A Fatality and Close Call | Khan Tengri (7010m) Expedition | Kyrgyzstan (Хан-Тенгри) | 4K

[@Stripe263]

This is incredible and beautiful, and yet so heart breaking for the most obvious and primal reason. I love how it's not another perfectly polished video of someone on a summit, but a genuine video about how difficult mountaineering is, especially when we're reminded how dangerous the mountains can be. Thank you for uploading this.

[@ScalingSummits]

Thankyou for the feedback. The event has certainly questioned my motives on the mountains, though has been a huge lesson in becoming more risk adverse by not being complacent (even with the smallest of tasks).

[@Sajxi]

Rest in peace to that poor soul. Serene and captivating video as always, Liam! Thanks for uploading and narrating your adventures.

[@ScalingSummits]

Thank you! Appreciate the feedback, certainly not an easy film to make given the situation.

[@sophiakhan8922]

Hey! First of all, wow this documentary is so good I could watch it day and night, you should get more views this is amazing. Second which route did you take? It looks very technical and lastly, how did oyu charge your GoPro?

[@sophiakhan8922]

Also I am really sorry you had to witness this accident, I can only imagine how brutal that must have been. Again I'm so sorry.

[@ScalingSummits]

@@sophiakhan8922 Thanks Sophia! I took the standard north route, more technical but it follows the ridge so in theory less risk of avalanche than the South. It depends on the conditions, but overall it’s been up there with one of the harder climbs. There are fixed lines most of the way but a few tricky rock bands to traverse and scale. It’s rated AD, but speaking with Nepalese Sherpa on the mountain, they put it slightly harder than Ama Dablam. As for GoPro, I usually take 4 to 5 batteries with me, depending how cold the temps are, they would typically last 1 per day. I usually always have 2x 10,000amp portable chargers (leave one in base camp). I find 2 enough to charge them sufficient and a few other devices for a 3 wks expedition. It’s tough climbing mountains with the vision of this incident, constantly reminded at every exposed sections of a climb. But I guess it’s made me extremely focused throughout the climbs as a positive.

[@sophiakhan8922]

@@ScalingSummits Thank you for your comment! I really appreciate you sharing your feelings! I look forward to seeing your videos!

[@frankblangeard8865]

At 7:22 and 7:23 we can see the ropes they were relying on. Again at 9:10. Oh what a tangled web we weave. That tells you a lot about the expedition.

[@ScalingSummits]

Those particular anchor stations were certainly the most congested. Though most of the fixed lines going up were fresh from earlier in the season. Unfortunately the inncident was a result of unclipping from the line whilst passing an anchor/others

[@jorgebras3697]

Maybe better stay at home with smaller objectives. Learn the skills instead of relying on others skills and work. All what’s happening in Everest and all these mountains is purely BS.

[@Golgappasband]

Hi Liam, My name is Colin , I was sharing the base camp with a Polish guy, you had a single tent . I had to abandoned any climb due to broken toe, chest and stomach infection. I arrived back in UK and was on penicillin for two weeks. I contacted Ak-sai travel to get any updates but no real reply. Did anyone get to summit. Do you know what happened to the Polish guy ? I was in Ecuador last winter so climbing again. Which peaks have you managed since Khan Tengri. Thanks for posting the video.

[@ScalingSummits]

Hi Colin, Yes I remember. Most of the group bailed, overall there were only a few summit successes throughout the entire season. Myself and Ola were attempting a second summit push when the incident occurred. I'm still in close contact with Radek. Not sure if you left before the group of Germans arrived at BC but eventually meet up again in Austria to climb Grossglockner (film uploaded on my channel) and also hiked around the dolomites. I did a few more climbs in South America after KT with a solo summit of Aconcagua and also found myself in Ecuador too with an attempt on Chimborazo, however bailed due to the weather and avalanche damager

[@Golgappasband]

Thanks for the update . I'm trying to decide whether to do Aconcagua in January , I think I will, with a few week in Brazil and Chile beforehand to explore. Thanks again for uploading the vid and recounting the fall. Was she in our group ? and if you are back in Europe climbing let me know as I frequently hike in the Alps and Pyrenees these days. Cheers Colin

[@ScalingSummits]

If you're in SA, might as well give it a crack. Would be rather busy in Jan though. Nope, was from a group traversing from the South side. Shoot me an email to [e-mail] and i'll forward my personal contact for future.

[@nikolavukojevic4424]

Do you remember the date when the accident happened? And do you now who was the person ? Thank you

[@ScalingSummits]

Early August last year my friend. She was a young Russian women traversing from the South with a group of 5 others.

[@ra6648]

You have 2 lines to clip on/off the fixed line. Or was she just using 1 line ? RIP

[@ScalingSummits]

Yes, typically you should always be clipped on. Unfortunately unclipped passing a team mate/ anchor ahead,

[@MurphyTube]

Was that a fixed line that caught your fall or a person?

[@ScalingSummits]

Fixed line mate, had a bit of slack and ended up dragging the down the climber in front too.