Rescue and Frostbite on Annapurna 2022: Tim Bogdanov

[@nickbuddy7473]

Alan, Tim deserves a full recovery. I will keep him in my prayers.

[@Piggelin1]

Tack för en spännande intervju. Hoppas du snart blir bra i dina fingrar.

[@Mymh13]

Thanks Alan for your "chronicles" :) as well as interviews. Big thanks to Tim for being open, humle and sharing this experience. I hope for a speedy recovery, looking forward to hear more from both of you in the future!

[@michaelmorales5312]

Great interview! Really appreciate Tim's humbleness and willingness to share his experience. I hope Tim has a speedy recovery.

[@TIMBOGDANOV]

Thank you 🙏❤️

[@ericclaptonsrobotpilot7276]

One of the safety lessons I took from reading Ed Viesturs’ books was that he always carried a quiver of willow wands every time he climbed a big mountain. That way he could mark the route on his way up so on the way down a whiteout would be more manageable. Of course he did a lot of his climbing in the days before fixed ropes were common, but even these days when fixed routes are almost expected by many climbers it seems like such a lifesaving tool that adds almost no weight to your load would be a good thing to consider carrying. Good on these guys for pushing through the misery to survive.

[@gck9237]

Willow wands would have saved so many lives. Ed Viesturs is my hero.

[@wackybacky6624]

What exactly is a willow wand ?

[@pallemedel]

Oh man, that was a close call! Nära ögat asså. Good to hear that things turned out well. 🙏🏻🇸🇪❤️ Great interview as always.

[@poojabarthwal4591]

Thank you Tim and Alan Sir for such an honest interview and mentioning Boots&Crampons, Bharath and Rigzin. Wish you a full and speedy recovery. Thank you Alan Sir for bringing us latest updates and stories about 8000ers. Great work.

[@carriemummy]

Very interesting. Glad he got back alive. I hope his fingers can be saved.

[@ellenwoods3918]

What a dramatic story! Wow.

[@MrDannyboyhall]

I love the enthusiasm that you show for for these stories and climbing in general Alan and like Tim I am a big fan of your work 🙏

[@richardekkebus3482]

Incredible account of events and with great humility, I am a fan of Tim and followed his climbs with keen interest for a few years. Thanks for this interview Alan

[@sunesnigel]

Thank you for this interview. I really wish Tim a fortunate recovery.

[@davidroberts5577]

Fascinating, thank you for sharing your story. Good luck with your recovery and future climbs. And thank you Alan for all you do.

[@TIMBOGDANOV]

🙂🙏❤️

[@jessamineprice5803]

What a tale. Most of us live in a world where a mistake or two doesn’t matter, but on those big mountains it’s another story. I will never climb one myself, but I do understand why people want to. Thank you for this interview!

[@alinalundberg6134]

Thank you very much Tim and Alan for this great interview! 🙏🏻You are really inspiring people.

[@TIMBOGDANOV]

❤️🙏

[@MurderedMaids]

Alan, you are amazing. Thank you for all your work.

[@tomreilly250]

Well done interview. 🙏 for his recovery.

[@sunsetlights100]

Very helpful re climbing the 8000s . The radio malfunction was wildcard! thanks Alan & guest Tim Bogdanof.

[@robertshort9121]

There's a book in the making here for sure. I appreciate Tim sharing his experience and being so honest about it--I know it couldn't have been easy to do so. Speedy recovery my friend.

[@samanthasmile8150]

As someone who will never get to see one of these amazing massive mountains, I find your videos really interesting, thank you 🙏🏽 x

[@jasperpuddingface]

Alan it was lovely to see you on the BBC News in the early hours of the morning here. I was having an insomniac moment and seeing you really lightened my frame of mind to be able to sleep. Thank you. xx

[@AlanArnetteClimbs]

So pleased that seeing me put you to sleep!! LOL. Seriously, thanks for taking time to comment.

[@emmaphilo4049]

So interesting!!

[@IditaBugger]

What a Gentleman. Continuous outpouring of Thanks from him to everyone involved. What about "placing" an O2 Cylinder at the last camp or middle camp to use only if needed. I gather that a solo climb is an elite category but wouldn't the thought of knowing it is available not only will help mentally to work getting to that camp and help stop the hallucinations to help yourself avoid some of what happened? Not only with him but others who climb solo as well. I am not a climber, I experience this through your vids and blogs so I am not of the mindset of climbers. Thanks so much for keeping it at a level I can understand and I love the Guests you have on (More please!) (i know that is wordy-sorry)

[@AlanArnetteClimbs]

Thanks again Fly. The issue with stashing bottle is that people steal them! It's a big problem on all the 8000ers. Also it could encourage unnecessary risk from people who want to "try it." Safer is to have someone shadow you with a bottle in their pack.

[@eric09laura]

Wow great video.

[@jasyamaha]

Fantastic first hand experience, thanks again Alan and Tim. One burning question for me is I'd love to hear an explanation of how that frostbite feels at all stages of recovery, obviously quite painfull. I have raynaud's syndrome so I'm quite worried about this. It struck hard yesterday at +10°c at home. Last night I brought a pair of Julbo Explorer 2 glasses, sun factor 2-4. I've been lost in a white out so I know about the difficulties of eye protection and as I brought these glasses I realised I'd have to carry a pair of goggles aswell. A few hours later I here this story. Thanks mate

[@TIMBOGDANOV]

So far no real pain in the fingers, just a smal burning feeling inside the fingers.

[@jasyamaha]

@@TIMBOGDANOV I didn't expect that. Thanks Tim

[@Arvydas_M]

Interesting interview. Watched some videos on Tim's channel few years ago. A bit sad to see him in this situation. Hope he recovers soon. Not a climber, but if one considers to leave goggles behind, due to weight, doesn't it indicates maybe its a little bit too big of a challenge for one's abilities... How much a goggles can weight 100 grams?

[@Matt18880]

Above 7000m, no oxygen and can't find a rope or where to go.... I would probably panic!

[@AlanArnetteClimbs]

Yes. Pretty impressive he held it together especially with the hallucinations .

[@markmnorcal]

Wow 👏

[@calmvibesnamaste9946]

Oh.what happens with those black parts on the fingers?get better soon!😢

[@AlanArnetteClimbs]

That was 2 years ago. He’s fine

[@WindTurbineSyndrome]

Thank God for Samaritan's on Annapurna looking out for climbers. Frostbite can be debilitating.to hands feet nose

[@YahushasDisciple]

Radio ✅ Garmin InReach ✅ Ice ax ✅ Ropes ✅ = all lost. Hmm. Perhaps there’s an argument to use O2.

[@AlanArnetteClimbs]

Perhaps, but these type of clibmers feel strongly about Os.

[@sunesnigel]

I'm guessing but I think it's man trying to test its limits against nature. Perhaps people should not use oxygen and instead go for 7000m mountains?

[@denanethereford5536]

Let the guest speak without interruptions

[@gck9237]

He was doing his business when the helicopter arrived 😂😂😂

[@AlanArnetteClimbs]

Yeah, did you notice that he had the confidence to not only tell that story but to laugh at himself? Well done, Tim.

[@gck9237]

@@AlanArnetteClimbs yes! It’s a funny detail, I’m glad he didn’t hold back sharing it.

[@haydenbrophy9460]

Cheap baofeng radio in a life threatening situation. If I was climbing 8000m peak youd bet im getting the best radio money can buy.