Mount Everest North Ridge Climbing Route in 3D

[@MiffetBlue]

I’ve recently been watching mountaineering disaster videos and documentaries and I can’t tell you how happy I am that even though you got to 8300 meters you knew your limit and turned around. So many lives were lost due to Summit Fever and I’m over the moon that you weren’t one of them. You had the sense and mental fortitude to turn back and reach your goal a year later. Summiting is optional, getting down alive is mandatory. So so happy. ♥️

[@bridgetdavis9752]

Loving this in 2023. Congrats on getting that high!

[@earlmaura670]

Thanks! This really made it easy..now I can take climbing Mt Everest off my bucket list.

[@melodiefrances3898]

Me too! What a relief lol

[@relevantinformation6655]

If you play this backwards, the descent is quite safe & quick as well. ⛑

[@irishpsalteri]

So good to finally understand this visually.

[@GrantAxeRawlinson]

Hi Ricky - well done on getting to Camp 3 also! I really struggled in 2011 as got sick with HAPE earlier on which I never recovered from all expedition. I went back in 2012 and reached the summit on the morning of 19 May. Good luck for your return and thanks for the comments!

[@MiraGOO]

Nub i summit lhotse 3 time

[@banger181]

Well done on getting into the Death Zone, turning around when you did and getting home safe. Congratulations on an all-round superb effort. And nice vid too btw.

[@barsaf9989]

The summit is labeled "half way point." I laughed and was like, nice joke. Then I'm like, oh wait that's right because you have to go back down lol!

[@GrantAxeRawlinson]

I was feeling very weak and the wind speed was very strong, my fingers were starting to freeze and it was all not very nice so I turned back. I returned this year and reached the summit - you can read more in my blog - the website link attached above.

[@fernandol1307]

Fantastic.....

[@rajivdev6025]

Amazing

[@RedCandles_]

How much $ did all that run you??

[@melodiefrances3898]

Takes a brave man or woman to know when to turn around. So glad you were ultimately able to summit, but I am almost more impressed that you were able to turn around.

[@maheshmahe2257]

Brother take me there

[@genkikidsjapan]

You chose awesome background music...exactly what I would have chosen...wow! Last of the Mohicans

[@Anonymous-jo2no]

Man thanks for making this video. I don't want to risk my life simply for climbing a mountain - watching a video of it is all I would do.

[@prun8893]

My neighbour has a shrine to himself for climbing Mt Everest. He paid $25,000 to a company who planned the trip, cooked his food, carried all his supplies, arranged lines and placed new ones where needed. There were dedicated photography/video sherpas awaiting him at key points. There was a guide to follow him closely during the ascent and a sherpa that carried extra oxygen just for him. Tents were pre-erected at camps. He had very little climbing experience before hand. The photo of him on the summit is 4 feet tall at his house. He also has a water buffalo stuffed in his house. He paid a hunting lodge in Africa to take him out to shoot one. He accidentally informed me he didn't even have to get out of the Range Rover. Crap like this doesn't count unless you do it yourself. There's a line between adventurer and tourist.

[@aleksanderhiller7506]

Well, I assume he is not a sherpa that is biologically adapted to high altirudes and low oxygen levels. Climbing and summiting Mt. Everest, 800 metres above the death zone, is still an achievement that he should be proud of. That being said, the majority of Westerners would not be able to achieve this without the aid of the underpaid and often underapriciated Sherpas.

[@salvaje20]

Costs wayyy more than 25k so I call bullshit

[@prun8893]

@@salvaje20 In the 1990's, dumbchit.

[@micheleberaudo5629]

This is the North ridge, not the mainstream South ridge that your neighbour has climbed

[@melodychest9020]

Well unless they carry you to the summit, it is still a monumental achievement for a non professional mountaineer. One would naturally be proud.Not in favour of hunting though as that is so unfair .. gun against unarmed animal .. that's pathetic I agree.

[@sleeve51]

This is one sensational video. A must see for all that love mountains and the "Mother of all Mountains". Everest!

[@GrantAxeRawlinson]

Hello Mahamad, It is very tough to walk, climb, breath, even sit and tie your shoe laces at high altitude. It is fantastic to have big dreams, but I would suggest you take small steps on your way to your goal. Gain experience mountaineering and also progressively trekking or climbing to higher altitudes first. There is many commercial teams who you can join up with which you can find on the internet. Good luck and have a wonderful adventure!

[@GrantAxeRawlinson]

Hi there and thanks for the message. One of the songs is from Last of the Mohican's actually. Regards, Axe

[@GrantAxeRawlinson]

Nice idea - a little difficult for me to do this with Google Earth as I was using the fly through option, will play around with your idea for my next video's!

[@9090Glenn]

you can sense your exhilaration at having achieved the 8150m mark and one and the same time your utter crushing disappointment and longing to have gone on to the summit - those 3 steps look very nasty - like sheer rock face covered in ICE - you were FAR from the summit still even though it seems like you were "close" the actual effort required to have made it there would have been tremendous - nice video

[@fragelicious]

Thank you for helping me contrast the two routes finally. I mistakenly thought that a north face attempt required climbing up the western ridge and got confused by the mistaken belief that the steps 1,2, and three were only used by the south face climbers. but now clearly see that both approaches converge below those steps, referenced so often on the southern more common approach videos. thanks for taking the time to teach people with this video about such a magnificent part of our world. your awsome.

[@liveandlearn515]

Hi, A little correction. The South Face climbers do not go through the Steps 1,2 and 3. The South Col and North route ( described in this video) converge only at the Summit of Mt. Everest. South face climbers only have the Hillary step, which has gotten much easier now, as they have found a way around it.

[@sueneilson896]

The two routes share nothing.

[@GrantAxeRawlinson]

Hello Tom - I used google earth to create this flythrough. You can email me or contact me through my website mentioned at the end of the video to find out more info! Thanks for watching and commenting!

[@johnrion3232]

Between camp 3 and the summit there’s something like 20 bodies, and down the cliff face beneath the steps is the rainbow valley. Called that due to the different colors of down suits scattered across the valley, lots and lots of corpses: something like 150 on the north side

[@jeremyroberts39]

Beautiful film n beautiful music...loved it

[@callmeishmael3031]

The south route simulation is much easier to read. I couldn't read a lot of the markers on this one. I also wish a lot of this was speeded up. Four to five minutes for a video like this is good. Nine minutes is pushing my patience way too much. I ended up skipping through a lot. Just a friendly technical critique. I do appreciate what's been done here.

[@GrantAxeRawlinson]

+Callme Ishmael I agree with you completely! This was the first 3d fly through I made - since this time I have tried to make them faster and shorter with more interesting captions - (see my K2 fly through) - appreciate your comments.

[@mattxr2i]

+Callme Ishmael I would also suggest less of the swinging left and right.

[@banavathsandhya9283]

+Grant “Axe” Rawlinson what

[@fastpctv2012]

+Callme Ishmael ...............you can speed up the video by clicking the gear- icon on the lower right of the screen and choose 1.25, 1.5 (no-audio) or 2.0 playback speed.

[@banavathsandhya9283]

Lee Carrillo

[@27dforce]

You are for sure a very smart and educated climber and a disciplined one too! It is very easy to lose focus up there when you’re so close. All too many times, people who get that close will opt to push for the summit. It takes discipline and the knowledge of ones body to know when is when. Great video and I hope you make it to the top of the world, as climbers like you deserve that moment, and it’ll come if it hasn’t already been accomplished! Good luck and stay safe!

[@VTPSTTU]

This route looks less terrifying than going through the icefall on the south side.

[@dirks6550]

Ok been there, and done that. Thanks. Doesn't seem that tough. LOL

[@matthewsgouros1610]

Beautiful video and music! Congratulations on successfully reaching the summit on your next attempt. I'm glad you returned to give it another try.

[@carldowd406]

Awesome, RAF Mountain Rescue had good success on this route but not so sadly for the Hereford team who tried the North Face route some years earlier... RIP Tony Swierzy & [Andy Baxter] Thank you for your company and your assistance in the Paul Rodgers Bill Scott Rescue...

[@govindagovindaji4662]

Just WOW!! This is FANTASTIC!! Yes, I had to shout that. I have been absorbing everything Everest for days now and have not gotten a real feel for what these climbers go through to climb (and camp) until watching this video!! Now I can go back and make heads and tails of what they're talking about with references to the different areas, parts, difficulties, altitudes, etc. and understand much, much better. Thanks so very much for this. Any way to do the same video but slow it down some? Especially from camp 4 to the Summit? Also, everyone mentions the heights and hours it takes to climb them, but never in terms of miles. I'd love to know the difference of miles between given points, since sometimes climbers are walking across and not up, its difficult to translate just from feet heights. Again, thanks ~ this is going to make watching these other adventures much, much more interesting!!

[@nickwyche6448]

brilliant. Just read 'into the Silence' by Wade Davis, and have pictured this route many times in my head. What are the two pieces of music playing? And which motion picture used the first one? Read the above book. You will not be disappointed.

[@19Kamau79]

Epic music, epic route and epic work to reach last camp!!

[@GrantAxeRawlinson]

Thank you :)

[@JulieDodgshon]

Wow! Thanks for that, I feel a bit closer to knowing the journey you & other amazing climbers take!

[@GrantAxeRawlinson]

Thanks Laksman and all the best for your dream!

[@crosstimbers2]

The first song is the version of "The Gael" recorded for the last of the Mohicans. For another version look up the one by the Hot Violinist on YT.

[@GrantAxeRawlinson]

It i expensive to climb Everest by any means. Think in the order of US$40- 80,000 dollars depending so much on which route, and what style you climb in. Its easy go start climbing. Go find a mountain and start heading up it! You can only learn by trying. Or take an Alpine experience course which are available in many countries around the world. Good luck!

[@ThePolishTraveller]

awsome - loved the 'mt everest - half way point' :) hopefully will be there 2013 or 14 depending on my money saving skills ;) next week io'm off to anchorage and mckinley!

[@-ShootTheGlass-]

wow...I mean you were close! I'm sure the rest of the way was extremely hard to climb, but you looked close to the summit. Thanks for sharing. FULL RESPECT goes to you and your team.

[@samsignorelli]

Not really close...the summit is 300 meters higher than his high point....he didn't even make it to the NE ridge, and the Three Steps are no joke. That's a lot of climbing.

[@anujthaker8741]

Great video. Superb music.. Can you share the link of music used in video?

[@GrantAxeRawlinson]

Hello Tuco, I have not climbed by the SOuth Col route, but will attempt to make the same thing for that route over the next week or two. Stay tuned. Regards, Grant.

[@lumker]

Beautiful and awe-inspiring video... I hope some day to make a trip there, even if for some reason I cannot make it to the summit.

[@GrantAxeRawlinson]

Glad you enjoyed it and all the best for your own adventure to this beautiful place.

[@Eddiesilence]

Wow, why is base camp so far from the mountain? I expected it to be at the base of Everest, but it's somewhere near Ipswich.

[@GrantAxeRawlinson]

Hi Edwin - basecamp is at the foot of the mighty Rongbuk Glacier and at the end of the road head. After basecamp you are on the ice of glacier so not a good spot for basecamp and vehicles to access.

[@fernandol1307]

Kindly find any music by Brian Eno...🎵 Allow the Mohawks and Cherokee have their OWN music film....

[@ashokdilwali1949]

absolutely mind boggling! Incredible is the word. Thanks.

[@TheMemnons]

Pretty amazing. I read all about the '96 deaths; they mentioned the southeast ridge route was over crowded and that contributed to the deaths. There were only three expeditions on that day, probably less than 35 people attempting the summit on one day. Now I see pictures with over 200 climbers trying for the top!! WTF is happening to Everest???

[@GrantAxeRawlinson]

Yes Everest is a very enticing challenge to climbers, and the more people who die there seems to attract even more climbers to the mountain. But having said that, more people does not necessarily mean more deaths. In general the deaths are caused by poor decision making (as with what happened to a number of climbers in 1996, 2006 and 2012).

[@christophlieding734]

Cool brother Grant, glad you had a good time. Ill go there after I am done here.

[@GrantAxeRawlinson]

Thanks Christopher and safe travels!

[@27dforce]

Agree! K2 is one of the most Technical Mountains to climb. Let's not forget Nanga Parbat. But I do agree that that K2 and everest are different climbs for sure. I was just making the point that, man, everest is still a very hard mountain.

[@GrantAxeRawlinson]

Thanks! music is a personal choice but I like find these songs very appropriate for this particular video :)

[@tfp0052]

Not seeing any glaciers, especially early on, just the ravines left by the glaciers! Also, music, please?

[@GrantAxeRawlinson]

Hi Jodie, I just saw your channel. With the challenges you face then climbing Everest would seem so difficult I think. You seem very brave and very talented at making video's as well! I wish you all the best Jodie and thanks for dropping by. Axe

[@GrantAxeRawlinson]

Hi Jody.You should not fly directly to the basecamp of Mt Everest, because this is already very high at over 5000m. You will get altitude sickness and could die within 24 hours if you try this.You need to climb slowly to basecamp over the course of a few days to let your body acclimatise to the lower and lower oxygen. There are two main basecamps, the south side and the north side. The southside you need to walk to, the north side from this video where I climbed from you can drive to.

[@XMLMaestro]

Thanks for the wonderful video. Interesting to see that most of the way there is no ice or snow. However, i read that north side of the Everest has usually bad weather.

[@nachom1971]

Lots of permafrost. Most of what you see as dirt is mostly dirty glacier ice covered in dust and gravel. .

[@gophercatcher9451]

unbelieavable how a human being can climb that mountain, 27k feet plus? i wish i could meet 1 person who climbed Everest. Nice music, i keep coming back to watch it from time to time. it's my favorite!

[@ajaykumar-fl3nm]

I met a guy when i studied in nepal named tengrath sherpa, he summited everest in 2004 and he used to tell me what a behemoth of a mountain it is and it feels like being in a different planet at that altitude and it all feels like a dream but a very dangerous dream in which u have to stay awake and mind every step you take, slight slip would send you down the mountaing into the roaring abyss of the long spread himalayas.the main objective was not only reaching the summit but getting the heck down, after the tiring climb to the top and thats when the clock starts to tick lying ahead unpredictable weather, fear of avalanches,your body is shutting down slowly and u see slopes and icefalls u have to traverse through the body criea for help after spending time at the death zone where oxygen is depeleted making your brain go awry. To get down and go back home and recoup your body and the thought of the times that were spent in the mountain inspite of the hardwork it took to finally reach the top and see the curvature earth and the entire himalayas to sudden realization that you are at the top of the world, This feeling will forever be haunting me to see the view that only few people in this world has seen is something else.

[@GrantAxeRawlinson]

Hi Banger, thank you for watching, your nice comments I and glad you enjoyed it!

[@graemedurie9094]

I know nothing about climbing, but enjoyed this video for the way it clearly showed the route being taken to reach the summit. Given that, it looked to me as though the climb to the Changste Base Camp was pretty straightforward, but from there on was very difficult - perhaps more so than the southern route. Is that a fair assessment? I'd have preferred larger captions - found these very hard to read quickly and this distracted me from watching.

[@GrantAxeRawlinson]

Hi Steve, thanks for the nice comment!

[@travisn2875]

Loved it. Just wish the printing was a bit larger at key points but definitely thumbs up and well done.

[@mannylieberman2574]

Would love to know the name of the song, artist, and composer of the music that begins at 6:15. It musically matches the beauty of your visuals.

[@George-mn6ps]

I liked the video a lot! I didn't see any debris from past expeditions?

[@GrantAxeRawlinson]

Hi Laksman, The route with the highest probability of success is the traditional route from the South Side. I made a 3d flythough of that route also which you can see on my video channel. I am on facebook so you can find me there also :)

[@Nommadd75]

I like these videos a lot. Didn't care for the perspective swaying back and forth in this one, though.

[@GrantAxeRawlinson]

Hi, this was the first ever three d fly through I made, since then I have learnt and refined the process and don't move the camera around so much, thanks for your feedback anyway.

[@Nommadd75]

Thanks for making these! Keep them coming!

[@therichyalf]

The south route looks like it has much more gravel and snow free sections. Has anyone ever gone up one side and down the other?Is it the highest mountain? I have heard that the Andes stick out farther from the earth's center ergo its highest mountain is the actual highest on the planet. Also if you consider the vertical height from base to summit, Mona Loa has the greatest distance from top to bottom.

[@tuco1099]

This is great. Any chance you can add a few more features, like Mushroon rock or 'green boots cave' etc

[@charlesbyrd1957]

Green boots has been moved and he’s on the South Col route....not this one

[@wspaik2]

Amazing Video - I really love to follow all the way through. Thank you for posting this !!

[@Greg_call]

Awesome! Amazing those that climb Everest! Hats off to all the climbers around the world!

[@melodymacken9788]

2022. Brilliant.

[@nachom1971]

It doesn't look so technical from Tibet yet it seems way longer, you spend more time at higher altitudes and farther away from any help most of the time than in the south route. It must be amazing to do mixed climb from one side and return from the other. Has anyone done this?

[@GrantAxeRawlinson]

Yes doing a full traverse would be awesome but the problem with this is that the border of tibet and nepal is on the summit and getting permission to ascend one route and descend the other side is practically impossible it seems these days.

[@gamma_dablam]

The walk to advanced base camp is long as all hell for the altitude. Wow

[@luisalbertosacsiinga2997]

Que largo es el itinerario estar allá es muy diferente el clima, la pendiente,y la temperatura sólo para valientes gracias por mostrasnos la ruta y conocer más de la cima más alta del mundo, saludos de Arequipa, Perú.

[@abhishekkulkarni9120]

Where's the Yeti?

[@GrantAxeRawlinson]

Hi Saeed17 - I have tried a few times to change the settings but cannot work out how to do it in KZbin. If you can tell me how to change the settings I would gladly do it.

[@samstewart4807]

Hi very nice video. The music fits. What is the name of the music at 1.30?

[@mamadoundiaye7252]

I tried climbing Everest from the north side but got to the 3rd step but I got out because I was exhausted and cold I was so close to the top .. I try again but this time from the south side

[@GrantAxeRawlinson]

Jody, there are no permanent human habitations at the basecamps of Mt Everest as at 5000m this is to high to hang around for too long as there is too little oxygen, its very cold and hardly anything grows up there to eat. You can trek up during the climbing seasons (or drive on the north) to get some great photo;s though. search 'axe on everest images from everest' to see my favorite photos of everest.

[@nuancolar7304]

I'm no authority on the topic, but this would seem to be a much safer route if you avoid the Khumbu Icefall. Is that generally true?

[@jmthalen]

Fantastic animation!!!

[@FejDelvahe]

Increíble, ver toda la subida al Everest desde el lado norte sin nieve.

[@Ali-7676]

I dont mean to be a stickler, this is an excellent video, but I think your route above camp 3 is a little off. Doesnt it normally traverse the mountain from camp 3 and then climbs vertically to the ridge through the "exit cracks". Im no mountaineer, but is it possible that you forgot the "exit cracks" and the infamous cave of Green Boots and David Sharp, above camp 3?

[@rosangelagonzaga2749]

Nossa, esta rota é só para os fortes corajosos mesmo. Parabéns aos alpinistas que se arriscam nesta natureza solitária. 💪

[@GrantAxeRawlinson]

Hi Nick, I have not read this book but must check it out thanks for the reference!

[@laksmanshaathru]

your welcome, and thank you soooo much bro!!! :D is there a safest route to take? and if you have facebook, please add me man.

[@stevet8121]

I may take a week's vacation and give it a go!

[@franknstein9069]

Thanks for a great video, very interesting and informative. Congratulations that you reached 8350M.

[@GrantAxeRawlinson]

+Frank N Stein Thanks Frank - the following year in 2012 I managed to reach 8848m!

[@franknstein9069]

+Grant “Axe” Rawlinson Well done.

[@msmarisela2010]

+Grant “Axe” Rawlinson didn't you reach the everest in yr 2012?

[@GrantAxeRawlinson]

yes it was 2012.

[@narayancrakshit2368]

All videoes are thrilling .due to digitaphotography.can we see some clips of harman bull of1954 of nanga parvat.mellory &ivans of 1924 everest expedition As a loyal mountainer i adore them as my heroes.thanks U T.

[@zackwilliams9960]

Just a couple of curious questions and no disrespect meant. When looking at the animation is green boots cave to the right and below the arrow? Aslo sleeping bueaty's original resting place, was she to left of the arrow indicating the first step? I had just read that she was in a similar location to Green Boots and David Sharp.

[@GrantAxeRawlinson]

Sorry Rikki - realised I spelt your name wrong up there!

[@panchampatel1]

One Day I will see you Everest. Thanks for sharing this great video. It made easier to understand. :) It seems like that from bingeing to Changeste Base Camp I can ride my dirt bike.

[@alansmith6376]

Excellent music choice.

[@mikeklod]

What is the final 3 minutes of music after Promentory?

[@pcmcguire18504]

Was the swinging back and forth meant to simulate altitude sickness in the viewer?

[@3dbadboy1]

Agreed, I was getting vertigo just by the weaving alone.

[@IgnatzKolisch]

These videos are absolutely amazing, I LOVE them. I think I've seen them all at this point. If any more come, I'll be first in line. Memorable, and I've watched several of them multiple times, including this one! One thing I'm wondering, and I hope someone can answer. It's true for all Everest routes... this map-video shows "start of fixed ropes". And on the most common route, there are even ladders. Now, please don't misunderstand me: I understand climbing Everest with ropes and/or ladders is still an incredible physical feat well beyond even the wildest dreams of someone like myself, or almost all Human beings on this entire planet. It's still amazing! But... um... how do I say it without seeming like I'm detracting from this incredible physical achievement? I guess I can try to distill it to a simple question: is it still possible to climb Everest without using pre-fixed ladders and/or ropes? And the followup questions: if not, why not? If it is possible, do people do it? Is there some difference in the prestige granted to those who climb Everest without using pre-fixed ropes/ladders? Is using ropes/ladders fixed by people far in advance REALLY climbing the mountain, even as difficult as it may be? I'm so sorry, I don't mean to offend anyone. I'm amazed by this, pre-fixed ladders/ropes or not. But I've asked some of these questions on other videos about Everest and never gotten an answer. Maybe I'm lucky, since perhaps these questions seem offensive or dismissive. I honestly am AMAZED by anyone who could climb any 8000m peak even PURELY by pre-fixed ladders/ropes, even if they had a magic catcher that would ensure they lived no matter what. It's an incredible physical feat, as I've said. But I really want to understand the full implications of the ropes/ladders fixed by those who've come before, what they mean in terms of the gravitas of the climb, and so on. My desire to seek these answers isn't about lessening anyone's feat, nor even agrandising anyone else's feats. Just as a complete ignorant who knows nothing of these matters, it just strikes me as bizarre and unknown. I ask as someone completely ignorant of both climbing and mountaineering, and I hope that the sincerity of my questions might result in a forgiving response without taking offence.

[@blinderII]

+IgnatzKolisch ...wow....four months have gone by since you posted your question. Surely someone out there will have an answer....I'm curious about it too!

[@tomtonka1915]

I am also curious. I guess the very first people to go up there didn't have them. That would be my guess. I might be wrong though.

[@GrantAxeRawlinson]

Your question is a good one not offensive at all. Fixed ropes are you used with a certain kind of style of mountaineering sometimes known as 'seige' style. This is when climbers fix the ropes semi-permanently during the course of their expedition up the more dangerous sections of the mountain. They then spend a number of days and weeks going up and down these routes maybe several times to acclimatise and carry loads of supplies higher up the mountain. This is the way all of the big mountains were first climbed. Seige style climbing is slow and requires large teams of climbers with lots of suppliess In later years some climbers started to climb in 'alpine style'. This is where no ropes (or hardly any ropes) are fixed. Climbers first acclimatise themselves on other mountains or lower down somehow, then make a dash all the way to the summit climbing freely without FIXED ropes. This suits experienced and fast climbers in very small teams (1 or 2 climbers). You must remember that in alpine style if you get in trouble then it can be very difficult to retreat as there may not be any fixed ropes in place. So Everest and many larger mountains where there large numbers of climbers going up and down the route every day for up to 60 days during climbing season, the 'seige style' tactics are more suitable. This allows large teams of people to move more safely up and down in their own time and especially retreat more safely if things go wrong. So the difference is in style of climbing - there is no right or wrong style and it depends on your personal preference. ALSO PLEASE NOTE: Fixed ropes are generally taken down at the end of each expedition. If they are left in place they are NOT safe to use the following year and many people have died clipping into old fixed ropes which are worn down due to weather and cannot hold their weight in a fall. Hope this helps answer the question.

[@abhishekkhanna5530]

The Sherpas do it to an extent, they are the ones who fix these ropes and ladders in the first place

[@Sergeant1990]

Camp 3 in the dead zone?

[@thegent6134]

Sergeant1990 Nah

[@gamma_dablam]

Just below. By about 60ish metres. It's pretty extreme height though

[@chriswhatley9080]

North ridge doesn't have a camp 4 if i'm not mistaken. Camp 4 on the southern route is just at 8000m

[@sinnano77]

Chris Whatley south col right...

[@JohnBarrow1961]

Isn't the north ridge the more technical of the 2 routes? And are there any other routes to the summit?

[@GrantAxeRawlinson]

Hi John, The North ridge is more technical higher up especially the summit day - it is also winder. There are a number of routes on Mt Everest - most of them rarely climbed as they are very difficult. Check this out for more info: commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mount_Everest_Climbing_Routes_1924-1996_photomap-fr.svg

[@hooked783]

man congratulations to me you are a hero for getting that far

[@stealtheli]

Dumb question. Has anyone went up the south side and down the north side?

[@starkraving899]

The American expedition in 1963 accomplished the first traverse of the mountain, up the west ridge and down the south col route. Tom Hornbein and Willi Unsoeld did it, and the Hornbein Couloir on the north side of the mountain is named after him.

[@stealtheli]

@@starkraving899 Thank you!

[@johankjr4184]

Great Video Do you use Google Earth Pro or normal Google Earth? What is the name of the song at the Advanced Basecamp?

[@StellarJay]

That looks easy. I think i can do it.

[@qbw8834]

Rip...

[@StellarJay]

10 hours.

[@GalderIncarnate]

"The Half Way Point"...still have to go back down. Incredible...

[@gregkosinski2303]

The nice thing is that at that point, if you happen to have a set of skis, you can make it back down much quicker.

[@GalderIncarnate]

@@gregkosinski2303 With 20-30lbs being about the max you should carry to the actual summit, people don't carry an additional 10lbs of just about anything at that altitude and incline, much less 6' long skis strapped to a backpack. A very small handful of chads have done it though. Hans Kammerlander holds the title currently and that mfer even did it without oxygen which is ludicrous in itself.

[@tirepunk7367]

whats with the weaving side to side....dizzy now. thanks

[@bluesmills]

Absolutely wonderful

[@mahamadkamal3858]

now am going to nepal in october just crossing to tibet, i have no training in climbing. is it possible to climb in a group up till death point and back, or is it still fatal in extreme weather conditions and altitude sickness. how much will it cost to make these arrangements

[@nigelio3]

Love the Last of the Mohicans music.

[@billbright1755]

Inverted T near Norton avalanche chute. Near where Irvine fell.