Everest - The Summit Climb

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Raw and Unfiltered. The final climb on Mt. Everest. Experience what climbers endure on their final push to the top of the world. Shot by yours truly on a Canon 5D with a 16-35mm lens.
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[@brandonmaxfield5620]

We live in an age where we get to see the summit of mt Everest without moving, how lucky we are.

[@sennatuber]

Brandon Maxfield yeah

[@nathaniel04]

Brandon Maxfield yeah

[@mattraalat3438]

Helll yeahhh... i wouldnt spend $100k+ & risking my life just to touch the summit Everest just for a sec... for what???

[@djg5644]

@@mattraalat3438 you, me and the most of people out there wouldn't, but these guys, they totally would and did so

[@jamesruff236]

Cus that’s the same thing ahhahaha lazy bastard

[@twistedvortex1675]

Is this the route our parents took to school every day?!?!

[@kengibbens5059]

Up hill, both ways with nothing but a sack of gravel for lunch! 🤣

[@NorthEastTrailRunner]

@@kengibbens5059 A sack of gravel? You were lucky! I'd have dreamed of a sack of gravel. We had a lump of cold poison with no butter.

[@td8916]

this joke is on every mountain video

[@nikolasimurina]

yeah that + K2

[@bindig1]

And no shoes. Uphill both ways. LOL

[@deborahlosekelly1520]

I can’t even fathom how difficult that is. Hearing that gentleman breathe so hard made my own lungs hurt!

[@thomasacamel5309]

Same

[@andelofficial6235]

😱

[@Alefafc]

He's using O2 tanks

[@charlesonikosi4099]

HAHAHA

[@Star737VlogsYT]

In fact, that area is literally a dead zone since there’s no oxygen so they had to race the time with their oxygen tanks

[@user-zm1wl9bg6z]

Every time I see all the equipment and help modern Everest climbs have it makes me think of what a bunch of beasts the guys that did this back in the 1920's must have been. They climbed with a lot of weight, weight of their steel balls.

[@dindu551]

They climbed mountains, not ropes. These guys aren't climbers and they know it. Tallest garbage dump on the planet. And now that there can be no more pretense that everest isn't ruined, the party is moving to k2. Money ruins everything.

[@jordan11752]

@@dindu551 man shut up

[@killerxxriver4449]

@@dindu551 bro even climbing ropes aint that easy. Give them a bit of respect

[@Brevisfamily]

There oxygen came in wooden crates and weighed 30lbs.

[@footyskilz3218]

@@dindu551 like u could do it

[@marinazieglerviolin]

Imagine summiting Everest and then coming back down and finding out you didn't hit record on your GoPro

[@kap1526]

It's okay the 20 other people that went with you also had their go pros "hopefully on"

[@dienriski9356]

Better than die

[@daystillnight]

Well, theyd have their memories at least

[@RAHISTILLL]

A pilot flew a chopper to the top of the Everest. Came back and to his and his teams horror, found exactly what you described. The equipment did not record anything. So the next day he did it again and successfully recorded it this time. The footage is available on internet. check it out...

[@danp4452]

Run it back

[@tomscott4438]

Thank you so much for NOT laying a music track over this. The sights and sounds of the mountain are more than enough.

[@pauleypavillion6088]

Top of the world by the Carpenters would have been a nice background song.

[@tomscott4438]

@@pauleypavillion6088 To understand my response you have to close your eyes and imagine the sound a cat makes coughing up a hairball.

[@srishtisharma7496]

Right

[@Ssubham__Editz]

absolutely

[@omenkyangbermengmengmengme8792]

Tom Scott kzbin.info/www/bejne/d17WpZ2agc5ghck

[@sol_stice0]

The amount of passion these guys must have to climb such a terrifying mountain... truly insane.

[@jakewest2524]

Stupidity is more like it

[@conciseyoga]

Passion or ego

[@skeeterskoville9226]

The sky is breathtaking. Such a pretty shade of dark blue, almost as if you could reach into outer space from the summit. That feeling, that true feeling of being on top of the world, is unimaginable to me. May all that have attempted but passed along the way Rest In Peace.

[@yan2503]

I would like to visit Everest, but just at the base camp to have a feel of the surroundings there and look at the mountain with my own eyes. That would be enough for me

[@sarahsnyder8557]

I've done this--as a foreigner, you need a guide to get into Tibet, but you can spend the night at Rongbuk Monastary at Everest's base. I'm an avid hiker and have done quite a few 14'ers in the Rockies, but I've never been so glad to *not* have to climb a mountain.

[@vivekkhudaniya9275]

Well it take almost 4 days to reach base camp not easy 😄

[@susminathapaliya5115]

You Can do that easily from Nepal.. 😇 you can check different webistds and they will provide you with best deals .... love from nepal 🔥

[@yan2503]

@@susminathapaliya5115 thanks for the info my dear.

[@yan2503]

@@sarahsnyder8557 Thanks for the info. Perhaps I will go in a few years after the pandemic really ends. Im just a casual hiker climber just doing it to enjoy nature and keeping a healthy lifestyle. :)))

[@ahmedgulahmad4342]

Salut to a guy who went up there first and did all the ropes etc. I cant even imagine how it was possible.

[@Pinnjaaa]

salut to them who tried it and died before the first guy who made it to the top

[@redfinger2758]

120 people died while doing the ropes and all that

[@spoonsofdelight5290]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/l4mcmY2tdpKlf80 ... ... ....

[@lordtachanka8517]

@@spoonsofdelight5290 go self promote somewhere else

[@mohsinfarooq9601]

This is not some rocket science we have helicopters and machinery who does these things...its just human climb it for fun

[@rudeboy1212]

I couldn't even imagine doing this. But hats off too anyone who can even attempt to climb Mt Everest it truly is amazing to watch even through a screen!

[@Shadow-ci9fl]

Wow, this is just stunning. Out of curiosity, I Googled the stats. Everest is 29,032 feet (8,848.86 meters), or 5.4984 miles (8.84 km). Kudos to those who can make such a trek. For those of us who cannot, thank you for sharing this, it is just out of this world! And yes, thank you for the lack of music. Hearing the wind blowing make it all-the-more real.

[@Sokol10]

Yes, but the Everest Advanced Base Camp is at 6,400 meters ASL, one don't need climb 8,848.86 meters to reach the summit. In Denali (Alaska) is need climb 5,500 meters for reach the summit due the fact that this mountain is just 900 meters ASL.

[@HiiOKZ]

Respect to all who climbed Everest regardless of whether success or not. This required absolutely mental and physical strength. I was at Everest Base Camp and managed to summit Island Peak (6189 m). That is enough for me. One of the toughest trip of my life.

[@EdwinMactalMusic]

Hi, glad to hear you're back safe. What made you decide that enough is enough? Also was it as easy as "Alright guys that's enough for me, going back down now!" and you hike back down on your own? Or did you have someone follow you down. I'm new to this and have been very interested, thank you!

[@uncleclem7381]

@@EdwinMactalMusic I’m not sure what it was for him, but for me, I had defecated in my trousers and did not have a new pair.

[@himorapatosaye9354]

Hhhhhhhhhhhhhh

[@sl9wdive]

Weak boy

[@yellowforester998]

@@sl9wdive You couldn't climb one.

[@vladimirputin7308]

I'm extremely motivated to not to climb mount Everest.

[@evansuddreth388]

Yup

[@charlotte4112]

You should consider a mountain in Russia, Mr. Putin

[@damoondagoat]

i acctually climed to the base camp thingy i think it is about 6000 feet in the air

[@sarahtait45]

Can I have your autograph?

[@anamaykane9355]

Same

[@celineterra8107]

That’s absolutely incredible. Never been blown away by an amazing historic video in my life. Hasn’t even reached a million of people to reach Everest. What an experience. Thank you for taking us

[@evelynchavez708]

Congrats for reaching the top and let's us see what you see, beautiful thank you so much!!!👏👏👏

[@cjjuddaustralianartist]

Those that died climbing Everest, may they ever-rest in peace

[@reynergavrila250]

You know those who died during climbing still have their body preserve until today and they have become a landmark for future climbing.

[@KadenThePenguin]

CJ Judd i know right, their bodies are still there too

[@cjjuddaustralianartist]

@@KadenThePenguin Two bodies were recovered as well as a ton of rubbish left behind, according to another video.

[@KadenThePenguin]

CJ Judd i know it really sucks

[@djb3v]

Oh shut up

[@jaigalagali7342]

One mustn’t forget to thank the incredible sherpas who hauled the loads, cut the steps, laid the ropes and made it, if not a cake walk, a not too killer ice walk. The more I watch these, the more I am in awe of Hillary and Tenzing.

[@ShutTheMuckUp]

Yeah, the whole "I climbed Everest" thing is pretty lame now. You pay 60 grand to have someone carry all your supplies while you take selfies every step of the way... It's lame as hell. I celebrate every time the mountain claims a hipster.

[@enyatapia8030]

While its definitely a lot easier now, its still no small task to summit Everest, as evidenced by the amount of those who fail. Of course the sherpas and the first people to do it before the guide ropes accomplished an even more amazing feat, but its still a daunting and physically punishing task, and a life lost is nothing to celebrate.

[@aamirraza7022]

Unbelievable Pakistan. kzbin.info/www/bejne/qZy8ep6QjdKXetU ?sub_confirmation=1

[@Marrrrley]

@@ShutTheMuckUp Wow, I had never seen such an immature and idiotic way of thinking. To celebrate a death, or to belittle others months of efforts... Why don't you get your ass of you chair and try to do it on your nearest mountain and then come back to say the same. But well, while they were at the top of the world taking selfies, you're here nagging about how lame they are.

[@ShutTheMuckUp]

@@Marrrrley Get your ass of you chair?? Sure thing. I'll get right on that. And they can have all the selfies there are. It doesn't matter because they're dead, and I'm alive. Anything else you want to cry about?

[@anythingspossible2478]

Absolutely incredible and totally proud of you people having the balls to do it. Bless you all

[@jazminegonzalez8973]

Thank you for shooting a clean/appropriate Everest video. I’m going to share this with my class. Thanks!!

[@barkingdogshoes]

I need supplemental oxygen just to watch this. Incredible.

[@arpitmishra3145]

Lolol

[@arpitmishra3145]

People's think climbing Everest is very east but it is not easy

[@-theislander-5888]

Arpit Mishra i am very certain not a single person on the planet thinks that.

[@arpitmishra3145]

@@-theislander-5888no worries

[@arpitmishra3145]

Kirsten u from wheaten, Illinois 😊🤗🙋‍♂️

[@marcinplewka8180]

-Honey where are You? -Stuck in a queue -Where? -On Everest's summit...

[@johnmiller9953]

thats probably the least funny thing i've ever read

[@thorny8013]

@@johnmiller9953 😂

[@its_karthi_yoo]

What a God damn joke.

[@unrealengine594]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/pKuVdnyajtxnrrc

[@JayRiemenschneider]

@@thomasosman1692 waaa waaaa waaaaaa WAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

[@gangman4u]

What an awesome video. The heavy breathing of those on oxygen, has me gulping and fighting for air, even though its all around me, unlike that mountain. Then I have to remind myself of where I am, ...safe in my warm home, under blankets, watching videos of others' triumphs, defeats, loss of limbs, near death experiences for some, and the total loss of life, for others.

[@darthblob10]

This is some beautiful footage, thank you for sharing.

[@stoicofficial1784]

You have picked the best soundtrack for this, utter silence of the mountain is gorgeous and crisp - giving that extra sense of raw human determination That and lots of deep breathing.

[@6ixss]

Moby - everloving

[@lankytor6396]

Brandt K I agree! Playing stupid music would ruin it for me

[@zes7215]

wrg

[@tiburciusvanderleeuwen6697]

the silence of the mountain and the sound of wind are the best soundtrack for the video.

[@Argumemnon]

And coughing.

[@brucew7339]

When I was younger this seemed like such a cool thing to do, now as an adult. No thanks I'm good.

[@adrianafischer603]

Same

[@pritishmaheta9435]

Exactly feeling the same as I have done one Just One Trekking in Himalayas 😂 I'm Good 😂😂😂

[@alexjones7043]

Yeah. It feels a really futile exercise. Kind of selfish to put so many lives at risk just to say “yeah... I did it”. On the other hand it’s a truly impressive accomplishment. Tough one to grapple with.

[@notdrivingaminimetro]

I just do little ones in the UK, up and down in a few hours. Still impresses my facebook friends 😆

[@dhdhdjsksksjsshshdjdisjdhd2919]

I’m a kid and I think the same😳

[@WernerBerger1]

At 1:27 and 3:10 you see the "Hilary Step." Beautiful video Elia. You brought all the adrenalin of the climb back. For non-climbers, at this altitude, even with oxygen, a climber takes one step, sucks in four full breaths, and then takes the next step. Tried it in your living room and be surprised how slow the climb really is (step - 4x deep breaths and exhales, step).

[@rockhard9369]

Respect and love you all, well done, I get to sit here and watched. Thank you.

[@jesse7055]

Thanks for Raw footage. No music, just how it is , coughing and all!

[@Silvermuiga]

ABSOLUTELY AWESOME CAPTURE!

[@ptrblz]

Is the coughing due to lack oxygen in your heart ? Or ?

[@jesse7055]

Good question I'm not sure

[@eliasaikaly]

@@ptrblz It's because I ran to the summit at 29K feet to get the shot of everyone arriving. I can't ask anyone to stop so have to shoot it reality-style. There is a blog link in the description if you're curious.

[@ptrblz]

@@eliasaikaly congrats on summiting and most importantly on getting back fit 🙂👍

[@melisacng7589]

Can't even imagine the physical and the mental strength this requires. One of the coolest thing a human being can do.

[@RuffRyder2011]

I could jog it 😂 Jokes

[@ajd0101]

mount k2 is the coolest actually

[@melisacng7589]

@@ajd0101 oh potato patato

[@ajd0101]

@@melisacng7589 yeah no lol

[@Bunnyxxxb]

One of the most pointless things a human can do. Just get in a fuckin plane, the view isn’t even that impressive lol

[@JohnJohnson-jw9ez]

One of the best videos of the climb I have seen. The people that do this are amazing.

[@Opalsauce]

I mountain climb with my dad, and this summer we are going to climb Rainier. I’m only 11 btw, so climbing Everest will definitely be challenging, but I still hope to climb this beautiful mountain before I’m 20

[@pandora509]

when i hear how hard they breath with that oxygen mask i am full of respect for climbers which don't use them at all

[@karlorodriguez8089]

Przemysław Pleban once you hit a certain altitude it don’t matter who you are. Ur gonna need that mask lol

[@oldwarmonger8750]

@@karlorodriguez8089 Reinhold messner,:hold my ice pick

[@pandora509]

@@karlorodriguez8089 i'm not sure, but i think i heard about that professional climbers don't use additional oxygen to make climbing more valuable for them

[@ilikeyoutube836]

@@pandora509 90% of climbers, even professionals, need supplemental oxygen to summit Everest, and especially to get back down. There are some rare individuals who apparently have superhuman lungs and don't need it. That's by far the exception to the rule though.

[@johnnysins9143]

Przemysław Pleban some people that a very risky don’t take oxygen with them because they say it’s just a waste of space and things I believe even deciding to climb that thing is idiotic it’s so dangerous

[@alexs5394]

Amazing! I was expecting shitty music, crappy slo-mo editing, the works. Instead, nothing but the silence of that surreal moment on the summit...beautiful!

[@eliasaikaly]

Many people on KZbin ripped a few pieces out of me for other videos and the 'epic' and 'shitty' music I used. I listened. ;)

[@taipoxin]

I'm glad you did. Think if you would want to be listening to music when you are up there on the mountain tops in all of mother natures glory. I'm guessing you wouldn't and would rather want to take it all in because it's so surreal. Viewers want to live as vicariously as possible in those moments because they are magical.

[@jonas_e]

that was youtube in 2011 or so.

[@marcellinusgonzaga1933]

this is type of documentary video that doesn't put a lot of music in there

[@lilmack191]

Alex S would you know what part of the mountain they're standing on at the *1:41**- **1:50* mark in this video? It's that razors edge part that's right before where "the step" once was, I'm pretty sure of but don't know what that part of the Mountain is called? Any help??

[@willg.7775]

Absolutely beautiful. Breathtaking scenery

[@ninasclip7516]

wow this is so great I can't even imagine climbing in that cold weather and temperature, they are people who have strong body and mentality and their cooperation is very good

[@mikevinna2096]

It just absolutely blows my mind that people not only dare to try this but actually make it out alive.

[@nackjicholson1940]

Many don't make it

[@hollywoodisasataniccult4022]

Many many don’t

[@Stuartrobinson84]

I've been twice once you get over that fear it's pretty simple. Just a mountain

[@hey-bf3ds]

@@Stuartrobinson84 i highly doubt that

[@bobcosb21]

Lol Everest is nothing. Every real mountaineer knows K2 is the real challenge. Any idiot with cash to spend can summit this peak.

[@theexpat7548]

I am still searching for that sherpa who climbed 21 times and the other 15 times without oxygen. ❤️

[@bisalgiri3377]

Apa sherpa🇳🇵🇳🇵🇳🇵

[@shaksiyat]

Yeah she lives in same neighbourhood

[@cjhudson419]

It was joe biden

[@2001plz]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/iGS5fopsm91-bLs

[@tenzinsherpa776]

@@cjhudson419 Joe who

[@2clarityin30]

Just amazing! I live vicariously through them!

[@trandafirulmovtarot]

Bravoooo! Supeeeeer! Va urmaresc in cintinuu! Sinteti fara frica, puternici,cutezatori,Va iubesc!

[@aidanp.551]

Imagine knowing that you're the highest person in the world

[@blueberrysavers3547]

People on the planes, ISS

[@johntiswell7599]

Snoop Dog disagrees

[@rlzp]

You mean on land.

[@blazikem]

If you climbed Mt Chimborazo you'd technically be the highest person

[@Zurtron]

Except that by the cento of the earth Everest is not tallest. By sea level yes

[@shaanahuja10]

I would honestly be scared just to look down from like 500m. And these guys climbed over 8500m. Respect.

[@fjalls]

8848m to be exact. Highest Ive climbed is 3700m in indonesia and Im really afraid of heights

[@someweeb633]

Fjäll highest i’ve gone is over 5000m in Nepal when visiting Muktinath temple

[@DanielAkwila]

Im scared of 10 meters

[@dansky5089]

@@fjalls boong

[@mattraalat3438]

U meant that helicopter took them from the ground and dropped them off at base camp 5100m... right???

[@BenHutchinson92]

Incredible video to watch, the moment when that chap has to rest his hand on your knee while he takes a breather, amazing to be able to see moments like this. Thanks so much for posting.

[@andelofficial6235]

😱

[@mha3564]

You guys are really crazy, but it's great that you're taking such an adventure. I wish you all the best

[@Mastas2]

It's typical for a climber to take one step and rest for a couple of breaths and than take another step when that close to the summit of Everest. Watching that climber take 5-6 deep breaths was something incredible to catch on film.

[@eliasaikaly]

Especially when he bent over and leaned on me while I was filming :)

[@livetoinspire4740]

Elia Saikaly i was thinking the exacy same thing, unreal filming thanks for your dedication

[@mike_and_jan]

I had that exact problem on the final 30 minutes of making the summit of Kilimanjaro so I can only imagine how much harder this is with about 10k+ feet to top Kili

[@hibaumair5764]

Iimbhjiookkjjpokokoo0

[@genevievecarter6291]

Koo. B

[@ctownsend6447]

When u realize u have to go all the way back down

[@David-zn2hx]

I hear most ppl that die, die on the way back down. You'll have to fact check that.

[@aulendilthegreat873]

but thats because of the temperature mostly.

[@galbedrac1912]

@@veejaycarlos5067 helicopters cannot go that high

[@TheMarcosdeo]

Would probably be easier to climb in the summer months

[@alexandrech8874]

A French pilot managed to fly a helicopter on top of the Everest back in 2005 if I recall well...

[@AV4Life]

This, going to Antarctica, and going to space are the triad of being the coolest person in any room. Congratulations on the accomplishment.

[@hueningkaj]

i'm not afraid of death/the act of dying but in this situation i think i would be. the thought of being left there untouched and not able to be brought back down would terrify me. major props to anyone who has climbed or attempted to climb no matter how far you got or if you even made it out alive at all, true willpower.

[@chromberries7329]

Thats the comforting part to me. Being able to have such a peaceful final resting place. The scary part is if you fall on your own and get trapped in a place where no one can save you, and have to die slowly and horribly. Now that's terrifying.

[@abbiepotter9453]

I completely agree very well put

[@nitinpandey6037]

@@chromberries7329 u won't die that slowly , up there it's max 30 mins

[@nitinpandey6037]

I don't care what happens to me after I die lol I just want a peaceful death thi

[@otakuhunter4817]

don't get me wrong..But i would carry a lil bit of cyanide if i ever try to venture for this glory

[@ActivistParrot]

They're so high up the sky is a darker shade of blue.

[@Jash440]

space.

[@Lex60]

Is sad that going over there in the night is practically suicide because of the terrible conditions. I am pretty sure the view at night would be breathtaking.

[@txrnea14]

@@Lex60 seriously

[@Dannysince1985]

Errr.....you didn't pay attention in school???

[@jpogs6976]

@@Lex60 literally breathtaking. you would most likely have a hard time breathing .

[@annamariakanya9393]

Wonderful! I am thankful that these people made it possible for me to see Mt. Everest, which otherwise I would never be able to see or be near.

[@adamcathcart8519]

If i die on Everest, i want to be left sitting upright with my arm stretched out pointing the way to the top, that way people can use me as a road sign:-)

[@tahlia6880]

omg can we be a road sign together I'll come

[@adamcathcart8519]

@@tahlia6880 cute, it's a date

[@tahlia6880]

@@adamcathcart8519 i'll bring the picnic for the trip

[@angelkotilainen]

LOL

[@melissatalledo964]

there was a corpse sitting there as a road sign, it was called "green boots"

[@Crosstariale]

Imagine being up there, By yourself, and having that view to yourself, you must feel on top of the world!

[@Aratta13]

I think I'd be really busy trying to breathe, but that deep blue sky is so mesmerizing that I'd probably forget to. At least for a couple of seconds...

[@030prabhas7]

you are on the top of the world

[@Yungshamgod]

@@030prabhas7 really?

[@nihongotheo4808]

@@Yungshamgod the everest is the highest mountain in the whole world

[@dosomestuff1949]

@@nihongotheo4808 but I can be on an airplane..

[@arunvedula8967]

Realistic and raw as it gets ! Splendid work !

[@lewisc215]

Stunning photography: DON'T MISS!

[@Maoca]

Big shout out to all the sherpas that carry all of your crap back and forth, without them this video would not had been possible!

[@gopr3117]

No need to thank them. They are enormously well paid.

[@cantrelate6856]

Gopr311 sherpas are willing to work to feed their families, they don’t do it for fun they risk their life’s every single day.

[@doubanjiang]

Gopr311: great troll comment!

[@tagifts]

@@gopr3117 Not enormously. Given the fact that they risk their lives the payment in minuscule. They do it because they have no other options. They make around $5k in the whole season.

[@oa7274]

@@gopr3117 Sherpas are generally paid 125-150 USD a day, in a year perhaps they can work for around 50-60 days (some are less) which make their annual income to around 5.000-6.500 USD. Not that much for risking your life to be honest, but considering average income in Nepal is around 900 USD a year, yea they have a better earning than rest of the Nepalese.

[@joannasarcamedes8191]

i love this climbing film....the clarity, no music, no naration....just so real ..like you are there

[@Apocryptoz]

Joannas Arcamedes "film"

[@montyjayak]

Exactly

[@janinecosino987]

Wow! Congrats to everyone who managed to climb Mt Everest and those who have tried, a very very tough journey indeed

[@upsc4125]

Holy crap . My spine got chills when I saw those clouds beneath mountain 🏔

[@Rawness97]

You can literally see the darkness of space in the sky. That’s how high they are. Wow

[@bluexlight6439]

It's not even near space but while watching this video I was scared as hell

[@AtinzMizuki]

That's not space. That's literally just the top of Troposphere.

[@MK-mh6lh]

Just under 30k feet

[@Rawness97]

@@bluexlight6439 hmm I obviously don’t know what I’m talking about. But we can all agree how amazing this feat is

[@Vberar]

@@Rawness97 Ooh yeah

[@dirkdarwin2571]

I'll always remember my expedition back in '97 with the (now legendary) Ken 'Eddie' Kennedy of the Downtown Nepal crew. We left camp 4 at about 10pm and made it as far as the Zabriskie Doormat. Then the weather suddenly worsened. At that time you couldn't use online weather radars. We ground to a halt and it took another hour to make it to the middle of Sumner's Handbasket, which was one of the most icy points. By that point, and without the benefit of a piste map or any salt buckets, we decided it was best to turn back. There would be no summits that day. But one thing's for sure, being in places I'd only ever heard about, was definitely something to think about. And I still do, to this day. RIP Kenny boy. You're the man.

[@subhekshyakhanal8775]

@@prakher but still some of them are there who don't know about it.

[@Revelian1982]

Still, you've gotten closer than most of mankind in all history.

[@swaggytoast5242]

ok

[@thekidfromiowa]

Better to have turned back than become a famous corpse.

[@ssjbroly8735]

How do you feel knowing you almost threw away your life and risked throwing your family in emotional turmoil just for some fucking mountain, you piece of garbage

[@tamrac1694]

I know you get this question a lot I'm sure. But people die, it looks exhausting, it's Beautiful for sure. What drives you to climb? Why for you is it important to reach the summit? I've always been fascinated with Everest, and any man that climbs this monstrous mountain is truly one who has amazing strength and drive! Good for you! Amazing.

[@humanbeing6933]

Life changing. Has to be. It’s on my slide for sure 👍🏼

[@InsideF1]

Respect to Sherpas who actually put the ropes and stuff so that people can climb. Legends

[@Stuartrobinson84]

Thank you means alot. That the work we put in is really appreciated

[@rupertferder6768]

Stuart Robinson thank you Stuart for your service

[@user-kn2oc5ps3h]

@@Stuartrobinson84 shut up Stuart Robinson is the whitest name i have ever heard

[@Stuartrobinson84]

@@user-kn2oc5ps3h what's my name have to do with it?? I am white doesn't mean I can't climb a mountain does it?

[@user-kn2oc5ps3h]

@@Stuartrobinson84 white people arent Sherpas and lets be honest you're probably 14

[@joeymarston1514]

I feel bad for watching this video comfortably in my bed.

[@sanskam1942]

Gunther

[@raunak1786]

Don't. No one told them to get there ass up there.

[@whoyou1669]

You don’t have to feel bad because think of it these people weren’t forced to do this they did it by choice to be one of probably under fifty people that made it to the top

[@malikedmond8398]

@@raunak1786lmao sure didnt people who do this committ suicide

[@TUDEMAIZALGUMACOISA]

@@whoyou1669 More than 5000 people already made it to the top btw

[@poetmalone]

Wow! Incredible footage!!!!

[@dankinsler1930]

It's really hard getting to the top of the world. But now you have to turn around and get down! Big respect to all those who have the means and ability to try.

[@ghiedestian]

yes, it's really hard as long as we have the intention and try to practice, surely we will stand our feet on the highest peak of the world

[@o0bananaman0o]

Edmund Hillary is an absolute beast doing that without the guide ropes and ladders

[@_jojo11]

Let's not forget Tenzing Norgay :D he was the one who guided them!

[@HaceSunnyDSol]

@@_jojo11 edmund is a pussy. tenzing is the true god.

[@foskco87]

Those two men were absolute legends. As were Mallory and Irvine.

[@mikejones-go8vz]

@@HaceSunnyDSol he would crush you with his feats, they wouldn’t have done it without each other, Hillary pussy? No. You? More than likely

[@HaceSunnyDSol]

@@mikejones-go8vz Tenzing carried Edmund on his back to hell and back. All edmund did was follow like a bitch

[@Augenhose]

Reinhold Messner & Peter Habeler 1978 reached the Everest summit without supplemental oxygen, only with very light (and primitive) equipment in pure alpine style. Now that you have seen this video and how daunting it still looks despite modern equipment and oxygen. Just try to put in context what an unthinkable achievement it was for RM & PH to have summited this peak more than 42 years ago. One of the finest performances in the history of mountaineering, hands down.

[@black_ninja6067]

In human history actually imagine how hard it was climbing without oxygen

[@nkyryry]

As far as climbing goes. Nothing, and I mean nothing tops Alex Honnolds free solo of El Capitan. It’s the single greatest physical feat in human history.

[@Augenhose]

@@nkyryry That is for sure outstanding, but keep in mind Ulli Steck did also free climb it with Alex once. And dont forget David Lama who free solo climbed the mighty Cerro Torre a 3128 metre vertical wall in the Andes mountains which is additionally covered in ice, making it significantly harder than El Capitan. Even Reinhold Messner himself considered it "un-doable". All I am trying to say Alex Honnold is not completely alone there are 2 or 3 more like him out there, unfortunately many if not most have died already (Steck, Lama...).

[@danjomanjo2941]

People in the past were differently conditioned than the potatoe chips eaters with instagram account nowadays.

[@Augenhose]

@@danjomanjo2941 True words brother.

[@wrghty]

Beautiful views. If I was into mountain climbing, I would definitely give it a go myself. Something spectacular about Everest

[@baibhavghimire6576]

I have been to Mt Everest submit like more then 100 times virtually. Watching this video many times I felt safe and I think I will climb many more times again ( of course watching this video and feeling on top). May be one day I would love to reach to the base camp at least once in real life 😂

[@headofthetable5755]

I won't lie. That doesn't even look like fun to me.

[@toms.8833]

It’s not supposed to be

[@emmaherron5121]

Suffering from hypoxia, hypothermia and climbing an enormous snowy rocky hill! Fun!

[@yourbabyboyfriendonlyme2485]

I think when you come across all the dead bodys it gets more fun. THE FROZEN BODIES OF MOUNT EVEREST kzbin.info/www/bejne/d6PHYaiddpt3pZo

[@AnkitSinghAnarchoAtheist]

It's eyes and nerve tearing, but people do it. Sherpas are real hero.

[@3zk1i_93]

Too bad it’s become another tourist attraction with people standing in line to get up...

[@shaxnamber141]

Not enough credit is given to the sherpas who risk their lives to make it possible for the rest to climb. Its scary to even watch this damn video. It sounds like the mountain is warning you every step of the way..

[@Stuartrobinson84]

Thank you. Not many people actually appreciate the risk we take

[@Stuartrobinson84]

@SharkyPPL we escort people up mount everest...basically we are tour guides.

[@pmbarro]

The get paid well. Part of the job.

[@Boratopium]

@@Stuartrobinson84 odd bloke

[@Stuartrobinson84]

@@Boratopium why am I an odd bloke?? We all gotta earn a living

[@TravelsWithPhil]

Great shots & an amazing accomplishment. I now have even more respect for those folks who did it without ropes.

[@taralh1986]

I remember being on Pike's Peak (a mere 14,000 feet) and being completely out breath. No idea how you all can do it! Hearing the heavy breathing even with oxygen made my lungs hurt! Much respect to anyone who can do this.

[@winstonsmith6166]

Put a garbage bag on your head and tie it closed. Start running. I hear climbing Everest is like this.

[@VisaFan81]

congratulations! I was breathing with you sitting at my desk in office

[@BillyN31]

Alex , your boss read your comment and wants to see you first thing Monday morning. Lol. Just a little joke.

[@jamesdebearn4362]

Gay tho

[@DonnyRP]

So?

[@mortalclown3812]

@@jamesdebearn4362 How many times have you uttered that lame sad two words just to join in?

[@zes7215]

wrr

[@santichatterjee2909]

The main work are done by the Sherpas. Huge respect and salute for them!! ❤️❤️

[@nilaoak228]

congratulations to the brave sherpas. Om shanti

[@AbdurRahman-tk4mt]

What a journey! It's really inspired me a lot. One day I will do this job.

[@billwindsor4224]

Excellent video; this is the best videography on the Hillary Step that I have seen - man, that is one beast of a cliff to greet you at almost 29,000 feet on the climb! 😮 🥇🥇🥇

[@angelkotilainen]

To many this is the dream, but to me this is a nightmare.

[@hollywoodisasataniccult4022]

Exactly risking your life for what? A view on a tall mountain.

[@billybob-ro6qf]

@@hollywoodisasataniccult4022 I do my views on slightly smaller mountains in the Rockies that I can drive to :)

[@richhartnell6233]

@@hollywoodisasataniccult4022 It’s just an experience you can’t put into words. Such a massive monument to nature. So high it breaks the clouds. It fight against you and you fight against it. The ultimate challenge for yourself, and the ultimate bonding experience with your fellow mountaineers. If you don’t want to climb it nothing I can say would convince you. But it’s something deep and primal. Something inescapable about the human psyche that forces us forwards. Like moths to a flame, a lottery with the greatest reward and the worst punishment. It’s here a human can master themselves and stand above the clouds if only but for a moment.

[@GP-dz1yi]

@@richhartnell6233 you are right, I came from 5.000 msnm mountain, and it's like you say, challenge for yourself. At some point I only wanted to come back, but them I enjoy the beautiful of the mountain. I wasn't able to complete I had to come back, but now I will train hard, however that's something that job doesn't help.

[@zacharysylvester8349]

@@richhartnell6233 But I think the collective experiences of life doing a lot of other safer things is worth far more than risking it to climb that mountain tbh. Not to mention… if you’re going to die up there it will likely be an awful death. Having said that, I completely understand the desire to do it.

[@MrZoreole1]

To succeed the summit is one thing but to succeed to film in addition, it is almost superhuman, congratulations !

[@eliasaikaly]

Thanks for saying that. With humility, I say: you're absolutely right. This was a massive effort to film all of this, especially when you can't ask anyone to stop. It took tremendous will power to pull it off. I suffered immensely doing all of this, but it was worth it.

[@eliasaikaly]

Appreciate you saying that. Thank you.

[@chaz1252]

Congratulations that’s amazing! I just got into mountaineering and submitted Mt. Rainier on Mother’s Day a few weeks ago! Not the same but definitely a start.

[@iyot1020]

with a proper dslr none the less which is heavy as fuck

[@eliasaikaly]

Lol - Yup. Plus batteries. And the tripod used in 2-3 of the shots. And the t3i that froze because of condensation from my oxygen mask in the night. And especially because at 8848m there is 1/3 the level of oxygen in the atmosphere. Every ounce counts!

[@harleestatler28]

HOW AMAZING!!!! I have so much respect for people that reach the top and make it down!

[@viewfromthetop176]

Excruciatingly beautiful destination that takes your breath away!

[@charmingdevil84]

I am sitting at my home with 30 degrees celsius outside, watching the highest peak om my laptop. I might never go there but seeing it in front of your eyes, it's just crazy feeling.

[@uK8cvPAq]

Too hot for me, I prefer -30c.

[@vegasmona]

Kids: hiking mountains is so lovely Everest: *ah yes, come here son*

[@darkescalus5624]

lmao

[@planetgame779]

olympus mons: hold my beer

[@thofanherlanda236]

lol 😂

[@roxguy115]

So funny you piece of rotten condom

[@treekneedaddy]

space spaceshakespeare LAMSKKSPRLDLLX

[@TheEverestGuy_]

Congratulations on reaching the top of Everest! As someone who has summited the peak back in 2017, I can say that it's a moment that changes you forever. You've shown that with the right mindset, training, and a bit of luck, anything is possible. Enjoy this moment and keep climbing towards your next adventure! 🏔️👏 #EverestAdventure #mindset #training

[@rajashreeswain3766]

A lots of respect for u 🙏 Salute to u man for your physical and mental strength and courage 🙏🙏

[@brutusbarnabus8098]

You forget to mention that the sherpas do most of the work for you, shit for brains. Real accomplishment - not. I’ll bet you left your share of trash and filth behind to add to the 75 tons that you’re kind has left up there already. You all disgust a true naturalist like me.

[@wawakiki1946]

Thank u for ur work, that's a masterpiece

[@lstruggy]

This is as close as I’ll ever get to my Everest thank you so much KZbin u saved me $250k! 🤲🏽

[@HurricaneLaughter]

Wtf where you get that number from

[@jawa4929]

@@HurricaneLaughter estimated to what it costs to climb Everest

[@HurricaneLaughter]

@@jawa4929 it’s no where near 250k

[@Whoistruelyhappy]

@@jawa4929 It's not true. The cost it's alround 30,000-140,000 $.

[@jawa4929]

@@Whoistruelyhappy cool

[@svenwoden]

Beautiful. No stupid music to try and make it more dramatic. Just remarkable people and the mountain.

[@jakewest2524]

Nothing at all remarkable about it..

[@michaelkenny7652]

Excellent footage, Congrats on making it to the top!

[@nairvieira3323]

Acho lindo o Monte Everest!! Com certeza jamais iria para um lugar onde não conseguisse respirar bem. Admiro a coragem de vocês! 🌺

[@marklanzarotta2577]

That must be a hell of a memory to have.

[@andytaylor2321]

If you live, yes

[@007vsMagua]

This is the best footage I've ever seen of the final leg of the climb. I now have a much better understanding of what the Hillary Step is like and why it's a bottleneck with so much sad history. I hope you have more to share of your adventure.

[@eliasaikaly]

Glad you enjoyed it. We were lucky no one was around. That rarely happens up there. Imagine 50+ people standing around. I've never had that happen and wouldn't want to be there when it does. I have other videos on my channel you might enjoy. Cheers.

[@007vsMagua]

I was just watching 'Touching The Sky' when you replied. I love your camera work. There is something about mountain climbing that has always appealed to me and I subscribed. Thanks

[@eliasaikaly]

Thanks for the support.

[@stchapuisat]

Elia Saikaly so the hillary step still does exist?

[@MrGDigitalMusic]

007vsMagua but there is no no more Hillary step it’s ruined

[@snigdasheelin3536]

I just got the view of Mt.Everest as a kid when I visited Darjeeling . It is amazing and awesome view. Here the view is raw and rare. Thanks again!

[@snigdasheelin3536]

Beautiful

[@andelofficial6235]

🙂

[@INDIGOBLUE555]

Great stuff, thanks for sharing !

[@robertcooper8784]

Thanks for the great video. Saved me $60k and a few digits.

[@MJLeger-yj1ww]

I feel the very same way, with one exception, I wouldn't even CONSIDER doing anything where it is fairly certain I could die! Nothing is worth that to me, I love live too much! I was a thrill-seeker a few years ago, but longevity seems to become more important, the more you age! I don't risk my life anymore, not for anyone or anything or anywhere! Most of my risks were very calculated ones, but still, I wonder how I did some of the things I did, because ANYTHING can go wrong, and there are some things that you can not plan for, and a small error could kill you. I'm through with that! I still find plenty of excitement and am not going to push it risking my life.

[@drakeandjosh007]

This isn’t about being a thill seeker, a lot of these people are challenging themself and becoming mentally and physically stronger, go live your boring lives while a few of us actually go live

[@docr1375]

@@MJLeger-yj1ww coward

[@MJLeger-yj1ww]

@@docr1375 LOL! You'll grow up, in time!

[@MJLeger-yj1ww]

@HellVorn No, Hellvorn, I've never been average. I took plenty of risks and still take a few, but they are very calculated risks and outside the realm of death-defying. When you grow up, you will learn there is much more to life. I have several fields of interest that I have been involved in all my life, music, medicine, aviation, nature, animals, etc. and some of those include performances, where you take a risk that the audience or students or patrons or public won't like or appreciate your efforts. If you are secure in yourself, you don't have to keep testing yourself outside your comfort zone, in time you grow up and find other things in life that satisfy and inspire, even dare you! Only the uneducated or insecure keep testing themselves outside their comfort zone in death-defying actions! But when you keep testing it where you have a very good chance of dying, it becomes inane, and tells an awful lot about your personal insecurities!.

[@kapilthapa9793]

2:28 I'm feeling difficult to breath watching that person breath

[@Philobert]

That's me after taking the steps to my apartment with ffp2 mask

[@marissaolivia_]

So insanely cool and breathtaking but terrifying and beautiful all at the same time

[@koreanature]

Great... We liked and enjoyed to the end. Awesome... Full watched. Thanks Have a happy day!

[@AmayaZelaya]

12:39am and Im climbing Mt. Everest! Thank you youtube!

[@Chris11201]

I pray for you Sir Amaya

[@intermittentfasting9740]

Good luck

[@gorgor6978]

You're the moron. Everest is worth more than your concrete delusion.

[@gorgor6978]

Oh, such a nice argument you got there, I pity your vision of a meaningful life being bound to kids, you never get to know, a wife and a stupid house, you slowly start to forget. Rotting plastic under the hot sun, that envelops itself in a false sense of security. If you are afraid don't, but that's not a reason to ridicule others, that actually have a certain amount of will power you lack.

[@sticazzih5212]

Watch, mom! I'm climbing Everest! I was joking, maximum respect

[@oneshotwhiskey9413]

A "BREATHTAKING " view indeed. Takes away your breath quite literally. Look at all of em coughing and panting.

[@user-ez4uw4lg9k]

Благодарю"

[@alanking2959]

No thank you 😂. I love my life to struggle unnecessarily.