Annapurna: The Silent KILLER Mountain

[@jonlee2217]

When I trekked 200 miles around Annapurna in spring 1987 there were no tea houses with hot showers. We slept in tents every night, even at 5000 meters and -25 Celsius. It was an amazing experience!

[@JME1186]

When I did ayahuasca in the jungles of Belize in spring 2005 there was no electricity or indoor plumbing and I happened to have a less than ideal trip. Freaked the hell out while sweating my face off in a balmy 92 Fahrenheit. When I came to I was pouring my heart out to a monkey skull positioned atop a wooden stake. It was an experience!

[@sgt.cricket7365]

Sounds awesome! We mixed it up in 2012. Tents on the lower elevation and tea houses a bit up.

[@MC-ep8cu]

When you say amazing do you mean horrible? That sounds awful

[@Wild_west_84]

@@JME1186😂😂😂

[@fredjonestowns4213]

Just curious, how many days did it take ?

[@Kirmo13]

Unless there is a weird way death rate is calculated (like hill steepness for example), 27% deaths is 27 deaths and 73 successes per 100 people. Not 27 deaths and 100 successes per 127 people

[@reformed_attempt_1]

Yeah I tried to read about this and it seems like they calculate death rate in a weird way

[@fabiocastilho7060]

The sucess rate is not 73 per 100, nor the death rate is 27 per 100. Many climbers do not die, but also do not make it to the summit, so they are just not accounted for. Another thing is that you can summit the mountain and die on the way down, being accounted for in both sides of the equation. A more precise statistic would be given by deaths/summit pushes.

[@bensblues]

​@@fabiocastilho7060 surely deaths on the mountain vs. Completed ascent and descents is the key indicator

[@D3m3nz4]

I think he worded it wrong. He should have said. "Out of every 100 people who attempt to summit 27 die." In 2012 Annapurna had a 32% mortality rate, but it was 20% as of 2022. Either way, I would climb Everest 10 times before I would k2 or Annapurna. They are the ones you climb if you are feeling suicidal.

[@cjswag]

@@D3m3nz4exactly correct. His maths was poorly/incorrectly worded throughout. But still a great summary.

[@JeromeBurger-g4i]

Mountaineers talk of "conquering" a mountain as if they had beaten it, when in fact they have only (!) managed to negotiate a draw. The mountain has not submitted to the mountaineer's control; it has merely allowed him to live.

[@spiral-m]

Mountain and weather do what they do and give 0 shit :D No bargaining there. Humans are like ants in this case.

[@aumnipresence]

@@spiral-m That’s another reason why we’ve named mountains after gods. Not much difference between the two. Gods will to let us in or out of earth 🫡🙏🏼

[@cubby6988]

This is on my bucket list of things never to do.

[@123canadagirl]

I’d like to do the trek there to base camp but it’s a firm No Way! On climbing up😊

[@DeMolay_Ulster]

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAA x'D

[@debherr1261]

Mine too

[@revekat2053]

@@123canadagirlcan’t the base camp get hit with an avalanche?

[@uagaming9846]

Just do nothing at all everything has a non zero chance of death

[@suestaley844]

Sad fact that the hero of the 1996 Everest disaster, Anatoli Boukreev, was killed a year later on Annapurna.

[@paulgrey8028]

Yes during a winter attempt. His climbing partner, Simone Moro, was hit by the avalanche that killed Anatoli. Moro fell over 2,000'. It's a miracle that he survived and suffered no broken bones from the fall but his hands suffered really deep rope burns. His self rescue was an incredible effort.

[@cappy2282]

I know, Anatoli is one of my favorites. That's a shame

[@1337Jogi]

@@paulgrey8028 Simone Moro is itself somewhat a legend. It is said to be impossible to rescue people at these high mountains. Yet in 2001 at 8000 in his tent in the middle of the night he was told another climber had fallen down Lhotse South face. Moro abandoned his attempt at Lhotse Everest Traverse headed out into the bitter cold at night into a difficult avalanche prone region, found the other climber and carried him piggy-back to his tent saving his live. All that without supplemental oxygen - what a feat! Surely one of the strongest climbers of our time and one with a good heart. The next day he tried to summit Lhotse but aborted because his rescue attempt had cost him too much energy.

[@1337Jogi]

The rescued climber said later: "On the way down we met Simone who had unfortunately failed to get to the summit because of the energy he had used rescuing me. I felt and still feel very guilty, but Simone who is a very humble man shrugged his shoulders and said, "It is no problem. In the future, I can still climb and you can still climb and that's more important than any summit." His sentiment is a lesson to us all, I believe it’s a perfect example of the true climbing spirit. I will never be able to thank him enough for what he did for me, he is an amazing man and a real hero."

[@paulgrey8028]

@@1337Jogi had not heard that story. Thanks for sharing. Simone first tried a Lhotse Everest traverse with Boukreev in 1997. Anatoli had picked up some type of ailment while waiting in Katmandu for a few weeks that forced them to abandon the attempt. A friend of Boukreev, who guided a team of climbers on Everest with Anatoli several weeks prior who was also feeling poorly, died at high camp while guiding on Lhotse at the same time.

[@VQD96]

Fun Fact: The French team that first summited Annapurna (and also the first to climb an 8000er to summit) chose this mountain because they cannot find the route to Dhaulagiri (their actual aim of the expedition) and settled on Annapurna due to coming Monsoon season. Amazingly, no one died on that expedition, and only some losing fingers! Source: Annapurna - Maurice Herzog

[@Lopezprieto]

Anatoli Boukreev died there, that's enough proof for me to don't ever question how deadly Annapurna is.

[@Stu-SB]

I'm reading Into Thin Air right now, I'm about a third of the way thru and Anatoli has just came into the picture.

[@dieSchreckschraube]

@@Stu-SB Krakauer's book on the 1996 desaster is the lest factual, you should read the books of the other survivors instead.

[@turdfurgeson2032]

@@dieSchreckschraube Any in particular?

[@J24J]

“The Climb” is excellent. Do not rely upon a “popular” book for the facts. That author wrote about plans, thoughts, conversations, and intentions of people on a team he wasn’t even on. Slanderous and malicious. “Climbing High” is by Lene Gammelgaard, who was on Anatoli’s team.

[@saltpeter7429]

Anotoli wrote a book didnt he? I seem to recall reading it. Inspirational man.

[@CloudHikers]

Did the Annapurna Base Camp trek in June 2023. The South Face of Annapurna is the most dangerous and you can literally see memories of people who died in the course of climbing.

[@EverythingExplainedd]

was the trek good? that is horrifying

[@CloudHikers]

@@EverythingExplainedd The trek is fabulous. This 110 KM trek is one of the best in the world. 360 view of Annapurna ranges.

[@KasunGunasekara9716]

Congratulations man ❤ according to your knowledge wich one is harder EBC or ABC ?

[@praveenkanshi8458]

​@@KasunGunasekara9716ABC.

[@AlphaWitcher]

​@@KasunGunasekara9716ebc is longer and harder trek. But ebc has good facilities as more tourist visit it

[@Ludacar]

Excellent video...I find mountaineering so fascinating. It has to be an incredible experience climbing those snow-covered giants, getting to the summit where so few people have been, and seeing that amazing view...Also knowing at any second you could lose your life to a fall or an avalanche. Great video man, well done. Keep it up.

[@EverythingExplainedd]

thank you, I loved making these videos. This & my K2 video are 2 of my best. Hopefully you'll stick around for the other vids also! I really don't know how people have the courage to summit one of these mountains honestly

[@THE_Secular_Conservative]

U have to be rich to do it.

[@redblade8160]

@Ludacar. A great experience from the safety of your armchair at home.

[@Nocturnalux]

I don’t know, I wouldn’t care for it one bit.

[@sheilabloom6735]

A short but thorough video on Annapurna.I thought K2 was the deadliest but I think K2 and Annapurna run neck to neck. I can't imagine climbers summiting without oxygen but there are some.

[@EverythingExplainedd]

Honestly was quite hard to find as much information about Annapurna as it was K2, people who climb them have BALLS!

[@pro_grapist]

@@EverythingExplainedd I've heard that Annapurna's fatality rate is so high in part due to a relatively low number of total climbing attemps. And that this rate is slowly decreasing as more and more people attempt to climb it because they are still figuring out the mountain, finding better routes, climbing strategies etc. and that the fatality rate is likely to drop below K2's in the future. Still a massively dangerous mountain though. Edit: Just checked and Wikipedia says that Annapurna's fatality rate has dropped quite significantly in the last years and was already below 20% in 2022 which is lower than K2 at estimated 24%

[@stelioskaramitziotis2170]

@@EverythingExplainedd From the moment high-altitude climbing has become commercial the death rate in both mountains has significantly decreased. Climbers nowadays try Annapurna at the start of the climbing season, when the ice is still hard and the risk of an avalanche is lower. Annapurna is so deadly because of the avalanches, if you take them out it is still a dangerous mountain but not as dangerous as K2. In the last years, no one died in Annapurna because of luck, helicopters carrying O2 bottles up to the higher camps and helicopters carrying injured climbers. Commercial climbing makes the mountains safer but it kills the real spirit of climbing. Of course, I don't mind helicopters saving lives, but carrying O2 bottles, etc isn't my idea of climbing.

[@AKSBSU]

@@pro_grapist One of the primary dangers of Annapurna is its unpredictable, rapidly shifting weather and being constructed like an avalanche making machine. You can plan and strategize for some things, but it's always going to be extremely dangerous because of that.

[@boyzinthewood1]

​@@pro_grapistK2 is 25% 1 in 4 climbers die.

[@LIONTAMER3D]

You're better off playing Russian Roulette: 15% death rate

[@EverythingExplainedd]

That is very true

[@PhyuckYiu1532]

It’d be a 100% if you give it a go 6x lol

[@dougdavis8986]

I'd much rather die on a mountain thanks.

[@wiseauserious8750]

​@@dougdavis8986what about Russian roulette at the top of the mountain.. that would be what, like 7% survival rate?

[@pandabearguy1]

​@@dougdavis8986You can play Russian roulette at the summit

[@SwayNoir]

Been waiting for a detailed vid on Annapurna 1 for a long time. Thankyou so much for this

[@EverythingExplainedd]

my pleasure! I couldn't believe that there wasn't a proper one when doing research

[@nickreynolds8391]

​@@EverythingExplaineddYes there's so little out there on Annapurna

[@urgaynknowit]

I dont normally sub to really new channels, BUT…. You dont have ai narration, your voice is understandable, your narration is good, and the script itself wasnt bad at all, neither was the editing. Good job bud.

[@EverythingExplainedd]

I appreciate that, thanks!

[@avaragecracker6986]

"For 100 succesful summits there are 27 deaths", that would make the death rate 27/127≈21%

[@EverythingExplainedd]

Maybe my math was off damn

[@ukchanak]

​@@EverythingExplaineddeh it's ok, math is hard ❤ but still pretty deadly

[@teppo9585]

Ok I´m sort of splitting hairs here but then again not. If number of people that have summited is 400, how many attempted it? The death rate should be counted against that number, since probably most who died didn´t summit but tried? (I did not make any research beyond having watched this vid to back my position)

[@d10ufsbg87]

​@@EverythingExplaineddmaybe? Lol

[@toxicassassin7864]

Death rate is often calculated by Attempts to death ratio IG?

[@westongrant1702]

People in the mountaineering community don’t typically talk about mountains having a death rate, because many people will not summit or die. We typically talk about mountains having ratios or deaths to summits, and Annapurnas ratio is the highest, at nearly 1 death for every 3 summits

[@lindaromero7780]

That was really well done. I did the Annapurna Circuit many years ago. Enjoyed your video.

[@EverythingExplainedd]

Thank you so much, never been close to it so happy I did it justice from my research! I sometimes worry I don’t live up to the reality

[@nickreynolds8391]

The annapurna circuit is a bucket list dream of mine. How good of a view of Annapurna did you get?

[@pavelclaudiopatino419]

​@@nickreynolds8391I read a comment from another person who did it. He said is 110 KM, one of the most beautiful trekk on the planet. 360 view of A

[@nickreynolds8391]

@@pavelclaudiopatino419 Yeah it sounds like a life changing journey, I bet it's the trek of a lifetime!!

[@johnshields6852]

The death zone is called that for a dam good reason, the himan body is not built for that extreme altitude, the body and the brain are affected acutely from the altitude.

[@EverythingExplainedd]

yeah exactly, HACE or HAPE are all too common for non-experienced climbers

[@darthnihilus511]

Rumor has it there will be a McDonalds on Everest by 2026.

[@EverythingExplainedd]

And a ski lift to the top

[@melindahall5062]

It looks like it might do some business….unfortunately. I bet a Starbucks will be next door.

[@darthnihilus511]

@@EverythingExplainedd cuz it’s hard to do a TikTok video AND climb at the same time, duh😂

[@darthnihilus511]

@@melindahall5062 they will create a size bigger than “venti”…… “I’d like a triple Everest latte……”😂

[@SugarTots24]

They blame global warning for the conditions on these mountains yet never look inwards..the sheer amount of permits issued, 100's descending & ascending, oxygen bottles, human waste, plastics etc all adding to the diminishing natural beauty of these truly iconic sites.

[@krystlships]

I really appreciate that you have subtitles, they're much better than the auto generated ones I usually have to use. Definitely glad I found your channel and definitely subscribed, this is right up my alley. Aaaaand they're gone. Lol back to the ol takes up half the screen auto gen, dang it. It's ok still subscribed 😅

[@EverythingExplainedd]

thank you! Sorry about that, iv been experimenting - My best ever video about K2 nearly has 1m views and as captions just for intro - Then tried through the whole video about Orcas attacking boats, nearly 800k views So basically I think iv realised now they don't effect performance good or bad, but if they help people such as yourself, I need to add them throughout the full video for every video!

[@HONGKELDONGKEL1888]

Locals will tell you that mountains have spirits, and it is said that the spirits of K2, Annapurna, and Nanga Parbat are very fickle and very angry and will kill you on a whim. I can relate to this sentiment as i live really close to a different kind of killer mountain- volcanoes. Now the ones here like Mayon and Bulusan and Kanlaon, can be summited like any other mountain, but just like the 8,000ers they have a death zone- when they erupt without warning, nothing within 6km of their eruptive vents are safe. A particularly fascinating coincidence, maybe, was when in 1997 a couple of rowdy foreigners summited Kanlaon and threw rocks into her crater. She exploded unexpectedly and killed three.

[@EverythingExplainedd]

oh wow that certainly is a big 'coincidence' if it is one, I might make a video on Nanga Parabat

[@HONGKELDONGKEL1888]

@@EverythingExplainedd i'm pretty sure you'll never run out of stories from all the mountains of our world, especially the 8,000-ers. i can also help locate some articles regarding less mainstream events like the said 1997 Kanlaon or 2013 Mayon incidents as told from the locals' points of view.

[@spirit_resides5696]

You may have just proved those locals correct.

[@pavelclaudiopatino419]

Kanlaon got really mad. See? That is why nature must be respected.

[@АлександрДараган-з8ц]

Guess it would explode regardless. Volcanic eruptions are a natural process, following their own laws and cause-and-effect principles. Throwing or not throwing stones into a crater are of zero relevance. If it's ready to go boom it goes. The poor buggers sealed their fates by deciding to climb the volcano ready to erupt. Darwin award.

[@headforscience]

My auntie's ex-husband keeps talking about his climb on annapurna, I'm still not sure whether he reached to top or if he abandoned his ascent, but at least he's ok. Btw, this mountain playlist is the best thing ever! I'd love to see one on the Eiger or Gangkhar Puensum, Keep up the good work!

[@EverythingExplainedd]

thanks so much mate! I defo wanna make more and ill write them down, maybe Mount Denali will be next in America, but I also need to do other videos so my channel doesnt become a. Mountain channel!

[@headforscience]

@@EverythingExplainedd Sure! Your other videos are also great too, Mount Denali is also an interesting one, I can't wait!

[@kaitosalem4391]

Please do more of these mountain videos. I'm so interested in the 8,000ers.

[@DumbldorWizzard]

I don’t know if you have Netflix but try to watch the 14 peaks documentary, some crazy dude from Nepal climbed every 8,000er is 7months

[@davidvimpany2783]

Visited base camp back in march! Was insanely blessed to have good weather at the camp, but two days earlier we did get a taste of hostility, massive hail storms and high wind on our way up the valley next to fishtail! Also got to see an avalanche down the side of Annapurna! Incredible experience, definitely going back for more!

[@brettnipps7205]

Well put together and accurate, Your grasp of the issues in this area of climbing shows.

[@CagedZebra16]

Really interesting and well done video!

[@EverythingExplainedd]

thank you very much!

[@pfrstreetgang7511]

People I know that have done the loop describe Annapurna as being at least 3x the diameter of everest at the base, it immediately becomes steep, and top you have to climb 3x the distance to summit it. Everyone uses the term beast in describing it and many people say they gave up any delusions of actually climbing it.

[@Highplainsdrifter44]

Annapurna is within my grasp financially. I plan to climb it within the next 5 years.

[@EverythingExplainedd]

Good luck

[@dominicestebanrice7460]

If you don't mind me asking, approximately what budget do you think is necessary?

[@astrosuperkoala1]

Good luck random internet person, hope everything goes well!

[@elishh8173]

Good luck

[@123canadagirl]

Good luck! Hope you stay safe

[@Winda25]

FYI 27% death rate means 27 deaths for 73 successful summits, not for 100, as you said

[@naaveenmahadeshwar7889]

In fact I recall having read some years back that it was 38 %!

[@NBRider-B]

Lol what is 27% means

[@NBRider-B]

Per 100 , 27 people

[@cagezero1]

Is a successful summit one who succeeded in summiting or succeeded in surviving having summited? The fatality rate is a survival predictor for those who make it to the summit, not for those who attempt to summit. You could go beyond the final camp as a guide or porter without any plan to climb to the summit so there's just no way to quantify the fatality rate for all attempts. It's a significant majority who die on descent regardless.

[@filipferencak2717]

It's not a 27% death rate. It's just that for every 100 people that make it to the summit, 27 people also happen to die there. The people who die could have reached the peak and died on their way down. The people who don't reach the peak also don't have to die.

[@Strype13]

[0:30] For what it's worth... if the death rate is 27%, that would mean that for every 73 (as opposed to 100) successful summits, there are 27 deaths.

[@seaneriksen2695]

Why is this a comment? People learn this as kids... Did you know, 1+1 is 2

[@Strype13]

@@seaneriksen2695 Tell that to the narrator. I was simply correcting his mistake.

[@seaneriksen2695]

oh my bad mate@@Strype13

[@Bothandle70]

That's how it is done in mountaineering though. It's not really a percentage. Just sucess:fatalities.

[@bensanger]

You can die on the descent.

[@Carolemusical]

I did the Sanctuary of the Annapurna in January 2005. Long trek to the Base Camp starting from Pokhara. For me it was difficult because I am not sportive so going to the top must be demanding.

[@firepalmmy5933]

great video as always keep it up

[@EverythingExplainedd]

Thank you so much! One of my most loyal subs!

[@firepalmmy5933]

@@EverythingExplainedd you really deserve loyal subscribers

[@RG-5834]

I have to say that your videos are absolutely amazing, and in my opinion the best on KZbin. They are always well scripted, with stunning cinematography and very informative. You should be making documentaries for the National Geographic channel!

[@nao8610]

Love ur videos! Found you by watching some k2 documentaries and ur video on k2 popped up, only 3k views away from 1m views on that!!

[@EverythingExplainedd]

thanks so much! it hit 1m today, so happy

[@nao8610]

@@EverythingExplainedd ahh heck yeah man! Great news, you deserved it!!! Looking forward to more videos from you, best of luck.

[@switch30313]

This is an outstanding insight into the dangers and beauty of this treacherous mountain.

[@hiddebekaan2396]

Its a while now - 42 years to he excact - when my friend whatched the averlances crashing down there. In those days there was just nature and you.

[@spirit_resides5696]

Having to balance that ladder looks terrifying

[@LyndaHarris-cj1vm]

I lose my stomach just looking at it 😳

[@iamodtxi4009]

When for every 100 summits there are 27 deaths, the death rate is not 27%, but 21% as the 27 deaths are not part of the 100 summits. They are a part of 127 tries combined. However, this number is still crazy.

[@JungleLarry]

Beat me to it. But the numbers are even lower: as of 2022 365 climbers have submitted Annapurna I and 72 have died trying. That puts it at 16.5% death rate. Part of the reason the death rate was so high was due to low sample size. 2023 was a very successful climbing season with much, much lower death rates. And the more commercial attention Annapurna receives, the lower the death rate will drop. At this point it doesn't crack the top 5 of deadliest 8000m peaks

[@wetleyrocks3092]

@@JungleLarry Agree, in order for Annapurna to get it's 'deadliest mountain' status back, thus aiding the local economy, there needs to be a certain criteria met. 1) No oxygen assistance 2) No Sherpa assistance 3) Tread less flip-flops only

[@LiamFrei]

great vids, keep up the good work!

[@Mojo-IRE]

Annapurna is a truly terrifying mountain. It's like it's trying to get you much like K2

[@jim2376]

"Getting to the top is optional. Getting down is mandatory." Ed Viesturs, American mountaineer who has summited all 8000 meter peaks.

[@georgecarberry9222]

Nothing could induce me to attempt to climb Annapurna

[@markusfuerer5431]

Fantastic Channel here on YT 👍🏻❤️ from 🇨🇭

[@Heartadia]

from deadly deep sea cave diving to annapurna. thank you youtube algorithms.

[@AUM_-po9sc]

This mountain killed the famous Anatoli Bukreev. I think there's a memorial there for him.

[@thestruggler3338]

and Messners Brother yes?

[@pierremauboussin3527]

No, Guenther Messner died on Nanga Parbat in 1970@@thestruggler3338

[@jakeplayzrandomstuff4738]

"Well, I've decided to slightly redirect our Hawaii trip..."

[@EverythingExplainedd]

do you fancy climbing the mountain?

[@callofbrokendreams]

Me literally just viewing the mountain from my house and watching the video at the same time. Never knew it was so dangerous though my whole 20 years i have been seeing it every morning i wake up

[@LyndaHarris-cj1vm]

That’s about as close as I’d want to be. Must be a very pretty sight to see every day! 👍😎

[@traveloasis8389]

So you get good internet connectivity at that altitude. That’s a remarkable achievement. You said you didn’t know it was that dangerous. Not exactly the talk of the town, I guess.

[@davidpeters3857]

Excellent content

[@EverythingExplainedd]

thanks so much, my next video is another mountain video, the Matterhorn!

[@geoffreyrichardson8738]

You don’t have to be mad to do this, but it helps.

[@kimmccabe1422]

The most tiring and hardest times I had in my short career of climbing was ice climbing. Had to get those pics in hard every step, your spikes on your feet cld trip you any step..Wow talk about pleasure as torture or is it the opposite?😮

[@EverythingExplainedd]

I BET, it looks so hard, and imagine that 8000m high...

[@brentcarnelli5664]

I didn't know this. He was a remarkably moral person, unlike a lot of climbers.

[@guitarste]

You are an excellent narrator

[@dr.dylan123]

Im gonna book my trip right now! So excited

[@dorjechang6777]

I was on Annapurna base camp on October 4-6 2023.

[@nickreynolds8391]

Man, I would love to see it with my own eyes. When you're at base camp, do you see the south face or the north face?

[@MrThoss1]

@@nickreynolds8391 You see the south-east face of Annapurna 1

[@ramprashad29]

What a beautiful mountain.

[@sunshinedaydream911]

My mate and I did this in 2009. Its tough.

[@ArbazAbid]

Annapurna rate is decreasing every year because now more climbers have climbed it and they have set the path. Now most death rate is on K2.

[@zeth_revil4446]

stop with the false information k2 now is 21% and Annapurna has reached 32%

[@ArbazAbid]

@@zeth_revil4446 and how many people attempt Annapurna?

[@AX1A]

💯 epic mini-doc!

[@doghuu892]

Nice details, Please make video on kailash mountain. I don't why Climbing on kailash is so impossible 😮❤🙏

[@hymnodyhands]

Mt. Kailash is considered holy, the personal residence of the god Shiva, so it must not be climbed or defiled.

[@domen1154]

Icons used in thumbnail images are very nice, where did you get them? Also very nice video!

[@harryyarrow4110]

It's worth the risk, because you can tell everyone, you conquered Annapurna. Very few people, actually summit this mountain, and live to tell.💙💜💙 I would only climb Annapurna, once.

[@PD-hv4js]

Yep, and when you tell people you climbed Annapurna they will say, "whats that?"

[@islar7832]

What is the background music from 8:39 called?

[@somendrajadon8798]

Joining here in case someone replies

[@დარჩითდაჩისთან]

Can you please make a Video about mt kazbeg? Located in Caucasus mountain

[@austinthorne1787]

Id love to witness the incredible views very few get to experience. But thats definitely much more than i could ever handle.

[@straycats6]

I would be going down the mountain real fast if I had to cross one of those ladders

[@rjlchristie]

What makes it more silent than other mountains?

[@TheEmpire822]

I’m pretty sure elite exped has a video on KZbin of them taking inexperienced climbers to the summit of this mountain.. I could be mistaken but I’m pretty sure it’s this mountain, and I was actually impressed by the feat because they explained it as they have never climbed a mountain like this at all..

[@FF-pv7ht]

27% means for every 73 successful summits theres 27 deaths, not for every 100. then the total would be 127 and the actual deathrate 27/127=21.25%~

[@Christian_Mitchell]

Looks like a nice day hike

[@airsofter2247]

Can't confirm; havent made it past Poon Hill yet but I'm happy to keep trying

[@Dhun1212]

Baljeet kaur at annapurna is something really superb to listen to.

[@Kraterlandschaft]

"It's not over when you reach the peak. Because the real danger starts now. You have to descend." I can relate somewhat. Reminds me of the women I met. Especially when I just witnessed an avalanche on their faces.

[@GCStalker]

The squats at Annapurna Base Camp were very icy. There was every chance of slipping to a fate worse than death.

[@grimreefer213]

Since high altitude poses such a risk due to less oxygen could someone theoretically take a drug like EPO to increase their red blood cell count and more easily acclimatize to the altitude?

[@JL-nk1pc]

Of course. One of the German climbers back in the day took meth and it kept him alive

[@jasonck9635]

It takes nerves of steel to endure these monster mountains .

[@justguitarplayer1501]

Its crazy that nims purja climbed all of the mountains higher than 8000 meters in 7 months

[@80b]

Which video that you linked is the one showing the avalanche from camp 2?

[@tazjoplin1733]

Just looked up this mountain today at work and it even said the death rate for summits was 40%

[@chadromanowski2408]

I don't understand why people do things like this.. but they are a special brave type of person. Certainly people like this are the ones who drive the human race forward to explore and to advance.

[@martinusv7433]

There's a fine, but clear line between bravery and stupidity. Brave people save others from burning buildings, while stupid people choose to put themselves in harms way at their own volition (and then think that they're some kind of heroes / martyrs, depending on the outcome) 🙄🙄

[@méa-d1l]

​@@martinusv7433 There is some things to Big, for people like you to understand.

[@Lolmeep]

I respect the people that can climb this + K2 over the bums of Everest that need Sherpas to carry everything for them.

[@joyslove3858]

@@martinusv7433 I'm in the camp with those who understand this distinction. Well said

[@IIICOOLINGIII]

To simply put, due to the lack of good and distinguished routes from it's few summit attempts it's far likely you will perish here.

[@markusfuerer5431]

Did Reinhold Messner do the K2 without oxygen ?

[@redblade8160]

Even if you manage to reach the summit, that is only half the journey. Climbing down is even more treacherous compared to climbing up. So you can still lose your life!

[@norml.hugh-mann]

The mountain just weeds out the unworthy

[@EverythingExplainedd]

devils work

[@thestruggler3338]

and the unlucky...

[@nuguns3766]

im just sitting here, breathing air, pretty wild

[@FlashoftheBlades]

Is the Dutch Rib Route on the north face or the south face?

[@djf750]

I often wonder why those who argue for "the SANCTITY of human life", do not condemn this madness

[@raleighcambell2113]

I looked out across the horizon on top of numerous 8000 meter peaks…. With my VR lol.

[@ThibaultdeMontfort]

My god i cant imagine these french guys ( Hetzog, Rébuffat and Lachernal) climbed it in 1953! I cant imagine how tough it was at the time with the material they had... Apparently the descent was terri le for them. But the 4 ftelch survived

[@hahnmission8735]

love the name/the way the narrator said it "Ana-PUUR-NUUR" 💅

[@ajaxxx5552]

All these mountains are dangerous man.

[@EverythingExplainedd]

so very dangerous indeed

[@matthewcollins5344]

So is driving a car in rush hour traffic.

[@ajaxxx5552]

@@matthewcollins5344 Unless your Vin Deasel.

[@globaloneness2012]

The prudent see danger and take refuge, but the simple keep going and pay the penalty. Prov. 22,3 Attempting to climb such hostile mountains is proof of man's stubborn unteachableness!

[@redfo3009]

I find it a very odd concept that, no matter where one goes in the world, that there should be someone there to to save you; just in case. If you choose to go into the wild then you agree to terms of of the wild, and demanding that you should be ‘saved’ if you fail to survive is peak entitlement and vanity. Go at your own risk. You aren’t special

[@emmalilliestam1817]

You mention that Everest has a death rate of 3%. does this number include sherpas?

[@EverythingExplainedd]

indeed

[@KillaDeejay]

"You are rewarded with breathtaking views only a few have experienced" *also here it is in 4k with color and sound* Lol 😂 ill happily take more years of life and free access to this video as my alternative

[@thejohnson2328]

Good Video But there's a Little mistake in the Burj khalifa Annapurna comparison, that leads to misinformation. The Annapurna itself is 4130 meters high, from base to the top. With the ground level added, the top is at over 8000 meters ,Yes. But so the Annapurna massive itself is "just" 5 times higher than the Burj khalifa, not 10 times. People always thinking that those mountains are really 8 km high when they would stand right in front. That's the Problem with the sea level specification.

[@bbellefson]

Humans think they "conquered" a blob of rock by standing on top of it, LOL.

[@Yer_baby]

Please make a video about Nanga Parbat!

[@mustanggt9431]

My next To-do list, I have done Everest and k2

[@jimmyboredom3519]

"Can't cheat the mountain, pilgrim. Mountain got its own way."

[@CaritasGothKaraoke]

27% is “for every 73 successes, there are 27 deaths”, not “for every hundred successes, there are 27 deaths”.

[@spirit_resides5696]

Loosing my toes, fingers and possibly a limb to climb the top of a mountain 🤔 No but Thank You

[@thestruggler3338]

most of the toes are not that useful

[@LyndaHarris-cj1vm]

Not to mention your life! I couldn’t muster up the courage to even consider anything like this but I do love to watch and hear about it! 👍😎