for everyone"? That's just ridiculous.
FYI : Diamox is used to combat the effects of AMS (Acute Mountain Sickness) but is not generally preventing the two biggest killers HAPE and HACE (high altitude pulmonary/cerebral edema) which require the decent to a lower altitude as fast as possible. Dexamethasone is your best bet against HACE (potential effective on HAPE as well but needs more research)
I did at the beginning of May and oh boy was it the hardest thing I’ve ever done (both physically and mentally). Last couple days till we got to the base camp I was slow as snail and I actually ended up being about 1 hour slower than the rest of my group, so one of the guides had to stay behind with me, BUT that scenery made it all worth it ❤
Your tea houses looked way better than the ones we stayed in 😂 I'm sure they put us in pretty basic ones on the way up and then treated us to nicer ones with ensuites as we got further down so we weren't expecting good ones all the way 😅
I did it solo and I didn't flee to Lukla, I just got a bus from KTM to a small village called Kiri and started my hike from there, by the time I got to Namanche my body was already acclimated. I also went to 3 passes, Cho La pass and Kalapathar.
What?! You hiked to Everest Base Camp over 17,000 ft? You are a hiking machine!! Somehow you always look gorgeous in all conditions and you always smile, even when the going is tough. Your outlook on life is amazing!! Please don’t change as your RUclips fame grows! Your humble, sweet spirit is a refreshing break from today’s world.
To 17000 ft in 12 days doesn't sound like the real challange was the elevation. Sounds more like it was a really long tour with much ups and downs, otherwise it would not take you 12 days.
@@SuperGreenman the Sherpa’s want to make a living and no one forced the Sherpas against their will. They are grateful for the income. And you missed the point, getting to 17,000 feet without supplemental oxygen is quite an achievement for anyone.
@@F1fan007 just like how sweatshop workers in se asia and bangladesh willingly work in those places. The sherpas are poor, this is the only work they can get, and they're being massively exploited by the tourism industry. I advise you to watch "Chase Mountains" video on it, he was a tour guide at mt. everest and he can attest to sherpas being treated like second class citizens
Hi! I can’t speak to this trip, but for backpacking in general, you typically simply don’t shower. Some times people bring wet wipes or face wipes, and some times you can take a quick jump in a lake. Typically, you only bring 2-3 pairs of underwear and rinse them every other day. You don’t wear deodorant because you can get a rash from having it sit on your skin for so long (and after a certain point, it doesn’t do anything.) Most people who menstruate use menstrual cups. If you use anything disposal, you must pack it out with you, and rotting blood gets gnarly after a few days. It can seem icky, but once you’ve done it a few times, it’s not!
Some of the people in the comments dont even understand what theyre talking about. Base camp is at the base of the mountain. The bottom. Theres no trash or dead bodies. This lady is not trashing the mountain. She didnt even go onto the mountain. Only to the base of it. Quit trashing her, she didnt trash anything
That is so awesome! I would love a long video all about your experience. What made you decide to go? How crowded is it? How expensive? What did you learn? What do the people there do to keep the base camp operating?
When I was 12 my family ended up doing the EBC trek. I never ended up getting sick and we carried all of our own gear up the mountain (no porters), which had me feeling very proud at the time 😅
This looks like a trailer for Tomb Raider. On a side note: Madison is like a human honey badger - walks into any hazardous situation without a single care in the world 😂
Niceee, what a great trip you did!! Can I ask you sonething (which is for me a as a woman is number 1 issue): how do you do your personal hygiene? Like showering? Or when you feel dirthy/sweating (because of the hike), how do you clean yourself? And what about period? Unfortunately I menstruate for 20 days each month (medical issue,l, so how do you regulate when you want to refresh/to change your sanitary napkin etc?
Honestly the girls doing these kinds of trips have very light periods or take medication to not get them at all- extremely healthy otherwise. This isn’t a Disney vacation. It’s the hardest terrain to hike on earth. Just enjoy videos from home
@veen8510 I just returned from my Everest basecamp treck. I was lucky my period came just before I left for the treck so I had no issue on the treckst it’s a 12-15day hike, for about 5days there won’t be access to a shower. We used baby wipes when it was really bad but honestly: you just have to be ok with not showering for a few days. Everyone does. Period I imagine would be challenging. You don’t always have access to a clean bathroom, lots of squat toilets, often no flushing toilets, often no clean water accessible
Acclimating to the elevation is based on the person, on Annapurna/Throng La and Everest Base Camp, we skipped our accumulation days and the entire party was fine. Neither of the treks go super high and don’t usually cause issues with fit individuals. We did both without any porters, sleep at highest elevation wasn’t an issue. It sounds like you are reading off what the guide says in the pre briefing.
Not everyone gets sickness and need those pills. Get yourself well hydrated and take break days and you will be good. I didn’t take those pills and did it at my own pace. It was well worth it.
I went, got terribly sick from the food the second day. Had to go back. The hygiene is so poor, it was just mind blowing. So filthy. I will try to stick to Switzerland, Italy etc for these kind of hiking adventures
I’ve done Himalayan altitudes up to 14000ft and the energy that is used along with the high altitude headach makes the views not enjoyable as you just feel sick. Swiss alps upto 9000ftvos the best experience by far as you get great weather, hike or is a gondola abd truly enjoy the views 🙏
When you have elevation sickness, it feels like all the energy has been drained out of you. Your brain gets super foggy, you're dizzy, your muscles can shake, spasm, and cramp, and the fatigue is intense. Your blood can also feel fizzy like soda inside your body. And you can get bad headaches. I hope this helps
I did that very trek with some Nepali friends...Needless to say as soon as the plane landed at Lukla we were off on the trail without any acclimatisation...By mid-afternoon I felt drunk, was babbling complete nonsense & fell asleep for 2 hours against a tree on the trail...& That was just Day 1...!!! 😆 But it got better after that, the teahouse owners know how to look after their guests & recognise the signs of altitude sickness & good food, compassion & Khukri rum from them helped also...🙏
You've been there..??? You've experienced high altitude trekking..??? You understand the Nepali tourist industry & the essential positive contribution it makes to these mountain communities..??? No, I thought not, just another blah-blah-blah negative comment or whose knowledge of the subject is minimal...
It's a 127 km hike to base camp and not one person whether they were the fittest or not would NOT have the porters carry their gear. You clearly have 0 idea about what goes on there lol.
@_Ben4810 I feel you. All these comments here and some even think she’s trying to summit, some think she’s trashing when you never see her handle any trash…
Even Mt. Whitney and Shasta feels great. Once u get above 12k you can feel your heart pounding in your ears as the blood circulates. it makes this sound BAHT BAHT BAHT. Then u just pace yourself and get into a rhythm. Then, when u get to the top, u have a snack. And everything just FEELS better. The air breathes better, the food tastes better, even the water is amazing...yku can feel it soak into your body from the inside. It's like that song, Dayvan Cowboy.
Base camp is hard to judge. To summit, you can pay 20k per person. Googled it and it says 5000 max. Be wary though, it’s hugely packed out there are severe issues with toilet remains there. There’s a big issue with stomach bugs there because of it. Not a very nice place because people don’t clean up after themselves because they have the excuse of (it’s too dangerous to climb and clean)
You clearly have no idea what you are talking about. I just returned from my EBC trip. Nobody had serious stomach issues, yes they don’t have a western standard sewage system but hey it’s a remote valley in high altitude what the fuck do you expect. You can’t eat everything just because different microbiom in a foreign country! Be thoughtful what you eat (no meat, no fresh milk, no raw veggies) and you’ll be just fine! Price wise the EBC is around 2000$ excluding international flights. Hope this helps
There's always sherpas. You can't climb without them. They set and fix the ropes. They also can climb faster than anyone out there. God forbid someone falls. I don't trust a $5000 price for this trip. I didn't just go to base camp so I don't know the price but to summit you pay $48,000 for a guide. There are lower prices from competitors, you have to do your research. Then there's plane tickets, tips, transportation from the airport. Mountaineering is a very expensive hobby. Before the trip us non TikTok, RUclips, rich influencers, regular people that work hard to pay for our hobby have to train for the trip because we don't get cushy places to sleep. Gear isn't just tents and sleeping bags but so much more. In 2018 it was $48,000. Idk about today.
“Hiking” have the locals do all the work for you while you get a couple shots of you carrying “” gear “”. Must be nice when you take the credit for other peoples work.
@@Bothandle70 no, I just don’t like when people are obviously making a video for views, and they brag about something that really wasn’t that hard because they didn’t have to do the work. All they want to do is take the credit and be liked on some stupid form ofInternet because their self-esteem is so low that they can’t figure out what else to do with their life.
@@DoctorDipshits please thank mommy and daddy for everything you have because you can’t help your self 😊,rich losers climb Mount Everest that’s just a fact if you’re poor stay away
Great video ! Just wanted to add a little thing , you HAVE to let your body acclimate to altitude , not because you could get sick but because you could literally die , which is the case for a lot of people , be safe out there !
i would love go hear your other ideas for the rule changes you'd like to see in Badminton. the qualifiers for big tournaments is a great idea and would create more underdog stories as you said. you should do a video with all the ideas to make badminton more popular!
Anytime I see anything 8k peak related I just think of the Sherpa who climbed from base camp all the way to camp 6or7 on k2 to find and rescue someone in one day
The diamox actually gives the same side-effects as high altitude sickness 😂 so you might think you're sick but its just the meds. My advice would be just dont take it unless you start feeling bad or at 4000m+
I live at sea level, went to keystone, CO for snowboarding... I was so sick at the base of the mountain, about 8-9k ft... I literally couldn't breath at peak, about 12k ft...and I was on that medication
Ohhh, so this is why Maddy was missing in action for sometime now 😄
I’ll be back next week 🥰
@@MadisonClysdalee I don't think you will and pick up your trash tell all your rich friends
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@@richardkeen9888that was mean
And u see just a normal Sherpa passing by carrying two 30+ kg gas cylinders casually.
And those sherpas get paid poverty wages despite carrying the vast majority of supplies for people like her so they can make the climb despite having smaller lung capacity and not enough experience or physical endurance to do it alone. There have been MANY cases of sherpas having to attempt extremely risky rescues in impossible conditions, all because some rich foreigner wanted to brag about climbing Everest. They are expected to risk their lives for someone who wouldn't be there if they weren't rich, it's disgraceful. Then the Sherpas don't get any of the credit when these idiots go on to write best selling novels about how hard they worked, all by themselves. "Experienced hikers" like her should know all this already, but they choose to ignore it because they want to brag and don't care about poor brown people. Everest needs to be closed off to the public again. These people wouldn't be able to do the climb without sherpas and even WITH sherpas the mountain has gone to shit. Watch John Oliver's segment about it, these people are awful for acting like it was their own experience, and not money, that got them there.
@@Rae-cheeseand what would the Sherpas do for a living without income tourism?
@@Minerals333 the options here are not: pay to exploit the locals or don't pay them at all. That's a colonizer's mindset and I urge you to think twice about why that's your first instinct. It's possible for Sherpas to remain sherpas without being exploited. The only reason they continue to take rich/ privileged people on an unnecessarily dangerous journey to a garbage filled summit is because they have NO OTHER CHOICE. Wouldn't it be nice if these tourists paid a living wage for a much more reasonable and safer climb, or other types of local tours and attractions? That's an option too, you know.
@@Rae-cheese you say it’s not get paid to be exploited or don’t get paid, but then you say they have “NO OTHER CHOICE”… so which is it?
@@Minerals333they're saying that at the current moment that's the best option for work. When people have no money, they will take the best work they can get, and even though the pay is relatively better or the only work they have at the moment, they are still exploited at extremely low pay rates for very dangerous jobs.
They are further saying that instead of completely cutting off their income, they can be provided a safer job at a more equitable wage by tourists interested in seeing Everest.
Not picture, the real climbers who carry all the tourists gear: The Sherpa's
And then the climbers and guides leave all of their trash and empty O2 bottles on the mountain... some of the high altitude camps are strewn with trash
Rarely read comments on climbing as you always get cry babies mawkishly going on about Sherpas. Enough already! Those guys are relatively very well paid and love their work. They are not slaves. Without climbers and tourists they would not have a life. Give it a F rest already!!!
Well whats the problem with that? Im sure she paid them fairly and any decent human being wont exploit them. Sadly there are exveptions, but good sherpas will pick good customers.
@@Eagle2565 Are you serious?
@@KeinWilleTriumphiert Yeah, whats the problem with sherpas carrying tourists stuff?
The sherpas are the real climbers and deserve more recognition. There are so many stories of summits and how amazing of a feat it was for the mountaineer but no mention or media coverage of the Sherpas who risk their lives carrying extra oxygen tanks, going up to rescue them and sometimes never came back. They also don't get paid nearly as much as those "expedition leaders" or companies charging a fortune but actually do most of the work. There was this K2 expedition in 2008 where of the 31 that went up 11 died. The Korean expedition leader forced the Sherpas in their team to go up and find the remaining Koreans up at summit AFTER they had already been up there, all because he was the one who hired them. The 2 Sherpas didn't make it back along with the members being rescued. Sherpas need to be treated with respect and equality just as much as any other member, rather than as a tool just to be used. One surviving Sherpa even said he felt like that leader was saying "i paid you so i own your life" 😢
So spectacular!!!
I think you're very confused here between the EVEREST BASE CAMP (EBC) which is a hike that this girl did. There are others like the Annapurna Base Camp, or the Circuit hike.
This one takes you only to the base camp - the foothills of Mt Everest. It doesn't require climbing it. 😂
Now scaling that mountain peak, summiting Mt Everest is a totally different feat although.
Really has nothing to do with this girls youtube short
Everyone on earth knows that the Sherpa people carry loads high up on mountains. You don’t need to comment this on every single video having anything to do with the Himalayas.
No but it requires porters which they get paid hardly anything and sleep in the roughest places also carring up to 100kg of the peoples packs so they dont have to carry it @thebarfungretreatravangla174
"As an advanced hiker" books everest air b&b and some Nepalese guy to carry my shit
I believe the locals like the money! 😂❤❤❤❤
@@dominickjvlogsthey don’t get paid enough, they die on the hikes too and ppl just walk over them
@@mandyfrade3047you should send them money
We flew into "the most dangerous airport in the world" !!!! eeek!! So, all these flights. are they going to become electric jets, like our government ordered cars, or will rich ppl be allowed to fly all over & pollute?
@@mandyfrade3047not porters on hikes to basecamp, but sherpas and tourists who die on the climb to the summit get left because its too dangerous to bring them down.
Porters on hikes are far less likely to die, and if they do are buried/ removed.
This is high-altitude trekking to Everest BASE CAMP, not the technical climb to the summit. This trekking is perfectly suited to fit hikers and the costa are minimal. This gal is not talking about the life-threatening climb to the summit, which can only be attempted during one month of the year (May?). Base Camp elevation is about 17,500; the summit is 29,000. I hiked to base camp on a similar journey: flew into Lukla, trekked up for 12 days and down for 5 days. It was worth it and I don't even like mountains.
Translation: Base camp is 5364m (for everyone else in the world that doesn’t still measure things in hands and feet)
Thank you!@@dwillbecancelledsoon4086
This trip is on my bucket list.
@@glenkeating7333don't do it. Go to Mt Kilimanjaro it is awesome.
Errrr....yes, she said that
When you said the long hike was going to be out of the country...I had no idea. Well done!
I just want to add, that it is ABSOLUTELY NOT recommended to take diamox on a daily basis, even during these trips. As long as you are able to acclimatize properly, you don't want to take this. The reason why its given to you is, that they want to get you to camp faster than your body actually should do that. You should just take more days to acclimatize, but time is money... still: not healthy. Acclimatize properly and the effect will be the same without any possible side effects. Have fun at high altitude anyways! 😊
This is only worrying if she was attempting to summit. She hasn’t said she is and most importantly hasn’t said she has taking them every day if she is to summit. She’s fine with them. It’s not recommended to take them daily for months. She hasn’t. She has used them for the advised use. Seems like you’ve read some information slightly and are now being dramatic with it. Her guides would know better than to put high paying customers at silly risks. I’ve been climbing since I was 12. I’m now 32. Below base camp, is not a dangerous amount of pressure, it’s why most deaths here are caused by falls, which means the meds are to ease their journey, not outright save them from it, which is what you’re quite passive aggressively incorrectly patronising over. Maybe read up properly before on subjects before you do this.
@@kirstybrown1185Diamox can however mask symptoms of HACE....that comes from medics
oh boy are you a doctor? Diamox is fine as long as you know what you're doing AND consult with a doctor.
@@buxtonspice1532 oh boy, yes Diamox can mask symptoms!
The acclimatization plan is really good on that trip. its basically the same altitude of kilimanjaro but twice as many days and even on kilimanjaro many don't get sick.
I have done kili and a similar trip to her but to Lobuche 6119m and i took diamox everday. It was not because of a recommendation from the company, just a personal choice i took to raise my chances of reaching my goal since i paid a lot of money and would be very boring to fail and knowing i might have succeeded if i just took some medicin.
Diamox was also not provided by the company, they did have it on hand in case of alt sickness but if you wanted to use it just in case you had to go to a doctor and get it by yourself.
"It's not for everyone" That's why you let the Sherpa's carry your stuff right?
Imao, if some one else carries ur stuff, you didnt do it. The sherpa did it for you.
They are porters…and they need the job and money. Even if you don’t have to - you should employ them.
Well if they offer to im not gonna say no lol.. I care about my spine
You should try a 12 day hike then speak.
@@diederikeding6544 It's the best thing you can with your backpacks, & the local porters are trustworthy & happy for the cash...
I hear all the hikers over the years have littered the base camp area of Everest. Sad to even hear something like that. People hike this great mountain but leave their mark by their trash. It’s purely a heart issue. When people are fined for trash maybe then it will stop
Wrong. Base camp is not dirty. Even if it was, it could safely be cleaned.
There’s already a $4000 fee for trash removal for each hiker. Why do you feel so strongly about an issue, but can’t be bothered to spend 10 minutes learning about it?
I was there about a year ago. There was no trash anywhere at camp or really along the entire trail
Dude they leave people to die up there. These tourists just want to get up there get a selfie and get down.
@@RichSmithsonno they dont, base camp is at 5.600m not hard to clean there or use helicopter for evac. Stop chatting nonsense you melt.
Fun fact the people that live there have a special gene that allows them to tolerate high altitudes much better than other humans. Their ancestors achieved this thousands of years ago in the “ice age” by interbreeding with another human species endemic to the area known as denisovans.
“the Tibetan Denisovan lived at very high altitude, well beyond the human comfort zone. This supports the discovery that Sherpas and other modern Asian populations gained hypoxia-tolerance genes from the Denisovans” literally built different
I am curious 😂 because I am Tibetan, I was wondering if I would have that genes ?
@@markdarcy5256 You might, the majority of the population does
@@Banished-rx4ol maybe 🤔 this is why I was able to climb bear mountain in New York when me and my friends got lost ! we got lost ( hiked for 9 hrs straight) and called for help and the rangers came at 5 am the next day while we waited. I was the first to climb with ropes descended down and with a head light. I was so fast climbing up that when I looked back they were way behind! The last time I exercised was 8 years ago and my friends were all avid tennis players ( they play 8-9 hrs everyday ) since they were kids, so that surprised me.
I did that hike with my father last year.
It was such a great experience!!!🤩
Hard and beautiful.
I’ll be honest there’s enough mountains in North America to last me a life time…
But nothing beats Nepal's mountains
The point is tourism and climate change are real, you don't need to travel far to climb a mountain.
Those mountains are shorter than mountain base camps in Nepal
India And Nepal have the best mountains (Lhotse🇳🇵,Nanda Devi 🇮🇳 , Everest🇳🇵,Kanchenjunga🇮🇳, etc. All these are above 7500 mtrs.)
@@randomclass4653 But only 1% of the people climb those.
I’ll never be able to do anything like this. Even when I was young ( I am 71 now). And I have always lived at sea level. But truly enjoy watching your videos. Thank you!
Never say never. In my group, we had four people in their 70s who climbed to base camp. They kept up with everyone and led the pace some days!
You can totally do it. Annapurna Base Camp at around 4000 meters has teashops, lounges, on the way. Nepalese people also go hike this one for fun. I've never heard anyone going to everest.
They didn't actually do it either so tiur streak is doing great
The poor Sherpas are carrying all their stuff. They don’t have to carry anything.
rich bitches don't care about sherpas
Well she's clearly got a backpack, and helping people up the mountain is the Sherpa's job. It's not like it's slavery.
do some research@@y0utuberculosis
@@y0utuberculosiswell they get paid barely enough to support their families while even the western guides get paid more so yes it’s not slavery but they definitely get taken advantage of. And all this just so some tourists can get a nice photo of them "climbing" Mount everest and make a tiktok. Of course you could argue without the tourists they wouldn’t have any job at all.. I personally would never go to Mount Everest and not carry my own gear but to each there own I guess.
@@greydieselThey don't get paid much, so your idea is to just not pay them at all. Right..
Oh she went on a TRIP!!! So excited to see the outcome!
You failed to mention Nepal has changed their laws and no longer allows solo permits to Everest Base.. Now ALL hikers are require to utilize the services of a guide company.
Yeh I that's what I thought
I went to Everest base camp on the Tibet side, we stayed in a hotel once there, and our room was on the second floor. I had to legit crawl up the stairs on all fours to make it up I was so winded. You’re so strong to be able to hike in that altitude for 12 days! I hope you had a good trip
You don't hike at that altitude for 12 days... you build up to it, and likely go over 5000 metres for just 1 day.
EBC is not a difficult trek.
Previous preparation,perseverance,determination and humility brought success,which I wish you from the bottom of my heart.
Please describe the conditions of the land. And please tell me you’re not going to the summit.
Environmental impact damage by humans is absolutely ruining the mountain. LNT principles do not exist and it’s a garbage dump/toilet/graveyard at Everest. 😢
Preach! It’s an absolute travesty and is just morally wrong at this point. Just because you can doesn’t mean you should.
I also asked her on insta if she will adress this issue, but it was just ignored.
People like her who have a following and still dont adress these issues are not better than the people who pay to summit without even knowing what a figure 8 it (leaving a pile of trash behind).
@@KaPex-iu5vh EBC Trek takes you to Base Camp which is not close to the actual base camp. What exactly do you want her to address? People live in these mountains and depend on the tourist dollar, are you gonna supplement their income? I suggest you do your own research before demanding people use their platform to talk about something thats much complex than what the "social media activists" like yourself pretend to care about. There's no trash on the EBC trail however this does not stop the locals from creating their own garbage dump in the villages...
agreed, i liked her until seeing this…. ppl just buy the summit and act like they know what they’re doing
@@micaylamdont invent problems. She's gone to Base Camp, not the summit...if it turns out she went there *to* summit, then it's a problem, but don't just assume it before you have evidence.
As beautiful as it is, I’ve been living at sea level for over 30 years. I would definitely just be too sick the whole time. That’s amazing for people who can handle it ❤
I’ve been living at sea level my whole life and I did this hike earlier this year. Yes, it was challenging, but worth it
This brings back so many special memories, I truly believe once you have completed this hike! A part of you is left in Nepal
You could also tell ppl that u hired porters
she does in the next video
It’s their job they are paid well for it it’s fine
She said she booked it through a guide, i have not heard of any company which doesn't hire porters. She never claimed to be carrying all her gear by herself.
Why are so many people angry that she paid porters? It is a well respected job over there and the sherpa people want those jobs.
That’s a given these days
To calm your ego? Or what?
Yeah, I think Everest is a no-go. To climb it is now generally seen as the domain of rich status-seeking Westerners. Not to say you are, you have a love of hiking of course, and have dedicated your career to it.
What's your climbing experience? People trying to complete the 7 summits still need to reach the tip top of Everest. As a lifelong climber and not a rich influencer I'd be pretty angry that I couldn't finish my goal because people that have no idea what mountaineering really entails suck up to a TikTok influencer which only encourages MORE entitled rich people that don't know anything to come to Everest.
You do realize she just did a short and relatively cheap trip to basecamp roughly 5000m not the peak. There is no status in this hike, its just a fun experience and nothing more.
For a guy who never plans to go there, this sounds very interesting
Natural selection at its finest right there, sir....
And if you're gonna making the Sherpa's carry around your stuff, what's the point calling it an adventure which is apparently "not for everyone"? That's just ridiculous.
They had a sherpa carry them as well
I saw your video of 12 days in Nepal. Your video is a good guide to the base camp.
FYI : Diamox is used to combat the effects of AMS (Acute Mountain Sickness) but is not generally preventing the two biggest killers HAPE and HACE (high altitude pulmonary/cerebral edema) which require the decent to a lower altitude as fast as possible.
Dexamethasone is your best bet against HACE (potential effective on HAPE as well but needs more research)
I did at the beginning of May and oh boy was it the hardest thing I’ve ever done (both physically and mentally). Last couple days till we got to the base camp I was slow as snail and I actually ended up being about 1 hour slower than the rest of my group, so one of the guides had to stay behind with me, BUT that scenery made it all worth it ❤
Your tea houses looked way better than the ones we stayed in 😂 I'm sure they put us in pretty basic ones on the way up and then treated us to nicer ones with ensuites as we got further down so we weren't expecting good ones all the way 😅
The good one you see with the nice bed is most likely in Namche, the teahouses there are often really good, almost hotell standards
My husband and I did this 17 yrs ago. Definitely a trip of a lifetime. We camped in the Himalayas and trekked to Mt. Everest. ❤
I did it solo and I didn't flee to Lukla, I just got a bus from KTM to a small village called Kiri and started my hike from there, by the time I got to Namanche my body was already acclimated. I also went to 3 passes, Cho La pass and Kalapathar.
That's quite the massive leap from hanging out with Foresty forest & Rocko... 😱😜👍🇨🇦🤸
What?! You hiked to Everest Base Camp over 17,000 ft? You are a hiking machine!! Somehow you always look gorgeous in all conditions and you always smile, even when the going is tough. Your outlook on life is amazing!! Please don’t change as your RUclips fame grows! Your humble, sweet spirit is a refreshing break from today’s world.
To 17000 ft in 12 days doesn't sound like the real challange was the elevation. Sounds more like it was a really long tour with much ups and downs, otherwise it would not take you 12 days.
she didnt hike it, the sherpas did it for her, for shillings while risking their lives #closemteverestofftothepublic
@@SuperGreenman the Sherpa’s want to make a living and no one forced the Sherpas against their will. They are grateful for the income. And you missed the point, getting to 17,000 feet without supplemental oxygen is quite an achievement for anyone.
@@F1fan007 just like how sweatshop workers in se asia and bangladesh willingly work in those places. The sherpas are poor, this is the only work they can get, and they're being massively exploited by the tourism industry. I advise you to watch "Chase Mountains" video on it, he was a tour guide at mt. everest and he can attest to sherpas being treated like second class citizens
@SuperGreenman she’s not going to the summit. No one’s risking lives here.
Hi! I can’t speak to this trip, but for backpacking in general, you typically simply don’t shower. Some times people bring wet wipes or face wipes, and some times you can take a quick jump in a lake. Typically, you only bring 2-3 pairs of underwear and rinse them every other day. You don’t wear deodorant because you can get a rash from having it sit on your skin for so long (and after a certain point, it doesn’t do anything.) Most people who menstruate use menstrual cups. If you use anything disposal, you must pack it out with you, and rotting blood gets gnarly after a few days. It can seem icky, but once you’ve done it a few times, it’s not!
Where do people typically empty their menstrual cups? Cathole?
This was an amazing video. What great views of the peak, definitely worth the effort
Your sense of adventure is beautiful
Damn this sounds like my personal hell. So glad there are people who enjoy doing this and documenting their journey
keep it up, i look up to wanderer's like you, its really amazing
Some of the people in the comments dont even understand what theyre talking about. Base camp is at the base of the mountain. The bottom. Theres no trash or dead bodies. This lady is not trashing the mountain. She didnt even go onto the mountain. Only to the base of it. Quit trashing her, she didnt trash anything
Hey remember when to climb Everest you actually needed skill. Now you just need rich parents
What makes you think her parents paid for this? Do you not think she's capable of having a job?
Also she didn’t climb Everest, just hiked to base camp
This is Everest base camp which is not the same as climbing Everest
Base Camp =/= Summiting Everest
You couldn’t summit Everest if I paid for it. Move along
Hello, Wonder woman!. Looking forward to the footage from this expedition and a big respect to you from the 🇬🇧.
It's a trek, not an expedition.
@@skiaddict767 So what!!!
That is so awesome! I would love a long video all about your experience. What made you decide to go? How crowded is it? How expensive? What did you learn? What do the people there do to keep the base camp operating?
When I was 12 my family ended up doing the EBC trek. I never ended up getting sick and we carried all of our own gear up the mountain (no porters), which had me feeling very proud at the time 😅
Hope you make it out of there alive, I pray for your safe journey 🙏
This looks like a trailer for Tomb Raider.
On a side note: Madison is like a human honey badger - walks into any hazardous situation without a single care in the world 😂
Niceee, what a great trip you did!! Can I ask you sonething (which is for me a as a woman is number 1 issue): how do you do your personal hygiene? Like showering? Or when you feel dirthy/sweating (because of the hike), how do you clean yourself? And what about period? Unfortunately I menstruate for 20 days each month (medical issue,l, so how do you regulate when you want to refresh/to change your sanitary napkin etc?
Honestly the girls doing these kinds of trips have very light periods or take medication to not get them at all- extremely healthy otherwise. This isn’t a Disney vacation. It’s the hardest terrain to hike on earth. Just enjoy videos from home
@veen8510 I just returned from my Everest basecamp treck. I was lucky my period came just before I left for the treck so I had no issue on the treckst it’s a 12-15day hike, for about 5days there won’t be access to a shower. We used baby wipes when it was really bad but honestly: you just have to be ok with not showering for a few days. Everyone does.
Period I imagine would be challenging. You don’t always have access to a clean bathroom, lots of squat toilets, often no flushing toilets, often no clean water accessible
Thanks for the breathtaking shots of Everest.
Wow !! You are amazing !!!! Stay safe little sis
That’s brutal! You got some great film on that one , not everyone can do that !
Can't wait for your full video of your Everest adventure
It is my dream to hike to base camp. This is super helpful!
Wow!!! Good for you! And is that your Mom??
Can’t wait for the full video!!
Jealous, that’s as close as I would get to Everest lol. Good work
Can’t wait for the videos
Acclimating to the elevation is based on the person, on Annapurna/Throng La and Everest Base Camp, we skipped our accumulation days and the entire party was fine. Neither of the treks go super high and don’t usually cause issues with fit individuals. We did both without any porters, sleep at highest elevation wasn’t an issue. It sounds like you are reading off what the guide says in the pre briefing.
I bought an ebike after you last video but I don't think I'm into the high altitude sickness thingy. 😮
Not everyone gets sickness and need those pills. Get yourself well hydrated and take break days and you will be good. I didn’t take those pills and did it at my own pace. It was well worth it.
I went, got terribly sick from the food the second day. Had to go back. The hygiene is so poor, it was just mind blowing. So filthy.
I will try to stick to Switzerland, Italy etc for these kind of hiking adventures
What a cool way to experience Mt Everest without experiencing it.
Love this! What guide did you use?! I’m so interested in doing this some day!
Will include this to my bucket list.
next hike to k2 base camp
😂😂😂
Exited to see the upcoming vlog 👍 watching from USA.
You’ve grown so much. Amazed.
I definitely want to include this backpacking trip as one (1) of my adventure vacations. Can you provide a link with more information..?
No Sherbas in the film because she's pretending that Sherpas didn't carry all their gear.
There are Sherpas. There’s one in a red jacket smiling at the camera when they’re in single file, and another one she filmed with oxygen tanks.
I’ve done Himalayan altitudes up to 14000ft and the energy that is used along with the high altitude headach makes the views not enjoyable as you just feel sick.
Swiss alps upto 9000ftvos the best experience by far as you get great weather, hike or is a gondola abd truly enjoy the views 🙏
So my questions is when you say sick how do you feel? Like a cold? The flu? Maybe?
When you have elevation sickness, it feels like all the energy has been drained out of you. Your brain gets super foggy, you're dizzy, your muscles can shake, spasm, and cramp, and the fatigue is intense. Your blood can also feel fizzy like soda inside your body. And you can get bad headaches.
I hope this helps
@@bodyofhope thank you!!!
For me it was headache and stomach issues (aka throwing up)
Also violent vomiting...that's what I had aswell as brain fog, lightheaded, headache....kind of like a feeling of when you are super drunk
I did that very trek with some Nepali friends...Needless to say as soon as the plane landed at Lukla we were off on the trail without any acclimatisation...By mid-afternoon I felt drunk, was babbling complete nonsense & fell asleep for 2 hours against a tree on the trail...& That was just Day 1...!!! 😆 But it got better after that, the teahouse owners know how to look after their guests & recognise the signs of altitude sickness & good food, compassion & Khukri rum from them helped also...🙏
The sherpa's are the real legend, carring all the supplies.
She’s wearing packs throughout the whole video. She has a particularly heavy yellow one affixed to her head with a forehead strap at one point.
They carry all her stuff and she calls it challenging.😂
You've been there..??? You've experienced high altitude trekking..??? You understand the Nepali tourist industry & the essential positive contribution it makes to these mountain communities..??? No, I thought not, just another blah-blah-blah negative comment or whose knowledge of the subject is minimal...
It's a 127 km hike to base camp and not one person whether they were the fittest or not would NOT have the porters carry their gear. You clearly have 0 idea about what goes on there lol.
@_Ben4810 I feel you. All these comments here and some even think she’s trying to summit, some think she’s trashing when you never see her handle any trash…
God ALWAYS Blessed the young and inexperienced
Even Mt. Whitney and Shasta feels great. Once u get above 12k you can feel your heart pounding in your ears as the blood circulates. it makes this sound BAHT BAHT BAHT. Then u just pace yourself and get into a rhythm. Then, when u get to the top, u have a snack. And everything just FEELS better. The air breathes better, the food tastes better, even the water is amazing...yku can feel it soak into your body from the inside. It's like that song, Dayvan Cowboy.
What’s the price point for something like this?
Base camp is hard to judge. To summit, you can pay 20k per person. Googled it and it says 5000 max. Be wary though, it’s hugely packed out there are severe issues with toilet remains there. There’s a big issue with stomach bugs there because of it. Not a very nice place because people don’t clean up after themselves because they have the excuse of (it’s too dangerous to climb and clean)
You clearly have no idea what you are talking about.
I just returned from my EBC trip. Nobody had serious stomach issues, yes they don’t have a western standard sewage system but hey it’s a remote valley in high altitude what the fuck do you expect. You can’t eat everything just because different microbiom in a foreign country! Be thoughtful what you eat (no meat, no fresh milk, no raw veggies) and you’ll be just fine!
Price wise the EBC is around 2000$ excluding international flights. Hope this helps
Like 30k and maybe more with sherpas
There's always sherpas. You can't climb without them. They set and fix the ropes. They also can climb faster than anyone out there. God forbid someone falls. I don't trust a $5000 price for this trip. I didn't just go to base camp so I don't know the price but to summit you pay $48,000 for a guide. There are lower prices from competitors, you have to do your research. Then there's plane tickets, tips, transportation from the airport.
Mountaineering is a very expensive hobby. Before the trip us non TikTok, RUclips, rich influencers, regular people that work hard to pay for our hobby have to train for the trip because we don't get cushy places to sleep. Gear isn't just tents and sleeping bags but so much more.
In 2018 it was $48,000. Idk about today.
@@kirstybrown1185 20k to the peak? where did you read that lol? its usually 2-3 times that.
Wow! Well, someday soon! ❤
“Hiking” have the locals do all the work for you while you get a couple shots of you carrying “” gear “”. Must be nice when you take the credit for other peoples work.
Why are you offended on the behalf of the locals? Have you asked these locals on how they feel about tourists?
@@Bothandle70 no, I just don’t like when people are obviously making a video for views, and they brag about something that really wasn’t that hard because they didn’t have to do the work. All they want to do is take the credit and be liked on some stupid form ofInternet because their self-esteem is so low that they can’t figure out what else to do with their life.
@@UtenaTenjouI can't imagine how you go through your day being so bitter.
@@helenwhs never bitter , just being honest
We can’t see the rest of her video. We can’t know that’s the case. She hikes a lot.
Thanks for sharing! Very cool and you are so cute!❤stay safe!
What was the total cost for the trip up the mountain in United States Dollars
The sherpas are the real hikers
Dont forget you have to pay 30-100k🙏🏾😊
No it’s not. Basecamp is done by many many people every year and absolutely doesn’t cost as much. She won’t summit as it’s not the season right now
Please don’t post comments about stuff you know nothing about :)
@@DoctorDipshits please thank mommy and daddy for everything you have because you can’t help your self 😊,rich losers climb Mount Everest that’s just a fact if you’re poor stay away
It would be awesome to do my very first hiking trip with you.. I learn so much from you! taking notes for my first hike💪 thank you🙏
Next we want to know what it’s like to be spoiled rotten?
Great video ! Just wanted to add a little thing , you HAVE to let your body acclimate to altitude , not because you could get sick but because you could literally die , which is the case for a lot of people , be safe out there !
God bless you all in Jesus name Amen
“You know why I’m atheist? Because I’m not in kindergarten and have an internet connection”
- Hans Kim
I’ve always wanted to fly into Lukla Airport, it seems like fun!
Do not go to everest or the basecamp
What about the sherpas losing the only well-paying job in the region
i would love go hear your other ideas for the rule changes you'd like to see in Badminton. the qualifiers for big tournaments is a great idea and would create more underdog stories as you said.
you should do a video with all the ideas to make badminton more popular!
Anyone doing this “expeditions” is insanely privileged and out of touch with reality
Thanks for sharing this with people 😊
I have a question: how many Nepalees died to make your little adventure there possible?
So edgy lol
Nice view and scenery
Anytime I see anything 8k peak related I just think of the Sherpa who climbed from base camp all the way to camp 6or7 on k2 to find and rescue someone in one day
The diamox actually gives the same side-effects as high altitude sickness 😂 so you might think you're sick but its just the meds. My advice would be just dont take it unless you start feeling bad or at 4000m+
Did it a 12 years ago. It’s not particularly difficult cos the Sherpas carry everything. They’re incredible.
That was some great cake about half way through 😊
The part of me that knows I love hiking: LETS GO IT
The part of me that knows I have terrible asthma: Do you want to die?
Pure Haven so natural and untouched. Worth a trip 😊😊 pls share more breath taking views
A bit of a stretch to say Everest is untouched.
Very nice hiking with beautifull❤❤❤ place
I'm Sold, I have to do this! Looks like an amazing adventure. Keep on Hiking!
I live at sea level, went to keystone, CO for snowboarding... I was so sick at the base of the mountain, about 8-9k ft... I literally couldn't breath at peak, about 12k ft...and I was on that medication