Everest South Short Version

This video is a short version of my climb of Mt. Everest in 2009. Please visit the Gallery in my website to view videos of all my motorcycle and mountaineering adventures. eightsummits.com

[@area51r]

ok whoever made this video, outstanding job and a big congratulations. such an appreciation after some of those camera angles. looking uphill, whoaaa. that place is so mind blowingly big, what that was like..

[@Jake-uc8mb]

The other Everest videos I've watched mostly only show looking up at Everest peak. Yes that is impressive but it doesn't really make you feel like you are there. Here you have shown the incredible views all around you. Thank you for sharing the experience.

[@bbsafaris]

Incredible accomplishment! Well done! Huge respect!

[@asokoowska4896]

Truly amazing, thank you for sharing. Greetings from Poland!

[@1helluvawomen]

I have been watching these Movies and documentaries for like 5days non stop!! I have no desire to do this but it’s fascinating how many people choose to risk their life just to make it to the Summit!! Like the mountain has an area called the death zone!! And there is a cave called green boots cave with the corpse of a hiker that never made it down!

[@jessejaymes8684]

1helluvawomen The death zone is 8000m and above. The Himalayas, if I remember correctly, have 14 mountains that bring climbers into the death zone. Damn, 8000m is where airplanes cruise. The death zone for me is around 1000m. Related to Green Boots and Everest, check out “Rainbow Ridge.”

[@1helluvawomen]

E I N S Lol you’re funny.

[@jessejaymes8684]

1helluvawomen For reals, your a dignified and classy woman.

[@dilipgauchan8076]

It’s normal

[@Moishe555]

You could do something like this! Start small though, it's fun!

[@stevosworld1656]

Wow, thanks for sharing! This is AWESOME!!

[@deltafire9765]

It's amazing how few resources there are to watch that show this trek in a clear, concise way. Thank you for posting!

[@davepirtle9790]

Yes thanks that made much more sense to me than other videos and maps. It's like too much Info but this is just right.

[@Jake-uc8mb]

Great video, almost felt like I was there on the journey with you. Thank you, I hope this was a great experience for you!

[@anthonyjohnson8672]

best footage iv seen,,not many photos on here regarding the balcony upwards,great work

[@MrPSRS750]

AMAZING VIDEO!! Fantastic!!! Great!!! Congratulations!!!

[@danielpizarro6496]

Exelenteeeeeee resumen..... te FELICITOO !!!!! Saludos ...

[@marathimanus1147]

13:10 Krushnaa Patil, 19, was the youngest Indian women to ascent Mount Everest at that time. Respect.

[@Moishe555]

Go Krushna!!!

[@vikashbhardwaj2288]

Feeling proud to hear Indian tradition , spiritual song Om jai Jagdish hare ❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@cinaetscott8340]

Best I've seen documenting The Slog. Thanks!

[@chrisbattenevolutionisalie4623]

agree

[@elizabethalvesdejesus1167]

Que legallllllll Uma aventuras Top

[@wayno23]

Very entertaining & awe inspiring thank you ⭐⭐⭐

[@robertbeightler1473]

Awesome video!

[@linamoelyono1600]

Amazing !!!😍

[@Miniorpernik]

Superb video.ty

[@lstruggy]

Very very nice 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽 I could watch this stuff all day. Bucket list. 🗻

[@1stulees]

PMC05 save your money and do the planet a favour. Everest is full of rubbish

[@lstruggy]

stuart lees tnx for the advice I went to Las Vegas instead and had a hell of a time! 🍻

[@zacharycat]

The Khumbu Icefall looks like so much fun! I could play in there for days.

[@revoconner]

I know right!

[@Jake-uc8mb]

Lol I feel like that too. Too bad it's one of the most dangerous places to stick around at.

[@chrisperrin100]

Simply amazing.

[@harrywong1682]

Gr8 video for armchair viewing or tour. TQ mate(s).

[@survivallessonsv.r.8736]

Nice video 👍

[@videoluvr4204]

great video and pictures of the Khumbu Icefall area! i can't believe a dog was up there, how high has a dog been on Everest I wonder, does anyone know?

[@justpunishingvaginassince1923]

ASHLEY WAGNERS DOG TOBIAS MADE IT TO THE SUMMIT IN 1984 LOOK IT UP....

[@Dilip66866]

Love the music

[@edwinkubena9944]

Cool very Cool I hit the gym regular and I couldn’t do this Congrats!!!!!

[@angelabarabas1659]

Bravo to all those climbers

[@cryptonite8495]

How many people were in that long line, all heading up at the same time? It looked like dozens!

[@adorablewildtrip]

Amazing

[@talkinghead3169]

Absolutely blown away by the number of people on the mountain! It's turning into a tourist destination. A hell of a lot of people are gonna die on that mountain.

[@catherinebreitfeller669]

A hell of a lot have already died there but there are always more fools to come

[@meeshy-jl9ow]

those ladders aaaahhhh

[@videoworks7731]

hard work working a camera on the steeps and in the cold nice job

[@brahmasatyamjaganmithya6708]

nice video.

[@MJLeger-yj1ww]

Look at all those boulders at :22! I wouldn't want to camp amid those! They had to come down from somewhere! I don't know whether or not I admire people who try to climb Mt. Everest. There have been thousands who had tried and as far as I know, about 500 who have died on the mountain (that they know about) since about 1953. I do admire those who summit the mountain though, they are a very special breed. But it is noted that a number of deaths have occurred on the way back down AFTER they summited. Maybe some of that push is gone, there are many reasons and as many things that can happen to them. One man ascended 5 times, became a guide and then lost his life. It wouldn't be worth the chance to me. Mt. Everest gets a lot of climbers because it is far easier than some of the most noted of the 8,000'+ mountains that are technically and strategically more difficult but, after all, Mt. Everest IS the tallest mountain in the world and that is the draw.

[@muktarammore]

Very good vdo

[@catherinebreitfeller669]

It’s morbid I know but it’s interesting to see the frozen bodies on the mountain. Like “ Mallory” who was found in 1999 after 75 yrs I think.

[@jtuds]

I've dealt with altitude issues at much lower altitude so notwithstanding the cost, time commitment and mortal danger, Everest is certainly not a possibility for me. Trekking to base camp would probably even be too much. Anyway, I'm always curious to find out what people who do it find to be most difficult. Is it the cornice traverse which looks scary as hell, the hillary step which must be very hard to climb considering how exhausted you are, or just the length of summit day at such high altitude? Also, coming back down must not be easy especially when you consider how tired you are by that point and the fact that you still have to do the hillary step and traverse....I can't imagine.

[@eightsummits]

It's impossible to pinpoint one segment of the climb as "the most difficult." It's the entire experience over 6-8 weeks. Even the time at Base Camp is physically and emotionally draining. The Cornice Traverse didn't bother me. I just visualized success in crossing the Traverse and tried not to focus on the exposure. The Hillary Step wasn't that difficult--way easier that the First Step, the Second Step and the Third Step on the North side. See my 2014 North side video. Bill

[@jtuds]

eightsummits is the 1st, 2nd, 3rd step on the north side basically like doing 3 Hillary steps ?

[@MidoriMadori]

how do these people poop and pee just wondering

[@letyorozcosanchez5734]

♥️♥️♥️

[@breadandcircus1]

whose WAS THAT DOG ???

[@ralphaverill2001]

I'm a retired construction worker. I never liked those flimsy aluminum ladders the way they were meant to be used, let alone as a scaffold or walkway. If one of those climbers tripped and fell hard on one of those ladders it would likely fold up. I was glad to see the climbers were all tied off to the hand lines.

[@ghfjhloudz7607]

5:11....."You can seen camp 3 up there", ugh no we can't...he zooms in and You see ANTS!!! Wow, shows how massive that mountain is, humans looking like ants. Amazing!

[@Eusouamoreusouluz]

I wonder how climbers do number 1 and 2 during this hike.

[@exiledwest8114]

Insane

[@jennys.1638]

is camp 3 really that close to camp 2? it seems like it :0

[@oneactionman]

Camp 3 is half way up the Lhotse face and camps 2 and 3 are a few thousand feet apart. Distances are discieving.

[@shirleydibdin4443]

Wow

[@KSparks80]

Can't tell for sure, but did you catch a boulder rolling down the mountain? At 0:22 just to the right of center, you can see 2 orange tents with a blue tent "above" them. If you watch, something just beyond the blue tent goes flying down hill from 0:22 to 0:24.

[@BLACK05GO1]

I don't know how 200 mph winds during storms doesn't blow all that crap off the summit?

[@ashokkumarpandit7373]

how to get sponsor to climb Everest?

[@mike0566]

I have seen a few videos with discarded oxygen bottles left at camp 3 and piles at 4 . are these bottles refillable or just one time use ????

[@josefranciscosegurola9136]

snow flake dream smasher / wenn you will any botle take bak to base camp?

[@mike0566]

jose francisco Segurola english please

[@JS-fk9wq]

One time use.

[@JS-fk9wq]

They are too much work to carry all the way back down so new ones are just carried up.

[@rameshkrishnan3254]

One time use but Sherpas will carry back some of them to get the deposit back.

[@sanyaapinshine]

can it dog go to the top of everest?

[@pinkfloydian4726]

The ice fall. NO NO NO, very scary.

[@MCshadr217]

Depends on the height of the Glacier, and if there are any actual crevasses below it. If it's not too high upon first encounter, could easily fall and clamber yourself up. It's not the cracks that are dangerous. It's what happens when you make it unstable on the way down. Could easily cave in like two walls. Love glaciers.

[@playinragz]

I turn around at the ladder. Lol

[@thearmybuilder7798]

did you use oxygen from camp 2 to 3 aswell ?

[@eightsummits]

from the base of the Lhotse Face

[@QnQoooo]

how many bottles of oxygen did you carried ?

[@leifvulfila8837]

You made it look so easy with your video lol. I was amazed it was not that crowded on the final leg up. Usually you hear stories of traffic jams and hours waiting on the final leg up.

[@paulmalfara6071]

@@QnQoooo probably one the one he was using at the time. The Sherpas carried his oxygen for him. And they carried everything else. It's interesting that there is no mention in this video of acclimatization hikes. Most expeditions climb to camp two or three and then down to base camp to rest. The time at the higher camp prepares the body for the summit push. Climb high and sleep low. I'm also curious about how much supplemental oxygen is being used. "From the base of the Lhotse Face" is when oxygen is used. After that point, are you breathing supplemental oxygen all the time?

[@Jake-uc8mb]

@@paulmalfara6071 So maybe not the most informative video of all time, but I think he did an incredible job of capturing the beauty and sharing the experience 😉😀

[@denniswinder8117]

Does the dog get an O2 tank? Why are you even up there with it?

[@yvettegrant3335]

Does anyone know if they all go back the same way or not?,I can't believe they all use those ladders going back as week as they all are. If so how can one expect to help another back down who can't walk at all ,, especially in crossing over the ladder back.

[@eightsummits]

The same ladders are used by everyone going up and coming down. But, the ladders are constantly being maintained and replaced by the "Sherpa Doctors" because they move as the glacier moves. Sick, injured and deceased climbers are brought down in sleds. The sleds can move across and down the ladders.

[@eightsummits]

Sorry, the term is "Icefall Doctors," not "Sherpa Doctors." Icefall Doctors are Sherpas who are hired to install and maintain the ladders in the Khumbu Icefall during the climbing season.

[@emivultur1238]

Respect Puchhanga Bhoti. Tell me what passage of the Bible have you read up there? Is nice to see how Christian belivers proclame their faith in God Almighty in such a nice manner. May God bless you and strengthen your soul to serve Him in the way He called you to do it.

[@tonybroderick4808]

There is no God. You are a daft fool if you believe in an invisible man.

[@derickmitchell2824]

Any bodys down in the crevises ?

[@shaym6719]

If this is such a popular attraction I wonder why they haven’t switched out the ladders for something.. safer? More sturdy? Easier to walk on?

[@Jake-uc8mb]

The ice falls shift constantly. Anything constructed there would be destroyed within weeks or days. Anything more substantial would just be too heavy to continually replace and lug up the mountain.

[@SirRichardofkent]

What happened to the dog? Why was it there? I may have to cut this short to research dogs on Everest

[@eightsummits]

There are many stray "homeless"dogs on the 35-mile trek from the airport at Lukla to Base Camp. Signs are posted not to feed these dogs. I once encountered one of these dogs on my trek back from Base Camp to Lukla. He followed me for several miles, hoping for a handout. I felt sorry for the dog, but honored the warnings, which are there for a reason. Finally, I stopped at a tea house, hoping that when I came out 30-minutes later, he would be gone. When I came out, he was patiently waiting for me. I suspect he sensed I love animals, especially dogs. Finally, I caved and left a stash of food for him to eat. I then picked up my pace and never saw him again. The dogs make their way up to Base Camp because they know they will be fed by climbers and cooks. Leftover food at Base Camp is routinely thrown out in piles near the dining tents. The birds and dogs enjoy a King's feast. When the dogs see the climbers make their way up the Khumbu Icefall on their way to Camp 1, some of them naturally follow. Their ability to cross over and climb up the 30-40 ladders in the Icefall is an astonishing feat of bravery and skill. I was blown away when I saw that black puppy following me up the Icefall. He was not following me in particular. He arrived with the teams at Camp 1 and then, the following day, followed the teams up to Camp 2, and from Camp 2 to the foot of the Lhotse Face. If you review my footage from Base Camp to the Lhotse Face, you will understand how incredible this is for a canine. No dogs appear on the Lhotse Face because it is too steep and icy. At the foot of the Lhotse Face, my teammate put the dog on a leash and walked him back to Camp 2. We never saw him again. I doubt that any canine could move down a 50-foot vertical ladder to return to Base Camp, but I could be wrong. These dogs are not pets. I don't think there is any good way to stop them from pursuing their instinct to stay alive, other than to capture and euthanize them, which no one supports.

[@colinandrew89]

After watching vids on k2 this looks like a walk in the park lol

[@Estuardino71]

but it is not

[@yousafmic4407]

People are climbing it’s not a hike K2 is for very experienced climbers

[@zorilaz]

I would like to see you trying Everest you dumb shit! walk in the park.... You would puke your guts out even before reaching the Base Camp you fat fuck.

[@lizaaldridge6291]

Not like any park near me! 3 people have died this year attempting it already (and the season's only been open a few weeks) 6 died last year, 7 the year before, and something like 19 or 20 in 2015. K2 is a much more technical climb, but Everest is not without its dangers. The oxygen failures that lots of the teams have been having this year have put lots of people's lives at risk.

[@Moishe555]

@@zorilaz you are a king amongst trolls my friend!

[@gaelmdle43]

Everest is a big via Ferrata ??

[@michellegiordano8277]

Omg 😎

[@rohanizaz5396]

🗻it is extremely hard to climb mount everest

[@rheamalana2499]

Who carries the ladders? That must be very heavy to carry the whole way up , and down.

[@eightsummits]

Sherpas carry the ladders. They are called "Icefall Doctors" because they maintain the ladders in the Khumbu Icefall.

[@muchlove9781]

These ladders are only on the icefall spot, the very start of the climb.

[@deeptikhanal821]

Watch movie titled "The Sherpas". Its really good you will enjoy ..

[@Moishe555]

@@muchlove9781 there are a few ladders higher up as well.

[@rameshkrishnan3254]

The ice fall doctors and a crack team of Sherpas first rope the entire mountain. Then only others start climbing.

[@jannamyers6792]

How would you do without the Sherpas. They basically babysit you so all you have to do is climb up and down.

[@asht337]

💕💕💕💕💕💕☝️ want to share my experiences. I have done Summit 4 time and this is my 5th and completed it. Helloooooo 👋 👋 do you see me. 🙈Idiot! how can they see you, they all are down at the foot. One thing I forgot to share ‘ there is no internet up here.’

[@rsgenocidnatvorevina]

[@dks13827]

Is it Lote see face ????

[@brettd109]

Did u see bodies?

[@deidrebrown8986]

Next narration should post "What #, Base Count?".... All I Know, It's Close To 4th.

[@lukasschnuppo4211]

wtf a dog?!

[@Smokey66s]

“Bravest dog in the world”. stupidest people in the world!

[@mikeadvance]

@Eva Ivy I agree. Disguisting to see humans jeopardising a dogs life like this. They wouldnt even bother to get safety equipment for the dog. They should be ashamed of themselves and be banned from ever climbing a mountain again.

[@elianasoldati2108]

Se nasco un'altra volta sono lì...

[@Estuardino71]

1:22 Why nobody has come up with a better option than the ladders ?

[@emer157]

CARLOS MERIDA, pintor I often wondered that too

[@phancypants1892]

Probably is the best option.

[@Moishe555]

Like escalators! Am I right?

[@The2011TSK]

I wonder too. Ladders are relatively light and durable and easy to maneuver. More sturdy options may be heavier and less practical if they're solid. Also you can join multiple ladders together and adjust the sizes to suit the space of whichever crevass is being crossed. Perhaps that's some reasons they're still used.

[@wyomingadventures]

@@The2011TSK explained well I agree with you light weight don't know of anything better 👍🙂

[@modelm22]

Wow he fell 3:04

[@the-bu3lb]

People me so slow because they are unable to breath or because they are cold or because they just shouldn’t be climbing ? I can’t understand why people move like turtles

[@justsayin69]

Why was a dog up there? Seriously!

[@NebbiaGrigia]

🐕Vorrei sapere com'è andata l'avventura di quel cane sull' Everest. 3:11

[@suaraalam6464]

No curve, looks in summit Earth is Flat.

[@jasonj5292]

Can someone explain how the ladders do not collapse to me

[@eightsummits]

The ladders are very sturdy and are usually only crossed by one climber at a time. As the glacier moves down the mountain (approx. 3 feet/day) the ladders must be moved or they will be destroyed.

[@wyomingadventures]

Ladders also have weight loads on them like 200 or 275 pounds extension ladders for construction

[@rameshkrishnan3254]

Designed for the purpose. Not normal ladders.

[@DaveSS-xi4pn]

Loved it!, but the music was to loud.

[@GokTurkBey]

i love the way that everyone respects the nepalese sherpas, coz their life depends on them. but here in uk they are all racist against nepalese and they are seen as waste

[@cednik]

Who need sherpas in UK?

[@GP-qw8un]

They don't need Sherpa's but remember Nepal helped them maintain the murderous (British) empire. They have every right to the resources the Brits have accumulated. You may start your education here! en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gurkha

[@wyomingadventures]

Wow that's sad sherpa are wonderful people if more people were like them the world would be better

[@catherinebreitfeller669]

Now if you could just fly down

[@INANYMIN]

Has anyone ever been killed in the ice falls

[@alifaaaliff5529]

OO😨

[@MCshaneization]

I don't see a safety line for the dog. If the dog doesn't have a safety line over the crevasses then you shouldn't either.

[@cednik]

Dog is not a human.

[@emer157]

cednik thanks for letting us know that

[@MrThebigplay]

mere cednic is a little slow😂

[@dks13827]

Don't like those horizontal ladders all that much.... nor does that one climber.

[@dks13827]

I would say the crowds make it very unsafe..... I would avoid such stuff.

[@montycool7887]

phurba tenzing sherpa

[@yousafmic4407]

Not steep like K2

[@carmelinamilite4740]

Bah

[@cindyr8986]

How could you or anyone take a dog there and cross the ladder over the crevasse!!! No one in their right mind would do that to their dog if they loved him and would not take him to climb Mt. Everest!!! What the hell were you thinking!!!

[@eightsummits]

There are many stray "homeless"dogs on the 35-mile trek from the airport at Lukla to Base Camp. Signs are posted not to feed these dogs. I once encountered one of these dogs on my trek back from Base Camp to Lukla. He followed me for several miles, hoping for a handout. I felt sorry for the dog, but honored the warnings, which are there for a reason. Finally, I stopped at a tea house, hoping that when I came out 30-minutes later, he would be gone. When I came out, he was patiently waiting for me. I suspect he sensed I love animals, especially dogs. Finally, I caved and left a stash of food for him to eat. I then picked up my pace and never saw him again. The dogs make their way up to Base Camp because they know they will be fed by climbers and cooks. Leftover food at Base Camp is routinely thrown out in piles near the dining tents. The birds and dogs enjoy a King's feast. When the dogs see the climbers make their way up the Khumbu Icefall on their way to Camp 1, some of them naturally follow. Their ability to cross over and climb up the 30-40 ladders in the Icefall is an astonishing feat of bravery and skill. I was blown away when I saw that black puppy following me up the Icefall. He was not following me in particular. He arrived with the teams at Camp 1 and then, the following day, followed the teams up to Camp 2, and from Camp 2 to the foot of the Lhotse Face. If you review my footage from Base Camp to the Lhotse Face, you will understand how incredible this is for a canine. No dogs appear on the Lhotse Face because it is too steep and icy. At the foot of the Lhotse Face, my teammate put the dog on a leash and walked him back to Camp 2. We never saw him again. I doubt that any canine could move down a 50-foot vertical ladder to return to Base Camp, but I could be wrong. These dogs are not pets. I don't think there is any good way to stop them from pursuing their instinct to stay alive, other than to capture and euthanize them, which no one supports.

[@cindyr8986]

@@eightsummits Stray dog or not, that dog should not have been there climbing Mt. Everest and crossing the ladder where he could fall to his death!!! WTF!!!

[@user-ph6xp9wz9n]

Страшно смотреть в трещины.

[@jeffhardiman3957]

Just think! In another 10 years choppers will fly people up to the summit for $150

[@rameshkrishnan3254]

Choppers can't go that high. It is as high as commercial jet travel. Air is too thin for copters. Max they go to us camp 1 to throw ropes. Jetstream hits the summit, normal helicopters can't stand that windforce.

[@jeffhardiman3957]

@@rameshkrishnan3254 a chopper has already landed on the top of My Everest in 2005

[@rameshkrishnan3254]

@@jeffhardiman3957 I know...not a normal copter.

[@Amanwithoutaface112]

hundreds summit every year? what a waste of time and money, not much of an achievement anymore

[@JS-fk9wq]

Skankpronger Still a bit of a difficult climb compared to mountains most encounter reguraly.

[@victorlahti1353]

Yeah get up there dude let's see you do it

[@masque1313]

so let's see here.....how many billions of people have been on this planet since 1953? lots. and to this day there's roughly about 5000 people to ever made it to the top of that mountain.. I still think the accomplishment is stunning and certainly a test of endurance and stamina. I'm not a mountaineer and I know many accomplished climbers say Everest is basically a "walk" and not a climb....OK, I can see that......but when I see videos of going through the icefall, walking along the Cornice Traverse and climbing the Hilary Step, I know it's something that takes a very fearless and determined person to try and do.

[@sp769]

Yeah just imagine how many skanks would that prong for the same money?

[@dilipgauchan8076]

Let’s see u do it than

[@iamwhatiam6281]

a lot of trash on the top of the mountain. in a few year 1000 people every day will reach the top

[@buckbuchanan5849]

You spend $100K for this, yet they make you use cheap ladders to cross the ice fall?!@ Why can't a better support mechanism be put into place? SMH

[@harshitkhanna4591]

What do you expect on 6000 meters??

[@mcsql7534]

With all the ladders going to up to the top im surprised no ones built a elevator yet. Why not just take a helicopter to the top and say you've been there.