The 1992 Annapurna Disaster

Annapurna is a peak with a fearsome reputation for its unforgiving difficulty, as well as its high mortality rate amongst the worlds highest summits. In 1992, a French expedition team would attempt to make the highly coveted first ascent of the brutally difficult and dangerous South Face of Annapurna, however, they would face a number of setbacks that would result in great loss for the team. This is their story.
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[@bigbeartanner]

Laying in bed. Can’t sleep. Thanks for the upload

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Same. Haven’t slept since Bolton Strid and now I can finally listen and sleep.

[@Sandrawest64]

Ditto.😊

[@houseofsolomon2440]

Nice, even narration ~ true crime is the best to fall asleep to. 🙂

[@teresacorrigan3076]

Calming voice. Back to sleep

[@RepublicanPugChavez]

Same!!

[@hms_thunderchild5456]

These videos deserve way more views. Top quality content

[@atheistsince1210]

Unfortunately the click bait that exists out there doesn't really have the appreciative mindset for what who and how these climbing videos represent risk a thousand fold . I can't watch the other garbage it's beneath my standards.

[@elliotgold]

Agreed

[@irishpsalteri]

As an armchair mountaineer, thank you for these. I would, though, really appreciate a graphic of the route so I can sort it out. That being said, thanks. Great job.

[@thejudgmentalcat]

It's hot and humid here, ready to hear about people falling off snowy mountains

[@jabbawakka7286]

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[@willroesler6727]

Just waking up getting ready for work and a new morbid midnight video comes on. Hell yeah.

[@giggiddy]

Do you realize that more than half of the American population have no idea what the "work" word you spoke means. This country is full of lazy pricks that are too useless to work and if they do. They work from home in their underwear making minimum wage. This country is a joke now. Thanks for doing your part.

[@perryanderson4971]

Where are the views for this content. Crazy that more eyes don’t catch this guys stuff.

[@atheistsince1210]

Wow another Mountaineering video from Morbid Midnight my favorite! So the French Team looked like total experts I fail to understand how the exhausted human body can possibly recuperate above the death zone of 20K feet for multiple days at a time I would just be dead a long time ago it's the reason why I love your videos these climbers are achieving the impossible I'll climb along from the comfort of my bedroom . Time for bed I'm exhausted.

[@drvp1996]

20K isn’t exactly the benchmark for the Death Zone, it’s quite a bit higher.

[@valarieirons4447]

Well said!!! Exactly how I feel... it's absolutely astonishing.. Really nice to hear the survival story w this one.. I want to know more about his life after such an experience.

[@DrMatey215]

Can't imagine being buffeted by bad weather at 19,000+ feet on the side of a mountain. Crazy as all get out!

[@POLARTTYRTM]

1:40 man, I am so fed up with it too. Every video lists these 2 (Anna and K2) mountains as the most difficult and dangerous mountains in the world, even search engines insist in saying it. It's like real, factual information doesn't exist and it turns out to be super annoying to watch these videos with these titles or premises because it's just not real info.

[@JRZGRL55]

They're the most dangerous 8000 meter peaks. Obviously not the most dangerous mountains of any height.

[@POLARTTYRTM]

@JRZGRL55 duh, it's basically what Mr. MM said at 1:40 and I did in this comment. How did you find that out?

[@phantom213]

I love Annapurna. There's something unfathomably alluring and fatal about it. I can't explain it. It's my favourite 8,000er to look at from my cozy armchair.

[@Dihechuwa]

Keep up the good work❤

[@nicki9590]

Good job! Enjoyed it and learned a bit!

[@cemeteryhill]

NGL I missed these night uploads. Right around 11:00-11:30 pm in the one true time zone.

[@Fryed_Bryce]

Mountain standard time?

[@watcher235711]

Another amazing video...thank you.

[@JL-nk1pc]

Big up morbid midnight. His images actually match the wording unlike some other bigger clickbait channels that just use random mountain footage to fill space.

[@nyrbsamoht]

jc laffaile the man the myth the legend. makalu winter solo next pls :)

[@StAlphonsusHasAPosse]

Boosting the algorithm ✌️

[@katemaloney4296]

If you wonder and ponder what to do, but you ignore that voice that tells you "DON'T!" just admit that you were going to do it anyway.

[@poutinedream5066]

Your post reminded me of the ER doctor who told my frequent flyer daughter "whenever you hear yourself say 'hey guys, watch this!'... I want you you to stop. Get down from wherever you are. And just... don't do it"

[@LilDitBit]

Cheers!!

[@canterburytail2294]

I was at the Annapurna base camp that year but in April, did the whole circuit then partly climbed Annapurna but no way would I go to the top. I wonder how much it has changed since then. I heard the road is longer so the circuit is shorter which is a shame in a way.

[@Kroggnagch]

There is something so very charming and alluring about the Himalayas. They're so pretty, and there's just something about mountains that cast shadows upon the clouds which is just so enthralling... I sure do hope I can someday see them in person. Maybe even help clean up Everest seeing how it's thrashed and trashed.

[@davidrs9898]

I think most dangerous should always list "of the 8000 ders" as there are many very technical very dangerous mountains. Something else not taken into account is only the most elite climbers attempt the toughest peaks so it is probably exponentially more dangerous even on K2 and Annapurna, than peaks summitted by the average adventurer. I think (I could be incorrect, I am no expert) that Annapurna death rate was in mid 30 percent until one point but in last 10 to 20 years the success has been much higher as there is better access to weather and avalanche risk information. So I think "the most dangerous...." for Annapurna is dated rather than completely incorrect. And this has persisted on internet Regardless, kudos for your excellent research and clarification of this, and I am merely adding my theory in case it highlights part of why this inaccurate info persists.

[@patrickagee]

Man when you get to 100k it's gonna be a PARTY

[@subconscioussabotage]

Saw that polish climbers are apparently going to attempt to summit Annapurna later in the year 😅

[@toscadonna]

To fall that far means you’ve got quite a lot of time to contemplate your end-provided he didn’t get brained or break his neck early on in the fall.😢

[@TheAngryAutisticArsehole]

I know right? A kilometre and a half is a torturously long fall.

[@giggiddy]

What is brained?

[@LadyBeyondTheWall]

@@giggiddy By "brained" they basically mean "killed immediately by something damaging his head/brain" - in a fall that far, that I KNOW I'm not gonna survive, I'd personally rather I was just killed immediately before falling that far.

[@BlahBlahBlahBOW]

Hooray! Midnight Mordbity!

[@User5411Valekona]

Great thanks

[@User5411Valekona]

Love the stories

[@kmacksb]

This was not the first ascent of the South Face; Chris Bonington led an ascent in 1970. I believe that these climbers were attempting the first _alpine style_ climb of the South Face.

[@123-olmngresx]

Yes Chris was a huge expedition style with tons of gear and fixed lines.

[@cabledude4285]

These videos remind of when I was young..taking risks in the mountains for adrenaline..being selfish

[@SmackedyGaming]

What got you into making these types of videos?

[@10191927]

I guess it’s a topic most people would never hear about, without this channel I never would’ve known about some of the mountains featured in these videos, or even some of the climbers. It’s pretty fascinating stuff, and mountains are a force of nature unto themselves.

[@othertalk3313]

I like the channel, the chosen topics and your delivery, so I'm not trying to be rude or overly critical here, but... it'll probably sound that way regardless. Whenever you're writing the script and you feel like using the word "subsequently" just stop for a second, think about what the word means, and realize that in almost every case you shouldn't be using it. No need to replace the word with anything else. Just delete it and continue on. For example, you don't need to -- and should not -- tell us that the rescue team called off the search subsequent to (i.e. after) trying and failing to find the missing man. You're telling a story in pretty much straight chronological order, so yeah... you've told us that they searched, and that they failed to find him, and so we know that the search was called off after (not before) these other events in the chain, because the chain of events simply could not have unfolded in any other way without violating causality. Of course, if a story involves bits and pieces being told out of sequence, with time jumps and whatnot, then maybe you clarify with a "subsequently" or whatever else to let the viewer know where/when a thing is happening, but for the most part it's fluff... just delete that. #TLDR - Don't tell us that a thing happened after the previous thing... just tell the story and we'll assume (or, as in the example, we'll know with certainty due to the causality principle) that time is flowing forward until we're given reason to believe that it's not. 🤯

[@JRZGRL55]

I have a question. I read "Annapurna: South Face" (Chris Bonington). I thought that team was the first to ascend the south face. Was there a nuance I missed in your video regarding Ueli Steck's climb? Thanks for your wonderful content - I enjoy your videos!

[@MsMollieh]

Yes, Bonnington was first, Ueli Steck was the first to solo it.

[@absoljuice]

thanks for uploading !! do you have a second channel called fatalbreakdown ? i swear that channel’s narrator sounds exactly the same but i’m not sure

[@MorbidMidnight]

Nope! This is my only channel. Thanks for watching the video :)

[@the_phaistos_disk_solution]

Amazing.

[@sousou1452]

The [mountain name] disaster : My feed these days .

[@DrMatey215]

22,966 feet to bivvy at..., so crazy desperate to survive

[@MiffetBlue]

I get a kick out of climbers who say they want to be the first to do this or the first to do that. Facts are facts. Ueli Steck was this first person to ascend and descend the southern face of Annapurna, period. Now these bozos want to tell the world that they were the ‘first team’ to climb Annapurna’s southern face?!? Sorry guys, it’s been successfully ascended and descended successfully already. Ueli Steck was a world class climber and a few idiots can’t take that away from him. HE was the first human to climb the southern face of Annapurna. He also climbed the Eiger’s north face in 2h and 22minutes, something no climber has done before or since. I should correct myself, someone did break his record so he went back to beat the other guys record and did it alpine style. A team will only slow you down. Euli Steck was one of the best climber’s the world has ever known.

[@stevenr5534]

When you talk about the fatality vs. success ratio of climbers attempting to summit a mountain does a climber who reaches have to survive his/her descent to be counted as a success?

[@whoisthispianist194]

I think I’ll play it safe and stay home.

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I will never understand why you don't have 1m subs. Let it be known I was 1 of your 'thirsty firsty's' 🤣. Keep doing Wat ur doing.

[@Mesa-p8b]

Yo your mom teaches me chorus, on god😂

[@Sonofagreatdad]

How can 100 people attempt to summit and 120 die?

[@HugoBubbaganoush-j4k]

I think you misunderstood the statistic. The ratio used is “summit to casualty ratio” not “attempted summit to casualty ratio”. The ratio used is only commenting on the number of people who got to the summit vs the number of people who died. It doesn’t consider the total number of people who tried to summit. Your ratio would be the total amount of people who tried to summit vs the number of people who died. In that case, your confusion would absolutely justified because you can’t have more people die than the number of people who tried to summit. Unless there was an avalanche that wiped out a base camp or something…

[@teresacorrigan3076]

13:26 did the other team members not see their two teammates?

[@TrinityBloodFan02]

👍 ❤

[@TheRicardoSanchez]

Interview Ed Viesturs about Annapurna

[@edinsoncavanirespector]

👑

[@Sam97979]

Let's gooooooo

[@aussiepilgrim8620]

NOT the first south face ascent of Annapurna !!! Don Whillans, Chris Bonnington and the 1970 team made the first ascent.

[@notsomeanmark]

Morbid dissin' the click bait top 10 amatures. 😊

[@MikeHunt-fo3ow]

i died a few times on that mountain and cashed in on 3 diff life insurance polices on 3 fake of my names....John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidwas my latest name...what should i use next?

[@PoopMiester69]

Use the poopmiester as a gay name

[@MiffetBlue]

How ‘bout you stop scamming the insurance companies. Not a good idea to put that in writing in a KZbin video.

[@MikeHunt-fo3ow]

@@MiffetBlue im a joke maker

[@ReclusiveDuck]

Isn't there some controversy surrounding Steck and Annapurna (plus other climbs)? I don't know too much about it but the little I have seen/read does seem to raise some interesting questions. Anyone have further info?

[@marenhammann3280]

As far as I know Steck went up solo because his companion gave up and he could'nt take a picture of himself at the summit. So there is no proof that he had summited.

[@Tal-q3r]

😳😁

[@alijan7847]

Can you change the voice narrating? It makes it difficult to listen as it is very loud to ears

[@Gibsonchha]

Pataki

[@merlebarney]

1st?

[@IndroneelMukerji]

Why is the voice over so so irritating? And why do people mispronounce ‘Himalayas’ and Annapurna?

[@PeterTaviawkNews]

Cause we're human and we're all from different places. I would recommend stepping off your pedestal and giving people a little more room for error. You'll be alright I promise

[@Mt.Everest.]

Because he is limited in knowledge and I am unsubscribing

[@Mt.Everest.]

What part of Annapurna is pronounced onna? it's Anna 🤷‍♀️

[@adariesa]

smh pro ana twt at it again

[@tinygrim]

Arriphima..😂 hear it enough, forget how to pronounce it at all ...😅

[@tinygrim]

​​@@adariesa? 😅 wtheck...and did you say twat?? Hysterical, haven't heard , in too many years 😂 👍

[@tinygrim]

Short A ...not long.

[@stew-03]

“Onna” sounds better, even if it may or may not be the correct pronunciation for the name of the mountain in my opinion.

[@merlebarney]

1st?