Has The Exploitation Of Mount Everest Reached Its Peak? | A Deadly Ascent | CNA Documentary

[@CNAInsider]

For the inside story on the 2019 overcrowding on Mount Everest that took 11 lives, watch: kzbin.info/www/bejne/nYCqaaicfdKkf7s

[@SputnikCrisis]

Thanks for great content! Is this a series? If so how many more episodes?

[@CNAInsider]

Hi Sam, this is a two-part documentary, so this is it for now. Glad you’re enjoying it!

[@malakangel9322]

An eye-opening documentary. Thank you for taking the time to make this excellent video

[@emmaphilo4049]

Thank you for this really really good content👍👍👍

[@silasmarner7586]

I will NOT give you a thumbs up BECAUSE you are a tool of the Singapore central gub'mint.

[@jammyn7368]

If you need to be taught how to use an oxygen mask when you ARRIVE at Everest, you have no business being there.

[@stee8345]

right? most of the climbers up there who died in 2019 didn't even know how to use their crampons.

[@tiimthompson7027]

@@stee8345 I find this almost impossible to believe. Maybe some had trouble with crampons.. I saw video of someone in a line behind someone that had gear and crampons not sorted properly. Running low/out of oxygen and then making mental mistakes or bad judgements like to continue against impossible odds seems to be the common thread for many of the deaths.

[@stee8345]

@@tiimthompson7027 watch the previous videos they literally mention it

[@ernestoganotisi8550]

@@stee8345x 🎄 NG. Ghy N Ff 🐞 🌾Vrf NY xf X d

[@lonniedobbins1195]

You haven't seen the results of asking people to wear a facemask? *The Reasons Are Exactly The Same!* You get COVID(Pnuemonia) While Breathing Thin Dry Air. Cold Air Makes It Worse. Our Air Is Thinner and Dry Due To More Methane And CO2 Composition. The Oxygen Mask Must Be Accompanied With A Humidifier! Or Periods Of Breathing Boiling Water.

[@VeraHannaford]

It's super sad that it's become a deadly Disneyland. My heart goes out to the sherpas, the real heroes.

[@niktravels7633]

what about the sherpa who lost all his fingers and almost died when his sirdar (head sherpa) told him he wasnt allowed to turn around with his client despite not having enough oxygen left? was that head sherpa a hero too? a real hero?

[@VeraHannaford]

@@niktravels7633 That particular incident was horrible and sad, but overall, yes, Sherpas are heroes. I'm not going to denigrate all Sherpas because of the actions of one. Very few outsiders climb the high mountains without their help, and as the incident you pointed out shows, they get mistreated and not enough recognition.

[@peggyrolfe4312]

.firewood ctm 1

[@AR-ih2rj]

@@niktravels7633 idiot.

[@niktravels7633]

@@AR-ih2rj super intelligent reply good for you kid. Even made sure to like your own comment too LOL

[@petunialuna4801]

I think that what is happening on Everest now is a statement of the times we're living in. Even the nobility of the highest mountain in the world is literally trashed.. People are dying for corporate profit. The flags left on the mountain are now corporate names and logos. It is now not considered a sacred mountain with respect, but how much money can be squeezed out of it, even leaving corpses, human waste, and garbage. What is happening on Everest is representative of the loss of respect and nobility on earth. It is absolutely tragic, and is a foreboding of our future on this planet.

[@christiansargent6053]

Is the flag thing fr? That's infuriating. Maybe Karl Marx was right...

[@cattycorner8]

@Petunia Luna Amen sis, toooooo many people!

[@Moon_Presence]

You kind of have to leave the bodies there. It's too hard to get them down.

[@violagentsch]

🗑 from the deep seas to the highest mountains

[@petunialuna4801]

@@Moon_Presence I understand that, but there wouldn't be as many bodies if the companies that sell "teams" weren't all about the money, but demanded experience and skill. One woman didn't even know how to put on crampons. She had no business on that mountain. She died. These mobs of inexperienced climbers not only cost their own lives but guides and sherpas. Its the almighty dollar.

[@lizzybizzy3017]

The people that leave their trash up there is what irks me the most. The ultimate disrespect of that beautiful place. It’s sickening. 😡

[@Survivor-mf1nm]

I agree!!!

[@bethrundle98]

Not to mention its one giant grave site.... so imagine just going in and trashing your local cemetery, thats whats happening. Its disrespectful to this beautiful place and the hundreds of dead climbers' bodies that cannot be removed because of conditions.

[@dr.doppeldecker3832]

@Asphincter says what? why are you all over in this comment section? Dont you realise you are the annoying one here?^^

[@nabinlimbu9150]

The government and sherpas are fixing this problem comparison to other places in Nepal everest region is very clean.

[@lebronjames5601]

I have a colleague who went on an expedition to Everest. He was happy he made it but, was so sad about all the garbage and human waste on that beautiful mountain. They try to keep up but, it’s just not enough. 2019 there was a cleaning done and about 11-12 tons of rubbish was taken away. I hope to one day I’ll be able to go to this beautiful lady. I’m not going to summit. I’m a doctor with an interest in high elevation sickness.

[@dingdong-jg1ys]

It’s not about passion or achievement, it’s about vanity and pride for these people.

[@Peekaboo-Kitty]

So true! They are most VAIN.

[@pilgrimsnest592]

Dont lie to yourself. Everyone passionate etc is also proud to have done it. Let them die up there. Who cares? Everyone knows the danger. Let them have their reality check. ... The only thing which would get me mad is that these type of people would hinder others to pass them because they are to slow for whatever reason, putting everyone behind them in danger.

[@foteinibokorou6657]

precisely

[@harridan.]

all is vanity.

[@scratchy1704]

Totally agree

[@awnutz]

Having the appropriate accreditation is an excellent idea. I’m an equestrian, and I cannot compete in higher level competitions without successfully qualifying for an event. It is a safety issue for both horse and rider, no different than climbing ability is a safety issue that affects everyone on the mountain.

[@wendywinston7245]

I read your comment and was going to post the exact same thing.

[@Bigbaymonstermare]

Another horse rider here, agreed.

[@rolux4853]

Yes that’s absolutely right! Me and my wife are endurance riders and nobody is allowed in the 100 Miles category until they AND their horse have competed in all the lower classes, to make sure the rider and the horse have enough power to ride such an extreme amount of miles through fields, rivers and forests. If a rich person that just bought a good horse but has no experience would try to enter, they would get send down to the 20 miles category. Even if the horse is plenty capable, it’s just not enough. The rider has to have the same experience!

[@Bigbaymonstermare]

@@rolux4853 interesting. I worked for Equine Canada and I assisted and then ran (she was on maternity leave for a year and their replacements lasted two weeks and a month respectively) the Non-Olympic FEI disciplines which included the high performance athlete teams for endurance. It looks like such a fun sport and I learned a ton about it and was fortunate enough to get in at the top of the sport as far as meeting endurance riders I’m a show jumper myself, and used to be a hunter/eq rider until I moved to England and found out that hunters don’t operate the same way here and there is virtually no equitation. Before my students evented or did the jumpers, I made them learn in the hunter and eq rings. If they can get their horse to get the right spots, correct distances and look pretty doing it and then win an eq class, which requires skill and your functionality as a rider and judged on both your position and execution of the test, you can be ready to move up to the jumper and eq ring. You get people who ride push button horses in classes that are too big and technical for them, but their horse saves their butt, but that only gets you so far. You simply cannot keep up without the requisite experience and skill long term or if you want to move up. The sport is self-limiting in some ways. Virtually, almost every sport has requirements at each level. In order to qualify for higher levels you must have done so many classes/competitions at a certain level and placed in good company. Why isn’t this any different? They’re risking their lives and others because of their inexperience. There is a video I listened to (or was it this one, I can’t remember!) and there was a huge queue because a woman was afraid of a spot she had to rappel or climb down, she was frozen in fear for more than an hour in the death zone. MOVE OUT OF THE WAY because you’re potentially killing another human or many. All because you had the money to climb and not the experience. And there are companies out there who are driving down the price. The lowest priced company is half the price of the next one. They will take anyone, their equipment isn’t as good, their guides are not paid as much so they aren’t as experienced or as good as the others. They just hold out their hand for money and that’s that. How unethical. It then attracts a huge amount of climbers, most of them inexperienced because they are attracted to the price, while those who understand climbing and the mountain, know they are getting what they are paying for. That company single handedly has the highest number of deaths, accidents and injuries of any adventure company that climbs Everest. I don’t think limiting the permits will happen or will work. But implementing a system where you’re required to climb certain peaks and meet certain aims/requirements will be the answer to keep everyone super safe and super happy. You’re never going to eliminate the deaths and injuries. But you can limit them and make it safer for everyone. Because it’s not just that one person who is inexperienced risking themselves, but creating jams and risking others alongside them that are part of the cause of the problem.

[@ghostoflazlo]

Was just talking to my mom about this and it's such a apt comparison You should have climbed at least one 7000ft mountain before setting yout foot on everest

[@emmaphilo4049]

'If someone as normal as me can do it, everybody can do it'. Precisely the wrong mentality!!! We don't need that sort of 'inspiring' sir

[@adityadebnath9301]

Yes, OMG precisely. They just want to go there and boast about how many people have died there and they've been there at the office, family and friends. That's the corporates who Norgay Jr was complaing about.

[@delaneycoleman1336]

I agree

[@GelatoAndMelatonin]

Maybe it actually is the mentality needed. If everyone can do it, then it isn't special anymore, it's now something you don't have to earn through long years of practice, it's something you can buy. Maybe beginning to view it as something any out of shape middle aged person who wants to waste 50k can do will take enough shine off it that people stop bothering.

[@johnsebar7807]

they are not climbing Everest, they are going for a hike with Sherpa's taking care of them. it is bs

[@juniorballs6025]

Of course they're climbing Everest. And how would those Sherpas eat if nobody ever went? The Sherpas depend on the climbers for income, and the governments will basically accept as many fees as they can, to garner the revenue. It's a mixture of greed, stupidity and basic need.

[@airsofter2247]

Sherpas help for sure, they carry gear, set ropes and of course guide them up the routes but you're a fool if you don't think its an extreme challenge to summit Everest, Sherpa or customer. Yasuko Namba had completed 6/7 highest peaks without Sherpa's help yet died on Everest

[@aerialcinemotion9382]

Your right there - it’s practically ruined the title tied to having accomplished Everest

[@kdavis4910]

Shirpas had income before Everest.

[@lalogreiner]

@@kdavis4910 As farmers only

[@mintyfresh569]

They should have an application process. Climbers should be able to prove that they are accomplished climbers with the necessary skills.

[@aliceandcat2228]

It's a big business that is helping the Sherpas and the Nepal economy. Many businesses in and around the mountain are dependent to the mountaineering season. Porters is just a part of that whole economy. Putting restriction affects all businesses dependent to mountaineering. Heck even Buddhist temples over there make good money from the mountaineering business by offering prayers to mountaineers and their porters according to religious traditions and in return they get generous donations. It might be a political suicide to anyone who wants to touch that world the wrong way.

[@daniel1bronk186]

yh the nepalese gvmt have said they will institute a rule that climbers have to have climbed another mountain of similar difficulty and have proof of doing so if they want to climb

[@aliceandcat2228]

@@daniel1bronk186 The problem is not the rule or law. The problem is enforcing the rules. They already have a rule that limits permits but no one is enforcing it. The new rule that you mentioned has a flaw. What if 300 climbers who got the requirements decides to go next year. Then we are back to overcrowding. 😅

[@daniel1bronk186]

@@aliceandcat2228 fair enough

[@silasmarner7586]

@@aliceandcat2228 Some.. repeat SOME limits can be had. What did these people do BEFORE climbing? There has to be SOME restrictions for environment and safety, not a freaking free for all. Am I wrong? Or just party party party die die die party party party! Huh? Huh?

[@lanumeren7468]

Greed and Ego is Killing Everest.

[@adventurousdavee]

greed and ego is killing people , Everest will always be there 👍

[@merchantprincess7010]

On one side it's greed and ego. On the other side it's destitution.

[@Krishna-Gopala-Das]

Don't you mean Everest is killing People?

[@AR-ih2rj]

@@Krishna-Gopala-Das People are killing Everest

[@zsoltpapp3363]

Greed is good

[@L35inColorado]

I find myself agreeing with Tenzing's son 100%.

[@dianebays5484]

Me, too! 100.

[@RealGrooveRandom]

Same as.. 100%

[@Guovssohas]

me too, 100%

[@bobbywright8431]

Yes. 🎯

[@JojoplusBo]

@@dianebays5484 ..... ditto 💯%

[@anovemberstar]

The 2015 movie SHERPA, is a must see. The ethics of sherpa risking their lives crossing the ice fall over 20 times a season, carrying up bloody large screen tvs so that the rich can have luxury on Everest is appalling and dusgusting

[@bethrundle98]

Please tell me youre lying?

[@anovemberstar]

@@bethrundle98 no, sadly, I'm not. not sure if the trailer shows the tvs, but im sure you can access some footage of them on youtube elsewhere. Its horrendous.

[@bethrundle98]

Got to watch it last night its a very sad one. Having a luxuries like a tv at basecamp doesnt make sense to me, like youre surrounded by people from around the world, hundreds of different cultures in one place; interact and make possible life long friends instead of staring at a screen or stuffing your nose in a book. The sherpa had every reason to strike after losing 16 of their friends. It shook them up and scared them made them think of their families like it would anybody else. Like hell yea theyre beasts at climbing and search and rescue but they are not invincible, theyre still human and i think foreigners forget that. Its was a very eye opening documentary thank you for your suggestion

[@moonkidproductions]

@@bethrundle98 that's not even the worst bit, one of the American clients refers to a Sherpa as having an "Owner". They disgust me in the same way big game hunter tourists do.

[@zsoltpapp3363]

It has nothing to do with ethics, they make 10x more than anyone else in Nepal. Its pure greed.

[@adrianng0803]

Nepal can issue LESS permits and make them more EXPENSIVE so they will still have the same income, I am sure ppl will still be flocking in with whatever the new price is.

[@stee8345]

you mean "outcome"...not income..?

[@stee8345]

@James Peters oh, gotcha. thanks, i didn't catch that

[@JeroenBIG]

That makes sense, but inclusiveness is also an issue here. With the current system less rich clients can also have a go at it.

[@NoxiousNoodles]

By raising the price though you make it even more of a rich man's thing, where people think they can just pay and get to the top. The solution is not to limit based on price, but based on skill. The inexperienced ones are the danger, both to themselves and others. The idea that fewer permits at an increased cost = same money is false too. The people with permits spend money on things other than permits (food, sherpas, plane fares etc. the list goes on). Reduced numbers mean reduced money injected into the economy by those means.

[@adrianng0803]

@@NoxiousNoodles agree, accidents happen mainly because of the climbers’ inexperience. But we can’t fail to see why Nepal government has been stubborn---- they don’t wanna give up tourism revenue..... So if we can’t persuade it to fix the problem fundamentally, at least we can persuade it to reduce the amount of ppl. Hey, you have the same income after all, why not give it a try? Gotta start from somewhere right?

[@Rahul-lb2sy]

"If I could do it, anybody could do it" that's the biggest lie right there.

[@chris5942]

Sherpas are the unsung heros. They have the patience of Saints. The strength of Samson and the wisdom of the ages.

[@Krishna-Gopala-Das]

Sherpas are the "Real Mountaineers" of The World! ☺️🌍🏔️🏂

[@ComedyLoverGirl]

Seconded. Tourists and foreigners get all the clout, but the sherpas climb the mountain every year!

[@anubis4855]

west created all bad thins in this world... we would all be just fine without it... planet would be a better place

[@anubis4855]

@European Magnesium thats all facts my friend.... and for your info...all electricity, internet and mobile network invented Serbian guy named Tesla....while west was in the dark, using candle light to go to toilet at the night

[@LOUNGELIQ]

What is the meaning of "real mountaineers"? It is their job, for which they are well paid.

[@silverfeather992]

Agreed

[@naufrage0]

Being a good person and helping your community is impressive. This is vanity.

[@notorious9705]

Hats for the SHERPAS who made the world record on climbing in winter on mount K2 ..jay nepal🇳🇵🇳🇵🇳🇵🇳🇵✌✌✌✌✌

[@betelgeuse1421]

🇳🇵🇵🇰

[@katerinaliakou5549]

@ASphincterSaysWhat ? You are literally attacking every comment here lol

[@dogarluqman7671]

But tha kill 3 ather Ali sadparh😭😭😭

[@corinacerbu8266]

Everest shouldn’t be a commercial destination. Having the possibility and the desire to go doesn’t mean we should. Money is not the problem. Greed and ignorance is. The way we use money, reflects just who we are as a race. Same goes for technology, influence, religion. When they become beneficial only for the few. Sad times for humanity.

[@oromedenep]

So you wanna control people’s money?

[@corinacerbu8266]

@@oromedenep I believe you are not a particularly wealthy person, because someone who understands money and wealth, would not comment that. If you think that having money is the same with having power, you are definitely poor. Respecting nature and it’s boundaries, having a conscience has nothing to do with wealth. Spend your money however you want but don’t destroy what doesn’t belong to you! Our lives are short and meaningless on the scale of evolution. Just because you can spend $60K to go on Everest, doesn’t mean you should and if you can’t wrap you head around a this concept, well I pity you because it’s means you’re poor on the inside as well.

[@ec9833]

@@corinacerbu8266 I legitimately cannot agree with you more.

[@emmaphilo4049]

@@corinacerbu8266I agree with what you say but why attacking the guy on being poor and not particularely wealthy.

[@corinacerbu8266]

@@emmaphilo4049 Because that was his standpoint. Basically he was saying that if you have money nobody should control your spending even if it means harming the environment or others. No sane person, with respect and mindfulness, with the possibility to spend 60-70k, would, if it means turning Everest into a bin and having traffic jams on Hillary’s step. Sometimes less is more. There’s nothing wrong with living a modest life. There’s nothing wrong with not wanting more than a modest life. My experience with humans so far thought me there are patterns in our behaviour. Usually people who grow up poor and continue to be poor wish they could have a lot of money because they think having money is about having power and the liberty to do whatever you want. That is false. Being poor is just another type of hunger, and it’s not appeased by money but by the feeling of power and freedom. Wealth comes with more responsibilities than privileges and it doesn’t come to those who chase money but to those who chase goals. Bad people can be rich, bad people can be poor. Has nothing to do with money, but with the mindset. It like saying: oh...if X,Y,Z which are harmful, wouldn’t be illegal...I would do it. Or even worse: oh... I really wanna do these bad things before they become illegal because they’re harmful. I hope I managed to give you a satisfying answer.

[@user-gz5ss4ff4l]

I just want to travel to the base camp, to admire the beauty of this beautiful mountain, and the nature. I feel no urge to 'conquer' it.

[@001-q1s]

Welcome to Nepal 🇳🇵🇳🇵

[@monicathakur1726]

Me too

[@JojoplusBo]

really hope you will be able to fulfil your dream one day... stay safe!

[@manaslugreen4130]

Are you real Kim Jong?

[@upsydaysy3042]

Can I have your hairdresser's contact?

[@derailleurmind0454]

Why would you want to wait in lines like a shopping mall on black friday to climb a mountain. Its just not the same and unnatural.

[@kimberleyhe2128]

bc, you do pay like around 40,000 USD or more to climb it and some ppl are willing to risk their lives for the summit.

[@awnutz]

Good analogy

[@RealGrooveRandom]

Absolutely agree.. try K2 & really challenge yourself

[@kristyujhelyi5340]

Agree

[@holyfox94]

all for Instagram. Those “climbers” are mostly men in mid life crisis. Actually, it’s hilarious. And sad.

[@Wren7893]

I don’t know why I find Everest so terrifying, but it gives me goosebumps thinking about it. I can’t be the only one?

[@shable1436]

What is scary about it? The potential fall of thousands of feet or freezing to death or dying from lack of oxygen (Mountain sickness)

[@pokereich]

You might wanna read up about Annapurna, it’s actually the deadliest mountain on record. that being said, any 8000ers terrifies me!

[@Dr.SyedSaifAbbasNaqvi]

I have also a dream to go trek to its base camp but I am not a egoistic fool to go on to summit the mighty everest.

[@Dr.SyedSaifAbbasNaqvi]

@@pokereich It is True Annapurna is the deadliest. Second one is K2

[@emmaphilo4049]

Same, it's beautiful and scary

[@onevoicecrew]

This is correlated wiith the social media boom where people are just trying to be trendy and cool and showoff whereas the the sheer feel of adventure and passion to do what you want has faded away .Mt Everest is just an example of it ,everything that is best people want to overcome it if you're so enthusiastic why not go for other ls which are much difficult and thrilling.

[@JokersWild70]

It's like there's just no reverence for the mountain any longer. Climbing Everest has become just another ride for people, like something at Six Flags.

[@ericbishop8758]

Everest shouldn’t have even remotely close to the death toll it has, you should go to Everest with a background not a debut

[@caliente5821]

@Dfw Fqdefqw everyone was a beginner at first, how horrible of you

[@zsoltpapp3363]

It has lower death % than mountains with half the height

[@skmarc0101]

Mountaineering is such a spiritual experience. Having that many people waiting in line takes away all the magic. I’d rather summit a mountain where there’s nobody even if it’s not the highest. Sad how people burn the steps

[@MsJubjubbird]

I must say that queue looks so unappealing. I'd rather climb a small hill with no one on it.

[@ryry4298]

Take away the ladders and fixed ropes see how many try then

[@epahkun]

agreee

[@aadityakumar4072]

@ASphincterSaysWhat ? Agreed, the Nepalese government needs to use the Everest proceeds to fund investments in science and infrastructure to create skilled workers and jobs and move their economy away from tourism-based. Easier said than done though and they would definitely need a big loan too

[@lalogreiner]

@@aadityakumar4072 Corruption is hindering this from happening.

[@jandedick7519]

Unfortunately Everest is basically the only way people can earn a living in Nepal. A Food Sherpa can earn between 8 to 10 thousand. The average wage there is $600 a year.

[@p-rice_daproblem5712]

@Asphincter says what? I doubt taking ladders and guide lines would really affect the country, it would actually force them to change how they spend money from climbers

[@KarmaNdTheHeads]

God bless all the Sherpas. If it wasn’t for them a lot of these people wouldn’t ever complete this climb.

[@danielpaulson8838]

Meanwhile, Sherpa - God bless these wealthy, unskilled westerners. They make it so I can send my children to school and oh, I can feed them too. Tibet controls the mountain and the climbing on their side today. It is their primary income source for the whole country. They are running their business.

[@lindagelinda4077]

I agree. Most climbers would not be able to carry own coffee bottle up there

[@patgreco2098]

I'm fascinated with the Himalayas but I wouldn't want to climb Everest even if I was physically capable of doing so because I wouldn't want to share the experience of being just about as far away from the rest of the world as one can get while still being on its surface with several hundred other people.

[@delaneycoleman1336]

I agree. Im fascinated with the mountains and I really admire the true mountaineers. But seeing all those people (most of them inexperienced) on the mountain just is sad to me.

[@yana99992002]

Well said. I agree. I only made it to the Base Camp and the Mountain itself told me that I should turn back and walk away as fast as I could. It also told me that it was sick and tired of all those disrespectful people bothering mountain’s head, eyebrows, nose… Those people were shaken off once in a while, as a warning message, and still don’t get it…

[@georgittesingbiel219]

For this very reason I refuse to go on a cruise. If I want to be with strangers, I'll go to NYC!

[@clairefisher3132]

Imagine being that high up in the middle of the atmosphere where no one should be, and being claustrophobic. All I can think about when I see the famous photo of the queue to the summit, is how I’d be hyperventilating not from the lack of oxygen but for the sheer amount of people above and below me. And that’s not even the scariest part! How about traversing those rickity ladders over those giant cravasses?! No, no thank you.

[@MistressGlowWorm]

I feel that way about K2. I’ll probably never climb it but fascinated by its technical demand.

[@keikei3301]

Grateful that the world is starting to acknowledge the plight and exploitation of the sherpas but no one talks about the poor yaks who have no choice but to trek for days and miles carrying heavy equipment, gear, and supplies to bring to base camp. When you see them walk, it’s heartbreaking. What it does to their bodies! It’s painful to watch but imagine being the yak carrying all that weight. So cruel. I pray the yaks are protected, properly cared for, treated well, and have the strength and health to live long good lives and won’t be put to work like this any more. Pls care for them and protect them from injury and exploitation from humans. Also the feces and trash on Everest really pisses me off. These selfish people who litter don’t give a f about Nepal and its people. The tourist do not practice the pack in pack out culture, and they don’t belong on the mountain. Should be compulsory to teach these selfish tourists the leave no trace principles. Leave the land better off than they found it or at the very least, leave it as they found it. If you do any sport in nature, you don’t spoil the landscape, you respect nature, the local people, the culture, the environment, the wildlife, and the ecology.

[@harridan.]

i have always felt for the yaks, ultimately worked to death like most beasts of burden. there are no gentle pastures set aside for worn out yaks. i recently saw a worn out dejected draft horse rescued from the slaughter trade; he had been sold off by the amish farmer who worked him too hard, too long.

[@EmilyCheetham]

Much of the litter if left front the dead & injured. But also peoples lives are more important than carrying a damaged tent. We need to tighten who can climb Everest first. They need to make it so only expert climbers can do it as they are also less likely to get into trouble to start with so in turn less likely to leave stuff behind.

[@robertedgemon8096]

Just the amounts of dumps people take, while they climb this rock, is hazardous to the environment. There's tons of just excrement up there, to the extent I don't want to climb it, or live near it.

[@EmilyCheetham]

@@robertedgemon8096 anywhere people walk in the wild they have been poops. From birds, goats, sheep, cows, wild horses/ponies, and other animals depending on the country you are in. It all gets washed away with rain or frozen & buried in snow (then breaks down). He reason no to go should be the danger from the lack of oxygen and that it’s so crowded up there that that Ives added danger (from too many people not knowing what they are doing). The government should tighten the rules on who can climb. Should be just anyone allowed. Only expert climbers, with basic first aid skill, that know how to use all the equipment & are in good health should be allowed. It angers me that people are getting there and not knowing how to properly use their oxygen masks for instance or endangering others because they don’t know how to do basic first aid if they get injured. It holds people up having to help people who don’t know what they are doing.

[@spookshow6999]

Why? You will never set foot on that place.

[@janejan9728]

They just need to optimize their tourism industry. Do PR campaigns with celebrities and athletes advertising the smaller mountains for the less experienced people. Offer beginning, intermediate, and advanced permits for different mountains. Offer children's climbs and teaching expeditions and training services. They could make SO much money without compromising Everest and bring even more tourism and money. In exchange, Everest can be reserved for only those with the most advanced permits. They can call it the Everest range or something, so people can still feel important. These tourists just want disneyland, so give them a safe disneyland!

[@001-q1s]

I am from Nepal and we actually had such campaign in 2020 called Visit Nepal 2020 expecting around 2 million visitors from all over the world. But we all know how 2020 turned out to be instead.

[@lhaviland8602]

Unfortunately in the post-pandemic travel environment governments are more focused than ever on catering to a relatively small number of high-paying visitors.

[@ParaglidingChronicles]

Too much traffic on Mount Everest is a grave concern and a huge risk to all lives on the Mountain. Littering is another concern. We are polluting as we go. Nepal should allow minimum ascends each year to keep this sports ethical, safe and fun for all.

[@MRVISTA-wz7vj]

They've managed to practically destroy the ecosystem on the mountain. We came. We saw. We littered.

[@ereynoldful3974]

Yes and then the sherpa lead trips to clean up after us.. Ridiculous

[@CoolChris-vn8hz]

There's no point carrying an empty O2 bottle though

[@joanmarietsultrimparkin1821]

Well .you guys are missing the base point of nepals base poverty..due to a maze if third world issues. The average income for the majority of nepal people in 2020 was 1191 dollars . That us why shetpas do this ..and they are very well.off as a result if trading their abilities for this ridiculous znd dangerous work on mountains considered yo be goddesses to their own tribal culture. There are no losers here except the idiots who throw money at trips that lead to death and humiliation.. ego is the enemy of contentment.. Buddhists as Sherpas are ...reap karma..from their participation in the activities of the bimalyan climbs. Come see their apartment buildings restaurants and investments that are in Nepal.. but even their union oh guides is not giving them enough protection or benefits.

[@pinlight97]

People were climbing Everest who had never worn crampons before? Like, wtf?! I wear these daily in my lowland icy conditions in Canada through winter on basic hikes. That is just astonishing stupidity to go in with that little awareness! Wow.

[@cattycorner8]

It is equally stupid to allow them too.

[@1Letter23Numbers.]

If you have dogs and live where there's snow and ice you need them on your boots for sure.

[@cattycorner8]

@Alfred Weber And the more climbers they have, the more money they make.

[@kevinjohnson9533]

@Alfred Weber Mr. Weber listen to the commentary of Jamling Norgay in this doc, he is talking a lot of sense , a very wise man . He is clearly against Everest as " tourist mountaineering " and I believe he is right.

[@MistressGlowWorm]

Hubris and money never go well together.

[@bigwaidave4865]

I have enjoyed two treks to EBC one of them via Gokyo Ri… Chola Pass; being able to look up at Mount Everest in the early morning sunrise is all the adventure I need in my life. 🙏

[@richardmurray2964]

I admire the skill level and drive of people who climb these stunning mountains , but leaving a rubbish dump on top of the world is a discrace.

[@revekat2053]

Those are modern human artifacts.

[@RaenbowBlight]

Let's not forget the 200 bodies frozen and preserved on the path up...

[@user-wu3ow2nc8o]

The mountain doesn’t know about narcissism and social media, it will always stand as tall and be as challenging as it was 100 years ago, when the experience wasn’t made into a 30 second reel on Instagram or TikTok. We live in a narcissistic era, people will risk their lives due to the empowering feeling of being immortal and having too much money to spend... And too many followers clicking the like button and praising them for being rich.

[@cookiemonster9432]

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[@mdb1010]

I grew up wanting to climb Everest. Today it is a wish I no longer have.

[@kdavis4910]

Smart men/women. I never had that desire. I don't like heights, cold, snow, or unnecessarily risking my life. I do climb mountains though, as a hiker.

[@Andy-rp3ee]

It would be one thing to be up there with only a few people, and a genuine expedition where everyone is pulling their own weight - what it is now is insane.

[@surfside75]

Yeah. My lifelong wish was to at least get to a Everest base camp but nah.. I'm good.

[@devendrashahi2851]

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[@francinejones2524]

It’s just not a rarity anymore 🤷🏼‍♀️

[@annab8189]

The brave one is the mother to endure such stupidity in her son. I am so glad my son isn’t selfish.

[@m.h.6499]

I am very impressed by Tenzing Norgay’s son Jamling Norgay, in this video. He is articulate, explaining the problems. I wish people listened.

[@andy5478-MTB]

Egomaniacs with too much money buying their way instead of earning it through lifetime mountaineering experience. Kind of like rich guys that buy high performance airplanes and then crash. They had no business being there in the first place.

[@andy5478-MTB]

@Steve Warlee the number of dead lying on the side of the mountain or that left a smoking hole in the ground proves I'm right.

[@andy5478-MTB]

@Steve Warlee Perhaps envy is an emotion you experience, but I don't.

[@stephenmcgraw960]

These pilgrims blame the government of Nepal for issuing to many permits to climb Mount Everest. Appearing to be blaming the government for the deaths. These bored pilgrims who climb this mountain are quite aware of not only the dangers of climbing Mount Everest. But the over crowded situation. These pilgrims are exploiting these poor Sherpas. If you decide to climb this mountain. You know the risk. It is your decision to risk your life. Not the government of Nepal.

[@terriplays1726]

Yes, you chose to climb because it is a dangerous adventure. If it was totally safe, anyone could do it.

[@stephenmcgraw960]

@@terriplays1726 I can appreciate and even admire those experience mountain climbers who are prepared to climb Mount Everest. If they should unfortunately die. Then circumstances were out of their hands. And it was there day to die. Then their are those novices who have absolutely no business on that mountain. That is shear human arrogance. It is one thing for these novices to risk their life. But its another when these novices risk the lives of the other climbers because their lack of experience. Especially risking the lives of the Sherpas. From the very first time Mount Everest was conquered. It has been the Sherpas at the side of these adventures holding their hand. Without the Sherpas I believe these adventures would have never conquer Mount Everest. Let's see if one of these adventures can conquer Mount Everest without the assistance of a Sherpa. No prepared camps, or prepare ropes or ladders. Now that would be a real dangerous adventure.

[@ec9833]

Inexperienced and other “climbers” with various issues, risk the lives of Sherpa & those with a logical right to be there. Over populating these climbs put Nepal at risk of various things. A government is SUPPOSED to be there to govern for the sake of the people... so yes... the entity is there & it has many a job to do for its people; It’s to curb the issues that the few can bring upon the many.

[@JN-wn1kw]

The sherpas provide food/money to their families through this business, they are a part of the reason for overcrowding too. Without the mountain tourism people in these towns would certainly starve. I say let them climb, they know the risks. As long as the sherpas get enough $$, I see no issue

[@fergusdenoon1255]

You do understand that a government is actually responsible for governing?

[@alessio2968]

I am an experienced mountaineer who has summited many challenging 8000s like Cho Oyu, Manaslu, Lhotse, Everest and Broad Peak. My advice is none of you beginners belong here I recommend you summit Cho Oyu or Manaslu before you even think of summiting Everest

[@jdillon8360]

Before climbing Everest, people really should consider trying other peaks that aren't as high, such as Denali or Aconcagua. These are still tremendously challenging, and if you can't successfully climb those, you need to reconsider what you are doing at Everest base camp. Also, supporting the Nepalese economy is great, but we can do that just be visiting and trekking through the high valleys, or climbing some of the lower peaks, of which there are dozens. Why is it Everest or nothing? I don't get it.

[@MrElemental101]

2000 climbers per season? That tour operator is greedy. It’s not about skill anymore, it’s the dollars that count. So sad

[@oromedenep]

The nepalese govt loves whiteys money

[@patriciahenderson-browne6653]

If they want to risk their lives , let them . Sherpas are only at risk I'd they make the choice to try and help them.

[@MTknitter22]

greedy govt too but its because Nepal is a poor country and they see Everest as their golden opportunity

[@jojodelima1953]

Respect nature, respect the mountain. That is a kill zone, bodies have littered the slopes beyond recovery

[@desiinscotland]

It doesn't matter if you are going to climb one of the deadliest mountains in the world, mama would always be worried about how you get food at 8000 meters. ❤️

[@terrybardy2848]

@bronchoped1 I don't know about that. The fact that there are around 300 bodies up on Everest says something.

[@k5elevencinc0]

@@terrybardy2848 It's dangerous but not as dangerous as K2 or Annapurna I.

[@sherribrawn3757]

It's all about the money..... Human lives mean nothing when money is the motivating factor...

[@brettperry3737]

They don't seem to mean much to the people doing it either. If someone wants to pay $50k to commit suicide standing in line on the side of a mountain... good riddance.

[@susanthomas5445]

Same as big cities where millionaire politicians in their limos drive past tent encampments with their windows tightly rolled up to avoid the stench. Everest is like a microcosm of San Francisco.

[@strangerpainter]

Money is life and death to people living in poverty. In countries like this, people do anything to make a living, because there are not social system. Don't shame money, shame corruption and imperialism.

[@oystein18]

First time climbing a mountain and they choose Everest :D

[@kdavis4910]

@@oystein18 because they're brilliant

[@furyofbongos]

On a (small) mountain descent, I was mortified to realize that I had dropped a small plastic bag on the trial. I turned around and ascended well past the point I had reached in my pocket where I knew I had dropped it, desperately searching for the bag. I finally realized I had put it in the other pocket by mistake. I was so relieved.

[@petergianakopoulos4926]

You are a good person.

[@kceros]

@@petergianakopoulos4926 good and dumb too

[@rossco-dps5392]

Must've been good weed.

[@janitraprabaswara]

I have climbed 10 mountains above 3.000m, 3 mountains above 4.000m, and 1 mountain above 6.000m, and I still think that I don't have enough experience. I know rock and ice climbing, I know on rope rescue techniques, but I won't say it's enough to survive Everest. I don't have the confident like that prince of Bahrain lol

[@jenshoefer7944]

Same for me, I think most mountaineers enjoy all sort of mountains and walls regardless of their prestigious hight. Those tourists aiming for the everest aren't real mountaineers, they just attention seekers who want make it to the highest, they never been able to climb a 4k one just by themselves

[@artnull13]

You mean the MONEY like the Prince of Bahrain who paid when the country was closed due to Covid.

[@Mike-zb7ts]

When inexperienced climbers, who pay exorbitant sums of money, die on their way to the summit, it's not particularly sad. When the sherpas, and he others who are helping drag these inexperienced folks along the way, that's the real bummer.

[@emmaphilo4049]

It is still sad, the whole thing is sad actually

[@rosejaune6701]

They don't die on the way. They die on the way down.

[@aliceandcat2228]

Things is, porters make money from tips too. If the rich client dies, their goes the tip. If they save him, chances are the grateful client will dig deeper for the tip.

[@maryholloway5487]

These idiots should all die-selfish jerks!!

[@donaldcarpenter5328]

IF you HAD to do it the OLD way, putting up the ROPES yourself, cutting your own steps, lashing your own ladders across crevices. But, now that is an OFFICIAL Government revenue engine, especially for Nepal they NEED the money mountains bring in. We live in REI country, many of my highschool friends CLIMBED Mt. Tahoma & Mt. Denali WITH Jim W. & his brother. I had a buddy who was SUPPOSED to be on the training climb with Jim Wickwire, another N.W. mountaineer legend, when he met his demise. 5 years ago when a young lady was pulling a monster tire up our street I called out to her "Tahoma or Denali" she shouted back K-2!!! You SEE, if you WANT a challenge, you CLIMB K-2!

[@charismabambina5747]

Id love to someday meet one of these super sherpas. Some have made the summit many times and theyre one of the main reasons many rich climbers make it back down alive.

[@mandys6257]

Respect the mountain for what it is . Beautiful . It’s no place for humans .

[@beverleylumb8048]

I can't believe that guy is going and he has no experience climbing 8 thousand metres peaks

[@ak8041]

He's one of those idiots who have no proper experience and made the queue to the summit unnnecessarily longer and endangering others' lives. "If a normal person like me can do it, so can anyone." Horrible clown

[@Sherinthia7]

I am Sooo pleased to see the Government taking action and creating new laws and NOT letting inexperienced tourists climb! 🙏🏻❤️🙏🏻

[@RaenbowBlight]

Well..... so much for that. This year they issued a record breaking amount of climbing permits and unsurprisingly had a record number of fatalities.

[@mizzouranger134]

Haha they issue “new laws” every year! They just make zero effort to enforce them. They don’t hold responsibility for inexperienced morons who decide to climb and die. Ultimately you are responsible for your own actions.

[@incidentalist]

Yay, a new Everest vid!! THANK YOU!! Will enjoy!

[@kathyborthwick6738LakotaEmoji]

The Sherpa is 💯 % correct! We have become soft and the mountain is letting us know the boss!

[@amrice62]

Long ago it was reached. A dumping ground and they have desecrated it

[@DavidSchilter]

I think that the title 'a deadly ascent' doesn't reflect the many who die on the descent...

[@dizzymindy6024]

Exactly, it’s the descent that’s deadlier.

[@patgreco2098]

The descent is part of the ascent. Once one reaches the summit they're only halfway to what could be called success.

[@yamahar6girl237]

Anything with Mt. Everest fascinates me! The sherpas are seriously amazing people! God bless them ❤

[@pokereich]

There should be a climbing aptitude test for peaks above 8000m or especially technical peaks... It’s ridiculous how Everest is the first ever mountain for some of those climbers

[@paulbergkamp2181]

the drone footage of the Himalayas is amazing , so majestic , one does not need to go there personal you can see it on U tube it is a lot safer !!!!!

[@timmojo]

Yeah but flying by horses? Professional for sure :/

[@001-q1s]

Well you can still get to a luxurious resort in Kathmandu and watch the Himalayas in full comfort and without risking your life

[@paulbergkamp2181]

@@001-q1s I agree with you and hope you go and enjoy the view from the hotel balcony , there are fabulous sights to be seen in the Himalayan mountains , but it is still cheaper to watch the videos posted on Utube

[@christiansargent6053]

Nah KZbin doesn't cut it. I think it should just be limited to the base camp to just see the mountains without doing harmful stuff. And maybe like 1/1,000,000 skilled passionate alpinists should be allowed to summit

[@adityac3239]

He didn't even realise that the bunching up happens because by the nature of these 8000+ peaks, the window to ascent is so narrow that when it's all wealthy people with egos you won't be expecting people to do 'you today, I do tomorrow'. When the chances are slim as it is, people will be jostling to get the best day in the season's window. So the only way is by reducing the number of people allowed in the 'queue' / at camps in the first place. In practice it's much harder for your agent sherpas to tell a client and with the money and ego invested, 'you've paid 100k USD and now you're in for the 4th best window predicted for this year's summit'

[@Mavthehuahua]

What I understand about Everest is that it’s less about fun & more about proving you have the ability

[@earthalydelights]

This is brilliant film making. Props to all the team behind it.

[@colleenhelminiak1429]

Between the earthquake and the deaths that have happened on Everest, I believe that it is the mountain saying "Please stop climbing my slopes - there has been way too much death upon my flanks, and it is time to leave me be." 😢😢💔💔😞😞

[@MortishaPoppins]

The mismanagement causing the lines is what is so deadly....waiting in long lines using the limited oxygen reserves, prolonged exposure to the cold while waiting and not moving, increasing the time it takes to summit therefore delaying the start of the descent.

[@MTknitter22]

As the season is so short due to the weather windows, it is the fault of those issuing far too many permits

[@dianebays5484]

Much respect for the sherpa.

[@largol33t1]

People can say whatever they want but if I want to even PRACTICE climbing Everest, I am not going without the assistance of a sherpa. It just feels foolish. I've read too many horror stories of people so puffed up with pride/arrogance that they think they can make it halfway up without breaking a sweat - alone And some people wonder about the saying "you can be your own worst enemy."

[@imeldam1183]

I have done 8 trekking tours in Nepal and from that experience - I am sorry to say - most of the trash along the route is not left by the tourists but by the Nepalese staff themselves (mostly the porters). The locals need to be educated as well as the visitors.

[@MTknitter22]

@Imelda M that fact was stated by guides as well in other documentary

[@Iiwii11]

I like Jamling Norgay. He always tells it like it is.

[@jannekevantuijn]

There is always a deeper lesson in these things. Instead of pointing the finger to others, we can all ask ourselves: What is my real reason i want to do something? What do i do in my life to show off to others or need acknowledgement from others? Where and why do i look for a feeling of aliveness outside of myself? How do i litter the world? Etc, etc... And Lukas (i think his name was Lukas), you said that Everest is just rock, snow and ice, and that it doesn't have a soul... Are you sure thats true? It's life! It's awareness! It's stillness! It has the same essence as you and i. It is a teacher, big time! Don't underestimate the spiritual power.

[@tynation9103]

Mt. Everest to me, is something to admire from afar. But I would never want to climb it. I can't even tolerate the air up in Pikes Peak.

[@elbt101]

Please make the captions bigger and outline in black, flash a bit longer. Great program

[@crystalheart9]

When you have a long line of people all trying to get up to the summit at one time and there is only room for a few people at a time what do they do about that? Everyone waiting for their chance to get to the top and they will be waiting in the dead zone too long.

[@tomthompson2309]

It baffles me how some folk climbed this thing many moons ago,with almost 0 protection available,how they did this still blows my mind,even with our gear these days,its very difficult for many,those old timers where propper hard core man geesh.

[@sonamtamang8605]

I'm proud to be a Nepalese.

[@mdml0]

That Malaysian climber who hasn't even stepped on a mountain in Nepal is in for a rude awakening. 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@101yayo]

He should be training on hikes not his local park lol...

[@mdml0]

@@101yayo He has no clue at all. Pretty certain he’ll be calling for a helicopter to save him at some point.

[@kdavis4910]

@@mdml0 or become the next frozen corpse

[@pokereich]

He mentioned Denali and mont blanc but honestly they pale in comparison to 8000m peaks. while Denali is rather challenging in terms of temperature, Mont Blanc can be climbed by a majority of people with a good guide. and it only takes a few days. what he should be doing isn’t training in his back yard, but to be going on incremental climbs, perhaps starting off with 7000ers and 1 or 2 8000ers before hitting Everest.

[@fergusdenoon1255]

@@pokereich the guy needed an assistant for sit-ups 😂 he's gonna need about 200 sherpas.

[@MrEL28]

As a guide said, "The most difficult part isn't going up, but coming down alive." For the sake of the guides and others, even if you can afford it, there are better ways to spend your money.

[@V5mGpYp]

Reinhold Messner; on 20 August 1980, Messner again stood atop the highest mountain in the world, without supplementary oxygen. For this solo climb, he chose the northeast ridge to the summit, where he crossed above the North Col in the North Face to the Norton Couloir and became the first man to climb through this steep gorge to the summit. Messner decided spontaneously during the ascent to use this route to bypass the exposed northeast ridge. Prior to this solo ascent, he had not set up a camp on the mountain.

[@lilithiaabendstern6303]

well he's BFF with the Yetis, what do you expect ^^

[@stee8345]

"In preparation for Everest he's been training 2-4 hours each day". Lmao, the last Everest documentary on this channel a few days ago showed a husband and wife who had been training 18hrs a day carrying 15kg packs in preparation for the Everest ascent, and guess what--she physically couldn't make it up and still died.

[@RDJ2]

Imagine being stupid enough to take the woman you love on a trip that deadly.

[@stee8345]

@@RDJ2 ikr? It was her idea too. She wanted to go.

[@SputnikCrisis]

She was stuck in the queue waiting 20 minutes to take a step, it wasn't as simple as she physically couldn't make it. I agree with you about the guy's lack of preparation. But, her death is not just as simple as she "didn't have what it takes." There was a ridiculous amount of people and only 3 days to climb.

[@tiimthompson7027]

​@@SputnikCrisis They could have bailed? and perhaps lived?

[@stee8345]

@@SputnikCrisis I mean her husband kept saying how fit they both were and she just stopped moving and laid down. So whatever you wanna call it I guess.

[@eriksmit1804]

Great tip..every climber needs endorsement from their local climbing club in their country!!

[@101yayo]

Don't expect the Nepal government to care about the climbers.

[@naufrage0]

They go there on their own choice.

[@eyan1114]

Tf its irrelevant.. lots of highly experienced mountaineers got rejected to evn entr the bas camp Government is doing best to sav the livs but mountaineers are goin by themselves Whats rong with it

[@fergusdenoon1255]

@@eyan1114 do you have speed limits in the country you live in?

[@001-q1s]

@@fergusdenoon1255 Speed limits ? As in speed limits in highways?

[@MissPickleHeads]

Many comments here praising the work of Sherpas. Of course, many do deserve such praises. However, I would just like to point out that there has been a Sherpa that exposed the dark side of the industry. Some Sherpas take on more clients then they should for money, misleading clients on how safe the journey will be. They also sometimes force a summit for monetary bonuses. As well, those who pay handsomely are saved, and those who don't are left behind if they are a burden. At the end of the day, Sherpas provide a service, and are really only motivated by money even at the cost of others.

[@MTknitter22]

yes thank you @MissPickleHeads for the perspective.

[@jumboshrimp5193]

I find that completely plausible.

[@lagodifuoco313]

Everest has become unethical. Save the Sherpa and stop the wealthy elites who risk the Sherpa for their personal vanity.

[@gatewaysolo104]

Many sherpa rely in that income. Risky business but many need the money. Should not be a foreigner's decision it's up to the nepalese people to decide.

[@whoever6458]

I have an idea for what they could do. They could make the initial expeditions cheaper but only allow people to climb to a certain point during any given season and have them make a number of expeditions to ever-increasing altitudes until the sherpas are confident that the people are ready to attempt to get to the summit. No sherpa should have to risk his or her life trying to help someone who is nowhere near ready to the top and back. I say this as someone who would love to make the summit there but who knows she is simply too old and unable to do so and I wouldn't risk someone else's life trying to go when I know I am no longer strong enough like I might have been when I was young and if I had trained for many many years for it.

[@lea9977]

Had it not been for the massive lines, I’d possibly want to attempt the climb. I’ll just enjoy the uploads.

[@pattiburtonsalmonsen3202]

I grew up around the most beautiful mountains 🏔 in the world 🗺 but I’ve never desired to climb, I love great white sharks 🦈 but I don’t want to swim with them either, I hope and pray for all for safe returns in 2021, Much respect to the Sherpas!

[@uglaegilsdottir]

Beautiful comment!

[@wmnoffaith1]

The Prince of Bahrain was probably the first person in decades to climb the mountain within needing to wait in line.

[@adventurelover8521]

"It is what it is." Life is harsh, yet beautiful.

[@dcba3210]

Love from NEPAL 🇳🇵🙏🙏🙏

[@crocodile1313]

Outstanding documentary! Wonderful photography, sound and professional interviews and presentation. The producers of this show are true professionals and I would not hesitate to watch anything they produce.

[@pleasantville4529]

I have spent many years saving up enough money to pay for an attempt at staying as far away from that god awful place as possible!

[@nabinlimbu9150]

90%of Nepalese have never seen a mount everest in their lifetime.

[@N0N4M30]

😂 same

[@ceezb5629]

I agree with the Sherpa at the beginning that inexperienced climbers are a risk to everyone... having said this, without these increasing numbers of climbers Sherpas wouldn’t make money. So it’s a difficult situation to find a balance. Perhaps looking at mandating the # of pro guides & sherpas per climber to reduce risk is a solution?

[@largol33t1]

I can't believe government officials are running across people with FAKE permits. This is despicable. They need to clamp down on this crap and ship those arrogant fools home on the first plane out of the Nepal.

[@WhirledPeasFursure]

interesting,, in the last minute of the program, when everyone in the group is together at the top,, notice which direction most of them are looking,,,,, at each other instead of the view,, lol,,,, I don't blame them, I'd be freaken dizzy.... Good program and presentation,,, thanks

[@MarcAntoineBouchet]

Those images are mind blowing, it is only on the laptop screen but still very scary to me. Can't even imagine what it is in real life to experiment this...

[@garymacmillan]

A great many of the people attracted to mountaineering are undiscipled even reckless by nature. Time and again when circumstances change for the worse on the mountain these people make bad decisions, leaving their corpse as a problem for somebody else.

[@AnnaM84]

Unfortunately 2023 has been even worse. 17 deaths this year. Seems no one has learned the 2019’s lesson. The situation on Everest gets worse every year. We had few deaths in 2021 and 2022 just because the pandemic has stopped all the plans (and no deaths in 2020 for obviously reasons), but this year was tragic. Too many people, once again, and too many deaths. Nepal will never stop to release permits, simply because it’s part of their economy, so how do we fix this? It’s all so sad.

[@jennifercook1875]

I want a news station to do this experiment: take a relatively fit anchor who has no major climbing experience and see how many companies agree to take them.

[@Mike-zb7ts]

What a gorgeous location. A shame it's being overrun by tourists. Hope things finally do change.

[@dancalmpeaceful3903]

It's all littered with trash, human feces (what? you actually think they bring it back down with them?..They don't), oxygen cannisters, most importantly, lots of DEAD bodies........All true.