This Guy Survived Everest EIGHT Times (+Once Without Extra Oxygen) | Adrian Ballinger x Rich Roll

[@richroll]

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[@DaltonPre5033]

I love how well Rich interviews and how educated he is on his guests

[@winkieblink7625]

Middle of the night for me. Woke up and I discovered this interview. I don’t have 2-plus hrs during the day to capture to watch this! I’ve had reading interest of the climbing world for 30 years so I’m fascinated. Now I know a new name: Ballinger! Thank you for this wonderful interview and for sharing your personal discoveries. Thank you Rich Roll. 👍

[@euanhosie]

Haven’t listened to one of Rich’s interviews for a while. Tremendous stuff. A genuine conversation.

[@ebells33]

He has the best guests on his show, but I stopped listening as he just talks too much. I'd rather hear the guest speak more.

[@rrrt66]

Rich- You are the most prepared interviewer ever!😊

[@sauce1974marisa]

What an amazing interview. I am not a climber at all, and I enjoy watching videos about mountain climbing. Adrian is a wonderful ambassador for the climbing community. He explained everything in such a way that a non climber like myself can understand and with such passion for the sport that I was riveted to this conversation. Wonderful job both of you!

[@andreameigs1261]

1:33:10 A "We're all about failure over here at Alpenglow; that's what we do."

[@barbaracohen2856]

Delighted to see this interview! SO inspiring!! Thank you both.💙

[@RachelWhelton]

This is one of my favorite interviews you've ever done. The young guy no longer the young guy. I kept having flashbacks to your interview with Hilaree. I would love to see an interview with Carla and Topo! Mountain lessons are the best for me. Adrian is awesome and his eloquence brought this exchange to a place of great mental clarity, so easy to listen to and understand the big picture. I hope he does write this all into a book someday because future generations need those books, just like our generation needed the Conquistadors and other mountaineering books.

[@rizzomatt]

This was fantastic! I couldn't get enough. I still think some people are on Everest who should not be up there. Great job Rich!

[@bartstienen4161]

Thanks so much Rich for your amazing guests and amazing conversations that really enrich my love for Life ❤️🙏☀️

[@leraabercrombie2765]

Such good vibes! Adrian is a legend

[@Asdfgdgv]

Thanks so much for this interview. What an amazing person! If you want to hike to Everest base camp, I'd recommend not flying to Lukla but take a jeep to salleri. It is only below lukla that the villages are still authentic and not commercialized. Also the 3 additional days are very good training and much better acclimatization, than having to hang out in namche for a few days after arriving at that altitude by plane.

[@wambui_ngatia]

This conversation hit home.Joshua Cheruiyot Kirui from kenya died while summiting mount Everest. Can't underestimate the immense risk it takes to do this.

[@laetitiavisagie-gg6kk]

His death was tragic - from South Africa

[@Drew9504sdlfkj]

Please do an episode about your back recovery and changes to training/running that have resulted. Maybe look back at past training mistakes/things you’d do different

[@elisa9359]

What a down to earth guy....much appreciated these insights..🙏

[@eventidesweden6868]

Adrian is a fantastic person and mountaineer! Great interview!

[@winkieblink7625]

I always understood the North side to be a better climb. I didn’t think it was allowed anymore so I was confused when I would read that non Chinese were climbing there. Thank you for explaining that aspect of the mountain.

[@limitlessluis]

When I climb Everest, I want THIS guy and his company to by my guide! 😎❄️

[@rombohnallavan1861]

Super human for sure

[@winkieblink7625]

I was trying to figure out Ballingers accent! Lol. Thank you for clearing up this mystery! Lol.

[@carolgerber6375]

Great interview !

[@SawayaNm]

This is something you’re born with! Myself I started be physical active at old age of 28 and catch up real fast 2007-2018! I am still addicted, mountains are my home, change my life! I hiked Kilimanjaro 3 times and the next goal was to hike Everest! When I was doing research about Everest, I saw these many tragedy stories like Robert Hall! most of climbers thought about their children before death! I thought twice, I ask God to give me kids before I conquer Everest, and God bless me with 4 children! As a human being sometimes I said I wish I could have hiked Everest 😂😊! But reality now I know how my body work because of my kids! I am 46 years now! I definitely will hike Everest one day! I am healthy now than my 20’s! I learned how to ski at age of 36 on 1 season! My favorite sport yet! I ski all over the world! And I know this Bostonian from his video hiking Everest from China side! Must watch his well narrated videos! 💪🤝🍻🇺🇸☺️

[@bretstevens262]

Awesome podcast RRPC!

[@jeremyschuh]

Got to go on the Duffel Shuffle podcast now Rich!

[@ChrisMustList]

I truly enjoy your interviews. If you ever need a global traveler with countless stories-from the most dangerous hoods of Haiti to the war of Ukraine, or even dinner with the Taliban-I'm your guy. A world traveller / KZbinr with one hell of a story to share.

[@j.s.vanbachum8379]

From an outsider 's perspective it is pure addiction and playing with something with something as precious as your life. As all addicts do. But of course this has been said thousands of times. A complete lack of understanding from my part...

[@LeoandLunaLumine123]

I love this information!

[@KrwiomoczBogurodzicy]

“But these mountaineers, they’re crazy people, aren’t they? They go things like: ‘Oh, I am gonna climb every peak over 8.000 meters!’; ‘Well, why are you gonna do that?’; ‘Because it’s there!’; ‘Well, why don’t you just imagine it’s not there.’; ‘Ooh, I’m gonna climb every peak over 9.000 metres. Ooh, there’s none of them, I’ll be able to stay at home and have a cup of tea.” - Andy Parsons, _Slacktivist_

[@charlie.carter.outdoors]

Unless you do this type of thing you'll never understand.

[@charlie.carter.outdoors]

Unless you do this type of stuff you'll never understand.

[@LimHoochin]

Is your daily life very interesting , fun or challenging? If not U better not live . Live sucks n to live is to suffer. What an ass .

[@snookmeister55]

Mallory replied "Because it's there." He was pressured onto the 1924 expedition, where he died. He did not want to go and correctly felt that he wouldn't return. He was probably the world's best mountaineer at the time, certainly one of them. What those guys did with the equipment they had was extraordinary.

[@jithenin]

1st like & 1st Comment Great to watch the Video as a 1st Viewer A BIG FAN OF RICH & His Work, all set to dive deep into this conversation 👍❤️

[@Gayle9750]

The Sherpas do all the work.

[@kensuzdoer]

It makes sense to shift to a fat burning diet instead of glucose burning diet for energy.

[@robertcairney2955]

Great video

[@gordonpatterson4031]

After Nirmal Purja put out that shocking picture of the long queue waiting MY TURN to get to the Summit, and reading about the garbage, 💩 and dead bodies, Everest is now a prime example of how mans, BIG EGO, and Drug addiction to adrenaline are scarring the face of our Home, planet Earth.

[@patriciaperry2028]

Sure seems that way

[@snookmeister55]

Ego is the key word, always and everywhere. The mind killer.

[@patriciaperry2028]

If people are going to leave crap behind, they shouldn’t be allowed up there PERIOD

[@manali215]

Can he mention the Sherpas and the localites who helped him climb Everest not just once but 8 fucking times !

[@UnmannedExplorations]

I mean the Sherpas are paid well, do the job they were hired to do, and are well respected in their home country as well as by other mountaineers. Go whine somewhere else.

[@lindseyhauk4140]

How much trash up there did his many trips generate? His story is harrowing and inspiring, but all I can think of is the trash pit and toilet we have made up there.

[@patriciaperry2028]

That part is extremely upsetting

[@Derak-r9i]

What’s the music on 41:43 please?🙏🏻

[@chriswitt2596]

Bring down green boots

[@kimlouise-rf5rr]

Unfortunately, whilst there are authentic athletes who accomplish high altitude mountaineering with real skill and respect for the sport, Everest has been badly tainted by those with disposable income and insatiable ego's No. You are not achieving when using fixed ropes/routes set by professional mountaineers and turning this magnificent place into a tip. Hijacking off other's and furthermore relying on others to then rescue you. Everest Unfortunately is no longer the achievement it was. Sad and pathetic really the amount of skull duggery that goes on from base camp to summit.

[@BadLuckBrian_]

Quite a risky move from Rich to put out a podcast on a guy that climbed Everest 8 times with all that controversy around this subject ... Gotta respect that.

[@GeorgeSmiley2023]

What's the controversy if you don't my asking?

[@markstuart8401]

Yeah what controversy?

[@BadLuckBrian_]

@@markstuart8401 dangerous overcrowding, mounds of human waste at upper camps, graveyards of oxygen canisters, and increasingly risky conditions for the Sherpa guides who make commercial climbing possible.

[@cyd459]

@@BadLuckBrian_he talks about that though

[@plantylali]

Did you listen to the interview at all?

[@dianebays5484]

How much money does he have in all those visits. Its very costly to go there.

[@JL-nk1pc]

Has he done any new routes or non standard routes on an 8000er?

[@markstuart8401]

How many 8000’ers have you done?? Fuck all I presume. 😂

[@JL-nk1pc]

@@markstuart8401 done ya mum

[@Kylie-wc4gx]

Only 334 likes!?

[@xtr1092]

this bloke knows little talk to the sherpas and they will tell you how easy it has become and they know a lot more than him

[@UnmannedExplorations]

I bet your back hurts getting off the couch everyday doesn’t it?

[@damnbadger8242]

The intro portray's this guy as full of himself, not watching this one.

[@daphnenegenman2054]

The first minutes from en this video draw me iff. Pfff

[@skimckay]

It was a good show until the Nimsdai bitching session. Bring Nims on so he can defend himself.

[@cynthiamarston2208]

Why can’t they burn the trash?

[@snookmeister55]

They position enough fuel to melt snow for drinking and eating. Empty fuel and O2 cannisters don't burn. Plastic, we hope, is carried down. Excrement is sometimes packed down.

[@sarahannwhite]

These people are bonkers! Why would you go somewhere where's there's not enough oxygen to breathe? Where your cells are dying off every minute, you're in the 'death zone' crazy 🤪

[@LinusWilson]

1:24:30 there is no such thing as doping in high alpine climbing. There is only style and stated asterisks.

[@lidiastarkova2323]

Mountaineer and feminist - that’s the way for the future 🫶

[@runfargetlost991]

stop climbing everest you guys fucked it up enough.

[@Hiraeth-zq8ze]

Did you even watch the video?

[@patriciaperry2028]

Hm