Tales of Triumph & Tragedy | Climbing Disasters Marathon

The following stories are tales of triumph and tragedy that occur when attempting to climb a mountain. These stories embody is the stark reminder that the most rewarding journeys are often the most perilous ones. Climbing a mountain is not just an adventure; it's a journey into the very essence of danger, a dance with the forces of nature that remind us of our own vulnerability. It is in the midst of this peril that we find the most profound lessons about ourselves and the world around us. From the Andes to the Himalayas, where the peaks scrape the heavens. From the rugged backcountry of Taiwan to the majestic summit of Mt. Shasta, these steep ascents and treacherous descents symbolize the challenges we face in life. Just as each foothold demands unwavering focus and determination, so too do our goals and dreams. The path ahead is fraught with uncertainty, and the terrain is unforgiving. Yet, it is precisely this perilous nature that makes the ascent so irresistible, for it is only when we confront the abyss that we truly discover the depths of our own courage. In the face of danger, we unearth the wellspring of human resilience, finding strength we never knew we possessed. We learn to trust our instincts, to adapt to the harshest of conditions, and to forge unbreakable bonds with our fellow climbers.
0:00 Introduction
1:25 Roped Up Climbers Fall into a Crevasse • Roped Up Climbers Fall...
31:01 Life & Death Struggle on Annapurna I • Climbing Disaster in H...
42:00 Catastrophic Avalanche on Shishapangma • Catastrophic Avalanche...
55:11 Stranded Climber Stuck on Mt. Hood • Stranded Climber Stuck...
1:07:22 Disaster on Mt. Shasta • Climbers Fall 2000FT/6...
1:15:54 Falling Down a Deep Crevasse in the Andes • Falling Down a Deep Cr...
1:38:51 Conclusion
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[@ZootyZoFo]

As an avid climber & backpacker my primary goal while enjoying my outdoor activities is to NOT end up on Outdoor Disasters!

[@Ludacar]

Comment of the day! Yeah I love this channel...but it's one channel I have no interest in being the subject of a story.

[@vmbean1945]

Same bro!

[@outdoordisasters]

Haha I hope so as well. Full disclosure, I'm heading on an outdoor vacation, and I keep telling myself not to end up on my own channel.

[@ZootyZoFo]

@@outdoordisasters It’s still much safer than cities and the two legged animals who roam them, be safe & have a great time!

[@darylhoskins5696]

Enjoy Your stories but some people just don’t get the Drive of You Climbers , For Me it was Sports .Hitting And pitching Baseballs and now Golf . Deep respect and be Safe!!!

[@williammartin9450]

I love me a disaster marathon! Seriously, let's remember these are people with lives and families that won't be home this Christmas. Peace to all✌🏻 🙏🏻

[@manonkay]

They should have thought of their families before they took up up climbing.

[@williammartin9450]

@@manonkay more compassion from our Christian brethren, how typical.

[@manonschjolin2186]

I really do have compassion. It does make me sad that so many lose their lives. That people are just left up there and can't be recovered for their family members. The risk is high that you won't make it back or you will be seriously injured or lose finger, toes, hands, feet ect from being frozen. It's all so sad when those things happen. And being responsible for someone else's life. I guess they all know what they are doing and are willing to take that risk. I look at the pictures of people who have passed and feel sad.

[@Tryin2Believe]

Bless those rescuers!! They put other people's lives over their own. That is beyond bravery, that is saintly in my book.

[@teewoods4886]

Watching this in the middle of winter, in my warm home 😊 completely satisfied with life, because this is insane

[@njfuentesrespecter81]

I am fascinated by outdoor/nature disasters. I am a geologist so I spend a fair amount of time in nature wherever there is outcropped rock and topography. Stories about deaths or accidents in national parks are soo intriguing to learn about. An incredible book called “Death in Big Bend” is an account of a park ranger and some of the craziest situations he ever got called to during his time watching over Big Bend National Park. I’ve never been so locked into a book in my life. Highly recommend for the outdoorsman, especially those fascinated by disasters and/or crime.

[@pumpthebrakes]

I’m obsessed with mountain climbing, for years I’ve collected books, watched documentaries, listened to podcasts - but imagine being in a relationship with a climber, never knowing if they’re coming home….

[@tiffanyblack9704]

I am obsessed too. Idk why I've became so obsessed but it's just happened recently.

[@eigleenalegri2664]

The failed decision making intrigues me.

[@carolball5764]

@@tiffanyblack9704yeh me too. I’ve read “touching the void” and watched the film/documentary, what an amazing story of human endurance.. amazing !!

[@cliftonsargent1572]

Your desert marathon was brutal, I thought Mr.B covered all the good stories but you definitely got my sub

[@outdoordisasters]

I humbled to even be mentioned with the great Mr. Ballen. Thanks, and welcome!

[@leanneadams2549]

One of my greatest fears is to be buried alive !! It’s like they keep tempting the mountains until the mountains eventually take them !! I’m an Equestrian and this so called sport is beyond me !!!

[@BigBrodie710]

Definitely hope you do more marathons in the future, it’s great to watch these going to sleep

[@DianaDeLuna]

A new marathon. Hooray! Merry Christmas one & all.

[@HealThyAse]

If you ever feel scared to tell the truth of your situation for fear of ridicule you’re either hiking/climbing with the wrong people or you need to do some self confidence work prior to climbing because your fear could save you

[@MaryWahlen]

Thank you so much!! As always,. your stories are the best! ❤ Merry Christmas 🎄

[@outdoordisasters]

Thank you! You too!

[@timberdaniels7317]

Have a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!! Thank you for the Marathon looking forward to all the exciting content in 2024!😊❄️🎄🎅

[@outdoordisasters]

Same to you!

[@timberdaniels7317]

@@outdoordisasters Thank you!

[@michellep9999]

Happiest of Holidays to everyone! Thank you, OD! 🎄

[@danielholman7225]

That last story really got to me - Simon and Joe. I won’t give it away, but I can’t even imagine trying to get around on a compound fractured leg.

[@bobsides5445]

Excellent channel and narration, plus the music in the background is a good touch which turns the story into a movie excellent work

[@outdoordisasters]

Thank you so much! That's definitely my aim. You'll be surprised to hear that many don't like the bg music. But I know they're in the minority.

[@SPANIARD817]

Great work 🙏 Loved the video.

[@legionofboombap4705]

Ask yourself why you have such a strong need to accomplish, conquer, and collect accolades... I'd like to know what these folks were thinking when death came knocking. Were they at peace with it all? If so, they truly died doing what they loved. If not, were they wishing they could take it all back? Be home in a warm living room, spending quality time with loves ones?

[@Errcyco]

Hypothermia is actually pretty peaceful to the person dying. You feel warm all of a sudden then a rush of dopamine and they fall asleep and never wake up. Altitude sickness is brutal. Stomach, lungs or head.. it’s painful and not peaceful. Falls.. we just hope those are quick.

[@duncanidaho2097]

I climbed-well more like a strenuous hike-Mt. Whitney when I was a Boy Scout. 14,491 ft back then. Now 14,505. Altitude sickness and got in a hail storm during our stay at the rocky summit. A decent as darkness engulfed us. I am content with that mountain experience. I cannot wrap my brain around those who are obsessed with ever more life endangering challenges until they roll craps.

[@mayahawj3852]

Thanks for the upload - happy new year!

[@isaacjamesbaker]

No one "conquers" anything - my outdoor motto

[@Jaromir-Druzba]

Thank you very much for all your hard work putting all these stories together! The last story in this sequence resonated within me the most. It encompasses all - the will for survival, capability to distract your mind from the deep problem you are in in order to keep going, difficult decision-making in critical situations, how journalists tend to create a terribly distorted picture of reality for the sake of their own fame, and how many people tend to moralise and judge without even being capable to imagine themselves in a critical situations like this. Nonetheless, they both did a great job on the mountain itself, and after that! PS: Kinda reminds me how the cinema screwed up the real story of Hugh Glass completely twisting the core sense of it in an unimaginable way by making "The Revenant" flick.

[@mansoormannix1753]

You forgot even the weather turned against them, maybe they were no bad weather for weeks but after the disaster and quick response by rescue team now the weather came from nowhere and cause havoc. Is it a coincidence or designed. Maybe Final Destination sequel can explain that. 🤔

[@user-yr6se5xj9i]

Your videos are my favourite ❤

[@outdoordisasters]

Glad you like them!

[@williesnyder2899]

I MARVEL at how these people are WIRED!!!!! To simply continue, continue, CONTINUE through the near certainty of a gruesome death . . . To just STICK WITH IT until you likely die of the unrelenting pursuit of your “hobby-as-life purpose”!!!!!!! I am both INSPIRED and PUZZLED!!! More power to them. I feel for the suffering and deaths of rescuers; sincere altruists at the literal pinnacle of their planet!!!

[@outdoordisasters]

I know exactly how you feel.

[@franciscoramirez9867]

Yea boii happy holidays everyone!

[@TTT69304]

You videos are excellent. I play one every night at bedtime. Love a great story and your voice just....makes sleep easy. ❤

[@outdoordisasters]

That's awesome! Thank you so much for your support.

[@Errcyco]

These are good to listen to. They gotta help some people not make mistakes our trekking and climbing so these are useful. A memorial of sorts to for the fallen climbers 🧗‍♀️ 🧗‍♂️

[@TTT69304]

@@Errcyco agreed! My family and I are very active outdoors. We camp in remote areas, hike, etc when we have no cell signal or whatever to reach help if needed. I always keep these stories in mind when we're out because of exactly what you said. This one is climbing disasters and we don't climb but there is still so much valuable information to be learned their stories. And it is absolutely a memorial to them and an honor to them to spread the stories that might save others.

[@rambojambo588]

I particularly enjoyed the 20 minute ad advert for elite exfed

[@beverlyhitchon4901]

The stories are incredible and so heartbreaking in some cases. However, the story of Mary Grim! Well, what an utter bloody idiot! I’m full of empathy for those who go through harrowing experiences on mountains and face the most dire of circumstances, but when you have someone who purposefully goes out on a mountain with absolutely no practical planning and preparation in the event of things going wrong (which they did) and lies on a form knowing full well they wouldn’t have allowed her to continue, well then I’m all out of empathy or understanding! I hope she learned her lesson from that and wasn’t so reckless again! Loved the video, but the music in the background was so irritating! Would have been better without any music, but if you feel it necessary for creating an atmosphere, then a much more softer sound would be better. Just my opinion. Otherwise a great video. ❤

[@manonkay]

She was so stupid. I don I don't feel sorry for people like that. It was her own fault. And she went alone. HOW STUPID!!!!! And she didn't listen to the snowboarder who said not to go.

[@paulwolf3302]

I don't like avalanches and crevasses. Or being cold, actually. I guess that's why my preferred sport is rock climbing. Also mountain biking and trail running, but only up to an altitude of about 12,000 feet. The alpine meadow environment is ideal.

[@Errcyco]

Still wanna have a RECCO reflector in a jacket just in case. Those things help helicopters find people who get buried pretty quick. Good range too. It’s a passive little stick of gum looking thing stitched into newer gear

[@Errcyco]

Safety first people. Most hikes and stuff will have a difficulty rating online and tel you what to expect. Don’t do anything that makes you nervous. Don’t wanna end up a story on this channel.

[@manonkay]

Oh my gosh, listening to the story of Mary. All I can say, everything she did was completely NOT SMART!!! At least she was the only one who gave GOD CREDIT for being the reason for getting her through her ordeal. Of all the stories I have listened to, she is the only to think of a Bible verse. A perfect verse it was. =0) God sees everything we do and everywhere we go. He truly was with her.

[@chicagogyrl4846]

No, thanks. I will just stay here in my nice warm bed. 😂🤣

[@outdoordisasters]

Haha Fair enough!

[@chicagogyrl4846]

Oh, that looks like just great fun....😂🤣

[@wuteva34]

I hope those Instagram pictures were really worth it

[@neumichel]

is this an infomercial for Elite Exped?

[@mansoormannix1753]

Once you accidentally land into the trouble, it always followed by chain of reaction to make the situation even difficult and frustrating. Imagine, the Weather was fine, clear and calm before the accident, there are people witness the accident and contact a rescue but now the nature started conspired against them. This is the story of all hiking disaster. Watch I shouldn't be alive.

[@CraigBaughan-mg3hf]

Climbing and rescue techniques may have changed over the years. Even a full size ice ax may be insufficient for probing a crevasse, a section of avalanche probe would be better, but this is rarely carried on a climb. A tag line on the basket, dragged in the direction of the ground crew, allows the ground crew to control the basket from a distance. Rescuers don't clip into the basket harness and ride with the patient as was done in the past. But it is all in what they are used to, and how the rope rigging is set.

[@manonkay]

Why should anyone be shocked when a climber dies on these mountains? It's a HIGH RISK sport. Good grief !!!! It's ridiculous. A waste of lives and for what?

[@Vlasko60]

I'm rarely shocked either. Some people are driven in dangerous ways. It is harder on those close to them.

[@manonschjolin2186]

I agree. I do feel sad when lives are lost. I feel sad for the families that lose their loved ones. It just doesn't look like fun. Are they really enjoying it? Be cold, can't breath. Some losing fingers and toes or their whole hands and feet? Fearing they may fall or die. Seeing dead people along the way. That's what I meant and " for what" But obviously it's worth it to them.

[@stewartbergman1812]

This is the “trainer” mountain for Mt. Denali but no joke and dangerous (Mt Rainer).

[@DocSeville]

Do these folks (who obviously have money) have to pay back some of the cost of their rescue?

[@duncanidaho2097]

“Avid climbers,” base jumpers in wing suits, extreme mountaineers, you will be obsessed with seeking ever more death defying challenges until mother nature ultimately wins. And your body may not even be found. Ever. Oh well.

[@daphne8406]

I always find it hard to have sympathy for those who purposefully put themselves and recuers lives in danger. But I guess anyone can make a mistake born out of overestimating themselves and underestemating nature. That girl went winter mountain climbing in runners tights, microspikes and shorts (not good gear even though it was said she was an experienced hiker? She should know better) 😑 Then she purposefully ignored weather warnings and ignored warnings of fellow climbers and snowboarders. Then she also lied on the registry at the ranger station and to her father that she would not climb alone. Very hard to find sympathy and one wonders if it was naiviety, arrogance, stupidity? 🤔 That made her make so very many mistakes. It was a miracle alright that she lived to tell the tale. Hope she did not treat her second chance at life so cheaply again.

[@melbags9789]

As careless, and unprepared as you were, Mary, I believe your story. God is great, isn't he?! And our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, saved your life! Hope you have not, and will not, ever do anything like that again! ✌❤

[@outdoordisasters]

Amen

[@kimmccabe1422]

Just you alone, against, with, against mother Nature. I get it! But keep common sense in there with adrenaline and adventure, because Mother Nature always rules in the end!

[@michellereed5638]

54:12 I guess the relatives of these people who make climbing their hobby or livelilhood pretty much accept that some day on some climb their loved one will not come back. So that they must be pretty prepared for their eventual death. I mean, this is how I would prepare myself if I had a loved one who did this kind of thing. No mattew how "elitest" they think they are, they are NOT immortal, and accidents do happen, so one day, they will get their ticket punched, and that IS IT. Mt Hood Mary: I remember this one, as it was on our local TV news, I live in Oregon and just 50 miles from MT Hood as the crow flies. This story made me angry, as her stupidity compromised our rescue people by her UNPREPAREDNESS and decision to do stupid things. It is these types of people that get our rescue people killed unnecessarily. IT is bad enough for those who prepare, and are experienced and do take all the precautions and do care about themselves, and still have something happen. Then those are the ones who wind up not always being rescued. People like Mary should have to pay for their rescue.

[@manonkay]

Sad that people who decide to put there lives at risk, put the lives of First Responders lives at risk because they decide to do stupid things. Yes the First Responders decide to do that job and put their own lives in danger. But if people would decide to do less stupid things, less lives would be lost. Yeah she and the other guys got to live, but It cost Nick his life. I hope you guys don't climb again. Stick to climbing stairs. Sorry, this makes me mad and sad because none of it wasn't necessary.

[@chicagogyrl4846]

This is what people who have more money than they know what to do with do! 😂🤣

[@Foxyfreedom]

I climb often. Rule #1 do not fall in a crevasse.

[@dabneyoffermein595]

i wonder what the injruies were, one died, omg

[@mwheape]

You don't want to know.

[@dabneyoffermein595]

@@mwheape I would like to know as I've treated many injuries while scoping familiar and unfamiliar areas, including rock formations such as was probably similar here, quarries, and other dangerous areas. Safety is a big emphasis of mine and the advancement therein.

[@anastasijajelic3298]

Household name....I bet 99% of French people didn't ever hear for him even at that time.

[@pumpthebrakes]

Bear hunting? Really? You really hunt bears?

[@Vlasko60]

When you don't need to do it for food, it is pleasure killing.

[@pumpthebrakes]

@@Vlasko60 that’s pretty fucked up

[@Vlasko60]

@@pumpthebrakes Yes, it is.

[@pumpthebrakes]

@@Vlasko60 😢. Why do Americans want to to shoot everything?

[@ororomonroe8022]

Please take out the background music from future videos, its distracting from your narration.

[@outdoordisasters]

You're in the minority. Most people enjoy it. Even polled the subscribers and it was overwhelmingly to keep the bg music. If you'd like the content with no bg music, join my Patreon!

[@Errcyco]

I dig it, it adds to the triumphant stories these people are doing. It brings me back to hard climbs and stuff and I don’t mind. Just talking is kinda boring for these higher-Intensity stories.

[@cindyabbe]

These are all repetetive stories. Are you working on anything new and fresh? You are a great story teller. Just need new material

[@outdoordisasters]

I've released new video every week for the past 9 months. Sometimes two. The point of marathons is presenting the content in long format since many people enjoy this one. I could try to put out more videos but I don't want to effect the quality you have come to expect from this channel.

[@Errcyco]

He tells truthful stories. Lots of climbing accidents are similar. There’s other channels for the BS creative writing stuff if you’re after that. These are cautionary tales adventurers watch

[@dabneyoffermein595]

@@outdoordisasters Bravo