DISAPPEARED SNOWBOARDING DOWN MOUNT EVEREST: The Baffling Story Of Marco Siffredi

[@breezus3928]

Sister: "The mountain isn't fair!" Everest: "I'm literally just sitting here, minding my business..."

[@lynette599]

🤣

[@veenaagopala5083]

Excellent

[@Evilsirkay]

I did a doubletake when they said 'His sister described him as a panty dropper'... What? Is this Arkansas?

[@darreloutland4604]

They like to say because it's there, well they need to leave it alone and let it stay there!😇

[@darreloutland4604]

@@Evilsirkay women love him and their panties drop for him cause he's so irresistible! A real lady killer! (Ladies man) it's a cologne Jean Paul Gaultier "Le male" is referred as "PD" for Panty Dropper by some women in America because the smell is so irresistible. I hope this helps answer your question..😁🤗

[@stee8345]

Snowboarding down Mt. Everest? What a marvelous idea. What could possibly go wrong?

[@joeycee2585]

Yes. And when it does, God gets blamed (by his sister).

[@2ndTooth]

@@joeycee2585 blaming everything from luck to a mountain that's been there since the beginning of time... definitely couldn't blame the parents for buying their kid a ticket to death mountain not once but twice lol

[@Mrbfgray]

@@joeycee2585 All powerful equals all responsible, sis is right everything is God's fault.

[@Mrbfgray]

Sucker didn't even pay his debts. Shameful. 😁

[@DD-qn8nj]

was he related to Rocco Siffredi?

[@suzzannegabel1636]

It's eerie that his favorite story was The Little Prince. At the end, the Little Prince is bitten by a snake and dies, only for his body to vanish as if he was never there. The book's author, presumably, died in a plane crash. While his plane's wreckage was located in 2000, no trace of him was ever found.

[@lincolnmasonhughes7452]

100% best fact I'll find today 👍

[@annnee6818]

He defo died in a plane crash

[@crispinroy9839]

Nah there's a gapped toothed mummy laying somewhere on mount everest.

[@Veldtian1]

life imitating art.

[@Veldtian1]

@@crispinroy9839 you're a very bad man.😆

[@HollyCat504]

Anyone else think that describing your brother as a “panty dropper” is a little 🥴 That’s like someone saying “Describe your brother” and you say “F**kable” 🤮 She could’ve just said the ladies loved him or basically anything else.

[@alexl832]

The sweet sound of banjo starts to play in a distance)

[@Georgeanne17]

Yeah weird

[@migmigjohnson6083]

Haha it was kind of odd but that was a funny label back then. But yeah now that sounds more like a serial rapist headline.

[@datacipher]

@@migmigjohnson6083no it wasn’t - not for a sibling. You’re too young and immature to even know what. Stick to posting Avenger’s clips.

[@billquantrill4960]

This whole family strikes me as a little sus one way or another tbh.

[@sirridesalot6652]

One January I was supposed to go kayaking on Lake Ontario with a friend but I couldn't make it. He said he was going out anyway. I told him a list of things to not do including not to go out past the concrete breakwater. the water between that breakwater and the shore was mirror calm. A number of hours later I got to identify his body. Turned out he'd ignored every single warning I'd given him. The only comfort that I could give his family was to tell them that he probably died very quickly when he capsized and couldn't right the boat. Sounds to me like Marco was another person who could not take a warning to heart or postpone something.

[@PuffKitty]

I'm sorry you had to go through that 😞

[@therougechipmunk8058]

Sorry about your friend, that had to be rough.

[@sauronthegreat5799]

The Darwin Award is a very common award.

[@elaineisabelle427]

So sad.

[@albertawheat6832]

Sorry to hear about your friend...It's never easy having to break devastating new's.

[@migmigjohnson6083]

His sister speculating he is still out there in the wild sounds more like an intentional coping mechanism to keep his spirit alive. The fact he was the second son/sibling to be lost was already too devastating to bear, so dealing with the added fact his body was not found must had made it impossible.

[@villagelightsmith4375]

Yeah, but I like it.

[@mathewbascom1811]

I can relate to that, my brother hung himself in a town a few hours away from me and sometimes I can almost imagine he's still out there somewhere just stuck in a high. Cuz it just doesn't make any sense, he would've called me or our mom or something, he was against suicide. It just doesn't make sense. F***in drugs man. 😢

[@recessional5560]

Yeah. He’s living off the land in a cabin he built right off of camp 3. He also sells oxygen tanks and beef jerky to fellow climbers.

[@erin24101]

@@recessional5560 😂😂😂

[@drats1279]

some people have difficulty dealing with reality.

[@bruzilov]

Marco's sis states the mountain is unfair? No. The mountain is eminently fair. It just doesn't care. If you summit, you summit. How you choose to descend is up to you. If you fail, you fail, and thereby die; "Good-bye."

[@carolyns99]

Yes, young man does everything he can think of to achieve an early death and is rewarded for his efforts. Quelle surprise.

[@What_I_Think_Happened]

She blames God for it when her father is correct in saying he should not have given his son everything he asked for. This was a bit like buying your 23-year-old a Lambourghini and then telling him to drive safely.

[@gabordrotos5602]

Yeah, a mountain is not evil nor good. It's just there, as Mallory said. it abides only to physics, not any man. If you go there twice, you double the chance you won't make it. Marco's achievement was already remarkable by summiting twice at the age of 23. He made a wrong decision to slide down at that late time and already tired. He should have listened to the more experienced sherpas. :(

[@danielhicks4826]

Yah her I dont believe in God cause bad things happen quote was quite disappointing and trade school stuff really.

[@sapphireshore]

Fair doesn't exist in Nature.

[@LuvvyDuvee]

Respectfully, he was reckless & his family suffered greatly.

[@elliebellie7816]

He was a narcissist. The world won't miss him.

[@Leslie_Knope]

His father funded all of his adventures. Marco would have never been out there if not for his daddy's money. His father should have made him work for these trips. Marco may have learned responsibility and he may still be alive if he had.

[@princesadelaos]

@@elliebellie7816 he was an asshole to sherpa that werent on his team too

[@fabs8498]

@@elliebellie7816 sorry but you don't understand the passion.

[@victoriadicastroh]

@@princesadelaos lol source??/

[@retrospectors6595]

I’ve found that parents who lose a child typically react in one of two ways with their remaining children- either they shelter tf out of them to try and avoid similar disaster, or they give them the world/ avoid denying them anything bc “tomorrow isn’t promised”. It’s hard to expect parents to act ideally and rationally whilst they’re simultaneously trying to cope with the worst pain imaginable. Of course, knowing the outcome, it’s easy to cringe at some of the enabling, somewhat careless decisions made by his parents. Marco was an adult. They couldn’t have stopped him. But they didn’t have to finance what was known to be a life-threatening, non-essential endeavor. They didn’t have to finance it a second time. But of course they aren’t to blame. Even if they were, they’re clearly paying a higher price than can be dealt by the condemnation of others. Maybe they wanted to “beat” the mountain. Mountains swallowed up their first son. Maybe they wanted to conquer the mountains in return.

[@cami4974]

Yes, I can't help but wonder about the impact on the familial dynamic that had the brother dying from an avalanche, it's hard to not make a connection without pretending to be a psy. I mean even from Marco's perspective, wasn't he (even unconsciously) trying to replicate something here, litterally followikg his brother's steps. There's a common knowledge saying that you're condemned to repeat a pattern in a familly when a big traumatism isn't healed or aknowledged, like when there's a big taboo, as mournings often tend to provoke. Sure it's all conjectures, but there's just something into Marco's seek for danger which was not so far from suicide in my mind (even the way he said "Adieu" instead of "au revoir" 🤔). That must be so sad for parents loosing 2 children at young age, I can't imagine.

[@MichiruEll]

My classmate died in an avalanche at age 14, because he was skiing outside of a safe skiing zone. His father had explicitly allowed him to do so. I can't imagine the father ever recovered.

[@notgnar8506]

Where was this?

[@gking2709]

"his sister described him as a panty dropper" .... I don't even know what to say to that

[@maryamtara2934]

Ikr

[@208_treasure6]

Disgusting, if you ask me.

[@Justicia007]

That's probably some kind of translation from a slang expression in his native language. Sometimes things don't translate so well 😆

[@rubyred6954]

You too🤔

[@ohsweetmystery]

🤢 She is implying many women wanted to have sex with him. I doubt that claim. He looks very un-masculine despite his daredevil antics.

[@atheistmom3591]

I can’t imagine thinking that snowboarding down the highest mountain in the world was a good idea. 😬😵

[@Loralanthalas]

Felt the same about the skier

[@atheistmom3591]

@shortsremixed7406 - what does this even mean? Lol

[@shayla106]

@shortsremixed7406🤡

[@bradpanter6559]

@Random Shorts so deep man 😂

[@raanariaz9549]

I mean it worked once. He pushed his luck yet again but failed. 😢

[@villagelightsmith4375]

Facing a stormy ascent, the great climber, Walter Bonatti said "No mountain is worth so much as a man's life.

[@Takatukata]

well said!

[@Loralanthalas]

Yes. We certainly love to put ourselves on pedestals, don't we

[@cremebrulee4759]

A wise man.

[@gutgunstig7061]

Didnt his whole crew die on Mont Blanc?

[@purple-headedyogurtslinger2683]

Imagine being the Sherpa who helped this guy lug all his equipment up the mountain and guided him to the top only to watch him snowboard down to his death

[@b.pilpson9017]

I'm sure the Sherpa is indifferent. He gets paid either way

[@pfadiva]

@@b.pilpson9017 I don't think the Sherpas are indifferent but they probably have seen too many failures to get attached.

[@purple-headedyogurtslinger2683]

@@b.pilpson9017 Yeah but talk about culture shock for the sherpa

[@Nmzc]

@@purple-headedyogurtslinger2683 The Sherpa told him not to go down at this time.

[@larskullberg7292]

@@purple-headedyogurtslinger2683 Culture shock? You have no idea what you´re talking about.

[@HellSolo]

Having snowboarded back country in the Rockies extensively in my 20's, I can say, if you're already exhausted on what could have been a 20-40 miles descent depending on his route, there's no chance. Even if everything went perfectly, he wouldn't have had the strength to endure the complete descent.

[@theofontaine5564]

This supports what the parents said about him probably stopping to rest/falling asleep

[@notever_everytime5074]

But he had already made one successful descent of Everest, just a year before his death. Obviously was capable of doing so. But when the conditions are against you, and your body is spent, one should make the decision to try again another time. In this, his youth worked against him, feeling like it was now or never. He should have descended on foot and tried again another time from the coulier he dreamed of. But this does not detract from the fact that he was capable of the snowboarding descent, because he had already done it.

[@FRLN500]

@@notever_everytime5074 his first descent was on an easier route. He may not have been capable of making the descent of this route. Running one mile does not make one capable of running 2 miles.

[@lollymanna]

@@notever_everytime5074 His first decent was an easier route.

[@benzun9600]

Yup but on those mountains you never have a perfect day. Delusional but highly motivated person

[@scottsmith4145]

My youngest brother died in a tragic accident which was devastating to everyone and especially my parents. I was an active mountain climber who's next peak was denali with ambitions to climb all 7 summits. However, after my brothers death I promised my mother I would not climb anymore. This was my not my mothers request but my own choice because I didn't want to put her through the worry and stress ever again. Instead I find other challenges in life less risky and realize that climbing was always just a selfish ambition,, it always is. Now i have a family and children and cant think of not being there for them and actually my heart breaks even thinking of ever losing one of them in a tragic accident. Its sad this young man couldn't also put others before himself and his own selfish ambitions. Sorry for his parents and sisters loss.

[@veenaagopala5083]

Very selfish ambition. Correct

[@veenaagopala5083]

I lost my fiancee in kanchenjunga. He never bothered to tell me his plans. And even when so many people withdrew at the last moment due to bad planning of the organisation, he continued and met his end. People saved the lady climbers instead of him.

[@reneebarnes1957]

I agree that the sport can be very selfish. That was my reaction to the death of Rob Hall on Everest. Leaving his pregnant wife to go climbing affected me as his commitment to climbing caused his daughter to grow up without a father.

[@mikeaustin3485]

Siffredi was a childish narcissist who only thought of himself.

[@elizabethdacosta5601]

You are who you are. He manifested that from his earliest days. Some people are very selfish, but I don’t think this was selfishness. He could no more stop doing what he did his whole life than I could stop breathing. I hope his family understood that. RIP

[@wrp3621]

Parent; I could not bear losing another son. Promptly finances said sons suicide mission.

[@goldx-mf1qh]

he was gonna do it one way or another, with or without their help :/

[@firsttimeisawjupiter1031]

@@goldx-mf1qh Then just don't give money to him and have a bit of a clear conscious

[@billallen4793]

@@firsttimeisawjupiter1031 this is a tough one for me, as I'm a former adrenaline junky, who became disabled in 2003. My mom wouldn't buy me anything that burned gasoline, and wouldn't watch me play anything rougher than soccer, and had to beg for that. She explained later, it was she couldn't watch me get hurt, so it was out of love. She did however make sure I had good protective gear, as gifts...from Wyoming USA 🇺🇲🤠

[@rubyred6954]

It’s tragic but you said it, smh RIP Marco

[@teijaflink2226]

Sounds like the dad couldn't say no to him but still even if Marco was talanted he took way too huge risks so I would totally feel huge guilt if I was the dad.

[@nevertimetotryagain]

Wow he seems very reckless - not surprised this happened.

[@AndriaBieberDesigns]

Exactly. Impulsive. Selfish. Immature. Doesn’t think about consequences etc

[@veenaagopala5083]

very reckless more of a stupid

[@lollymanna]

@shortsremixed7406 you funny

[@cremebrulee4759]

It's just stupidity. I'm so tired of seeing how many people summit Everest every year, trashing a beautiful place in the process.

[@marchellochiovelli7259]

Not to worry, the mountain always claims its pounds of flesh. Did you see all of those flags?

[@eriktatos]

It’s because it’s there…mrs preachy preach

[@migmigjohnson6083]

I bet your subscription list is full of mountaineering/tragedy channels, you're wearing a mask right now and you're 99% of the time in safe climate controlled places. Come on now, confess.

[@crystalbluebutterfly]

Agreed! Bunch of human superiority ego complexes. That’s all that’s happening with every single mountain climber trying to summit and conquer mountains.

[@twistoffate4791]

@@eriktatos Mother Nature doesn't like the trash these idiots leave behind.

[@bobpourri9647]

What a surreal scene: Group of climbers struggling up the life-threatening slopes. Ice axes. Ropes. Crampons. All bundled up, goggled and roped together - creeping ever higher. Oxygen. Suddenly a snow surfer goes whipping downward right past them on a board yelling "Cowabunga, dude!" and disappears downslope in a swirl of snow......

[@FrancescaFrancesca]

Lmfao this comment is hilarious

[@ObnoxiousCamoToe]

I'd turn around and go back down the mountain thinking I was suffering from hypoxia already

[@irene_f.]

Madness!

[@jarigustafsson7620]

He thought too much of himself. Arrogance, stubbornes and cockyness is a deadly combination.

[@migmigjohnson6083]

Or maybe you're not too familiar with the terms "projection" and "Irony". Look them up.

[@gabriellea7124]

I agree with you. It’s very tragic that he passed away but it was difficult to find him likeable.

[@marcomiranda9476]

@Mig Mig Johnson He wasnt projecting anything-- those were obvious characteristics of the young man-- and it's you doesn't seem to even know what irony means.

[@roycemartin9068]

@@migmigjohnson6083 this kid was an egomaniac. The fact that he wanted to quit after he heard thag the other guy completed the snowboarding down the mountain tells me all I need to know.

[@migmigjohnson6083]

@@roycemartin9068 By that logic every one who wants to break a record is an “egomaniac”.

[@penelopelopez8296]

I completely agree with what the father said. You should never buy your kids everything. It’s a shame he learned that too late.

[@edwigcarol4888]

So at the time he / she has spared enough money for the project, years have passed and a bit of insights has been gained or interest lost

[@legitbeans9078]

He shouldn't have let his children bang each other

[@ashleyhickmandamom]

When his sister said that the mountains were not fair, all I could think is that it’s nothing but fair. The mountains do not choose who lives or who dies under bias but pure circumstance. How long would it have been expected that Marco play with the threat of death before it overcame him? It’s incredibly sad but at the same time, this is absolutely the result of hubris and desiring to accomplish something incredibly dangerous without taking the proper precautions 😔

[@thebluemoonlady]

Yes, for me this is not about the mountains nor God. Sometimes, it just simply has to be acknowledged, that our actions have consequences. Marco must have been an extraordinary man but I think, what happened wasn't unexpected. Constantly looking for new, more demanding challenges, his reckless approach... I don't think he was a person "destined" to die from an old age nor to live a "down to earth" kind of life. There are people like Marco and there's a huge chance, that they would die rather young. It's their decision to live such life though. Marco died doing what he wanted and loved. Of course, it's a tragedy for his family but not many people have a chance (courage) to live like Marco, even for a day. I try to put aside the notion that his courage equaled stupidity for many people. Maybe for me too. But there's also a sense of admiration. Sometimes I catch myself wanting to have at least a tiny little bit of this reckless courage that makes you feel more alive than ever for a moment. But, not in this life, I guess. For me, cycling is enough of an extreme sport, so thank you very much lol

[@MyGodZach]

There is no proper precautions that would make up for stupidity, it's not climbing nor snowboarding, just an expansive suicide.

[@notgnar8506]

The key to mountaineering is to only take what the mountains give you, instead of imposing your will. Especially not imposing your schedule on the mountain, rather letting the mountain set your schedule. We can never eliminate risk though, only mitigate it.

[@anthonyhunter6882]

God uses the power of the the natural world to show the virtue of humility. Respect allows great things to be accomplished. The arrogance of thinking you can conquer it leads to self destruction

[@toscadonna]

I think he fell down into a little crevasse and that a small avalanche filled it in. The surfaces can change very quickly up there, and glaciers move. Too bad he couldn’t temper his death wish a little longer so that his parents didn’t have to lose two sons. When I was a kid, my sister acted up and rebelled, so I made sure to be good so that my mother wouldn’t kill herself. It’s nice to think of others, sometimes.

[@astridselka5435]

I totally agree

[@andrewg3257]

Exactly

[@CATNAPREAL1188]

I just posted a similar message. I wonder how a parent doesn't end up hating a child of theirs for having a Death Wish ? I'm Sorry he died but I'm personally kinda pissed at him for being So Selfish. His poor parents.

[@misselanys1219]

Yes going over and falling nto a crevace or just snowboarding right off the edge. It looks like solid ice or snow but its actually just a ledge of breakaway.

[@bonefetcherbrimley7740]

I feel bad for Marco's family. Poor folk. And the mountains are fair. They don't ask people to climb them.

[@LathropLdST]

They raised him and he came out like that because he was a good for nothing (if he was so good in snowboarding, why did he not have any sponsors?) spoiled by them. Not sorry for them, they got this coming.

[@datacipher]

@@LathropLdSThe had no judgment, no self-discipline and was reckless. The sister is obviously very dim…. Unfortunate, but this family is not bright.

[@Loralanthalas]

@@LathropLdST wtf? You think "sponsers" are a thing? Honey there's all of 7 in the entire climbing world. Try harder.

[@melindacadarette3447]

@@Loralanthalas Why do you think there are very few sponsors in mountain climbing? Did you not thought it was due to the risk?

[@gormunitetaraleighzaniboni1987]

Seeing so many people in that single file line at the beginning of the video on top of Everest makes the magic and wonder and the lore really fade away. I definitely am absolutely in awe of mountain climbing and this really struck a cord because it's Everest and it looks so commercialized and boring now

[@LathropLdST]

Yet people still die in it.

[@migmigjohnson6083]

Yes! My thoughts exactly. It's a matter of time for technology to catch up enough for a climate controlled welcome center to be built right around the peak, with a movie theater, trinkets shop, dining facility, and right at the center, 10 feet of the peak itself with a glass roof and a big sign below it reading "Final Stretch! Tickets on sale for $10,000 ($5000 for club members!) we take VISA/MC/AMEX"

[@nunyabiznes4471]

@@migmigjohnson6083 I think they should figure out how to install a tram to the top. It’s so commercial and the sherpas do all of the work…🤷🏻‍♀️

[@migmigjohnson6083]

@@nunyabiznes4471 Yeah, the places where you can connect with nature, let alone do so without being expected to pay some kind of tax/fee are slowly going away. Mt Everest is a joke at this point when compared to what it was so it’s no wonder this kid felt like being carried to the top wasn’t much of an adventure.

[@jonnygranville281]

Looks like the line at Disney World

[@randomcomment6068]

He offered his snowboard in puja ritual to a mountain and mountain took it , literally.

[@Georgeanne17]

NEVER do this.

[@CutmeMick]

I hear that, pure facts 😂

[@migmigjohnson6083]

I was wondering how he still had his snowboard after offering it. I can relate to the mountain for taking the it literally.

[@circomnia9984]

If the father didn't pay the $50.000, he would still be alive. Also he already did it once, but wanted to push his luck even farther. Yet now it's suddenly God's fault for just "taking him" for no reason?!? Talk about being delusional.

[@Yeonha.a]

You also seem to be off medication

[@circomnia9984]

@@Yeonha.a Why? Did I say something that isn't true? What a weird comment.

[@LathropLdST]

@Zarp Sterr my parents lost one, I still do not want to live and life is a burden to me. I live as long as my mother is alive, to spare her. After that... I do not care.

[@connie7128]

Correct. God has nothing to do with this. These are decisions made by humans. People who had faith and then suddenly hate God and deny its existence strike me as mentally unbalanced. I'm an atheist, so I find all of it strange. I respect the faith of others, but I chuckle at their mental gymnastics when people they love die. People die. That's the cycle of life. Good grief.

[@angelaberni8873]

@@LathropLdST don't talk like that PLEASE. Life is precious and beautiful. You can make it to be whatever you wish it to be. If you don't like it ,change it. Move to another country meet new people. Most of all you must realise this...when you feel that bad about living ,it cannot get any worse only better. So buckle up and do something positive in your life. A change is as good as a rest they say. Pray for God's help,he will never refuse genuine prayers. I know,believe me. Good luck.

[@carolyns99]

Parent's couldn't say no, son never learned responsibility, sister delusional. Glad the sherpas got back okay.

[@shannonhill3356]

Definitely

[@kathyinwonderlandl.a.8934]

Short and sweet

[@LathropLdST]

At least they have a grave to bring flowers to.

[@mikekraut7643]

Sounded like they did say no, but what do you suggest they do? Beat him up and physically restrain him? Deny him any support and make him hate them?

[@connie7128]

@@mikekraut7643 Deny him funding, force him to support his own adventures and therefore also grow up. He was immature and spoiled. If he ended up hating his parents for that, then what's the difference? He's currently dead. Think that's a better choice? Come on.

[@gaildilbeck6399]

To blame the mountain for this death is not right . This kid is all to blame . He didn't listen to others who knew much more than he did .

[@gabriellea7124]

I completely agree

[@fabs8498]

He explained it in a interview.

[@fabs8498]

This kid was a mountainer. 7h to climb to the everest summit is not for tourists. And he already successed the everest snowboard descent.

[@blinderII]

Blaming God isn't right either. I think the decisions he made were to blame.

[@Here_Today_]

Maybe they should credit the mountain instead

[@rubycelica]

wow, what an effort to make this documentary! thank you a lot for that, i really appreciate your work!:)

[@matthewerspamer6274]

Descending the mountain in any direction away from the established route was so incredibly reckless we can only assume this man wanted to die alone out in the cold on Mt Everest

[@EdgarAwad]

Touching story, he could had just accepted his first descent success, lived with the glory and tried other mountains. The wise knows when to and when not to take the risk. Greediness and obsession after a specific idea for long is destructive.

[@LouieBeethoven]

Yeah, he summitted Everest twice. But that wasn't enough.

[@beatbless5752]

If he did wise choices he would've never gotten the first decent either.

[@A.Girl.Has.No.Name.]

I don't understand why this channel doesn't have more subs. It always shares fascinating stories!

[@roryrousseau111]

It'll pick up no doubt

[@poutinedream5066]

I LOVE this channel. It's one of the few that when I see a new video, I abandon what I was watching and and go to it

[@stee8345]

Probably bc up until the past 2 or 3 months he was uploading erratically--sometimes only once a month and sometimes skipping uploading for months altogether. I believe if he keeps his more recent regular upload schedule and continues to upload more frequently the subscribers will follow.

[@A.Girl.Has.No.Name.]

@@poutinedream5066 Me, too... i forgot what it was I was even watching when i got the notification this a.m., but it was obviously far less interesting than this! I also enjoy Archie's voice... there's something about his cadence, and his voice in general that is very soothing to listen to, despite the subject matter being tragic.

[@MetsterAnn]

He needs to learn to pronounce words though. I get it might be hard to do words from another language, but deity and atheist are pretty basic words. No reason to get them wrong. Narrators should look up pronunciations.

[@theodoresmith5272]

Man I love an adventure and some thrills but some people take it to far to where it's more a death wish. I grew up on the ocean and it demands respect. On a little hike in the French alps I learned respect for the mountain. It can kill you fast. If you want to do backcountry skiing or snowboarding, go to Chile or Argentina. Superong rides and a hell of a lot safer then 1 of the most dangerous and hard to get help to in the world like the Himalayas.

[@Justicia007]

Yes death wish was the phrase that came to me in the beginning of this story. Such a shame, sounds like a young guy with a lot of gifts. Too bad he wasn't reigned in a little when he was younger. May he RIP. 🙏

[@veenaagopala5083]

true. there are no technologies to recover a person. a poor nation cannot be trusted with your safety.

[@stevenchristy3175]

Thanks for the heads up. I’ll have to get out there sometime. Two things I love Latina’s and fresh powder.

[@Replika2000]

I've read lots of comments about Marcos sister claiming he is still snowboarding... The way the narrator tells it, it sounds like she was dead serious, but in fact you should read the book about Marco and you can understand what she meant... This is not a theory, it is just a way to remember his life because he would always do crazy things so that would be the last one - the craziest. If you read the book you will see that an avalanche almost killed him some time before he went there - the guy just lived like he was invincible, not caring too much, but can you blame him for being so young and not understanding? Lots of people do crazy stuff, he just did something that is still being talked about, especially because his body hasn't been found. A fun fact for his funding; while he was looking for a sponsor he got an offer by a company that wanted to use his surname for some condoms marketing :D. Anyways, hope this made it a bit clearer about his sisters statement. He lived for the snow and snowboarding, he died doing what he loved. Was he to live longer, Red Bull would made him rich probably....

[@reallynotyourbusiness1659]

Yep, red bull would of been his ticket.

[@edwigcarol4888]

There are seemingly some disorders concerning the protective warning system of a life being."fear" . if that system fails, that life comes soon to an end... Someone knows about that ? If he were unable to feel fear ? If instead he felt excitement.... This would be fatal The ability to experience fear in some circumstances is a useful s.k.i.l.l First it warns you, then you can try to assess the risks.. and decide to face it, or not. But if there is no warning at all ?

[@prosenjitgiri9088]

So far the most hear touching story ever heard on Mt Everest. My heart is filled with pain for Marco. But some kids are born to be wild and they choose what they love most. Probably Marco is one of them. He chose to be rested in Everest. There is no better place ever I could have imagined. Rest in Peace Marco.

[@Rando_Shyte]

He chose to be stupid lol.

[@tcook6759]

Excellent video. Tragic and senseless ending to a talented young man.

[@migmigjohnson6083]

What makes it senseless? I found it to all follow a perfect pattern.

[@fink2990]

@@migmigjohnson6083 probably the senselessness of the guy

[@oldguygamer9511]

Good video. The theory of exhaustion appeals more than the others. Fell asleep and died/froze.

[@grossevernor]

I have been looking for this documentary for some time. I originally saw this with some buddies at an extreme skiing movie festival in Portillo, Chile. Crazy dude. Amazing to think that he actually made it down Everest once, he didn't disappear until his second trip.

[@Georgeanne17]

Whoah

[@oreocarlton3343]

Its all gay.

[@nineteeneightynine432]

​@@oreocarlton3343 .nothing wrong with that

[@FinnishLapphund]

It's odd to hear how he could see that plan A wasn't a good idea the first time, and change to another plan, but the second time, it's as if he had blinders on, and plan A was his only option, ignoring such things as how much the snow depth had slowed down their summiting etc. Anyhow, I don't think it was wrong of Marco's father to sponsor his dream, but it would've been better if Marco e.g. had been required to first figure out how to profit from his first achievement, and his father maybe had said "I'll help with half of it". That said, I don't think it would've changed the outcome.

[@thescarletandgrey2505]

Wondering how far down the comments til I see “at least he died doing what he loved” with reply saying “pretty sure he didn’t love falling down a mountain….”

[@Rando_Shyte]

Probably didn't love breaking his legs falling down a crevasse and dying in pain...

[@everythingisalllies2141]

Like the baffling story about the guy that went "missing" while snorkelling at Shark Bay while he was openly bleeding and had a sign on his back that said, "Dinners ready".

[@renn8827]

I’m personally agonostic and was an atheist most of my life but I definitely wouldn’t say that his death is proof of no god he went down Mount Everest on a snowboard on a more difficult path than the first time if anything he was taunting death. If you want to use death as a reason for no god there are fates that were much more unreasonable and traumatic I’m sorry but he knew the risks and he probably should have made sure his family did too

[@danielhicks4826]

Of course its not proof, the " God cant be real cause bad things happen" is grade school nonsense, even more lame then " well if God is real he's a jerk cause he allows bad things to happen" I hear this kinda nonsense all the time and its ridiculous.

[@toscadonna]

It could be proof that God helps those who help themselves and that those who do foolish things are on their own.

[@migmigjohnson6083]

I used to be an agnostic before I became an islamo-christian, and wouldn't say death has anything to do with the existence of God and vice versa. In fact it only makes sense our role here is to find out version of Him, which was easy, and live by the rules He set for us, which isn't so much.

[@datacipher]

Yeah it’s weird, I was sure if there was a god I could just jump off a cliff… lol.

[@zukosmom3780]

If God allows children to die from cancer, he certainly isn’t going to help a stupid young man

[@NotMadNomadZephyr]

Great video, narration, and content as always!! Thanks Archie😎

[@nonmihiseddeo4181]

George Mallory's body was eventually found on Everest, Alex Lowe's body was found on Shishipangma, I'm sure that Marco Siffredi will eventually be found, too, perhaps after an earthquake. Condolences to Mr. & Mrs Siffredi on the loss of Pierre and Marco.

[@sage6336]

They never found irvine from 1924

[@luciebrisson5881]

Very fine video, well researched, providing details about the people, the timeline, the progression of events. A lot of work and attention evidently went into making it. Thank you.

[@jaquanvs]

This video is amazing the amount of detail and effort that went into studying Marco story makes it such a good watch

[@abc123gpl]

the safest way not to die on everest is to stay home.

[@jackoh991]

Yep I've never died on everest. Seems to be a fail safe option

[@larskullberg7292]

The safest way not to die on everest is to believe in Jesus Christ as your Savior. Praise Him!!!

[@zatchbell5678]

Also the cheapest option, these things seem like simple decisions for me

[@MyraTheBe]

Sad. He really seemed to just wanna "live" his life wild and free. But he was way too young and immature to do Mount Everest. The fact that they even spent 50k on a 22 year old to kill himself is beyond me! He was impulsive and it's a really sad story. He clearly had some mental issues, and the parents just wanted to support him. I guess he convinced everyone he was invincible but he couldn't even take tooth pain?🙄 Smh. Just FOOLISH

[@juhopuhakka2351]

What is baffling about this case is Marcos ability spend his parents money.2000$ for one fucking phone call!

[@connie7128]

LOL - I thought that too. My parents would have actually killed me if I ever did something like that. Well, I wouldn't have been there in the first place, because they wouldn't have paid money for something like that. I'd have heard - Earn your own money! Get a job!

[@juhopuhakka2351]

@@connie7128 And what if he had succeeded?Do you think that daredevil would have work whit out pay for his parents next 5 years or would he have had a another dream about something more glamorous than cleaning toilets?

[@migmigjohnson6083]

@@juhopuhakka2351 Connie's not that bad. She just wants to be everyone's mom. I told her to get off the computer and I think she logged off.

[@juhopuhakka2351]

@@migmigjohnson6083 Connie is a good person and caring mother.

[@nunyabiznes4471]

@@juhopuhakka2351 what if he had succeeded? How many people have climbed Mt Everest? The sherpas do all of the work. Who really cares he went up Everest? Trying to snowboard down it was a dumb idea. If he had done it successfully, so what? Who would really care? This death was completely avoidable, but it was free will, I do feel badly for the parents and do hope his soul is at rest.

[@Tylwaa]

Imagine it's WWII My oldest uncle was in the China-Burma-India campaign flying the "hump" over the Himalayas. He was the only survivor of one mission and he never got over survivor's guilt. Horrible time in history. I watch these hikers who choose to go and risk their life. Think of the many that didn't have a choice. You don't hear much about them. My father was in Korea. Thousands died in the battles in North Korea mountains. Chinese soldiers volunteered to assist N Korea. Some hid under white sheets but all froze to death whole companies of soldiers frozen into "ice sculptures" in their battle positions. Some froze half-standing rifles ready. Thousands died. Almost 5,000 missing. All sides, American, Korean, Chinese. We mourn for today's climbers but so many others are just forgotten.

[@Claudia.888]

I love you comment!

[@Radk187]

Great job covering this story!

[@jellomiki]

'adieu' literally means 'to god' as in : next time we'll meet it'll be in heaven . Not a good sign when someone tells you that out of nowhere :/

[@gregkosinski2303]

It literally means good bye. In terms of etymology, it comes from shortened phrases wishing that God be with a traveler when they left you.

[@jellomiki]

@@gregkosinski2303 dearest, not really ? The many ways we say goodbye in french often comes in the form of à+something. À demain = to tomorrow = see you tomorrow; à la prochaine = to the next one = see you next time; à l'année prochaine = to next year = see you next year. Adieu = shortened form of à Dieu = to God = see you when we're with God. It has very very little to do with 'good travel' we literally say 'good travel'. Adieu is only ever used when you're positive you're never gonna meet someone ever again, as in, at least one of you gonna die real soon. Or maybe, maybe is someone moves to the other side of the globe and has no intentions of coming back, even then, we'll most often say 'au revoir' = to next time we see each other

[@0CaptainOats0]

@@jellomiki Exactly. For a sec I wondered if the people of Chamonix said "adieu" like Swiss ppl do (in certain parts of Switzerland, they say it as a means of saying "hi" so why not) but clearly this was unusual for him to say that so...altitude sickness and anxiety probably made him feel he wouldn't make it. Triste :(

[@jellomiki]

@@0CaptainOats0 yeah, if he was from another french speaking part of the world, it could just be the way he speaks, but from what I heard of his speech, it seem pretty 'metropolitan' to me. And my though exactly, mountain sickness can f**k with your head a fair bit

[@aaron_craig]

Is there seriously know one that knows what color black fades to under exposure conditions?? Like really??? At this altitude the percentage of UVa and UVb light is significantly higher. UV light degrades the chemicals black paint uses to not reflect the 3 major parts of the color spectrum Red Green Blue (same colors that are used to make up light projecting to your eyes from the screen you are reading this on). The first color that BLACK color sticker/paint/etc.. will FADE to is PURPLE. This is rudimentary science, people! They found his board, unless it is positively identified to be a different board via the other indicators, COLORS SHOULD NOT BE USED.

[@cathyizzo7886]

I was thinking the same thing about the purple color.

[@vanmore5124]

Good job most parents couldn't afford the costs or there would be a lot of snowboarders resting on Everest.

[@firsttimeisawjupiter1031]

His parents were just enablers

[@fabs8498]

He was working to pay everything.

[@legitbeans9078]

@@fabs8498 More like to gay everything

[@newshodgepodge6329]

Just imagine hundreds of years from now the bodies buried in the snow get washed down in a torrent of meltwater similar to how the bodies of some ancient hunter gatherers have been discovered.

[@sookie4195]

25% of the glaciers has melted. It will not take 100s of years.

[@newshodgepodge6329]

@@sookie4195 Maybe, maybe not. The glaciers are not high altitude peaks that frequently extend into the jet stream.

[@Piggelin1]

I really like your videos. They are so well made. Been following you for a long time and look forward to every single one of them.

[@lostallhope675]

This reminds me of the female kayaker who went to the Brazilian Amazon on her own. The locals told her not to continue cause they knew of gangs in the Amazon who killed people for everything they have. She was determined to continue on her journey and ended up murdered. Her body was never found. Rip Emma Kelty

[@seaknightvirchow8131]

Never have heard many of these sad stories. You do tell them so well. These young men have my admiration but how tragic.

[@shannonhill3356]

I mean it was reckless, and pretty selfish to do to his parents after his brother died. It was dumb of dad to finance essentially suicide. It was ridiculous of the family to literally blame the mountain.

[@migmigjohnson6083]

Yeah this channel def. needs to blow up.

[@katleigh4513]

What an awesome deep-dive! Hope you keep making videos ❤️

[@icapture.u]

Thank you for covering his story in such detail - I knew his story but you covered so much more than what's out there. Much appreciated

[@mapleleaf902]

New subbie, I appreciate your reports. As a former Backcountry backpacker, I/we always studied weather and safety. His attempt was just crazy.

[@yelloworangered]

You mess around doing something stupid, sooner or later your luck runs out.

[@lukycharms9970]

I gotta say, I can’t imagine ever even thinking about trying anything this reckless after watching my parents go through the loss my brother and then doing anything that could possibly put them through that a second time…. This seems like one of the most selfish things you could possibly do…

[@danielhicks4826]

Thats a fact. Shame so many men cant be fulfilled being good men and fathers/husbands these days.

[@migmigjohnson6083]

Yet in a single day this guy spent with his loved ones he shared more joy and happiness than you'll probably never be able to share your entire life from the comfort of your high horse. How's that for an irony?

[@LathropLdST]

@@migmigjohnson6083 he was at the level of becoming a mere laughing face as a memory. Yet his life was tracks in the snow. Wipable, forgettable, a cautionary tale. He got a record, yes, but let's say nothing of value was lost with him.

[@connie7128]

@@migmigjohnson6083 How do you know that? You don't. It's best to not comment something like this if you're simply doing it to be cruel to a complete stranger. Shush.

[@dougavers7082]

Eeeeeeck

[@adolfolerito6744]

Marco Siffredi may be lost to his lifelong passion, but luckily his brother Rocco (a well known speleologist) lives on, exploring the darkest caves in their deepest sections ❤

[@moonorange9358]

O mio dio

[@rogerwilliamson7161]

Rocco became very rich and is still alive! 😂

[@HarryFlashmanVC]

😂😂

[@mattiariff]

HAHAHAHAHAHAH

[@kspen6110]

I didn't even know this had been done and I've watched many climbing Everest stories. Everyone gets to make their own choices in how to live their lives. But this idea was a bad one in my opinion. He did it once and that should have been the end of it. He seemed like such a genuine young man. I hope his body can eventually be found if only for his family to know what happened. Rest in peace Marco.

[@rubyred6954]

Me too!!!

[@cassbarker1966]

They know what happened they lived recklessly paid for their son to live recklessly he went to Everest and fucked up and died that’s what happened he was told not to do it! Arrogance, too much money on his parents hands and a very large mountain killed him and even IF they find his body that explanation stands! His parents hurt because they thought he was shit hot and well the mountain proved he was not! 😮😢

[@veenaagopala5083]

very bad idea indeed

[@Loralanthalas]

The secret of life: if at first you don't succeed- give up. That's the universe telling you that you suck and you'll never get better.

[@Loralanthalas]

@@cassbarker1966 tell me that the next time you get in a car, bud.

[@mike79patton]

He sounds like a person who cared more about his adrenaline high than he did about his family or for the safety of others.

[@migmigjohnson6083]

Why would he care about everyone else's safety? You do know his snowboard only carried one person right?

[@X737_]

@@migmigjohnson6083you do know Sherpas lives were risked looking for him don’t you? Also he could cause avalanches with his actions and his actions caused great emotional harm to his family. You do understand this right?

[@migmigjohnson6083]

@@X737_ You do know Sherpas have free will right?

[@X737_]

@@migmigjohnson6083 it’s clear you don’t know any Nepalese people right?

[@migmigjohnson6083]

@@X737_ It's clear you are dodging my question. Do they or don't they?

[@samcar06c]

I feel so awful for the sister. Of course she chooses to believe that he's still out there somewhere! It's much easier than having to deal with losing a second brother, I have two brothers myself and couldn't even imagine dealing with this - especially while pregnant!

[@LathropLdST]

Just looking at his photos gives me a stomach ache. All about him screams Darwin award.

[@omgurheadsgone]

7:19 - “Marcos SISTER described him as a panty dropper”… wtf.

[@challanger275]

I wouldn’t say brave, I say stupid there’s a difference between brave and stupidity and stupidity. Always rules over brave

[@davidcampbell4174]

The best story I have ever seen on this young man. I never realized he had actually done Everest once, before his fatal run. Thanks for doing this. His story would make a good movie.

[@kaykerley8786]

Yeah, just what we need is another movie romanitizing suicide.

[@Rando_Shyte]

@@kaykerley8786 Another stupid "Into the wild" bs movie...

[@pozzee2809]

You made me laugh with your beginning humour 👍🏻👍🏻 Sadly, challenging the Grim Reaper only ends one way.

[@helenfelton2845]

Your narrative is excellent;you really get behind the people involved.definitely keep watching you xx

[@vonrauenfeld]

It’s ai

[@helenfelton2845]

@@vonrauenfeld are you??xx

[@alanoffer]

What could go wrong Snowboarding down Everest ?

[@angelaberni8873]

Parents must learn when to say NO !!! Sad but to be expected. Never push your luck.

[@KathrynsWorldWildfireTracking]

5,000 years from now, they'll wonder about our strange religion and burial practices. What drove our culture to deposit our dead on the world's highest mountain? Wasn't it dangerous? Well, apparently, the Cult of Everest had a strong grip on ancient people.

[@sookie4195]

A strange grip on human ms with money.

[@hymnodyhands]

The Cult of Everest would make a heck of a book... just saying...

[@joeshumo9457]

I moved to Hawaii when I was 21 to surf big waves, while everyone said it would be disastrous and that I probably wasn’t good enough. Well not only did I, but I’m still here 35 years later. Having raised a family and becoming a home owner and successful at business. I’ve had a lot of close calls though but I’ve always been cautious, and trained hard while having respect for the ocean. I got over big waves after a point came where I just didn’t feel that I was up to it anymore and the odds were against me. I’m just a regular guy surfing small waves now and I couldn’t be happier. I’ve lived the dream and even though I never became famous or set any records, I’m totally fine with that. Do what you love and follow your dreams relentlessly, but never push when it doesn’t feel right.

[@cathyizzo7886]

That's good for you. I've always wanted to learn to surf but unfortunately grew up in Chicago. Then I got to raising a family, then cancer and some other health problems. Recently at a trip to California, over 55 years old, my first time holding a surf board and it was to heavy for my arms weakens from surgery etc. I will never be able to do it 😢

[@edwigcarol4888]

I do understand i listened to surfers in Lazarett answering an interviewer on their training Incredibly tough . Their muscles all over the body are highly performing when i think of the adductors... The foot-arches, the whole hip's muscle groups.. Athletes of world level

[@raleighcambell2113]

Nobody saw this outcome coming. His sister needs some deep trauma therapy. Regardless of what you believe, we are responsible for our own actions, free will sometimes has tragic consequences.

[@markhunter3849]

In flying, it's said, "There are old pilots and bold pilots, but there are no old, bold pilots. The same could be said of mountaineering snowboarders.

[@ORMONDROPON]

Dude really didn't care about his parents. "Hey dad, can I borrow 50 grand so I can pursue my dream of dying in an accident similar, if not identical to the one my brother died in years ago? I know that you probably live in constant fear of getting a call saying your only remaining son has died a predictable yet tragic dead, but I just REALLY want to make sure I can upstage my brother, so if you could wire me that money ASAP I assure you I can do just that." What an ass.

[@Yeonha.a]

Why ppl like you are soooo angry about this? Or are you angry you dont have 50k? I really,REALLY dont understand this frustration of you,bcs he's parents gave him so much much so he can achieve hes dream wich eventually led to hes death

[@ORMONDROPON]

@@Yeonha.a It sounds like you understand it perfectly. If your dreams involve ruining the lives of the people who love you most, your dreams are trash.

[@manimal9871]

Agreed, what an idiot lmao😂

[@michellebaca1024]

What an incredible video! Awesome presentation and information, great pictures, videos! Wow!❤

[@ammer8566]

Not sure the sister understands the consequences of free will.

[@lawrencedardin9046]

Marco's unique life was an intensely bright though short lived flame. A flame that attracted others. A joyous life. Very sad for the family and hopefully by now they can appreciate their time with him , with faded grief. It's all good.

[@Sue700]

Not so easy...

[@PuffKitty]

As a bereaved parent, I can say the grief might fade on one day but it always comes roaring back 😒

[@shelbyindianajones3226]

I didn't even know you could snowboard down Everest. I really feel for his family. Rest in Peace Marco.

[@grubslife6358]

My parents have a good rule, they’ll never pay or help pay for anything that could harm me and my brother. For me it was action/extreme sports. That being said they are always supportive of us no matter which paths we decide to go down. Rest easy Marco

[@lookintopsilocybin]

I have a few dvd's with the name Rocco Siffredi on it. He doesn't play it safe either. Although i've never seen him snowboarding down Everest, he did slide through some pretty impressive mountains and ended up in and out various crevasses...;)

[@gothof69nor61]

😅😂😂Same here. I guess Siffredi is a common familiname in Switzerland or northern Italy . But , yes Rocco Siffredi ' s been inside of some thight crevasses and caves .😉😏😅

[@Cherabreena]

I do wonder if this is some type of suicidal behavior. Like, ignoring all warnings. Doing something obviously deadly without proper security etc. Like some depressed people go "party hard" with a "fuck it" mentality and sort of, kind of hoping to die while at it. I've known people like this.

[@edwigcarol4888]

In Le Mans France (Formel 1 event) 6 Motobikers at night with 2 Promille alcohol in blood having fun at a speed of 180 or 200 km/h... 6 fatalities My friend from back then, a motobiker, reported that saying "stupidity killed them ; i have NO sympathy"

[@natsarimthings3147]

I think Mt. Everest is fair at warning people not to climb it. The lack of oxygen, the scary-looking slopes, the insanely high altitude and bitter cold temperatures should make people abandon the idea. But sadly, many people abandon the idea of listening and taking heed of the dangers instead. I just wish he got satisfied with his first success. And his father did not give him any money anymore. RIP Marco.

[@creatrixZBD]

I’m perfectly happy just to enjoy looking at it, tbh

[@dougschwieder3627]

How do you get all the way to base camp without going into a crevasse? I thought that they were everywhere on the way up, but not coming back down? He apparently did it once if not the second time. Did he get all the way to base camp or just to the bottom of the face?

[@88Kimberly888]

You have a good voice and narrate very very well👍 hard to find that plus good content..good job all the way around dude! 🙌

[@guillerminaacalderon238]

I would like to tell Marco’s sister to stop blaming God for the loss of her two brothers with all do respect it is about destiny the more we put ourselves to dangerous situations the more we put ourselves at risk THEY LEFT THIS WORLD DOING WHAT THEY WANTED TO DO AND MOST IMPORTANT THEY WERE HAPPY FREE AND CONTENT 😢 your pain has to be gracefully admitted with the lovely memories that will never die 🌷

[@christinewatson1989]

Marco: *Dies attempting one of the most dangerous climbs in existence and snowboarding down the world's tallest mountain* His sister: "why would god do this?!!?"

[@scottmiller6270]

I remember that snowboarder kid. Wow, he had guts but, pride still killed him.

[@desireeguzman4196]

That’s what happens when you don’t listen to the locals. Rest in peace

[@PersonalBubble0420]

Good job parenting. It's fine if you don't want to climb with your kid so the dangers are known. Don't blame his being spirited alone. I can't say he should have never followed his dreams because his parents already lost a child, I could not do that to my parents.

[@jacksyoutubechannel4045]

His sister's disposition towards him is very strange. Maybe there's a cultural barrier, or something lost in translation, but on its face, she says some really odd things about her brother.

[@Adriana-f1x]

Na primeira descida a natureza o avisou, daí ele desceu por outro lugar. Bastava comemorar aquela descida. Que triste história, ele era tão alegre e sorridente.

[@Quills64]

man, for a century we've been trying to work out if mallory summitted or not and archie over here apparently knows he reached the peak and casually drops that bombshell on us

[@jennw1585]

So he had already snowboarded down Mt. Everest once. But he just wanted to do it again and this time more dangerously.