Real life X-men: Biology of the world's greatest climbers - the Sherpa
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- Опубликовано: 4 авг 2024
- Forget Xavier's School for the Gifted - marvel instead at the real life superheroes on the roof of the world.
For years anecdotes circulated amongst climbers, of the superhuman ability of the Sherpa to function at high altitude, when all others succumbed to mountain sickness - or worse. Now science has shown how they have evolved to live in one of the most inhospitable environments on Earth.
Thousands of years living in the thin air of the Himalayan plateau has given the Sherpa biology that differs from lowlanders from the very cellular level.
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Much of the Sherpa science in this video comes from the Xtreme Everest team who are doing great work at high altitude to help sick patients (in normal sea-level hospitals!) www.xtreme-everest.co.uk/
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Tashi Sherpa kindly got in touch to tell me he is the superhuman carrying that massive load at 00:03:35. His channel is here: / @tashisherpa3633
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It's hard to express how much I love Nepal, please consider visiting responsibly or donating. The 2015 Earthquake killed 9000 and displaced many more. Whilst climbing brings in a lot of money to the Nepalese economy, the government are complicit in the exploitation of Sherpa guides.
The Tenzing Norgay (co-1st to summit Everest) Foundation www.sherpatenzingnorgay.com/in...
The Apa Sherpa (21 Everest summits) Foundation www.apasherpafoundation.org/
Action Aid Nepal www.actionaid.org.uk/about-us...
Community Action Nepal www.canepal.org.uk/
Save the Children Nepal www.savethechildren.org/us/wh...
Alpine Ascents (Sherpa Education Fund) www.alpineascentsfoundation.org/
I'm also including a link to Maiti Nepal, for whom I raised money for on my first visit, as I think they're a brilliant charity that work to prevent violence towards and trafficking of Nepalese girls and women. maitinepal.org/
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Clips credited with thanks. Special mention to two awesome films:
Sherpa by Jennifer Peedom sherpafilm.com/
Short film from The Feed: • Inside the rescue team...
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The video about cycling and haematocrits: • Cyclists' hearts: can ...
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Thumbnail image from Aaron Huey (featured at 00:04:27)
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Links to papers cited:
Main Sherpa physiology paper: www.pnas.org/content/114/24/6382
Evolutionary genetic history of the Sherpa: www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/arti...
More about Sherpa and Denisovans: www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/arti...
Comparisons between Andeans and Tibetans: www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/arti... and also with Ethiopian academic.oup.com/icb/article/... 
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In Emu We Trust 😂
Chubbyemu yo make more of those awesome case physiology thing you make and stop that philosophical crap
Medical Monday
This was the best!!! The finger, too!!!!!!
Chubbyemu why did you stop making videos Emu! 😭😭😭
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Once I was trekking in a circuit in Nepal. I had good jacket double shocks, -30 grade boots and expensive gloves. Weather was snowed and very cold. I had to keep any water bottles with me inside sleeping bag else it would froze. And same time I saw 3 Sherpa kids outside playing snow they were in slippers, no shocks or gloves. They had jackets but it was not in great condition. They were happy and playing like they don't give a shit. Lol
I assumed your winter gears were from Finland!! :D
Pramesh Dhakal Really your report shocks me (& everyone else). I don't even wear socks.
Andrew Awesome
! Because I don't wear shocks. Wait a bit- my old car has shocks, the short form of 'Shock absorbers'. Indian English is weird. You can have any spelling to suit to what you say. This tendency is as high as the Pole star in your location if you can see it.
@Andrew Awesome ! I always wear them (socks), when I go out - before I wear the shoes.
@@MrPoornakumar We all understood Pramesh . Request you to stop being a smart-arse.
I see a lot of people taking the little bit of knowledge that they do have on this subject and make assumptions without much context in this comment section and I would like to clear some of there up.
First of all, I am Nepalese. And I've traveled to the Himalayas many times. I haven't climbed Everest, but I have climbed a couple of "smaller" mountains and have met many Sherpas during those times.
The main issue I see most people talking about is that the Sheraps have no right to complain since they earn so much more than the General Nepalese population. First of all, that is irrelevance to the health and safety concerns they face. Sure they have great athletic abilities, however there are still thousands of other factors like avalanches, trenches, and equipment failure etc. That they have absolutely no control over at all. And secondly a lot of areas in Nepal dont have proper road and transport structure, so forget about the Himalayas. A pretty risky and expensive plane ride is pretty much the only way to get people and anything really up there. So even if they make a lot of money doing it, they have to spend way more actually getting food and clothes there.
I've also seen some people say that it's their job, so they can't complain about it. Well, of course you can, you can complain about anything. And it's not like they have any other choice, it's the only thing they can do. And they have to do it in rapid succession, since those few summer months are the only times they can make an income, so they have to get enough to last all winter.
These mountains are actually sacred to the Sherpas. They are literally going against their culture, heritage and religion, putting themselves in god knows how much danger just so they can barely make ends meet. If that's not sad then I don't know what is.
@@jeskeepinitreal but is is inevitable though, isn't it?
@@jeskeepinitreal I understand where you are coming from, but it's not like you think. It's not greed, really it is not. The only time they can get money is during those 2-3 months of summer when the mountains are open for climbing. That too by physical labour Sure, most go a bit down in altitude during the winter seasons the the journey itself is pretty expensive, as the only way is by planes. They have a really high cost of living, and they cannot sustain it any other way.
@@jeskeepinitreal sorry, English is obviously not my first language. I may have misunderstood you previous statements
Spot on 👍. They deserve the money they make and it may seem lot to others but it's barely enough to get their stoves running.
People don't mind a cup of coffee worth 400 bucks at Starbucks but cry when they pay 100 bucks at mountain (with no roads) for tea
So who are you blaming? There is a supply demand, if Sherpas are not happy with money they receive, they can increase price of their service or can find another job. If they can't find job, or are not happy with infrastructure you should blame your corrupt, stupid government.
Sherpas deserve more than they will ever receive
stellvia hoenheim no I'm saying that rich folk go over there and pay them litterally nothing for what they are doing. I'd say if I was too do it ....$50 an hour minimum....but they are getting like $0.25 cents per hour. So ya they should make alot more money for what they do. But to them that money they get is being rich o their standards ...but imagine if they were Western style rich like the people coming over and using them to carry their shit
stellvia hoenheim Don’t make assumptions dipshit. Everyone else knew exactly what he meant except for your special ed ass. Then you have the nerve to tell him to say that from the beginning? How about you work on your reading comprehension/common sense and put the donuts down you tub of lard.
E Pap hahaha
The irony that they are risking their lives attending to people who just want to do something for fun and "achievement" and want bragging rights.
whait why? because they were born better than us? isten that a bit um... racist, against everyone else?
4:17 that glove save is incredible
I know! That's as superhuman as all the oxygen stuff!
A simple gesture highlighting the bumbling idiot at play on Everest!
I can't believe you're the only person I see commenting about this. I flat out burst out laughing when I watched it.
Yorick could have cost that person a hand to frostbite!
And he wasn't even wearing oxygen mask!
4:16
This sherpa literally saved another climber from losing his hand to frostbite. Sherpas are amazing
Guess they're...
*sherpa-human*
One for Sorrow booo!
i think i threw up a little
What?
They're not just sherpa
They're...
Sherpa-derpa
Nice one
I am nepalese , it was really nice to hear the unravelling truth of Sherpas from you ! thanks
@Bidu Bidu and what r u? A Nepalese or only a Sherpa.
@Bidu Bidu Rude!
Originally from tibet!that says all
they are from china
@@sherkjlsjdf6334 they are from nepal idiots
3:42 In Holland, we experience a different type of high.
🤣 Lekker man
o'rly?
What kind?
And it is the only kind of high you can. Badam-tshihhh...
🤣🤣🤣🤣 Weed
I'm so glad to see the Sherpa and other ethnic Nepalese groups get recognition for their heroic efforts and the risk they take to provide for their families. It always irritated me to see Westerners taking credit for accomplishments, while the Sherpa team that performed at least twice as hard to get them there step aside for them to summit in glory. I hope this awareness will bring about more recognition and safety for these amazing people.
It has a lot to do with Nims Purja and his Project Possible. He's an absolute beast - uncanny physical ability, but also pure joy of a human and a great inspiration to several people I know, half a world away from Nepal, that haven't even heard of Sherpa people couple of years ago.
I bet your just filled with rage seeing other westerners accomplish something, like you care about any Sherpa
@@willnill7946 *you're*
@@willnill7946 are you mentally challenged?
As a climber i've always been interested in one day climbing Everest and knew the Sherpa were the real heroes, i just didn't realise how much more naturally equipped they were than the rest of us until watching this, very informative video, i learned a lot!
Well don't be a jerk and take a table or anything extravagant. On my way to everest base camp(and i am a nepali so they share things with me) few of them told foreigners don't treat sherpas like human, they don't give good foods to them etc just because they paid money to them.
Oh this brings back memories when I was in secondary and we had a weeklong hike in Nepal. It was nothing as dramatic as climbing Everest (we climbed to just over 3k ft) but for us students which essentially did no preparation except a few short hikes in Hong Kong before heading over and seeing 100% nature wrapping around you when you've lived in an urban city your whole life was mind blowing. Although I was pretty fit back then as I was dancing ballet basically everyday my body couldn't keep up once we crossed 2500 ft. Our Nepalese hiking leader offered to take my backpack for me (which by then felt like carrying rocks even though it was just water and coats) along with all his own belongings and proceeded to RUN along the trail to catch up to the boys up front in flip flops. In our next stop he came up to me and warmly asked if I want to grab water or coat from my bag since it'll be getting colder.
Everyone of us in the trip cried so hard the night before we returned back to Kathmandu as we were sharing our thoughts and thankfulness about the sherpas. We felt so bad that we remember to buy supplies to give for the villages we pass through (carried by the sherpas) but never remember to buy things for the sherpas when they were the ones setting up tents for us every night and bring us hot water and milk tea in early morning. So in the end we left all our extra clothes and belongings for the sherpas since a lot of them have children at home (don't worry we did tip them but those weren't our money anyways as students). They were really the true heroes that allowed outsiders to experience their country's beautiful nature
I am from Kathmandu,Nepal and i have many Sherpa friends from Bouddha and Kapan. They are really good for good people n somehow superhumans too.
@Bidu Bidu *this video literally explains that.*
Bidu Bidu you are dumb as a rock, aren’t ya?
Excellent video, your articulation and pacing are spot on. I think you delve into the underlying science enough to satisfy curiosity without getting too technical. I hope this channel blows up, doc, you deserve it.
Completely agree, TheDoubleGrin, the perfect balance of pacing and in depth info!
My thoughts exactly. Just subscribed.
Videos like these can take ages, I think he's in for another med-life crisis as he decides whether to keep doccing fulltime or become a RUclipsr!
I'm always so glad when people talk about them. They are absolutely peak human performance as a group, and they are exploited and screwed over left and right. It's sick.
Every time you say "HPV" my mind goes elsewhere.
Everytime I hear HPV. I think about the HPV virus. That one whe cause cervical cancer and many other cancers for example.
Well It seems I got one more thing to add to my CV.
genetics :D
Lol
Your people are unbelievable and it's a shame how some rich assholes treat you on mountains. Leave them! You are worth more to civilization than they are.
@@jeffjacobson59 Great economic argument there... well done Jeff...
Average 78 IQ?
I want to say something clever here, but I'm slightly speechless. I loved this video. Man this guy knows his stuff. Absolutely enjoyed learning about this, blew my mind. Thank you
Proud To Be Sherpa .Love From Nepal❤
Oxy- isn't Greek for oxygen. The Greeks didn't have a name for oxygen. Oxy- is Greek for "sharp", (eg: oxymoron means both sharp and blunt).
i think it's because originally they thought oxygen was acidic/all oxygen based compounds were acidic hence naming it 'sharp'.
Hey I am from Greece. Οξυγόνο = οξύ + γόνος (γεννώ). Οξύς mean sharp and acidic and γεννώ means to give birth.
quite poetic actually.
That doesn't matter though. In medical terms "oxy" means oxygen
@@1nestar it does matter because he wasn't talking medicine at 2:30 he was talking about etymology.
As a regular climber and trekker in high altitude Nepal, I loved this video. More so because of the respectful way it talked about the Sherpas. Thanks for a good watch.
Before replying to the comment you left for us I figured I'd leave a comment here! Brilliant videos! I think if the lectures I sat through in University were by you it would have been a lot easier to stay awake - really interesting points and well put across!
Just followed on the 'gram too!
I've been learning a lot about the Sherpa people. They are truly some of the best people that I've ever heard of. They deserve so much more than they receive when helping these people climb Mt. Everest. I recently just learned about them and it's fascinated me so much and also disappointed me at the same time that I didn't know about them for so long, especially when learning about people who've climbed Mt Everest while in school. Thanks for the upload.
"Us lowland Dweebs"
Damn, I love your humour.
Once I started viewing your video about Sherpas I couldn’t stop! It was very well presented, informative and incredibly interesting! I immediately subscribed and now must view all your videos. I am looking forward to your future topics. Thank you.
Very informative and just enough humor to keep things really interesting. This video is a breath of fresh (sea-level) o2.. Thumbs up!*
Oh ffs youtube stop giving me interesting stuff! i need to sleep! its almost 5 in the morning...
Great video! Good narration, perfect pace. And glad to see you delve deeper into the science (without going to deep), which really differentiates your work from other RUclipsrs!. Keep it going!
My Sherpa led but our porter, carrying three backpacks, in flip-flops, coached and encouraged me.
Ego trip totally. Who gives a shit if you climbed a fucking mountain? If something goes wrong then para-rescue people have to risk their lives to save your worthless ass.
@@MaynardGKrebs-gv4vy Your final point is a very solid one, but then we might as well stay on the couch all our lives and do nothing remarkable. It's obviously an ego trip, but a good ego trip, the fulfilling kind (at least I believe so, have not climbed it myself). Our sole purpose in life is to reproduce and die, so we should do at least one memorable thing while we're about
@@MaidikIslarj I am all for ego trips that don't endanger the life/lives of others. I skydived in the past and there is risk but if my chute didn't open, I'm the only one hurt. The odds of me landing on someone were pretty slim. I also did it before I started raising a family. Didn't want a wife and/or kids to have to deal with the tragedy. I respect what you say. Only my opinion and you know what they say about opinions. Have a safe life bro'
@@MaynardGKrebs-gv4vy Yeah of course, I know what you're saying, especially since I've skydived myself, I just wanted to point out that life has to be enjoyed and fulfilling. Of course when doing something potentially life altering/changing, you gotta think everything through, take others into consideration, and weigh the risk-reward.
Cheers bro
@@MaidikIslarj Thanks for your kind response. No one would back you more on the "enjoy life" aspect than I would. I hope you are your family will stay safe from this Covid fiasco and in life as a whole. Best regards, Barry (my real name. My full name is unique. In fact I am the only one with my name on the planet believe it or not. The fictional name keeps the crazies away when I discuss politics/flat earth/general nonsense.)
Great video. Thanks for posting this, keep it up!
Really a fantastic video, a good mix of informative and entertaining. Always looking forward to the next video!
I've got to say I'm very impressed with the way you did this video, with every statement you presented facts and proof with without being to technical or egotistical, with just the right amount of humor. I dig it man. Subscribed? √.
Love these videos. It's just time before one hits the front page of the internet and gets millions of views. Content and quality is ready, just need some luck and the right topic!
'Living amongst us' is so true for me. Hello from Nepal.
This video is fantastic. Please make more. The science amount was just right and it was an interesting topic. I've checked out your other videos and you are doing great things, keep going. You will definitely find a market and expand.
This is a really well done video and the speed and transitions are spot on to keep my attention and interest while still making sense even with my limited knowledge of biology and stuff. Good content!
This is quite good. Great to catch up on the latest findings. I spent a month with Peter Hackett on his 50th birthday climb of Ama Dablam. We spent hours talking altitude medicine and I've been a geek ever since. I couldn't agree more with your sentiments about the Sherps and Nepal in general. Chapeau!
phenomenal piece of work. Thanks so much!
Found your channel recently, really good content! Subscribed and looking forward to seeing more of you
My father (Tibetan) has a congenital heart disorder, he's in his late 60s now, doctors in Europe were amazed at his health.
I beg your pardon, please elaborate.
Keen to hear your thoughts - too long? Too boring? Too scienceful? Or not scienceish enough? Or do you just want to register your objection to my face?
I know the autofocus went nuts, unfortunately my cousin had borrowed my lenses so was left with this crazy thing. Blame her! I hope it didn't make you feel too seasick.
Very good! And more science, please!
Awesome video that is the right amount of "scienceful". Also, is that really your kid cause he is adorable.
Love the videos.If you could add more science(detail) that would be great ,I think chubby emo hit the nail on the head for the amount of science in his videos
Sravya Chirumamilla That is my kid and that terrifyingly high mountain he's climbing is the 10ft hill outside my flat! Thanks for checking it out and sharing Sravya 😊
Thinking of kidnapping you to be a med school lecturer....Switzerland is lovely....sure you'd enjoy it 😎
The video is a revelation to me. Four decades ago, a was roaming around in Himalayas (its all regions) at nothing less than 10000 feet height, I knew that there the 'locals' are different, even superior to me - the one keen on mountaineering, but born at sea level. These guys are our treasured physiological 'gems'. We need them more. I learnt one thing though, the heard way - Never 'Drink' at those altitudes.
Poornakumar Das why cant you drink?
Never mind im going to google it
@@keiahnigbruder1453 ! Yes, I can & I will.
Liked within 10 seconds, subbed within 3 minutes. Fantastic. Looking forward to future content!
It makes me sick how a man will climb Everest 15 TIMES and has to serve coffee at 75 yro, and a man will climb Everest 2 and live his life in relative comfort and celebrity...... FOR DOING SOMETHING SHERPA DO MULTIPLE TIMES A SEASON.
Nobody forces anybody to do anything, every man has to decide for their own destiny, except North Korea 0o0 hahaha
Why does it make you sick ?
@@jumustube because the 75 year old sherpa spat in his coffee.
🤔 so, a 75yo Sherpa shouldn't do his job because he has done it multiple times?
Do you even work?
May God watch over these great people who have watched over climbers and been there to help lead the way. In a way I would say they have been like angels to many
Thank you. I found this quite enlightening.
No Dhal Baht no life.
visit again for NEPALI DALBHAT....From POKHARA
yes !! Dal Bhat power ,24 hour :)
Hahaha good memories :)
No Dhal Bhat .They eat Dhido with Meat and fish likes etc.etc
Tbh, our staple food isn't really daal bhat. We eat alot of stews, noodles, and a ton of potatoes :D We have potato dumplings, potato pancake, potato everything
Wonderful video! I learned a lot, got everything and had a good time (where appropriate). Liked the tentacles into different areas, too.
Thanks.
A happy new Subscriber
Gold. Well balanced video. I know nothing of climbers nor mount Everest but feels like I've learn quite a bit. Thank you.
And hence you get a comment, subscribe and bell icon for this video! The joke and the facial expression at the end was awesome! Thank you for this video!
This was very nice! I think you hit the right balance of science and non-science language and I think you are doing a great job in explaining (I myself love teaching so I subconsciously pay attention to teaching abilities :D ). What I really, really like especially is that you introduced us to a part of the world we don't know much about, provided more information about it in your description, and by doing that raised awareness of the conditions of people's lives in Nepal. I think these kind of videos are a great way of letting us be more familiar with the unknown parts of the world and their inhabitans because it cultivates compassion and understanding of the differences, which, as this video shows, are very often only due to the fact that some gene in a group of people switched on (or off) just because those people lived for a long time in certain set of climate/geographical conditions.
By using a mixture of science, humor and a captivating way of presentation I think you are doing a very important job in a great way!
BrokenSymmetry wow thank you so much, that might be the nicest comment I've received! Thank you for taking the time to write it, will definitely motivate me to keep going. Cheers!
Just found your channel. My second video view in your collection. Fascinating. Riveting information!
Fascinating! Thank you for this and other videos like it. Coulld you do one about deep diving physiology?
i love the low key shout out to ChubbyEmu 10/10 love the videos bro
Brilliant video. Insightful. Although rich in science of which some went over my head, the jist of it was not lost. And yes, your son is a budding mountaineer indeed ;-)
Excellent! Keep it up! Going to tell my dad to subscribe .. he would love this
Man idk how to feel when someone compliments my peeps this much
The chubbyemu reference had me laughing! Good video. I like the fact you cite your references too. I also see the double meaning in your channel name. I suspect you’ve been practising medicine for a long time and reached burnout. So you’re trying to rediscover control of your time, while still doing what you both know and love; medicine.
Can confirm: Sherpas are badass. I did a small expedition in Nepal and the porters, some of whom are Sherpas, would walk off at twice our speed in flip flops, carrying up to 45kg on their backs and then cook for us in advance. Note that Sherpa is also a family name in Nepal so many of the guides had the surname Sherpa, though I am not sure if the surname confirms them to be part of the Sherpa ethnic group.
Will B-C It’s a family name in Nepal for those who come from the Sherpa ethnic group so yeh they would be Sherpa unless of course they changed it to Sherpa which is unlikely c:
Nepalese proved it on January 16 summiting K2 in winter !. Thank you for great video !
What a lovely video. Thank you.
After about 5 minutes of constantly hearing the word "Sherpa", the word starts to sound like a fluffy breed of mountain dog
That's disrespectful. Your moma didn't raised you right
@@Isawyouatthebar not sure how thats disrespectful
@@Isawyouatthebarghante ka disrespectful.
You take the piss too much mate. I love it, never laughed so much at videos about medical science
Thank you so much for this interesting and all the very informative videos...
Can I have access to the research paper?
Very fascinating love it. The way humans became so good at living everywhere is such a fascinating tale. All of us are just a modgepodge of everything that came before. I love it. And I also appreciate inheriting the genes that allow me to thrive in my favorite places, where it's cold, and dark and covered in snow haha.
Well that explains a lot I was born and raised in Uk and all my life i had been more stronger faster and better climber than my friends i can run for hours without getting tired i always used to ask myself why am i different thanks this explains alot
Great.love from sherpa.
Just discovered you videos via Tom Scott ! You're doing a great job, fascinating and entertaining channel !
Just one visual critisism, please don't use auto-focus, for fixed shot, set your focus and it's done !
Thanks for the medical info. Very informative 🙏🏽
This was fantastic, and I learnt so much; it was scienceful enough for me. It was a great at 10 minutes, but you could get away with making it shorter.
Although i knew Sherpa people were special I didn't realise just one tiny gene can have such an impact. More human diversity videos like this would be awesome
Thanks so much - that's really helpful. I know, I'd originally aimed for 8 minutes but it just seemed to swell and I felt cutting more out made it harder to follow. There was sooo much more to say about this amazing topic. Yes - definitely planning more along this theme, have been reading up about island communities adapted to being underwater!
To clarify - there are probably many genes responsible for the Sherpa's talents, we've only identified a few so far. Cheers!
@@MedlifeCrisis
I wish you could have extended it to discuss the genetic adaptions of other high altitude communities.
Keep it up!!
At 2:32 you are giving me chubbyemu vibes. I like it!!
Edit: Ok I resumed the video and I literally paused right before the chubby emu picture showed up. I'm telling the truth!
Well spotted! Chubbyemu is a friend and the undisputed king of medical RUclips videos so this is my mini tribute for inspiring me to try to get better!
As mountainers, I've read an article about Sherpa's special physiology long ago in the 90's. That they have more lung capacity, shorter and efficient blood circulatory system, etc.
It's always fasicinate me how these people could adapt and evolve so efficient in their habitat.
They made most, if not all of common mountaineers look like an amateur and a child beside them in a very high altitude.
I'm glad the more recent studies look into them in a much more indepth now.
Brilliant video. I wouldn't change anything with it. The only thing I have to state is that I simply can't forget Xavier's school for gifted! No, I don't want to! :-D
Medlife Crisis: Thanks for a very informative video about a quite difficult, but very interesting topic!
I saw you mentioned something below about lens and bad autofocus on your face, I didn't notice that at all since I was focused on the figures presented and what you were saying :)
Since I am born i Kathmandu, grew up in an orphant's home in Panchkal until I was 4 years old and then I got adopted to Sweden, I have some funny experiences to tell. Winter, when I was young was my favourite season since we had almost 2 meters snow. Go skiing downhill and walking up with the equipment wasn't any problems at all. Skiing cross country I could do for hours. I also played ice hockey despite my small size, but since my endurance was much better than any other kid I could be quicker, move around faster, avoid getting tackled and score some goals :)
For summer time I liked of course football and many other sports, but when I turned teen ager I liked decathlon best. Why I liked decathlon was because I was some kind of "lazy" and spoiled thanks to my high altitude genes, I never pushed myself above my pain limit and could anyhow achieve good results compared to the other boys. One day when I was 16 years old my track and field trainer told me to stop fooling around. With this trainer I got some real challenge, he gave me strict orders to focus on running 400 and 800 meters for 3 months. Wholy crap! For people who have tried these two genres know what I am talking about. Three (3) months later I ended up at Stockholm stadium, the Swedish Championship in 800 meters for juniors. Of course I didn't win, but I danced in as the 8th best guy. I still don't know which thing was the most fun to watch, the satisfied smile of my trainer or the faces of the Swedish track and field elite, which never had heard of my name before :)
Now I work in Panama within teak forestry. I can honestly tell you that walking around in 50 hectares plantations combined with pure jungle under 34 degrees sun during 6-7 hours at the age of 43 is a piece of cake in comparison to run 800 meters :)
Cheers!
Nice to hear from you. I was a serious 400m runner. I also came 8th in the U17 national champs! Recently I was thinking I wish I had concentrated on 800m but back then if you'd asked me to run 401m I would've punched you. Thanks for watching!
@@MedlifeCrisis Aha, interesting! We now understand why you're so interested in and having this thorough knowledge in this specific topic.
Yes, you would probably have beaten me in the 400 (401?) meters, but you probably were training more than 3 months and that's called "cheating" ;)
Thanks again for a great video!
lol, loved the chubby emu impression.
Great video thanks!
Fantastic video!
Ok heres some fun fact for ya'll.
Sherpas comes from the eastern region of tibet. SHAR meaning east in tibetan, which later turned into SHER and PA meaning people residing at an area, forms the meaning People of the east. Mutiple races in Nepal are actually from tibet who migrated a long times ago. This list likely and very much includes Gurungs, Tamangs , Sherpa and Hyolmos.
I guess I've red this before somewhere on the internet
Hi superhuman
There are at least 12 ethnic groups such as Sherpas, Yolmos, Nyishang etc who share Tibetan ethnicity who live along the Himalayas in Nepal.
we are Nepali not tibetan!
@@little_monster_dadol6397 Politically Nepali but ethnically and culturally Tibetan. There is no doubt about it. Nepali born in New York is an American by nationality but his ethnics and culture as Nepali.
The VIPs on Everest, The Sherpas! ❤️
Great video, although i have no idea why it was in my recommended. greetings from germany!!
Super interesting! Ps your son is freaking adorable, also, has great coordination.
I can't be the only one who thought you we're going to say "They have the high ground." Right ?
This reminds me of how the Brits used small groups of them as soldiers in WWII, and... no matter what environment they were sent to, they far outperformed every other soldier on the field and quickly became world-famous for being such incredible people in every respect!
You're confusing them with Gurkhas, but they're more or less the same.
@@hardikpopli Ah yes, sorry, thank you.
@@micahphilson they arent superior in any way except high altitude performance,research even suggests they are inferior at sea level and fatigue more easily.
Thank you so much doctor for these amazing facts. I am a medical student from Nepal and would surely like to do further research on this topic in near future.
Excellent documentary ...
that one casually snagged that glove falling down the mtn
Said right they are descended from Tibet many hundred years back . It’s been said those years Tibet ruled by king songtsen who occupied China and mongols and sent lot of armies to conquer neighboring countries including Nepal so it was believed some armies stayed back along those fringes and married Nepali and they descended are Sherpa. “Sher” meaning east and “pa” people . mountaineering is the only source of livelihood for these unique people and moreover Sherpa being Buddhist always believe God dwells in those pristine mountains. It’s very risky jobs and brave Sherpa always selfless in helping western mountaineers.
Sherpas are not the soldiers sent by Songsten Gampo or any other Tibet king (700 AD to 1000AD). Sherpas moved to Everest region around 600 years ago due to economic reason. Soldiers sent by Tibetan king Trisong Deu-Sten (9AD) are an ethnic group in Nepal called Tamang (Ta (Horse) Mak (Soldier) aka cavalry. Even the descendant of the present Dalai Lama's family are soldiers sent by the Tibetan king (9AD) from Central Tibet to Qinghai (Amdo) some 1100 years ago.
Peta Gonkyi then why do sherpas have Tibetan names?
Nyijay Tash he didn't say they aren't originally from Tibet, he said that the op is mistaking Sherpas for Tamangs. Tamangs are the descendants of the soldiers, Sherpas had to leave Tibet because of tension between them and the other Tibetic groups. They also came to Nepal at different times. Sherpas share many cultural and linguistic similarities with Tibetans proper so naming their children Tibetan names isn't really out of the ordinary. Sherpas usually tend to name their children according to the day they were born in though, my neighbours who were siblings were both named Mingma(both were born on Tuesdays iirc), 'Phurba', 'Pasang', 'Lhakpa', 'Dawa', Nima', 'Pemba' are the most common names aside from it. Their language is very similar to Tibetan but since the language is orally passed from one generation to another than in written form, they use both devanagari(the script in which Nepali is written) and Tibetan.
@@alexlestrange8662 Haha I was born on a Sunday, thanks for clarifying what I want to say!
There are similar type of people in my country. My teacher once told my class that when he climbed mount Kinabalu he was freezing and tired because of the temperature and the heavy equipment but the locals that guides tourist to the peak casually walk with double the equipment and less layers without breaking a sweat
Such an important and informative video
This was an excellent summary of a complex topic. I have received lectures from Dan Martin and Ned Gilbert, two big names in this field of research, and you're information was more or less spot and extremely concise. If you fancy looking at this from another angle go have a look at how Sherpa adaptation differs from Andean populations. A fascinating example of evolution finding strikingly different solutions to the same problem. A recent paper has also indicated a third, unique style of adaption in Ethiopian highlanders!
timlawn1 I actually was going to go into that a little but cut it out for the sake of time as I wanted to keep it under 10 minutes ideally. But yes was impressed by a lot of the Andean papers I found, with genetic testing becoming easier some fascinating revelations coming out about the human movements and adaptations. Thanks for the kind words and glad you enjoyed!
I am From Nepal And i Like the Title..
Pretty simple: the Tibetan plateau is 4000m+, I doubt it is only limited to Sherpa and no common for people throughout the Tibetan plateau
It’s common Every Tibetan ethnic group have this high altitude mutation. All Tibetan ethnic around the Himalayan
This video is incredible
A doctor watched a chubbyemu video.
This is how his brain was forever altered.
Basically this video tells me to never get in a brawl with a sherpa. I have a feeling they could kick some ass of they had to
GREAT VIDEO....THANKS
Excellent research
Thanks for wonderfully informative video
3:35 damn, that's a low blow
That glove save @ 4:19 was super awesome
Amazing video in depth knowledge...