Everest 2024: Season Summary Podcast

[@jsenear]

There is been a lot of coverage of Everest over the years. IMAX, movies and videos but in my humble opinion none of that coverage comes close to what Ryan Mitchell pulled off in 2024 when he summited Everest and came back down safely. Why? Because Ryan treated it like a day by day documentary. I have been watching Everest videos for over 50 years. I am 83 years old. Only Ryan's footage and coverage gave me a real taste of what it would be like to climb Everest. Thanks Ryan.

[@jdeez1401]

100%, i told Ryan he truly captured a unique perspective that Everest fans like us have never seen. There were so many small things he captured. Best footage ever imo. Commentary was great too.

[@teresaharris-travelbybooks5564]

I agree.

[@KristiBranstetter]

Ryan's trek to the summit of Everest is the best I have ever watched!

[@Baldylover]

I loved Ryan’s videos also. First time I’ve seen such a great, up close look from start to finish.

[@NoelG-IRE]

Totally agree with this. All the film crews and ridiculously expensive pro equipment just got absolutely destroyed by a single dude with a GoPro. Makes you wonder why previous attempts are just so terrible. Ryan made it look easy. Both the filming and the climb.

[@NefariousEnough]

Extremely proud of Ryan.

[@thelogicaldanger]

Thanks for the closed captions! Great coverage for the year, and well-reasoned summary thoughts.

[@AlanArnetteClimbs]

Thank you!

[@michaelmacisaac8115]

Allan, I have been following you Everest reports for a number of years now. I look forward to them each year. Thank you for all your time and effort. Climb on...and memories are everything

[@IliketohikeAT]

Thanks for teaching me all about the Everest season. I enjoyed the journey.

[@LisaMarlene.]

I am so very proud of Ryan!!! They were passing people for goodness sakes, hard training certainly paid off. I’m so happy Everest let him summit, and allowed him down alive. Back to you Alan, I have enjoyed your content since my fascination with Everest programs began. No, I have zero desire to climb it. However I think I would enjoy hiking to base camp 😃

[@KnitTogetherwithKimJonna]

I have loved following your Everest updates this year. I’m not a mountaineer and never will be, but the determination, passion, strength, and endurance of those that climb Everest are inspiring! Thank you so much for sharing your expertise and first hand experience along with the current news. And a special thanks for introducing us to Ryan!

[@AlanArnetteClimbs]

Thank you Knit. Ryan will be in tomorrow.

[@bonniewright4692]

Thanks for another season. Personally i am in the I would show up group. Now at my age i just watch videos. Loved Ryan as well.

[@roofsshower9541]

Great summary video - much appreciated for all the hard work you do. I wondered if they made each operator use a different colour for their tents with lots of logos on the tents, not just one, whether that might address the problem of companies leaving their tents behind. If the companies still leave their tents behind then they would either receive a very heavy fine or not be allowed to operate on the mountain in the following season. I watched all of Ryan's Everest videos and both his commentary and video quality were superb. I felt his commentary skills got even better as time went on. Also I really like his honesty. His determination and focus at such a young age is very impressive. I'm really looking forward to you talking to him on your channel tomorrow.

[@melissaeden1219]

Thanks for the report. I think you are more optimistic that Nepal will do something than I am! Also, terrific work with Ryan. I really enjoyed following his journey, and now I look forward to your interview with him.

[@jujudavis65]

Thank you so much! So sad for the loss of life this season! So proud of Ryan Mitchell! Can’t wait for your podcast with him 😊 I have never climbed a mountain have been halfway up Pikes Peak however while visiting family the Rockies are beautiful! I have really enjoyed your emotional descriptions of what you and all climbers were experiencing during your time at Everest, I know how I’m feeling now that the season is over but would you be willing to share what you and others experienced with emotions after your summit? Thank you Mr. Alan 😊

[@AlanArnetteClimbs]

Thanks JuJu. Yes there is always a letdown regardless of the outcome. I wrote an essay a few years ago that I think captures the emotions even today. I'll publish my interview Ryan on June 7. Thanks for your kind words. www.alanarnette.com/blog/2016/06/05/everest-2016-climbers-depression/

[@jujudavis65]

@@AlanArnetteClimbs Oh my goodness thank you for sharing that! I think of your words “Slide the Jumar…Take a step” could be used for a mountaineer in their emotional roller coaster before, during and after a climb! Please keep sharing your story and others! 😊

[@sammc2601]

Thanks for the coverage, you do a great job year after year. Also, kudos to Ryan. Best footage I've seen, felt like I was there.

[@leesadowney8029]

Thanks for your update. I’m not a mountaineer but have found your channel so informative. I’m already looking forward to next season.

[@easygoer1234]

The thing i admire so much about you Alan is that you dont say unkind things about anyone. And your positive yet straight forward discussions about everest and the climbers keeps it real for anyone contemplating climbing that monster. And you would know because youve been up there.

[@AlanArnetteClimbs]

Wow. I sincerely appreciate this Easy. Thank you.

[@joaorodrigues4494]

Alan, your podcast is such a pleasure to hear and to follow. I do have Everest in my list and I want to do it in the next 2 years so please keep updating the world so we can make the wisest decisions as possible!

[@abbynormal206]

I so appreciate your overview and narration of Everest and enjoyed following your client Ryan. Feel proud of your mentorship! The future of the southern approach is fascinating and i hope you have more to say about it. The politics of the north keep it pretty condensed and exclusive. Will the northern approach ever be more utilized? and will the trash issue EVER get better? thanks for your channel--ive been addicted to following Everest since the 60-70s. So much written and commented on even in the early days. Armchair Adventurer here!

[@lisasorge]

Terrific summary of 2024. Thanks so much! 🇨🇦

[@SumSouuthernSugar]

Thanks for another season of fine news coverage and stories. Well done Alan. Climb on!

[@DeanSchumacher]

I was so happy to see Ryan summit WOW he must be on a high like no other congratulations to him and all the people that summited. I appreciate you giving us all the updates and the wonderful stories look forward to more thanks. 😊 I forgot to mention the mountain looked pretty clean until the Death zone wow it was nasty and Ryan said it stunk horrible. I doubt that will get clean due to where it is and tht sux hopefully ppl will keep the mountain clean.

[@ColoRadio6996]

Alan, Great job with Ryan ths year.. Stay safe in ColoRado....J

[@Mila_Brearey]

Thank you, Alan, for bringing us the news and for being such an amazing storyteller. I look forward to the rest of 2024 and, hopefully, some more of your wonderful guest interviews. How about Conrad?😊

[@rosemurby1848]

Thank you so much for this Alan ☺️ love your coverage!

[@prismfire74]

Always love hearing your perspective. Thanks for sharing.

[@pegahghavami8062]

Thank you Alan for another amazing year reporting on Everest. I'm excited for Ryan for his victory and hope to follow his footsteps to EBC.

[@soniaholcombe7002]

Thanks for summarizing a great season. Lots of challenges ahead for the mountain and its people. Looking forward to your upcoming interview with Ryan. 🙏💖

[@rickward460]

If not Everest...Folly Beach, hanging at the Lost Dog! Great stuff Alan 👍👍 Spread the love 🐶😎🇺🇸

[@AlanArnetteClimbs]

Nice catch!!

[@rickward460]

Attention to detail 😉

[@kathleenkleinprindle5299]

Thank you Alan!

[@lisahance]

I really enjoyed hearing your take on the Everest season, and your recommendations for the issues.

[@GodWearsGucci]

We heard about how you were a wonderful mentor to Ryan Mitchell. Hope he will do an interview with you. TY

[@exfedrichard]

Great summary Alan, always so interesting!👏❤️

[@katurakaalston8954]

Thanks Alan for the overall summary of this season. It is much appreciated. 😊 Will you be doing K2 coverage this summer?

[@degsiemcdegface459]

Great content. Can I suggest a better mic to improve the audio?

[@LisaMarlene.]

Thank you. I also had a hard time with audio, even turning up the volume did not help,

[@emmaphilo4049]

Yes it's a bit hard to follow, English not being my first. I do struggle...

[@BoboEverest]

Alan thanks a lot for a great season update. Looking forward for next one... You have a point and I agree on everything. But I have some doubts about rules and if they will ever be conducted. Nepal is a poor country, no do they have a political strength to embark rules and make everyone follow. Maybe the only way is to partner up with country they share Everest with, the China, and create a set of rules that will be strict and carried out on Everest every season and every path to the summit. As I said in previous comment, and quote Anatoly, one to one ratio client and Sherpa should be one of the first rules. You said that here too. if you cant climb alone you should not be on the mountain. Sadly it will take away most income for Sherpa people, but no income is better than dead bodies and greedy operators. Anyway they are underpaid and in lot of ways exploited. Anyway thanks once again, be positive and strong and full of passion about Everest and mountaineering.

[@bobbymccoy702]

Alan, p-lease post during the down time.. love your style ..maximum respect.

[@msbeecee1]

Will the "podcast" w Ryan be posted here on ur KZbin channel ? Soooooo excited to hear the interview 🎉

[@AlanArnetteClimbs]

Here. He may repost but definitely here.

[@msbeecee1]

@AlanArnetteClimbs I'll watch in both places just to give the views lol

[@AlanArnetteClimbs]

@@msbeecee1 score!!!🤪

[@msbeecee1]

@@AlanArnetteClimbs I just now finished watching his descent video. ✅️ I subbed when he had abt 7k followers. Have watched & commented on every vid on his channel, after having seen his interview w u on ur channel. Definitely feeling the vicarious euphoria, accomplishment & pride for this young man. Many more adventures ahead, too. Thanks for all u did to support him. ✨️

[@msbeecee1]

@@AlanArnetteClimbs oh, PS, with respect, 🙏 pls upgrade ur microphone. Sound quality is echo-y. But love u & ur content all the same!

[@suejelley1165]

Next year I’m doing a women’s only training course and they are also looking at running women only Climbs. There are many women that want to climb but don’t want to deal with any drama. Hopefully more of the big companies will do the same which will get more women into the sport and away from the Nepalese companies

[@LisaMarlene.]

I would climb with men over women any day. Women are usually the cause of the drama.

[@Chris-CardVault]

Alan, i say this, just from the look, in your eyes! When you say, putting in the hard work, and the training! Means one thing, Dedication!! ( Ryan )Awesome!! Thank you, Alan!! And you are correct! It would of been, totally cool! To climb from the North side, of Everest! No lines, no waiting, for the ladder, at the 2nd step! Just to look around, and enjoy the views!! Also, ( about Nims ) i personally dont know him! And im aware, of his accomplishments, at least climbing! I think there is, ( some hate, jealousy, etc. ) and if he is, truly, guilty! of the allegations! Then he should, come clean! And face the music!!

[@zztop4996]

Great show, Alan. Thank you! I can't imagine Nepal closing out their Everest side causing everyone to switch to the Tibet side due to $$. Although, maybe few-to-no climbers wouldn't make much difference to the local/regional economies since there are so many EBC route hikers? Also, I don't get the relevance of having smaller dining tents, etc. What's the problem they are trying to solve by that?

[@Baldylover]

California just had 2 years of significant rains, after years of drought. We even had a hurricane last year. Lol. Let’s hope for a cooling trend in the weather for Everest in the very near future

[@roofsshower9541]

When you were talking about the number of deaths on Everest you said there were 18 last year and 8 this year. However you were then saying that is 23 lives. I just wanted to clarify whether the correct figure for the two years is 26 (which it adds up to) or 23, unless I have misunderstood something?

[@AlanArnetteClimbs]

23 of the 26 were with Nepali guide companies. That was the point I was trying to make.

[@roofsshower9541]

@@AlanArnetteClimbs Thanks Alan.

[@teresaharris-travelbybooks5564]

Regarding what you said about mountaineering making a person better, I followed Ryan's videos and it seemed to me like he went up the mountain as a boy, and came down as a man.

[@AlanArnetteClimbs]

I agree. I’ll do a podcast with him tomorrow.

[@BlueGoldBlues]

Alan man, you gotta upgrade your microphone and video equipment for next seasons coverage.

[@msbeecee1]

I agree especially the microphone 🎤 very echo-y sound quality

[@teijaflink2226]

You got a point, I really have difficulties hearing at times, great content though.

[@sf8638]

Why are there not so many climbers that try the north side. Is it more difficult

[@AlanArnetteClimbs]

It a bit harder more technically. No helicopter rescues. Windier, less snow-more rock. Fewer operators. China is fickle and closes it with little warning. But less crowded.

[@LisaMarlene.]

There are some videos on KZbin regarding climbing the north face, apparently it’s the snowy side of Everest and there’s a lot of avalanches there.

[@AlanArnetteClimbs]

Not so many avalanches as the wind keep the snow from collecting. Certainly from time to time but that not a primary reason people avoid hte North.

[@LisaMarlene.]

@@AlanArnetteClimbs thank you for that. 😊 I guess I can’t believe everything I see on KZbin 😂

[@CodexScriba]

This is how I will solve the crowd problem and some of the deaths happening. 1. Limit the amount of permits to 450. 2. $5k medical clearance and physical exam that needs to be taken in Nepal within 3 months of the climbing attempt, like a 3-hour stair master test connected to a high altitude mask (that way Nepal makes some of the money back for losing 100 permits). If you failed the test, no permit no refund for you. Nepal gets some high specialized jobs and eventually they can become like a high endurance Mecca for performance athletes and mountaineers. I did highest peak in Costa Rica last year, operator tests you by having you do 3-hour elliptical session, when i was done i was thinking this should be done everywhere!

[@AlanArnetteClimbs]

Like it but think the medical test need to be in your home country less (er) corruption risk.

[@LisaMarlene.]

I feel there should be prerequisites! You must be able to show that you can get your gear on by yourself! No learning how to put your crampons on when you get to base camp. That blows my mind. You must also have climbed in high altitudes. Get the novices off the mountain and save it for the ones who have been preparing for years. Unfortunately they won’t kill that cash cow, things will have to get very bad before the Nepal government does anything

[@LisaMarlene.]

Don’t agree with the expensive medical clearance. Health can change at anytime. However having only experienced climbers should be considered

[@CodexScriba]

@@LisaMarlene. honestly asking, what do you think kills more people inexperience or bad physical preparation? i get your point, Everest should never be your first 8,000er, but having people quit in a stair master is better than having people quit at 8,000 meters and delaying everybody else. I feel the worst that happens it's because people do not take the necessary training

[@LisaMarlene.]

I’m not so sure the Nepal government would want to look into it, that may interfere with all the money coming in every year. So many people depend on the climbers

[@AlanArnetteClimbs]

Agree

[@johnny5red42]

Thank you Allen. I agree with you on most things but I feel blaming climate change for anything is a joke

[@AlanArnetteClimbs]

Well I appreciate the “most things”🤪

[@bradleyhalfacre7992]

The rules ,lol. Try driving in Jakarta, Bangkok , New Delhi or Katmandu , chaos, no discipline , no respect , that's the Asian way , get used to it.

[@KeastonVlogs]

The permit price increase is irrelevant in my opinion as you are already dealing with a demographic that can afford this expedition, and, as goofy as it sounds.... raising the permit price enough could also weed out the more experienced climbers and leave you with those that simply pay their way to the top.

[@AlanArnetteClimbs]

Thanks for you comment. You’d be surprised at how many barely scraped the money together. Another $4 K might reduce the inexperienced somewhat

[@KeastonVlogs]

Thanks Alan

[@jsa4864]

WASTE OF MONEY

[@vashstarwind36]

Just watched the entire video. Itsa good 1, Alan. Thanks! I hear you, sir! 10-4 🫡 Interesting news indeed. I'm looking forward to the interview with Ryan! I'm glad that you introduced me to his channel. ( just like yoouu! ) Hesa great, fine, interesting, inspirational fella!

[@MakeItSo1111]

Great summary! Thank you! (Ryan shows his arrival in camp 4, he said it was disgusting and folks weren’t using the wag bags) ❤ 🏔️ ⛰️

[@AlanArnetteClimbs]

Yeah. It’s a mess.