The Trango Towers Disaster

[@Mgunner7623]

For a guy who really dislikes walking uphill, I really like these videos.

[@DreamsAreLies]

I call these tales “reasons to NOT climb up big hills”, so I feel ya.

[@TheHamishX]

Omg you made me spit out my juice lololool

[@justlolit]

Walk uphill becomes easier then downhill it's very werid.

[@Chiller01]

Funniest comment in a long time.

[@skunkrat01]

I'm with you my puffed out brother! Is it the same thing as thinking cave diving is legitimately insane, but enjoying those stories too? Maybe (at least for me) it's the sense that I would never have the balls to attempt any of the crazy things mountain climbers or cave divers do. Or even do it enough to have the training to attempt it! So when/if they fail, it doesn't feel quite so bad that I am not as brave or thrill seeking as them? This is just a theory I came up with right this second and may not apply to you or anyone else.

[@BunnyQueen97]

I truly cannot imagine getting into the Everest death zone and seeing a line thats longer and slower than the Coachella general admission line 🥴

[@Cinerary]

Thats why you don’t go to Everest to climb an 8000er. Go to literally any other one. No lines and you can still die

[@serenitynow66]

Some say going to Coachella can be a matter of life or death...lmao!!!

[@archstanton2818]

Why doesn't someone find a way up that keeps the herd animals on the easy path and makes it only for real climbers?

[@Vertikal1000]

I appreciate your focusing on this expedition. Being Norwegian myself, I can tell you that this expedition is the most mythical in our climbing history. And you cover it quite well, even there is more to story. Regarding the attempted rescue, it was actually a bit different. Dag Kolsrud ran for 3 days to the nearest city Skardu, with telephone connection. From there it took several days with diplomatic connections to get a helicopter to pick him up at Skardu, fly into the mountain to look for the missing climbers. One body was sighted, but that helicopter couldn’t land or pick it up. So it returned out of the area. One week a later a larger and better equipped operation was heading to the mountain, but the body was gone, probably swept away by an avalanche. There’s a book about the expedition, called ‘Trango, triump og tragedie’ It is written in Norwegian, so sorry for all you non-speakers of Norwegian, because it is one of best climbing books ever written.

[@wasabiginger6993]

Thank you for adding to this amazing story.

[@cliffthatcher4574]

If it's a real story, it isn't mythical - Legendary, perhaps, but not mythical.

[@Vertikal1000]

@@cliffthatcher4574 You’re correct. Maybe I should have said it has a mythical status? And I know the two surviving members from the expedition. They are still climbing, but more sport climbing than alpine climbing now.

[@Blox117]

@@Vertikal1000 so they never recovered either body?

[@Vertikal1000]

@@Blox117 Those two bodies were never recovered.

[@MrBraveheart814]

Your one year mile stone I contribute to your 1) Your voice which enhances the material 2) The haunting back ground music at just the right audio level 3) Your writing style which infrequently drops nuggets of your personality 4) The "Goldie locks" length of your videos Stick with the winning strategy that got you to your first anniversary for many more

[@quantumleap8888]

Congrats on your 1 year anniversary of telling some of the most fascinating mountaineering stories on the web. I bet you'll reach 100k subs this year. You deserve it!

[@YanDaOne_QC]

Hey Jeff! I knew you weren't dead!

[@jcee2259]

There's a down side. Gravity rules.

[@DinoCism]

Not big mountain guy but the look of these ones is so fantasy-esque and cracked-out. Even the base of them is just smooth rock like some imposing Hollywood set piece. Definitely a cool looking place to fall to your death in..

[@medea27]

Congrats on 1 year Morbid Midnight! 👏 I really appreciate that your quality, unsensationalised content allows the facts of the story to speak first, so the viewer can interpret events in their own way. This video, for example, reminds me how our species _Homo sapiens_ has become so incredibly successful.... because there's always a few humans who'll look at a sheer, kilometre-high granite cliff face covered in ice & snow and say "🤔... I'm going to climb that." RIP Hans & Finn 🤍

[@uprightape100]

Sir.....your voice is so perfect for this subject matter that I must ask you to please NEVER switch to a robot vice. Keep up the good work.

[@kauffrau6764]

Thank you for this channel showing so many different mountains and the difficulties they present. Just looking at the Trango Towers gives me anxiety. I admire those who climb these high peaks.

[@robynmarler1951]

They give me a funny feeling too!😬

[@chasjetty8729]

Thanks for all the good work. It’s important these story’s make it out with the diligence and professionalism you bring. Your going to save some lives with the work your doing.

[@altmuhl1313]

Conngratulations on your success. Love the stories. Always followed mountaineering. Although I am 73 and have knee and hip replacements I took a tour of northern Pakistan and got as far as Skardu and the foot of Nanga Parbat and the Kailish Valleys. Extraordinary.

[@VanessaScrillions]

Your channel is criminally underrated

[@swilkobarfingtoniii1642]

Mount Thor on Baffin Island, the west face is the longest vertical drop on Earth: 4,101 feet (the better part of a mile!) straight down. Actually, the slope is steeper than vertical, since the face is actually a 105-degree overhang. Another nearby peak, Mt. Asgaard is also of similar difficulty as Trango Towers. All of them are ridiculously difficult summits and each one is as dangerous as the next. Cerro Torre and Mt. Fitzroy also present similar challenges.

[@MorbidMidnight]

You aren't incorrect about Mount Thor, but Great Trango's east face *is* the world's largest *near* vertical drop, which is categorized differently.

[@swilkobarfingtoniii1642]

@@MorbidMidnight The thing about Mt. Thor is it can be relatively easily climbed from the east slope. Most people are unaware of it the mountains in Baffinland because of the extremely remote and difficult travel to get to them. The Karakorum's are positively bustling comparatively speaking.

[@I_Echion]

Stumbled on your channel and the 2011 Annapurna disaster video after a my guide of the Annapurna Circuit told us about the 2014 snowstorm disaster that killed some unfortunate trekkers and climbers in the Annapurna region. Immediately watched a couple other videos after that end subscribed since your storytelling got my hooked. Keep up the great work.

[@mikejohnson5900]

Another well told story about mountain climbing. I learn something in every video. What a tragic end. It is out of my ken to think of spending a month on a vertical face of a mountain, and to think of weeks of descent is unbelievable because during all that time, those climber could not lose the highest level of focus during practically every single minute. Mountain climbers have my full respect.

[@Nico6th]

Those mountains look like they came right out of some fantasy world. So beautiful, yet so very dangerous.

[@khecht908]

Congratulations on your one year anniversary! I'm obsessed with your mountaineering content. I'd never even known anything like Cerro Torre or the Trango Towers existed before watching your channel. Thank you for introducing me to a fascinating and foreign world of extreme adventure and risk. I look forward to each of your videos, and I hope you continue to make them for years to come.

[@muttonbuster]

A relative of mine was on the 1977 expedition. He was a photographer as well, wrote several books. I was at a family event, early 90s and asked him about Great Trango. He said his climbing in the Sierra Nevadas was the perfect training, because it was half rock climbing and half mountain climbing.

[@Mudpuppyjunior]

Sounds like the late, great Galen Rowell.

[@annaleebliss4618]

Im terrified of heights but I keep finding myself watching these climbs. The men that tackle these peaks must have nuts made of titanium.

[@audioostrich]

As a climber I do appreciate you putting in some effort to understand the technical side of things - so many of these disaster channels put in 0 effort to understand the sport and the risk factors beyond a surface level It would be interesting and help to see some videos on lower peaks - there's a whole different set of risks that average hikers are more likely to go out into without proper preparation. The white mountains of new hampshire are notorious for being deceptively dangerous and claiming the lives of unprepared hikers - even as recently as last week

[@aspenlover101]

Happy almost one year anniversary! Keep up the great work. Love your content! :)

[@djohnson9083]

Your channel is my absolute favorite. Always look forward to watching your videos. Your voice is very intriguing. Congratulations on a great year!

[@baginatora]

Your videos really kill it with that music, overall vibe, length and information. 8-15 minutes of pure disaster, delivered with a calm voice.

[@JayB2]

Yes I agree with you. The size & slippery smooth face of the Trango Towers makes them a nightmare to climb. There are so many unfortunate things that can happen to u during a summit attempt. In this case they successfully summited the East face but then died descending. Keep making these great videos!!!

[@samuraiwarriorsunite]

Congrats on your one year anniversary, I don't know why but that background music adds quite a bit of creepiness to the stories you tell. Kudos as well on your John List story, your mom's recollections were quite fascinating and brought a perspective to the story I'd never heard before.

[@kewoncrayton2309]

Congratulations on your anniversary! I’ve got at least fifteen hours of watch time in the last few days, so, nothing else I need to say about the quality of the content!

[@FreyasArts]

Congratulations on your 1 year anniversary 😁 I love that you always tell these stories in such a calm way and don't sensationalise them

[@brandonsavitski]

Pretty certain the hardest mountain in the world to climb is the West or Northwest Face of the Devils Thumb in Alaska. The West or possibly the Northwest Face of the Devils Thumb has "Never" been successfully summitted. Think you made a video about this rock face / mountain before.

[@davidlium9338]

The Japanese Army had an extremely difficult time crossing the Owen Stanley Range in WWII.

[@NiSiochainGanSaoirse]

no it isn't. at all. The peaks in the death zone are infinitely harder. K2, for example, is a tonne more difficult purely because of the high altitude battles which accompany any effort up K2. not everything in America is best. at all.

[@BKBarrister]

@@NiSiochainGanSaoirseoh Jesus calm down

[@annalougheed7722]

I just love your channel, you have a great voice for videos, and your content is detailed and fantastic. I think your videos are a good length, too, cos I have time to sit and watch easily between tasks are home. I am in New Zealand, so here you go, this is how far you are reaching. Keep up the fabulous work 👌

[@Peaceshiet812]

It’s midnight , been been working hard for hours , now snuggled up in bed listening to the soothing morbid music & in for the perfect treat before dozing off, Thankyou MM.

[@davidroberts5577]

Having climbed around the globe, I find your videos most enjoyable and informative. Congrats on your excellent channel 👍

[@ripwednesdayadams]

jfc that line at everest is insane. the torre and trango mountains look positively sinister. great job and congrats on this milestone! this channel is one of my favorites.

[@RedNightDragon1]

Congrats, my man. Well done. We enjoy your vids.

[@valentinbrunet109]

Love your channel. I find these stories not only sad and terrible for the families of the victims but also fascinating how eager alpinists are to achieve such things as climbing mountains.

[@mjrchapin]

1st time visitor here. Excellent video, factual, clear and good content. I have no idea why people do this. I hiked up a 3,000 foot peak in VA that got more difficult as it went along but that would be like stepping over a curb for these people. Also those images of climbers in their little hammock/sleeping backs tacked onto the side of a sheer cliff. Yeah, no. Congrats on your channel success! May it continue!

[@wapartist]

Happy anniversary brother! Extreme climbers have a totally different level of bravery. I wouldn’t try an “easy” one for a million dollars

[@angielala9453]

Rest In Peace for enjoying life, doing what you love and helping us left here to learn! 🥺♥️😊 both of you are remembered 💕

[@frankblangeard8865]

The climb was considered successful even though the two men who summited died on the way down. Persoanally I would not consider a mountain climb successful unless I came down alive. Coming down alive is often the most difficult part of the climb.

[@beverlyreiner-baillargeon6205]

You have some really amazing, entertaining and very informative videos. I truly enjoy each one. Don't change your style 👍👍👍👍👍

[@VanillaKind]

Congratulations! I only recently discovered you. This isn't a topic I was previously watching, but you have made me interested You do a great job of telling the stories in an interesting way. You'll be hitting 100,000 subs in no time!

[@umairali3956]

Congrats on the anniversary! I am from Pakistan but was never interested in mountain climbing due to my fear of heights but your documentaries fascinated me after a recent trip to Nanga Parbat and Rakaposhi. I really like your videos so keep up the good work. Your background music and storytelling is amazing. I really like the effort you put into the research but the tango towers pics were not as clear as I would have liked. There is clear footage of Trango towers with amazing views on KZbin. I hope you could improve this video by using that footage! Looking forward to more great videos, especially from the mountains of my country Pakistan!

[@stef1074]

yours vids are just great ! what a good job this proves to be. And so many explanations u give us ! Your voice is also great !

[@nonjaninja4904]

The lighting on some of those photos is incredible. The sheer drops make it really dramatic and unreal looking.

[@atheistsince1210]

Second time coming back here Morbid Midnight I'm a book and rare book collector and thanks to you for putting the Karakoram Mountain range on my radar vintage expedition books are rare and extremely expensive WELL WORTH IT I was watching another Trango Tower video it must have been strictly drone altitude footage and zoom shots the point being I watched in awe and thought "who the fck is going to climb that it's impossible!!??" Well to your point only a handful of ELITE mountaineers and when you drop the term ELITE well that's the ultimate attention getter for me me thinks if I had another life to live with a large enough trust fund to not have to work and ONLY train and climb mountains well I would have loved to do so thanks for your precision craftsmanship and scholarly authority nobody will ever touch you you're in a league of your own ! 👑👑👑

[@robmacdonald3260]

Happy anniversary! You have done an outstanding job. I love your content and very much look forward to it weekly!

[@moiraatkinson]

When you made the comment about the channel being a year old, I realised I wasn’t actually subscribed to it - a bad oversight! I love your videos, this channel is one of the gems on KZbin 😊. Congratulations! You have another subscriber now.

[@fritzd2116]

Some of the best info I’ve seen on KZbin about climbing in general and the Trangos in particular. Subscribed!

[@macmurfy2jka]

Thanks for the info on the Trango Towers. Surprisingly seldom talked about, even though whole climbing gear companies are named after them.

[@gordon.5556]

Well made video. RIP the climbers who died.

[@The1RedRooster]

It's not often we get a Morbid Midnight but when we do: it's during Winter, when it's the most; Cold, darkest & lonelinest time of the Year! May the next Morning shine brightly, to you & all your Kin. Look forward to next one, also - FIRST!

[@FinnishLapphund]

Happy 1 year anniversary 🍾🎉, I'm glad I found your fascinating channel with its varied mix of subjects.

[@fortheloveofdog5622]

You are very welcome, and congratulations on your success!

[@garyhost1830]

No YOUR the best bro. Thanks so much for making them. They are great and very well done. Happy 1 year

[@TashaBryanRENegade]

A year? Congratulations 🎊 Not long found your channel, better late than never. Keep up the great work 🍻

[@joshuapatrick682]

I love the mountains, i live for the air up there. But in all my passion for them I will not go up one that involves anything more than scrambling anymore. I was never a great climber and yet I always loved the heights. But I have a healthy respect for my own limitations especially after a hand injury caused me to lose strength and feeling in my left hand.

[@Jath2112]

I appreciate that you said 1,187,049 so many times. I have already texted that fact tovaos friends. I found that number to be... astonishing. I guess I never gave it a lot of thought. I just would never have guessed there were that many

[@msolo79]

This channel is awesome. We thank you for the videos and content. Please don’t thank us for watching since you make these amazingly compelling videos.

[@mauricedavis2160]

Congratulations on your channels anniversary, wishing you many more, remember I'll be watching 👀!!!🙏👍👻❣️

[@csabaspottle4765]

Excellent work. Enjoy very much.

[@Cognition84]

Congratulations 👏 brother. Fine work that I know you will continue to keep up.

[@usafman8864]

Congrats for a year. You've been providing highly detailed videos. Thanks

[@barbarahimes5625]

Happy 1 year anniversary! Excellent channel. 👍🥳🍾

[@gemmagreene362]

Congratulations on your first year. I appreciate your work & I can’t understand how you aren’t more subscribed to. Here’s to the next year and many more subscribers! 🎉

[@GroveStreetRacing5]

Your channel is the best! 🗻Congratulations on 1 year of amazing work!

[@wasabiginger6993]

Congrats! Your style of story telling is very unique. And regarding this video, I have often wondered which mountain/s are considered the most difficult. So thank you for this one.

[@FatRescueSwimmer04]

Great Video as always! I stumbled upon your page when you had like 75 subs and knew this Page would end up being a epic story teller! Don't you ever quit doing this show, life sentence to youtube sir!

[@TheUglySlug666]

You should make a video on Lhotse Shar, or Lhotse South - both incredibly notorious projects that have claimed many lives.

[@TheThora17]

Congratulations! Time flies! Many more years and subs to come👍

[@joetilocca1233]

Happy Anniversary MM,another great video. Thanks for the many hours of entertainment. 😊

[@MinnesotaNice763]

Happy channel anniversary. As long as you maintain this level of content quality, you'll be at 1 million before you know it.

[@skunkrat01]

Like many others I stumbled across your channel due to my fascination with disasters, and I could tell straight away that you had something really earnest in your storytelling. I know probably all youtubers think they are telling a story the best they can, and hey I'm not a KZbinr so I don't know what it takes, but there is still something different about your videos that makes them this one of the channels I actively look forward to every week. You deserve every success. Here's to another year 🍸

[@Alaryicjude]

As always, excellent video! Congratulations on your one year mark tomorrow! You absolutely deserve to celebrate. You do quality work!

[@bctesla]

Dude your stories are riveting

[@Pertusetian]

Happy Anniversary. You make great videos, very fresh and entertaining. The slight monotone of the voice lends gravitas and respect to the departed. 5 stars :)

[@Dani92670]

I only just came upon this channel today. After having watched several videos now, I absolutely agree with what you said of the narrator's signature style. He has a unique gift in being able to deliver a lot of specific details in a compelling and engaging way.

[@katecummings1760]

happy anniversary!! one of my fav channels, thankyou for the great content you produce!💖

[@athoughttothinkabout6072]

CONGRATS ON YOUR 1 YEAR, I SUBBED WHEN YOU WERE JUST 1000 SUB... I LOVE YOU!!! Haha

[@ronl8495]

I truly enjoy watching your videos! 😎

[@rich7787]

Thank you for making these great videos!

[@undertheearth5405]

And we thank you as well! Your channel rocks!

[@gnarthdarkanen7464]

Congrat's on a year in, man... You keep pumping 'em out, and we'll just keep watching 'em! haha ;o)

[@AwesomeAngryBiker]

"There are approximately 1,187,049 named mountain's". I think that number is an exact number, not an approximation

[@dimebagdave77]

Happy Anniversary! This mountain looks scary on so many levels..THNX!

[@KarenAlexandrite-aka-PinkRose]

Congratulations! I appreciate your channel. Very good quality. Say hi to Morbid Mom!

[@PaulRosencrantz]

Happy one year anniversary! Wonderful and informative content as always 👍💯😎

[@bonniea.1941]

Oh wow! You’re such a pro that I had no idea it was your first year. Congratulations!! 🎉 I had no idea I was so interested in mountaineering disasters but I never fail to click when I see you have a new video. Great job! 👏🏻 👏🏻👏🏻❤️

[@barbaralamson7450]

Actually, you are the best or we would not be here. So thank you and congratulations.

[@mr._.crispy8533]

Always look forward to these videos

[@argosz3928]

Congrats on 1 year! I enjoyed this video showing a less known and more unusual peak. I'm really over Mt Everest and a few other peaks.

[@kne2323]

Another excellent mountaineering account. Your channel is fantastic and congrats on the anniversary and success!

[@amandavolk]

Congratulations on 1 year! I really enjoy your content, I find it very informative.

[@ruger8412]

Happy anniversary & thank you!

[@hobartw9770]

Thank you, your very humble.

[@thesisypheanjournal1271]

I have to admit, I can understand wanting to climb to the top of a particular mountain. What I can’t get is wanting to take the most difficult way to the top of the mountain. But I suppose it takes all kinds to make the world.

[@APR1037]

Congrats on the one year anniversary of your channel and thanks for another fascinating video. I really admire those that have the courage to climb those mountains. I get queasy after climbing the second rung on a ladder.

[@Happy526]

I’ve always named my dog after “hard mountains”. I currently have a 9yo husky/ lab mix named Trango. He’s a sweetie

[@angelawhite2022]

Congrats on your year! I’m sure your numbers will keep growing! Great video as per usual 👍

[@imranqayum5676]

Congratulations! Excellent content! Thank you for the amazing stories 👍🏽

[@dazz9268]

Another great video. 👍 Congratulations on your one year anniversary!

[@bluegreenglue6565]

Thank YOU! I am not a climber (can barely manage a level hike in Estes Park without difficulty breathing), but I am a fan of knowledge and of human endeavor. : )

[@condyshares]

No, you're the best! Another great video as always 👏