Sir Edmund Hillary - The Race for Everest

[@mickconefrey4719]

Great to see that so many people out there is still enjoying our film. I made it almost 15 years ago now with a great team of collaborators. If anyone fancies a more detailed account of what happened on that expedition read my book "Everest 1953", available from all the usual sources. Just working on a new book about Kangchenjunga, another greater 1950s story

[@golfhound]

Many MANY thanks for your efforts with this film. I have book marked this film and have watched it about ten times. I remember seeing this film when it was released back in the 60's. I'm no mountain climber, but this film really gave me a feel for how incredibly difficult and dangerous it is.

[@tripledvideos6815]

Would love to see some more stuff on Everest always been curious about the people that didn’t make it back over the years

[@abhishekmodgil1556]

Thank a lot for this masterpiece. Will buy book for sure

[@SWAGGNOTALK]

Awesome Thank you

[@alessandra9572]

Thank you. Love the film! Will buy the book now for my 13 year old.

[@truphat2day]

Whose binge watching Everest videos 2021? Second wave quarantine life.

[@alessandra9572]

I am. In awe!!!

[@doussotchristophe9411]

me too,cause i can't go Népal now....

[@mafager1728]

same here XD

[@shakedown2770]

I’ve been on a kick myself ..this and k2 videos and documentaries..I’m not even a climber at all ...just found them super interesting after watching the movie Everest...I have a thought ..with the new satellite release of Starlink internet ...I wonder just how long it will be until we are able to see someone live stream going through the death zone and we can live on the Internet that would be pretty cool

[@markottoson7189]

Ha ha !!!! I always am... So fascinating !!!! K2 also ! :) Mallory and Irvine,etc...

[@hampshireoak]

I have personally met and spoken with Ed Hillary, he was a kind and humble man. He loved the Nepalese people and would always give Tensing full equal credit for that first successful climbing of Earth’s tallest mountain. He never forgot that it was the team that got them to the top.

[@MarkJohnson-zy4fd]

Hampshire Oak I am not surprised. True greatness knows grace and humility.

[@TrillianaEM]

Every time I read or heard of Sir Ed or of reaching the summit, it was always "Edmund Hillary and Tensing Norgay", never only "Edmund Hillary". And he's done very much for the sherpa people, was their (not only physically) great friend.

[@AIRL-asteroid]

Me too. He was in front of me at a dairy buying bread on Victoria Ave in Auckland. He was the sort of person you hope your son will become. Not in terms of exploring and risk, just as a good, polite, humble man. Quiet. Calm. No fuss. A good kiwi bloke. We miss him still. All the same, hEwould have spoken up about the Erebus memorial controversy and banged some heads together...

[@jtaylor9562]

He did seem quite bitter that it may be discovered one day that Mallory and Irvine made it up first. I mean, by saying that it only counts as a successful attempt if you make it back down. Not true

[@tecraman8100]

@@AIRL-asteroid wow you were actually standing behind him at the dairy? How cool is that!!!

[@LadyPercy.]

I’m a 62 year old slightly fat women from Devon. I’ve never been interested in mountaineers but do have an interest in travel. Three days ago I watched by chance a five minute upload about 1996 Everest death toll. Since then I’ve binge watched all the Everest stuff. After watching all this material I can now see why Sir Edmund Hillary and Sherpa Norgai are legendary. It was great to see that the Swiss team made Sherpa Norgai a full time member of their team and provided a champagne welcome committee at Heathrow. Sir Edmund Hillary shared his victory jointly with Sherpa Norgai. The days of gentlemen and gentlemen climbers are over. Now just a bunch of rich egocentric thrill seekers..leaving behind their detritus and failed attempts/dreams on the sacred mountain.

[@dinil5566]

It's still hard actually. Not that easy even with all those gears.

[@tsunamis82]

The first climbers also left their trash on the mountain and it’s still there.

[@johndiloreto3738]

Fantastic documentary! Loved the historical photos and footage. The picture of Tenzing standing atop the mountain is one of my all time favorite photos

[@marinaedgar4933]

Incredible footage and the gear they had so primitive compared to what they have today.. What a beautiful smile on Tensing and how gracious in all that pressure that he was subjected to, YES, it was totally a TEAM effort they had to work together- like the analysis building a pyramid in the gym says it perfectly. Al for one and one for all..

[@trevorastley1727]

Wow! What a fantastic watch especially about Tenzing. KZbin generally is 99% Garbage especially from across the pond. Great work brought me to tears...men like them will never exist again ever

[@Pancakeshouse85]

Just binge-watching Everest vids. This is a great one. Good post.

[@beardforpm2115]

Pancakeshouse85 I've seen them all aswell. I love a everest binge😂 check bonington "hard way up" of annapurna and everest on my channel

[@mercedesmartin1269]

Randomly stumbled across one like 4 hours ago and here I am at 3am. Not proud.

[@SqubaSquid]

Pancakeshouse85 that's what I've done. Started with Everest and moved to K2 lol I love climbing videos. Especially full length ones.

[@MontagZoso]

Hey, cool! Nice to know I am not the only Everest binge watcher out there. Love watching these! Just arriving at base camp would be a huge feat for me, ha ha. I admire people who try this mountain, and of course the sherpas are rock stars. Happy watching!

[@kenfuscious]

Beard For PM ;

[@Robert-dt3is]

I don’t know how the hell I got into this everest video binge and all of a sudden have this life desire to climb everest. I’ve never climbed a mountain in my life.

[@jppitman1]

If you don`t mind passing human bodies along the way who never made it, hey, knock yourself out!

[@postholedigger8726]

It isn't really mountain climbing. It is walking up a predetermined trail with hundreds of other people. The trail is marked off by Sherpas who lay out the rope rails and ladder bridges. All you have to do is come up with a whole lot of money and hope you don't die in the process. david

[@RainySunshineDrive]

Combine the movies "Free Solo" and "The Dawn Wall", and you got yourself a real challenge. I mean, not that Everest isn't a challenge, but if you haven't seen those movies, I strongly advice you to do so :-)

[@RainySunshineDrive]

If you do so, first watch The Dawn Wall, and after that Free Solo.

[@stacyhoneycutt606]

You are witty and 'on point'. It is madness to make the trek nowadays, totally commercialized and bombarded with crass, narcissistic litterbugs who will more than likely pass you by and let you lie there and die if you get in distress...NO THANKS!

[@SpaghettiKillah]

Anyone else on Everest and K2 documentaries binge watching?? I've learned so much about humans from this incredible stories and 1 thing is clear: we should NEVER EVER criticize or point fingers at individuals or decisions taken under those conditions. If you do that it only proves you don't understand shit about these endeavors.

[@thepenetrator9564]

Well said mate

[@brianmessemer2973]

How about that Swiss team? Totally class acts on the mountain, and meeting the returning British team to toast their success? Class.

[@gleaveinjapan]

I found that part very moving. Absolute class from the Swiss team.

[@katherineg9396]

I agree. I wish more of us had that attitude.

[@ergog634]

Absolutely. Compare that to the climbers today - bullying, stepping over each other, treating the sherpas like second-class citizens, stealing from each other. Not all of them, obviously, but enough to sour the whole operation

[@rogerpattube]

Bit litter-buggy though.

[@Mike-dq9sm]

@@katherineg9396 yep today it is just a social media rat race to see who can be the most narcissistic

[@luckyspurs]

Can't believe how much of this I remembered from watching it maybe 5, 10 years ago. Such a good documentary and so many memorable moments throughout. Whole bits flashed backed to me the whole time.

[@SID_2406]

this documentary takes us back in time. Black & white video clips, surreal music, legendary adventure seeking mountaineers & then there's mount everest 😊

[@laddersman]

these old Documentries are the best old footage

[@moemanncann895]

Footage of the Swiss expedition in 52 was amazing and rare👍

[@thegent6134]

I watch documentaries regularly, and I gotta say I genuinely enjoyed this one. Some fantastic footage and well told. Also, how can you not appreciate and admire the will and ability that it would take to achieve such a feat.

[@TheZacdes]

Considering that today completely unskilled "tourists" are lead and at times dragged to the top, plus the fact that with oxygen its basically a "walk" to the top with only 40 feet of easy technical climbing, its not that big a deal:/ K2 is a LOT harder!

[@indrajitnarayandev9978]

Since my school days in Mount Hermon School Darjeeling in the late 60s made me a regular visitor to HMI & see the personal belongings displayed there of Sir Edmund Hillary & Tengzing Norgay & their love for the Himalayas. Inspired by them, my passion grew to scale our eastern Himalayas ranges. This took me to trekking expeditions in Nepal & finally to circumbulate Mount Kailash & Lake Manasarovar in Tibet in 1991. Mentally & physically my love for the Himalayas is always tucked warmly in my heart for the Himalayas from where our great river Tsangpo Brahmaputra originate. Hats off to these great people & to many who have scaled Mount Everest. A mountaineer or a high altitude trekker should never underestimate Nature NATURE IS ABOVE HUMAN BEINGS & NEXT TO GOD.

[@josephbradshaw4373]

what. your facts might not be correct

[@reveriedust4130]

The amazing part is that the Swiss were such graceful sportspeople, with the whole expedition team surprising the successful submitters with champagne at the airport. Brits, New Zealanders, Indians, Nepalese, Swiss or not, to them, it was a victory for humankind to achieve this amazing feat. And they were there to congratulate the people who had done it.

[@runcaz7802]

Reverie Dust: I spent a total of about 2 years in Switzerland and appreciate your comment.

[@stespark]

Haha us British are competitive bastards

[@brittanyhyatt3407]

Class acts, the lot of them 🇨🇭♥️

[@bratashreebhattacharya7138]

I really agree with you...

[@louisstgermain8864]

The colder the home, the warmer the hearts!

[@k.c.lejeune6613]

I first heard of this expedition in the late 70's when i was younger and I've always known them as Sir Edmund Hillary and Sherpa Tenzing Norgay, it wasn't just Hillary by himself, a lot of people tend to forget or overlook the significant importance of the Sherpa.

[@keithwatson1384]

The fact literally everyone talks about all the sherpa did in the expedition proves they havent been forgotten!

[@philjoyce1548]

Yea I always hear Tenzings name when it comes to Hillary, so he has definitely been remembered with time....

[@indy_go_blue6048]

And no one remembers the name of the sailors on the Nina, Pinta and Santa Marie which made Columbus' rediscovery of the New World possible, so what's your point?

[@loriscook5231]

As a Kiwi we are incredibly proud of Sir Edmund Hillary and always acknowledge that they climbed together, they were both skilled climbers it was a team effort and that includes there whole team of supporters.

[@helloworld441]

In n.z tenzing is ALWAYS acknowledge.

[@DrAlvinEng]

I'm a bit slow, just finding this documentary just now in 2023! What an EXCELLENT movie with now archival footage along with interviews with some of those involved! I LOVED IT!! EVERYONE SHOULD WATCH THIS!

[@jamesrogers2963]

FANTASTIC! Thanks to the producers for such an incredible window into that adventure...

[@SonicFan147]

Those people were so selfish constantly asking who had done it first... seriously, who cares who got there first? I just love how humble Tenseng was in saying that they both did it together and I don't really want to know who actually did get there first because it's better to think of them doing it as a team. The sherpas who helped them should also be respected for their efforts, if anything they're the TRUE heroes of this journey.

[@N_Richd1]

True that! They wouldn't be able to do it without them...

[@joeshmo95]

Hilary was the humble one as he was the one who was actually first.

[@rosarivas1304]

SonicFan147 yes I think it’s very disrespectful and selfish asking who reached first, it was team work

[@nishaa5483]

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[@loriscook5231]

Jk may be some people didn’t know who Tensing Norgay was but I heard about him in the 50’s and at school in the 60’s, just read books, (what we had to do prior to You Tube ) it’s well documented . Certainly no secret till 2020

[@rjschneid47]

Terrific doc on Everest. The sad controversy at the end, over who summitted first, attests to the fact that humanity's collective stupidity is universal.

[@OneBirdAllStoned]

Hillary and Tenzing are are first to summit and make it back down. I believe Mallory and Irvine made it to the summit but died on the way down. Hillary and Tenzing would be the first to congratulate Mallory and Irvine and evidence that they had summited comes up one day. Mallory may have summited Everest first but Hillary was the first to truly conquer it

[@kk12181]

You summarized well. Our universal collective stupidity!

[@kimma508]

I agree!

[@DK-gy7ll]

Not only collective stupidity... but collective arrogance as well.

[@KenyanBunnie]

I love Everest docus so much...I see it recommended, I click. So thank you very much. On another note: Tenzing was born on May 29. He reached the summit on his birthday. And May 29th is my birthday! (But now I just remembered that my lovely mil died on May 29.😢)

[@yjfuykyil]

I still believe that Tenzing should've been knighted as well.

[@pushanbhattacharya9306]

you cannot knight anyone not under british crown

[@simonosullivan7241]

I think your right

[@justonemori]

Good luck trying to tell that to Bill Gates or all the American WW2 Generals and Admirals to name a few exceptions.

[@TradDad2019]

I read once where India tried to knight him but he turned it down. Somehow the Indian people tried to claim him.

[@maxafc4695]

@@justonemori what? Are you saying Bill Gates and American WW2 generals are knighted?

[@Jason-vn5xj]

Watch this in contrast to the David Brashears documentary on the 1996 disaster, and it's truly amazing that they were able to summit in gear like that. You see pictures of climbers today in what are basically space suits -- and Hillary and Tenzing are halfway up the mountain with their sleeves rolled up wearing a cap and sun goggles. Just incredible.

[@TheZacdes]

No, just lucky to get a perfect day:/ Must gall those unbelievably arrogant Brits heaps that it was a Kiwi and A Nepali that got to the top:) "Our mountain" indeed,lol

[@disturbedtommysoldier3648]

shane brady ok clown

[@TheZacdes]

@@disturbedtommysoldier3648 Your name says it all,lol

[@nataliefreeman5237]

shane brady oh gosh. keep your arrogant nationalism to yourself.

[@sumrandumguy7177]

shane brady completely irrelevant so shut the fuck up pls n ty

[@thegent6134]

The Sherpas and Porter's are, at very least, as deserving of the accolades and credit as the climbers.

[@Izahdnb]

Might be the true heroes of this story.

[@carolinepaquier8156]

No "might be" about it. They are the REAL HEROES of EVERY Everest story. They climb carrying all the equipment for climbers, must set up all the tents, cook all the food, AND rescue climbers in trouble when possible. Their risk vs their pay is an INSULT. Every person on that mountain has paid thousands of dollars to be "guided" up Everest. A climbing company can make upwards of two million dollars in a single season yet they pay Sherpas only $5000 per SEASON. That said, I think the Sherpas are wising up and demanding more money per season since it only lasts a month or so. A few leave Nepal for Europe and Africa to help guide climbers up those mountains but again they do the lion's share of the work for a pittance in pay.

[@Doriesep6622]

More so! They are taking care of them.

[@MrRatkilr]

If it was not for the sherpas these climbers would never get to summit. These climbers are too weak to carry all their own gear. Sherpas get up there while carrying all the gear for the rich. Sherpas have more respect from me than any rich person trying for a lame piece of glory.

[@sampeirce3036]

MrRatkilr absolutely. The Sherpas are the true heroes, and deserve the utmost respect.

[@MerleLove-r1e]

It's nothing Like that now, it looks bearin now. Thank you so much for this video. I love the old videos, they're the best. 🙏

[@S.JerseyJim]

What I just watched is like looking at the finest piece of art. A masterpiece.

[@szehui9841]

Thank you, great documentary still in Nov 2022

[@Yeesha0000]

Great documentary! I loved the fact that on that expedition all the hired Sherpas were ensured in case something happens to them, so their families get the support. And that it was a Brit cutting steps in the ice to make their passage (while carrying provisions) safer. How things have changed...

[@jimhays2772]

Best Everest documentary hands down

[@aruntube79]

Right after my tour to north east (Gangtok and Natula pass) i watched this documentary. Hats off to Hilary and Tenzing. While touring i fell in love with the Himalayas and it's might.

[@Roachichan]

Watched Sherpa on Netflix & now im just binge watching everest expeditions etc. Great doco 👍

[@sunnyday157]

I can't believe people were guessing and arguing about who reached the summit first, how stupid is that given the fact that, at the time, one of them couldn't have done it on his own, they needed each other and if they didn't have each other it wouldn't have been possible in the first place.

[@bobsingh7949]

right on. egos, egos, egos! what is a mature humanity look like?

[@deanfawcett7113]

Filthy politicians falling over themselves to make it about them. Slime of humanity.

[@Mrbfgray]

Yup. Pathetic childish emotional *tribalism* . They BOTH made it first, end of discussion.

[@turnbuckles1]

Specially when it was I who got there first

[@hepsabaptron00]

No, not on this specific hike. I think it comes from there being an understanding that local Tibetans had gone before.

[@snuffypoof9129]

If you guys like anything about Everest look up Alpa Sherpa He holds the record having summited Everest 21 times over his porter years

[@banaktigertiger1959]

Nosaveddata too bad..sorry bud

[@akotosinatoynamahalnamahal2631]

Now he has a bundle of money ..he lives in US 😆

[@ilect1690]

@Nosaveddata He gets paid about 10000$ per summit, concidering the fact he summits often several times a year its safe to say hes actually rather wealthy compared to the average person living in nepal. Lots of mountaineering firms want him as part of their team because they want to have the merit of having the sherpa with the most successful summits meaning that many firms are happy to pay extra just to have him on their team

[@dianebays5484]

Without the Sherpas, no one would do anything. Climbing it would be impossible. They don't get enough recognition. IMO.

[@niktravels7633]

Climbing everest is not impossible with out sherpas holy fuck whats with the idiots in every everest video comment section. You know how many people have conquered everest without sherpa help or fixed lines? hell even annapurna 1 which is the most dangerous mountain int he world was summited solo by a swiss man no sherpas no guides no ropes fixed. Sherpas help and are paid great for it but they are not the be all end all of climbing. If you are experienced at climbing you dont need sherpas. They are there for the inexperienced climbers. Why are inexpierienced climbers there? because nepal cares more about taking money from permit fees than the saftey of climbers including those sherpas who are nepali citizens.

[@niktravels7633]

@Nosaveddata well a white guy and a sherpa summited first originally but yes youre right. Fixed lines are pretty permanent on everest considering the traffic it has.

[@fterrysmith6753]

Thanks for uploading such a wonderful video. For the time in 1953 the accomplishment was remarkable as shown in the unfolding of the story. KUDOs' for the posting.

[@kenedi987]

This video is so well done ー EXACTLY as I was looking for. Great on Hillary for saying they did it as a team and an amazing achievement for mountaineering history. Rest in Peace to Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay.

[@davidcoleman757]

Really enjoyed this. One of my best mates is the grandson of Hugh Routledge, who was on a couple of the pre-war attempts. Tenzing made some kindly comments about Hugh in his autobiography. It was a very tight community, and what is so marvelous about this film are the recollections of those who took part. Excepting the grotesque politics that marred the return from Sagarmatha, this was a truly heart-warming and inspiring film. Bravo.

[@thegent6134]

Can you imagine being one of the first people to explore something so breathtaking and majestic, yet eerily dangerous and seemingly insurmountable. Just un fucking believable when you set and really consider what it was they were attempting to accomplish.

[@mikereger1186]

More importantly, the first to do it and come back alive... poor Mallory and Irvine...

[@therookie710]

Ive been lost in a forest and was finding so much beauty. When I would start to panic I would try an appreciate what was in front of me. Luckily I stumbled on what looked like a small path and it lead back to trails connecting to the trail I needed. Lost for 2-3 hours but felt like half a day. I couldnt imagine Everest.

[@AMG-316]

@Les Moore congratulations brotha.... I'm glad you made it back alive from that dangerous high school summit. Man those were the days for all of us young lads. Our first conquest of the faire sex. Cheers mate!!

[@82566]

Read several books on the1922 and 24 expeditions absolutely unbelievable what an experience 😲@The era wich the Mt. Truly was unknown to a degree .I just can't imagine 🙏

[@OGKook]

This was such an incredible piece. Gives me chills down my spine!

[@staceyshaffer180]

That smile on Tensing’s face when they made it back after the climb is priceless! Much respect to these pioneer climbers. And the Swiss climbers were some classy people!

[@jimhays2772]

Just an amazing documentary. Seen it several times and still get some kind of new angle on how the whole process unfolded.

[@sidhayes6168]

What a great video! I knew their names for many years. Seen the still photos. But now, the climbers came alive in their interviews. It was unreal to see and hear them speak. Sad, at the same time to know that probably most were dead now. But, what lives they lived!

[@loriscook5231]

Sid Hayes Sir Ed 2008 - 88yrs, Tensing - 1986

[@vaibhav_nitesh]

Greatest documentary I've seen. Period.

[@chena3]

great footage of the swiss crossing the big crevace

[@sharonsuddaby3473]

I love the Swiss, they are so hospitable and little crazy. Trust the Swiss to find a way across that first Crevacem with a rope leap, jump and a hack. Marvelous stuff! So great they met the GB team at Zurich for celebration.

[@R4ptor2]

Excellent documentary. Amazing footage, interview segments and music. Thank you!

[@samsrandoms8437]

What a lovely friend Tenzing had to give him assurance about his family to enable him to push for the summit too.

[@stacyhoneycutt606]

That "friend" is the man who surveyed and named the mountain itself.

[@joesphhuffman4020]

@@stacyhoneycutt606 cool Stacy you got it

[@timferguson1593]

I told my girlfriend that one of my dreams has been to climb Everest. I just simply don't and cannot afford it. Standing on the summit after such difficult and having death as a constant companion up and back down, takes nads made of titanium, an unstoppable drive and knowing ones limitations. I tip my hat to be all who've made it or even attempted it. This documentary is superb! Thanks for making it.

[@CC-um5cu]

I have been fascinated with Mount Everest for many years. This video is simply an incredible sight.

[@15r1971]

ONE OF THE GREATEST DOCUMENTARIES.THX

[@timeb4ndit]

Amazing they were able to do this at a time when state of the art climbing equipment was like a sports coat with a wifebeater for extra insulation and golf shoes.

[@benncannon458]

LOL sport coat and a wife beater hahaha

[@jacs0707]

Amazing achievement for mankind and awesome footage, thanks for recording it for us 😍

[@ajaychopra9509]

Best and complete documentry on Everest

[@Dana9437]

Just a magnificent documentary! The original score captures the majesty of the mountain. I believe this was a BBC production

[@amandafaber4715]

Many thanks for all the wonderful comments here. It was such a pleasure to make it.

[@eddiec4536]

Quite a bit of forgotten history. So glad I found this.

[@peddleandcrank]

I climbed a large steep hill once on a windy day. I only got to smoke 3 joints on the way up and I was 40 minutes late for my dinner. but you don't see them giving me a fucking knighthood. this country.

[@janicevanhorn618]

peddle LMAO!

[@diggydodges3826]

My dad chased me up a large steep hill on a windy day once. After he caught me smoking his weed, and i had to go without dinner. He knighted me with a black eye. ;)

[@TheWonderfulWino]

Now THAT was funny!! Thanks . . . I needed that.

[@davidkinsley4473]

So good to see the legends of climbing again . All are gone . I was fortunate to meet Sir Edmund a few times in Toronto and also in Banff at the Banff Festival . George Band appeared there as well . I wish Mountain Springs would consider selling these DVD's in U.S. format . I would buy them all . Outstanding !

[@juleshorse9056]

A wonderful documentary about a the now famous, and deservedly so, expedition.

[@richardmarney9274]

I have watched this many times and find it as exciting and uplifting as I did the first time.

[@nickhersheys2706]

Sherpas and Gurkhas ! They are most badass tough people on Earth.

[@willnill7946]

Your so patronizing

[@nth1nK]

after Russians

[@anbee8127]

And they're the nicest blokes one could find.

[@motorcop505]

will Nill That’s asinine. It’s a recognition of the amazing spirit of the Nepalese.

[@theradgegadgie6352]

Having known a few Ghurkas in the army, I can attest to that. Human beings made of banded iron. (And with digestions to match.) An amazing, remarkable people.

[@rajbansal2699]

The best of coverage till date that I have seen

[@mickconefrey4719]

If you liked it , read the book I wrote after making the documentary, Everest 1953

[@nirvrik]

Huge respect to Nepalese legendary sherpa sir Tenzing Norgay.Jai Nepal.

[@cherieleonard2606]

He got Knighted also? Wonderful!

[@Mt.Everest.]

He was from India

[@Mt.Everest.]

@@cherieleonard2606😂😂😂

[@dt3802]

Excellent. Thoroughly enjoyed it.

[@tyty17172]

outstanding documentary.

[@andrewbell7579]

All sherpas should get the same recognition as the climbers as without them you ain't going nowhere.

[@G-Lo77]

The correct spelling is “Sherpa”. “Mountaineer”. Native!

[@Gonken88]

That's their life. Only westerners do it as a sport. There's no recognition for it in that part of the world. It's as if you people thought that your local values apply everywhere on the planet.

[@martinkerker1190]

Why are you assuming that the secretary is a her and the boss is male?

[@Gonken88]

@@martinkerker1190 He's probably going with statistics.

[@niktravels7633]

People climb everest a lot without sherpas. Not sure why your lying and calling it a fact. Also not one person doesnt give them recognition I have no idea where your getting this from. I assume you just dont have a clue about real world mountaineering.

[@sean.t6222]

Team work is the key to their success. A credit to everyone single person involved in this expedition. Love to visit Khamandu one day & trek to base camp!

[@withfootnotes]

Very well done! Not seen anything like this before.

[@-Gumbo]

All excellent climber's making sensible, life saving decisions. Not what you get on Everest these days.

[@mamabari07]

Radhanath Sikdar was the Indian mathematician from Calcutta who calculated the height of Mount Everest (and named, of course after his colonial boss Sir George Everest)!

[@stacyhoneycutt606]

The British subjugated many civilizations with their Imperialist land conquering hunger, then made them 2nd class Brits by negating their native cultures and making them learn English and serve them "tea"...

[@preranasharma11]

Amazing

[@samsignorelli]

George Everest himself objected to naming the mountain after him. Policy was to use the common local name (hence why other 8000ers are named Makalu, Cho Oyu, Nanga Parbat, Gasherbrum, etc). The problem was Nepal was closed to outsiders at the time, so they couldn't confirm if a name like Chomolungma was the appropriate one. That's also why K2 is called K2....it was the 2nd mountain surveyed in the Karakoram mountain range, but was not visible from the closest habitation, so had no local name to assign.

[@MegaBillWood]

Could you imagine being the first, you are setting up all ropes , ladders ect. On the unknown of Everest. Many people have died trying to summit with the latest tech even. These guys had no idea what the effects would be and they still conquered the mountain.. unreal!!

[@eddiesetera7998]

Let this be a lesson for all of us! Always bring 3 soda lime canisters, not 2.

[@tomlepski8306]

A truly awesome film,thoroughly enjoyed!

[@connorpalleschi6504]

Truly one of the most amazing stories throughout history

[@jack19931970]

Wow! The true pioneers of Everest! Thanks for posting.

[@snuffypoof9129]

Good video very informative Did Danali in 86 when I was 24 years old. wanted to summit Everest but was a student working part time and could not come up with the money Did base camp trek last year and thinking about possible Everest attempt but at 56 would need to train hard for at least a year straight

[@drewgorman4115]

Demon 268 thats less than 2% of your life. Im to fat to do it anytime soon.

[@Tina06019]

Does anyone train for an Everest climb under low oxygen conditions? Just wondering. I remember that after casually jogging 2-3 miles about 3 times a week in New Mexico (where I was working a temporary job), when I returned to low altitude I ran the fastest 2 mile APFT run I had ever done, before or since. And New Mexico isn't THAT far above sea level.

[@kvltizt]

@@Tina06019 Lots of people do smaller climbs just before tackling the big ones for that reason.

[@zillurrahman2927]

If i were young & if I could know about mountain climbing; I would have gone there. Wish to reach up-to the base camp at least. One of the best videos I hv ever seen.

[@utkarsh1001]

Awsome documentary. The media was so pathetic that they tried to segregate the achievement based on nationanilty. It was a great team work. Loved the whole documentary.

[@nataliefreeman5237]

Utkarsh Shukla the Sherpas are the extraordinary ones.

[@RAUFBEDAR]

Absolutely amazing videos this is the first video I have been forwarded I watched the entire video thank you very much for sharing

[@SnowWalker1]

A good business would be to stick an oxygen-tank vending-machine up on Everest, somewhere near the summit.

[@chrispbacon7568]

I assume you are including a solar panel for power correct? What kind of currency would be used to pay?

[@SnowWalker1]

@@chrispbacon7568 Well I realize that it's not a practical thing or even viable but if it could be done the logistics are not for me to figure out. Just thinking about it at first I thought maybe credit card but then thought better of it too because of power and such. I thought maybe just a huge sort of crate full of oxygen tanks that someone would replenish every once in awhile. For currency pay later, the honor system.

[@chrispbacon7568]

@@SnowWalker1 I thought of this too, a crate of oxygen would be brilliant. The common denominator I feel like is running out of oxygen towards the sument. Brilliant idea thouvh

[@SnowWalker1]

​@@chrispbacon7568 Yes, besides avalanches the lack of oxygen is what seems to be killing most of the climbers. I feel like even bad weather can be thwarted up there if they have their wits about them. But lack of oxygen causes them to tire quickly and screws with normal thought process. They become weaker and weaker then collapse or get disoriented, get lost and fall. Bringing two oxygen tanks up to the summit from camp 4 could allow them to use as much oxygen as they need on the way up to the summit knowing full well that they can grab another two for the decent. You'd think that someone else would have thought of putting oxygen up there by now. Maybe it might be a feasible thing if they do begin to limit permits every year.

[@chrispbacon7568]

@Golden Runway how do we get a helicopter to run /idle to drop a crate at 28k altitude ....engines need oxygen too brother. Don't discriminate

[@dinil5566]

I'm on an Everest marathon this week. See you somewhere on another video mate.

[@surbhigupta8411]

“There were more presentations and more medals but none of the smiles were innocent now”.

[@Yuuphonixx]

To have Stephen Venables as a part of this documentary makes it more epic. That man survived a bivouac on Everest, just below the summit at around 8600 meters without supplemental oxygen.

[@HannibalBarkasBC]

These guys were harden climbing veterans before even attemptin to climb Everest. They knew what they were doing. If only skilled mountain climbers was allowed to summit Everest now, the death toll would be significant less due to all amatures dying on the mountain.

[@blazed1945]

J Cobra even experts are dying on the mountain but I see what your saying

[@kvltizt]

@@blazed1945 Experts usually only die on Everest because they were guiding soft, well off yuppies who need the "accomplishment" so they can talk about it at dinner parties.

[@blazed1945]

@@kvltizt yeah we know that bud yuppie trash that don't belong on the mountain in the first place

[@ASAMB12]

@@kvltizt not always. Even an expert can die in an accident and don't forget about the avalanches and the icefall.

[@kvltizt]

@@ASAMB12 I know. It's just that most big climbing disasters involve too much money or too many tourists.

[@iantaylor817]

Thank you for this! Loved it! I’ve been fascinated by Everest and related videos. For me that’s one of the best. Loved it.

[@kabikabikhadgi6348]

23.36 mins one more time SIR edited, Hahaha..this is funny, my favourite bit in your documentary “teams of heavily laden Sherpas many of them had little experience this kind of terrain”. I am a Nepali from Kathmandu. I have done Sagarmatha base camp trekking 2 times in 1991 and 2013. Unfortunately, I lost my 2013 trekking photos to send you. I may still have photos of 1991 laying somewhere in my family home in Nepal. In 2013, it snowed 2 feet deep in Khumbu in 18 years. I walked with a 65 year old man (Brahmin from Okhaldonga, not a Sharpa) on a flipflop with 100 kgs of banana on his back to sell in Lukla, 7 days walk. I met him again on my way back. The writer, the narrator and whole team of this documentary may do quite well as a stand-up comedians? You may find following documentaries of some interest with respect to your above statement Mad Honey Hunters Of Himalayas | Scaring Documentary | kzbin.info/www/bejne/l5ivmHprp6-UZqs Everest - Sherpas, The true Heroes of Mount Everest kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y4DEoo1qeN6UqMU Honey hunting in Nepal kzbin.info/www/bejne/hqHOZJqwaLCKncU

[@joshuawelsh6976]

Great documentary!! I loved given this history. Thank you!

[@brittanyhyatt3407]

Amazing documentary! The footage of the Swiss crossing the big crevasse made my hands go sweaty lol shwew 😓

[@RealGrooveRandom]

Thank for sharing this fascinating documentary 😊👍🏾

[@andrew.l.5493]

I admire the Swiss who met them at the airport with champagne. Very nice of them to do so.

[@abinashpegu8663]

What an awesome documentary ❤

[@mikeodonovan9299]

The part that George Lowe played in the successful summit can not be overstated. An incredible climber

[@22vx]

THANK YOU for overdubbing the French - what a very big positive difference it makes!

[@artimuspyle299]

Look at the clothing the men wore then and the simple supplies used, Now compare that to today's technological advances in clothing and supplies, men and women who try or climb Everest now use, And the old school guys didnt take good oxygen or oxygen accessories . Dam real Men back then.

[@huntarama9375]

artimus pyle I have the same sleeping bag that Hilliary and tenzing used at the top camp . It weighs 2kgs which is pretty light even by today's standards and comfortable down to -20f . Dont think their would be many modern bags that could boast that.

[@mikereger1186]

People had died on it before and continue to do so now. It’s no light matter even with the most modern technology.

[@iantaylor817]

Mike Reger it’s getting a lot easier to do though. Almost 5000 people have climbed it. In one day alone in 2012 , 179 people summited. Yes it’s an achievement, but it is no longer what it was. There’s much much more difficult climbs

[@Tina06019]

They did use oxygen tanks. That's right in the video.

[@iantaylor817]

Tina absolutely

[@ROFLitzSaur]

Really solid documentary! Learned alot from it! Thanks for uploading

[@donaldparlettjr3295]

Even back then, Leave it to the media and politicians to try to destroy this great triumph .

[@garwhittaker3743]

Well that's normal today they have even distoryed our culture and identity.

[@allandavis8201]

Their conquest of the highest point on earth has to be the ultimate in exploration of our planet, and I don’t think it mattered what nationality the conquerors were, although apt that Sherpa Tensing was one of the team, the most important thing was that it had been done and acted as a spur for the explorers and adventures of the future, both on land, sea, and air, the controversy that followed as to who exactly was the first was a shame as they were a team, and as we all know, there is NOT AN “I” IN TEAM, and for me it just shows how two very brave, determined, and strong (mentally and physically) men’s triumph was hijacked by the media, politicians, nationalists and anyone who wanted to rain on their parade. It might have been the two men of the summit team who stood in awe of the world below their feet but it was a massive team effort that they all should share equal recognition for. Thanks for sharing this interesting and entertaining documentary, very enjoyable, even for someone scared of heights, the views are stunning, and something only a few will ever see for themselves. 😀👍🇬🇧🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[@beetrootbonanza7640]

The best moutaineers of all time are every Sherpa that has ever lived. After that is when the likes of Edmund Hilary ranks